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>> Welcome

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to the city of St. Petersburg

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City Council meeting and your

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elected officials our mayor Ken

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well. District one hopefully

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Curtis. District 2

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Brendan Gallagher. District 3

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my party. District 4

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a council chair Lisette can

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away. District 5 ever think

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Sanders. And Gina Driscoll.

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Were you given Stu year and and

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Council vice chair reaching

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Floyd.

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>> Everyone to the Sept. 3rd

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2026 City Council meeting clerk

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if I can have a roll call

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please. Here.

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The Sanders year this cool air

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events here

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and Floyd they were going to

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have our invocation given by

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rep and then after it ends the

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Met the mine after the exam and

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the men

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of the United, how you know

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Unitarian Universalist church

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followed by a moment of

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silence. If you can please

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stand and remain standing.

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For the moment of silence.

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I invite you all to enter into

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the spirit of prayer or

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meditation whichever best beef,

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it's your expression of faith.

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Mother goddess father, GOD

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spirit of life.

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You go by so many names and

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sometimes no name at all.

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We thank you for this day.

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It is a beautiful day that you

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made for us. We thank you for

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this opportunity to do your

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work in this world. Here at the

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City Council meeting and

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elsewhere throughout the city.

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Please bless

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our elected city leaders please

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bless them with strength with

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fortitude with wisdom. And with

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the discernment to make the

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right decision knowing that

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it's not always

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the easy decision. Please bless

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all the workers who serve

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our city who keep us safe.

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That's all the workers be they

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human or dog. N j and plus a

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big.

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>> Now a moment of silence for

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constable Edward a George end

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of watch Sept. 16. 19 o 8.

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Officer Charles,

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we use this

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Sept. 24th 1967 enough watch.

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>> If you can please remain

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standing for a pledge of

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other. It stands

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one nation under GOD

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indivisible with Liberty.

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It's for all.

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Thank you MAY be seated, thank

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you so much for the beautiful

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and the nation reference.

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Council members we have an

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agenda before us and retain a

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motion for approval,

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we will thank you. We have a

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motion a second clerk if you

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can open machine for

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voting council members please

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enter your votes in present

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council members voted clerk

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please tally announce the vote

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MADAM Chair motion to approve

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the agenda passes unanimously,

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thank you council members, we

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have a consent agenda clerk do

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we have any

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cards speakers apartment.

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Thank you and your team motion

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for approval approve the motion

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affecting Clark and you can

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open the mission

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for voting council members

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please enter your votes.

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Being that all present council

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members included clerk please

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tally announce the vote MADAM

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Chair motion to approve the

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consent agenda passes

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unanimously. Thank you now we

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move on to open for him.

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If you. Well, I'm sorry we have

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a council member wants to say

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something about the consent and

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Share Floyd thank you I just

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wanted to thank everyone, I did

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not pull it, but it was a r

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program or eviction diversion

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program was on there. Just

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to say it's great to see us

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expanding a program citywide

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department I think it's gonna

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be really effective there and

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so I look forward to that work

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to getting some. Thank you

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thank you have started this.

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That's fine. I was just trying

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to get you before you move on.

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>> Next up we have open clerk

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are there any speakers for open

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we do have speaker MADAM Chair,

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and I read the rules.

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It's going to be the rule.

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Thank you if you would wish to

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subjects other than public

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Please sign up with the clerk,

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only the individual wishing to

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a sign that open sheet

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only seager residents on his

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property. Business owners in

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the city for their employees me

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speak all issues discussed on

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the open for must be limited to

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issues related to the city

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of St. Petersburg government.

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If you're speaking to an item

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on the agenda. The only speak

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once during the open for or

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awards and presentations in

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order to provide an opportunity

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for all citizens to address

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Council. Each individual be

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given 3 minutes to speak to

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after which the microphone will

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be muted. If you wish to

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address to the council to the

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zoom meeting. You must use the

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raise hand feature been in the

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zoom app or answer starting on

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your phone at the time when the

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item is addressed. When it is

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your turn to speak up and you

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did and next state your name

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and address at the conclusion

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of your comments when you

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reached a 3 minute time limit

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you'll be muted. All raise

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each agenda item regardless of

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the method of participation use

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normal rules apply, including

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the 3 minute time limit on

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in a presentation materials

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the meeting and the rules of

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decorum if life on the comment

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accept public comment. But

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ultimately I alternate means

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including my email only and we

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do have we're in we speak Endo

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Speakers MADAM Chair,

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not peer into Washington were

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and Kathy Harris and please go

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to I the podium state your name

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and address for the record or

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cross Street and you have 2

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minutes to address to the

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>> Well is it good timing or

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what higher than in Kathy

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I'm here of actually about a

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consent agenda item so I wasn't

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sure if that was open or.

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e-mail real quick ok sorry.

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there's a pending policy change

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which is to codified things

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that have already been going

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on. That seems incredible to me

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it appears that the city

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as amended or is about to amend

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its first fiscal policy.

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To explicitly prioritize

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required contributions to tax

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increment financing districts

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from and valorem Rams before

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allocating those funds to

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muni bond industry for many

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years. I know that these were

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not part of the original bond

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covenants for either type is

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there general obligation or the

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the police and fire need to be

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will be going from the general

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fund to the 10th

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to the downtown 10th. I

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should start going the other

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way was that it was adequately.

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see that seems to be going in

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the wrong direction to me.

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general fund because

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we all pay and the general

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obligation bond and I'm sure

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that also includes folks in the

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downtown to have but why would

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we prioritize funding there

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before even allocating it even

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allocating it to the general

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fund if I do if I'm

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stupid don't understand by all

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means, let me know,

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but it seems like that's going

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in the wrong direction. Thank

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you. Thank you. Next week.

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But DR. Parent washout in

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Washington. Back to Washington

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you can have.

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MISTER Washington.

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No you don't need to tap water.

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Doctor Washington you do not

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need to scream I'm not rain.

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>> We've been doing this before

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I gave you know dog.

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And no way I gave you a lot of

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leeway. The last meeting doctor

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Washington need you didn't need

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me were visibly upset you

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didn't give me

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nothing I have the right to

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speak here. After Washington,

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my name had docked at Perigee

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Washington. One said if I

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you have to read it off St.

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Petersburg fraud. Second

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Avenue. I do

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do not overall people.

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Were you because I did all.

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>> Doctor Washington, your your

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First of all as you all to give

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me a broom to connection shock

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and speak because I can hear my

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so properly

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you all the fiu to do that

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you gave debris leads to malvo

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last year all but not a one 0.4

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You follow that you know

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what all the frack

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camera prom to give 750 fat

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Where you are for isn't up.

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Joe arrest me

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Iowa there Washington. And my

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guess is the last warning about

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screaming.

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I'm not screen.

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If this to Crow move it back.

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What do you

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mean you should that's going to

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let me speak. After watching

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you're not going to be I mean

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moving back a recess right now

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more leeway.

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>> In

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>> no zoom speaker, MADAM

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Speaker, MADAM Chair, okay.

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2 awards and presentations the

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first award in presentation is

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going to be presented by

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council member driskell

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and that is Varian cancer

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awareness month proclamation

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for those that are here and

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they're want to join her at the

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podium, they're welcome to do

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so.

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>> And afternoon everyone, it's

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it's such an honor to be able

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to present this proclamation

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on behalf of the mayor for

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ovarian cancer awareness month.

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It's always an am an admirable

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thing to advocate

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for something that you strongly

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believe in. When it comes from

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a place of experience. It means

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even more.

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Today I I stand here,

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Justin deep gratitude. For

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these women and for everyone

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who advocates for and for real

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progress in fighting ovarian

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cancer.

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Over the last.

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Really leaned on Kerry kriseman

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has is one of the.

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She rose that's with us today

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and as I I began my own my own

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fight and I can tell you that

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not only did she helped to lift

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me up and provide some

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much-needed guidance. But she

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really showed me that it's not

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just about surviving it's about

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thriving.

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When you get to that point

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we're here. Not just trying

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to get through each day.

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But you're actually able to

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look around and say life is

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good.

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It changes your perspective on

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life. Their minds you what's

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really important makes you

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laser focused on that.

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These women understand what it

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means to get up and fight that

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fight every single day. When

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you are fighting.

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When you are fighting cancer.

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You can feel very much alone.

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But if you look around.

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You can find that there's an

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entire world of support ready

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to help.

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Bring Mac and cheese

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Yeah. And I got to tell you.

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I speak from experience when I

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say that I don't know how I

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would do without friends like

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Ray.

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But they don't just help

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their friends. They take their

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voices up higher to anyone who

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and can help to get the funding

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that's necessary to get the

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research in place to get they

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it's a loose ins that we need.

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To bring real results to real

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women, everywhere.

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Today I

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first want to say thank you.

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Thank you for everything that

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you do.

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I hope that one day I'm

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at a point where I can join

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you.

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I've got to start feeling a

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little bit better myself and

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then I will be right there with

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you that for today ice, I'm

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proud to stand with you here as

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I read this proclamation.

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Whereas ovarian cancer is the

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5th leading cause of

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cancer death of women in the

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United States and causes more

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deaths than any other

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gynecologic cancer. And whereas

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American cancer Society

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estimates 21,010 cases of

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ovarian cancer will be newly

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diagnosed in 2026. And

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12,450 individuals well die

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from the disease nationwide.

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Including 1850 new cases and a

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150 deaths

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in Florida. And whereas while

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the mammogram can detect breast

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cancer and the Pap smear

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can detect cervical cancer.

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There is no reliable early

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detection test for ovarian

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cancer.

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And whereas the 5 year survival

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rate for a variant cancer is

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50% and survival rates,

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very greatly depending

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on the stage and diagnosis.

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And whereas black women with

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ovarian cancer are more likely

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to have late stage diagnoses

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receive lower quality clinical

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services and have lower 5 year

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survival rates than on black

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women.

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And whereas ongoing

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investments in ovarian cancer

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research and education and

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awareness efforts are critical

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to closing these gaps and

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improving survivorship

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for women with ovarian cancer.

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And whereas each year during

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the month of SEPTEMBER. Very in

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cancer research alliance and

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community

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partner organizations hold

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several events to increase

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public awareness of

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a very in cancer and its

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symptoms. Now therefore I Gina

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Driscoll on behalf of Kenneth t

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Welch

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mayor of St. Petersburg

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Florida. Do hereby proclaim

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Sept. 20 26 as

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a variant cancer awareness

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month. And urge every resident

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to take the time to learn more

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about this quiet and crippling

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disease. Thank you.

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>> We'd like to thank everyone

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here for this proclamation and

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we represent the Soma

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mastery ovarian cancer

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Foundation. For our mother who

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passed from this disease.

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20 some years ago we give back

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to the women in this community

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and offer support groups and

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financial help with whatever

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they need. So thank you very

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much.

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Thank

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you mayor Welsh Council

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and council member driskell

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honored to call you friend,

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provide whatever support I can

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no one ever thinks they're

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going to be saying the words I

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have cancer but unfortunately

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it happens to way too many

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people and.

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Gratefully I'm a

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survivor which is why I do the

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work that I do, but I'm not the

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only one that the women behind

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me. Hundreds of thousands of

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people men and women caregivers

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and survivors across the

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country and I.

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Locally but also with the

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ovarian cancer research

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alliance we meet with lawmakers

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in Washington to ask them for

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funding that creates

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funding for things that people

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need but

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also educational awareness

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because like we've said and

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this is probably the 5th year

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of stood up here and said

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there's no diagnostic test for

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this cancer, so thank you all

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for your time and attention and

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for continuing to recognize.

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September is ovarian cancer

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awareness month and and invite

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us here to Council chambers.

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Thank you.

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>> Thank you all for your

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advocacy for continuing to

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bring awareness and council

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member driskell

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you know that you have a whole

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family here behind you and

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supporting you every step of

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the way. So thank you for

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sharing your personal story.

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Thank you.

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The next item is the sickle

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cell that

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disease awareness. Month

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proclamation and mayor Walsh

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he's going to present it.

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MADAM Chair, thank you council

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member driskell thank

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you for bringing that forward.

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>> Our thoughts and prayers are

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with you and thank you to our

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advocates for speaking up today

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as well.

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Want to move on now to our

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sickle cell disease

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proclamation, we know that it

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is a debilitating disease that

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impacts.

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The quality of life for

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millions

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of individuals and their

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families. There was an ongoing

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need for research and treatment

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along with early diagnosis and

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pain management for those

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who live with this disease.

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We are thankful for the work of

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the sickle cell disease

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Association of America. St.

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Petersburg

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chapter led by MS. Murray Murph

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and welcome you and your

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colleagues to join in.

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We get some balance couple

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coming to a balance that with

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the red and black man

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And just last year we

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celebrated the opening of the

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foundation for sickle

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cell disease Research Center.

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Much needed facility doing

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tremendous work for those who

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need it the most and I'm

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honored to

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this proclamation and it reads

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whereas SEPTEMBER is national

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sickle cell disease awareness

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month designated by Congress to

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focus attention on the need for

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research and treatment

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of sickle cell disease. And

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whereas sickle cell disease is

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a serious health

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condition that affects the

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lives of 2.5 million

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individuals in the us and

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abroad. Dominant populations

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affected

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are of African American

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descent. But also include those

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of Caribbean Hispanic

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Mediterranean and Italian

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origins and whereas this

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recessive genetic blood

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disorder is characterized

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bicycles that shaped red blood

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cells that obstruct kappeler's

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and restrict blood flow to

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organs or 2 organ or organs

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which brings

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about excruciating and intense

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pain. And whereas earlier

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diagnosis and effective

587
00:30:11,147 --> 00:30:11,748
management of sickle cell

588
00:30:11,748 --> 00:30:14,148
disease are critical to

589
00:30:14,550 --> 00:30:15,152
improving the quality of life

590
00:30:15,152 --> 00:30:17,552
and health outcomes for

591
00:30:18,540 --> 00:30:18,721
those living with the condition

592
00:30:18,721 --> 00:30:19,422
as those suffering with the

593
00:30:19,422 --> 00:30:20,590
condition experience a myriad

594
00:30:20,590 --> 00:30:22,990
of health challenges, including

595
00:30:23,860 --> 00:30:24,727
organ damage joint replacement

596
00:30:24,727 --> 00:30:26,496
strokes

597
00:30:26,496 --> 00:30:28,896
4 deaths. And whereas the

598
00:30:29,432 --> 00:30:30,660
sickle cell disease Association

599
00:30:30,660 --> 00:30:32,168
of America St. Petersburg

600
00:30:32,168 --> 00:30:32,835
chapter established by founder

601
00:30:32,835 --> 00:30:33,803
and long-term community

602
00:30:33,803 --> 00:30:36,203
volunteer Mary Murphy works

603
00:30:36,340 --> 00:30:37,400
tirelessly to educate and raise

604
00:30:37,400 --> 00:30:40,400
money to support children and

605
00:30:40,177 --> 00:30:40,443
families to help ease some of

606
00:30:40,443 --> 00:30:41,177
the

607
00:30:41,177 --> 00:30:42,878
financial burdens caused by the

608
00:30:42,878 --> 00:30:45,878
disease. And whereas the city

609
00:30:45,948 --> 00:30:46,950
of St. Petersburg is proud to

610
00:30:46,950 --> 00:30:49,119
recognize the one year

611
00:30:49,119 --> 00:30:52,119
anniversary of the creation of

612
00:30:52,388 --> 00:30:52,989
the foundation for sickle cell

613
00:30:52,989 --> 00:30:53,923
disease Research Center.

614
00:30:53,923 --> 00:30:54,590
In honor of Mary mirth the

615
00:30:54,590 --> 00:30:56,226
center represents tremendous

616
00:30:56,226 --> 00:30:58,626
progress in research and

617
00:30:59,195 --> 00:31:01,595
expanding access to specialized

618
00:31:01,698 --> 00:31:02,499
care thereby improving patient

619
00:31:02,499 --> 00:31:05,499
outcomes. Now therefore I to

620
00:31:05,735 --> 00:31:07,700
Welsh mayor of the city of St.

621
00:31:07,700 --> 00:31:09,700
Petersburg

622
00:31:09,138 --> 00:31:11,538
Florida do hereby proclaim

623
00:31:11,875 --> 00:31:12,742
Sept. 20 26 sickle cell disease

624
00:31:12,742 --> 00:31:15,178
awareness month in the city

625
00:31:15,178 --> 00:31:15,912
of St. Petersburg and encourage

626
00:31:15,912 --> 00:31:19,181
all citizens to join in this

627
00:31:19,181 --> 00:31:19,615
noteworthy observance and

628
00:31:19,615 --> 00:31:20,217
celebration of

629
00:31:20,217 --> 00:31:20,850
support for our citizens

630
00:31:20,850 --> 00:31:23,250
impacted. But this deadly

631
00:31:23,686 --> 00:31:26,856
disease and thank you all for

632
00:31:26,856 --> 00:31:28,856
your leadership.

633
00:31:36,199 --> 00:31:38,199
To Mayor Welch

634
00:31:40,603 --> 00:31:41,505
City Council members.

635
00:31:41,505 --> 00:31:43,905
And community friends. Maher

636
00:31:44,875 --> 00:31:48,475
wilt has said Mary Murphy and.

637
00:31:49,512 --> 00:31:51,581
On the mother of

638
00:31:51,581 --> 00:31:53,116
2 daughters were born with

639
00:31:53,116 --> 00:31:56,386
sickle cell. A loss one several

640
00:31:56,386 --> 00:31:59,555
years ago. And the only the

641
00:31:59,555 --> 00:32:01,555
only one.

642
00:32:08,398 --> 00:32:10,398
Have the opportunity.

643
00:32:10,634 --> 00:32:13,903
To speak to you today to share

644
00:32:13,903 --> 00:32:16,105
that sickle cell has been

645
00:32:16,105 --> 00:32:16,739
proclaim

646
00:32:16,739 --> 00:32:18,740
it's national sickle cell

647
00:32:18,740 --> 00:32:20,474
month. SEPTEMBER's more than

648
00:32:21,344 --> 00:32:24,580
just a month to us it is call

649
00:32:24,580 --> 00:32:25,615
it is a call to action.

650
00:32:25,615 --> 00:32:28,150
All year long. The

651
00:32:28,851 --> 00:32:31,251
disease is actually over 7,000

652
00:32:32,188 --> 00:32:34,588
years. So we don't

653
00:32:35,325 --> 00:32:38,325
have any time to lose.

654
00:32:38,628 --> 00:32:39,496
It's been around for many many

655
00:32:39,496 --> 00:32:42,898
years. So what we need to do.

656
00:32:42,898 --> 00:32:46,690
We need to educate and advocate

657
00:32:46,690 --> 00:32:48,690
every day.

658
00:32:50,974 --> 00:32:52,742
We are 54 years old and I had

659
00:32:52,742 --> 00:32:54,742
fallen tearful 55 years.

660
00:32:55,912 --> 00:32:58,912
Right here in the city

661
00:32:59,182 --> 00:33:01,582
advocating for sickle cell.

662
00:33:05,522 --> 00:33:08,522
Maher Welch expounded quite a

663
00:33:08,791 --> 00:33:09,326
bit on sickle cell. But I want

664
00:33:09,326 --> 00:33:12,326
to also to know. But

665
00:33:12,428 --> 00:33:14,931
this is a hereditary dis honor.

666
00:33:14,931 --> 00:33:17,333
It is passed down through

667
00:33:17,333 --> 00:33:17,968
generations. And like you said

668
00:33:17,968 --> 00:33:18,668
it is characterized by the

669
00:33:18,668 --> 00:33:19,436
sickly of the red blood cells

670
00:33:19,436 --> 00:33:22,772
in the body, anywhere that the

671
00:33:22,772 --> 00:33:25,172
blood flows throughout the

672
00:33:25,541 --> 00:33:27,844
body. The sales can sickle.

673
00:33:27,844 --> 00:33:28,477
So you know it is a very

674
00:33:28,477 --> 00:33:30,877
painful disease very very

675
00:33:31,648 --> 00:33:34,648
painful is the worst pain.

676
00:33:34,917 --> 00:33:37,253
That's known to man.

677
00:33:37,253 --> 00:33:37,920
I also want you to know

678
00:33:37,920 --> 00:33:40,523
that is not contagious. It's

679
00:33:40,523 --> 00:33:41,157
not anything that you can

680
00:33:41,157 --> 00:33:43,557
catch. It's hereditary. It

681
00:33:44,600 --> 00:33:47,600
comes through the black family.

682
00:33:49,599 --> 00:33:50,500
It continues for many many

683
00:33:50,500 --> 00:33:53,336
generations. I recall is being

684
00:33:53,336 --> 00:33:56,336
the 5th generation and my

685
00:33:56,572 --> 00:33:57,173
children were the first.

686
00:33:57,173 --> 00:33:59,173
Wants to

687
00:33:59,675 --> 00:34:00,376
be detected with s s receiving

688
00:34:00,376 --> 00:34:03,279
a as genes for me as gene for

689
00:34:03,279 --> 00:34:05,581
my husband in which neither one

690
00:34:05,581 --> 00:34:08,851
of us knew we work areas.

691
00:34:08,851 --> 00:34:11,421
But it can only be detected

692
00:34:11,421 --> 00:34:13,821
through a blood test.

693
00:34:14,857 --> 00:34:17,593
We want to know the facts and

694
00:34:17,593 --> 00:34:18,394
we want to make sure

695
00:34:18,394 --> 00:34:20,794
that you know enough

696
00:34:20,797 --> 00:34:22,966
information that you can also

697
00:34:22,966 --> 00:34:25,966
share it with someone else.

698
00:34:26,369 --> 00:34:29,505
We invite you to share the hope

699
00:34:29,505 --> 00:34:31,505
by joining us

700
00:34:32,175 --> 00:34:34,175
on Sat. Sept. 26.

701
00:34:35,444 --> 00:34:38,444
From 5 to 8 30 pm at the

702
00:34:38,781 --> 00:34:39,416
University of South Florida

703
00:34:39,416 --> 00:34:42,352
downtown here. We will be

704
00:34:42,352 --> 00:34:44,352
celebrating her 54th

705
00:34:45,621 --> 00:34:47,790
anniversary. So come on down

706
00:34:47,790 --> 00:34:50,790
have fun for a fantastic.

707
00:34:51,930 --> 00:34:54,930
Evening with the Stars. Thank

708
00:34:54,130 --> 00:34:56,130
you.

709
00:35:04,974 --> 00:35:06,974
Councilmember Givens.

710
00:35:07,911 --> 00:35:08,945
Thank you so much, MADAM Chair,

711
00:35:08,945 --> 00:35:09,512
thank you mayor,

712
00:35:09,512 --> 00:35:10,212
thank you MRS. Merton.

713
00:35:10,212 --> 00:35:10,913
My fellow board members it is

714
00:35:10,913 --> 00:35:11,648
an honor to serve alongside of

715
00:35:11,648 --> 00:35:13,616
you. A lot of folks don't know,

716
00:35:13,616 --> 00:35:15,719
but our local chapters actually

717
00:35:15,719 --> 00:35:18,119
older than the National

718
00:35:18,988 --> 00:35:19,756
organization because for 54

719
00:35:19,756 --> 00:35:20,623
years this

720
00:35:20,623 --> 00:35:21,591
young woman here she had a

721
00:35:21,591 --> 00:35:24,560
vision and she is a visionary

722
00:35:24,560 --> 00:35:26,196
and I just want to thank you so

723
00:35:26,196 --> 00:35:26,863
much cynicism or from the

724
00:35:26,863 --> 00:35:29,766
bottom of my Council mergers

725
00:35:29,766 --> 00:35:30,990
Lee said it best earlier you

726
00:35:30,990 --> 00:35:31,768
know it.

727
00:35:31,768 --> 00:35:32,435
That means a lot when it's

728
00:35:32,435 --> 00:35:35,304
personal and I've lost more

729
00:35:35,304 --> 00:35:35,604
members of my family from

730
00:35:35,604 --> 00:35:36,506
sickle

731
00:35:36,506 --> 00:35:37,674
cell disease disease and I care

732
00:35:37,674 --> 00:35:38,875
to remember and I just want to

733
00:35:38,875 --> 00:35:42,178
thank you so much or for always

734
00:35:42,178 --> 00:35:44,814
being there for our community

735
00:35:44,814 --> 00:35:46,160
to help

736
00:35:46,160 --> 00:35:46,683
lobby I've traveled to dc in

737
00:35:46,683 --> 00:35:48,417
Tallahassee with you all and

738
00:35:48,417 --> 00:35:50,252
I've seen the work that you put

739
00:35:50,252 --> 00:35:53,689
in you can give a senator and a

740
00:35:53,689 --> 00:35:56,726
congressman a run for the money

741
00:35:56,726 --> 00:35:59,562
and they don't see a comment.

742
00:35:59,562 --> 00:36:00,563
And you really are. A small but

743
00:36:00,563 --> 00:36:01,631
mighty champion in the women

744
00:36:01,631 --> 00:36:04,366
who work behind you in the men

745
00:36:04,366 --> 00:36:05,468
who work alongside you you all

746
00:36:05,468 --> 00:36:08,438
are are really trailblazers in

747
00:36:08,438 --> 00:36:09,405
this community and I just thank

748
00:36:09,405 --> 00:36:10,720
you so much for really making

749
00:36:10,720 --> 00:36:13,109
an impact you know there are

750
00:36:13,109 --> 00:36:13,776
hundreds of thousands of people

751
00:36:13,776 --> 00:36:14,644
across this country who live

752
00:36:14,644 --> 00:36:16,512
with this debilitating disease

753
00:36:16,512 --> 00:36:18,581
and because of the work that

754
00:36:18,581 --> 00:36:19,215
you started 54 years ago we've

755
00:36:19,215 --> 00:36:22,215
gone from just having bone

756
00:36:22,451 --> 00:36:23,850
marrow transplants to cure this

757
00:36:23,850 --> 00:36:23,853
disease to now having Jean

758
00:36:23,853 --> 00:36:24,821
treatment therapy right here in

759
00:36:24,821 --> 00:36:27,230
our backyard. So I'm so

760
00:36:27,230 --> 00:36:28,124
grateful for the work that

761
00:36:28,124 --> 00:36:28,724
you're doing and our partners

762
00:36:28,724 --> 00:36:29,425
at Orlando health in all

763
00:36:29,425 --> 00:36:31,928
children's John often so thank

764
00:36:31,928 --> 00:36:35,198
you and GOD bless you all thank

765
00:36:35,198 --> 00:36:38,198
you, thank you, thank you.

766
00:36:42,500 --> 00:36:42,338
>> And councilmember fix

767
00:36:42,338 --> 00:36:43,500
Sanders.

768
00:36:43,500 --> 00:36:45,641
So I just want to be quick.

769
00:36:45,641 --> 00:36:46,275
But I'm definitely genuine and

770
00:36:46,275 --> 00:36:48,275
sincere.

771
00:36:49,512 --> 00:36:51,140
I want to say summer because

772
00:36:51,140 --> 00:36:51,614
you have drag you

773
00:36:51,614 --> 00:36:52,715
so your sorority sisters

774
00:36:52,715 --> 00:36:55,985
through process with you and we

775
00:36:55,985 --> 00:36:56,552
have been there to support you

776
00:36:56,552 --> 00:36:58,952
in Terry intend to

777
00:36:59,822 --> 00:37:00,523
the entire way and the young

778
00:37:00,523 --> 00:37:01,724
ladies that you have standing

779
00:37:01,724 --> 00:37:04,660
next to you you have been in

780
00:37:04,660 --> 00:37:07,600
the community serving this

781
00:37:07,963 --> 00:37:09,899
community also not only here in

782
00:37:09,899 --> 00:37:10,532
Pinellas but we have our

783
00:37:10,532 --> 00:37:11,234
sickle cell branch over in

784
00:37:11,234 --> 00:37:13,936
Hillsborough County and I just

785
00:37:13,936 --> 00:37:14,403
want to thank you for all that

786
00:37:14,403 --> 00:37:15,370
you've done and

787
00:37:15,370 --> 00:37:17,974
we're going to continue to

788
00:37:17,974 --> 00:37:18,874
support you because again you

789
00:37:18,874 --> 00:37:19,642
made it very

790
00:37:19,642 --> 00:37:20,709
clear a lot of people don't

791
00:37:20,709 --> 00:37:23,109
understand what sickle cell

792
00:37:23,479 --> 00:37:26,749
really is in the amount of pain

793
00:37:26,749 --> 00:37:27,349
that we see we start with Terry

794
00:37:27,349 --> 00:37:30,253
and Angela. You know we

795
00:37:30,253 --> 00:37:31,454
went through that with you so

796
00:37:31,454 --> 00:37:32,121
the fact that you are still

797
00:37:32,121 --> 00:37:33,523
volunteering 54 years later,

798
00:37:33,523 --> 00:37:36,792
yes, it was a labor of love for

799
00:37:36,792 --> 00:37:37,159
you because those who do

800
00:37:37,159 --> 00:37:39,159
daughters.

801
00:37:39,862 --> 00:37:41,297
You know those who are friends.

802
00:37:41,297 --> 00:37:42,265
What you've continue even

803
00:37:42,265 --> 00:37:45,134
though you suffered a great

804
00:37:45,134 --> 00:37:48,700
loss you still try to make it a

805
00:37:48,700 --> 00:37:48,838
little easier for so many other

806
00:37:48,838 --> 00:37:49,706
families dealing with sickle

807
00:37:49,706 --> 00:37:52,241
cell so I had to publicly say

808
00:37:52,241 --> 00:37:53,209
thank you again thank you as

809
00:37:53,209 --> 00:37:56,479
well as thank you for all you

810
00:37:56,479 --> 00:37:59,479
all being year to actually

811
00:37:59,548 --> 00:38:00,984
continue

812
00:38:00,984 --> 00:38:03,753
to advocate for those with

813
00:38:03,753 --> 00:38:05,254
sickle cell.

814
00:38:05,254 --> 00:38:05,988
It has taken us quite a long

815
00:38:05,988 --> 00:38:06,489
time we're not getting the same

816
00:38:06,489 --> 00:38:07,156
services a lot of.

817
00:38:07,156 --> 00:38:07,823
Other diseases that are out

818
00:38:07,823 --> 00:38:08,490
there and we're hoping that

819
00:38:08,490 --> 00:38:09,224
that will eventually change.

820
00:38:09,224 --> 00:38:09,926
I know you know you've had some

821
00:38:09,926 --> 00:38:10,493
assistance that you and I want

822
00:38:10,493 --> 00:38:11,361
to think mayor for

823
00:38:11,361 --> 00:38:12,795
acknowledging you with this

824
00:38:12,795 --> 00:38:15,195
proclamation today with the

825
00:38:15,297 --> 00:38:18,567
battle is not won because the

826
00:38:18,567 --> 00:38:21,838
fight is not over. Thank you

827
00:38:21,838 --> 00:38:24,838
MR. Thank you, thank you.

828
00:38:25,107 --> 00:38:27,977
>> Thank you are fun and you

829
00:38:27,977 --> 00:38:30,246
all for coming here did they

830
00:38:30,246 --> 00:38:30,813
it's always wonderful

831
00:38:30,813 --> 00:38:31,514
to see you every year.

832
00:38:31,514 --> 00:38:32,148
And I can't say it any better

833
00:38:32,148 --> 00:38:32,815
than councilmember fix and

834
00:38:32,815 --> 00:38:34,815
raising councilmember given

835
00:38:35,417 --> 00:38:38,721
says said it but thank you.

836
00:38:38,721 --> 00:38:39,489
Thank you.

837
00:38:39,489 --> 00:38:41,489
>> Next up we

838
00:38:42,725 --> 00:38:44,294
have Patriot day in day of

839
00:38:44,294 --> 00:38:45,280
remembrance

840
00:38:45,280 --> 00:38:45,594
proclamation and our mayor what

841
00:38:45,594 --> 00:38:47,994
he's going to present.

842
00:38:48,530 --> 00:38:49,980
Thank you MADAM Chair in

843
00:38:49,980 --> 00:38:51,980
recognition of 9.11 we

844
00:38:52,680 --> 00:38:53,836
now pause to reflect on the

845
00:38:53,836 --> 00:38:54,503
bravery and courage

846
00:38:54,503 --> 00:38:56,872
shown by first responders 25

847
00:38:56,872 --> 00:38:57,573
years ago, I'm honored to have

848
00:38:57,573 --> 00:38:58,240
chief Holloway in chief Watts

849
00:38:58,240 --> 00:39:00,910
joining me along with their

850
00:39:00,910 --> 00:39:03,910
teams. At the podium. They're

851
00:39:04,800 --> 00:39:06,480
on their way in.

852
00:39:17,894 --> 00:39:21,264
Today we take a moment to

853
00:39:21,264 --> 00:39:21,831
remember and honor those who

854
00:39:21,831 --> 00:39:23,799
acted then and act now

855
00:39:23,799 --> 00:39:25,799
without hesitation first

856
00:39:26,102 --> 00:39:28,710
responders the proclamation

857
00:39:28,710 --> 00:39:28,771
reads whereas this year marks

858
00:39:28,771 --> 00:39:31,607
the 25th year. We remember and

859
00:39:31,607 --> 00:39:31,941
honor those who've been

860
00:39:31,941 --> 00:39:33,941
touched.

861
00:39:35,110 --> 00:39:35,411
But the tragedies of 9.11.

862
00:39:35,411 --> 00:39:36,145
And whereas

863
00:39:36,145 --> 00:39:39,115
Patriot day and national day of

864
00:39:39,115 --> 00:39:41,515
remembrance recognize our first

865
00:39:41,950 --> 00:39:42,619
responders our emergency

866
00:39:42,619 --> 00:39:43,219
workers service members law

867
00:39:43,219 --> 00:39:45,219
enforcement officers and

868
00:39:46,289 --> 00:39:47,623
firefighters who answered the

869
00:39:47,623 --> 00:39:48,724
call to action

870
00:39:48,724 --> 00:39:51,124
with strength bravery and

871
00:39:51,594 --> 00:39:52,295
courage. And whereas the United

872
00:39:52,295 --> 00:39:54,695
States Congress has designated

873
00:39:56,338 --> 00:39:56,456
Sept. 11th as Patriot day and

874
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national day of remembrance and

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00:39:58,668 --> 00:40:00,203
honor of the innocent victims

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00:40:00,203 --> 00:40:03,203
who lost their lives on

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00:40:03,472 --> 00:40:03,873
9/11/2001. And whereas the

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00:40:03,873 --> 00:40:04,707
bravery and

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00:40:04,707 --> 00:40:07,409
courage shown that fateful day

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00:40:07,409 --> 00:40:10,280
inspires us to celebrate and

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00:40:10,280 --> 00:40:11,470
care for our first responders

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00:40:11,470 --> 00:40:11,681
remember the patriotism shown

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00:40:11,681 --> 00:40:14,681
by our service members and

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00:40:14,717 --> 00:40:16,717
celebrate our collective

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00:40:17,920 --> 00:40:19,688
strenth as a city the state

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00:40:19,688 --> 00:40:20,456
and a nation. Now therefore I

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00:40:20,456 --> 00:40:23,526
can that he will smear the city

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00:40:23,526 --> 00:40:26,526
of St. Petersburg you hereby

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00:40:26,795 --> 00:40:27,463
declare the 11th day of Sept.

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20 26. As Patriot

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00:40:28,330 --> 00:40:30,399
day and day of remembrance and

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00:40:30,399 --> 00:40:33,369
urge all citizens to join me in

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00:40:33,369 --> 00:40:35,769
recognizing the significance of

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00:40:35,871 --> 00:40:36,538
this occasion in the city

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00:40:36,538 --> 00:40:37,272
of St. Petersburg and beyond

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00:40:37,272 --> 00:40:37,840
and to all our first responders

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00:40:37,840 --> 00:40:40,420
thank you all for your

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00:40:40,420 --> 00:40:42,442
dedicated service to patients.

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00:40:56,358 --> 00:40:56,792
MADAM CHAIRMAN of the Chiefs

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want to speak.

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00:40:57,493 --> 00:40:57,927
Yeah on the on the one thing I

902
00:40:57,927 --> 00:40:58,861
would like a.

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00:40:58,861 --> 00:41:02,131
Chief wants to share is that on

904
00:41:02,131 --> 00:41:03,766
Sept. 11th at the fire stations

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00:41:03,766 --> 00:41:04,400
are going to be

906
00:41:04,400 --> 00:41:04,734
having a moment of silence

907
00:41:04,734 --> 00:41:06,734
correct.

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00:41:07,503 --> 00:41:08,670
We will we do that annually and

909
00:41:08,670 --> 00:41:11,670
I will say that mayor

910
00:41:12,107 --> 00:41:14,477
a council and guests we thank

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00:41:14,477 --> 00:41:17,477
you for the opportunity to

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00:41:17,746 --> 00:41:20,146
have this proclamation. We

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00:41:20,816 --> 00:41:21,817
commemorate the

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00:41:21,817 --> 00:41:24,817
Sept. 11th by honoring the

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00:41:25,120 --> 00:41:27,520
fallen by supporting the

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00:41:27,623 --> 00:41:29,623
current members of.

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00:41:30,927 --> 00:41:33,927
First responders and we promise

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00:41:33,963 --> 00:41:35,963
to

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00:41:37,400 --> 00:41:38,101
never forget never forget.

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00:41:38,101 --> 00:41:38,801
So when you all are out there

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00:41:38,801 --> 00:41:39,502
on Sept. 11th driving by fire

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00:41:39,502 --> 00:41:40,169
station you see our are first

923
00:41:40,169 --> 00:41:42,704
responders out there in the

924
00:41:42,704 --> 00:41:45,340
moment of silence when the

925
00:41:45,340 --> 00:41:46,442
towers fell, yes, you're going

926
00:41:46,442 --> 00:41:48,177
to be there. Please please join

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00:41:48,177 --> 00:41:49,278
them. If you have a cancer if

928
00:41:49,278 --> 00:41:50,813
you can go your fire station or

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00:41:50,813 --> 00:41:53,813
police station, thank them for

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00:41:54,490 --> 00:41:57,490
their service. Thank you, thank

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00:41:57,119 --> 00:41:59,119
you.

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00:42:07,163 --> 00:42:07,763
>> In the next item is this the

933
00:42:07,763 --> 00:42:08,431
Hispanic heritage month

934
00:42:08,431 --> 00:42:09,650
proclamation and I will be.

935
00:42:09,650 --> 00:42:09,799
Given that proclamation so

936
00:42:09,799 --> 00:42:11,367
those that are here can join me

937
00:42:11,367 --> 00:42:14,503
at the podium and I'll leave it

938
00:42:14,503 --> 00:42:16,903
to our vice chair.

939
00:42:31,254 --> 00:42:32,488
>> So I think I had a sheet

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00:42:32,488 --> 00:42:33,589
with the names of everyone and

941
00:42:33,589 --> 00:42:35,992
I think I left it somewhere up

942
00:42:35,992 --> 00:42:38,827
there. I leave it with

943
00:42:38,827 --> 00:42:41,827
everyone's names. Now. It could

944
00:42:41,998 --> 00:42:44,998
be there. That's all right

945
00:42:45,267 --> 00:42:47,337
don't worry about it. It's been

946
00:42:47,337 --> 00:42:49,737
one of those states.

947
00:42:50,606 --> 00:42:53,420
So it's my honor every year to

948
00:42:53,420 --> 00:42:53,776
give this proclamation and for

949
00:42:53,776 --> 00:42:56,846
those of you that have watch me

950
00:42:56,846 --> 00:42:57,813
give it every year you have

951
00:42:57,813 --> 00:42:59,715
seen that I've read it

952
00:42:59,715 --> 00:43:00,583
both in English and Spanish.

953
00:43:00,583 --> 00:43:03,852
I this year, I'm not going to

954
00:43:03,852 --> 00:43:06,852
read a proclamation in Spanish,

955
00:43:07,230 --> 00:43:07,623
but I will

956
00:43:07,623 --> 00:43:10,525
read a poem in Spanish.

957
00:43:10,525 --> 00:43:10,860
>> This poll limits by Jose

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00:43:10,860 --> 00:43:11,561
might be

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00:43:11,561 --> 00:43:12,628
q one point who helping night.

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00:43:12,628 --> 00:43:15,628
The Cuban war of independence

961
00:43:15,898 --> 00:43:19,498
against Spain and with my mom's

962
00:43:19,989 --> 00:43:20,178
favorite poem.

963
00:43:20,178 --> 00:43:22,638
Some of you MAY know the fun

964
00:43:22,638 --> 00:43:24,730
one thought I made up

965
00:43:24,730 --> 00:43:24,406
you MAY have heard it.

966
00:43:24,406 --> 00:43:25,410
>> And.

967
00:43:25,410 --> 00:43:27,510
I will see a funny story.

968
00:43:27,510 --> 00:43:28,143
My husband who's from the

969
00:43:28,143 --> 00:43:31,470
Midwest. As a child he had

970
00:43:31,470 --> 00:43:34,183
heard a Fox on and he thought

971
00:43:34,183 --> 00:43:36,583
it was about a

972
00:43:37,530 --> 00:43:37,720
person called upon panamera.

973
00:43:37,720 --> 00:43:38,421
For those with you think the

974
00:43:38,421 --> 00:43:40,422
song is about a person called

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00:43:40,422 --> 00:43:41,290
wind era it's not grant kind of

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00:43:41,290 --> 00:43:44,560
make that means a woman from

977
00:43:44,560 --> 00:43:47,730
Guantanamo but to some of the

978
00:43:47,730 --> 00:43:48,697
lyrics from with the

979
00:43:48,697 --> 00:43:48,965
markings coins are within the

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00:43:48,965 --> 00:43:50,965
us.

981
00:43:51,133 --> 00:43:51,767
The song, so you MAY have heard

982
00:43:51,767 --> 00:43:52,434
some of these before but I

983
00:43:52,434 --> 00:43:54,834
think it's very appropriate

984
00:43:54,937 --> 00:43:56,338
because the point contrast the

985
00:43:56,338 --> 00:43:57,600
treatment

986
00:43:57,600 --> 00:43:57,740
between friends and enemies.

987
00:43:57,740 --> 00:44:00,209
It uses the metaphor of a white

988
00:44:00,209 --> 00:44:02,609
rose and the speaker's

989
00:44:03,179 --> 00:44:03,813
unwavering cultivation of the

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00:44:03,813 --> 00:44:04,513
Rose symbolizes. They are

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00:44:04,513 --> 00:44:05,180
enduring love and forgiveness

992
00:44:05,180 --> 00:44:07,580
regardless of others actions

993
00:44:07,617 --> 00:44:08,651
and we live in a world right

994
00:44:08,651 --> 00:44:10,651
now where

995
00:44:11,920 --> 00:44:12,621
there is so much division and

996
00:44:12,621 --> 00:44:14,621
so much

997
00:44:15,190 --> 00:44:15,825
of us versus them and we need

998
00:44:15,825 --> 00:44:18,727
to think a little bit more

999
00:44:18,727 --> 00:44:20,963
about how we cultivate that

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00:44:20,963 --> 00:44:21,330
rooms

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00:44:21,330 --> 00:44:22,310
who's the

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00:44:22,310 --> 00:44:23,650
With people natural sound like

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00:44:23,650 --> 00:44:26,369
a in clinical morning in a

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00:44:26,369 --> 00:44:26,669
dull. But I I'm eagle seen

1005
00:44:26,669 --> 00:44:27,369
fatal.

1006
00:44:27,369 --> 00:44:30,306
He made that amount of Frank a

1007
00:44:30,306 --> 00:44:32,274
but I when I got a call that's

1008
00:44:32,274 --> 00:44:35,544
okay, okay, be evil got of the

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00:44:35,544 --> 00:44:37,312
meat or the that people who is

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00:44:37,312 --> 00:44:39,581
the will natural sound Lanka.

1011
00:44:39,581 --> 00:44:41,350
It's not going to sing in

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00:44:41,350 --> 00:44:43,750
English. They cultivate it

1013
00:44:44,620 --> 00:44:46,589
wipers I called the white rose

1014
00:44:46,589 --> 00:44:47,256
in JULY is in JANUARY

1015
00:44:47,256 --> 00:44:49,758
for this is your friend who

1016
00:44:49,758 --> 00:44:51,727
gives me his hand frankly, and

1017
00:44:51,727 --> 00:44:52,929
for the cruel person who cares

1018
00:44:52,929 --> 00:44:54,697
out the heart with which I

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00:44:54,697 --> 00:44:57,970
live. I cultivated neither

1020
00:44:58,100 --> 00:44:59,735
fizzle morant nettle I call to

1021
00:44:59,735 --> 00:45:00,603
me a white lace.

1022
00:45:00,603 --> 00:45:03,739
So that being said it is my

1023
00:45:03,739 --> 00:45:06,139
honor to read this

1024
00:45:07,760 --> 00:45:09,760
proclamation.

1025
00:45:10,245 --> 00:45:10,912
Whereas Hispanic

1026
00:45:10,912 --> 00:45:13,912
heritage month known as MS.

1027
00:45:14,490 --> 00:45:17,490
The lighting say spina is

1028
00:45:17,419 --> 00:45:18,554
celebrated from Sept. 15th to

1029
00:45:18,554 --> 00:45:19,254
Oct. 15th and recognizes the

1030
00:45:19,254 --> 00:45:21,254
significant contributions and

1031
00:45:21,490 --> 00:45:23,125
influence of Hispanics and our

1032
00:45:23,125 --> 00:45:24,126
nation's history culture and

1033
00:45:24,126 --> 00:45:25,428
achievements and whereas said

1034
00:45:25,428 --> 00:45:28,428
Sept. 15th is independence day

1035
00:45:28,798 --> 00:45:31,198
for the Central American

1036
00:45:31,801 --> 00:45:32,535
countries of Costa Rica

1037
00:45:32,535 --> 00:45:33,235
it's all about GOD. What am I a

1038
00:45:33,235 --> 00:45:36,400
lot on doing us any good idea.

1039
00:45:36,400 --> 00:45:39,141
Sept. 16th in Sept. 18th maikel

1040
00:45:39,141 --> 00:45:40,876
and Chile

1041
00:45:40,876 --> 00:45:41,543
celebrate their independence

1042
00:45:41,543 --> 00:45:42,245
Day respectively and whereas

1043
00:45:42,245 --> 00:45:44,579
Hispanic residents in the city

1044
00:45:44,579 --> 00:45:46,749
of St. Petersburg amount to an

1045
00:45:46,749 --> 00:45:48,830
estimated 10% of our population

1046
00:45:48,830 --> 00:45:51,353
and play a vital role in our

1047
00:45:51,353 --> 00:45:52,454
community and workforce and

1048
00:45:52,454 --> 00:45:53,522
whereas

1049
00:45:53,522 --> 00:45:54,757
the city of St. Petersburg

1050
00:45:54,757 --> 00:45:56,757
recognizes the significant

1051
00:45:58,260 --> 00:45:59,228
contributions of Hispanics

1052
00:45:59,228 --> 00:46:00,329
including many city employees

1053
00:46:00,329 --> 00:46:01,960
in our community. Their support

1054
00:46:01,960 --> 00:46:03,496
and community involvement make

1055
00:46:04,366 --> 00:46:04,766
our city more culturally

1056
00:46:04,766 --> 00:46:05,401
diverse and

1057
00:46:05,401 --> 00:46:07,801
welcoming for everyone and

1058
00:46:07,870 --> 00:46:10,506
whereas the city of St.

1059
00:46:10,506 --> 00:46:11,106
Petersburg is proud to

1060
00:46:11,106 --> 00:46:13,106
celebrate and recognize

1061
00:46:13,909 --> 00:46:14,576
Hispanic culture and heritage

1062
00:46:14,576 --> 00:46:17,413
as an important part of our

1063
00:46:17,413 --> 00:46:17,813
inclusive city Hispanics are

1064
00:46:17,813 --> 00:46:19,813
part of the

1065
00:46:20,449 --> 00:46:21,316
welcome of the week and we are

1066
00:46:21,316 --> 00:46:23,185
Saint Pete. Now therefore I was

1067
00:46:23,185 --> 00:46:25,540
at hand with on behalf of

1068
00:46:25,540 --> 00:46:25,687
Kenneth p Walter mayor, the

1069
00:46:25,687 --> 00:46:28,657
city of St. Petersburg do

1070
00:46:28,657 --> 00:46:30,860
hereby declare Sept. 15th at

1071
00:46:30,860 --> 00:46:31,927
through 10/15/2026,

1072
00:46:31,927 --> 00:46:32,695
as Hispanic heritage month and

1073
00:46:32,695 --> 00:46:33,895
urge all citizens to join me in

1074
00:46:33,895 --> 00:46:36,295
recognizing the significance of

1075
00:46:37,299 --> 00:46:40,299
this occasion in the city

1076
00:46:40,570 --> 00:46:43,570
of St. Petersburg thank you.

1077
00:46:45,941 --> 00:46:47,809
>> Now before I turn it there's

1078
00:46:47,809 --> 00:46:48,877
a couple of speakers, I know

1079
00:46:48,877 --> 00:46:49,978
there's some employees that are

1080
00:46:49,978 --> 00:46:53,249
all here from the city of St.

1081
00:46:53,249 --> 00:46:56,685
Petersburg if you can wave your

1082
00:46:56,685 --> 00:46:59,850
hands if you're Hispanic.

1083
00:46:59,822 --> 00:47:02,822
I had the list and

1084
00:47:02,992 --> 00:47:04,460
I forgot it so that we

1085
00:47:04,460 --> 00:47:04,794
have we are very fortunate to

1086
00:47:04,794 --> 00:47:05,461
have e.

1087
00:47:05,461 --> 00:47:06,195
Good number of our employees

1088
00:47:06,195 --> 00:47:07,262
who are Hispanic and have been

1089
00:47:07,262 --> 00:47:08,898
whether city for a very long

1090
00:47:08,898 --> 00:47:09,565
time so I wanted to recognize

1091
00:47:09,565 --> 00:47:12,565
that they're here with us

1092
00:47:13,613 --> 00:47:13,935
today.

1093
00:47:13,935 --> 00:47:17,720
I believe there are you speak

1094
00:47:17,720 --> 00:47:19,472
if you compare it.

1095
00:47:24,790 --> 00:47:26,479
Hello everyone, thank you

1096
00:47:26,849 --> 00:47:29,249
mayor, thank you Council.

1097
00:47:30,119 --> 00:47:31,687
My name is Linda I am the

1098
00:47:31,687 --> 00:47:32,654
founder of

1099
00:47:32,654 --> 00:47:34,823
candidates that is Spanish for

1100
00:47:34,823 --> 00:47:38,940
King the rooms. We are a

1101
00:47:38,940 --> 00:47:38,694
bilingual educational nonprofit

1102
00:47:38,694 --> 00:47:39,327
in Saint Pete focused on

1103
00:47:39,327 --> 00:47:41,327
cultivating connection in

1104
00:47:41,630 --> 00:47:42,231
positive mental health in

1105
00:47:42,231 --> 00:47:43,966
children. And I believe

1106
00:47:43,966 --> 00:47:44,533
community is a huge part of

1107
00:47:44,533 --> 00:47:47,336
that so thank you for

1108
00:47:47,336 --> 00:47:48,700
celebrating us and our

1109
00:47:48,700 --> 00:47:49,438
community

1110
00:47:49,438 --> 00:47:52,438
and coming together with us.

1111
00:47:52,541 --> 00:47:53,442
With that we are located on the

1112
00:47:53,442 --> 00:47:54,944
south side of Saint Pete we're

1113
00:47:54,944 --> 00:47:57,713
kind of tucked away and we are

1114
00:47:57,713 --> 00:47:58,581
grateful to provide a space of

1115
00:47:58,581 --> 00:48:00,581
community connection include

1116
00:48:01,750 --> 00:48:02,484
and inclusion both for our

1117
00:48:02,484 --> 00:48:05,254
students and for our educators.

1118
00:48:05,254 --> 00:48:08,523
We would love to invite you to

1119
00:48:08,523 --> 00:48:09,910
come out and visit us sometime

1120
00:48:09,910 --> 00:48:09,792
and if you're

1121
00:48:09,792 --> 00:48:12,192
available tomorrow and happen

1122
00:48:12,761 --> 00:48:14,960
to love jazz or so music we

1123
00:48:14,960 --> 00:48:16,832
will be at the studio 6.20.

1124
00:48:16,832 --> 00:48:18,801
Hosting a benefit concert with

1125
00:48:18,801 --> 00:48:19,468
actually the amazing Allison

1126
00:48:19,468 --> 00:48:20,669
national be singing. And so

1127
00:48:20,669 --> 00:48:23,406
would love to invite you there

1128
00:48:23,406 --> 00:48:26,575
in your you'd be able to hear a

1129
00:48:26,575 --> 00:48:27,343
little bit about who we are why

1130
00:48:27,343 --> 00:48:30,312
we do what we do. I invite you

1131
00:48:30,312 --> 00:48:31,130
to visit our Web site can go

1132
00:48:31,130 --> 00:48:31,680
to's dot org and or feel free

1133
00:48:31,680 --> 00:48:32,481
to connect with me following

1134
00:48:32,481 --> 00:48:35,750
this and I would love to share

1135
00:48:35,750 --> 00:48:39,350
more with you. Thank you again.

1136
00:48:45,494 --> 00:48:46,195
>> I am a doctor Christina tan

1137
00:48:46,195 --> 00:48:46,896
Suarez and I'm with Excelsior

1138
00:48:46,896 --> 00:48:47,796
University Saint Pete and I'm

1139
00:48:47,796 --> 00:48:48,798
gonna have my executive

1140
00:48:48,798 --> 00:48:51,798
director for the Center for

1141
00:48:52,670 --> 00:48:55,670
social justice, maybe a block

1142
00:48:55,304 --> 00:48:58,904
or did not speak for us.

1143
00:49:00,142 --> 00:49:02,542
>> Mayor Welch City Council

1144
00:49:03,111 --> 00:49:03,812
members community leaders and

1145
00:49:03,812 --> 00:49:06,212
everyone gathered here today.

1146
00:49:06,715 --> 00:49:08,250
It's a cool honor to be here as

1147
00:49:08,250 --> 00:49:08,884
a cd of St. Petersburg

1148
00:49:08,884 --> 00:49:10,884
officially recognizes and

1149
00:49:11,787 --> 00:49:13,787
proclaims Hispanic heritage

1150
00:49:14,490 --> 00:49:16,490
month.

1151
00:49:16,658 --> 00:49:19,294
Our team is piling years of

1152
00:49:19,294 --> 00:49:21,363
change shaping the future

1153
00:49:21,363 --> 00:49:22,970
together. It's a powerful

1154
00:49:22,970 --> 00:49:24,497
reminder. The Hispanic heritage

1155
00:49:24,667 --> 00:49:27,402
is not only about remembering

1156
00:49:27,402 --> 00:49:29,905
our history. But also about

1157
00:49:29,905 --> 00:49:32,305
recognizing the people who

1158
00:49:33,108 --> 00:49:33,809
continue to create change open

1159
00:49:33,809 --> 00:49:34,509
doors to threaten communities

1160
00:49:34,509 --> 00:49:35,111
and built up a tuna tease for

1161
00:49:35,111 --> 00:49:37,111
generations that follow.

1162
00:49:37,680 --> 00:49:40,800
Today we celebrate the

1163
00:49:40,515 --> 00:49:42,915
resilience. The other ship

1164
00:49:43,386 --> 00:49:44,860
culture and contributions of

1165
00:49:44,860 --> 00:49:44,787
Hispanic community. We honored

1166
00:49:44,787 --> 00:49:47,723
those who came before us, but

1167
00:49:47,723 --> 00:49:50,723
also we celebrate the power

1168
00:49:50,993 --> 00:49:52,661
Newsom long us who are.

1169
00:49:52,661 --> 00:49:54,661
Currently helping to

1170
00:49:55,497 --> 00:49:58,497
shape the future of St.

1171
00:49:58,767 --> 00:50:00,436
Petersburg. We are also very

1172
00:50:00,436 --> 00:50:01,103
excited to continue. This

1173
00:50:01,103 --> 00:50:03,839
celebration on Oct. The 7th.

1174
00:50:03,839 --> 00:50:05,374
With our Hispanic heritage

1175
00:50:05,374 --> 00:50:07,977
month event at the Excel to

1176
00:50:07,977 --> 00:50:09,178
university. Also title high on

1177
00:50:09,178 --> 00:50:09,845
years of change shaping the

1178
00:50:09,845 --> 00:50:12,245
future together. This event

1179
00:50:12,882 --> 00:50:14,750
will bring together the leaders

1180
00:50:14,750 --> 00:50:15,283
enter printers

1181
00:50:15,283 --> 00:50:17,283
educators community

1182
00:50:18,387 --> 00:50:20,322
organizations and residents

1183
00:50:20,322 --> 00:50:22,322
around. Saint Pete.

1184
00:50:23,625 --> 00:50:24,159
To come and collaborate with us

1185
00:50:24,159 --> 00:50:26,559
in this. And this

1186
00:50:27,496 --> 00:50:30,496
opportunity to talk and discuss

1187
00:50:30,666 --> 00:50:32,901
about the future of

1188
00:50:32,901 --> 00:50:34,901
the Hispanic population.

1189
00:50:35,770 --> 00:50:36,839
We're especially grateful to

1190
00:50:36,839 --> 00:50:37,940
partner with the greenhouse and

1191
00:50:37,940 --> 00:50:40,420
the Hispanic outreach center.

1192
00:50:40,420 --> 00:50:42,110
And for mayors Welsh support in

1193
00:50:42,110 --> 00:50:43,979
helping us to bring this vision

1194
00:50:43,979 --> 00:50:46,979
to the community. Our program

1195
00:50:47,349 --> 00:50:50,686
he's built and a nice but a

1196
00:50:50,686 --> 00:50:51,320
simple idea pioneers rarely

1197
00:50:51,320 --> 00:50:52,721
creates change long alone.

1198
00:50:52,721 --> 00:50:54,230
Partnered partnerships and

1199
00:50:54,230 --> 00:50:56,230
relationships are quick

1200
00:50:57,292 --> 00:50:58,827
transform ideas into real

1201
00:50:58,827 --> 00:51:01,300
community impact. So today

1202
00:51:01,300 --> 00:51:01,697
as we receive this

1203
00:51:01,697 --> 00:51:04,599
proclamation. I hope we not

1204
00:51:04,599 --> 00:51:06,999
only celebrate their heritage.

1205
00:51:07,803 --> 00:51:09,500
But also ask ourselves

1206
00:51:09,500 --> 00:51:11,540
how can you each of us

1207
00:51:11,540 --> 00:51:12,140
can be a pioneer of change.

1208
00:51:12,140 --> 00:51:14,176
How can we open the door

1209
00:51:14,176 --> 00:51:15,430
mentor, someone built the

1210
00:51:15,430 --> 00:51:18,430
bridge or create an opportunity

1211
00:51:18,314 --> 00:51:19,810
for someone else because when

1212
00:51:19,810 --> 00:51:20,480
we do that together

1213
00:51:20,480 --> 00:51:23,352
we do more the honor of

1214
00:51:23,352 --> 00:51:26,352
history, we also shape our

1215
00:51:26,621 --> 00:51:29,210
future together. Thank you.

1216
00:51:38,534 --> 00:51:41,534
>> And in the Sylvia Acevedo

1217
00:51:41,804 --> 00:51:42,171
and with me and then we will

1218
00:51:42,171 --> 00:51:44,171
basically

1219
00:51:45,600 --> 00:51:45,674
my my people my village I want

1220
00:51:45,674 --> 00:51:48,310
to thank the mayors office I

1221
00:51:48,310 --> 00:51:49,100
want to thank City Council for

1222
00:51:49,100 --> 00:51:49,712
this love you 5 Commission of

1223
00:51:49,712 --> 00:51:52,147
course you've been set go back

1224
00:51:52,147 --> 00:51:55,383
6 years and we have to form on

1225
00:51:55,383 --> 00:51:57,783
the screen during covid.

1226
00:51:57,986 --> 00:51:58,620
>> a little bit about the

1227
00:51:58,620 --> 00:52:00,620
organization doesn't cheat

1228
00:52:01,290 --> 00:52:03,158
notes. So our mission is that

1229
00:52:03,158 --> 00:52:06,158
we activity in konecny hinted

1230
00:52:06,428 --> 00:52:08,828
to experience experiences in

1231
00:52:09,597 --> 00:52:11,990
culture, heating and

1232
00:52:11,990 --> 00:52:13,499
advocacy for social justice.

1233
00:52:14,300 --> 00:52:14,636
During his Hispanic heritage

1234
00:52:14,636 --> 00:52:17,636
month annually. We have a

1235
00:52:17,806 --> 00:52:18,206
signature of any closer to fit

1236
00:52:18,206 --> 00:52:20,206
you know and

1237
00:52:21,309 --> 00:52:24,309
that has historically been in

1238
00:52:24,579 --> 00:52:25,647
Saint Pete. This year we're

1239
00:52:25,647 --> 00:52:25,948
having in the Sept. 19th.

1240
00:52:25,948 --> 00:52:27,948
At to.

1241
00:52:29,151 --> 00:52:29,851
Tropical home galleries left

1242
00:52:29,851 --> 00:52:31,720
the not own gallery in Ybor

1243
00:52:31,720 --> 00:52:34,957
city invited to attend that the

1244
00:52:34,957 --> 00:52:37,590
time is from 11 to 05:00pm

1245
00:52:37,590 --> 00:52:38,827
assistance hears help hoping

1246
00:52:38,827 --> 00:52:40,280
with that. And you know, and

1247
00:52:40,280 --> 00:52:42,428
it's it's cultural educational

1248
00:52:43,365 --> 00:52:44,633
children's activities, it's not

1249
00:52:44,633 --> 00:52:45,334
performative in no ways it

1250
00:52:45,334 --> 00:52:48,203
just you going to be too dense

1251
00:52:48,203 --> 00:52:51,203
check to check. Its educational

1252
00:52:51,740 --> 00:52:55,100
advocacy it is amazing and and

1253
00:52:55,100 --> 00:52:55,644
and the thing about this you

1254
00:52:55,644 --> 00:52:56,344
that I'm most proud about

1255
00:52:56,344 --> 00:52:56,979
is that would partner with the

1256
00:52:56,979 --> 00:52:59,481
city of Saint Pete for the

1257
00:52:59,481 --> 00:53:01,160
second annual somo Saint Pete

1258
00:53:01,160 --> 00:53:03,160
is going to

1259
00:53:04,252 --> 00:53:07,423
be held in the pier. Thank you

1260
00:53:07,423 --> 00:53:09,423
mayor, thank you

1261
00:53:10,525 --> 00:53:11,126
council members were very

1262
00:53:11,126 --> 00:53:11,726
excited about that one.

1263
00:53:11,726 --> 00:53:12,427
And that is going to be.

1264
00:53:12,427 --> 00:53:15,264
Oct. 4th. And it's going to be

1265
00:53:15,264 --> 00:53:18,400
in partnership with the help of

1266
00:53:18,400 --> 00:53:20,400
that that symbol.

1267
00:53:20,869 --> 00:53:22,337
Within a week. All right that.

1268
00:53:22,337 --> 00:53:25,607
>> All right so it's going to

1269
00:53:25,607 --> 00:53:27,409
be at the pier. Second Avenue

1270
00:53:27,409 --> 00:53:28,577
North these. The city is

1271
00:53:28,577 --> 00:53:31,546
County the city of Saint Pete

1272
00:53:31,546 --> 00:53:32,748
Meehan they mean well and peer

1273
00:53:32,748 --> 00:53:36,510
events out of c. So it's going

1274
00:53:36,510 --> 00:53:39,510
to be community culture and

1275
00:53:39,221 --> 00:53:42,221
live a life raft music

1276
00:53:42,757 --> 00:53:43,910
activities for kids food

1277
00:53:43,910 --> 00:53:43,792
trucks.

1278
00:53:43,792 --> 00:53:44,493
You know a little a little bit

1279
00:53:44,493 --> 00:53:47,429
of sunshine. You know because

1280
00:53:47,429 --> 00:53:50,131
we all need that. And so please

1281
00:53:50,131 --> 00:53:51,233
join us. I mean so excited

1282
00:53:51,233 --> 00:53:53,535
to be able to engage our local

1283
00:53:53,535 --> 00:53:56,972
vendors to come out with food

1284
00:53:56,972 --> 00:53:59,972
trucks and artisans and you

1285
00:54:00,409 --> 00:54:03,450
know infuse a little bit of

1286
00:54:03,450 --> 00:54:03,712
you of the economy into them.

1287
00:54:03,712 --> 00:54:06,581
So thank you people stick to

1288
00:54:06,581 --> 00:54:09,581
the time because you're right

1289
00:54:09,651 --> 00:54:11,651
there.

1290
00:54:19,228 --> 00:54:20,662
>> And one recent thank you.

1291
00:54:20,662 --> 00:54:23,298
Good afternoon. My name is and

1292
00:54:23,298 --> 00:54:23,966
those I'm part of the come

1293
00:54:23,966 --> 00:54:24,800
Hispanic our the dark there

1294
00:54:24,800 --> 00:54:25,534
could be the impact on

1295
00:54:25,534 --> 00:54:28,403
development and I want to thank

1296
00:54:28,403 --> 00:54:30,272
you to recognize the Hispanic

1297
00:54:30,272 --> 00:54:31,390
heritage month

1298
00:54:31,390 --> 00:54:34,209
is as you know very difficult

1299
00:54:34,209 --> 00:54:35,900
when somebody comes to

1300
00:54:35,900 --> 00:54:36,211
understand the

1301
00:54:36,211 --> 00:54:39,481
language and all that and the

1302
00:54:39,481 --> 00:54:42,481
Hispanic center is right there

1303
00:56:21,370 --> 00:56:24,370
to help them to navigate

1304
00:56:43,400 --> 00:56:43,451
assistant to help understand

1305
00:56:43,451 --> 00:56:43,867
the forms. So that's what

1306
00:56:43,867 --> 00:56:44,272
we do on the Hispanic our

1307
00:56:44,272 --> 00:56:44,681
center. This monkey was depart

1308
00:56:44,681 --> 00:56:45,990
over to nutty to recognize and

1309
00:56:45,990 --> 00:56:45,509
celebrate the history musick

1310
00:56:45,509 --> 00:56:45,915
cultural tradition and

1311
00:56:45,915 --> 00:56:46,322
contribute to the Hispanic has

1312
00:56:46,322 --> 00:56:46,745
moved here

1313
00:56:46,745 --> 00:56:47,179
on the Hispanic Americans to

1314
00:56:47,179 --> 00:56:47,621
our community. They spent hours

1315
00:56:47,621 --> 00:56:48,580
center is proud to serve

1316
00:56:48,580 --> 00:56:48,471
everyone in the

1317
00:56:48,471 --> 00:56:48,877
community know just the

1318
00:56:48,877 --> 00:56:49,303
Hispanic population. But like I

1319
00:56:49,303 --> 00:56:49,718
mentioned before are focused of

1320
00:56:49,718 --> 00:56:50,133
course because we speak Spanish

1321
00:56:50,133 --> 00:56:50,554
and English

1322
00:56:50,554 --> 00:56:50,970
is the Hispanic community would

1323
00:56:50,970 --> 00:56:51,380
help them to get to that bridge

1324
00:56:51,380 --> 00:56:51,802
that we have been talking a

1325
00:56:51,802 --> 00:56:52,216
little bit before right.

1326
00:56:52,216 --> 00:56:52,657
So we offer our bilingual

1327
00:56:52,657 --> 00:56:53,910
services helping to be those

1328
00:56:53,910 --> 00:56:53,501
access information and

1329
00:56:53,501 --> 00:56:53,746
resources in both English and

1330
00:56:53,746 --> 00:56:54,980
Spanish and we are grateful for

1331
00:56:54,980 --> 00:56:54,449
the opportunity to serve the

1332
00:56:54,449 --> 00:56:54,823
community and everybody that

1333
00:56:54,823 --> 00:56:55,218
comes in support us. Thank you

1334
00:56:55,218 --> 00:56:55,619
to the mayor,

1335
00:56:55,619 --> 00:56:55,970
you see the members. Council

1336
00:56:55,970 --> 00:56:56,272
members and thank you everybody

1337
00:56:56,272 --> 00:56:56,592
to

1338
00:56:56,592 --> 00:56:56,965
recognize and celebrate that

1339
00:56:56,965 --> 00:56:57,268
he's been here this month.

1340
00:56:57,268 --> 00:56:57,494
I encourage you to join

1341
00:56:57,494 --> 00:56:57,649
us for a guy's going to be on

1342
00:56:57,649 --> 00:56:57,784
Sept. 25th, we are going to

1343
00:56:57,784 --> 00:56:57,873
celebrate everything that we

1344
00:56:57,873 --> 00:56:57,980
have be able to do to our

1345
00:56:57,980 --> 00:56:58,124
community all our neighbors

1346
00:56:58,124 --> 00:56:58,335
home Pinellas County and also

1347
00:56:58,335 --> 00:56:58,535
we're going to take the

1348
00:56:58,535 --> 00:56:58,725
opportunity of course to

1349
00:56:58,725 --> 00:56:58,815
celebrate Hispanic heritage

1350
00:56:58,815 --> 00:56:58,906
month because why not right.

1351
00:56:58,906 --> 00:56:58,995
So thank you so much and happy

1352
00:56:58,995 --> 00:56:59,890
heard this month being here.

1353
00:56:59,890 --> 00:56:59,184
>> Thank you all so much it's

1354
00:56:59,184 --> 00:56:59,273
wonderful to hear about the

1355
00:56:59,273 --> 00:56:59,366
number of events that we can

1356
00:56:59,366 --> 00:56:59,500
participate in over the next

1357
00:56:59,500 --> 00:56:59,631
month.

1358
00:56:59,631 --> 00:56:59,756
We're going to go on to item

1359
00:56:59,756 --> 00:56:59,847
the 5. A national service dog

1360
00:56:59,847 --> 00:56:59,938
service dog month proclamation

1361
00:56:59,938 --> 00:57:00,360
with councilmember covered.

1362
00:57:00,360 --> 00:57:00,136
>> Thank you vice chair, and if

1363
00:57:00,136 --> 00:57:00,225
I could.

1364
00:57:00,225 --> 00:57:00,317
Could get everyone to come out

1365
00:57:00,317 --> 00:57:00,404
here enjoying, yes Brady it's

1366
00:57:00,404 --> 00:57:00,493
finally your turn. I think the

1367
00:57:00,493 --> 00:57:00,591
meeting was getting a little

1368
00:57:00,591 --> 00:57:00,693
long in the tooth for the dogs

1369
00:57:00,693 --> 00:57:00,808
so thank for their patients.

1370
00:57:00,808 --> 00:57:00,900
So yes we are joined today by 7

1371
00:57:00,900 --> 00:57:00,994
all of our 4, 2, like it so I

1372
00:57:00,994 --> 00:57:01,870
will do some quick

1373
00:57:01,870 --> 00:57:01,181
introductions before I read the

1374
00:57:01,181 --> 00:57:01,277
proclamation. So first we are

1375
00:57:01,277 --> 00:57:01,366
joined by several of our

1376
00:57:01,366 --> 00:57:01,457
friends from dogs Inc cb

1377
00:57:01,457 --> 00:57:01,545
holding it who is joined by his

1378
00:57:01,545 --> 00:57:01,923
handler John been shannan

1379
00:57:01,923 --> 00:57:03,923
Klondike

1380
00:57:05,930 --> 00:57:06,161
handler Stacy Goodrich. The

1381
00:57:06,161 --> 00:57:06,729
whose instructor is Kristen

1382
00:57:06,729 --> 00:57:09,129
Jordan and Dave who's

1383
00:57:09,231 --> 00:57:11,631
instructor is Samantha Phillips

1384
00:57:11,867 --> 00:57:15,136
and they are all from dogs Inc

1385
00:57:15,136 --> 00:57:15,704
and we also are joined by Kerry

1386
00:57:15,704 --> 00:57:16,805
kriseman who did

1387
00:57:16,805 --> 00:57:19,507
not bring a dog with her today.

1388
00:57:19,507 --> 00:57:20,275
But she is a longtime champion

1389
00:57:20,275 --> 00:57:23,545
as we all know of dogs the ink

1390
00:57:23,545 --> 00:57:26,314
and service dogs all around so

1391
00:57:26,314 --> 00:57:28,283
thank her for being here.

1392
00:57:28,283 --> 00:57:31,320
We are also joined for the

1393
00:57:31,320 --> 00:57:34,320
first time at this proclamation

1394
00:57:34,589 --> 00:57:35,390
by Saint Pete fire and rescue

1395
00:57:35,390 --> 00:57:36,458
up Brady and shadow

1396
00:57:36,458 --> 00:57:39,727
so welcome to both of them.

1397
00:57:39,727 --> 00:57:40,329
Lieutenant Rob Neuberger and

1398
00:57:40,329 --> 00:57:42,164
lieutenant John

1399
00:57:42,164 --> 00:57:44,466
Blankley is with us as well

1400
00:57:44,466 --> 00:57:45,133
today and unfortunately a

1401
00:57:45,133 --> 00:57:46,968
Snowbird was not able to be

1402
00:57:46,968 --> 00:57:50,238
with us today but we will make

1403
00:57:50,238 --> 00:57:51,907
sure that we get a copy of the

1404
00:57:51,907 --> 00:57:53,208
proclamation to Snowbird

1405
00:57:53,208 --> 00:57:54,750
from usf Saint Pete. So with

1406
00:57:54,750 --> 00:57:57,345
that I want to go ahead and

1407
00:57:57,345 --> 00:57:58,647
read the proclamation I'd like

1408
00:57:58,647 --> 00:57:59,281
to give one

1409
00:57:59,281 --> 00:58:02,183
to Saint Pete fire rescue.

1410
00:58:02,183 --> 00:58:03,284
And 1, 2, dogs eat, whoever

1411
00:58:03,284 --> 00:58:04,352
would

1412
00:58:04,352 --> 00:58:06,752
like to take it.

1413
00:58:09,910 --> 00:58:09,691
And then we will go ahead and

1414
00:58:09,691 --> 00:58:10,225
the proclamation and the

1415
00:58:10,225 --> 00:58:10,892
proclamation reads.

1416
00:58:10,892 --> 00:58:13,292
Whereas national service dog

1417
00:58:14,950 --> 00:58:14,562
month observed every SEPTEMBER

1418
00:58:14,562 --> 00:58:16,562
is a time

1419
00:58:17,699 --> 00:58:18,299
to recognize and honor the

1420
00:58:18,299 --> 00:58:18,967
dedication. Training and

1421
00:58:18,967 --> 00:58:20,669
invaluable contributions of

1422
00:58:20,669 --> 00:58:22,303
service dogs and the

1423
00:58:22,303 --> 00:58:22,938
organizations and trainers to

1424
00:58:22,938 --> 00:58:25,338
prepare them. And whereas

1425
00:58:25,841 --> 00:58:28,841
service dogs are highly trained

1426
00:58:28,977 --> 00:58:31,377
working animals who skills.

1427
00:58:32,247 --> 00:58:32,814
Dedication and companionship

1428
00:58:32,814 --> 00:58:33,782
provide life-changing

1429
00:58:33,782 --> 00:58:34,649
assistance to the people who

1430
00:58:34,649 --> 00:58:37,649
rely on them and whereas

1431
00:58:37,920 --> 00:58:38,820
service dogs help individuals

1432
00:58:38,820 --> 00:58:39,788
with disabilities to

1433
00:58:39,788 --> 00:58:42,758
live a fuller more independent

1434
00:58:42,758 --> 00:58:45,600
lives. And whereas service jobs

1435
00:58:45,600 --> 00:58:45,694
assist veterans and those who

1436
00:58:45,694 --> 00:58:46,828
sacrificed for our nation,

1437
00:58:46,828 --> 00:58:47,562
providing faithful

1438
00:58:47,562 --> 00:58:48,897
companionship and train support

1439
00:58:48,897 --> 00:58:51,897
so their human partners can

1440
00:58:52,670 --> 00:58:54,360
meet the demands of life with

1441
00:58:54,360 --> 00:58:54,802
confidence, independence and

1442
00:58:54,802 --> 00:58:56,400
purpose and whereas increase

1443
00:58:56,400 --> 00:58:59,400
public awareness about the role

1444
00:58:59,307 --> 00:59:02,244
of service dogs helps Foster a

1445
00:59:02,244 --> 00:59:03,211
community of inclusivity

1446
00:59:03,211 --> 00:59:05,211
accessibility and hospitality

1447
00:59:06,481 --> 00:59:06,948
where individuals of all

1448
00:59:06,948 --> 00:59:08,584
abilities are

1449
00:59:08,584 --> 00:59:09,284
welcome supported and respected

1450
00:59:09,284 --> 00:59:11,684
now therefore I councilmember

1451
00:59:12,487 --> 00:59:13,388
brain to Gabbert on behalf of

1452
00:59:13,388 --> 00:59:16,388
Kenneth t Welsh the mayor

1453
00:59:16,758 --> 00:59:19,194
of the city of St. Petersburg

1454
00:59:19,194 --> 00:59:19,894
do hereby declare Sept. 20

1455
00:59:19,894 --> 00:59:22,294
26 national service dog month

1456
00:59:44,753 --> 00:59:47,589
>> So if anyone from dogs Inc

1457
00:59:47,589 --> 00:59:51,789
would like to say a few words.

1458
00:59:52,728 --> 00:59:53,610
>> Hello mayor Welch and

1459
00:59:53,610 --> 00:59:53,762
council.

1460
00:59:53,762 --> 00:59:54,496
Members my name is Leah Baxter

1461
00:59:54,496 --> 00:59:55,163
and the media relations manager

1462
00:59:55,163 --> 00:59:57,265
at dogs Inc I'm not sure if

1463
00:59:57,265 --> 00:59:58,466
you're familiar with us.

1464
00:59:58,466 --> 01:00:00,866
We were founded in

1465
01:00:01,803 --> 01:00:03,271
1982 southeastern guide dogs.

1466
01:00:03,271 --> 01:00:04,372
And we were founded as a

1467
01:00:04,372 --> 01:00:05,240
nonprofit organization to raise

1468
01:00:05,240 --> 01:00:07,876
and train. Guide dogs for

1469
01:00:07,876 --> 01:00:10,276
people with visual impairments

1470
01:00:11,145 --> 01:00:11,813
since then we have expanded our

1471
01:00:11,813 --> 01:00:12,447
programs to also serve gold

1472
01:00:12,447 --> 01:00:14,847
star families local first

1473
01:00:14,916 --> 01:00:17,316
responders children with vision

1474
01:00:18,860 --> 01:00:19,454
loss as well as.

1475
01:00:19,454 --> 01:00:21,323
Veterans with disabilities.

1476
01:00:21,323 --> 01:00:22,900
Just wanted to say thank you

1477
01:00:22,900 --> 01:00:22,857
for recognizing us in the work

1478
01:00:22,857 --> 01:00:23,491
that we as well as countless

1479
01:00:23,491 --> 01:00:26,394
other nonprofits do and we

1480
01:00:26,394 --> 01:00:28,794
really appreciate your support.

1481
01:00:36,380 --> 01:00:36,738
>> And now we'll be joined by

1482
01:00:36,738 --> 01:00:37,605
lieutenant near Neuberger who

1483
01:00:37,605 --> 01:00:39,240
is going to speak on behalf of

1484
01:00:39,240 --> 01:00:40,909
Brady in shadow. Now you have

1485
01:00:40,909 --> 01:00:44,179
to tell Brady story too please

1486
01:00:44,179 --> 01:00:46,548
don't forget to talkback yes so

1487
01:00:46,548 --> 01:00:47,148
first off.

1488
01:00:47,148 --> 01:00:47,849
Thank you for having us.

1489
01:00:47,849 --> 01:00:50,485
Brady was actually founded our

1490
01:00:50,485 --> 01:00:52,154
drill grounds down by del homes

1491
01:00:52,154 --> 01:00:54,154
Park. 4 years ago

1492
01:00:54,990 --> 01:00:57,990
in 2022. It's pretty sick when

1493
01:00:58,260 --> 01:00:58,827
we found him luckily found me.

1494
01:00:58,827 --> 01:01:02,970
I'm lucky to have him. It's

1495
01:01:02,970 --> 01:01:05,266
been a great partnership for us

1496
01:01:05,266 --> 01:01:07,666
in my family, so.

1497
01:01:08,170 --> 01:01:10,170
Yeah he's great.

1498
01:01:11,139 --> 01:01:11,773
A little tired of waiting

1499
01:01:11,773 --> 01:01:12,473
around that's right. Yeah.

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01:01:12,473 --> 01:01:12,974
Still little puppy so he's got

1501
01:01:12,974 --> 01:01:13,641
some puppy energy.

1502
01:01:13,641 --> 01:01:16,378
But yeah are we started our

1503
01:01:16,378 --> 01:01:16,978
canine program Saint Pete fire

1504
01:01:16,978 --> 01:01:18,613
rescue earlier

1505
01:01:18,613 --> 01:01:20,715
this year in APRIL. These dogs

1506
01:01:20,715 --> 01:01:22,715
from provided tremendous

1507
01:01:23,451 --> 01:01:24,552
service to our first responders

1508
01:01:24,552 --> 01:01:25,620
both on the fireside and police

1509
01:01:25,620 --> 01:01:28,890
and ems we've been used in

1510
01:01:28,890 --> 01:01:29,458
several deployments around the

1511
01:01:29,458 --> 01:01:32,458
state so far this year

1512
01:01:32,527 --> 01:01:34,927
to provide comfort 2 agencies

1513
01:01:35,797 --> 01:01:38,197
that are going through

1514
01:01:38,700 --> 01:01:39,334
crisis or have a loss.

1515
01:01:39,334 --> 01:01:40,350
>> Science has proven that

1516
01:01:40,350 --> 01:01:40,702
these dogs have been great and

1517
01:01:40,702 --> 01:01:41,402
all the facilities. So while

1518
01:01:41,402 --> 01:01:44,172
shadow and Brady are the first

1519
01:01:44,172 --> 01:01:45,106
we hope they are plenty more of

1520
01:01:45,106 --> 01:01:48,376
them to come. So we're excited

1521
01:01:48,376 --> 01:01:51,646
to get him in the stations and

1522
01:01:51,646 --> 01:01:54,646
thank you for your support.

1523
01:01:56,718 --> 01:01:58,253
>> Finally MADAM Chair, I just

1524
01:01:58,253 --> 01:01:59,988
want to give a special

1525
01:01:59,988 --> 01:02:00,555
shout-out or bark out to Saint

1526
01:02:00,555 --> 01:02:02,955
Peter's Park for their

1527
01:02:03,491 --> 01:02:04,792
partnership and honoring our

1528
01:02:04,792 --> 01:02:06,930
service dogs.

1529
01:02:06,930 --> 01:02:07,628
So we have treats compliments

1530
01:02:07,628 --> 01:02:11,320
of the district to office and

1531
01:02:11,320 --> 01:02:14,320
Saint Peter's Special shout out

1532
01:02:14,202 --> 01:02:16,602
to them. They deserve.

1533
01:02:19,340 --> 01:02:20,420
>> You know after looking at

1534
01:02:20,420 --> 01:02:20,575
the agenda and seeing the dogs

1535
01:02:20,575 --> 01:02:22,975
waiting for all the

1536
01:02:23,477 --> 01:02:25,877
presentations they week we

1537
01:02:25,981 --> 01:02:26,447
could probably

1538
01:02:26,447 --> 01:02:27,480
put them first.

1539
01:02:27,480 --> 01:02:29,684
Sure we do have one more

1540
01:02:29,684 --> 01:02:30,284
speaker who would like to say

1541
01:02:30,284 --> 01:02:31,520
something if that's

1542
01:02:31,520 --> 01:02:31,753
yeah absolutely.

1543
01:02:31,753 --> 01:02:33,889
Good afternoon. Mayor, a City

1544
01:02:33,889 --> 01:02:36,289
Council committee members for

1545
01:02:37,158 --> 01:02:38,727
thank you again for allowing

1546
01:02:38,727 --> 01:02:39,394
does incorporate those who

1547
01:02:39,394 --> 01:02:41,794
of community joining today.

1548
01:02:42,297 --> 01:02:42,930
And the individual who for many

1549
01:02:42,930 --> 01:02:45,834
years workforce, I used to

1550
01:02:45,834 --> 01:02:46,401
work in temperature for many

1551
01:02:46,401 --> 01:02:48,336
years. But in my later

1552
01:02:48,336 --> 01:02:48,970
years developed a a eye

1553
01:02:48,970 --> 01:02:50,710
condition called stars are

1554
01:02:50,710 --> 01:02:52,471
starting out plus the

1555
01:02:52,941 --> 01:02:55,777
opportunity to have the service

1556
01:02:55,777 --> 01:02:56,444
dog. And it should be holding

1557
01:02:56,444 --> 01:02:58,947
here helping me navigate you

1558
01:02:58,947 --> 01:03:01,249
let lot of years but prior to

1559
01:03:01,249 --> 01:03:01,883
that I had the opportunity by 5

1560
01:03:01,883 --> 01:03:02,550
Tasha here. We also puppy

1561
01:03:02,550 --> 01:03:05,387
raisers say that's too often

1562
01:03:05,387 --> 01:03:06,922
has we there's a committee of

1563
01:03:06,922 --> 01:03:08,922
volunteers.

1564
01:03:09,558 --> 01:03:11,426
I mean the guide dogs sugar

1565
01:03:11,426 --> 01:03:12,930
stalls and go from underdogs

1566
01:03:12,930 --> 01:03:14,262
that represent doesn't that

1567
01:03:14,262 --> 01:03:17,980
parade here or are in the

1568
01:03:17,980 --> 01:03:17,833
community. So if you would like

1569
01:03:17,833 --> 01:03:18,500
to be a a a puppy raiser who is

1570
01:03:18,500 --> 01:03:20,702
joining the organization in

1571
01:03:20,702 --> 01:03:21,369
doing that we're also blessed

1572
01:03:21,369 --> 01:03:24,406
to be able to have our dogs

1573
01:03:24,406 --> 01:03:25,390
trained very often so I wasn't

1574
01:03:25,390 --> 01:03:26,274
fit. Remember Florida for

1575
01:03:26,274 --> 01:03:28,674
3 months about about 3 weeks

1576
01:03:29,143 --> 01:03:30,345
part of me getting oriented and

1577
01:03:30,345 --> 01:03:31,546
train them how to become a part

1578
01:03:31,546 --> 01:03:33,614
of a dog. But we use

1579
01:03:33,614 --> 01:03:34,916
downtown St. Petersburg as one

1580
01:03:34,916 --> 01:03:37,916
of the training locations for

1581
01:03:38,186 --> 01:03:41,186
the streets. That addition of

1582
01:03:41,189 --> 01:03:41,889
traffic. Pedestrians

1583
01:03:41,889 --> 01:03:43,458
stairs et cetera so thank you

1584
01:03:43,458 --> 01:03:44,580
for the use of your love the

1585
01:03:44,580 --> 01:03:44,759
city. Thank you for your

1586
01:03:44,759 --> 01:03:47,729
support and I hope that we'll

1587
01:03:47,729 --> 01:03:50,999
have the opportunity to grow a

1588
01:03:50,999 --> 01:03:52,999
relationship going forward.

1589
01:04:00,408 --> 01:04:01,743
>> Thank you and thank you all

1590
01:04:01,743 --> 01:04:02,410
for

1591
01:04:02,410 --> 01:04:02,814
waiting pet patiently, they

1592
01:04:02,814 --> 01:04:04,814
were.

1593
01:04:05,346 --> 01:04:08,516
Good dogs. So I think next year

1594
01:04:08,516 --> 01:04:11,516
we're going to have to

1595
01:04:14,589 --> 01:04:15,957
move them up the line though.

1596
01:04:15,957 --> 01:04:18,693
It's meant to know. Well wait

1597
01:04:18,693 --> 01:04:19,427
till. Let everyone have a

1598
01:04:19,427 --> 01:04:20,161
chance to leave before we start

1599
01:04:20,161 --> 01:04:23,498
with reports. Thank you all for

1600
01:04:23,498 --> 01:04:26,498
being here and joining us

1601
01:04:26,935 --> 01:04:30,710
today, it's good to see all.

1602
01:04:30,710 --> 01:04:32,710
MADAM Chair.

1603
01:04:33,675 --> 01:04:34,376
Yes I forgot because I didn't

1604
01:04:34,376 --> 01:04:37,312
have it in front of me but if

1605
01:04:37,312 --> 01:04:37,912
everyone loves Brady as much as

1606
01:04:37,912 --> 01:04:39,347
I do he actually has his

1607
01:04:39,347 --> 01:04:41,347
own instagram page.

1608
01:04:41,883 --> 01:04:42,550
You can follow him at Brady in

1609
01:04:42,550 --> 01:04:45,486
the Burg that is his handle.

1610
01:04:45,486 --> 01:04:47,455
So he wanted to make sure

1611
01:04:47,455 --> 01:04:49,855
everyone knew that Brady

1612
01:04:50,725 --> 01:04:53,995
in the Burg Brady in the Burg

1613
01:04:53,995 --> 01:04:57,595
Yep you know, thank you Al.

1614
01:05:01,903 --> 01:05:04,739
>> It's giving them a moment

1615
01:05:04,739 --> 01:05:08,900
too walk out. The next item up

1616
01:05:08,900 --> 01:05:11,146
we have f one and we have Liz

1617
01:05:11,146 --> 01:05:11,913
makowski here.

1618
01:05:11,913 --> 01:05:14,313
>> Good afternoon chair and

1619
01:05:14,782 --> 01:05:17,782
council members, I'm not as

1620
01:05:17,852 --> 01:05:19,852
cute and cuddly

1621
01:05:21,122 --> 01:05:22,457
as your previous prison.

1622
01:05:22,457 --> 01:05:24,457
Olivia and mom.

1623
01:05:25,727 --> 01:05:28,162
>> But today we're here to

1624
01:05:28,162 --> 01:05:28,797
discuss

1625
01:05:28,797 --> 01:05:29,397
3 proposed changes to the

1626
01:05:29,397 --> 01:05:30,231
city's fiscal policies.

1627
01:05:30,231 --> 01:05:33,501
There's a memo resolution and a

1628
01:05:33,501 --> 01:05:33,968
marked up version of the

1629
01:05:33,968 --> 01:05:35,570
existing fiscal

1630
01:05:35,570 --> 01:05:36,271
policies in the back up for the

1631
01:05:36,271 --> 01:05:38,439
meeting and these changes were

1632
01:05:38,439 --> 01:05:41,439
also reviewed and approved by

1633
01:05:41,743 --> 01:05:43,110
the budget finance and taxation

1634
01:05:43,110 --> 01:05:45,110
committee at their

1635
01:05:45,213 --> 01:05:45,980
meeting on 8/3/2026. The first

1636
01:05:45,980 --> 01:05:49,500
change can be found on page 9

1637
01:05:49,500 --> 01:05:50,886
of the fiscal policies and it's

1638
01:05:50,886 --> 01:05:51,553
related to the uses of ad

1639
01:05:51,553 --> 01:05:52,253
valorem revenues the fiscal

1640
01:05:52,253 --> 01:05:53,954
policies, currently state that

1641
01:05:53,954 --> 01:05:55,390
had learned taxes shall be

1642
01:05:55,390 --> 01:05:58,326
allocated to cover the cost of

1643
01:05:58,326 --> 01:06:00,528
providing public safety to the

1644
01:06:00,528 --> 01:06:01,496
city and the proposed change I

1645
01:06:01,496 --> 01:06:03,698
would be at the language to

1646
01:06:03,698 --> 01:06:06,968
clarify that we are required to

1647
01:06:06,968 --> 01:06:07,635
make contributions to the

1648
01:06:07,635 --> 01:06:08,303
city's tax increment

1649
01:06:08,303 --> 01:06:10,703
financing districts and that

1650
01:06:11,172 --> 01:06:12,700
they are made from the ad

1651
01:06:12,700 --> 01:06:14,700
valorem tax

1652
01:06:14,643 --> 01:06:15,343
revenues received by the city.

1653
01:06:15,343 --> 01:06:16,377
The next change is on page 15

1654
01:06:16,377 --> 01:06:19,781
and it is needed to update the

1655
01:06:19,781 --> 01:06:21,415
fiscal policies with the fy 27

1656
01:06:21,415 --> 01:06:21,983
rate study currently

1657
01:06:21,983 --> 01:06:24,252
and the pay as you go

1658
01:06:24,252 --> 01:06:26,652
improvement section, the policy

1659
01:06:27,555 --> 01:06:29,623
states that the annual rate

1660
01:06:29,623 --> 01:06:30,592
study for fy teen fy 18 set a

1661
01:06:30,592 --> 01:06:32,894
target of 50% cash and other

1662
01:06:32,894 --> 01:06:35,294
resources and 50% bond funding

1663
01:06:35,763 --> 01:06:36,430
ratio for the city's public

1664
01:06:36,430 --> 01:06:37,365
utility and that that target

1665
01:06:37,365 --> 01:06:40,234
has been met. The proposed

1666
01:06:40,234 --> 01:06:41,102
change would remove the

1667
01:06:41,102 --> 01:06:42,103
language that states that

1668
01:06:42,103 --> 01:06:45,103
target has been met and

1669
01:06:45,406 --> 01:06:46,374
replaced with language stating

1670
01:06:46,374 --> 01:06:47,241
that this target continues as

1671
01:06:47,241 --> 01:06:48,543
a general guideline for the

1672
01:06:48,543 --> 01:06:50,845
city's program due to the

1673
01:06:50,845 --> 01:06:51,479
temporary move from the

1674
01:06:51,479 --> 01:06:53,879
fifty-fifty target for the

1675
01:06:54,449 --> 01:06:54,782
stormwater portion of the

1676
01:06:54,782 --> 01:06:56,782
utility

1677
01:06:58,190 --> 01:06:58,353
and the fy 27 rate study.

1678
01:06:58,353 --> 01:06:59,153
And the

1679
01:06:59,153 --> 01:07:01,656
last change is on page 18 and

1680
01:07:01,656 --> 01:07:02,256
comes from a request from the

1681
01:07:02,256 --> 01:07:04,526
committee the budget and

1682
01:07:04,526 --> 01:07:06,494
finance and taxation committee

1683
01:07:06,494 --> 01:07:07,195
during their Jan. 29th meeting

1684
01:07:07,195 --> 01:07:08,128
at their request was to add a

1685
01:07:08,128 --> 01:07:10,528
framework to the fiscal

1686
01:07:11,532 --> 01:07:13,330
policies for using the economic

1687
01:07:13,330 --> 01:07:15,433
stability fund to support

1688
01:07:16,338 --> 01:07:17,380
affordable housing. Similar to

1689
01:07:17,380 --> 01:07:18,306
the framework established for

1690
01:07:18,306 --> 01:07:20,306
national disaster natural

1691
01:07:21,142 --> 01:07:24,412
disasters and under section b b

1692
01:07:24,412 --> 01:07:25,913
3 of the fiscal policies.

1693
01:07:25,913 --> 01:07:26,614
We added a

1694
01:07:26,614 --> 01:07:27,248
that provides this framework.

1695
01:07:27,248 --> 01:07:27,782
And thank you there's any

1696
01:07:27,782 --> 01:07:29,782
questions thank you

1697
01:07:29,884 --> 01:07:31,519
councilmember Curtis, thank you

1698
01:07:31,519 --> 01:07:34,519
MADAM Chair just quickly there

1699
01:07:34,789 --> 01:07:35,356
was some comment during open

1700
01:07:35,356 --> 01:07:36,230
forum about

1701
01:07:36,230 --> 01:07:39,160
the language I just want to

1702
01:07:39,160 --> 01:07:39,861
make it clear the language that

1703
01:07:39,861 --> 01:07:40,929
we're

1704
01:07:40,929 --> 01:07:43,565
changing is to codify the

1705
01:07:43,565 --> 01:07:45,965
required contribution above the

1706
01:07:46,867 --> 01:07:50,138
threshold for that f from the

1707
01:07:50,138 --> 01:07:51,873
general fund to that fund

1708
01:07:51,873 --> 01:07:53,507
not any other ad valorem but

1709
01:07:53,507 --> 01:07:54,509
only for the ad valorem inside

1710
01:07:54,509 --> 01:07:55,276
of those 2 areas above the

1711
01:07:55,276 --> 01:07:58,276
threshold that we are required

1712
01:07:58,546 --> 01:08:00,948
to make that transfer that's

1713
01:08:00,948 --> 01:08:01,482
correct and and

1714
01:08:01,482 --> 01:08:03,882
also we're having a

1715
01:08:04,418 --> 01:08:06,418
conversation about shortening

1716
01:08:06,855 --> 01:08:07,856
the length

1717
01:08:07,856 --> 01:08:10,458
of a cra and so this is just

1718
01:08:10,458 --> 01:08:11,559
the above the threshold inside

1719
01:08:11,559 --> 01:08:13,962
of those tif areas, not

1720
01:08:13,962 --> 01:08:14,862
anything there is not more

1721
01:08:14,862 --> 01:08:15,596
money going to tip then there

1722
01:08:15,596 --> 01:08:18,433
has been in the past. So I just

1723
01:08:18,433 --> 01:08:20,969
wanted to make sure that was

1724
01:08:20,969 --> 01:08:22,403
very clear.

1725
01:08:22,403 --> 01:08:23,104
I can't I can't answer any

1726
01:08:23,104 --> 01:08:26,730
question sorry, I'm sure some

1727
01:08:26,730 --> 01:08:27,375
of us will be around if you

1728
01:08:27,375 --> 01:08:28,420
want to get us when we break

1729
01:08:28,420 --> 01:08:30,211
and so I just wanted to make

1730
01:08:30,211 --> 01:08:33,281
that very clear so thank you

1731
01:08:33,281 --> 01:08:33,915
for that distinction otherwise.

1732
01:08:33,915 --> 01:08:34,582
Thank you for having these

1733
01:08:34,582 --> 01:08:36,982
conversations inside of the

1734
01:08:37,251 --> 01:08:39,954
oven to this is helpful I think

1735
01:08:39,954 --> 01:08:40,655
all of these

1736
01:08:40,655 --> 01:08:41,355
recommendations are needed and

1737
01:08:41,355 --> 01:08:44,192
I appreciated all the input be

1738
01:08:44,192 --> 01:08:47,195
a fun to you know move approval

1739
01:08:47,195 --> 01:08:47,929
and I can.

1740
01:08:47,929 --> 01:08:49,263
We haven't like you might think

1741
01:08:49,263 --> 01:08:51,663
you councilmember Hardin thank

1742
01:08:52,566 --> 01:08:53,201
you chair. Councilmember guard

1743
01:08:53,201 --> 01:08:56,137
us actually answer my big.

1744
01:08:56,137 --> 01:08:59,474
We are asked my big question

1745
01:08:59,474 --> 01:09:02,474
thank you very much. Part 3.

1746
01:09:08,750 --> 01:09:09,584
>> That the.

1747
01:09:09,584 --> 01:09:11,190
>> This is that the question

1748
01:09:11,190 --> 01:09:12,787
asking us in this form as I

1749
01:09:12,787 --> 01:09:13,988
understand it that the way and

1750
01:09:13,988 --> 01:09:17,258
it's legal. The way that we

1751
01:09:17,258 --> 01:09:19,658
created the the economic

1752
01:09:20,227 --> 01:09:21,295
stability fund.

1753
01:09:21,295 --> 01:09:22,290
It doesn't allow for what we

1754
01:09:22,290 --> 01:09:24,429
are currently doesn't stipulate

1755
01:09:24,899 --> 01:09:25,333
what we're currently doing with

1756
01:09:25,333 --> 01:09:27,333
it.

1757
01:09:27,668 --> 01:09:28,370
So it would so any time we want

1758
01:09:28,370 --> 01:09:30,171
to use the economic stability

1759
01:09:30,171 --> 01:09:30,805
fund it would still have to

1760
01:09:30,805 --> 01:09:33,708
come back to City Council.

1761
01:09:33,708 --> 01:09:35,209
If I'm not mistaken is that

1762
01:09:35,209 --> 01:09:35,810
correct.

1763
01:09:35,810 --> 01:09:36,511
Yeah that's okay that'll

1764
01:09:36,511 --> 01:09:39,447
continue to be a struggle for

1765
01:09:39,447 --> 01:09:40,448
me because that's the that

1766
01:09:40,448 --> 01:09:41,490
wasn't the original

1767
01:09:41,490 --> 01:09:43,840
intention Council can do

1768
01:09:43,840 --> 01:09:43,818
whatever we want do on that

1769
01:09:43,818 --> 01:09:44,485
side but just one clarification

1770
01:09:44,485 --> 01:09:45,153
on that and other than that

1771
01:09:45,153 --> 01:09:47,553
thank you very much

1772
01:09:48,423 --> 01:09:51,423
councilmember to says and my

1773
01:09:51,592 --> 01:09:53,280
question for me,

1774
01:09:53,280 --> 01:09:55,280
thank you.

1775
01:09:56,630 --> 01:09:56,765
Thank you, I hear Floyd thanks

1776
01:09:56,765 --> 01:09:57,465
I'm gonna piggyback on the

1777
01:09:57,465 --> 01:09:57,765
original discussion just real

1778
01:09:57,765 --> 01:09:58,365
quick.

1779
01:09:58,365 --> 01:09:58,967
Money collected in the.

1780
01:09:58,967 --> 01:10:00,967
Geographical areas where

1781
01:10:01,702 --> 01:10:03,400
there's a tif district goes to

1782
01:10:03,400 --> 01:10:03,704
the general fund and

1783
01:10:03,704 --> 01:10:04,939
then we transfer to the test.

1784
01:10:04,939 --> 01:10:05,840
That's correct and we have been

1785
01:10:05,840 --> 01:10:06,507
doing it we just wanted to make

1786
01:10:06,507 --> 01:10:09,377
it clear yes, thank you just

1787
01:10:09,377 --> 01:10:12,377
wanted to say that explicitly

1788
01:10:12,546 --> 01:10:14,546
thank you.

1789
01:10:14,815 --> 01:10:15,283
>> And just to be even clearer.

1790
01:10:15,283 --> 01:10:16,451
It's just what.

1791
01:10:16,451 --> 01:10:19,720
The law requires I mean at the

1792
01:10:19,720 --> 01:10:21,488
end of the day you have to the

1793
01:10:21,488 --> 01:10:22,222
money has

1794
01:10:22,222 --> 01:10:22,956
to go into the general fund but

1795
01:10:22,956 --> 01:10:23,757
because we have the cra's those

1796
01:10:23,757 --> 01:10:27,280
monies have to go back into the

1797
01:10:27,280 --> 01:10:28,262
series and that's that's just

1798
01:10:28,262 --> 01:10:28,963
how it works.

1799
01:10:28,963 --> 01:10:29,697
Okay we have a motion a second

1800
01:10:29,697 --> 01:10:32,500
clerk if you can open a machine

1801
01:10:32,500 --> 01:10:34,635
for voting council members

1802
01:10:34,635 --> 01:10:35,270
please enter.

1803
01:10:35,270 --> 01:10:35,903
>> The Depression council

1804
01:10:35,903 --> 01:10:38,303
members voted clerk please

1805
01:10:38,406 --> 01:10:41,406
telling out to vote. Chair

1806
01:10:41,676 --> 01:10:44,676
motion to adjourn, you know.

1807
01:11:05,300 --> 01:11:07,768
>> But ash f 2 I feel like we

1808
01:11:07,768 --> 01:11:11,105
haven't seen you for a while.

1809
01:11:11,105 --> 01:11:14,105
Aaron engineer that can help

1810
01:11:14,175 --> 01:11:16,175
us.

1811
01:11:24,352 --> 01:11:25,860
>> In the room and you can get.

1812
01:11:25,860 --> 01:11:25,753
>> It will be some of that that

1813
01:11:25,753 --> 01:11:28,122
again. One of us can't talk

1814
01:11:28,122 --> 01:11:31,426
anymore. You might see on the

1815
01:11:31,426 --> 01:11:33,826
beach manna from heaven.

1816
01:11:34,695 --> 01:11:37,695
Okay we're good seems like.

1817
01:11:43,337 --> 01:11:45,707
>> It a causal British from an

1818
01:11:45,707 --> 01:11:46,907
engine and capital improvements

1819
01:11:46,907 --> 01:11:49,907
department and today we bring

1820
01:11:50,440 --> 01:11:52,380
to you and a lot of

1821
01:11:52,380 --> 01:11:53,114
construction contract.

1822
01:11:53,114 --> 01:11:55,950
4 some drainage moments on 50th

1823
01:11:55,950 --> 01:11:59,120
and 7th Street in that general

1824
01:11:59,120 --> 01:12:00,721
neighborhood.

1825
01:12:00,721 --> 01:12:01,422
It's.

1826
01:12:01,422 --> 01:12:04,292
>> The commitment that we on.

1827
01:12:04,292 --> 01:12:04,925
Well des 6 City Council

1828
01:12:04,925 --> 01:12:05,592
approved the cse contracts

1829
01:12:05,592 --> 01:12:07,561
as part of that approval.

1830
01:12:07,561 --> 01:12:10,665
I mentioned that if this is

1831
01:12:10,665 --> 01:12:11,332
approved by SEPTEMBER we can

1832
01:12:11,332 --> 01:12:11,999
bring construction contract.

1833
01:12:11,999 --> 01:12:12,667
That's all we fish and this

1834
01:12:12,667 --> 01:12:15,136
process can be. This is just

1835
01:12:15,136 --> 01:12:18,405
really that fun lock on it too

1836
01:12:18,405 --> 01:12:19,607
sure and you know to follow

1837
01:12:19,607 --> 01:12:20,307
up on the trust

1838
01:12:20,307 --> 01:12:21,242
that you're given to us as far

1839
01:12:21,242 --> 01:12:21,909
as a proving that process.

1840
01:12:21,909 --> 01:12:25,146
But I will also want to

1841
01:12:25,146 --> 01:12:25,947
implement mentioned that we

1842
01:12:25,947 --> 01:12:27,815
implementing some really

1843
01:12:27,815 --> 01:12:28,482
interesting elements as part of

1844
01:12:28,482 --> 01:12:29,550
this project. So while we're

1845
01:12:29,550 --> 01:12:32,519
looking to to storm water

1846
01:12:32,519 --> 01:12:34,388
improvements along 50th Street

1847
01:12:34,388 --> 01:12:37,659
and 15th Avenue from 4th Street

1848
01:12:37,659 --> 01:12:38,760
to 7th. And then north from 7

1849
01:12:38,760 --> 01:12:39,827
to what's

1850
01:12:39,827 --> 01:12:42,797
50th at 54th Avenue Canal.

1851
01:12:42,797 --> 01:12:43,531
The ultimate discharge just to

1852
01:12:43,531 --> 01:12:44,164
give you a size of the capacity

1853
01:12:44,164 --> 01:12:47,134
that will be out into the

1854
01:12:47,134 --> 01:12:49,904
system when you connect to 55

1855
01:12:49,904 --> 01:12:51,904
54,000 to now

1856
01:12:52,740 --> 01:12:53,474
it's a it by 7, 8, by 6 blocks

1857
01:12:53,474 --> 01:12:56,443
clove so it's taller than me on

1858
01:12:56,443 --> 01:12:59,413
see why didn't mean to white if

1859
01:12:59,413 --> 01:13:01,813
I was a teen.

1860
01:13:02,717 --> 01:13:03,817
>> So what will also implement

1861
01:13:03,817 --> 01:13:06,870
a spot is project to

1862
01:13:06,870 --> 01:13:09,560
7 wants a quality Hydro plant

1863
01:13:09,560 --> 01:13:10,691
us. So what also commitment to

1864
01:13:10,691 --> 01:13:11,292
Woods low-impact design green

1865
01:13:11,292 --> 01:13:13,292
infrastructure, but also

1866
01:13:13,961 --> 01:13:16,361
helping to offset floodplain

1867
01:13:17,298 --> 01:13:20,634
inbox so several of these will

1868
01:13:20,634 --> 01:13:22,737
be installed along 50 it

1869
01:13:22,737 --> 01:13:23,404
Avenue itself. Each one of the

1870
01:13:23,404 --> 01:13:25,804
structures will house trees

1871
01:13:25,873 --> 01:13:28,409
within it, but it's a build

1872
01:13:28,409 --> 01:13:29,944
system meaning it has e

1873
01:13:29,944 --> 01:13:32,344
treatment process built within

1874
01:13:32,780 --> 01:13:35,780
it. Sitting type of aggregate.

1875
01:13:36,150 --> 01:13:38,385
So it allows not a tin you isha

1876
01:13:38,385 --> 01:13:39,200
of water within

1877
01:13:39,200 --> 01:13:41,956
the system so we have some

1878
01:13:41,956 --> 01:13:42,724
storage capacity. But what it

1879
01:13:42,724 --> 01:13:43,724
also does is it

1880
01:13:43,724 --> 01:13:45,724
provides water quality

1881
01:13:46,260 --> 01:13:47,995
benefits. So it's not just a

1882
01:13:47,995 --> 01:13:50,630
normal storm want a system that

1883
01:13:50,630 --> 01:13:53,340
has a drainage in that water

1884
01:13:53,340 --> 01:13:53,735
flows in and then flows out

1885
01:13:53,735 --> 01:13:55,769
we're doing all apart as well

1886
01:13:55,769 --> 01:13:56,470
to help improve the water

1887
01:13:56,470 --> 01:13:57,505
quality but also provide here

1888
01:13:57,505 --> 01:13:58,172
is that we get all stepped on

1889
01:13:58,172 --> 01:14:01,750
the flood plain. One of the

1890
01:14:01,750 --> 01:14:01,976
other benefits as part of this

1891
01:14:01,976 --> 01:14:04,976
is trees not really grew

1892
01:14:05,246 --> 01:14:07,148
whether routes get the water.

1893
01:14:07,148 --> 01:14:09,548
So because well within

1894
01:14:09,883 --> 01:14:10,585
that box truck itself. The

1895
01:14:10,585 --> 01:14:11,185
roots now grew into it and it

1896
01:14:11,185 --> 01:14:11,886
has a direct assistance.

1897
01:14:11,886 --> 01:14:13,687
It's a self-sustaining system.

1898
01:14:13,687 --> 01:14:16,687
So it's absorbing the new

1899
01:14:16,958 --> 01:14:18,726
trends within the same system

1900
01:14:18,726 --> 01:14:19,494
that is

1901
01:14:19,494 --> 01:14:20,461
we are discharging nutrients

1902
01:14:20,461 --> 01:14:21,280
to. Now this project ultimately

1903
01:14:21,280 --> 01:14:23,428
we're looking to stop

1904
01:14:23,964 --> 01:14:26,364
construction at the beginning

1905
01:14:26,700 --> 01:14:27,434
of the next year. Why coming up

1906
01:14:27,434 --> 01:14:30,270
on Thanksgiving. Also coming up

1907
01:14:30,270 --> 01:14:33,608
on Christmas. We did an initial

1908
01:14:33,608 --> 01:14:35,608
public meeting sometime.

1909
01:14:36,978 --> 01:14:37,878
This project has some swift but

1910
01:14:37,878 --> 01:14:38,579
funding tied to a 2.7 which

1911
01:14:38,579 --> 01:14:40,281
will waiting on that approval

1912
01:14:40,281 --> 01:14:41,481
process. We have that funding

1913
01:14:41,481 --> 01:14:44,481
right now moving forward into

1914
01:14:44,752 --> 01:14:45,753
the construction fees. So

1915
01:14:45,753 --> 01:14:46,820
before we get into actual

1916
01:14:46,820 --> 01:14:49,256
construction. We want to get

1917
01:14:49,256 --> 01:14:51,656
back over that neighborhood

1918
01:14:52,526 --> 01:14:52,960
again so in mid NOVEMBER to

1919
01:14:52,960 --> 01:14:53,627
early DECEMBER

1920
01:14:53,627 --> 01:14:54,262
replying to also do another

1921
01:14:54,262 --> 01:14:56,597
public outreach where will

1922
01:14:56,597 --> 01:14:59,200
brief the residents as far as

1923
01:14:59,200 --> 01:14:59,800
what we can expect to see

1924
01:14:59,800 --> 01:15:01,736
during construction. The

1925
01:15:01,736 --> 01:15:02,470
drainage projects by nature of

1926
01:15:02,470 --> 01:15:03,804
this magnitude capital projects

1927
01:15:03,804 --> 01:15:04,672
take up everything from could

1928
01:15:04,672 --> 01:15:07,941
get to so it's going to be a

1929
01:15:07,941 --> 01:15:08,342
jet packs to the community.

1930
01:15:08,342 --> 01:15:09,900
But we want

1931
01:15:09,900 --> 01:15:09,743
to be with them with them to

1932
01:15:09,743 --> 01:15:12,847
hear that can says the contract

1933
01:15:12,847 --> 01:15:13,280
is also going to be that to

1934
01:15:13,280 --> 01:15:13,981
hear that can

1935
01:15:13,981 --> 01:15:14,682
since as we walked through the

1936
01:15:14,682 --> 01:15:17,820
construction process with that

1937
01:15:17,752 --> 01:15:20,988
I can take any questions and

1938
01:15:20,988 --> 01:15:23,388
the council approved. Okay,

1939
01:15:23,624 --> 01:15:24,291
go to public comment.

1940
01:15:24,291 --> 01:15:24,926
The Herald sun approach the

1941
01:15:24,926 --> 01:15:25,593
podium state your name and

1942
01:15:25,593 --> 01:15:27,795
address across streets. You

1943
01:15:27,795 --> 01:15:30,598
have 2 minutes to address to

1944
01:15:30,598 --> 01:15:32,598
the council.

1945
01:15:33,868 --> 01:15:36,268
>> ok Cathy haralson 32th

1946
01:15:37,137 --> 01:15:39,537
Avenue North and 26 Street.

1947
01:15:41,108 --> 01:15:44,108
Doing this hybrid plan or

1948
01:15:44,378 --> 01:15:44,779
project I've seen those in

1949
01:15:44,779 --> 01:15:45,913
other cities

1950
01:15:45,913 --> 01:15:48,313
in Florida, Gainesville being

1951
01:15:48,749 --> 01:15:49,850
one of them. One thing though

1952
01:15:49,850 --> 01:15:50,551
that they do have in theirs.

1953
01:15:50,551 --> 01:15:53,420
Our trees. Dan Simon and what

1954
01:15:53,420 --> 01:15:55,756
I'm going to say well you ought

1955
01:15:55,756 --> 01:15:57,624
to.

1956
01:15:57,624 --> 01:15:58,358
But particularly cypress And

1957
01:15:58,358 --> 01:16:01,162
I'm not saying it's appropriate

1958
01:16:01,162 --> 01:16:02,863
here, but there could be others

1959
01:16:02,863 --> 01:16:05,320
think of it is a dance.

1960
01:16:05,320 --> 01:16:08,320
So much additional to the

1961
01:16:08,336 --> 01:16:08,869
higher planners besides the

1962
01:16:08,869 --> 01:16:10,869
rain garden elements

1963
01:16:10,938 --> 01:16:13,140
and it up takes more water and

1964
01:16:13,140 --> 01:16:16,140
it provides other services back

1965
01:16:16,477 --> 01:16:18,877
to the neighborhood and

1966
01:16:19,146 --> 01:16:20,470
obviously cooling habitat.

1967
01:16:20,470 --> 01:16:23,470
Eventually uptake of co 2 and

1968
01:16:23,417 --> 01:16:26,687
really it's it's you know, it's

1969
01:16:26,687 --> 01:16:28,210
a nice visual presentation

1970
01:16:28,210 --> 01:16:30,424
as far as that goes so I love

1971
01:16:30,424 --> 01:16:33,160
what you're doing them. The

1972
01:16:33,160 --> 01:16:34,261
magical Claude, and you know

1973
01:16:34,261 --> 01:16:35,996
she said thank you. Only

1974
01:16:35,996 --> 01:16:37,764
support this but I would love

1975
01:16:37,764 --> 01:16:38,466
to see that additional element

1976
01:16:38,466 --> 01:16:39,166
added if you can get with your

1977
01:16:39,166 --> 01:16:42,136
designers and see if something

1978
01:16:42,136 --> 01:16:45,136
like that would work. Thank

1979
01:16:45,305 --> 01:16:47,305
you. Thank you.

1980
01:16:47,608 --> 01:16:48,275
>> Theresa in its that you want

1981
01:16:48,275 --> 01:16:48,976
you want to say something we

1982
01:16:48,976 --> 01:16:51,445
already have trees and bought

1983
01:16:51,445 --> 01:16:52,513
fits I can follow up with you

1984
01:16:52,513 --> 01:16:54,513
off to

1985
01:16:55,482 --> 01:16:58,752
yes. No note to end the details

1986
01:16:58,752 --> 01:16:59,119
we do have plans in the engine.

1987
01:16:59,119 --> 01:16:59,953
I love Inc

1988
01:16:59,953 --> 01:17:02,953
9 finds too great, but it's

1989
01:17:03,223 --> 01:17:04,458
very hard to read. So we do

1990
01:17:04,458 --> 01:17:06,858
plan on finding trees

1991
01:17:07,194 --> 01:17:10,194
to the residents point that

1992
01:17:10,364 --> 01:17:10,998
nutrient uptake it creates its

1993
01:17:10,998 --> 01:17:12,990
own ecosystem so as it did

1994
01:17:12,990 --> 01:17:12,833
going into phosphorus and

1995
01:17:12,833 --> 01:17:16,370
nitrogen. It really helps us to

1996
01:17:16,370 --> 01:17:19,173
the trees as well. So good

1997
01:17:19,173 --> 01:17:21,173
points. Thank you.

1998
01:17:23,177 --> 01:17:25,446
Reg some as usual.

1999
01:17:25,446 --> 01:17:26,113
Just very high level that the

2000
01:17:26,113 --> 01:17:26,780
this is a. Little bit bigger

2001
01:17:26,780 --> 01:17:29,483
project than usual. Can you

2002
01:17:29,483 --> 01:17:31,786
give us just a high-level time

2003
01:17:31,786 --> 01:17:35,156
frame. I want a street to be

2004
01:17:35,156 --> 01:17:38,392
torn up that kind of thing.

2005
01:17:38,392 --> 01:17:41,392
Yes, Sir such a point.

2006
01:17:41,662 --> 01:17:43,697
54th Avenue Canal is not.

2007
01:17:43,697 --> 01:17:45,800
>> So as part of that

2008
01:17:45,800 --> 01:17:48,800
construction will have to build

2009
01:17:48,869 --> 01:17:49,569
what we call a cough of them

2010
01:17:49,569 --> 01:17:50,838
well actually try sheet piling

2011
01:17:50,838 --> 01:17:53,440
into the can now so we could do

2012
01:17:53,440 --> 01:17:54,208
you want to the system and

2013
01:17:54,208 --> 01:17:57,208
remove that. Now we can

2014
01:17:57,477 --> 01:17:59,346
actually build the foods piece

2015
01:17:59,346 --> 01:18:00,140
of pipe.

2016
01:18:00,140 --> 01:18:00,681
Now ultimately in stormwater

2017
01:18:00,681 --> 01:18:01,382
systems or anything in that

2018
01:18:01,382 --> 01:18:03,751
nature you want to stop on the

2019
01:18:03,751 --> 01:18:07,351
list point and then moves back.

2020
01:18:08,990 --> 01:18:09,623
You can text the can accept

2021
01:18:09,623 --> 01:18:11,158
that and still gets good.

2022
01:18:11,158 --> 01:18:14,495
It's not leaking put it into

2023
01:18:14,495 --> 01:18:16,330
service. So when the bypassing

2024
01:18:16,330 --> 01:18:19,330
it's like a moving train.

2025
01:18:19,499 --> 01:18:20,100
So the section it's an

2026
01:18:20,100 --> 01:18:21,802
operation as we take all

2027
01:18:21,802 --> 01:18:22,536
distant session we get bypass

2028
01:18:22,536 --> 01:18:23,303
around. So it's still providing

2029
01:18:23,303 --> 01:18:24,171
a level of service on the storm

2030
01:18:24,171 --> 01:18:27,441
want to while those in the

2031
01:18:27,441 --> 01:18:29,743
middle section. Then we

2032
01:18:29,743 --> 01:18:30,343
continue again. So

2033
01:18:30,343 --> 01:18:31,450
that's generally how the

2034
01:18:31,450 --> 01:18:33,450
construction sequence schools,

2035
01:18:34,114 --> 01:18:37,840
we start from the tail move up

2036
01:18:37,840 --> 01:18:39,840
to the head

2037
01:18:40,530 --> 01:18:40,787
of the system. The outfall

2038
01:18:40,787 --> 01:18:42,220
section the city did purchase a

2039
01:18:42,220 --> 01:18:43,557
property without for this.

2040
01:18:43,557 --> 01:18:44,258
So we do have that year will

2041
01:18:44,258 --> 01:18:45,920
try to contain as much of the

2042
01:18:45,920 --> 01:18:47,610
construction and then when we

2043
01:18:47,610 --> 01:18:50,610
do end up construction of

2044
01:18:50,130 --> 01:18:50,798
thoughtful but once we get into

2045
01:18:50,798 --> 01:18:51,498
the road. The pipe is in the

2046
01:18:51,498 --> 01:18:54,601
middle of the road we're going

2047
01:18:54,601 --> 01:18:55,569
to work with residents, we have

2048
01:18:55,569 --> 01:18:57,771
to put in some temporary

2049
01:18:57,771 --> 01:18:58,438
access. For residents. The good

2050
01:18:58,438 --> 01:19:01,475
thing is we do have a lot of

2051
01:19:01,475 --> 01:19:03,577
right with this well. So that

2052
01:19:03,577 --> 01:19:04,178
gives us the flexibility to

2053
01:19:04,178 --> 01:19:04,878
shift the leads probably

2054
01:19:04,878 --> 01:19:06,878
construction temporary ruled

2055
01:19:07,615 --> 01:19:08,716
ways on a franchise if we need

2056
01:19:08,716 --> 01:19:12,520
to which is actually the right

2057
01:19:12,520 --> 01:19:14,955
away. So that we can see if the

2058
01:19:14,955 --> 01:19:15,489
due to construction. Now

2059
01:19:15,489 --> 01:19:16,590
by each of the pipe

2060
01:19:16,590 --> 01:19:18,990
construction of stormwater to

2061
01:19:19,930 --> 01:19:22,620
build capacity. The don't is

2062
01:19:22,620 --> 01:19:22,729
the largest section as you get

2063
01:19:22,729 --> 01:19:23,396
food, the upstream. The pipe

2064
01:19:23,396 --> 01:19:24,650
gets smaller and smaller as

2065
01:19:24,650 --> 01:19:26,867
well. It's kind of when you

2066
01:19:26,867 --> 01:19:27,601
look at when you go to a

2067
01:19:27,601 --> 01:19:30,438
restaurant and you see that big

2068
01:19:30,438 --> 01:19:30,771
hvac by coming up. Item gets to

2069
01:19:30,771 --> 01:19:31,505
the end

2070
01:19:31,505 --> 01:19:32,239
of the room, it's a small pipe.

2071
01:19:32,239 --> 01:19:34,639
That's essentially it's picking

2072
01:19:35,442 --> 01:19:36,910
up a little bit of flu more for

2073
01:19:36,910 --> 01:19:39,780
more. So as it gets bigger.

2074
01:19:39,780 --> 01:19:40,481
As a off which are not lying.

2075
01:19:40,481 --> 01:19:41,181
The pipe gets beat. So by the

2076
01:19:41,181 --> 01:19:44,451
time we got get up to 4th

2077
01:19:44,451 --> 01:19:47,451
Street will be probably putting

2078
01:19:47,621 --> 01:19:50,210
in a 42 inch pipe.

2079
01:19:50,291 --> 01:19:51,792
Impacts not to get less, but

2080
01:19:51,792 --> 01:19:52,493
ultimately will be restored

2081
01:19:52,493 --> 01:19:55,295
from could could. So be a new

2082
01:19:55,295 --> 01:19:58,295
rule that construction will do

2083
01:19:58,565 --> 01:19:59,166
some adjustments on the road we

2084
01:19:59,166 --> 01:20:00,100
asked was love the shun

2085
01:20:00,100 --> 01:20:02,870
to help with resiliency and

2086
01:20:02,870 --> 01:20:03,503
sustainability but they don't

2087
01:20:03,503 --> 01:20:06,373
ice to get Good point and

2088
01:20:06,373 --> 01:20:07,410
that's why we want to get that

2089
01:20:07,410 --> 01:20:09,910
and that NOVEMBER time frame

2090
01:20:09,910 --> 01:20:10,411
DECEMBER to really meet with

2091
01:20:10,411 --> 01:20:11,780
the residents. So

2092
01:20:11,780 --> 01:20:11,812
they couldn't this time what

2093
01:20:11,812 --> 01:20:14,348
they're going to see time frame

2094
01:20:14,348 --> 01:20:15,449
for construction looking at

2095
01:20:15,449 --> 01:20:16,116
about 360 d is for the overall

2096
01:20:16,116 --> 01:20:18,986
time only because we have to

2097
01:20:18,986 --> 01:20:20,154
break it up into small

2098
01:20:20,154 --> 01:20:21,121
sections. We come

2099
01:20:21,121 --> 01:20:23,323
rip apart that entire route

2100
01:20:23,323 --> 01:20:26,323
from from 7 to 15, it's just

2101
01:20:26,626 --> 01:20:27,261
going to impact the community

2102
01:20:27,261 --> 01:20:29,329
so much so that's the

2103
01:20:29,329 --> 01:20:30,630
downside of the biggest parts

2104
01:20:30,630 --> 01:20:32,660
of construction. You have to do

2105
01:20:32,660 --> 01:20:35,369
it in small pots to maintain

2106
01:20:35,369 --> 01:20:36,103
access. So we try to do block

2107
01:20:36,103 --> 01:20:38,103
sections. So

2108
01:20:38,972 --> 01:20:39,640
that what is enough detour

2109
01:20:39,640 --> 01:20:40,374
route as possible. Thank you

2110
01:20:40,374 --> 01:20:41,800
for us the other question is on

2111
01:20:41,800 --> 01:20:43,176
that. Again in the bigger

2112
01:20:43,176 --> 01:20:46,176
picture. What are we solving

2113
01:20:46,446 --> 01:20:48,248
what were we doing. The point

2114
01:20:48,248 --> 01:20:50,648
so the objective of

2115
01:20:51,518 --> 01:20:52,519
this is the storm of the system

2116
01:20:52,519 --> 01:20:53,387
as it resides

2117
01:20:53,387 --> 01:20:53,920
right now raging dye designed

2118
01:20:53,920 --> 01:20:55,920
in 1950's.

2119
01:20:57,191 --> 01:20:58,325
Now it's under capacity for the

2120
01:20:58,325 --> 01:21:00,928
intensity of to Reno events

2121
01:21:00,928 --> 01:21:02,128
that we received today. The

2122
01:21:02,128 --> 01:21:03,564
other part of it based on

2123
01:21:03,564 --> 01:21:04,764
historical trends, the actual

2124
01:21:04,764 --> 01:21:07,935
rip measure trends of to to

2125
01:21:07,935 --> 01:21:10,337
what the condition on the level

2126
01:21:10,337 --> 01:21:13,540
of what to 54th Avenue has

2127
01:21:13,540 --> 01:21:14,241
increased. So when we look at

2128
01:21:14,241 --> 01:21:15,420
and council member governor I

2129
01:21:15,420 --> 01:21:18,420
have discussed this when you

2130
01:21:18,378 --> 01:21:21,214
look at that more tied record a

2131
01:21:21,214 --> 01:21:22,149
title dita from the 1950's.

2132
01:21:22,149 --> 01:21:25,486
No we will have the story I

2133
01:21:25,486 --> 01:21:27,187
probably said it multiple times

2134
01:21:27,187 --> 01:21:28,188
as well from residents

2135
01:21:28,188 --> 01:21:30,691
we lived in this community.

2136
01:21:30,691 --> 01:21:34,940
My parents live 10 o has never

2137
01:21:34,940 --> 01:21:34,661
flooded and that is absolutely

2138
01:21:34,661 --> 01:21:35,729
true because when you

2139
01:21:35,729 --> 01:21:38,999
look at historical tidy to a

2140
01:21:38,999 --> 01:21:42,169
new record it it toughen the

2141
01:21:42,169 --> 01:21:44,169
1950's to now.

2142
01:21:45,305 --> 01:21:45,706
Extreme high tide.

2143
01:21:45,706 --> 01:21:47,706
Is still Lou

2144
01:21:48,875 --> 01:21:52,146
and extreme low tide that we

2145
01:21:52,146 --> 01:21:54,548
received so what that means

2146
01:21:54,548 --> 01:21:56,830
it is the stormwater system

2147
01:21:56,830 --> 01:21:57,500
cannot operate efficiently.

2148
01:21:57,500 --> 01:21:57,651
Because of that that's why we

2149
01:21:57,651 --> 01:22:00,651
agree with the big pipe.

2150
01:22:00,654 --> 01:22:02,856
So we're doing volumetric flow

2151
01:22:02,856 --> 01:22:05,856
has it was to hydraulic.

2152
01:22:06,126 --> 01:22:08,295
Thank you very much appreciate

2153
01:22:08,295 --> 01:22:08,662
it. Thank you chair.

2154
01:22:08,662 --> 01:22:09,330
Thank you.

2155
01:22:09,330 --> 01:22:10,300
Councilmember Curtis, I only

2156
01:22:10,300 --> 01:22:12,266
wanted to point out that that

2157
01:22:12,266 --> 01:22:14,266
was precious high-level

2158
01:22:15,435 --> 01:22:18,435
overview of all of that.

2159
01:22:18,672 --> 01:22:21,720
Move approval, thanks peckish.

2160
01:22:21,441 --> 01:22:23,841
I want to just 2.

2161
01:22:24,711 --> 01:22:27,380
Ask what is the total cost of

2162
01:22:27,380 --> 01:22:27,648
this project.

2163
01:22:27,648 --> 01:22:29,648
So.

2164
01:22:30,951 --> 01:22:32,152
The construction contract is

2165
01:22:32,152 --> 01:22:32,786
about 6 million dollars

2166
01:22:32,786 --> 01:22:35,186
2.7 which is Grant funded.

2167
01:22:35,689 --> 01:22:36,223
I do not have to design cost

2168
01:22:36,223 --> 01:22:36,924
with me right now,

2169
01:22:36,924 --> 01:22:38,625
but I can definitely get that.

2170
01:22:38,625 --> 01:22:39,292
>> To Council one of the things

2171
01:22:39,292 --> 01:22:42,229
I just want to point out you

2172
01:22:42,229 --> 01:22:45,499
know is I just had a meeting

2173
01:22:45,499 --> 01:22:46,833
with with my and 80%

2174
01:22:46,833 --> 01:22:48,833
of their monies.

2175
01:22:52,272 --> 01:22:52,973
It's funded by tax.

2176
01:22:52,973 --> 01:22:55,709
>> So it's something to know.

2177
01:22:55,709 --> 01:22:57,709
With what's happening.

2178
01:22:58,979 --> 01:23:01,148
Amendment 3. It's you have

2179
01:23:01,148 --> 01:23:01,582
different parts of.

2180
01:23:01,582 --> 01:23:03,450
Our.

2181
01:23:03,450 --> 01:23:04,317
Agencies that get funding the

2182
01:23:04,317 --> 01:23:04,918
end up coming here and

2183
01:23:04,918 --> 01:23:07,318
supporting us with Grant

2184
01:23:07,854 --> 01:23:08,255
funding in their different

2185
01:23:08,255 --> 01:23:09,689
effects that

2186
01:23:09,689 --> 01:23:10,390
you automatically don't hear

2187
01:23:10,390 --> 01:23:13,326
about and so this with my when

2188
01:23:13,326 --> 01:23:16,597
I heard it was the first time I

2189
01:23:16,597 --> 01:23:18,398
heard it so they provided

2190
01:23:18,398 --> 01:23:18,732
about $3 million to this

2191
01:23:18,732 --> 01:23:19,866
project.

2192
01:23:19,866 --> 01:23:20,634
And also they've seen

2193
01:23:20,634 --> 01:23:23,634
reductions in this one funding

2194
01:23:23,770 --> 01:23:26,770
gap cities as well so

2195
01:23:27,700 --> 01:23:29,407
absolutely correct for that.

2196
01:23:30,143 --> 01:23:30,877
Thank you.

2197
01:23:30,877 --> 01:23:31,545
Have a motion a second clerk if

2198
01:23:31,545 --> 01:23:32,246
you can open the machine for

2199
01:23:32,246 --> 01:23:32,913
boating council members please

2200
01:23:32,913 --> 01:23:33,580
enter your votes. In present

2201
01:23:33,580 --> 01:23:34,414
council members voted clerk

2202
01:23:34,414 --> 01:23:35,115
police telling us vote. MADAM

2203
01:23:35,115 --> 01:23:35,815
Chair motion to approve agenda

2204
01:23:35,815 --> 01:23:38,215
if 2 passes unanimously, thank

2205
01:23:38,619 --> 01:23:41,689
you and thank you protest in

2206
01:23:41,689 --> 01:23:43,689
Clive.

2207
01:23:46,259 --> 01:23:49,530
Next up to get to kunce Council

2208
01:23:49,530 --> 01:23:52,650
committee reports h one this

2209
01:23:52,650 --> 01:23:52,399
is councilmember gabbard

2210
01:23:52,399 --> 01:23:54,399
triple.

2211
01:23:55,102 --> 01:23:56,203
Thank you MADAM Chair from the

2212
01:23:56,203 --> 01:23:56,870
hers committee from Aug.

2213
01:23:56,870 --> 01:23:57,604
27th 2020 said respectfully

2214
01:23:57,604 --> 01:23:59,672
requesting report item to City

2215
01:23:59,672 --> 01:24:02,672
Council on actions taken to

2216
01:24:02,943 --> 01:24:03,677
address nuisance concerns and

2217
01:24:03,677 --> 01:24:06,770
the child's Park neighborhood

2218
01:24:06,113 --> 01:24:07,314
since Aug. 20 25, including an

2219
01:24:07,314 --> 01:24:08,140
update on future cross

2220
01:24:08,140 --> 01:24:08,648
departmental coordination and

2221
01:24:08,648 --> 01:24:11,480
corrective action plan to

2222
01:24:11,384 --> 01:24:13,784
address the nuisance going

2223
01:24:14,555 --> 01:24:17,555
forward, and I so move

2224
01:24:17,957 --> 01:24:18,659
thank you.

2225
01:24:18,659 --> 01:24:19,192
>> And the motion a second we

2226
01:24:19,192 --> 01:24:19,859
have public comment.

2227
01:24:19,859 --> 01:24:20,593
Approaching the podium state

2228
01:24:20,593 --> 01:24:22,195
your name and address and cross

2229
01:24:22,195 --> 01:24:25,195
streets. You have 2 minutes to

2230
01:24:25,465 --> 01:24:27,865
address City Council. Council

2231
01:24:28,501 --> 01:24:29,503
members.

2232
01:24:29,503 --> 01:24:30,360
While.

2233
01:24:30,360 --> 01:24:30,637
Longtime feel like.

2234
01:24:30,637 --> 01:24:32,939
So council brother John

2235
01:24:32,939 --> 01:24:35,776
Muhammad PRESIDENT Of the South

2236
01:24:35,776 --> 01:24:36,476
Park neighborhood Association

2237
01:24:36,476 --> 01:24:38,745
and resident of Charles part,

2238
01:24:38,745 --> 01:24:39,613
46 Street and 15th Avenue

2239
01:24:39,613 --> 01:24:42,315
South. And I'm here in support

2240
01:24:42,315 --> 01:24:44,751
of item h one a first I want to

2241
01:24:44,751 --> 01:24:45,418
say thank you thank you to

2242
01:24:45,418 --> 01:24:47,418
councilmembers Gabbert dris

2243
01:24:47,487 --> 01:24:50,424
cool vice-chair Floyd and gives

2244
01:24:50,424 --> 01:24:51,910
you your for hearing our

2245
01:24:51,910 --> 01:24:51,758
concerns at Hurst community.

2246
01:24:51,758 --> 01:24:54,158
And unanimously moving this

2247
01:24:54,361 --> 01:24:55,610
item forward. We also look

2248
01:24:55,610 --> 01:24:57,330
forward to the administration

2249
01:24:57,330 --> 01:24:58,310
being receptive and supportive

2250
01:24:58,310 --> 01:25:00,600
of this work going forward to

2251
01:25:00,600 --> 01:25:01,268
address this issue just wanted

2252
01:25:01,268 --> 01:25:04,337
to be clear about what we're

2253
01:25:04,337 --> 01:25:05,104
asking. We understand that the

2254
01:25:05,104 --> 01:25:05,972
state and county have

2255
01:25:05,972 --> 01:25:07,373
their own regulatory

2256
01:25:07,373 --> 01:25:08,420
responsibilities. And so we're

2257
01:25:08,420 --> 01:25:10,244
not asking the city to take

2258
01:25:10,244 --> 01:25:11,311
over those responsibilities or

2259
01:25:11,311 --> 01:25:13,711
interfere with those processes.

2260
01:25:14,581 --> 01:25:14,981
We're asking the city to

2261
01:25:14,981 --> 01:25:16,483
exercise the

2262
01:25:16,483 --> 01:25:17,317
authority that belongs to the

2263
01:25:17,317 --> 01:25:19,717
city. When residents repeatedly

2264
01:25:20,687 --> 01:25:23,870
report a potential nuisance

2265
01:25:23,389 --> 01:25:24,910
there is a process and

2266
01:25:24,910 --> 01:25:26,293
that process is to receive the

2267
01:25:26,293 --> 01:25:27,193
complaints investigate them,

2268
01:25:27,193 --> 01:25:28,261
determine what laws and

2269
01:25:28,261 --> 01:25:30,261
requirements apply determine

2270
01:25:30,897 --> 01:25:33,297
whether violations exist and

2271
01:25:33,866 --> 01:25:34,535
they require corrective action

2272
01:25:34,535 --> 01:25:36,469
where appropriate as you all

2273
01:25:36,469 --> 01:25:37,571
know 4 years of a child's part

2274
01:25:37,571 --> 01:25:38,572
residents have reported

2275
01:25:38,572 --> 01:25:40,730
recurring chemical and gas

2276
01:25:40,730 --> 01:25:42,942
odors that interfere with the

2277
01:25:42,942 --> 01:25:43,911
use and enjoyment of our homes

2278
01:25:43,911 --> 01:25:44,477
and community. One of the

2279
01:25:44,477 --> 01:25:46,477
challenges that we've

2280
01:25:46,980 --> 01:25:48,810
encountered is that there seems

2281
01:25:48,810 --> 01:25:51,180
to have been some confusion

2282
01:25:51,180 --> 01:25:52,552
around whose responsibility it

2283
01:25:52,552 --> 01:25:55,822
is and what can be done at the

2284
01:25:55,822 --> 01:25:56,356
city level and so during the

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01:25:56,356 --> 01:25:57,560
hearse committee we

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01:25:57,560 --> 01:25:57,657
proved provided a list of city

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01:25:57,657 --> 01:26:00,570
departments and areas of

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01:26:00,193 --> 01:26:01,361
responsibility that we believe

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01:26:01,361 --> 01:26:04,331
should be a part of a

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01:26:04,331 --> 01:26:04,897
coordinated review. We're not

2291
01:26:04,897 --> 01:26:07,533
asking the city or the

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01:26:07,533 --> 01:26:08,401
administration to determine

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01:26:08,401 --> 01:26:10,503
today. Or pre-determined what

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01:26:10,503 --> 01:26:11,704
those departments will find I

2295
01:26:11,704 --> 01:26:14,340
was simply asking to get around

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01:26:14,340 --> 01:26:14,908
the same table look at the

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01:26:14,908 --> 01:26:16,908
problem through their

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01:26:17,177 --> 01:26:18,440
respective areas of

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01:26:18,440 --> 01:26:18,745
responsibility and determine

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01:26:18,745 --> 01:26:20,680
the appropriate path forward.

2301
01:26:20,680 --> 01:26:23,616
That's really what this is all

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01:26:23,616 --> 01:26:24,618
about coordination

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01:26:24,618 --> 01:26:26,153
accountability and a clear path

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01:26:26,153 --> 01:26:29,890
towards a resolution. The item

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01:26:29,890 --> 01:26:31,157
for you simply asking what has

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01:26:31,157 --> 01:26:32,158
the city done since Aug. 20 25.

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01:26:32,158 --> 01:26:34,558
How would the appropriate

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01:26:35,429 --> 01:26:35,995
department coordinate going

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01:26:35,995 --> 01:26:36,662
forward and then what

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01:26:36,662 --> 01:26:39,620
corrective action plan could

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01:26:39,650 --> 01:26:39,799
look like. So again we continue

2312
01:26:39,799 --> 01:26:42,769
as residents to do our part

2313
01:26:42,769 --> 01:26:43,303
reporting what we smell.

2314
01:26:43,303 --> 01:26:44,400
Documenting what our

2315
01:26:44,400 --> 01:26:46,404
experiences aren't staying in

2316
01:26:47,400 --> 01:26:47,741
games. And we're asking the

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01:26:47,741 --> 01:26:48,341
city to continue to work with

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01:26:48,341 --> 01:26:49,800
us follow the process

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01:26:49,800 --> 01:26:50,644
coordinate the response and

2320
01:26:50,644 --> 01:26:51,277
then let's work together

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01:26:51,277 --> 01:26:52,178
towards a resolution that

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01:26:52,178 --> 01:26:52,946
protects the health safety and

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01:26:52,946 --> 01:26:55,946
quality of life for residents

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01:26:56,316 --> 01:26:59,452
and much else Park. Thank you.

2325
01:26:59,452 --> 01:27:00,153
Thank you

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01:27:00,153 --> 01:27:00,821
councilmember Givens thank

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01:27:00,821 --> 01:27:03,723
you chair on thank you very

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01:27:03,723 --> 01:27:05,491
much for bringing this forward

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01:27:05,491 --> 01:27:05,759
councilmember Gabbert just want

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01:27:05,759 --> 01:27:06,493
to.

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01:27:06,493 --> 01:27:09,329
Make mention that not only will

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01:27:09,329 --> 01:27:11,164
we hope that this convert its

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01:27:11,164 --> 01:27:11,898
conversation to

2334
01:27:11,898 --> 01:27:13,166
more focus on the nuisances but

2335
01:27:13,166 --> 01:27:13,934
also those environmental and

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01:27:13,934 --> 01:27:14,634
public health concerns that's

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01:27:14,634 --> 01:27:15,469
really what we want to hone in

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01:27:15,469 --> 01:27:16,469
on Sir. Thank you so much for

2339
01:27:16,469 --> 01:27:17,103
leading this effort brother

2340
01:27:17,103 --> 01:27:20,103
John and the Charles Park

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01:27:20,106 --> 01:27:22,106
neighborhood Association.

2342
01:27:23,276 --> 01:27:25,276
Thank you chair.

2343
01:27:26,646 --> 01:27:27,347
Thank you.

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01:27:27,347 --> 01:27:27,947
Emotion, second clerk, if you

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01:27:27,947 --> 01:27:28,648
can open the machine for

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01:27:28,648 --> 01:27:29,249
voting. Council members please

2347
01:27:29,249 --> 01:27:29,883
enter your votes in the

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01:27:29,883 --> 01:27:30,583
Depression council members

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01:27:30,583 --> 01:27:31,284
voted clerk please telling us,

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01:27:31,284 --> 01:27:32,180
but CHAIRMAN To approve agenda

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01:27:32,180 --> 01:27:34,721
h one passes unanimously, thank

2352
01:27:34,721 --> 01:27:37,858
you and thank you again for

2353
01:27:37,858 --> 01:27:39,858
joining us today.

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01:27:41,194 --> 01:27:41,728
Nothings.

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01:27:41,728 --> 01:27:42,329
Next up we have h 2

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01:27:42,329 --> 01:27:43,696
councilmember Driscoll.

2357
01:27:43,696 --> 01:27:44,430
Thank you and the economic and

2358
01:27:44,430 --> 01:27:46,430
workforce development committee

2359
01:27:46,966 --> 01:27:48,670
met on Aug. 27th, we have an

2360
01:27:48,670 --> 01:27:51,338
action item has come from that

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01:27:51,338 --> 01:27:52,439
and therefore I am respectfully

2362
01:27:52,439 --> 01:27:53,440
requesting City Council

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01:27:53,440 --> 01:27:55,840
approval to remove the

2364
01:27:56,509 --> 01:27:57,244
following item from the

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01:27:57,244 --> 01:27:58,445
economic and workforce

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01:27:58,445 --> 01:28:00,845
development refer list. That

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01:28:01,881 --> 01:28:02,549
item is advanced air mobility

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01:28:02,549 --> 01:28:05,452
which is currently being and

2369
01:28:05,452 --> 01:28:07,452
shepherded by councilmember

2370
01:28:07,987 --> 01:28:08,688
hurting.

2371
01:28:08,688 --> 01:28:09,522
I would like to add that this

2372
01:28:09,522 --> 01:28:12,926
is not mean they have finished

2373
01:28:12,926 --> 01:28:15,326
talking about advanced air

2374
01:28:15,962 --> 01:28:18,362
mobility and I trust

2375
01:28:18,932 --> 01:28:19,632
that when there is and a report

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01:28:19,632 --> 01:28:22,669
from staff that can go to full

2377
01:28:22,669 --> 01:28:24,170
Council or they can do a staff

2378
01:28:24,170 --> 01:28:26,139
request for awd committee.

2379
01:28:26,139 --> 01:28:26,706
But we are just getting started

2380
01:28:26,706 --> 01:28:29,706
on this. The great new

2381
01:28:29,810 --> 01:28:32,210
opportunities that can be

2382
01:28:33,113 --> 01:28:33,679
presented by am

2383
01:28:33,679 --> 01:28:34,547
as that moves forward

2384
01:28:34,547 --> 01:28:35,147
without a move approval.

2385
01:28:35,147 --> 01:28:38,510
And the motion a second

2386
01:28:38,510 --> 01:28:39,719
councilmember Hardin thank you

2387
01:28:39,719 --> 01:28:41,719
chair.

2388
01:28:41,788 --> 01:28:45,580
Seems to make sense that the

2389
01:28:45,580 --> 01:28:45,559
with that the phenomenal work

2390
01:28:45,559 --> 01:28:47,270
that

2391
01:28:47,270 --> 01:28:49,427
councilmember Mount airy did

2392
01:28:50,363 --> 01:28:52,165
with the all those involved in

2393
01:28:52,165 --> 01:28:54,565
the mobility study that

2394
01:28:55,535 --> 01:28:56,102
that this comeback at some

2395
01:28:56,102 --> 01:28:57,970
point in time as a as

2396
01:28:57,970 --> 01:28:58,605
a bigger project to include.

2397
01:28:58,605 --> 01:29:01,500
It concluded air mobility

2398
01:29:01,400 --> 01:29:01,908
that's outside of the airport.

2399
01:29:01,908 --> 01:29:04,110
What we see going on

2400
01:29:04,110 --> 01:29:07,110
everywhere. So I'm I'm working

2401
01:29:07,380 --> 01:29:10,830
on that and expect to have

2402
01:29:10,830 --> 01:29:12,830
something in the

2403
01:29:13,253 --> 01:29:14,587
Thanks for 6 weeks.

2404
01:29:14,587 --> 01:29:14,954
Building on

2405
01:29:14,954 --> 01:29:15,555
and what.

2406
01:29:15,555 --> 01:29:16,223
That team did including

2407
01:29:16,223 --> 01:29:16,923
including the the city as a

2408
01:29:16,923 --> 01:29:17,590
whole. So that was kind of the

2409
01:29:17,590 --> 01:29:20,160
genesis for removing it come

2410
01:29:20,160 --> 01:29:22,560
back with something bigger.

2411
01:29:23,429 --> 01:29:24,964
Thank you Sir.

2412
01:29:24,964 --> 01:29:25,665
Thank you.

2413
01:29:25,665 --> 01:29:28,334
We have a motion second we're

2414
01:29:28,334 --> 01:29:31,334
competing of an issue voting.

2415
01:29:31,404 --> 01:29:33,404
In

2416
01:29:33,440 --> 01:29:33,940
present councilmember expect

2417
01:29:33,940 --> 01:29:34,640
police telling us.

2418
01:29:34,640 --> 01:29:35,375
MADAM Chair motion to approve

2419
01:29:35,375 --> 01:29:35,741
agenda. H 2 passes unanimously.

2420
01:29:35,741 --> 01:29:37,741
Thank you.

2421
01:29:38,344 --> 01:29:39,545
Well, the next item is

2422
01:29:39,545 --> 01:29:42,815
scheduled for 06:00pm and it is

2423
01:29:42,815 --> 01:29:45,815
4.30. So we will be adjourned

2424
01:29:45,985 --> 01:29:48,385
till 06:00pm. The us.

2425
01:32:27,547 --> 01:32:29,547
>> Cool.

2426
01:53:14,792 --> 01:53:16,792
>> One.

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02:00:19,483 --> 02:00:21,483
>> In

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02:16:46,903 --> 02:16:48,903
>> Food.

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02:23:23,299 --> 02:23:25,299
>> It just it.

2430
02:38:09,885 --> 02:38:11,885
>> It's.

2431
02:52:07,322 --> 02:52:09,322
>> In

2432
02:57:48,630 --> 02:57:51,300
>> it got to that.

2433
02:59:36,304 --> 02:59:36,971
>> Reconvenes

2434
02:59:36,971 --> 02:59:39,974
were here for the fy 20 28st

2435
02:59:39,974 --> 02:59:41,942
reading in first public hearing

2436
02:59:41,942 --> 02:59:42,743
of the budget.

2437
02:59:42,743 --> 02:59:43,444
We're going to follow a certain

2438
02:59:43,444 --> 02:59:46,146
process that we're required to

2439
02:59:46,146 --> 02:59:49,416
by law so there's going to be a

2440
02:59:49,416 --> 02:59:50,918
a. Certain things that I have

2441
02:59:50,918 --> 02:59:52,820
to read

2442
02:59:52,820 --> 02:59:54,321
and go through that process.

2443
02:59:54,321 --> 02:59:55,422
This is the star of the first

2444
02:59:55,422 --> 02:59:56,523
public hearing on the fiscal

2445
02:59:56,523 --> 02:59:58,923
year 2027 millage rate and

2446
02:59:59,460 --> 03:00:02,460
budget the purpose of this

2447
03:00:02,764 --> 03:00:03,397
public hearing is to discuss

2448
03:00:03,397 --> 03:00:04,310
the mayors for recommended

2449
03:00:04,310 --> 03:00:06,431
budget approved a proposed

2450
03:00:06,700 --> 03:00:07,201
millage rate and approve the

2451
03:00:07,201 --> 03:00:08,235
recommended budget

2452
03:00:08,235 --> 03:00:10,235
appropriations ordinance for

2453
03:00:11,505 --> 03:00:12,173
the fiscal year 2027 has a

2454
03:00:12,173 --> 03:00:14,420
tentative budget for

2455
03:00:14,420 --> 03:00:15,109
fiscal year 2027. Prior to

2456
03:00:15,109 --> 03:00:15,776
public comment. The first

2457
03:00:15,776 --> 03:00:17,211
substantive issue discussed

2458
03:00:17,211 --> 03:00:19,611
Shelby the percentage increase

2459
03:00:20,147 --> 03:00:20,782
in mileage over the rollback

2460
03:00:20,782 --> 03:00:23,782
rate necessary to fund the

2461
03:00:24,118 --> 03:00:25,419
budget if any and the specific

2462
03:00:25,419 --> 03:00:26,120
purposes for which ad

2463
03:00:26,120 --> 03:00:26,820
valorem tax revenues are being

2464
03:00:26,820 --> 03:00:28,589
increase that issue will be

2465
03:00:28,589 --> 03:00:31,759
discussed by the mayor and his

2466
03:00:31,759 --> 03:00:32,960
staff after the title to the

2467
03:00:32,960 --> 03:00:34,795
budget appropriations ordinance

2468
03:00:34,795 --> 03:00:38,132
is Fred clerk if you can please

2469
03:00:38,132 --> 03:00:40,568
read the title of the budget

2470
03:00:40,568 --> 03:00:41,235
and appropriations chair pose

2471
03:00:41,235 --> 03:00:41,768
ordinance number 6 for 7 h.

2472
03:00:41,768 --> 03:00:44,168
In orange is making

2473
03:00:44,639 --> 03:00:45,973
appropriations for the fiscal

2474
03:00:45,973 --> 03:00:46,941
year ending 9/30/2027,

2475
03:00:46,941 --> 03:00:48,810
making appropriations for the

2476
03:00:48,810 --> 03:00:51,210
payment of the operating

2477
03:00:51,446 --> 03:00:53,648
expenses of the city of St.

2478
03:00:53,648 --> 03:00:54,281
Petersburg Florida, including

2479
03:00:54,281 --> 03:00:54,882
its utilities and for the

2480
03:00:54,882 --> 03:00:57,282
payment of principal and

2481
03:00:57,885 --> 03:00:58,652
interest revenue bonds and

2482
03:00:58,652 --> 03:00:59,420
other obligations of the city

2483
03:00:59,420 --> 03:01:00,120
of St. Petersburg Florida

2484
03:01:00,120 --> 03:01:02,560
making appropriations for the

2485
03:01:02,560 --> 03:01:02,823
capital improvement program of

2486
03:01:02,823 --> 03:01:04,658
the city of St. Petersburg

2487
03:01:04,658 --> 03:01:06,658
Florida, making appropriations

2488
03:01:07,928 --> 03:01:08,629
for the dependent special

2489
03:01:08,629 --> 03:01:10,264
districts

2490
03:01:10,264 --> 03:01:10,898
of the city of St. Petersburg

2491
03:01:10,898 --> 03:01:12,433
Florida, adopting the this

2492
03:01:12,433 --> 03:01:13,334
appropriations ordinance as the

2493
03:01:13,334 --> 03:01:16,737
budget for the city of St.

2494
03:01:16,737 --> 03:01:19,600
Petersburg Florida for the

2495
03:01:19,600 --> 03:01:20,107
fiscal year ending 9/30/2027.

2496
03:01:20,107 --> 03:01:21,800
Provided for related matters

2497
03:01:21,800 --> 03:01:24,800
and providing in effect they

2498
03:01:24,278 --> 03:01:24,845
and the second reading and

2499
03:01:24,845 --> 03:01:25,579
second public hearing

2500
03:01:25,579 --> 03:01:28,579
for this item that managers

2501
03:01:28,850 --> 03:01:30,451
scheduled for 9/17/2026 and we

2502
03:01:30,451 --> 03:01:30,818
do have some cards.

2503
03:01:30,818 --> 03:01:32,119
Thank you.

2504
03:01:32,119 --> 03:01:32,887
We move on out we have been to

2505
03:01:32,887 --> 03:01:33,588
die for your marks by

2506
03:01:33,588 --> 03:01:35,988
administration or straight to

2507
03:01:36,624 --> 03:01:39,240
the presentation by this

2508
03:01:39,760 --> 03:01:41,760
because thing.

2509
03:01:43,897 --> 03:01:44,631
>> Good evening chair and

2510
03:01:44,631 --> 03:01:45,332
council members before we begin

2511
03:01:45,332 --> 03:01:47,768
this public hearing if anyone

2512
03:01:47,768 --> 03:01:48,502
has specific questions or

2513
03:01:48,502 --> 03:01:50,902
concerns regarding the assessed

2514
03:01:50,938 --> 03:01:53,338
value of their property

2515
03:01:53,774 --> 03:01:54,475
exemptions are classification

2516
03:01:54,475 --> 03:01:55,750
related to your property were

2517
03:01:55,750 --> 03:01:57,475
information on the trim

2518
03:01:57,578 --> 03:01:58,812
notices. Tonight we have here

2519
03:01:58,812 --> 03:02:00,114
with

2520
03:02:00,114 --> 03:02:00,714
us Alex loop that with the he's

2521
03:02:00,714 --> 03:02:02,983
the deputy of assessment

2522
03:02:02,983 --> 03:02:04,510
administration the from the

2523
03:02:04,510 --> 03:02:05,286
Pinellas County property

2524
03:02:05,286 --> 03:02:06,253
appraiser's office. If anyone

2525
03:02:06,253 --> 03:02:08,555
has questions on their property

2526
03:02:08,555 --> 03:02:09,256
value or if you'd like to speak

2527
03:02:09,256 --> 03:02:12,930
with them please follow him at

2528
03:02:12,930 --> 03:02:13,270
this time and he'll be able to

2529
03:02:13,270 --> 03:02:15,270
answer your questions.

2530
03:02:15,662 --> 03:02:16,330
For those attending virtually

2531
03:02:16,330 --> 03:02:18,730
please contact the Pinellas

2532
03:02:19,233 --> 03:02:21,233
County property appraiser's

2533
03:02:22,237 --> 03:02:24,237
office at 7 to 7

2534
03:02:25,506 --> 03:02:27,906
464-3207. Mon. Through Fri.

2535
03:02:28,643 --> 03:02:30,643
08:00am to 05:00pm.

2536
03:02:32,713 --> 03:02:36,170
This evening is the first of 2

2537
03:02:36,170 --> 03:02:39,170
public hearings on the fiscal

2538
03:02:39,320 --> 03:02:39,886
year 2027 budget for the

2539
03:02:39,886 --> 03:02:41,689
city of St. Petersburg

2540
03:02:41,689 --> 03:02:43,689
Florida statutes 200.0 6, 5,

2541
03:02:44,659 --> 03:02:45,359
Also known as the truth in

2542
03:02:45,359 --> 03:02:47,595
millage act or referred to as

2543
03:02:47,595 --> 03:02:49,564
the trim act requires a

2544
03:02:49,564 --> 03:02:51,964
specific process for discussion

2545
03:02:52,833 --> 03:02:53,934
tonight. The order of this

2546
03:02:53,934 --> 03:02:54,935
process is laid out in

2547
03:02:54,935 --> 03:02:57,335
of the backup materials.

2548
03:02:58,339 --> 03:02:58,873
The city clerk has provided the

2549
03:02:58,873 --> 03:02:59,507
first reading of the

2550
03:02:59,507 --> 03:03:01,608
20 f y 27 tentative budget

2551
03:03:01,608 --> 03:03:04,578
ordinance and in just a moment

2552
03:03:04,578 --> 03:03:05,312
I will review with Council and

2553
03:03:05,312 --> 03:03:08,312
the public. The tentative fy 27

2554
03:03:08,382 --> 03:03:09,283
budget and highlight some of

2555
03:03:09,283 --> 03:03:09,950
the changes since the mayor's

2556
03:03:09,950 --> 03:03:10,651
recommended budget. We will

2557
03:03:10,651 --> 03:03:13,855
then hear from the public upon

2558
03:03:13,855 --> 03:03:15,723
conclusion of this budget

2559
03:03:15,723 --> 03:03:17,723
presentation.

2560
03:03:19,127 --> 03:03:19,993
After the public comment period

2561
03:03:19,993 --> 03:03:20,761
and additional discussion in

2562
03:03:20,761 --> 03:03:23,630
double deliberation by City

2563
03:03:23,630 --> 03:03:23,764
Council Council will be asked

2564
03:03:23,764 --> 03:03:25,899
to take action on 3 items and

2565
03:03:25,899 --> 03:03:26,968
each of these items will need

2566
03:03:26,968 --> 03:03:27,635
to be done as a stand-alone

2567
03:03:27,635 --> 03:03:30,635
motion. The first is the

2568
03:03:31,500 --> 03:03:32,673
adoption of the proposed

2569
03:03:32,673 --> 03:03:35,730
millage rate for fy 27.

2570
03:03:35,943 --> 03:03:36,210
The second is the adoption of

2571
03:03:36,210 --> 03:03:36,944
the

2572
03:03:36,944 --> 03:03:38,944
fy 27 tentative budget

2573
03:03:40,348 --> 03:03:41,315
ordinance and the 3rd is the

2574
03:03:41,315 --> 03:03:41,982
adoption of the fy 27 budget

2575
03:03:41,982 --> 03:03:44,382
resolution as the tentative

2576
03:03:44,852 --> 03:03:47,455
budget for the city of St.

2577
03:03:47,455 --> 03:03:48,656
Petersburg.

2578
03:03:48,656 --> 03:03:49,423
So under the trim process, the

2579
03:03:49,423 --> 03:03:52,826
first item of substance to be

2580
03:03:52,826 --> 03:03:55,226
discussed percent increase if

2581
03:03:55,863 --> 03:03:57,863
any in mileage.

2582
03:03:58,832 --> 03:04:01,435
Over the rollback rate for the

2583
03:04:01,435 --> 03:04:02,536
purposes of the fy 27 budget

2584
03:04:02,536 --> 03:04:03,737
the rollback rate is 6 0.3 8,

2585
03:04:03,737 --> 03:04:06,737
5, 4, And as the millage rate

2586
03:04:07,400 --> 03:04:07,541
that would generate roughly the

2587
03:04:07,541 --> 03:04:09,941
same amount of ad

2588
03:04:10,611 --> 03:04:11,612
valorem revenues and fy 27 as

2589
03:04:11,612 --> 03:04:13,460
the

2590
03:04:13,460 --> 03:04:14,881
city received in fy 26. Under

2591
03:04:14,881 --> 03:04:15,616
that run statutes who are

2592
03:04:15,616 --> 03:04:17,851
allowed to recognize ad valorem

2593
03:04:17,851 --> 03:04:19,820
revenue associated with new

2594
03:04:19,820 --> 03:04:23,223
taxable value added to the tax

2595
03:04:23,223 --> 03:04:25,192
base. So the rollback rate

2596
03:04:25,192 --> 03:04:25,893
generate slightly higher

2597
03:04:25,893 --> 03:04:28,362
revenues and 27th in the city

2598
03:04:28,362 --> 03:04:31,198
is scheduled to receive in fy

2599
03:04:31,198 --> 03:04:33,598
26. The proposed fy 27 millage

2600
03:04:34,602 --> 03:04:36,300
rate is 6.4 5, 2, 5, and

2601
03:04:36,300 --> 03:04:36,603
represents a one

2602
03:04:36,603 --> 03:04:37,304
0, 5%, increase over the

2603
03:04:37,304 --> 03:04:39,304
rollback rate. The

2604
03:04:40,273 --> 03:04:41,141
year-over-year increase in ad

2605
03:04:41,141 --> 03:04:44,141
valorem revenue from fy 26 to

2606
03:04:44,411 --> 03:04:46,411
fy 27. It's about 14.8 1 6

2607
03:04:47,481 --> 03:04:49,450
million.

2608
03:04:49,450 --> 03:04:50,117
The second step in the state

2609
03:04:50,117 --> 03:04:53,200
required Trump process is to

2610
03:04:53,200 --> 03:04:54,521
discuss the reasons ad valorem

2611
03:04:54,521 --> 03:04:56,921
tax revenues are being

2612
03:04:57,457 --> 03:04:58,759
increased. All ad valorem

2613
03:04:58,759 --> 03:04:59,460
revenues go towards funding

2614
03:04:59,460 --> 03:05:02,460
the city's public safety costs

2615
03:05:02,496 --> 03:05:03,564
at the Rick after the required

2616
03:05:03,564 --> 03:05:04,665
tax increment finding

2617
03:05:04,665 --> 03:05:05,533
Dist financing district

2618
03:05:05,533 --> 03:05:07,933
contributions. The main reason

2619
03:05:08,402 --> 03:05:10,570
for the increase in ad valorem

2620
03:05:10,570 --> 03:05:11,172
revenue for fy 27 is to provide

2621
03:05:11,172 --> 03:05:13,407
the resources needed for

2622
03:05:13,407 --> 03:05:15,509
contracted wage increases for

2623
03:05:15,509 --> 03:05:16,176
police and fire rescue

2624
03:05:16,176 --> 03:05:18,576
employees. The addition of 6

2625
03:05:19,113 --> 03:05:19,780
were in positions and the fire

2626
03:05:19,780 --> 03:05:22,180
rescue department related to

2627
03:05:22,649 --> 03:05:24,785
the additional floating our day

2628
03:05:24,785 --> 03:05:25,453
included in the union

2629
03:05:25,453 --> 03:05:26,220
contract, roughly 27 and to

2630
03:05:26,220 --> 03:05:28,220
cover contractual increases,

2631
03:05:29,490 --> 03:05:31,692
including increases to the

2632
03:05:31,692 --> 03:05:33,692
Collin axon programs.

2633
03:05:33,861 --> 03:05:36,861
The key areas of investment

2634
03:05:37,130 --> 03:05:39,667
plan for the fy 27 citywide

2635
03:05:39,667 --> 03:05:40,301
budget are line with

2636
03:05:40,301 --> 03:05:41,301
the mayor's 5 pillars for

2637
03:05:41,301 --> 03:05:41,968
progress. For the education and

2638
03:05:41,968 --> 03:05:43,968
youth opportunities pillar

2639
03:05:44,604 --> 03:05:46,139
there's funding to continue

2640
03:05:46,139 --> 03:05:46,774
programs such as the mayor's

2641
03:05:46,774 --> 03:05:48,774
future readiness Academy.

2642
03:05:49,310 --> 03:05:50,944
Year-round youth employment

2643
03:05:50,944 --> 03:05:52,944
programs. Youth development

2644
03:05:53,881 --> 03:05:56,881
grants and literacy and steam

2645
03:05:57,151 --> 03:05:58,619
programs such as the Shirley

2646
03:05:58,619 --> 03:05:59,286
Proctor polar Foundation and

2647
03:05:59,286 --> 03:06:02,890
usf Marine Science Center at

2648
03:06:02,890 --> 03:06:02,790
clam Bayou under the equitable

2649
03:06:02,790 --> 03:06:03,491
development arts and business

2650
03:06:03,491 --> 03:06:04,725
opportunities pillar. We look

2651
03:06:04,725 --> 03:06:05,592
to fund the continuation of

2652
03:06:05,592 --> 03:06:08,592
many of our economic and

2653
03:06:08,862 --> 03:06:09,864
workforce development and arts

2654
03:06:09,864 --> 03:06:11,650
programs.

2655
03:06:11,650 --> 03:06:14,100
In the neighborhood health and

2656
03:06:14,100 --> 03:06:15,870
safety pillar we're continuing

2657
03:06:15,870 --> 03:06:16,470
to fund neighborhood in public

2658
03:06:16,470 --> 03:06:17,938
safety programs like the

2659
03:06:17,938 --> 03:06:18,705
community impact grants and

2660
03:06:18,705 --> 03:06:19,406
programs the healthy

2661
03:06:19,406 --> 03:06:21,806
neighborhood store program and

2662
03:06:22,276 --> 03:06:24,676
the healthy food action

2663
03:06:24,845 --> 03:06:25,846
program. For

2664
03:06:25,846 --> 03:06:27,470
the housing opportunities for

2665
03:06:27,470 --> 03:06:30,217
all pillar. There will be funny

2666
03:06:30,217 --> 03:06:32,819
to continue our progress on the

2667
03:06:32,819 --> 03:06:33,520
10 year housing opportunities

2668
03:06:33,520 --> 03:06:36,390
for all agenda and to provide

2669
03:06:36,390 --> 03:06:38,790
resources for social service

2670
03:06:39,159 --> 03:06:39,893
programs.

2671
03:06:39,893 --> 03:06:40,461
And finally in the environment.

2672
03:06:40,461 --> 03:06:42,461
>> Infrastructure and

2673
03:06:42,963 --> 03:06:44,963
resilience color. The

2674
03:06:45,399 --> 03:06:46,330
preliminary budget will

2675
03:06:46,330 --> 03:06:48,433
have funding for projects.

2676
03:06:48,935 --> 03:06:51,335
That protect our environment

2677
03:06:51,972 --> 03:06:52,540
and increase our resilience

2678
03:06:52,540 --> 03:06:53,600
and improve our city's

2679
03:06:53,600 --> 03:06:53,607
infrastructure.

2680
03:06:53,607 --> 03:06:54,308
Including the Saint Pete

2681
03:06:54,308 --> 03:06:54,975
resistance resilience or spark

2682
03:06:54,975 --> 03:06:57,375
program and increase funding

2683
03:06:57,477 --> 03:06:58,645
for Street and road

2684
03:06:58,645 --> 03:06:59,647
improvements

2685
03:06:59,647 --> 03:07:02,470
and the complete streets

2686
03:07:02,716 --> 03:07:04,452
program. The increase in ad

2687
03:07:04,452 --> 03:07:05,186
valorem taxes based on a 6

2688
03:07:05,186 --> 03:07:08,210
point I ate 5% increase in 2026

2689
03:07:08,210 --> 03:07:10,324
taxable property values over

2690
03:07:10,324 --> 03:07:10,991
2025.

2691
03:07:10,991 --> 03:07:13,991
This chart shows the 10 year

2692
03:07:14,262 --> 03:07:15,395
history of property tax

2693
03:07:15,395 --> 03:07:16,300
revenues in

2694
03:07:16,300 --> 03:07:16,330
relation to public safety

2695
03:07:16,330 --> 03:07:18,330
costs.

2696
03:07:19,199 --> 03:07:21,680
You can see that in fy 27 after

2697
03:07:21,680 --> 03:07:21,736
accounting

2698
03:07:21,736 --> 03:07:22,436
for the transfer to the tif

2699
03:07:22,436 --> 03:07:23,700
funds ad valorem avenues will

2700
03:07:23,700 --> 03:07:25,672
cover all of police and a

2701
03:07:25,672 --> 03:07:28,672
portion of the fire rescue

2702
03:07:28,809 --> 03:07:31,209
costs for the city.

2703
03:07:32,746 --> 03:07:33,380
This next slide illustrates the

2704
03:07:33,380 --> 03:07:35,780
calculation of the millage

2705
03:07:36,383 --> 03:07:37,484
rate for fy 27. The first step

2706
03:07:37,484 --> 03:07:38,152
in the calculation

2707
03:07:38,152 --> 03:07:39,119
is to determine the value of

2708
03:07:39,119 --> 03:07:41,755
one mill to do this we take the

2709
03:07:41,755 --> 03:07:44,755
girls property value of amount

2710
03:07:45,250 --> 03:07:47,425
of 39.3 4 1 billion and then

2711
03:07:48,229 --> 03:07:50,229
multiply it

2712
03:07:51,165 --> 03:07:52,466
by 96% which results in 37.7

2713
03:07:52,466 --> 03:07:54,768
6 7 billion in value for

2714
03:07:54,768 --> 03:07:57,168
budgeting purposes. We then

2715
03:07:58,710 --> 03:08:01,710
divide the 96% of gross taxable

2716
03:08:01,475 --> 03:08:03,477
out by 1000 and that gives

2717
03:08:03,477 --> 03:08:06,480
us the Valley of one mill

2718
03:08:06,480 --> 03:08:08,880
at 37.7 6 7 million. The second

2719
03:08:09,750 --> 03:08:10,417
step is to look at our fy 27

2720
03:08:10,417 --> 03:08:11,484
general fund requirements of

2721
03:08:11,484 --> 03:08:14,484
437.3 to 5 million and that out

2722
03:08:14,822 --> 03:08:17,725
the other sources of sources of

2723
03:08:17,725 --> 03:08:18,325
revenue other than ad valorem

2724
03:08:18,325 --> 03:08:20,694
which amount to a 193.6

2725
03:08:20,694 --> 03:08:23,964
million. And we arrive at the

2726
03:08:23,964 --> 03:08:25,732
amount of required ad valorem

2727
03:08:25,732 --> 03:08:27,468
taxes of

2728
03:08:27,468 --> 03:08:29,536
243.6 9 1 million. The 3rd and

2729
03:08:29,536 --> 03:08:31,639
final step is to divide the

2730
03:08:31,639 --> 03:08:34,639
required ad valorem taxes which

2731
03:08:34,942 --> 03:08:36,100
is so nice like be or as be on

2732
03:08:36,100 --> 03:08:36,977
the side of up by the value

2733
03:08:36,977 --> 03:08:40,246
of one mill which on the side

2734
03:08:40,246 --> 03:08:42,646
to arrive at the 6.4 5, 2, 5,

2735
03:08:42,783 --> 03:08:43,484
Mills required.

2736
03:08:43,484 --> 03:08:46,484
This next slide illustrates a

2737
03:08:46,720 --> 03:08:47,588
typical tax bill for the

2738
03:08:47,588 --> 03:08:48,288
resident of

2739
03:08:48,288 --> 03:08:51,658
the city of St. Petersburg the

2740
03:08:51,658 --> 03:08:53,294
city of St. Petersburg makes up

2741
03:08:53,294 --> 03:08:53,961
about

2742
03:08:53,961 --> 03:08:56,361
30% of this homeowner's tax

2743
03:08:56,830 --> 03:08:57,431
bill or $0.30 of every ad

2744
03:08:57,431 --> 03:08:58,766
valorem dollar

2745
03:08:58,766 --> 03:08:59,466
paid by property owners.

2746
03:08:59,466 --> 03:09:01,368
The school system with these 2

2747
03:09:01,368 --> 03:09:04,368
components of their tax bill

2748
03:09:04,738 --> 03:09:07,138
would make up about 36%

2749
03:09:07,173 --> 03:09:09,173
Pinellas County at 22%.

2750
03:09:10,100 --> 03:09:10,878
The balance of 12% is made up

2751
03:09:10,878 --> 03:09:11,478
of the various other taxing

2752
03:09:11,478 --> 03:09:13,878
authorities like ems and

2753
03:09:14,414 --> 03:09:16,414
Southwest, Florida water

2754
03:09:17,551 --> 03:09:19,551
Management District.

2755
03:09:19,553 --> 03:09:20,287
We will now

2756
03:09:20,287 --> 03:09:23,557
move into a discussion of the

2757
03:09:23,557 --> 03:09:24,357
changes in the fy 27 budget

2758
03:09:24,357 --> 03:09:25,590
since

2759
03:09:25,590 --> 03:09:25,692
the mayor's recommended budget

2760
03:09:25,692 --> 03:09:28,692
was submitted. All of this

2761
03:09:29,290 --> 03:09:29,396
information is included in more

2762
03:09:29,396 --> 03:09:31,396
detail in

2763
03:09:31,464 --> 03:09:32,199
attachment be on the recap of

2764
03:09:32,199 --> 03:09:32,866
changes. And for the revenue in

2765
03:09:32,866 --> 03:09:35,866
the general fund there have

2766
03:09:35,936 --> 03:09:38,936
been no changes since the

2767
03:09:39,106 --> 03:09:40,307
recommended budget.

2768
03:09:40,307 --> 03:09:41,308
The changes in requirement or

2769
03:09:41,308 --> 03:09:43,708
expenditures in the general

2770
03:09:44,711 --> 03:09:47,748
fund can be packed found on

2771
03:09:47,748 --> 03:09:48,748
Page one of the attachment b.

2772
03:09:48,748 --> 03:09:51,585
There was a citywide change to

2773
03:09:51,585 --> 03:09:53,985
the department's internal fuel

2774
03:09:54,755 --> 03:09:56,390
budgets to reflect the

2775
03:09:56,390 --> 03:09:57,925
increased cost of fuel about

2776
03:09:57,925 --> 03:09:59,925
$446,440. And the department

2777
03:10:01,328 --> 03:10:01,895
specific details of the changes

2778
03:10:01,895 --> 03:10:02,529
are again available on

2779
03:10:02,529 --> 03:10:05,498
the attachment b recap the

2780
03:10:05,498 --> 03:10:06,901
changes. There's also a change

2781
03:10:06,901 --> 03:10:08,200
in the stormwater pavement

2782
03:10:08,200 --> 03:10:10,200
and traffic operation

2783
03:10:10,504 --> 03:10:11,137
department due to position

2784
03:10:11,137 --> 03:10:14,137
changes in fy 26 since the

2785
03:10:14,207 --> 03:10:14,841
recommended budget and there's

2786
03:10:14,841 --> 03:10:17,745
a change in the out in the

2787
03:10:17,745 --> 03:10:21,140
net change needed to bounce the

2788
03:10:21,140 --> 03:10:21,682
general fund.

2789
03:10:21,682 --> 03:10:22,883
The information on revenue

2790
03:10:22,883 --> 03:10:26,153
changes in the other city funds

2791
03:10:26,153 --> 03:10:29,323
can be found on page 2 of

2792
03:10:29,323 --> 03:10:30,190
attachment b.

2793
03:10:30,190 --> 03:10:32,159
The changes in the community

2794
03:10:32,159 --> 03:10:33,159
development block grant.

2795
03:10:33,159 --> 03:10:35,559
The emergency solutions Grant

2796
03:10:36,430 --> 03:10:37,431
and the home program funds are

2797
03:10:37,431 --> 03:10:38,299
to account for changes

2798
03:10:38,299 --> 03:10:39,834
unexpected Grant revenues for

2799
03:10:39,834 --> 03:10:42,770
fy 27. The change in the fleet

2800
03:10:42,770 --> 03:10:43,770
management fund corresponds to

2801
03:10:43,770 --> 03:10:45,840
the increase in fuel charges to

2802
03:10:45,840 --> 03:10:47,274
other departments and all the

2803
03:10:47,274 --> 03:10:49,674
other revenue changes listed

2804
03:10:50,577 --> 03:10:53,713
are needed to match the utility

2805
03:10:53,713 --> 03:10:55,149
rate study for fy 27.

2806
03:10:55,149 --> 03:10:56,250
The requirement or

2807
03:10:56,250 --> 03:10:58,519
expense changes for the other

2808
03:10:58,519 --> 03:10:59,386
city funds are broken down and

2809
03:10:59,386 --> 03:11:02,689
pay just 2, 3 of the recap of

2810
03:11:02,689 --> 03:11:04,324
changes and are shown over the

2811
03:11:04,324 --> 03:11:06,193
next few slides.

2812
03:11:06,193 --> 03:11:07,394
There's a change in the

2813
03:11:07,394 --> 03:11:09,794
emergency medical services fund

2814
03:11:10,330 --> 03:11:12,432
and this is due to position

2815
03:11:12,432 --> 03:11:13,330
changes in fy 26 insurrection

2816
03:11:13,330 --> 03:11:15,433
minute budget. There are

2817
03:11:16,700 --> 03:11:18,972
changes in the parking revenue

2818
03:11:18,972 --> 03:11:20,972
Mahaffey theater operating.

2819
03:11:21,174 --> 03:11:22,108
Pierre operating, sunken

2820
03:11:22,108 --> 03:11:24,508
gardens airport Marina golf

2821
03:11:25,111 --> 03:11:25,846
courses Jamestown municipal

2822
03:11:25,846 --> 03:11:27,180
office buildings and the supply

2823
03:11:27,180 --> 03:11:28,181
management funds and these are

2824
03:11:28,181 --> 03:11:28,882
all due to the increase in the

2825
03:11:28,882 --> 03:11:31,752
internal fuel charges that we

2826
03:11:31,752 --> 03:11:33,654
discussed in the earlier slide.

2827
03:11:33,654 --> 03:11:36,540
The changes in the

2828
03:11:36,957 --> 03:11:37,557
building permit special

2829
03:11:37,557 --> 03:11:38,159
revenue, the technology

2830
03:11:38,159 --> 03:11:39,759
services and the billion

2831
03:11:39,759 --> 03:11:42,295
collection funds are due to a

2832
03:11:42,295 --> 03:11:43,163
combination of position changes

2833
03:11:43,163 --> 03:11:46,163
in fy 26 since the recommended

2834
03:11:46,433 --> 03:11:48,735
budget and the increase in the

2835
03:11:48,735 --> 03:11:49,603
internal fuel charges.

2836
03:11:49,603 --> 03:11:52,603
The changes in the community

2837
03:11:52,873 --> 03:11:53,240
development block grant.

2838
03:11:53,240 --> 03:11:53,907
Emergency

2839
03:11:53,907 --> 03:11:56,907
solutions Grant in the home

2840
03:11:56,943 --> 03:11:57,611
program funds again to account

2841
03:11:57,611 --> 03:12:00,611
for the changes the expected

2842
03:12:00,680 --> 03:12:01,414
Grant revenues for fy 27.

2843
03:12:01,414 --> 03:12:03,414
And for the

2844
03:12:04,384 --> 03:12:05,190
water resources, water

2845
03:12:05,190 --> 03:12:05,686
resources debt stormwater

2846
03:12:05,686 --> 03:12:06,386
utility and storm water debt

2847
03:12:06,386 --> 03:12:09,386
service changes are mainly to

2848
03:12:09,622 --> 03:12:10,490
update the budget amounts to

2849
03:12:10,490 --> 03:12:12,490
correspond with

2850
03:12:13,227 --> 03:12:14,561
the fy 27 rate study the water

2851
03:12:14,561 --> 03:12:16,961
resources operating fund also

2852
03:12:17,831 --> 03:12:18,398
has increase is due to fy 26

2853
03:12:18,398 --> 03:12:18,999
position

2854
03:12:18,999 --> 03:12:20,467
transaction changes and

2855
03:12:20,467 --> 03:12:23,467
internal fuel charges and the

2856
03:12:23,737 --> 03:12:24,338
stormwater utility fund

2857
03:12:24,338 --> 03:12:24,938
includes a correction to

2858
03:12:24,938 --> 03:12:25,672
the general ministration

2859
03:12:25,672 --> 03:12:28,108
charges assigned to the fun and

2860
03:12:28,108 --> 03:12:30,508
increases to engineering costs

2861
03:12:30,844 --> 03:12:32,812
and internal fuel charges.

2862
03:12:32,812 --> 03:12:33,480
The change in the sanitation

2863
03:12:33,480 --> 03:12:36,683
operating fund is due to an

2864
03:12:36,683 --> 03:12:37,417
increase in fuel charges as

2865
03:12:37,417 --> 03:12:38,285
well as a correction to the

2866
03:12:38,285 --> 03:12:39,486
general administration charges

2867
03:12:39,486 --> 03:12:40,487
assigned to the fun and finally

2868
03:12:40,487 --> 03:12:41,188
the change in the fleet

2869
03:12:41,188 --> 03:12:44,191
management fund is due to the

2870
03:12:44,191 --> 03:12:47,791
increases in the cost of fuel.

2871
03:12:47,928 --> 03:12:48,796
There are 2 changes on the

2872
03:12:48,796 --> 03:12:52,650
revenue side of our cip program

2873
03:12:52,650 --> 03:12:55,335
and they're found on page 4 of

2874
03:12:55,335 --> 03:12:57,335
attachment b.

2875
03:12:57,871 --> 03:12:58,539
For the fy 27 utility rate

2876
03:12:58,539 --> 03:13:01,442
study conducted in fy 26 and

2877
03:13:01,442 --> 03:13:01,909
presented to Council on Aug.

2878
03:13:01,909 --> 03:13:03,909
13th.

2879
03:13:05,311 --> 03:13:05,913
>> 2026. Capacity fees in the

2880
03:13:05,913 --> 03:13:07,913
water resources capital

2881
03:13:09,249 --> 03:13:09,916
project fund increased 490,000.

2882
03:13:09,916 --> 03:13:10,583
And future

2883
03:13:10,583 --> 03:13:12,185
borrowings increased 245,000

2884
03:13:12,185 --> 03:13:15,455
and the transfer from the water

2885
03:13:15,455 --> 03:13:16,256
resources operating fund

2886
03:13:16,256 --> 03:13:18,256
decreased

2887
03:13:19,626 --> 03:13:20,527
by 245,000 in order to maintain

2888
03:13:20,527 --> 03:13:21,194
the

2889
03:13:21,194 --> 03:13:23,463
50 fishy fifty-fifty cash to

2890
03:13:23,463 --> 03:13:25,432
get funding ratio. Also in the

2891
03:13:25,432 --> 03:13:26,133
storm water drainage capital

2892
03:13:26,133 --> 03:13:29,203
project fund the cast of that

2893
03:13:29,203 --> 03:13:32,203
funding ratio was changed from

2894
03:13:32,506 --> 03:13:34,174
5050 to 3070 for fy 27. And

2895
03:13:34,174 --> 03:13:36,910
this net change to revenue 0.

2896
03:13:36,910 --> 03:13:39,310
However debt funding from

2897
03:13:40,347 --> 03:13:41,810
future barring increased by 7.4

2898
03:13:41,810 --> 03:13:41,948
5 million and various Grant

2899
03:13:41,948 --> 03:13:43,149
revenue increased by half a

2900
03:13:43,149 --> 03:13:44,151
million. And then the transfer

2901
03:13:44,151 --> 03:13:46,551
from the stormwater utility

2902
03:13:47,421 --> 03:13:49,821
operating fund decreased by 7.9

2903
03:13:50,590 --> 03:13:51,458
5 million.

2904
03:13:51,458 --> 03:13:52,459
>> There is one change on the

2905
03:13:52,459 --> 03:13:55,459
requirement side of our cip

2906
03:13:55,729 --> 03:13:57,664
program again also on page 4 of

2907
03:13:57,664 --> 03:13:59,664
attachment b.

2908
03:14:00,434 --> 03:14:03,703
>> And this is again related to

2909
03:14:03,703 --> 03:14:05,272
the fy 27 utility rates study

2910
03:14:05,272 --> 03:14:05,872
that was conducted in fy

2911
03:14:05,872 --> 03:14:06,473
26 and presented to City

2912
03:14:06,473 --> 03:14:07,675
Council and this is the

2913
03:14:07,675 --> 03:14:08,742
transfer to the water resources

2914
03:14:08,742 --> 03:14:11,742
debt fund from the water

2915
03:14:12,120 --> 03:14:14,412
resource capital project fund

2916
03:14:15,182 --> 03:14:17,182
increased by 490,000.

2917
03:14:19,386 --> 03:14:20,860
>> This next section will give

2918
03:14:20,860 --> 03:14:22,923
a quick overview using tables

2919
03:14:22,923 --> 03:14:23,990
charts and graphs to illustrate

2920
03:14:23,990 --> 03:14:26,390
the city's fy 27 budget.

2921
03:14:26,927 --> 03:14:27,193
These tables are included in

2922
03:14:27,193 --> 03:14:27,861
the

2923
03:14:27,861 --> 03:14:28,562
fy 27 budget and brief which

2924
03:14:28,562 --> 03:14:31,264
has been posted on the city's

2925
03:14:31,264 --> 03:14:34,134
website and we did pass out

2926
03:14:34,134 --> 03:14:35,768
today as well.

2927
03:14:35,768 --> 03:14:38,168
The total operating revenue

2928
03:14:39,138 --> 03:14:40,207
budget for the city for fy 27

2929
03:14:40,207 --> 03:14:40,807
is

2930
03:14:40,807 --> 03:14:42,807
1.0 4 7 billion.

2931
03:14:43,977 --> 03:14:46,977
Charges for services make up

2932
03:14:47,214 --> 03:14:49,614
the largest category at 449.6

2933
03:14:50,383 --> 03:14:52,383
million about 42.9%

2934
03:14:53,553 --> 03:14:55,953
followed by taxes at

2935
03:14:56,890 --> 03:14:58,890
3322.9 million or 30.8%.

2936
03:15:00,270 --> 03:15:01,361
The fy 27 operating

2937
03:15:01,361 --> 03:15:03,361
budget is one

2938
03:15:04,230 --> 03:15:05,199
0, 1, 8 billion and is about

2939
03:15:05,199 --> 03:15:06,734
4.2 5% higher than the 26

2940
03:15:06,734 --> 03:15:09,134
operating budget. The water

2941
03:15:10,104 --> 03:15:10,970
resources operating fund

2942
03:15:10,970 --> 03:15:12,970
decreased by about

2943
03:15:14,307 --> 03:15:16,307
0.5 5% year-over-year and the

2944
03:15:16,343 --> 03:15:18,343
general fund reserves

2945
03:15:19,746 --> 03:15:22,146
budget increased by 6.2 6% from

2946
03:15:23,490 --> 03:15:25,490
412.4 to 438.2 million.

2947
03:15:26,319 --> 03:15:27,187
The total general

2948
03:15:27,187 --> 03:15:29,587
fund revenue budget is

2949
03:15:30,457 --> 03:15:31,124
437.3 to 5 million. And the

2950
03:15:31,124 --> 03:15:33,524
general fund revenue comes

2951
03:15:34,294 --> 03:15:34,894
from various sources. The

2952
03:15:34,894 --> 03:15:36,463
largest single source of

2953
03:15:36,463 --> 03:15:38,863
revenue, our taxes, including

2954
03:15:39,533 --> 03:15:41,933
ad valorem franchise and

2955
03:15:42,802 --> 03:15:45,105
utility taxes at about 73.8% or

2956
03:15:45,105 --> 03:15:46,439
322.8 9 million. Highland

2957
03:15:46,439 --> 03:15:49,439
Indiana is the second largest

2958
03:15:49,710 --> 03:15:52,110
source at 42.4 million or 9.7%.

2959
03:15:55,810 --> 03:15:57,810
The total general

2960
03:15:58,251 --> 03:15:59,886
fund expenditure budget for fy

2961
03:15:59,886 --> 03:16:02,286
27 is also 437.3 to 5 million

2962
03:16:03,256 --> 03:16:04,591
and the city's general fund is

2963
03:16:04,591 --> 03:16:05,692
categorized into the 6

2964
03:16:05,692 --> 03:16:07,227
city administrations. The

2965
03:16:07,227 --> 03:16:07,995
single largest general fund

2966
03:16:07,995 --> 03:16:11,130
investment made by the city is

2967
03:16:11,130 --> 03:16:13,530
in the public safety

2968
03:16:14,234 --> 03:16:15,201
Administration at 55.0 7%

2969
03:16:15,201 --> 03:16:16,169
includes the police and fire

2970
03:16:16,169 --> 03:16:18,569
rescue departments. The general

2971
03:16:19,472 --> 03:16:20,774
government administration makes

2972
03:16:20,774 --> 03:16:23,774
up the next largest category

2973
03:16:24,770 --> 03:16:24,944
at 18.9% and includes

2974
03:16:24,944 --> 03:16:26,813
departments such as

2975
03:16:26,813 --> 03:16:27,681
budget finance legal and human

2976
03:16:27,681 --> 03:16:28,748
resources. And the 3rd largest

2977
03:16:28,748 --> 03:16:31,748
general fund investment is in

2978
03:16:32,152 --> 03:16:33,687
the community enrichment and

2979
03:16:33,687 --> 03:16:35,687
administration at 16.3 3% and

2980
03:16:36,956 --> 03:16:38,391
includes parks and Recreation

2981
03:16:38,391 --> 03:16:40,391
and libraries department.

2982
03:16:41,561 --> 03:16:42,763
This chart shows the general

2983
03:16:42,763 --> 03:16:45,763
fund budget broke down by

2984
03:16:45,932 --> 03:16:46,599
expenditure type the single

2985
03:16:46,599 --> 03:16:48,599
largest expenditure category

2986
03:16:49,102 --> 03:16:52,472
the general fund is wages and

2987
03:16:52,472 --> 03:16:53,139
benefits at 299.5 9 3 million

2988
03:16:53,139 --> 03:16:56,139
or 16.5% of the total budget

2989
03:16:56,309 --> 03:16:57,411
services and commodities make

2990
03:16:57,411 --> 03:16:59,411
up the

2991
03:17:00,647 --> 03:17:03,470
next biggest slice at 85.8

2992
03:17:03,917 --> 03:17:05,917
million or 19.6%.

2993
03:17:06,286 --> 03:17:08,286
The fy

2994
03:17:09,356 --> 03:17:10,323
27 cip budget includes a total

2995
03:17:10,323 --> 03:17:11,858
of a 196.5 5 1 million in

2996
03:17:11,858 --> 03:17:14,258
capital projects. The water

2997
03:17:15,128 --> 03:17:17,528
resources projects account for

2998
03:17:18,531 --> 03:17:20,531
112.4 7 million or 57.2%

2999
03:17:21,868 --> 03:17:24,268
stormwater projects account for

3000
03:17:25,104 --> 03:17:25,838
37.2 5 million or 18.9 5%

3001
03:17:25,838 --> 03:17:28,838
and penny for Pinellas projects

3002
03:17:28,942 --> 03:17:31,342
account for 34 point. Sierra

3003
03:17:32,790 --> 03:17:34,790
for 7 million or 17.3 2%.

3004
03:17:35,415 --> 03:17:38,852
The total for the five-year cip

3005
03:17:38,852 --> 03:17:40,852
plan is 1.1 9 1 billion.

3006
03:17:42,189 --> 03:17:43,230
This slide shows the fund

3007
03:17:43,230 --> 03:17:45,230
balance commitment categories

3008
03:17:45,892 --> 03:17:46,860
Council any to reaffirm these

3009
03:17:46,860 --> 03:17:48,929
or other categories when the

3010
03:17:48,929 --> 03:17:49,829
budget is adopted. However, the

3011
03:17:49,829 --> 03:17:52,232
amounts to be set aside in each

3012
03:17:52,232 --> 03:17:52,866
category did not need to be

3013
03:17:52,866 --> 03:17:55,266
determined until the fy 26

3014
03:17:55,302 --> 03:17:56,403
fiscal year is closed. And we

3015
03:17:56,403 --> 03:17:57,637
have the actual year-end

3016
03:17:57,637 --> 03:18:00,541
results. At that time we'll

3017
03:18:00,541 --> 03:18:01,508
have a better idea how much fun

3018
03:18:01,508 --> 03:18:02,508
balances available to allocate

3019
03:18:02,508 --> 03:18:03,710
each category. And the

3020
03:18:03,710 --> 03:18:04,410
commitment categories can then

3021
03:18:04,410 --> 03:18:07,281
be funded as part of the year

3022
03:18:07,281 --> 03:18:08,749
in cleanup ordinance in

3023
03:18:08,749 --> 03:18:10,749
NOVEMBER.

3024
03:18:11,484 --> 03:18:12,152
And in closing the second and

3025
03:18:12,152 --> 03:18:13,987
final budget public hearing

3026
03:18:13,987 --> 03:18:17,223
will be held at City Council in

3027
03:18:17,223 --> 03:18:18,492
Council chambers on Sept. 17th,

3028
03:18:18,492 --> 03:18:19,192
20 26 at 06:00pm

3029
03:18:19,192 --> 03:18:22,950
and information on the city's

3030
03:18:22,950 --> 03:18:25,950
budget is available on the

3031
03:18:25,198 --> 03:18:25,632
city's website. Thank you.

3032
03:18:25,632 --> 03:18:27,000
Thank you Liz.

3033
03:18:27,000 --> 03:18:28,101
Well, this is the beginning of

3034
03:18:28,101 --> 03:18:28,969
the public comment portion of

3035
03:18:28,969 --> 03:18:30,837
the hearing the general public

3036
03:18:30,837 --> 03:18:31,505
shall be allowed to speak and

3037
03:18:31,505 --> 03:18:32,572
ask questions prior to the

3038
03:18:32,572 --> 03:18:34,972
adoption of the proposed

3039
03:18:35,875 --> 03:18:38,875
millage rate and 10th the

3040
03:18:42,820 --> 03:18:44,482
budget by City Council

3041
03:18:45,251 --> 03:18:45,618
>> If you call the first 2

3042
03:18:45,618 --> 03:18:46,252
speakers.

3043
03:18:46,252 --> 03:18:46,954
There's 2 speakers Lauren

3044
03:18:46,954 --> 03:18:47,787
Hubert increased in. Approach

3045
03:18:47,787 --> 03:18:48,454
the podium state your name and

3046
03:18:48,454 --> 03:18:50,854
address across streets. You

3047
03:18:51,358 --> 03:18:54,358
have 3 minutes to address City

3048
03:18:54,394 --> 03:18:56,394
Council.

3049
03:19:01,802 --> 03:19:04,710
>> And as Lauren Hunter and I

3050
03:19:04,710 --> 03:19:06,710
reside at 1, 1, 1, 0, 3rd

3051
03:19:07,407 --> 03:19:08,575
Street South. St. Petersburg

3052
03:19:08,575 --> 03:19:10,575
Florida. 3, 3, 7, 0, 1,

3053
03:19:11,845 --> 03:19:13,845
Respected councilmembers it's

3054
03:19:15,282 --> 03:19:15,882
good to see all of you.

3055
03:19:15,882 --> 03:19:18,218
I've been here before an

3056
03:19:18,218 --> 03:19:21,218
oven Council doesn't argue with

3057
03:19:21,288 --> 03:19:21,955
motion. They in fact really

3058
03:19:21,955 --> 03:19:24,355
enjoy and appreciate facts.

3059
03:19:24,457 --> 03:19:25,158
So that's what I'm here to talk

3060
03:19:25,158 --> 03:19:26,590
about tonight. 6 months ago I

3061
03:19:26,590 --> 03:19:27,594
came here, we talked about 31th

3062
03:19:27,594 --> 03:19:30,329
Street. We talked about the

3063
03:19:30,329 --> 03:19:31,640
Lakewood trail connector and I

3064
03:19:31,640 --> 03:19:33,967
share concern about the safety.

3065
03:19:33,967 --> 03:19:35,268
Because they also mentioned

3066
03:19:35,268 --> 03:19:37,771
that we are an ecosystem

3067
03:19:37,771 --> 03:19:40,940
and that this corridor is used

3068
03:19:40,940 --> 03:19:43,420
for our you for maximo

3069
03:19:43,420 --> 03:19:45,442
elementary school and also

3070
03:19:46,313 --> 03:19:47,414
I messed up the last time I

3071
03:19:47,414 --> 03:19:50,684
tried to talk about that too.

3072
03:19:50,684 --> 03:19:51,451
Workers community records this

3073
03:19:51,451 --> 03:19:52,552
is that corridor of how

3074
03:19:52,552 --> 03:19:54,421
they get to where they need to

3075
03:19:54,421 --> 03:19:55,188
go. So in 6 months time we

3076
03:19:55,188 --> 03:19:56,560
talked about you know

3077
03:19:56,560 --> 03:19:58,456
requesting support for that

3078
03:19:59,326 --> 03:20:00,460
funding for the 31th Street

3079
03:20:00,460 --> 03:20:01,628
survey and to help

3080
03:20:01,628 --> 03:20:02,329
bring safety into

3081
03:20:02,329 --> 03:20:05,198
accountability and to meet you

3082
03:20:05,198 --> 03:20:08,368
also you could meet us we

3083
03:20:08,368 --> 03:20:10,368
decided to.

3084
03:20:12,338 --> 03:20:13,573
But also the founder of all the

3085
03:20:13,573 --> 03:20:14,641
world's kids which

3086
03:20:14,641 --> 03:20:16,176
is a local nonprofit here in

3087
03:20:16,176 --> 03:20:19,479
Saint Pete. We received a level

3088
03:20:19,479 --> 03:20:20,146
of city arts Grant this year

3089
03:20:20,146 --> 03:20:20,781
and that was in

3090
03:20:20,781 --> 03:20:21,547
the amount to $5,000 so 6

3091
03:20:21,547 --> 03:20:23,316
months ago, and that was

3092
03:20:23,316 --> 03:20:26,190
Kristen and we showed up to

3093
03:20:26,190 --> 03:20:27,120
talk about what we could do to

3094
03:20:27,120 --> 03:20:29,322
address the safety concerns

3095
03:20:29,322 --> 03:20:31,825
essentially for the use of the

3096
03:20:31,825 --> 03:20:32,825
area so we took that $5,000

3097
03:20:32,825 --> 03:20:34,994
grant thank you so much for

3098
03:20:34,994 --> 03:20:38,650
choosing us as a grantee and we

3099
03:20:38,650 --> 03:20:40,465
turn that into $60,000 of

3100
03:20:41,134 --> 03:20:43,970
effort. A community mural in

3101
03:20:43,970 --> 03:20:45,505
partnership with 7 local

3102
03:20:45,505 --> 03:20:46,940
artists and they help transform

3103
03:20:46,940 --> 03:20:47,540
of 400 foot wall that I think

3104
03:20:47,540 --> 03:20:49,776
is probably the longest

3105
03:20:49,776 --> 03:20:52,945
community art mural here in St.

3106
03:20:52,945 --> 03:20:55,345
Petersburg where in Pinellas

3107
03:20:55,581 --> 03:20:57,417
County. I think we have a lot

3108
03:20:57,417 --> 03:20:58,518
to work with to ask you to meet

3109
03:20:58,518 --> 03:21:00,954
us, but the the thing, I'm

3110
03:21:00,954 --> 03:21:03,556
still confused about is we

3111
03:21:03,556 --> 03:21:04,190
don't see a line item for the

3112
03:21:04,190 --> 03:21:07,159
trail. For 31th Street are

3113
03:21:07,159 --> 03:21:07,894
completing the survey and so I

3114
03:21:07,894 --> 03:21:08,795
think you know we've shown what

3115
03:21:08,795 --> 03:21:12,165
we can do with a small gesture

3116
03:21:12,165 --> 03:21:12,865
from you as a grant recipient

3117
03:21:12,865 --> 03:21:14,865
and and maybe

3118
03:21:15,268 --> 03:21:17,337
in SEPTEMBER when I show back

3119
03:21:17,337 --> 03:21:19,739
up to ask if the line item has

3120
03:21:19,739 --> 03:21:20,941
been addressed 31th Street will

3121
03:21:20,941 --> 03:21:21,675
be on there because we just

3122
03:21:21,675 --> 03:21:24,611
want to partner with you that's

3123
03:21:24,611 --> 03:21:25,779
all we want to do is work with

3124
03:21:25,779 --> 03:21:26,479
you to support our youth

3125
03:21:26,479 --> 03:21:29,490
because where trails town and

3126
03:21:29,490 --> 03:21:32,452
with the city of Saint Pete

3127
03:21:32,452 --> 03:21:35,688
where the city of the arts.

3128
03:21:35,688 --> 03:21:38,688
We finished, but we start.

3129
03:21:40,960 --> 03:21:41,694
>> Good evening. My name is

3130
03:21:41,694 --> 03:21:44,564
Kristen or look I live at 2386,

3131
03:21:44,564 --> 03:21:45,131
cannot a circle West and I hope

3132
03:21:45,131 --> 03:21:45,798
lead

3133
03:21:45,798 --> 03:21:47,100
a non profit called connect

3134
03:21:47,100 --> 03:21:49,690
Millis I'm here with an update

3135
03:21:49,690 --> 03:21:49,802
on 31th Street South and Lake

3136
03:21:49,802 --> 03:21:52,802
connector which is near maximal

3137
03:21:52,805 --> 03:21:54,340
elementary, if you recall I was

3138
03:21:54,340 --> 03:21:55,508
here back in APRIL discussing

3139
03:21:55,508 --> 03:21:56,509
the same topic at the budgeting

3140
03:21:56,509 --> 03:21:59,346
meeting to recap the connector

3141
03:21:59,346 --> 03:22:00,460
runs under one to 75 and it

3142
03:22:00,460 --> 03:22:00,646
provides what should be a safe

3143
03:22:00,646 --> 03:22:02,915
access point across the

3144
03:22:02,915 --> 03:22:03,517
highway.

3145
03:22:03,517 --> 03:22:04,383
Between us

3146
03:22:04,383 --> 03:22:06,783
19 and 31th Street South

3147
03:22:06,986 --> 03:22:10,257
instead it's a place most avoid

3148
03:22:10,257 --> 03:22:13,257
going due to long-term neglect

3149
03:22:17,364 --> 03:22:17,930
infrastructure issues and

3150
03:22:17,930 --> 03:22:18,564
confusing wayfinding.

3151
03:22:18,564 --> 03:22:19,232
Long-term residents. Also

3152
03:22:19,232 --> 03:22:19,933
remember the tragic assault

3153
03:22:19,933 --> 03:22:20,633
that occurred on a young girl

3154
03:22:20,633 --> 03:22:21,334
there. Despite this is safety

3155
03:22:21,334 --> 03:22:22,350
issues children and residents

3156
03:22:22,350 --> 03:22:25,271
still use this path to walk to

3157
03:22:25,271 --> 03:22:25,705
make back entry the spark line

3158
03:22:25,705 --> 03:22:26,373
and jobs

3159
03:22:26,373 --> 03:22:27,340
because it's their only safe

3160
03:22:27,340 --> 03:22:29,340
option. It's incredibly

3161
03:22:30,643 --> 03:22:31,344
important that this pathway be

3162
03:22:31,344 --> 03:22:31,978
maintained an elevated as the

3163
03:22:31,978 --> 03:22:34,378
other alternative is 54th

3164
03:22:34,781 --> 03:22:35,649
Avenue South which is one of

3165
03:22:35,649 --> 03:22:36,649
the most dangerous

3166
03:22:36,649 --> 03:22:38,649
intersections in Pinellas

3167
03:22:39,585 --> 03:22:41,200
County. The The community

3168
03:22:41,200 --> 03:22:41,988
couldn't wait to act until the

3169
03:22:41,988 --> 03:22:42,756
next budget meeting instead

3170
03:22:42,756 --> 03:22:44,900
myself Laurin Hubbard from all

3171
03:22:44,900 --> 03:22:47,360
the world's kids to the Talia

3172
03:22:47,360 --> 03:22:48,227
brothers Lakewood estates,

3173
03:22:48,227 --> 03:22:50,196
civic Association,

3174
03:22:50,196 --> 03:22:52,596
private partners. Students and

3175
03:22:53,466 --> 03:22:53,800
other partners came together to

3176
03:22:53,800 --> 03:22:54,534
create a

3177
03:22:54,534 --> 03:22:55,201
400 foot art mural right on the

3178
03:22:55,201 --> 03:22:57,201
connector. Councilmember fix

3179
03:22:57,436 --> 03:22:58,438
Sanders, I know you were there

3180
03:22:58,438 --> 03:22:59,405
and join us for the unveiling

3181
03:22:59,405 --> 03:23:02,642
it was a great day. And the

3182
03:23:02,642 --> 03:23:03,176
community turned a $5,000 city

3183
03:23:03,176 --> 03:23:05,176
Grant into a $60,000

3184
03:23:06,212 --> 03:23:08,212
investment through donated

3185
03:23:08,714 --> 03:23:09,381
money labor and materials in

3186
03:23:09,381 --> 03:23:09,882
addition to your nice grant

3187
03:23:09,882 --> 03:23:10,417
that you gave us.

3188
03:23:10,417 --> 03:23:11,840
We are proud of that

3189
03:23:11,840 --> 03:23:13,484
accomplishment but you can't

3190
03:23:14,154 --> 03:23:14,554
fix flooding poor sight lines

3191
03:23:14,554 --> 03:23:15,255
and adequate

3192
03:23:15,255 --> 03:23:16,923
security and years of deferred

3193
03:23:16,923 --> 03:23:19,920
maintenance further the liquid

3194
03:23:19,920 --> 03:23:19,826
trail connector is not an issue

3195
03:23:19,826 --> 03:23:22,662
that stands alone. It goes hand

3196
03:23:22,662 --> 03:23:22,962
in hand with the 31th Street

3197
03:23:22,962 --> 03:23:24,130
South

3198
03:23:24,130 --> 03:23:25,665
their 30 for Street South study

3199
03:23:25,665 --> 03:23:26,366
should have been completed a

3200
03:23:26,366 --> 03:23:28,834
year ago but work stopped and

3201
03:23:28,834 --> 03:23:29,702
there's not been a great public

3202
03:23:29,702 --> 03:23:31,400
explanation of why it's not

3203
03:23:31,400 --> 03:23:33,404
completed to date. Residents

3204
03:23:34,730 --> 03:23:34,741
are still waiting with nearly 2

3205
03:23:34,741 --> 03:23:36,243
miles of this corridor not

3206
03:23:36,243 --> 03:23:36,977
having a single crosswalk that

3207
03:23:36,977 --> 03:23:38,110
is from the rays stadium to the

3208
03:23:38,110 --> 03:23:38,745
Dali imagine not being able to

3209
03:23:38,745 --> 03:23:41,581
cross the street. I don't think

3210
03:23:41,581 --> 03:23:43,482
many of you be happy about

3211
03:23:43,482 --> 03:23:44,583
that.

3212
03:23:44,583 --> 03:23:46,552
Further we are working with

3213
03:23:46,552 --> 03:23:47,253
fdot for Pinellas and city

3214
03:23:47,253 --> 03:23:47,920
staff to find solutions their

3215
03:23:47,920 --> 03:23:50,320
short-term solutions to make

3216
03:23:50,790 --> 03:23:51,457
this area safer that require

3217
03:23:51,457 --> 03:23:52,158
minimum work such

3218
03:23:52,158 --> 03:23:53,426
as wayfinding and she coverage

3219
03:23:53,426 --> 03:23:54,727
a private corporate donor is

3220
03:23:54,727 --> 03:23:57,597
prepared to cover the cost of

3221
03:23:57,597 --> 03:23:58,231
trees and even watering

3222
03:23:58,231 --> 03:23:58,798
services along 31th Street

3223
03:23:58,798 --> 03:23:59,466
South with the city's

3224
03:23:59,466 --> 03:24:01,866
cooperation. The funding and

3225
03:24:02,101 --> 03:24:03,169
partners are ready we're just

3226
03:24:03,169 --> 03:24:04,938
waiting on the city's green

3227
03:24:04,938 --> 03:24:05,905
light for a next step. The

3228
03:24:05,905 --> 03:24:06,672
connector also needs immediate

3229
03:24:06,672 --> 03:24:09,720
signage and maintenance and

3230
03:24:09,742 --> 03:24:10,709
followed by a large redesigned

3231
03:24:10,709 --> 03:24:11,411
to address flooding poor sight

3232
03:24:11,411 --> 03:24:13,811
lines and structural problems

3233
03:24:14,280 --> 03:24:15,281
that process requires the city

3234
03:24:15,281 --> 03:24:16,820
to apply through 4 Pinellas for

3235
03:24:16,820 --> 03:24:16,849
Grant and effort that is

3236
03:24:16,849 --> 03:24:19,685
supported and suggested by fdot

3237
03:24:19,685 --> 03:24:20,786
we cannot wait to the highway

3238
03:24:20,786 --> 03:24:22,622
is redone to do this I'll be

3239
03:24:22,622 --> 03:24:24,624
like 30 years. I see that the

3240
03:24:24,624 --> 03:24:27,460
proposed budget has funds for

3241
03:24:27,460 --> 03:24:28,161
complete streets I request the

3242
03:24:28,161 --> 03:24:28,761
31th Street South and Lakewood

3243
03:24:28,761 --> 03:24:31,161
gel connector have those

3244
03:24:31,697 --> 03:24:32,498
studies allocated and we're

3245
03:24:32,498 --> 03:24:33,199
committed to moving

3246
03:24:33,199 --> 03:24:34,134
these applications forward in

3247
03:24:34,134 --> 03:24:34,834
supporting it. We hope that you

3248
03:24:34,834 --> 03:24:35,501
are and you see our community

3249
03:24:35,501 --> 03:24:36,168
commitment in both time and

3250
03:24:36,168 --> 03:24:39,138
dollars that we've spent on

3251
03:24:39,138 --> 03:24:41,538
this project. Thank you.

3252
03:24:41,774 --> 03:24:43,774
Thank you.

3253
03:24:45,450 --> 03:24:46,146
>> Next 2 speakers and the

3254
03:24:46,146 --> 03:24:48,140
wills bean, new Kim would

3255
03:24:48,140 --> 03:24:48,681
Kmart do please approach the

3256
03:24:48,681 --> 03:24:49,348
podium state your name and

3257
03:24:49,348 --> 03:24:51,748
address across streets. You

3258
03:24:52,218 --> 03:24:55,218
have 3 minutes to address the

3259
03:24:55,288 --> 03:24:57,288
council.

3260
03:25:01,600 --> 03:25:01,761
>> Good evening. My name is no

3261
03:25:01,761 --> 03:25:04,297
coming though, let's wait for

3262
03:25:04,297 --> 03:25:04,997
Street and Second Avenue South.

3263
03:25:04,997 --> 03:25:05,731
Here to thank you for putting

3264
03:25:05,731 --> 03:25:07,801
an increase in complete streets

3265
03:25:07,801 --> 03:25:10,670
from last year. And ask you to

3266
03:25:10,670 --> 03:25:11,404
continue on this positive

3267
03:25:11,404 --> 03:25:13,272
development and of provide more

3268
03:25:13,272 --> 03:25:14,474
increases for the next year's

3269
03:25:14,474 --> 03:25:16,142
budget. This is a big appetite

3270
03:25:16,142 --> 03:25:19,142
for Street safety. Saint Pete

3271
03:25:19,512 --> 03:25:21,912
pass complete streets about 10

3272
03:25:22,816 --> 03:25:23,683
years ago. Since then.

3273
03:25:23,683 --> 03:25:26,830
But 150 people have died.

3274
03:25:26,319 --> 03:25:26,986
Hundreds of people have been

3275
03:25:26,986 --> 03:25:29,550
injured. So please increase

3276
03:25:29,550 --> 03:25:29,789
funding for complete streets to

3277
03:25:29,789 --> 03:25:32,792
save lives and to make our city

3278
03:25:32,792 --> 03:25:35,961
safer and more pleasant to live

3279
03:25:35,961 --> 03:25:38,961
in. Thank you. If you.

3280
03:25:43,603 --> 03:25:44,570
>> Hi there my name is Andrew

3281
03:25:44,570 --> 03:25:45,171
Wells being I live at 8175 36th

3282
03:25:45,171 --> 03:25:47,571
Avenue. Thanks for this

3283
03:25:48,740 --> 03:25:50,676
opportunity to speak to you

3284
03:25:50,676 --> 03:25:51,677
all. I'm here to also in

3285
03:25:51,677 --> 03:25:54,677
support of safe streets and

3286
03:25:54,948 --> 03:25:56,416
further investments in the safe

3287
03:25:56,416 --> 03:25:57,584
streets program.

3288
03:25:57,584 --> 03:26:00,854
I got my Masters in public

3289
03:26:00,854 --> 03:26:01,521
policy at the University of

3290
03:26:01,521 --> 03:26:03,521
Michigan and I

3291
03:26:03,723 --> 03:26:06,250
specialized in local policy and

3292
03:26:06,250 --> 03:26:06,726
in extra analogies and

3293
03:26:06,726 --> 03:26:09,126
measuring externalities so in

3294
03:26:09,563 --> 03:26:09,829
an extra now it is just the

3295
03:26:09,829 --> 03:26:11,310
cost

3296
03:26:11,310 --> 03:26:13,431
of something that's not

3297
03:26:14,334 --> 03:26:15,301
captured in the upfront cost of

3298
03:26:15,301 --> 03:26:18,301
that thing. So the Costa

3299
03:26:18,704 --> 03:26:21,700
safety improvements can be easy

3300
03:26:21,700 --> 03:26:22,976
to see. So you.

3301
03:26:22,976 --> 03:26:23,643
Put out an rfp and you could

3302
03:26:23,643 --> 03:26:24,610
have some proposals back and

3303
03:26:24,610 --> 03:26:28,140
they've got a number at the

3304
03:26:28,140 --> 03:26:29,315
bottom that pretty easy to

3305
03:26:29,315 --> 03:26:31,715
count. The benefits can

3306
03:26:32,318 --> 03:26:33,886
be much more difficult to

3307
03:26:33,886 --> 03:26:36,622
count. So every crash avoided

3308
03:26:36,622 --> 03:26:39,158
is fewer police resources that

3309
03:26:39,158 --> 03:26:41,558
are expended every injury

3310
03:26:41,894 --> 03:26:42,561
prevented is lower medical

3311
03:26:42,561 --> 03:26:44,961
insurance costs. Every bike

3312
03:26:45,398 --> 03:26:47,466
trip or walk chosen over a car

3313
03:26:47,466 --> 03:26:49,102
ride improve someone's health.

3314
03:26:49,102 --> 03:26:52,102
And there are more subjective

3315
03:26:52,371 --> 03:26:52,638
benefits. Days when I bike to

3316
03:26:52,638 --> 03:26:54,638
work

3317
03:26:55,808 --> 03:26:56,643
start-up more joyfully walking

3318
03:26:56,643 --> 03:26:59,946
to the joint down the street.

3319
03:26:59,946 --> 03:27:03,115
The sports part down the street

3320
03:27:03,115 --> 03:27:03,616
from me. It is fun.

3321
03:27:03,616 --> 03:27:04,283
And taking the sun

3322
03:27:04,283 --> 03:27:07,283
runner downtown can be very

3323
03:27:07,387 --> 03:27:10,790
efficient. We have a lot of

3324
03:27:10,790 --> 03:27:11,958
work to do across Saint Pete to

3325
03:27:11,958 --> 03:27:14,727
make the streets truly safe

3326
03:27:14,727 --> 03:27:15,595
for every sing in every single

3327
03:27:15,595 --> 03:27:16,295
neighborhood we've got a lot of

3328
03:27:16,295 --> 03:27:19,165
investments to make and I want

3329
03:27:19,165 --> 03:27:19,966
us all to bear in mind not only

3330
03:27:19,966 --> 03:27:20,833
the upfront costs of those but

3331
03:27:20,833 --> 03:27:21,934
also all the benefits whether

3332
03:27:21,934 --> 03:27:25,204
they show up on the balance

3333
03:27:25,204 --> 03:27:28,507
sheet or not. Thank you very

3334
03:27:28,507 --> 03:27:30,507
much. Thank you.

3335
03:27:31,644 --> 03:27:32,745
MISTER Speaker.

3336
03:27:32,745 --> 03:27:34,745
The sun.

3337
03:27:34,847 --> 03:27:35,547
>> Andras in please approach

3338
03:27:35,547 --> 03:27:36,682
the podium state your name and

3339
03:27:36,682 --> 03:27:39,820
address in cross lacrosse

3340
03:27:39,953 --> 03:27:42,953
streets. You have 3 minutes to

3341
03:27:43,122 --> 03:27:45,122
address City Council.

3342
03:27:48,270 --> 03:27:48,627
>> My name is limited his son.

3343
03:27:48,627 --> 03:27:51,564
I live mlk and Gandy and

3344
03:27:51,564 --> 03:27:54,834
there's a few names that I want

3345
03:27:54,834 --> 03:27:57,834
to start off with today.

3346
03:27:58,238 --> 03:28:00,638
Chris are Crystal Knowlton

3347
03:28:01,307 --> 03:28:03,307
Allen Scotty Dixon

3348
03:28:03,910 --> 03:28:07,180
jurors your Eden Hall. Ty Brown

3349
03:28:07,180 --> 03:28:08,514
Howard junior and Yvonne

3350
03:28:08,514 --> 03:28:09,849
Abernathy

3351
03:28:09,849 --> 03:28:13,119
these are just a few very small

3352
03:28:13,119 --> 03:28:13,786
few sample of names of people

3353
03:28:13,786 --> 03:28:15,880
who are impacted by gun vio

3354
03:28:15,880 --> 03:28:16,956
it's in our community. This is

3355
03:28:16,956 --> 03:28:18,956
something that's happening

3356
03:28:20,226 --> 03:28:21,761
across the country. And right

3357
03:28:21,761 --> 03:28:22,528
here in Saint Pete.

3358
03:28:22,528 --> 03:28:24,831
And what we know is that

3359
03:28:24,831 --> 03:28:25,798
increased violence happens

3360
03:28:25,798 --> 03:28:28,667
because a lack of investment in

3361
03:28:28,667 --> 03:28:29,302
our communities. We need to

3362
03:28:29,302 --> 03:28:32,138
make sure that we address

3363
03:28:32,138 --> 03:28:33,390
violent at its roots and that

3364
03:28:33,390 --> 03:28:33,673
means we support communities

3365
03:28:33,673 --> 03:28:36,542
that are impacted. When a

3366
03:28:36,542 --> 03:28:38,278
neighborhood doesn't have what

3367
03:28:38,278 --> 03:28:40,278
they need.

3368
03:28:41,247 --> 03:28:41,881
Whether it's stable work stable

3369
03:28:41,881 --> 03:28:42,581
housing stable Healthcare

3370
03:28:42,581 --> 03:28:45,581
stable child care programs how

3371
03:28:45,651 --> 03:28:48,454
do we expect expect them to

3372
03:28:48,454 --> 03:28:49,422
have any form of stability.

3373
03:28:49,422 --> 03:28:51,290
As part of the Bay Area to

3374
03:28:51,290 --> 03:28:52,258
defenders we've been coming

3375
03:28:52,258 --> 03:28:55,561
here year after year to talk to

3376
03:28:55,561 --> 03:28:56,429
you all about safer streets.

3377
03:28:56,429 --> 03:28:58,640
This is a part of a much larger

3378
03:28:58,640 --> 03:29:00,933
solution that we need to create

3379
03:29:00,933 --> 03:29:01,567
we need to create a holistic

3380
03:29:01,567 --> 03:29:03,636
approach to addressing gun

3381
03:29:03,636 --> 03:29:04,137
violence especially as it

3382
03:29:04,137 --> 03:29:06,137
impacts our youth.

3383
03:29:06,372 --> 03:29:07,139
We've been told time and time

3384
03:29:07,139 --> 03:29:09,542
again that our proposal is too

3385
03:29:09,542 --> 03:29:10,443
much. We don't think that's the

3386
03:29:10,443 --> 03:29:13,713
case we don't think that we are

3387
03:29:13,713 --> 03:29:16,150
asking enough to address gun

3388
03:29:16,150 --> 03:29:17,750
violence for our youth.

3389
03:29:17,750 --> 03:29:18,484
What we know is that we cannot

3390
03:29:18,484 --> 03:29:20,884
separate youth programs funding

3391
03:29:21,353 --> 03:29:23,753
youth programming from safety.

3392
03:29:25,425 --> 03:29:27,293
The public safety budget has

3393
03:29:27,293 --> 03:29:29,462
been proposed to increase

3394
03:29:29,462 --> 03:29:32,462
by $10 million. In the next

3395
03:29:32,732 --> 03:29:33,166
fiscal year. And we believe

3396
03:29:33,166 --> 03:29:35,166
that our youth

3397
03:29:35,167 --> 03:29:37,136
is in dire need of investment.

3398
03:29:37,136 --> 03:29:38,104
So instead of adding more money

3399
03:29:38,104 --> 03:29:40,740
in the public safety budget

3400
03:29:40,740 --> 03:29:43,740
that goes towards police we

3401
03:29:44,100 --> 03:29:44,543
think it can easily be pulled

3402
03:29:44,543 --> 03:29:45,545
over to invest

3403
03:29:45,545 --> 03:29:47,847
in the save our streets which

3404
03:29:47,847 --> 03:29:48,447
currently the component we are

3405
03:29:48,447 --> 03:29:51,150
focusing on is an active

3406
03:29:51,150 --> 03:29:51,817
outreach because time and time

3407
03:29:51,817 --> 03:29:53,552
again from community members

3408
03:29:53,552 --> 03:29:54,220
that we have talked to we've

3409
03:29:54,220 --> 03:29:56,689
heard that they're not aware

3410
03:29:56,689 --> 03:29:57,356
the programs that are

3411
03:29:57,356 --> 03:29:59,558
happening. So we want a team

3412
03:29:59,558 --> 03:30:00,526
that is able to go door to door

3413
03:30:00,526 --> 03:30:02,926
that includes youth themselves

3414
03:30:03,763 --> 03:30:06,231
as well that get people signed

3415
03:30:06,231 --> 03:30:08,231
up to the

3416
03:30:09,502 --> 03:30:10,937
programs and the support that

3417
03:30:10,937 --> 03:30:11,637
we have within our community.

3418
03:30:11,637 --> 03:30:12,338
We know that we have the money

3419
03:30:12,338 --> 03:30:13,873
and as we've been saying we've

3420
03:30:13,873 --> 03:30:16,873
been asking for years and

3421
03:30:17,209 --> 03:30:20,209
another year waiting is another

3422
03:30:20,646 --> 03:30:21,114
life lost every year we wait

3423
03:30:21,114 --> 03:30:21,781
for another life

3424
03:30:21,781 --> 03:30:24,484
lost is a choice that we are

3425
03:30:24,484 --> 03:30:27,453
making. Let this be the year

3426
03:30:27,453 --> 03:30:28,120
that we choose to show that we

3427
03:30:28,120 --> 03:30:29,288
care let it be the year that

3428
03:30:29,288 --> 03:30:30,389
our city chooses to take action

3429
03:30:30,389 --> 03:30:32,389
celebrating supporting our

3430
03:30:32,925 --> 03:30:33,626
youth instead of mourning lives

3431
03:30:33,626 --> 03:30:36,429
lost too soon let this be the

3432
03:30:36,429 --> 03:30:37,630
year that we choose to finally

3433
03:30:37,630 --> 03:30:37,730
fund the save our streets

3434
03:30:37,730 --> 03:30:39,999
proposal. We also asked for

3435
03:30:39,999 --> 03:30:43,268
complete streets as well as any

3436
03:30:43,268 --> 03:30:46,268
kind of public support and

3437
03:30:46,439 --> 03:30:48,439
services.

3438
03:30:50,409 --> 03:30:51,844
>> Good evening and thank you

3439
03:30:51,844 --> 03:30:52,578
so much my name's on the

3440
03:30:52,578 --> 03:30:55,414
distinct on that I reside at 11

3441
03:30:55,414 --> 03:30:56,649
1, 2 o Street soft and say

3442
03:30:56,649 --> 03:30:58,500
prepare Florida

3443
03:30:58,500 --> 03:30:58,718
3, 3, 7, 0, 1, You MAY know me

3444
03:30:58,718 --> 03:31:00,486
my capacity in my community

3445
03:31:00,486 --> 03:31:01,287
work as PRESIDENT Of 33 hasn't

3446
03:31:01,287 --> 03:31:03,687
read Association vice PRESIDENT

3447
03:31:04,556 --> 03:31:05,158
Of Kona but I'm really here in

3448
03:31:05,158 --> 03:31:07,158
my

3449
03:31:08,270 --> 03:31:09,996
capacity as a resident. I live

3450
03:31:09,996 --> 03:31:10,663
and 33 Heights which is a

3451
03:31:10,663 --> 03:31:11,965
neighborhood that runs along

3452
03:31:11,965 --> 03:31:12,831
the m okay junior self corridor

3453
03:31:12,831 --> 03:31:15,234
and that's what I'm here to

3454
03:31:15,234 --> 03:31:17,303
advocating for thank you so

3455
03:31:17,303 --> 03:31:20,720
much for your continued support

3456
03:31:20,720 --> 03:31:22,472
in complete streets and

3457
03:31:22,908 --> 03:31:23,543
increasing that budget. But I

3458
03:31:23,543 --> 03:31:24,877
think we need to do more.

3459
03:31:24,877 --> 03:31:27,277
Recently a pedestrian was

3460
03:31:27,280 --> 03:31:28,914
struck and killed crossing a

3461
03:31:28,914 --> 03:31:31,314
Cajun yourself along around

3462
03:31:31,984 --> 03:31:33,850
15th Avenue South. Killed

3463
03:31:33,850 --> 03:31:35,485
crossing a crosswalk designate

3464
03:31:36,355 --> 03:31:37,230
a crosswalk and unfortunately

3465
03:31:37,230 --> 03:31:39,425
this is not the only

3466
03:31:39,425 --> 03:31:40,293
isolated incident has been

3467
03:31:40,293 --> 03:31:42,693
other fatal. And serious

3468
03:31:43,363 --> 03:31:44,630
crashes along mlk South.

3469
03:31:44,630 --> 03:31:47,266
And in recent years and 2025 a

3470
03:31:47,266 --> 03:31:47,966
pedestrian was struck. And

3471
03:31:47,966 --> 03:31:48,935
killed while

3472
03:31:48,935 --> 03:31:49,535
crossing 20th Avenue South in

3473
03:31:49,535 --> 03:31:51,535
2024. Another pedestrian

3474
03:31:52,438 --> 03:31:52,972
suffered life-threatening

3475
03:31:52,972 --> 03:31:54,972
injuries after being

3476
03:31:55,841 --> 03:31:56,508
struck in the 1900 block of

3477
03:31:56,508 --> 03:31:57,443
location or self approaching

3478
03:31:57,443 --> 03:31:59,645
that same intersection that

3479
03:31:59,645 --> 03:32:00,346
request has different

3480
03:32:00,346 --> 03:32:02,181
circumstances I understand the

3481
03:32:02,181 --> 03:32:04,250
driver behavior matters but

3482
03:32:04,250 --> 03:32:06,650
tester in behavior matters.

3483
03:32:07,419 --> 03:32:08,120
Enforcement matters. But Street

3484
03:32:08,120 --> 03:32:09,288
design matters as well and we

3485
03:32:09,288 --> 03:32:11,688
already have data showing

3486
03:32:12,125 --> 03:32:14,960
safety concerns them out along

3487
03:32:14,960 --> 03:32:15,828
mlk junior staff. We have a

3488
03:32:15,828 --> 03:32:18,228
documented history of crashes,

3489
03:32:18,798 --> 03:32:19,465
serious injuries fatalities and

3490
03:32:19,465 --> 03:32:20,320
residents have been raising

3491
03:32:20,320 --> 03:32:21,967
concerns of about this

3492
03:32:21,967 --> 03:32:22,735
corridor. Some simply asking to

3493
03:32:22,735 --> 03:32:26,400
the city to study whether there

3494
03:32:26,400 --> 03:32:26,605
is a problem we know there's a

3495
03:32:26,605 --> 03:32:27,239
problem at masking that

3496
03:32:27,239 --> 03:32:27,973
we use that information we

3497
03:32:27,973 --> 03:32:30,609
already have read it in to find

3498
03:32:30,609 --> 03:32:33,900
where the additional analysis

3499
03:32:33,879 --> 03:32:36,282
is needed and begin and taking

3500
03:32:36,282 --> 03:32:36,982
action whether it's short term

3501
03:32:36,982 --> 03:32:39,382
and long-term improvements to

3502
03:32:40,285 --> 03:32:41,654
make this corridor safer for my

3503
03:32:41,654 --> 03:32:42,254
residents

3504
03:32:42,254 --> 03:32:44,654
and other residents are

3505
03:32:45,190 --> 03:32:46,392
impacted along came a park rows

3506
03:32:46,392 --> 03:32:46,992
apart under Park,

3507
03:32:46,992 --> 03:32:47,660
33 Heights neighborhood

3508
03:32:47,660 --> 03:32:48,394
Association artistry Heights

3509
03:32:48,394 --> 03:32:49,610
neighborhood. We have to have a

3510
03:32:49,610 --> 03:32:51,163
PRESIDENT Right here in St.

3511
03:32:51,163 --> 03:32:53,699
Petersburg when the city of

3512
03:32:53,699 --> 03:32:54,333
Adelaide mlk junior,

3513
03:32:54,333 --> 03:32:57,303
North several years find a

3514
03:32:57,303 --> 03:32:57,636
roadway that had similar issues

3515
03:32:57,636 --> 03:32:59,636
and we

3516
03:33:00,380 --> 03:33:02,438
took action understanding that

3517
03:33:03,342 --> 03:33:04,744
their wares. PRESIDENT Here

3518
03:33:04,744 --> 03:33:05,377
with resurfacing and

3519
03:33:05,377 --> 03:33:06,712
that made that that party

3520
03:33:06,712 --> 03:33:09,140
possible. I'm not suggesting

3521
03:33:09,140 --> 03:33:09,682
that we do the same with the

3522
03:33:09,682 --> 03:33:12,184
South side as we understand

3523
03:33:12,184 --> 03:33:13,386
that and every situation is

3524
03:33:13,386 --> 03:33:13,952
different we need to over it

3525
03:33:13,952 --> 03:33:16,352
and take action that's

3526
03:33:18,624 --> 03:33:19,491
appropriate for that location.

3527
03:33:19,491 --> 03:33:22,461
Let's look at what has been

3528
03:33:22,461 --> 03:33:23,162
done and what we can do now to

3529
03:33:23,162 --> 03:33:23,829
make our community safe first

3530
03:33:23,829 --> 03:33:25,731
particular Lee and the South

3531
03:33:25,731 --> 03:33:29,135
side. And thank you so much

3532
03:33:29,135 --> 03:33:32,135
for. Their support. Thank you.

3533
03:33:32,304 --> 03:33:34,400
Thank you.

3534
03:33:34,400 --> 03:33:35,574
>> Next to speaker saloon

3535
03:33:35,574 --> 03:33:36,375
McCann Max McCain approach the

3536
03:33:36,375 --> 03:33:37,900
podium state your name address

3537
03:33:37,900 --> 03:33:39,409
across streets. You have 3

3538
03:33:39,879 --> 03:33:42,279
minutes to address City

3539
03:33:42,949 --> 03:33:44,949
Council.

3540
03:34:00,833 --> 03:34:01,733
>> And they missed only can and

3541
03:34:01,733 --> 03:34:03,936
I live fact a

3542
03:34:03,936 --> 03:34:06,336
2648 did Ashton nice outfit.

3543
03:34:06,539 --> 03:34:09,809
And I want them to use the

3544
03:34:09,809 --> 03:34:10,576
budget fundings flay safe

3545
03:34:10,576 --> 03:34:11,210
streets.

3546
03:34:11,210 --> 03:34:14,112
So I can go to the other.

3547
03:34:14,112 --> 03:34:16,215
3 daughters parallel and other

3548
03:34:16,215 --> 03:34:18,215
places today.

3549
03:34:18,684 --> 03:34:19,351
What would you do and get

3550
03:34:19,351 --> 03:34:22,221
everything with my friend to

3551
03:34:22,221 --> 03:34:25,357
get food in you and I also want

3552
03:34:25,357 --> 03:34:28,357
to add a cat Cafe.

3553
03:34:31,130 --> 03:34:34,130
>> Municipal cat Cafe all all

3554
03:34:34,400 --> 03:34:35,868
right. Hi good evening. Maxx

3555
03:34:35,868 --> 03:34:36,535
McCann

3556
03:34:36,535 --> 03:34:39,438
26 51rd Avenue South want to

3557
03:34:39,438 --> 03:34:40,672
say thanks for increasing

3558
03:34:40,672 --> 03:34:41,440
funding for safe

3559
03:34:41,440 --> 03:34:44,440
streets projects. I want to

3560
03:34:44,743 --> 03:34:45,944
specifically applaud the use of

3561
03:34:45,944 --> 03:34:48,944
parking revenue to fund these

3562
03:34:49,314 --> 03:34:50,516
projects it's going to be a

3563
03:34:50,516 --> 03:34:51,483
game changer to have that

3564
03:34:51,483 --> 03:34:53,483
dedicated revenue stream.

3565
03:34:54,553 --> 03:34:57,523
For projects like extending the

3566
03:34:57,523 --> 03:34:58,390
bike lanes on mlk north to the

3567
03:34:58,390 --> 03:35:00,250
Pinellas trail that's a game

3568
03:35:00,250 --> 03:35:01,260
changer y'all because then we

3569
03:35:01,260 --> 03:35:03,963
can get a network effect a bike

3570
03:35:03,963 --> 03:35:04,730
Lane is only protected bike

3571
03:35:04,730 --> 03:35:07,330
Lane is only good if it get you

3572
03:35:07,330 --> 03:35:09,969
to where you're going. And

3573
03:35:09,969 --> 03:35:10,969
right now mlk North is great if

3574
03:35:10,969 --> 03:35:14,239
your trip starts and ends on

3575
03:35:14,239 --> 03:35:14,673
mlk North. Connecting it to the

3576
03:35:14,673 --> 03:35:15,774
trails a huge

3577
03:35:15,774 --> 03:35:18,544
deal I can't can't overstate

3578
03:35:18,544 --> 03:35:19,278
that. We also love the zipper

3579
03:35:19,278 --> 03:35:21,813
buffers that the city put in on

3580
03:35:21,813 --> 03:35:22,481
first Avenue North. One thing

3581
03:35:22,481 --> 03:35:23,449
that's wild about those next

3582
03:35:23,449 --> 03:35:26,685
time you go by look at how many

3583
03:35:26,685 --> 03:35:27,286
of them already have tire marks

3584
03:35:27,286 --> 03:35:30,122
on him. That'll show you

3585
03:35:30,122 --> 03:35:32,958
how important it is to have

3586
03:35:32,958 --> 03:35:35,795
protection for those bike lanes

3587
03:35:35,795 --> 03:35:36,495
because drivers aren't not

3588
03:35:36,495 --> 03:35:37,162
great at staying in that Lane

3589
03:35:37,162 --> 03:35:38,530
and paint is not protection

3590
03:35:38,530 --> 03:35:40,398
there. I know we're getting a

3591
03:35:40,398 --> 03:35:42,568
bunch of crosswalks on mlk

3592
03:35:42,568 --> 03:35:45,871
South and I'd rather have cross

3593
03:35:45,871 --> 03:35:48,871
walks than know cross walks.

3594
03:35:49,410 --> 03:35:51,410
But let's remember.

3595
03:35:55,447 --> 03:35:56,682
It's killed on mlk South.

3596
03:35:56,682 --> 03:35:59,518
Cantor Dillard in a in a

3597
03:35:59,518 --> 03:36:00,319
crosswalk a 15 year-old Saint

3598
03:36:00,319 --> 03:36:01,530
Pete high student was severely

3599
03:36:01,530 --> 03:36:03,989
injured. Can it I'm not sure if

3600
03:36:03,989 --> 03:36:05,891
I said that right she was

3601
03:36:05,891 --> 03:36:06,591
killed. Cantor was

3602
03:36:06,591 --> 03:36:07,626
fatally killed in a crosswalk

3603
03:36:07,626 --> 03:36:08,493
Saint Pete high student was

3604
03:36:08,493 --> 03:36:10,893
seriously injured in the

3605
03:36:11,930 --> 03:36:14,330
lighted crosswalk after pushing

3606
03:36:15,101 --> 03:36:17,501
the button. This year.

3607
03:36:18,337 --> 03:36:19,771
Just on Tue.. I picked up my

3608
03:36:19,771 --> 03:36:21,407
daughter from her dance class

3609
03:36:21,407 --> 03:36:23,809
and we saw the immediate

3610
03:36:23,809 --> 03:36:26,809
aftermath of a pedestrian who

3611
03:36:27,212 --> 03:36:29,715
had gotten hit by a car in the

3612
03:36:29,715 --> 03:36:32,584
crosswalk at 5th Avenue South

3613
03:36:32,584 --> 03:36:33,185
and 22th Street. And he was

3614
03:36:33,185 --> 03:36:33,852
laying on the ground and

3615
03:36:33,852 --> 03:36:36,252
paramedics were working and

3616
03:36:37,156 --> 03:36:40,493
before. I can tell Sloan to

3617
03:36:40,493 --> 03:36:41,227
look away she said with it is

3618
03:36:41,227 --> 03:36:42,294
head wound

3619
03:36:42,294 --> 03:36:42,995
right there on on the site and

3620
03:36:42,995 --> 03:36:45,864
I just thought she should have

3621
03:36:45,864 --> 03:36:49,168
to see this shouldn't have to

3622
03:36:49,168 --> 03:36:50,736
grow up like this.

3623
03:36:50,736 --> 03:36:54,600
I just so I want to

3624
03:36:54,600 --> 03:36:54,573
emphasize crosswalks are not

3625
03:36:54,573 --> 03:36:55,641
enough. They're

3626
03:36:55,641 --> 03:36:58,377
they're great but we can do

3627
03:36:58,377 --> 03:36:59,478
better. All around we've been

3628
03:36:59,478 --> 03:37:00,679
pushing for school zone safety

3629
03:37:00,679 --> 03:37:01,881
cameras. Chief Holloway told me

3630
03:37:01,881 --> 03:37:04,416
last year that we would have a

3631
03:37:04,416 --> 03:37:05,283
pot pilot program in place by

3632
03:37:05,283 --> 03:37:08,554
JANUARY of this year. And we

3633
03:37:08,554 --> 03:37:09,855
haven't heard a peep about that

3634
03:37:09,855 --> 03:37:10,656
ever sense.

3635
03:37:10,656 --> 03:37:13,892
It does seem like the Police

3636
03:37:13,892 --> 03:37:14,225
Department has the budget for

3637
03:37:14,225 --> 03:37:16,225
it so I

3638
03:37:17,295 --> 03:37:18,396
hope that that will be

3639
03:37:18,396 --> 03:37:20,396
prioritized soon.

3640
03:37:21,767 --> 03:37:22,435
And last thing, I'll say in the

3641
03:37:22,435 --> 03:37:23,102
7 habits of highly effective

3642
03:37:23,102 --> 03:37:25,502
people Stephen Kobe authors

3643
03:37:26,238 --> 03:37:28,140
said start with the end in

3644
03:37:28,140 --> 03:37:30,109
mind. The end of our

3645
03:37:30,109 --> 03:37:30,843
work today, it's not the budget

3646
03:37:30,843 --> 03:37:33,712
it's this statistics on a road.

3647
03:37:33,712 --> 03:37:36,882
It's how many people work die.

3648
03:37:36,882 --> 03:37:38,882
Thank you.

3649
03:37:39,852 --> 03:37:40,586
Ex who speakers please next 2

3650
03:37:40,586 --> 03:37:41,286
speakers Sierra Clark approach,

3651
03:37:41,286 --> 03:37:41,953
the podium state your name and

3652
03:37:41,953 --> 03:37:44,560
address, we'll cross streets

3653
03:37:44,560 --> 03:37:47,560
you have 3 minutes to address

3654
03:37:47,192 --> 03:37:49,192
City Council.

3655
03:37:52,598 --> 03:37:54,733
>> Hello my name is Jane Jane's

3656
03:37:54,733 --> 03:37:55,601
opponents of they them and

3657
03:37:55,601 --> 03:37:58,601
theirs. The 3rd edition native

3658
03:37:58,871 --> 03:38:01,871
of this city. 11 84rd Avenue

3659
03:38:02,700 --> 03:38:04,700
South.

3660
03:38:05,210 --> 03:38:07,210
Gauge Santos Brown.

3661
03:38:08,380 --> 03:38:10,380
14. To do right.

3662
03:38:13,852 --> 03:38:17,122
And then a teal kid at the y.

3663
03:38:17,122 --> 03:38:20,122
Lives taken by gun violence

3664
03:38:20,359 --> 03:38:22,359
this summer.

3665
03:38:22,728 --> 03:38:24,728
Mikey's Johnson 18.

3666
03:38:26,131 --> 03:38:29,335
The on table that 15 but Nagy

3667
03:38:29,335 --> 03:38:31,236
white 60

3668
03:38:31,236 --> 03:38:32,338
in Washington, 16.

3669
03:38:32,338 --> 03:38:33,380
Jeremiah Peterson 18 live all

3670
03:38:33,380 --> 03:38:36,800
gone because now they're going

3671
03:38:36,800 --> 03:38:38,810
to be cages for the rest of

3672
03:38:38,810 --> 03:38:40,880
their lives. How many

3673
03:38:40,880 --> 03:38:41,614
more lives are going to cost.

3674
03:38:41,614 --> 03:38:44,684
After the show as well you your

3675
03:38:44,684 --> 03:38:46,351
budget nobody will you about is

3676
03:38:46,351 --> 03:38:47,987
that the lie.

3677
03:38:47,987 --> 03:38:49,187
They all say. And he's not here

3678
03:38:49,187 --> 03:38:51,560
MAY well says that he values

3679
03:38:51,560 --> 03:38:51,923
the lives of young folk a

3680
03:38:51,923 --> 03:38:55,193
necessity. I was not in his

3681
03:38:55,193 --> 03:38:58,230
budget. I do not see it in his

3682
03:38:58,230 --> 03:39:00,230
budget.

3683
03:39:04,636 --> 03:39:05,700
Positions and I'll beat

3684
03:39:05,700 --> 03:39:07,700
and the budget

3685
03:39:08,730 --> 03:39:10,760
increasing the budget but the

3686
03:39:10,760 --> 03:39:12,760
cp police.

3687
03:39:13,278 --> 03:39:14,146
Something added up here.

3688
03:39:14,146 --> 03:39:14,847
You know we have been asking

3689
03:39:14,847 --> 03:39:15,981
for years now another year of

3690
03:39:15,981 --> 03:39:17,516
aiding with another life lost

3691
03:39:17,516 --> 03:39:20,819
in this case what do we.

3692
03:39:20,819 --> 03:39:23,923
And if you click what that's 8

3693
03:39:23,923 --> 03:39:25,923
lies that down.

3694
03:39:27,159 --> 03:39:30,159
Let this be the year.

3695
03:39:30,429 --> 03:39:33,429
Our city chooses to take

3696
03:39:33,465 --> 03:39:35,465
action.

3697
03:39:37,169 --> 03:39:39,171
And we're not asking for that

3698
03:39:39,171 --> 03:39:40,505
much. Well this year

3699
03:39:40,505 --> 03:39:41,807
for you want to say $2500 but

3700
03:39:41,807 --> 03:39:45,770
some repeat is that the child

3701
03:39:45,770 --> 03:39:48,460
but why not why not center.

3702
03:39:48,460 --> 03:39:48,713
$2500.

3703
03:39:48,713 --> 03:39:49,381
At that too much a $100 for

3704
03:39:49,381 --> 03:39:51,781
community outreach and teen

3705
03:39:52,417 --> 03:39:53,285
including teenagers and youth

3706
03:39:53,285 --> 03:39:57,485
the dot young adults it got too

3707
03:39:58,991 --> 03:39:59,691
much. $20,000 to make programs

3708
03:39:59,691 --> 03:40:02,561
Is that too much you could put

3709
03:40:02,561 --> 03:40:05,331
us too much. That's what that's

3710
03:40:05,331 --> 03:40:07,731
not a few $100,000 because

3711
03:40:08,600 --> 03:40:09,368
include the police but about 2

3712
03:40:09,368 --> 03:40:10,350
million, but we do

3713
03:40:10,350 --> 03:40:11,903
one about not as children iu

3714
03:40:11,903 --> 03:40:15,173
have a bit more light is going

3715
03:40:15,173 --> 03:40:15,841
to take you got to put our

3716
03:40:15,841 --> 03:40:16,542
money where our mouths are.

3717
03:40:16,542 --> 03:40:19,311
How many more lives. I am sick

3718
03:40:19,311 --> 03:40:22,481
and tired of it coming up why

3719
03:40:22,481 --> 03:40:24,481
years now.

3720
03:40:27,319 --> 03:40:28,187
>> Todd of crying every new

3721
03:40:28,187 --> 03:40:28,887
team teenagers killed, I don't

3722
03:40:28,887 --> 03:40:31,757
hire you or not how many will

3723
03:40:31,757 --> 03:40:34,927
tell you how many more lives

3724
03:40:34,927 --> 03:40:36,927
how many more.

3725
03:40:47,105 --> 03:40:49,105
>> 5, 4, 4, 22th Avenue.

3726
03:40:49,941 --> 03:40:50,675
I have to say it was really

3727
03:40:50,675 --> 03:40:53,879
hard right. Going back into the

3728
03:40:53,879 --> 03:40:55,848
community saying things in.

3729
03:40:55,848 --> 03:40:58,248
It just repeats again.

3730
03:40:58,484 --> 03:40:59,785
Doing better think that's what

3731
03:40:59,785 --> 03:41:03,155
makes it. We just ask him to do

3732
03:41:03,155 --> 03:41:05,924
better. We've tried a lot right

3733
03:41:05,924 --> 03:41:08,924
we've calm. A long wait.

3734
03:41:09,194 --> 03:41:09,962
Thank you I had to reports on

3735
03:41:09,962 --> 03:41:12,362
that something about it

3736
03:41:13,164 --> 03:41:13,865
safety is being considered.

3737
03:41:13,865 --> 03:41:14,800
Well as with sand that is not

3738
03:41:14,800 --> 03:41:18,360
in and take it we're not

3739
03:41:18,360 --> 03:41:21,406
seeing. We are really the voice

3740
03:41:21,406 --> 03:41:22,140
of the people for the people.

3741
03:41:22,140 --> 03:41:22,874
I'm here because it's

3742
03:41:22,874 --> 03:41:25,411
been echoing because we talked

3743
03:41:25,411 --> 03:41:28,680
to the community and even if it

3744
03:41:28,680 --> 03:41:29,247
is a lot of programs, there's

3745
03:41:29,247 --> 03:41:29,915
an ingredient missing.

3746
03:41:29,915 --> 03:41:32,751
So go with me right, if you

3747
03:41:32,751 --> 03:41:33,485
think about spaghetti sauce is

3748
03:41:33,485 --> 03:41:34,686
a lot of ingredients in a

3749
03:41:34,686 --> 03:41:36,321
limited prego commission is in

3750
03:41:36,321 --> 03:41:37,656
there. The community is telling

3751
03:41:37,656 --> 03:41:38,290
us that something is missing

3752
03:41:38,290 --> 03:41:41,560
and what we call care and

3753
03:41:41,560 --> 03:41:44,596
support in safety. It's not in

3754
03:41:44,596 --> 03:41:46,596
there.

3755
03:41:46,932 --> 03:41:47,833
>> It's showing on t-shirts.

3756
03:41:47,833 --> 03:41:48,700
It's showing in the

3757
03:41:48,700 --> 03:41:51,700
organizations that love to show

3758
03:41:52,103 --> 03:41:53,720
up for the community to help be

3759
03:41:53,720 --> 03:41:56,720
that extension. So the city

3760
03:41:56,341 --> 03:41:58,900
to show that we love our

3761
03:41:58,900 --> 03:41:58,710
community,

3762
03:41:58,710 --> 03:41:59,378
the city can't do this alone.

3763
03:41:59,378 --> 03:42:01,378
Community organizations like

3764
03:42:02,470 --> 03:42:04,783
during the fingers and all the

3765
03:42:04,783 --> 03:42:05,483
other ones the 5 keys. The in

3766
03:42:05,483 --> 03:42:08,483
gun violence with Marie Scott

3767
03:42:08,587 --> 03:42:09,154
like there's so much on how

3768
03:42:09,154 --> 03:42:11,154
that

3769
03:42:11,890 --> 03:42:15,193
we have a something is missing.

3770
03:42:15,193 --> 03:42:15,927
Our sand that we care isn't

3771
03:42:15,927 --> 03:42:16,562
feeling like we care when

3772
03:42:16,562 --> 03:42:18,229
we go out and sign of the

3773
03:42:18,229 --> 03:42:21,500
community and what is the point

3774
03:42:21,500 --> 03:42:23,168
of saying a word if you can

3775
03:42:23,168 --> 03:42:23,902
fill out.

3776
03:42:23,902 --> 03:42:26,972
The people Santa don't feel it.

3777
03:42:26,972 --> 03:42:29,972
>> And I'm really not really

3778
03:42:30,108 --> 03:42:31,276
seeing it out loud

3779
03:42:31,276 --> 03:42:31,944
not small in fine print.

3780
03:42:31,944 --> 03:42:33,111
It's got 4 pillars that the

3781
03:42:33,111 --> 03:42:36,181
mayor stands only the all of

3782
03:42:36,181 --> 03:42:36,815
the backup and we all backed

3783
03:42:36,815 --> 03:42:39,551
up, but the community who

3784
03:42:39,551 --> 03:42:41,520
depends on us. It's not feeling

3785
03:42:41,520 --> 03:42:42,120
that we are not communicating.

3786
03:42:42,120 --> 03:42:44,520
If different members in

3787
03:42:45,890 --> 03:42:45,758
different functions and all

3788
03:42:45,758 --> 03:42:48,627
part of one body. The heart

3789
03:42:48,627 --> 03:42:50,128
does a great thing that the

3790
03:42:50,128 --> 03:42:50,795
rest

3791
03:42:50,795 --> 03:42:51,397
of the body absolutely needs

3792
03:42:51,397 --> 03:42:52,464
we're not in this all by

3793
03:42:52,464 --> 03:42:53,999
ourselves we absolutely need

3794
03:42:53,999 --> 03:42:57,269
one another and our city is

3795
03:42:57,269 --> 03:42:58,103
telling us that they need us in

3796
03:42:58,103 --> 03:43:00,103
a different way.

3797
03:43:01,373 --> 03:43:04,643
What can we do better is it any

3798
03:43:04,643 --> 03:43:06,612
good the just plant the

3799
03:43:06,612 --> 03:43:06,912
seed and it doesn't have any

3800
03:43:06,912 --> 03:43:07,646
water.

3801
03:43:07,646 --> 03:43:08,380
i like the sunsets just as much

3802
03:43:08,380 --> 03:43:09,314
as I like the Stars in the sky.

3803
03:43:09,314 --> 03:43:10,820
But I feel like we're saying

3804
03:43:10,820 --> 03:43:13,352
that we can only do one thing

3805
03:43:13,352 --> 03:43:16,422
and if it doesn't start with

3806
03:43:16,422 --> 03:43:19,725
dust and it ends with us too.

3807
03:43:19,725 --> 03:43:20,893
There is a this is a thing to

3808
03:43:20,893 --> 03:43:23,762
have a farm of godliness

3809
03:43:23,762 --> 03:43:24,630
but denied the power thereof

3810
03:43:24,630 --> 03:43:25,731
especially when I know for a

3811
03:43:25,731 --> 03:43:27,566
fact I've been here scene what

3812
03:43:27,566 --> 03:43:28,900
the people of Saint Pete said

3813
03:43:28,900 --> 03:43:31,637
that they need and is not only

3814
03:43:31,637 --> 03:43:32,738
that they need it I need to I

3815
03:43:32,738 --> 03:43:33,605
would love to see a

3816
03:43:33,605 --> 03:43:35,340
representation with that

3817
03:43:35,340 --> 03:43:37,408
communicates with inside a city

3818
03:43:37,408 --> 03:43:39,845
with that side unity that flows

3819
03:43:39,845 --> 03:43:40,813
back entire homes that the

3820
03:43:40,813 --> 03:43:41,413
family still when they go

3821
03:43:41,413 --> 03:43:43,813
inside their jobs. This

3822
03:43:44,316 --> 03:43:46,316
timeless to communicate

3823
03:43:46,784 --> 03:43:47,152
differently.

3824
03:43:47,152 --> 03:43:47,820
Thank you.

3825
03:43:47,820 --> 03:43:50,220
MISTER Speaker, MADAM Chair,

3826
03:43:50,789 --> 03:43:52,900
Jerry front and Tatiana over

3827
03:43:52,900 --> 03:43:52,757
can't please go to I the podium

3828
03:43:52,757 --> 03:43:55,627
state your name. Address or

3829
03:43:55,627 --> 03:43:58,627
cross Street you have 2 minutes

3830
03:43:58,897 --> 03:44:01,297
to address City Council.

3831
03:44:04,469 --> 03:44:05,136
>> Hello my name is Jerry front

3832
03:44:05,136 --> 03:44:05,837
30th Avenue North in Haines

3833
03:44:05,837 --> 03:44:07,405
rent. I'm here today with the

3834
03:44:07,405 --> 03:44:08,607
Bexar Jim defenders, another

3835
03:44:08,607 --> 03:44:11,700
couple of campaigns with

3836
03:44:11,876 --> 03:44:12,878
similar names. But I'm here to

3837
03:44:12,878 --> 03:44:13,579
once again ask you to support

3838
03:44:13,579 --> 03:44:14,846
the save our streets campaign

3839
03:44:14,846 --> 03:44:15,814
proposals. We started this

3840
03:44:15,814 --> 03:44:17,349
campaign years ago after

3841
03:44:17,349 --> 03:44:18,784
spending substantial time

3842
03:44:18,784 --> 03:44:19,484
talking to the community we

3843
03:44:19,484 --> 03:44:20,852
didn't prescribe solutions we

3844
03:44:20,852 --> 03:44:24,122
asked and we listed, and we

3845
03:44:24,122 --> 03:44:24,689
said what is it that you need

3846
03:44:24,689 --> 03:44:25,323
to feel safe.

3847
03:44:25,323 --> 03:44:26,424
How do we stop violence in

3848
03:44:26,424 --> 03:44:27,590
Saint Pete, and they didn't say

3849
03:44:27,590 --> 03:44:27,793
we need more police on the

3850
03:44:27,793 --> 03:44:30,362
streets they didn't say we need

3851
03:44:30,362 --> 03:44:33,699
more kids in cages they said

3852
03:44:33,699 --> 03:44:34,766
that we needed someone to go in

3853
03:44:34,766 --> 03:44:35,834
for accessible effective

3854
03:44:35,834 --> 03:44:36,702
and utilized youth and young

3855
03:44:36,702 --> 03:44:39,237
adult programs and to have

3856
03:44:39,237 --> 03:44:40,105
someone from the city come into

3857
03:44:40,105 --> 03:44:42,505
the communities and help

3858
03:44:43,175 --> 03:44:44,420
families not only identify but

3859
03:44:44,420 --> 03:44:44,709
access the support they need

3860
03:44:44,709 --> 03:44:45,443
whatever that MAY look like

3861
03:44:45,443 --> 03:44:46,177
some of you are on City Council

3862
03:44:46,177 --> 03:44:48,947
when we first started this some

3863
03:44:48,947 --> 03:44:49,515
of you have inherited a since

3864
03:44:49,515 --> 03:44:50,715
you joined.

3865
03:44:50,715 --> 03:44:53,585
Nonetheless all of you at this

3866
03:44:53,585 --> 03:44:54,419
point are familiar with what

3867
03:44:54,419 --> 03:44:55,870
our campaign and what we are

3868
03:44:55,870 --> 03:44:55,854
hoping to achieve here. Now

3869
03:44:55,854 --> 03:44:59,570
when we first arrived for this

3870
03:44:59,570 --> 03:44:59,791
campaign several years ago at

3871
03:44:59,791 --> 03:45:00,492
this point we were told that we

3872
03:45:00,492 --> 03:45:03,428
needed to start earlier engage

3873
03:45:03,428 --> 03:45:04,128
the city student or we can make

3874
03:45:04,128 --> 03:45:04,830
it happen. So we came back the

3875
03:45:04,830 --> 03:45:06,698
next year earlier and the next

3876
03:45:06,698 --> 03:45:09,698
year we were here consistently

3877
03:45:09,968 --> 03:45:10,769
during the budget process and

3878
03:45:10,769 --> 03:45:11,436
once again after peering

3879
03:45:11,436 --> 03:45:12,804
over and over we were told.

3880
03:45:12,804 --> 03:45:14,706
This is great and we want to

3881
03:45:14,706 --> 03:45:15,373
make it happen we just need

3882
03:45:15,373 --> 03:45:16,750
more details we need to make

3883
03:45:16,750 --> 03:45:16,775
make sure you meet with all of

3884
03:45:16,775 --> 03:45:18,277
us will start earlier but next

3885
03:45:18,277 --> 03:45:20,578
year we think we can make

3886
03:45:20,578 --> 03:45:21,213
something happen and we

3887
03:45:21,213 --> 03:45:23,613
listened again last year.

3888
03:45:24,115 --> 03:45:24,682
And we met with most if not all

3889
03:45:24,682 --> 03:45:25,617
of you. We reached out

3890
03:45:25,617 --> 03:45:26,818
to the mayor's office met with

3891
03:45:26,818 --> 03:45:29,818
them. We revised our proposals

3892
03:45:30,880 --> 03:45:30,589
we kept showing up in last year

3893
03:45:30,589 --> 03:45:31,289
once again we were

3894
03:45:31,289 --> 03:45:31,923
told start earlier maybe next

3895
03:45:31,923 --> 03:45:35,260
year. And so we did it all

3896
03:45:35,260 --> 03:45:35,627
again and now once again we are

3897
03:45:35,627 --> 03:45:36,294
at the end of the budget

3898
03:45:36,294 --> 03:45:38,864
process and it's not in the

3899
03:45:38,864 --> 03:45:39,630
budget. You know I think this

3900
03:45:39,630 --> 03:45:40,365
is the old Rodney Dangerfield

3901
03:45:40,365 --> 03:45:41,800
movie groundhog's day if it did

3902
03:45:41,800 --> 03:45:43,902
the way I keep showing up in

3903
03:45:43,902 --> 03:45:44,770
experiencing the same thing

3904
03:45:44,770 --> 03:45:47,770
over and over again, but

3905
03:45:47,840 --> 03:45:48,807
recognizing is it's not because

3906
03:45:48,807 --> 03:45:50,675
we're still losing more people

3907
03:45:50,675 --> 03:45:52,844
every year. You know last year

3908
03:45:52,844 --> 03:45:53,511
came and spoke about the Andrea

3909
03:45:53,511 --> 03:45:54,279
Hargrove I spoke about jaden

3910
03:45:54,279 --> 03:45:54,947
Hill spoke about Tyrone Howard

3911
03:45:54,947 --> 03:45:56,681
in this year, my friends and

3912
03:45:56,681 --> 03:45:59,681
they urge and funders brought

3913
03:45:59,951 --> 03:46:00,452
up several more names to you

3914
03:46:00,452 --> 03:46:01,186
all. The point is

3915
03:46:01,186 --> 03:46:03,155
we can't keep kicking this down

3916
03:46:03,155 --> 03:46:05,323
the road and we're not asking

3917
03:46:05,323 --> 03:46:07,192
for a la the city has a $1

3918
03:46:07,192 --> 03:46:08,493
billion budget. A billion

3919
03:46:08,493 --> 03:46:09,494
dollars. All of the programming

3920
03:46:09,494 --> 03:46:11,290
were looking for would be about

3921
03:46:11,290 --> 03:46:14,299
a million dollars for the first

3922
03:46:14,299 --> 03:46:16,367
year in yeah that's something

3923
03:46:16,367 --> 03:46:18,136
sure but if we prioritize

3924
03:46:18,136 --> 03:46:18,837
keeping our city safe. The same

3925
03:46:18,837 --> 03:46:19,771
way we prioritize development,

3926
03:46:19,771 --> 03:46:21,940
the same Lee we prioritize

3927
03:46:21,940 --> 03:46:24,811
locking kids in cages after

3928
03:46:24,811 --> 03:46:25,877
harm occurs rather than before

3929
03:46:25,877 --> 03:46:26,778
it happens. We could actually

3930
03:46:26,778 --> 03:46:28,847
do something here. Now while

3931
03:46:28,847 --> 03:46:29,848
we're facing another year

3932
03:46:29,848 --> 03:46:30,949
waiting for action to be taken

3933
03:46:30,949 --> 03:46:32,684
by an administration that will

3934
03:46:32,684 --> 03:46:33,285
promise meeting after meeting

3935
03:46:33,285 --> 03:46:34,753
but can't seem to offer

3936
03:46:34,753 --> 03:46:35,753
concrete plans we're going to

3937
03:46:35,753 --> 03:46:36,721
see more memorials on the sides

3938
03:46:36,721 --> 03:46:37,923
of sidewalks and the sides of

3939
03:46:37,923 --> 03:46:40,125
streets and more community

3940
03:46:40,125 --> 03:46:42,728
gatherings to mourn the loss of

3941
03:46:42,728 --> 03:46:43,728
another person, we know that

3942
03:46:43,728 --> 03:46:45,263
this can work we know that the

3943
03:46:45,263 --> 03:46:48,233
funding exists do the families

3944
03:46:48,233 --> 03:46:48,900
of these people deserve some

3945
03:46:48,900 --> 03:46:51,350
real action. Let this be the

3946
03:46:51,350 --> 03:46:52,704
year that we show that we care

3947
03:46:52,704 --> 03:46:53,404
let this be the year that our

3948
03:46:53,404 --> 03:46:54,600
city takes action celebrating

3949
03:46:54,600 --> 03:46:54,706
and supporting our youth

3950
03:46:54,706 --> 03:46:57,509
instead of mourning lives lost

3951
03:46:57,509 --> 03:46:58,276
too soon. Let this be the year

3952
03:46:58,276 --> 03:47:01,512
please that we fund the save

3953
03:47:01,512 --> 03:47:03,912
our streets programs. Thank

3954
03:47:04,582 --> 03:47:06,582
you.

3955
03:47:18,997 --> 03:47:19,631
Good afternoon.

3956
03:47:19,631 --> 03:47:20,565
My name is Tatiana however

3957
03:47:20,565 --> 03:47:22,965
camp. Address 8, 7, one 64th

3958
03:47:23,968 --> 03:47:26,368
Avenue South St. Petersburg

3959
03:47:26,704 --> 03:47:27,472
Florida. You already have.

3960
03:47:27,472 --> 03:47:29,872
I'm here today representing

3961
03:47:30,742 --> 03:47:31,843
dream defenders also with the

3962
03:47:31,843 --> 03:47:34,243
save our streets campaign.

3963
03:47:34,479 --> 03:47:36,114
I'm not the most active member

3964
03:47:36,114 --> 03:47:39,384
of dream defenders, but I have

3965
03:47:39,384 --> 03:47:42,384
been here since this campaign

3966
03:47:42,521 --> 03:47:44,521
was first conceived.

3967
03:47:45,824 --> 03:47:48,224
I know as Mike

3968
03:47:49,270 --> 03:47:50,662
read Jerry was just saying.

3969
03:47:50,662 --> 03:47:53,631
We've done all that we can to

3970
03:47:53,631 --> 03:47:54,365
negotiate and get through to

3971
03:47:54,365 --> 03:47:55,990
every member of this Council to

3972
03:47:55,990 --> 03:47:58,336
talk to the mayor to have these

3973
03:47:58,336 --> 03:48:00,736
meetings have these discussions

3974
03:48:01,506 --> 03:48:04,506
about how we can get.

3975
03:48:04,876 --> 03:48:06,511
Asks of this campaign met.

3976
03:48:06,511 --> 03:48:08,911
There have been meetings

3977
03:48:09,781 --> 03:48:10,281
and follow-ups and yet. The

3978
03:48:10,281 --> 03:48:11,549
campaign proposals

3979
03:48:11,549 --> 03:48:12,216
have not been met in the years

3980
03:48:12,216 --> 03:48:15,120
that we've been here coming

3981
03:48:15,120 --> 03:48:16,821
back to City Council over and

3982
03:48:16,821 --> 03:48:18,821
over again.

3983
03:48:20,580 --> 03:48:20,625
I don't think it's particularly

3984
03:48:20,625 --> 03:48:22,625
controversial want to

3985
03:48:23,795 --> 03:48:26,831
and gun violence and fund our

3986
03:48:26,831 --> 03:48:28,831
youth.

3987
03:48:30,268 --> 03:48:30,969
I feel that people still have

3988
03:48:30,969 --> 03:48:32,437
not seemed to accept the idea

3989
03:48:32,437 --> 03:48:35,406
of funding our residents and

3990
03:48:35,406 --> 03:48:36,507
that violence in our

3991
03:48:36,507 --> 03:48:38,907
communities. It's not a

3992
03:48:39,844 --> 03:48:40,211
policing problem. But a problem

3993
03:48:40,211 --> 03:48:42,211
of

3994
03:48:43,180 --> 03:48:43,915
disinvestment and

3995
03:48:43,915 --> 03:48:44,583
disenfranchisement we know that

3996
03:48:44,583 --> 03:48:47,219
the money exists. We've been

3997
03:48:47,219 --> 03:48:50,219
watching this year we've seen.

3998
03:48:50,288 --> 03:48:53,288
Apparently we have money for

3999
03:48:53,691 --> 03:48:56,691
new police cruisers and all

4000
03:48:56,928 --> 03:48:59,697
these flock cameras going up.

4001
03:48:59,697 --> 03:49:00,565
God forbid that. We really sit

4002
03:49:00,565 --> 03:49:03,565
down and connect to our

4003
03:49:03,835 --> 03:49:06,835
residents and find out what

4004
03:49:07,720 --> 03:49:09,720
they need.

4005
03:49:09,207 --> 03:49:11,607
We've been hand waved

4006
03:49:12,477 --> 03:49:13,110
away with excuses there's

4007
03:49:13,110 --> 03:49:13,712
already programming

4008
03:49:13,712 --> 03:49:16,648
for that there's already this

4009
03:49:16,648 --> 03:49:18,617
etc but we as the residents

4010
03:49:18,617 --> 03:49:19,817
don't see it.

4011
03:49:19,817 --> 03:49:23,880
I don't think it's enough to

4012
03:49:23,880 --> 03:49:24,422
say we're doing things for

4013
03:49:24,422 --> 03:49:25,560
folks

4014
03:49:25,560 --> 03:49:27,993
because we have a 5 steps

4015
03:49:27,993 --> 03:49:29,993
scholarship application process

4016
03:49:31,429 --> 03:49:33,164
for impoverished families.

4017
03:49:33,164 --> 03:49:33,832
We know Saint

4018
03:49:33,832 --> 03:49:36,232
Pete loves its bureaucracy.

4019
03:49:36,434 --> 03:49:37,202
I know everyone here on the

4020
03:49:37,202 --> 03:49:40,202
council has to navigate that

4021
03:49:40,572 --> 03:49:43,908
every day. But one of the

4022
03:49:43,908 --> 03:49:44,542
things that we are asking

4023
03:49:44,542 --> 03:49:45,743
for with our campaign is

4024
03:49:45,743 --> 03:49:48,460
Navigator services that can go

4025
03:49:48,460 --> 03:49:49,130
door to door and help residents

4026
03:49:49,130 --> 03:49:51,983
connect to programming and that

4027
03:49:51,983 --> 03:49:52,850
they qualify for when you are

4028
03:49:52,850 --> 03:49:55,250
not familiar with these

4029
03:49:55,253 --> 03:49:57,653
processes. It's difficult not

4030
03:49:58,523 --> 03:49:59,223
only to apply, but even know

4031
03:49:59,223 --> 03:50:00,492
what questions to ask to find

4032
03:50:00,492 --> 03:50:01,920
out what's available in the

4033
03:50:01,920 --> 03:50:03,227
first place this has an

4034
03:50:03,227 --> 03:50:04,129
inherent effective filtering

4035
03:50:04,129 --> 03:50:07,129
out many people who would

4036
03:50:07,465 --> 03:50:09,567
otherwise apply and benefit.

4037
03:50:09,567 --> 03:50:10,334
I just want us to ask

4038
03:50:10,334 --> 03:50:13,605
what would it be like if we

4039
03:50:13,605 --> 03:50:15,400
approached our programming

4040
03:50:15,400 --> 03:50:15,640
thinking about.

4041
03:50:15,640 --> 03:50:18,876
Now we can make sure our

4042
03:50:18,876 --> 03:50:19,644
residents truly feel held.

4043
03:50:19,644 --> 03:50:22,440
Thank you. Thank you.

4044
03:50:22,914 --> 03:50:25,914
Next 2 speakers, it leaves and

4045
03:50:25,983 --> 03:50:27,285
me

4046
03:50:27,285 --> 03:50:27,985
dami.

4047
03:50:27,985 --> 03:50:28,686
And Justin Kern your please go

4048
03:50:28,686 --> 03:50:29,353
to the podium state your name.

4049
03:50:29,353 --> 03:50:31,389
The dress or side Street and

4050
03:50:31,389 --> 03:50:34,389
you have 2 minutes to address

4051
03:50:34,559 --> 03:50:36,559
City Council.

4052
03:50:40,197 --> 03:50:42,660
>> I am Danny. I refuse to give

4053
03:50:42,660 --> 03:50:42,734
side streets in solidarity with

4054
03:50:42,734 --> 03:50:45,637
folks who are forced to live

4055
03:50:45,637 --> 03:50:46,137
outside under this capitalist

4056
03:50:46,137 --> 03:50:48,137
system

4057
03:50:48,873 --> 03:50:49,940
that says that if you attempt

4058
03:50:49,940 --> 03:50:52,100
to build your own house,

4059
03:50:52,100 --> 03:50:53,778
they'll destroy it. Well they

4060
03:50:53,778 --> 03:50:54,979
protect the private property of

4061
03:50:54,979 --> 03:50:56,748
the settler colonial system or

4062
03:50:56,748 --> 03:50:57,415
you can give your neighborhood

4063
03:50:57,415 --> 03:51:00,285
you don't have to my name is

4064
03:51:00,285 --> 03:51:01,552
Danny, I told you that you know

4065
03:51:01,552 --> 03:51:02,253
you have to give you

4066
03:51:02,253 --> 03:51:04,722
have to give neighborhood are

4067
03:51:04,722 --> 03:51:05,356
some. Ok my address is the same

4068
03:51:05,356 --> 03:51:08,259
as everyone here one 80th

4069
03:51:08,259 --> 03:51:09,260
Street at the look up the

4070
03:51:09,260 --> 03:51:09,962
address

4071
03:51:09,962 --> 03:51:11,162
of every counter member here.

4072
03:51:11,162 --> 03:51:12,163
There's this one 80th Street.

4073
03:51:12,163 --> 03:51:12,864
Why do we have to give our

4074
03:51:12,864 --> 03:51:15,766
address that's serve theirs is

4075
03:51:15,766 --> 03:51:18,766
once everybody which is this

4076
03:51:18,937 --> 03:51:19,470
building. So thank you

4077
03:51:19,470 --> 03:51:20,371
Aranda has to

4078
03:51:20,371 --> 03:51:23,641
either you Saint Pete want for

4079
03:51:23,641 --> 03:51:26,641
Street and 5th Avenue. Thank

4080
03:51:26,778 --> 03:51:29,178
you thank you so.

4081
03:51:29,213 --> 03:51:32,484
I'd like to gain back my my

4082
03:51:32,484 --> 03:51:35,820
half at my 30 seconds there but

4083
03:51:35,820 --> 03:51:39,900
so first off I wanted to

4084
03:51:39,900 --> 03:51:42,660
address the fact that I don't

4085
03:51:42,660 --> 03:51:45,600
see the business improvement

4086
03:51:45,396 --> 03:51:48,599
district for at In the pictures

4087
03:51:48,599 --> 03:51:49,467
on their store anywhere in this

4088
03:51:49,467 --> 03:51:50,335
I don't see anything about

4089
03:51:50,335 --> 03:51:51,536
these new meters upon and

4090
03:51:51,536 --> 03:51:54,536
between 8 Street and 9th on

4091
03:51:54,605 --> 03:51:57,605
first Avenue South are over

4092
03:51:57,842 --> 03:51:58,209
here on 5th Street which you're

4093
03:51:58,209 --> 03:51:59,310
supposed

4094
03:51:59,310 --> 03:52:00,512
to put out notices to the

4095
03:52:00,512 --> 03:52:01,712
public when you're going to

4096
03:52:01,712 --> 03:52:02,313
change the public's pay a

4097
03:52:02,313 --> 03:52:05,313
public parking spot to a

4098
03:52:05,383 --> 03:52:05,750
metered spot now this money is

4099
03:52:05,750 --> 03:52:06,951
being

4100
03:52:06,951 --> 03:52:07,652
funneled to the Saint Pete

4101
03:52:07,652 --> 03:52:09,587
downtown partnership, which is

4102
03:52:09,587 --> 03:52:10,455
a legal right isn't that

4103
03:52:10,455 --> 03:52:13,191
investment that this money is

4104
03:52:13,191 --> 03:52:13,892
being funneled and they boast

4105
03:52:13,892 --> 03:52:16,595
on their website. The downtown

4106
03:52:16,595 --> 03:52:17,228
improvement district. Moos on

4107
03:52:17,228 --> 03:52:18,229
their website that they're

4108
03:52:18,229 --> 03:52:19,965
going to make a million dollars

4109
03:52:19,965 --> 03:52:21,299
off of close to 400 spots that

4110
03:52:21,299 --> 03:52:24,568
they put meters on that were

4111
03:52:24,568 --> 03:52:26,968
public parking spots without

4112
03:52:27,839 --> 03:52:28,473
notice to the public

4113
03:52:28,473 --> 03:52:31,420
which is a violation. Now

4114
03:52:31,420 --> 03:52:32,877
safe streets and complete

4115
03:52:32,877 --> 03:52:35,277
streets are Trojan horse

4116
03:52:35,613 --> 03:52:36,280
painted in a 40 foot long mural

4117
03:52:36,280 --> 03:52:37,815
and and decorated with skate

4118
03:52:37,815 --> 03:52:38,483
parks that don't serve the

4119
03:52:38,483 --> 03:52:39,317
people that steal the money

4120
03:52:39,317 --> 03:52:40,217
from the community what we

4121
03:52:40,217 --> 03:52:42,617
need. It's community like

4122
03:52:43,388 --> 03:52:46,324
programs like to save our

4123
03:52:46,324 --> 03:52:46,957
streets program that where

4124
03:52:46,957 --> 03:52:49,861
folks do the legwork they

4125
03:52:49,861 --> 03:52:50,361
talked to people in the

4126
03:52:50,361 --> 03:52:51,610
neighborhood. They

4127
03:52:51,610 --> 03:52:51,730
find out the poll say find out

4128
03:52:51,730 --> 03:52:54,198
what people need they Grieve

4129
03:52:54,198 --> 03:52:57,468
with the people when they lose

4130
03:52:57,468 --> 03:52:58,360
their family members and they

4131
03:52:58,360 --> 03:53:00,438
back them up. And end

4132
03:53:00,438 --> 03:53:03,174
the times that they've lost.

4133
03:53:03,174 --> 03:53:05,276
Now nothing can bring these

4134
03:53:05,276 --> 03:53:07,111
people back your job is to

4135
03:53:07,111 --> 03:53:09,413
represent your constituents not

4136
03:53:09,413 --> 03:53:11,282
to make decisions for them.

4137
03:53:11,282 --> 03:53:14,519
Your job is to listen and to do

4138
03:53:14,519 --> 03:53:17,519
what they request. Now they're

4139
03:53:17,688 --> 03:53:19,570
putting forth,

4140
03:53:19,570 --> 03:53:19,724
proper proposals.

4141
03:53:19,724 --> 03:53:20,458
What the Saint Pete downtown

4142
03:53:20,458 --> 03:53:21,660
partnership is putting forward.

4143
03:53:21,660 --> 03:53:23,194
It's not a proper proposal,

4144
03:53:23,194 --> 03:53:23,862
it's being done behind closed

4145
03:53:23,862 --> 03:53:25,830
doors and you can smile and

4146
03:53:25,830 --> 03:53:29,100
laugh all you want or need

4147
03:53:29,100 --> 03:53:30,201
Williams. I see you over there.

4148
03:53:30,201 --> 03:53:33,337
You are in bed with it Driscoll

4149
03:53:33,337 --> 03:53:34,472
you worked on the psta

4150
03:53:34,472 --> 03:53:36,207
alongside Brad Miller,

4151
03:53:36,207 --> 03:53:38,760
who said and in violation of

4152
03:53:38,760 --> 03:53:39,430
the ada that he was going to

4153
03:53:39,430 --> 03:53:40,278
change the laws and the sun

4154
03:53:40,278 --> 03:53:40,979
right or so that young black

4155
03:53:40,979 --> 03:53:41,679
youth in homeless folks get it

4156
03:53:41,679 --> 03:53:44,481
right out to the beach because

4157
03:53:44,481 --> 03:53:44,849
people on the beach don't like

4158
03:53:44,849 --> 03:53:46,849
that.

4159
03:53:48,119 --> 03:53:48,786
Now you're gonna need to

4160
03:53:48,786 --> 03:53:49,688
represent the people

4161
03:53:49,688 --> 03:53:50,655
that's all you need to do it's

4162
03:53:50,655 --> 03:53:51,523
a lesson to the proper

4163
03:53:51,523 --> 03:53:52,389
prescription set forth by

4164
03:53:52,389 --> 03:53:54,789
communities who are suffering

4165
03:53:55,660 --> 03:53:59,860
in an act that, and that's it.

4166
03:54:04,235 --> 03:54:04,902
>> And here's a sting. So and

4167
03:54:04,902 --> 03:54:05,570
public comment. There is no.

4168
03:54:05,570 --> 03:54:06,203
There is no clapping during

4169
03:54:06,203 --> 03:54:09,203
public comment, this is to

4170
03:54:09,474 --> 03:54:10,740
listen to people. What they say

4171
03:54:10,740 --> 03:54:10,674
is the strongest

4172
03:54:10,674 --> 03:54:11,376
way to communicate. Not

4173
03:54:11,376 --> 03:54:14,376
clapping that doesn't have any

4174
03:54:14,579 --> 03:54:16,747
value it's distracting for all

4175
03:54:16,747 --> 03:54:17,882
of us. So

4176
03:54:17,882 --> 03:54:18,983
we want to listen to everyone

4177
03:54:18,983 --> 03:54:19,683
and make sure that the content

4178
03:54:19,683 --> 03:54:20,384
of what you're seeing is what

4179
03:54:20,384 --> 03:54:23,588
we're listening to but this is

4180
03:54:23,588 --> 03:54:24,255
the same rules that we have

4181
03:54:24,255 --> 03:54:27,255
every time for public Let's

4182
03:54:27,291 --> 03:54:30,328
just but at the next speaker

4183
03:54:30,328 --> 03:54:32,328
place.

4184
03:54:33,231 --> 03:54:33,898
>> I'm Justin Conway a little

4185
03:54:33,898 --> 03:54:35,833
bit 10 35th Avenue South in

4186
03:54:35,833 --> 03:54:36,401
Campbell Park and the vice

4187
03:54:36,401 --> 03:54:38,401
PRESIDENT Kamala Park

4188
03:54:39,670 --> 03:54:40,237
neighborhood Association.

4189
03:54:40,237 --> 03:54:42,637
I co-founded mlk self

4190
03:54:43,274 --> 03:54:44,375
safe streets coalition, Nico

4191
03:54:44,375 --> 03:54:45,900
Seymour and Rosa

4192
03:54:45,900 --> 03:54:45,743
Park along with 13 Street

4193
03:54:45,743 --> 03:54:47,545
Heights and Bartlett Park we're

4194
03:54:47,545 --> 03:54:48,246
a coalition of 4 different

4195
03:54:48,246 --> 03:54:48,913
neighborhoods that but I'm ok

4196
03:54:48,913 --> 03:54:51,616
so if we were here in APRIL

4197
03:54:51,616 --> 03:54:54,518
talking to you thank you again

4198
03:54:54,518 --> 03:54:57,255
for listen to us again.

4199
03:54:57,255 --> 03:54:57,888
I want to thank you for the

4200
03:54:57,888 --> 03:55:00,288
modest increase the mating

4201
03:55:00,791 --> 03:55:01,292
complete streets and spent

4202
03:55:01,292 --> 03:55:02,860
200,000. I'm very

4203
03:55:02,860 --> 03:55:04,729
very grateful for that. And

4204
03:55:04,729 --> 03:55:05,463
just yesterday I learned that

4205
03:55:05,463 --> 03:55:06,998
the South's here is going to be

4206
03:55:06,998 --> 03:55:07,898
funding. Ali repurposing study

4207
03:55:07,898 --> 03:55:10,898
that's very exciting and also

4208
03:55:11,135 --> 03:55:14,338
funding crosswalks as we have a

4209
03:55:14,338 --> 03:55:15,106
lot to look forward to.

4210
03:55:15,106 --> 03:55:18,375
Last weekend we held a vigil on

4211
03:55:18,375 --> 03:55:18,843
mlk south to honor and remember

4212
03:55:18,843 --> 03:55:19,543
the 5 neighbors

4213
03:55:19,543 --> 03:55:21,112
that we've lost in the last 5

4214
03:55:21,112 --> 03:55:22,647
years to those people we just

4215
03:55:22,647 --> 03:55:25,647
lost last summer kinder Dillard

4216
03:55:25,916 --> 03:55:26,917
and Tamara Williams we're both

4217
03:55:26,917 --> 03:55:29,317
killed in car crashes.

4218
03:55:30,188 --> 03:55:30,555
Okay South. 24 people were

4219
03:55:30,555 --> 03:55:31,389
killed in

4220
03:55:31,389 --> 03:55:34,258
car crashes last year in St.

4221
03:55:34,258 --> 03:55:35,226
Petersburg 10 of those were

4222
03:55:35,226 --> 03:55:37,940
outside of cars and on bikes or

4223
03:55:37,940 --> 03:55:37,962
pedestrians. Compare that to

4224
03:55:37,962 --> 03:55:38,629
the 10 homicides in the city

4225
03:55:38,629 --> 03:55:39,330
there's more than double the

4226
03:55:39,330 --> 03:55:39,897
number of people being killed

4227
03:55:39,897 --> 03:55:42,666
in car crashes in St.

4228
03:55:42,666 --> 03:55:44,666
Petersburg compared to

4229
03:55:44,969 --> 03:55:45,602
homicides.

4230
03:55:45,602 --> 03:55:48,506
It's horrendous and it's a

4231
03:55:48,506 --> 03:55:49,674
number that I know that we've

4232
03:55:49,674 --> 03:55:50,441
all talked about him.

4233
03:55:50,441 --> 03:55:53,711
Getting to 0. I want to see us

4234
03:55:53,711 --> 03:55:55,580
do that I know the complete

4235
03:55:55,580 --> 03:55:58,580
streets will get us there.

4236
03:55:58,749 --> 03:55:59,717
The way the complete streets is

4237
03:55:59,717 --> 03:56:00,618
funded. I don't think is the

4238
03:56:00,618 --> 03:56:01,252
best way that we should be

4239
03:56:01,252 --> 03:56:03,652
funding it. It's currently

4240
03:56:03,788 --> 03:56:06,788
being funded by paper ballots

4241
03:56:07,580 --> 03:56:07,725
funds parking revenues impact

4242
03:56:07,725 --> 03:56:09,127
fees

4243
03:56:09,127 --> 03:56:10,761
to give you a comparison.

4244
03:56:10,761 --> 03:56:11,428
Playground equipment is

4245
03:56:11,428 --> 03:56:12,162
currently getting more penny

4246
03:56:12,162 --> 03:56:15,320
for Pinellas funds and complete

4247
03:56:15,320 --> 03:56:17,134
streets and to compare the

4248
03:56:17,134 --> 03:56:17,868
parking revenue.

4249
03:56:17,868 --> 03:56:20,868
That we're getting for complete

4250
03:56:21,390 --> 03:56:22,390
streets. Clean and safe

4251
03:56:22,390 --> 03:56:22,639
downtown is getting

4252
03:56:22,639 --> 03:56:24,241
7.50 we're getting 3.50.

4253
03:56:24,241 --> 03:56:27,241
So we're getting the funding

4254
03:56:27,412 --> 03:56:28,513
but if you compare to other

4255
03:56:28,513 --> 03:56:29,914
programs. I don't think that

4256
03:56:29,914 --> 03:56:32,883
the priorities that us Council

4257
03:56:32,883 --> 03:56:33,551
set out are being represented

4258
03:56:33,551 --> 03:56:35,719
the budget 7 out of 8 of you

4259
03:56:35,719 --> 03:56:36,587
said the complete streets where

4260
03:56:36,587 --> 03:56:37,688
priority. And I want to see

4261
03:56:37,688 --> 03:56:38,556
that represent a budget so the

4262
03:56:38,556 --> 03:56:40,858
$0 that are currently allocated

4263
03:56:40,858 --> 03:56:42,726
from the general fund I want to

4264
03:56:42,726 --> 03:56:44,462
see that 0 turn into a real

4265
03:56:44,462 --> 03:56:45,129
number that we can use to get

4266
03:56:45,129 --> 03:56:48,990
towards vision 0. I think we

4267
03:56:48,990 --> 03:56:51,990
need aggressive funding to get

4268
03:56:51,402 --> 03:56:52,570
to that vision 0.

4269
03:56:52,570 --> 03:56:53,637
0 deaths on our streets.

4270
03:56:53,637 --> 03:56:56,637
If we have 10 million for

4271
03:56:56,841 --> 03:56:57,942
police for flock cameras drone

4272
03:56:57,942 --> 03:56:59,109
cameras robot dogs and tanks to

4273
03:56:59,109 --> 03:57:02,109
patrol a neighborhood. I think

4274
03:57:02,380 --> 03:57:02,980
that we can use those public

4275
03:57:02,980 --> 03:57:03,647
safety dollars to bring

4276
03:57:03,647 --> 03:57:06,647
real safety to our streets.

4277
03:57:06,851 --> 03:57:07,785
I see this I see this as a

4278
03:57:07,785 --> 03:57:08,753
public safety issue. And

4279
03:57:08,753 --> 03:57:09,353
I think they're I think that

4280
03:57:09,353 --> 03:57:10,387
there's a little bit of

4281
03:57:10,387 --> 03:57:12,690
tweaking that we can do before

4282
03:57:12,690 --> 03:57:13,457
the final budget hearing to

4283
03:57:13,457 --> 03:57:14,458
bring some general fund dollars

4284
03:57:14,458 --> 03:57:15,126
for complete streets. So thank

4285
03:57:15,126 --> 03:57:17,494
you again for all your hard

4286
03:57:17,494 --> 03:57:20,494
work and thanks again for

4287
03:57:20,765 --> 03:57:23,801
listen to us again. Thank you

4288
03:57:23,801 --> 03:57:25,801
Justin.

4289
03:57:25,937 --> 03:57:26,337
Next to speakers MR. Spears

4290
03:57:26,337 --> 03:57:27,380
MADAM Chair.

4291
03:57:27,380 --> 03:57:27,738
Franklin Alvarez endured on a

4292
03:57:27,738 --> 03:57:28,372
please go to the podium state

4293
03:57:28,372 --> 03:57:30,700
your name address or cross

4294
03:57:30,700 --> 03:57:33,700
Street you have 2 minutes to

4295
03:57:33,177 --> 03:57:35,577
address it in house.

4296
03:57:41,180 --> 03:57:42,320
>> Franklin now there's 10 35th

4297
03:57:42,320 --> 03:57:44,421
Avenue South. I got a lot of

4298
03:57:44,421 --> 03:57:46,821
neighborhood meetings as the

4299
03:57:47,691 --> 03:57:48,592
PRESIDENT And there's kind of 2

4300
03:57:48,592 --> 03:57:49,326
things that I hear most often

4301
03:57:49,326 --> 03:57:50,327
in neighborhood meetings as one

4302
03:57:50,327 --> 03:57:51,295
Walker cars. Surprisingly a

4303
03:57:51,295 --> 03:57:54,295
large amount of very dangerous

4304
03:57:54,565 --> 03:57:55,133
things people keep unlocked

4305
03:57:55,133 --> 03:57:57,533
cars in the streets.

4306
03:57:58,402 --> 03:57:59,303
And then the second one is that

4307
03:57:59,303 --> 03:58:01,303
police on the

4308
03:58:01,806 --> 03:58:02,673
show up after something has

4309
03:58:02,673 --> 03:58:05,642
happened. Not before and this

4310
03:58:05,642 --> 03:58:06,210
budget year is that our time to

4311
03:58:06,210 --> 03:58:06,877
start investing in the

4312
03:58:06,877 --> 03:58:09,277
solutions that bring health

4313
03:58:09,547 --> 03:58:10,180
better neighborhoods. I've

4314
03:58:10,180 --> 03:58:10,881
started talking about kind

4315
03:58:10,881 --> 03:58:13,718
of the ingredients of healthy

4316
03:58:13,718 --> 03:58:14,185
neighborhoods. And investing in

4317
03:58:14,185 --> 03:58:14,886
our

4318
03:58:14,886 --> 03:58:15,620
youth investing in our future

4319
03:58:15,620 --> 03:58:18,189
investing or Street safeties is

4320
03:58:18,189 --> 03:58:19,357
an enormous part of that I

4321
03:58:19,357 --> 03:58:20,570
can't tell you how

4322
03:58:20,570 --> 03:58:20,657
many kids in my neighborhood.

4323
03:58:20,657 --> 03:58:21,391
We are just looking for

4324
03:58:21,391 --> 03:58:23,260
something to do they're looking

4325
03:58:23,260 --> 03:58:24,128
for analogy don't know what's

4326
03:58:24,128 --> 03:58:25,430
available to them and they're

4327
03:58:25,430 --> 03:58:26,970
just begging for something and

4328
03:58:26,970 --> 03:58:29,133
if you're all the time that

4329
03:58:29,133 --> 03:58:30,901
there are people who take that

4330
03:58:30,901 --> 03:58:31,535
up take these use.

4331
03:58:31,535 --> 03:58:34,438
Can guide them into other

4332
03:58:34,438 --> 03:58:36,173
things because I there is a lot

4333
03:58:36,173 --> 03:58:36,874
of.

4334
03:58:36,874 --> 03:58:39,743
All right. There's also a lot

4335
03:58:39,743 --> 03:58:41,178
of people are neighborhoods to

4336
03:58:41,178 --> 03:58:42,513
the youth that are being

4337
03:58:42,513 --> 03:58:45,513
brought into the systems and

4338
03:58:45,917 --> 03:58:46,450
stealing cars right, they know

4339
03:58:46,450 --> 03:58:47,118
that if you can get

4340
03:58:47,118 --> 03:58:47,852
14 year-olds that are it had

4341
03:58:47,852 --> 03:58:50,154
nothing to do our streets.

4342
03:58:50,154 --> 03:58:50,888
They can go into these crimes

4343
03:58:50,888 --> 03:58:52,357
and they're not going to really

4344
03:58:52,357 --> 03:58:55,526
get in trouble and it's part of

4345
03:58:55,526 --> 03:58:56,260
that kind of experts to explore

4346
03:58:56,260 --> 03:58:59,300
the poll we need a solution for

4347
03:58:59,300 --> 03:58:59,730
that we need to invest in the

4348
03:58:59,730 --> 03:59:01,299
youth. In that and then on top

4349
03:59:01,299 --> 03:59:02,299
of that of course the street

4350
03:59:02,299 --> 03:59:03,400
safety we need places where

4351
03:59:03,400 --> 03:59:04,268
neighborhoods and neighbors can

4352
03:59:04,268 --> 03:59:04,935
feel like they can go outside

4353
03:59:04,935 --> 03:59:07,104
they can walk to the corner

4354
03:59:07,104 --> 03:59:08,205
they can go to leak few market

4355
03:59:08,205 --> 03:59:08,906
and get some food and have a

4356
03:59:08,906 --> 03:59:11,306
crosswalk that's acessible in

4357
03:59:11,776 --> 03:59:12,900
respectable for them to be able

4358
03:59:12,900 --> 03:59:13,777
to

4359
03:59:13,777 --> 03:59:14,412
just have for their daily

4360
03:59:14,412 --> 03:59:16,280
needs. All across our city

4361
03:59:16,280 --> 03:59:16,881
there's opportunities to bring

4362
03:59:16,881 --> 03:59:19,281
that connection to bring

4363
03:59:20,180 --> 03:59:23,180
neighbors outside and that all

4364
03:59:23,287 --> 03:59:23,954
plays back into safety a lot

4365
03:59:23,954 --> 03:59:24,588
more than investing in. And

4366
03:59:24,588 --> 03:59:26,257
officers and employees and

4367
03:59:26,257 --> 03:59:26,924
tanks and drones because all of

4368
03:59:26,924 --> 03:59:27,524
that comes with hidden costs

4369
03:59:27,524 --> 03:59:28,226
those covid subscription

4370
03:59:28,226 --> 03:59:30,626
services maintenance fees all

4371
03:59:30,795 --> 03:59:31,261
those things will go up year

4372
03:59:31,261 --> 03:59:31,929
after year. And

4373
03:59:31,929 --> 03:59:35,199
that's all I want to say so

4374
03:59:35,199 --> 03:59:38,336
thank you all for the time.

4375
03:59:38,336 --> 03:59:40,336
Thank you.

4376
03:59:43,607 --> 03:59:44,341
>> Hi my name is heard on a I'm

4377
03:59:44,341 --> 03:59:44,642
a resident 2000 Kenny Boulevard

4378
03:59:44,642 --> 03:59:45,376
North.

4379
03:59:45,376 --> 03:59:47,578
And I'm here again with the Bay

4380
03:59:47,578 --> 03:59:50,578
Area 2 defenders to support the

4381
03:59:50,848 --> 03:59:52,416
demands of the savory she's

4382
03:59:52,416 --> 03:59:53,117
campaign to increase funding

4383
03:59:53,117 --> 03:59:53,750
for youth programming and our

4384
03:59:53,750 --> 03:59:54,451
Beach. We want to stop all

4385
03:59:54,451 --> 03:59:56,453
violence. That's happening in

4386
03:59:56,453 --> 03:59:58,322
our communities and we want to

4387
03:59:58,322 --> 03:59:58,922
make sure that our budget

4388
03:59:58,922 --> 03:59:59,823
reflects that across the

4389
03:59:59,823 --> 04:00:00,524
country and here in Saint Pete

4390
04:00:00,524 --> 04:00:03,760
one of the best indicators of

4391
04:00:03,760 --> 04:00:04,194
where we see more violence is

4392
04:00:04,194 --> 04:00:05,729
where we see a

4393
04:00:05,729 --> 04:00:08,132
lack of investment in the local

4394
04:00:08,132 --> 04:00:10,132
community. Specifically this

4395
04:00:10,434 --> 04:00:11,102
past year we have seen multiple

4396
04:00:11,102 --> 04:00:13,503
in student incidences of gun

4397
04:00:13,503 --> 04:00:14,472
violence, especially among

4398
04:00:14,472 --> 04:00:15,172
youth that have been

4399
04:00:15,172 --> 04:00:17,341
devastating to the community.

4400
04:00:17,341 --> 04:00:18,542
The community has been coming

4401
04:00:18,542 --> 04:00:19,209
together over the past few

4402
04:00:19,209 --> 04:00:19,910
months to me see how we can

4403
04:00:19,910 --> 04:00:22,814
support the family and how we

4404
04:00:22,814 --> 04:00:24,882
can develop stronger community

4405
04:00:24,882 --> 04:00:25,482
ties so that this doesn't keep

4406
04:00:25,482 --> 04:00:27,882
happening. We know that

4407
04:00:28,519 --> 04:00:31,519
organizations in the city have

4408
04:00:31,789 --> 04:00:33,323
been hosting and programs

4409
04:00:33,323 --> 04:00:33,757
and many people in the

4410
04:00:33,757 --> 04:00:34,458
neighborhood.

4411
04:00:34,458 --> 04:00:36,360
That we talked to still don't

4412
04:00:36,360 --> 04:00:37,600
know about them. So we are

4413
04:00:37,600 --> 04:00:39,931
asking tough and more outreach

4414
04:00:39,931 --> 04:00:40,197
and proactive unity so that way

4415
04:00:40,197 --> 04:00:41,298
they

4416
04:00:41,298 --> 04:00:43,367
can take advantage of these

4417
04:00:43,367 --> 04:00:44,368
programs. Just recently the

4418
04:00:44,368 --> 04:00:46,200
park's and rec department

4419
04:00:46,200 --> 04:00:46,671
recently reached out to us with

4420
04:00:46,671 --> 04:00:49,907
that now to let us know that

4421
04:00:49,907 --> 04:00:50,341
they're adopting some of the

4422
04:00:50,341 --> 04:00:52,341
proposals made

4423
04:00:53,110 --> 04:00:53,744
by us and by other people in

4424
04:00:53,744 --> 04:00:55,279
the community to increase

4425
04:00:55,279 --> 04:00:56,470
outreach specifically among

4426
04:00:56,470 --> 04:00:57,381
teens. They are implementing

4427
04:00:57,381 --> 04:00:59,781
more increased outreach by

4428
04:01:00,317 --> 04:01:01,185
tabling a school event so that

4429
04:01:01,185 --> 04:01:02,619
youth can be directly informed

4430
04:01:02,619 --> 04:01:03,320
by these resources. The city

4431
04:01:03,320 --> 04:01:05,356
needs to continue this effort

4432
04:01:05,356 --> 04:01:08,910
by investing in more paid

4433
04:01:08,910 --> 04:01:09,626
positions to expand its current

4434
04:01:09,626 --> 04:01:10,594
engagement and outreach to the

4435
04:01:10,594 --> 04:01:13,594
community in order to boost

4436
04:01:13,864 --> 04:01:14,732
awareness in use of the

4437
04:01:14,732 --> 04:01:15,533
programs available

4438
04:01:15,533 --> 04:01:16,400
to teens and young adults.

4439
04:01:16,400 --> 04:01:18,935
The city budget should be a

4440
04:01:18,935 --> 04:01:19,803
people's budget issue reflect

4441
04:01:19,803 --> 04:01:22,206
what the community is Mourning

4442
04:01:22,206 --> 04:01:22,907
and has been asking for which

4443
04:01:22,907 --> 04:01:23,741
based on the outreach that we

4444
04:01:23,741 --> 04:01:24,408
have been doing with the

4445
04:01:24,408 --> 04:01:26,443
community is more accessible

4446
04:01:26,443 --> 04:01:29,790
and active outreach for youth

4447
04:01:29,790 --> 04:01:31,479
programming. Thank you. Thank

4448
04:01:32,350 --> 04:01:35,486
you. Number 6 is key. No more

4449
04:01:35,486 --> 04:01:37,486
speakers from pain.

4450
04:01:40,991 --> 04:01:41,659
>> The public comment portion

4451
04:01:41,659 --> 04:01:44,610
of the hearing is now looms.

4452
04:01:44,610 --> 04:01:47,330
We move on to any Council

4453
04:01:47,330 --> 04:01:50,330
comments or discussion. I sure

4454
04:01:50,367 --> 04:01:52,367
Floyd.

4455
04:01:59,710 --> 04:02:02,110
>> You know there's 2 main

4456
04:02:02,446 --> 04:02:03,113
things that are white related

4457
04:02:03,113 --> 04:02:05,416
that come up every year and

4458
04:02:05,416 --> 04:02:08,685
they're always at the top of my

4459
04:02:08,685 --> 04:02:10,654
budget request as well so well

4460
04:02:10,654 --> 04:02:13,654
just get right into it.

4461
04:02:13,924 --> 04:02:15,492
The law I think was last

4462
04:02:15,492 --> 04:02:16,930
speaker spoke about it, but

4463
04:02:16,930 --> 04:02:17,428
I want to lead us to the

4464
04:02:17,428 --> 04:02:18,950
ministrations.

4465
04:02:18,950 --> 04:02:18,963
To detail the youth outreach

4466
04:02:18,963 --> 04:02:19,596
increases that are coming this

4467
04:02:19,596 --> 04:02:22,499
year I had it in my budget

4468
04:02:22,499 --> 04:02:25,499
one-on-one or of someone can

4469
04:02:25,803 --> 04:02:27,803
speak to it.

4470
04:02:28,972 --> 04:02:31,972
I think it is coming.

4471
04:02:34,440 --> 04:02:34,712
>> Vice chair to I think we

4472
04:02:34,712 --> 04:02:36,712
have administrator Jeffries

4473
04:02:37,881 --> 04:02:40,281
administrator Foster here you

4474
04:02:41,510 --> 04:02:43,451
can both address that.

4475
04:02:49,226 --> 04:02:50,260
>> question please

4476
04:02:50,260 --> 04:02:53,260
I was just hoping somebody

4477
04:02:53,530 --> 04:02:54,532
could speak to the increased

4478
04:02:54,532 --> 04:02:56,532
youth outreach the

4479
04:02:57,634 --> 04:02:59,634
was a.

4480
04:03:00,300 --> 04:03:00,637
I was told about in my budget

4481
04:03:00,637 --> 04:03:02,637
absolutely no.

4482
04:03:03,908 --> 04:03:04,575
We have outreach as a component

4483
04:03:04,575 --> 04:03:06,575
of

4484
04:03:07,111 --> 04:03:09,613
our community support hubs and

4485
04:03:09,613 --> 04:03:13,160
that is in rsp right now so

4486
04:03:13,160 --> 04:03:15,416
currently that's covered by

4487
04:03:16,286 --> 04:03:16,921
perk. But we will be securing

4488
04:03:16,921 --> 04:03:20,190
either a new vendor or I'm

4489
04:03:20,190 --> 04:03:23,190
not Bender to continue that

4490
04:03:23,393 --> 04:03:25,129
outreach that happens in

4491
04:03:25,129 --> 04:03:28,980
all neighborhoods that also has

4492
04:03:28,980 --> 04:03:28,765
specific outreach into

4493
04:03:28,765 --> 04:03:31,602
communities after an act of

4494
04:03:31,602 --> 04:03:32,336
violence has happened. So that

4495
04:03:32,336 --> 04:03:35,539
we can get youth more involved.

4496
04:03:35,539 --> 04:03:36,640
In addition to that I know I've

4497
04:03:36,640 --> 04:03:38,640
mentioned a

4498
04:03:39,876 --> 04:03:40,310
couple committee meetings that

4499
04:03:40,310 --> 04:03:42,310
after meeting

4500
04:03:43,180 --> 04:03:44,181
with the dream defenders.

4501
04:03:44,181 --> 04:03:44,882
We have kind of re purpose to

4502
04:03:44,882 --> 04:03:47,651
how the cs ours are being used

4503
04:03:47,651 --> 04:03:48,652
those are the folks that the

4504
04:03:48,652 --> 04:03:49,552
see click fix is go to.

4505
04:03:49,552 --> 04:03:52,552
And they're out in the

4506
04:03:52,723 --> 04:03:53,390
neighborhood so their trucks

4507
04:03:53,390 --> 04:03:56,260
are being redesigned with a

4508
04:03:56,260 --> 04:03:56,760
wrap that kind of says hey stop

4509
04:03:56,760 --> 04:03:58,760
me if you

4510
04:03:58,829 --> 04:03:59,496
have questions and they are

4511
04:03:59,496 --> 04:04:02,366
going to be more focused on

4512
04:04:02,366 --> 04:04:03,701
whenever they're out and about

4513
04:04:03,701 --> 04:04:06,503
looking at those see click fix

4514
04:04:06,503 --> 04:04:07,204
is their trucks will also have

4515
04:04:07,204 --> 04:04:08,672
information on youth programs

4516
04:04:08,672 --> 04:04:11,720
and other resources, the

4517
04:04:11,942 --> 04:04:12,943
housing programs. We have here

4518
04:04:12,943 --> 04:04:14,943
at the city

4519
04:04:16,146 --> 04:04:17,314
and be able to drop that off as

4520
04:04:17,314 --> 04:04:17,882
needed so those are a couple of

4521
04:04:17,882 --> 04:04:20,818
things and then I know

4522
04:04:20,818 --> 04:04:23,218
administrator Jeffries has some

4523
04:04:23,987 --> 04:04:25,987
stuff as well.

4524
04:04:26,289 --> 04:04:27,591
>> I know that we've reached

4525
04:04:27,591 --> 04:04:28,692
out to most most of the council

4526
04:04:28,692 --> 04:04:31,962
members and as one of the dream

4527
04:04:31,962 --> 04:04:32,763
defenders representation

4528
04:04:32,763 --> 04:04:33,430
mentioned

4529
04:04:33,430 --> 04:04:35,650
we reached out with them as

4530
04:04:35,650 --> 04:04:35,699
well. We've shared this with

4531
04:04:35,699 --> 04:04:38,602
you guys at several of our

4532
04:04:38,602 --> 04:04:39,236
committee of the whole meetings

4533
04:04:39,236 --> 04:04:41,636
talk about budget candidly

4534
04:04:42,139 --> 04:04:45,139
we're not real comfortable with

4535
04:04:45,342 --> 04:04:46,900
teens going door to door which

4536
04:04:46,900 --> 04:04:47,770
we just aren't. We we think

4537
04:04:47,770 --> 04:04:50,770
that comes with some liability

4538
04:04:50,448 --> 04:04:51,115
and create some concern for us.

4539
04:04:51,115 --> 04:04:51,981
I will also tell you that we

4540
04:04:51,981 --> 04:04:53,650
hear the dream defenders, loud

4541
04:04:53,650 --> 04:04:54,317
and clear we want to get the

4542
04:04:54,317 --> 04:04:57,220
word out we want to get the

4543
04:04:57,220 --> 04:04:58,656
message out, but we want to do

4544
04:04:58,656 --> 04:04:59,656
it and effectively

4545
04:04:59,656 --> 04:05:02,993
officiant way and so our plan

4546
04:05:02,993 --> 04:05:05,329
is to do exactly and I forget

4547
04:05:05,329 --> 04:05:06,563
it. We spoke to

4548
04:05:06,563 --> 04:05:08,963
a couple different dream

4549
04:05:09,500 --> 04:05:11,900
defenders. Our players use

4550
04:05:12,569 --> 04:05:13,270
which is our teen arm to go out

4551
04:05:13,270 --> 04:05:16,173
to all the middle schools and

4552
04:05:16,173 --> 04:05:19,443
high schools in Saint Pete and

4553
04:05:19,443 --> 04:05:20,760
offer a event that can be

4554
04:05:20,760 --> 04:05:20,711
scheduled by the principal

4555
04:05:20,711 --> 04:05:22,790
to allow us to have bounce

4556
04:05:22,790 --> 04:05:25,790
houses deejays whatever we need

4557
04:05:25,482 --> 04:05:26,250
to do to create that excitement

4558
04:05:26,250 --> 04:05:26,950
and so that at that

4559
04:05:26,950 --> 04:05:29,987
point now we have the kids are

4560
04:05:29,987 --> 04:05:30,387
there. We have a captive

4561
04:05:30,387 --> 04:05:31,121
audience and

4562
04:05:31,121 --> 04:05:32,690
we can show the information the

4563
04:05:32,690 --> 04:05:33,657
programs that we offer so our

4564
04:05:33,657 --> 04:05:34,892
goal this first year would be

4565
04:05:34,892 --> 04:05:36,960
to reach out to every one of

4566
04:05:36,960 --> 04:05:37,928
the middle schools and high

4567
04:05:37,928 --> 04:05:40,464
schools in Saint Pete, so that

4568
04:05:40,464 --> 04:05:42,332
is our plan we think that's a

4569
04:05:42,332 --> 04:05:43,000
much more efficient much more

4570
04:05:43,000 --> 04:05:45,869
effective way of getting the

4571
04:05:45,869 --> 04:05:48,869
program information out in the

4572
04:05:48,939 --> 04:05:49,473
community.

4573
04:05:49,473 --> 04:05:51,873
Thank you for that.

4574
04:05:52,275 --> 04:05:52,976
I understand this MAY be a

4575
04:05:52,976 --> 04:05:53,676
broader question or thought I

4576
04:05:53,676 --> 04:05:55,446
understand the like you know,

4577
04:05:55,446 --> 04:05:58,446
maybe Rick a hesitancy towards

4578
04:05:58,715 --> 04:06:00,351
like you know people under age

4579
04:06:00,351 --> 04:06:01,180
going door to door.

4580
04:06:01,180 --> 04:06:01,785
But you know I don't see any

4581
04:06:01,785 --> 04:06:02,886
reason why like adults are

4582
04:06:02,886 --> 04:06:05,886
young adults couldn't do this

4583
04:06:06,156 --> 04:06:07,357
I've brought it up in the

4584
04:06:07,357 --> 04:06:08,258
context of like the.

4585
04:06:08,258 --> 04:06:11,258
Spree mayor readiness Academy I

4586
04:06:11,528 --> 04:06:12,395
think is what it's called or I

4587
04:06:12,395 --> 04:06:13,397
might be missing a word there

4588
04:06:13,397 --> 04:06:16,397
which so my understanding or

4589
04:06:16,700 --> 04:06:19,700
people who are over 18 years

4590
04:06:19,836 --> 04:06:21,836
old and so.

4591
04:06:23,107 --> 04:06:25,507
I just was hoping

4592
04:06:26,376 --> 04:06:27,100
someone could speak to.

4593
04:06:27,100 --> 04:06:27,744
>> The.

4594
04:06:27,744 --> 04:06:29,679
Like sort of recalcitrance that

4595
04:06:29,679 --> 04:06:30,247
I feel too being receptive to

4596
04:06:30,247 --> 04:06:30,914
this issue it's like I

4597
04:06:30,914 --> 04:06:32,182
appreciate all the outreach

4598
04:06:32,182 --> 04:06:35,452
you're doing but like we've had

4599
04:06:35,452 --> 04:06:36,190
people come for years to ask

4600
04:06:36,190 --> 04:06:38,190
for something specific

4601
04:06:39,256 --> 04:06:39,923
and then said we give them

4602
04:06:39,923 --> 04:06:42,923
something else I just don't

4603
04:06:43,260 --> 04:06:44,227
understand that knows that I

4604
04:06:44,227 --> 04:06:44,928
guess I would share

4605
04:06:44,928 --> 04:06:47,328
what administer Foster shared

4606
04:06:47,664 --> 04:06:48,398
as well so.

4607
04:06:48,398 --> 04:06:49,466
If you take the the reach out

4608
04:06:49,466 --> 04:06:52,236
to the middle schools and high

4609
04:06:52,236 --> 04:06:52,903
schools that is done by the

4610
04:06:52,903 --> 04:06:53,603
teens for the teens, so that

4611
04:06:53,603 --> 04:06:55,706
information is shared directly

4612
04:06:55,706 --> 04:06:56,273
by their peers. And then you

4613
04:06:56,273 --> 04:06:58,673
paired that with what

4614
04:06:59,209 --> 04:06:59,542
administrator Foster has shared

4615
04:06:59,542 --> 04:07:00,511
that she

4616
04:07:00,511 --> 04:07:01,211
will have staff out into the

4617
04:07:01,211 --> 04:07:04,800
communities. That has you know

4618
04:07:04,800 --> 04:07:04,915
vehicles that are marked she's

4619
04:07:04,915 --> 04:07:05,515
she's reposition or cs ours

4620
04:07:05,515 --> 04:07:06,490
and then each one of our

4621
04:07:06,490 --> 04:07:08,490
departments that has

4622
04:07:08,852 --> 04:07:09,619
information programs that we

4623
04:07:09,619 --> 04:07:12,956
want to get out into the

4624
04:07:12,956 --> 04:07:13,757
community. We will provide that

4625
04:07:13,757 --> 04:07:14,858
to those csr so we're really

4626
04:07:14,858 --> 04:07:15,726
kind of hitting that that

4627
04:07:15,726 --> 04:07:18,126
balance between everything the

4628
04:07:18,128 --> 04:07:19,229
dream defenders has asked for

4629
04:07:19,229 --> 04:07:21,631
when it comes to communicating

4630
04:07:21,631 --> 04:07:24,631
our programs and activities and

4631
04:07:24,901 --> 04:07:25,335
the problems we have available

4632
04:07:25,335 --> 04:07:27,203
for residents.

4633
04:07:27,203 --> 04:07:27,871
I understand and appreciate

4634
04:07:27,871 --> 04:07:28,572
that but like it feels like

4635
04:07:28,572 --> 04:07:30,507
there's something specific in

4636
04:07:30,507 --> 04:07:33,507
the past that is like

4637
04:07:33,910 --> 04:07:36,310
door-to-door outreach that just

4638
04:07:37,470 --> 04:07:39,470
administration is not.

4639
04:07:39,817 --> 04:07:41,652
>> It opened to Lloyd

4640
04:07:41,652 --> 04:07:42,886
the outreach that we do is door

4641
04:07:42,886 --> 04:07:44,421
to door, okay and and so we

4642
04:07:44,421 --> 04:07:47,690
tracked that we have an app

4643
04:07:47,690 --> 04:07:49,225
called survey 1, 2, 3, a pen is

4644
04:07:49,225 --> 04:07:50,293
dropped at every

4645
04:07:50,293 --> 04:07:52,693
door where resources are

4646
04:07:53,290 --> 04:07:53,797
offered. And so I I'm sorry

4647
04:07:53,797 --> 04:07:56,797
that that was an understood

4648
04:07:57,200 --> 04:07:59,503
previously, but that is how the

4649
04:07:59,503 --> 04:08:00,203
hub outreach happens.

4650
04:08:00,203 --> 04:08:01,338
It's in a door-to-door fashion

4651
04:08:01,338 --> 04:08:03,738
the hub outreach is.

4652
04:08:03,741 --> 04:08:04,641
Includes youth services as well

4653
04:08:04,641 --> 04:08:05,342
and youth programming it to its

4654
04:08:05,342 --> 04:08:06,900
all-inclusive of everything so

4655
04:08:06,900 --> 04:08:08,778
they're knocking on the door

4656
04:08:08,778 --> 04:08:09,646
and having a conversation about

4657
04:08:09,646 --> 04:08:12,916
what is the needs in that home.

4658
04:08:12,916 --> 04:08:13,216
>> And so if they need mental

4659
04:08:13,216 --> 04:08:13,817
health

4660
04:08:13,817 --> 04:08:15,686
services they're getting

4661
04:08:15,686 --> 04:08:16,320
connected to that if they need

4662
04:08:16,320 --> 04:08:18,320
returning citizen services

4663
04:08:19,222 --> 04:08:19,489
they're getting connected to

4664
04:08:19,489 --> 04:08:20,157
that

4665
04:08:20,157 --> 04:08:23,157
if they need something else

4666
04:08:23,427 --> 04:08:26,427
then they're being offered that

4667
04:08:26,562 --> 04:08:27,631
particular resource,

4668
04:08:27,631 --> 04:08:29,631
okay.

4669
04:08:30,700 --> 04:08:31,434
So. I leave it there for now

4670
04:08:31,434 --> 04:08:32,102
I'd like to have a deeper

4671
04:08:32,102 --> 04:08:34,502
conversation about that and

4672
04:08:34,971 --> 04:08:35,638
about you know what it looks

4673
04:08:35,638 --> 04:08:36,673
like for us to

4674
04:08:36,673 --> 04:08:37,574
communicate that if that's

4675
04:08:37,574 --> 04:08:38,541
truly we feel like we're

4676
04:08:38,541 --> 04:08:41,541
meeting a marked that people

4677
04:08:41,812 --> 04:08:42,312
are asking for why there's a

4678
04:08:42,312 --> 04:08:43,113
disconnect between

4679
04:08:43,113 --> 04:08:46,113
the conversation in general, so

4680
04:08:46,382 --> 04:08:47,851
I think that's probably bigger

4681
04:08:47,851 --> 04:08:48,485
either

4682
04:08:48,485 --> 04:08:48,919
sitting and going back and

4683
04:08:48,919 --> 04:08:50,919
forth we also.

4684
04:08:51,210 --> 04:08:51,688
Yeah, I mean I I think we have

4685
04:08:51,688 --> 04:08:52,755
communicated that and in the

4686
04:08:52,755 --> 04:08:55,259
monthly reports I share with

4687
04:08:55,259 --> 04:08:58,528
you from that has that in the

4688
04:08:58,528 --> 04:09:00,970
packet where that outreach is

4689
04:09:00,970 --> 04:09:00,764
happening includes the

4690
04:09:00,764 --> 04:09:03,330
tabling information and and

4691
04:09:03,330 --> 04:09:06,236
that and we did share that when

4692
04:09:06,236 --> 04:09:08,710
we've met with the dream

4693
04:09:08,710 --> 04:09:09,720
defenders, but my assumption is

4694
04:09:09,720 --> 04:09:10,473
that it doesn't it doesn't meet

4695
04:09:10,473 --> 04:09:13,743
the mark and and they're still

4696
04:09:13,743 --> 04:09:16,743
asking for something else but

4697
04:09:17,140 --> 04:09:18,514
we're happy to follow a

4698
04:09:18,514 --> 04:09:21,150
okay, yeah because I'm feeling

4699
04:09:21,150 --> 04:09:21,985
like.

4700
04:09:21,985 --> 04:09:22,685
I need to have another

4701
04:09:22,685 --> 04:09:23,190
conversation to figure out why

4702
04:09:23,190 --> 04:09:23,620
this is.

4703
04:09:23,620 --> 04:09:25,923
Well it and can candidly

4704
04:09:25,923 --> 04:09:26,389
councilmember we we sat down we

4705
04:09:26,389 --> 04:09:26,990
white board what

4706
04:09:26,990 --> 04:09:28,525
the dream defenders were

4707
04:09:28,525 --> 04:09:29,192
asking, we looked at what we

4708
04:09:29,192 --> 04:09:31,361
weren't comfortable with and

4709
04:09:31,361 --> 04:09:32,562
what we were comfortable with

4710
04:09:32,562 --> 04:09:33,330
we also took the experience

4711
04:09:33,330 --> 04:09:36,660
that we have we going door to

4712
04:09:36,660 --> 04:09:36,700
door is not something new that

4713
04:09:36,700 --> 04:09:38,268
the city you know is just

4714
04:09:38,268 --> 04:09:38,902
looking to do it's something

4715
04:09:38,902 --> 04:09:41,400
that we have done the rec

4716
04:09:41,400 --> 04:09:42,710
Center's South as going door to

4717
04:09:42,710 --> 04:09:42,706
door when we have low

4718
04:09:42,706 --> 04:09:44,706
enrollment. Candidly that

4719
04:09:45,475 --> 04:09:48,475
hasn't happened here in the

4720
04:09:48,878 --> 04:09:49,446
last couple of years we are at

4721
04:09:49,446 --> 04:09:50,313
capacity. But we have

4722
04:09:50,313 --> 04:09:51,447
gone door to door we have found

4723
04:09:51,447 --> 04:09:52,915
that to be less than effective

4724
04:09:52,915 --> 04:09:55,118
and I know I know most of you

4725
04:09:55,118 --> 04:09:57,954
have gone door to door in your

4726
04:09:57,954 --> 04:09:58,822
campaigns and I know you can

4727
04:09:58,822 --> 04:09:59,923
you cannot go 100 doors, you

4728
04:09:59,923 --> 04:10:01,358
MAY get 10 people that answer

4729
04:10:01,358 --> 04:10:02,325
of those 10 people the answer

4730
04:10:02,325 --> 04:10:05,610
do they have teens are we

4731
04:10:05,610 --> 04:10:05,829
really connecting are we really

4732
04:10:05,829 --> 04:10:06,429
using that resource as

4733
04:10:06,429 --> 04:10:08,429
effectively as possible.

4734
04:10:08,899 --> 04:10:10,100
And I think that's really where

4735
04:10:10,100 --> 04:10:11,401
we were able to come up with

4736
04:10:11,401 --> 04:10:14,771
this new idea of using to be

4737
04:10:14,771 --> 04:10:16,239
that arm for that pier to pier

4738
04:10:16,239 --> 04:10:17,206
connection. So I think

4739
04:10:17,206 --> 04:10:18,942
because we are doing it right

4740
04:10:18,942 --> 04:10:20,430
now and it's a new program that

4741
04:10:20,430 --> 04:10:20,710
we're rolling out I think that

4742
04:10:20,710 --> 04:10:23,613
maybe some of the disconnect

4743
04:10:23,613 --> 04:10:25,515
but we feel confident that when

4744
04:10:25,515 --> 04:10:26,716
you pair what we're offering

4745
04:10:26,716 --> 04:10:27,584
as a new concept to what

4746
04:10:27,584 --> 04:10:29,190
administer Foster has with her

4747
04:10:29,190 --> 04:10:31,187
door to door we really are

4748
04:10:31,187 --> 04:10:34,187
threading that needle and kind

4749
04:10:34,457 --> 04:10:35,258
of hitting the mark on both

4750
04:10:35,258 --> 04:10:37,658
components we heard loud

4751
04:10:38,528 --> 04:10:39,950
and clear needs to be peer

4752
04:10:39,950 --> 04:10:40,497
connection that's the

4753
04:10:40,497 --> 04:10:42,365
team's listen to teens, we know

4754
04:10:42,365 --> 04:10:43,320
that and we also want to be

4755
04:10:43,320 --> 04:10:43,633
safe and we want to be

4756
04:10:43,633 --> 04:10:46,569
effective. We want to be

4757
04:10:46,569 --> 04:10:48,969
efficient and that's really

4758
04:10:49,720 --> 04:10:49,772
what

4759
04:10:49,772 --> 04:10:50,206
we believe that we're offering

4760
04:10:50,206 --> 04:10:51,775
at this point.

4761
04:10:51,775 --> 04:10:52,475
And I want to be clear like I'm

4762
04:10:52,475 --> 04:10:55,344
grateful for y'all having this

4763
04:10:55,344 --> 04:10:57,800
negotiation at all, but I've

4764
04:10:57,800 --> 04:10:57,781
got a few figure

4765
04:10:57,781 --> 04:10:58,781
out still personally like the

4766
04:10:58,781 --> 04:11:01,781
community members that are here

4767
04:11:02,520 --> 04:11:02,719
asking like why did they not

4768
04:11:02,719 --> 04:11:03,420
feel like their requests are

4769
04:11:03,420 --> 04:11:04,530
being filled, I can't speak to

4770
04:11:04,530 --> 04:11:04,687
that right this second. So

4771
04:11:04,687 --> 04:11:05,355
that's why I'm saying it's

4772
04:11:05,355 --> 04:11:08,570
probably going to vote for a

4773
04:11:08,570 --> 04:11:11,570
conversation for me. Later on

4774
04:11:11,294 --> 04:11:13,294
for follow.

4775
04:11:14,297 --> 04:11:16,297
Is complete streets.

4776
04:11:17,567 --> 04:11:22,367
I can just see the top of that.

4777
04:11:23,940 --> 04:11:25,800
I think what we heard about

4778
04:11:25,800 --> 04:11:27,408
complete streets was a

4779
04:11:28,277 --> 04:11:28,512
gratefulness for the increases

4780
04:11:28,512 --> 04:11:29,145
in

4781
04:11:29,145 --> 04:11:29,812
funding on very grateful.

4782
04:11:29,812 --> 04:11:32,549
This is something that I've

4783
04:11:32,549 --> 04:11:33,883
been hounding you about

4784
04:11:33,883 --> 04:11:34,484
particularly you know

4785
04:11:34,484 --> 04:11:36,884
the parking changes into

4786
04:11:37,420 --> 04:11:39,820
complete streets, I know

4787
04:11:40,690 --> 04:11:43,900
there's a couple of.

4788
04:11:43,527 --> 04:11:44,194
Comments on like the parking

4789
04:11:44,194 --> 04:11:45,929
changes for complete streets

4790
04:11:45,929 --> 04:11:46,696
versus the business improvement

4791
04:11:46,696 --> 04:11:47,296
District. I don't think

4792
04:11:47,296 --> 04:11:49,432
anything settled on the

4793
04:11:49,432 --> 04:11:51,432
downtown improvement district

4794
04:11:51,834 --> 04:11:52,502
that we have not voted to do

4795
04:11:52,502 --> 04:11:54,237
anything with it. It's just

4796
04:11:54,237 --> 04:11:55,338
been a conversation thus far

4797
04:11:55,338 --> 04:11:56,720
but it will come up soon super

4798
04:11:56,720 --> 04:11:58,875
interested in that that will be

4799
04:11:58,875 --> 04:12:01,344
something that we talk about

4800
04:12:01,344 --> 04:12:02,112
soon.

4801
04:12:02,112 --> 04:12:04,714
There is an increase in

4802
04:12:04,714 --> 04:12:05,949
complete streets funding in a

4803
04:12:05,949 --> 04:12:09,253
couple of places in the budget

4804
04:12:09,253 --> 04:12:10,520
like we mentioned the South's a

4805
04:12:10,520 --> 04:12:12,920
as Us. From your

4806
04:12:13,923 --> 04:12:15,792
department and the funds that

4807
04:12:15,792 --> 04:12:16,859
you collect. My question is

4808
04:12:16,859 --> 04:12:17,494
you know there I think one

4809
04:12:17,494 --> 04:12:19,829
person said MAY be modest

4810
04:12:19,829 --> 04:12:21,898
increase which you know, I mean

4811
04:12:21,898 --> 04:12:24,400
I think compared to what we've

4812
04:12:24,400 --> 04:12:27,703
done. In the past out of our

4813
04:12:27,703 --> 04:12:28,238
general funding and not grounds

4814
04:12:28,238 --> 04:12:28,871
or state or federal

4815
04:12:28,871 --> 04:12:30,306
programs it's a good size

4816
04:12:30,306 --> 04:12:31,800
increase. But compared to the

4817
04:12:31,800 --> 04:12:33,760
size that you need to actually

4818
04:12:33,760 --> 04:12:36,345
get a project done these are

4819
04:12:36,345 --> 04:12:37,213
sort of modest funds could you

4820
04:12:37,213 --> 04:12:39,415
speak to how like

4821
04:12:39,415 --> 04:12:42,152
you know if we have I don't

4822
04:12:42,152 --> 04:12:44,152
remember the number $25350,000

4823
04:12:45,422 --> 04:12:48,422
what we can actually accomplish

4824
04:12:48,458 --> 04:12:49,125
with that amount of money

4825
04:12:49,125 --> 04:12:49,792
over the next budget cycle.

4826
04:12:49,792 --> 04:12:50,493
We're so we break that down

4827
04:12:50,493 --> 04:12:51,127
into a couple pieces one is I

4828
04:12:51,127 --> 04:12:51,795
would I would just like to

4829
04:12:51,795 --> 04:12:54,195
emphasize that. Well there's

4830
04:12:54,864 --> 04:12:55,599
more work to do that we're not.

4831
04:12:55,599 --> 04:12:57,599
Stalling out on

4832
04:12:58,969 --> 04:13:00,837
anything we're going to keep

4833
04:13:00,837 --> 04:13:02,372
going forward everything from

4834
04:13:02,372 --> 04:13:04,340
a money perspective and from a

4835
04:13:04,340 --> 04:13:07,340
result perspective is headed in

4836
04:13:07,577 --> 04:13:09,178
the right direction. So we're

4837
04:13:09,178 --> 04:13:10,914
in a budget. A year ago today

4838
04:13:10,914 --> 04:13:12,883
that for complete streets had

4839
04:13:12,883 --> 04:13:13,550
$800,000 between penny and

4840
04:13:13,550 --> 04:13:15,950
impact fees. Next year's

4841
04:13:16,920 --> 04:13:19,920
budget. He's going to have $1.5

4842
04:13:20,890 --> 04:13:20,724
million in

4843
04:13:20,724 --> 04:13:21,358
just those 2 categories so

4844
04:13:21,358 --> 04:13:24,126
almost a doubling of that.

4845
04:13:24,126 --> 04:13:24,560
Plus we have our money from the

4846
04:13:24,560 --> 04:13:25,228
scooter right

4847
04:13:25,228 --> 04:13:26,950
away fees that we roll into

4848
04:13:26,950 --> 04:13:28,198
complete streets and we can't

4849
04:13:28,198 --> 04:13:28,899
budget for that exactly because

4850
04:13:28,899 --> 04:13:31,902
we don't know what will be but

4851
04:13:31,902 --> 04:13:33,903
that's always done to clean up

4852
04:13:33,903 --> 04:13:35,903
and then $300,000 from

4853
04:13:37,140 --> 04:13:37,507
parking revenue is within that

4854
04:13:37,507 --> 04:13:39,507
1.5 number

4855
04:13:40,343 --> 04:13:41,411
also up on traffic calming and

4856
04:13:41,411 --> 04:13:42,780
traffic safety and then

4857
04:13:42,780 --> 04:13:44,780
downtown pedestrian safety.

4858
04:13:44,480 --> 04:13:47,480
So financially we're headed in

4859
04:13:47,884 --> 04:13:48,484
the right direction and then

4860
04:13:48,484 --> 04:13:50,484
results, wise. Although

4861
04:13:51,388 --> 04:13:51,955
obviously we completely agree

4862
04:13:51,955 --> 04:13:53,456
with the 0 target. The

4863
04:13:53,456 --> 04:13:54,891
pedestrian fatalities are going

4864
04:13:54,891 --> 04:13:55,558
down. And the overall

4865
04:13:55,558 --> 04:13:58,461
fatalities are going down so

4866
04:13:58,461 --> 04:14:01,980
we're off that that trend

4867
04:14:01,980 --> 04:14:04,980
continues. That the cost to

4868
04:14:04,401 --> 04:14:05,936
implement a project various

4869
04:14:05,936 --> 04:14:07,300
widely. So it really depends.

4870
04:14:07,300 --> 04:14:09,872
The new crosswalks that we're

4871
04:14:09,872 --> 04:14:11,174
planning on putting in on MR.

4872
04:14:11,174 --> 04:14:12,275
King South are particularly

4873
04:14:12,275 --> 04:14:14,675
expensive for the couple

4874
04:14:14,677 --> 04:14:16,879
reasons one is just that we

4875
04:14:16,879 --> 04:14:17,547
don't have another project that

4876
04:14:17,547 --> 04:14:20,160
we're doing it with and then

4877
04:14:20,160 --> 04:14:22,160
secondly, the sidewalk

4878
04:14:22,652 --> 04:14:23,286
connections and also some

4879
04:14:23,286 --> 04:14:25,286
exercise walk requirements

4880
04:14:25,821 --> 04:14:27,490
along the way so it just varies

4881
04:14:27,490 --> 04:14:30,760
by by project but for the

4882
04:14:30,760 --> 04:14:33,129
summer projects on imaging

4883
04:14:33,129 --> 04:14:33,830
South that small town,

4884
04:14:33,830 --> 04:14:34,497
multiple millions of dollars.

4885
04:14:34,497 --> 04:14:37,660
Yeah and so you know what I

4886
04:14:37,660 --> 04:14:38,101
think a lot of people think of

4887
04:14:38,101 --> 04:14:41,101
complete think of like the

4888
04:14:41,270 --> 04:14:44,270
total revamps we've had on

4889
04:14:44,574 --> 04:14:46,609
first Avenue North and South or

4890
04:14:46,609 --> 04:14:47,277
9th Street North.

4891
04:14:47,277 --> 04:14:50,179
And ml k Street North and so

4892
04:14:50,179 --> 04:14:50,680
obviously like the funding that

4893
04:14:50,680 --> 04:14:51,381
we're allocating

4894
04:14:51,381 --> 04:14:54,250
the increases that were doing

4895
04:14:54,250 --> 04:14:56,919
like that they're not they're

4896
04:14:56,919 --> 04:14:59,319
going to be more

4897
04:15:00,189 --> 04:15:03,160
scattered the matter or Morse.

4898
04:15:03,160 --> 04:15:03,860
>> Us a scattered in one

4899
04:15:03,860 --> 04:15:04,194
sense focused in another sense

4900
04:15:04,194 --> 04:15:04,827
because.

4901
04:15:04,827 --> 04:15:05,561
We maybe won't have like.

4902
04:15:05,561 --> 04:15:07,597
One big project like that and I

4903
04:15:07,597 --> 04:15:09,499
think some of the frustration

4904
04:15:09,499 --> 04:15:10,200
that I hear from

4905
04:15:10,200 --> 04:15:10,666
people and that I've expressed

4906
04:15:10,666 --> 04:15:13,660
to you as well.

4907
04:15:13,102 --> 04:15:13,736
Is you know there's not been

4908
04:15:13,736 --> 04:15:16,272
any of those projects get

4909
04:15:16,272 --> 04:15:17,700
across the finish line and so

4910
04:15:17,700 --> 04:15:19,842
just these increases in funding

4911
04:15:19,842 --> 04:15:21,678
help get projects like 28th

4912
04:15:21,678 --> 04:15:24,780
Street across the finish

4913
04:15:24,947 --> 04:15:28,840
line or 22th. 18th Avenue South

4914
04:15:28,840 --> 04:15:29,485
across the finish

4915
04:15:29,485 --> 04:15:29,919
line if you could speak to that

4916
04:15:29,919 --> 04:15:30,620
a little bit.

4917
04:15:30,620 --> 04:15:31,687
It doesn't I think because of

4918
04:15:31,687 --> 04:15:33,122
the. Requests that we've been

4919
04:15:33,122 --> 04:15:33,790
getting lately we've

4920
04:15:33,790 --> 04:15:36,190
concentrated on making sure

4921
04:15:36,826 --> 04:15:39,329
there's enough funding for MR.

4922
04:15:39,329 --> 04:15:41,729
King Street South so.

4923
04:15:42,632 --> 04:15:43,366
The funding that is in the

4924
04:15:43,366 --> 04:15:44,100
penny and the funding that's an

4925
04:15:44,100 --> 04:15:44,700
cra that Council will be voting

4926
04:15:44,700 --> 04:15:47,570
on. We'll get all those

4927
04:15:47,570 --> 04:15:48,738
projects across the finish line

4928
04:15:48,738 --> 04:15:50,738
except for the

4929
04:15:50,840 --> 04:15:53,240
future projects where we're

4930
04:15:54,100 --> 04:15:57,790
looking to get funding from the

4931
04:15:57,790 --> 04:15:57,780
state through 4 Pinellas ok so

4932
04:15:57,780 --> 04:15:59,150
just with what we have coming

4933
04:15:59,150 --> 04:16:01,884
forward within the next year or

4934
04:16:01,884 --> 04:16:03,853
so we expect to be able to

4935
04:16:03,853 --> 04:16:04,553
finish the protected bike lanes

4936
04:16:04,553 --> 04:16:07,457
through downtown that is from

4937
04:16:07,457 --> 04:16:10,593
4th Avenue north of 4th Avenue

4938
04:16:10,593 --> 04:16:12,962
South as well as.

4939
04:16:12,962 --> 04:16:13,663
6 additional cross walks.

4940
04:16:13,663 --> 04:16:15,980
All right I appreciate that I

4941
04:16:15,980 --> 04:16:16,332
see that we're moving in the

4942
04:16:16,332 --> 04:16:17,300
right direction here but I

4943
04:16:17,300 --> 04:16:18,000
think you know what we're

4944
04:16:18,000 --> 04:16:20,569
hearing is this is a very top

4945
04:16:20,569 --> 04:16:22,969
priority for community, it's

4946
04:16:24,400 --> 04:16:25,740
been a top priority for me as

4947
04:16:25,740 --> 04:16:26,142
well and

4948
04:16:26,142 --> 04:16:26,810
I look forward to a us taking.

4949
04:16:26,810 --> 04:16:29,810
Another step 2 and a whole

4950
04:16:30,790 --> 04:16:30,580
nother level as to where we are

4951
04:16:30,580 --> 04:16:31,314
right now because.

4952
04:16:31,314 --> 04:16:34,314
You know the whole conversation

4953
04:16:34,550 --> 04:16:36,119
has been around public safety

4954
04:16:36,119 --> 04:16:39,119
and like you know bringing

4955
04:16:39,288 --> 04:16:42,288
real safety to our community

4956
04:16:42,559 --> 04:16:45,761
and these big issues that are

4957
04:16:45,761 --> 04:16:47,761
you know,

4958
04:16:48,765 --> 04:16:49,465
causing a lot of harm so.

4959
04:16:49,465 --> 04:16:51,935
I'll leave it there because I

4960
04:16:51,935 --> 04:16:52,602
see everybody else wants to

4961
04:16:52,602 --> 04:16:55,602
talk now cover the 2 issues.

4962
04:16:55,805 --> 04:16:56,806
>> Councilmember fix Sanders.

4963
04:16:56,806 --> 04:16:57,373
Thank you and thank you

4964
04:16:57,373 --> 04:16:59,373
for the presentation,

4965
04:17:00,410 --> 04:17:00,777
especially for everyone this

4966
04:17:00,777 --> 04:17:02,777
bold ends

4967
04:17:03,780 --> 04:17:05,982
so I'm I'm in a couple of

4968
04:17:05,982 --> 04:17:06,649
different places so when

4969
04:17:06,649 --> 04:17:09,919
it was brought up about the

4970
04:17:09,919 --> 04:17:12,919
outreach and perk was brought

4971
04:17:13,550 --> 04:17:16,550
to that gave me a

4972
04:17:16,292 --> 04:17:18,692
perfect segue into culture.

4973
04:17:19,195 --> 04:17:19,963
A lot of the. Individuals that

4974
04:17:19,963 --> 04:17:21,963
will be performing

4975
04:17:22,264 --> 04:17:22,966
the outreach have experienced

4976
04:17:22,966 --> 04:17:25,835
our understand the culture of

4977
04:17:25,835 --> 04:17:28,235
the community that drastically

4978
04:17:29,105 --> 04:17:31,105
needs that one-on-one

4979
04:17:31,474 --> 04:17:34,744
when I hear that we send

4980
04:17:34,744 --> 04:17:36,379
our cs ours into the community.

4981
04:17:36,379 --> 04:17:39,716
There is everything to me is

4982
04:17:39,716 --> 04:17:40,316
about relationships. There are

4983
04:17:40,316 --> 04:17:42,716
certain things you can't

4984
04:17:43,386 --> 04:17:43,753
talk to me about if you don't

4985
04:17:43,753 --> 04:17:45,753
understand

4986
04:17:45,922 --> 04:17:46,489
there's certain things say we

4987
04:17:46,489 --> 04:17:49,191
can't relate. I have a

4988
04:17:49,191 --> 04:17:49,959
conversation where I feel

4989
04:17:49,959 --> 04:17:52,959
comfortable. If you cannot walk

4990
04:17:53,229 --> 04:17:53,563
in my shoes or if you've not

4991
04:17:53,563 --> 04:17:55,563
been in

4992
04:17:56,732 --> 04:17:59,732
my community to understand I

4993
04:18:00,200 --> 04:18:00,870
see $200,000 here allocated

4994
04:18:00,870 --> 04:18:03,270
just for research for

4995
04:18:04,307 --> 04:18:07,307
disengaged youth. What I hear.

4996
04:18:09,411 --> 04:18:10,146
The dream defenders

4997
04:18:10,146 --> 04:18:10,747
saying and you all have been so

4998
04:18:10,747 --> 04:18:12,381
consistent. You all have

4999
04:18:12,381 --> 04:18:15,218
followed all the process isn't

5000
04:18:15,218 --> 04:18:17,187
everything that we've asked you

5001
04:18:17,187 --> 04:18:18,187
to do that's something we

5002
04:18:18,187 --> 04:18:18,955
cannot say I agree with the

5003
04:18:18,955 --> 04:18:19,689
administration I don't want

5004
04:18:19,689 --> 04:18:22,890
young people going door-to-door

5005
04:18:22,525 --> 04:18:25,828
that is not something that I

5006
04:18:25,828 --> 04:18:27,697
would prefer.

5007
04:18:27,697 --> 04:18:30,970
There is still room

5008
04:18:30,934 --> 04:18:31,968
for creativity here. When you

5009
04:18:31,968 --> 04:18:33,968
have a $200,000 grant

5010
04:18:35,271 --> 04:18:38,271
just to do research. Drew

5011
04:18:38,408 --> 04:18:40,408
Griffin is

5012
04:18:40,876 --> 04:18:41,310
already knew the children are

5013
04:18:41,310 --> 04:18:41,977
noticing gays.

5014
04:18:41,977 --> 04:18:44,180
You already know what fun we

5015
04:18:44,180 --> 04:18:45,281
already know how to communicate

5016
04:18:45,281 --> 04:18:46,282
you already know that often.

5017
04:18:46,282 --> 04:18:49,552
And so I'm In the conversation

5018
04:18:49,552 --> 04:18:51,521
and we can continue to have

5019
04:18:51,521 --> 04:18:52,622
this conversation.

5020
04:18:52,622 --> 04:18:53,322
To me it's all about

5021
04:18:53,322 --> 04:18:55,722
relationships, it's all about

5022
04:18:56,192 --> 04:19:00,163
culture is is not a job title.

5023
04:19:00,163 --> 04:19:01,164
For me who is going to have the

5024
04:19:01,164 --> 04:19:03,564
most impact with these

5025
04:19:04,467 --> 04:19:06,867
disengaged youth that they're

5026
04:19:07,170 --> 04:19:09,905
aiming to talk to we're

5027
04:19:09,905 --> 04:19:13,176
getting stuck on that door to

5028
04:19:13,176 --> 04:19:14,760
door thing. You all can do more

5029
04:19:14,760 --> 04:19:14,744
than door to door.

5030
04:19:14,744 --> 04:19:17,647
Your impact is greater than

5031
04:19:17,647 --> 04:19:18,810
door to door. And I think if we

5032
04:19:18,810 --> 04:19:20,810
get past that

5033
04:19:21,417 --> 04:19:23,180
and have a conversation as to

5034
04:19:23,180 --> 04:19:26,222
what other ways we can engage

5035
04:19:26,222 --> 04:19:29,222
disengagement use how some of

5036
04:19:29,492 --> 04:19:32,492
those dollars can be applied.

5037
04:19:32,562 --> 04:19:35,598
So that I've been to 6 years.

5038
04:19:35,598 --> 04:19:36,699
5 of those asking for the same

5039
04:19:36,699 --> 04:19:38,568
things I've or people with

5040
04:19:38,568 --> 04:19:39,268
campaigns come after one year

5041
04:19:39,268 --> 04:19:41,437
walk away the fat and someone

5042
04:19:41,437 --> 04:19:42,171
would not grant jojo asking for

5043
04:19:42,171 --> 04:19:43,500
a whole lot maybe just going to

5044
04:19:43,500 --> 04:19:46,109
put that on the record. You are

5045
04:19:46,109 --> 04:19:49,345
asking for a whole lot of good

5046
04:19:49,345 --> 04:19:50,947
you're not asking for something

5047
04:19:50,947 --> 04:19:53,347
that can't be negotiated.

5048
04:19:53,449 --> 04:19:56,719
You know you're we can break

5049
04:19:56,719 --> 04:19:57,287
that up to be able to receive

5050
04:19:57,287 --> 04:19:59,287
children. You know

5051
04:20:00,556 --> 04:20:01,223
you call the names of those

5052
04:20:01,223 --> 04:20:02,192
they are no longer

5053
04:20:02,192 --> 04:20:04,828
with us we can't put a dollar

5054
04:20:04,828 --> 04:20:05,694
value on that. We can't you

5055
04:20:05,694 --> 04:20:08,764
know explain to the pairs of

5056
04:20:08,764 --> 04:20:11,167
explain too. Those that were

5057
04:20:11,167 --> 04:20:13,135
impacted by that but we can

5058
04:20:13,135 --> 04:20:16,135
have a conversation. You can

5059
04:20:16,406 --> 04:20:17,730
sit in in say what you're

5060
04:20:17,730 --> 04:20:17,773
telling me I can

5061
04:20:17,773 --> 04:20:20,173
rationalize monetary early as

5062
04:20:21,100 --> 04:20:24,213
the impact that you can make I

5063
04:20:24,213 --> 04:20:26,213
can do that.

5064
04:20:26,915 --> 04:20:29,315
And I'm I'm hearing

5065
04:20:30,860 --> 04:20:30,820
what your request are and to me

5066
04:20:30,820 --> 04:20:33,722
I think is worth a more engaged

5067
04:20:33,722 --> 04:20:36,920
conversation as to taking bits

5068
04:20:36,920 --> 04:20:38,492
and pieces of what

5069
04:20:38,862 --> 04:20:39,495
safe streets is asking for to

5070
04:20:39,495 --> 04:20:42,131
see how is the city we can

5071
04:20:42,131 --> 04:20:42,798
partner we part know that am of

5072
04:20:42,798 --> 04:20:44,734
you thank you councilmember

5073
04:20:44,734 --> 04:20:46,936
gather for requesting this list

5074
04:20:46,936 --> 04:20:49,672
of all the youth programming in

5075
04:20:49,672 --> 04:20:50,406
the dollars that we're giving

5076
04:20:50,406 --> 04:20:52,508
out in the community. There's a

5077
04:20:52,508 --> 04:20:54,710
conversation that we can hand

5078
04:20:54,710 --> 04:20:58,800
and and you know again you all

5079
04:20:58,800 --> 04:21:00,490
have followed I guess that's

5080
04:21:00,490 --> 04:21:01,584
that's where I take a

5081
04:21:01,584 --> 04:21:03,919
pause in you followed all of

5082
04:21:03,919 --> 04:21:04,621
the processes all of the steps

5083
04:21:04,621 --> 04:21:07,557
you've made requests if you're

5084
04:21:07,557 --> 04:21:09,358
asking for something this too

5085
04:21:09,358 --> 04:21:10,359
much. We can say no

5086
04:21:10,359 --> 04:21:13,630
but then we can also have

5087
04:21:13,630 --> 04:21:16,650
another opportunity to have a

5088
04:21:16,650 --> 04:21:16,832
conversation this is.

5089
04:21:16,832 --> 04:21:19,832
Well you're asking for this

5090
04:21:20,236 --> 04:21:20,970
what if we offer this we in and

5091
04:21:20,970 --> 04:21:22,839
again it goes back

5092
04:21:22,839 --> 04:21:23,472
to coach, you please let us not

5093
04:21:23,472 --> 04:21:24,173
lose that. It goes back to

5094
04:21:24,173 --> 04:21:27,209
coaches the people that are in

5095
04:21:27,209 --> 04:21:30,145
the community living in those

5096
04:21:30,145 --> 04:21:30,846
communities have the

5097
04:21:30,846 --> 04:21:33,246
conversation knows. Delay was

5098
04:21:33,983 --> 04:21:35,618
to use to me I think will make

5099
04:21:35,618 --> 04:21:36,819
the most impact in the great

5100
04:21:36,819 --> 04:21:39,819
and be the most effective.

5101
04:21:40,890 --> 04:21:43,159
When it comes down to disengage

5102
04:21:43,159 --> 04:21:44,627
in use a

5103
04:21:44,627 --> 04:21:45,361
youth in gun

5104
04:21:45,361 --> 04:21:47,329
Ali that there, but I am strong

5105
04:21:47,329 --> 04:21:48,331
strong strong supporter of

5106
04:21:48,331 --> 04:21:50,660
having additional conversations

5107
04:21:50,660 --> 04:21:50,833
into because when I was like I

5108
04:21:50,833 --> 04:21:54,103
say when I see $200 to do

5109
04:21:54,103 --> 04:21:57,103
research on disengaged to run.

5110
04:22:04,480 --> 04:22:07,549
There and and thank you thank

5111
04:22:07,549 --> 04:22:09,385
you

5112
04:22:09,385 --> 04:22:10,850
councilmember Driscoll.

5113
04:22:10,850 --> 04:22:12,588
Thank you in our meeting last

5114
04:22:12,588 --> 04:22:15,858
week and we had our public

5115
04:22:15,858 --> 04:22:18,858
hearing and vote on utility

5116
04:22:24,867 --> 04:22:25,735
>> Spoke about how.

5117
04:22:25,735 --> 04:22:28,971
We are asking. Pay more in like

5118
04:22:28,971 --> 04:22:30,971
3 different ways. Utility

5119
04:22:32,410 --> 04:22:34,410
rates.

5120
04:22:38,213 --> 04:22:40,213
Property taxes.

5121
04:22:41,650 --> 04:22:43,180
>> And then.

5122
04:22:43,180 --> 04:22:43,720
Warm property taxes if

5123
04:22:43,720 --> 04:22:44,870
they vote for this referendum

5124
04:22:44,870 --> 04:22:44,821
that were.

5125
04:22:44,821 --> 04:22:45,354
Putting forward for the general

5126
04:22:45,354 --> 04:22:46,550
obligation bonds for

5127
04:22:46,550 --> 04:22:47,590
infrastructure. So we've got 3

5128
04:22:47,590 --> 04:22:49,792
different ways that we're

5129
04:22:49,792 --> 04:22:50,659
hitting residents right now at

5130
04:22:50,659 --> 04:22:53,659
a time when they're already

5131
04:22:53,929 --> 04:22:56,929
getting hit by other financial

5132
04:22:57,660 --> 04:22:59,660
constraints.

5133
04:23:00,503 --> 04:23:04,103
And that's why I really wish

5134
04:23:06,409 --> 04:23:09,678
that we had found a way to do.

5135
04:23:09,678 --> 04:23:10,246
Reduction in the millage rate

5136
04:23:10,246 --> 04:23:11,247
we've done it before.

5137
04:23:11,247 --> 04:23:14,247
We learned today, live within

5138
04:23:14,550 --> 04:23:16,152
her means just like everybody

5139
04:23:16,152 --> 04:23:17,687
else has to at this time

5140
04:23:17,687 --> 04:23:19,555
it held steady we're going to

5141
04:23:19,555 --> 04:23:22,491
bring in more money. Yes costs

5142
04:23:22,491 --> 04:23:25,895
have gone up. But I have not

5143
04:23:25,895 --> 04:23:28,895
seen. The real belt tightening

5144
04:23:29,640 --> 04:23:31,640
the real and.

5145
04:23:32,768 --> 04:23:35,168
Frugality applied in the

5146
04:23:35,972 --> 04:23:39,141
right places to give us what we

5147
04:23:39,141 --> 04:23:41,141
need. There's still.

5148
04:23:45,648 --> 04:23:48,651
If we were moving money too.

5149
04:23:48,651 --> 04:23:50,651
Give our

5150
04:23:52,540 --> 04:23:52,488
residents but they're asking

5151
04:23:52,488 --> 04:23:53,789
for like safer

5152
04:23:53,789 --> 04:23:56,526
streets that should be pretty

5153
04:23:56,526 --> 04:23:59,795
much like a basic thing that we

5154
04:23:59,795 --> 04:24:01,563
say yes to and I think after

5155
04:24:01,563 --> 04:24:02,998
you know

5156
04:24:02,998 --> 04:24:03,666
years of watching the money

5157
04:24:03,666 --> 04:24:04,400
just dribble in for complete

5158
04:24:04,400 --> 04:24:07,636
streets, I'm very happy to see

5159
04:24:07,636 --> 04:24:10,906
that we have an increase this

5160
04:24:10,906 --> 04:24:13,906
year. It's still not enough.

5161
04:24:14,760 --> 04:24:17,760
We do have access to

5162
04:24:17,346 --> 04:24:18,414
use Siri funding for a good

5163
04:24:18,414 --> 04:24:21,450
chunk of what we need to get

5164
04:24:21,450 --> 04:24:22,151
done. We have we have way to do

5165
04:24:22,151 --> 04:24:24,151
something transformative here

5166
04:24:25,530 --> 04:24:27,190
with making our streets safer.

5167
04:24:27,190 --> 04:24:27,890
For pedestrian by.

5168
04:24:27,890 --> 04:24:29,890
Pedestrians bicyclists people

5169
04:24:30,793 --> 04:24:33,295
drive current had no matter how

5170
04:24:33,295 --> 04:24:33,963
they get around we should

5171
04:24:33,963 --> 04:24:35,597
make it a priority that they

5172
04:24:35,597 --> 04:24:36,265
can feel like they can get

5173
04:24:36,265 --> 04:24:39,265
around safely. No matter how

5174
04:24:39,502 --> 04:24:42,671
they choose to do it. We're not

5175
04:24:42,671 --> 04:24:43,772
doing that.

5176
04:24:43,772 --> 04:24:45,974
>> And if we're serious about

5177
04:24:45,974 --> 04:24:48,440
it we would have we would have

5178
04:24:48,440 --> 04:24:48,677
them we would find the money.

5179
04:24:48,677 --> 04:24:51,580
It's there. It's just been

5180
04:24:51,580 --> 04:24:51,881
dispersed to all of these

5181
04:24:51,881 --> 04:24:53,881
other.

5182
04:24:53,949 --> 04:24:54,550
So many other things that are

5183
04:24:54,550 --> 04:24:56,919
not as important to our

5184
04:24:56,919 --> 04:24:59,319
residents. It's their money.

5185
04:24:59,989 --> 04:25:00,689
And we really should be

5186
04:25:00,689 --> 04:25:02,570
listening to that the increase

5187
04:25:02,570 --> 04:25:05,494
that we have is not enough to

5188
04:25:05,494 --> 04:25:07,894
make a significant difference.

5189
04:25:08,631 --> 04:25:09,499
Quickly enough

5190
04:25:09,499 --> 04:25:10,466
to start reducing.

5191
04:25:10,466 --> 04:25:13,466
The number of serious injuries

5192
04:25:13,736 --> 04:25:16,380
and fatalities that we're

5193
04:25:16,380 --> 04:25:16,939
seeing out on our streets.

5194
04:25:16,939 --> 04:25:20,309
That is one example of where I

5195
04:25:20,309 --> 04:25:23,479
feel like we've gone wrong with

5196
04:25:23,479 --> 04:25:25,479
the budget.

5197
04:25:28,851 --> 04:25:29,552
You know further squeezing our

5198
04:25:29,552 --> 04:25:31,387
residents through keeping the

5199
04:25:31,387 --> 04:25:32,870
millage rate the same. It's

5200
04:25:32,870 --> 04:25:35,291
just not something that I can

5201
04:25:35,291 --> 04:25:35,958
go along with so that's where

5202
04:25:35,958 --> 04:25:36,825
stand with things right now.

5203
04:25:36,825 --> 04:25:39,825
I do appreciate everything that

5204
04:25:40,960 --> 04:25:42,431
has been done with the budget

5205
04:25:42,431 --> 04:25:44,431
so far

5206
04:25:44,500 --> 04:25:46,568
and our Tom and his team just

5207
04:25:46,568 --> 04:25:49,568
do an excellent job working

5208
04:25:49,839 --> 04:25:52,839
with with what they're handed.

5209
04:25:54,677 --> 04:25:57,790
And I can't say enough how much

5210
04:25:57,790 --> 04:25:59,582
it means to me that and we have

5211
04:25:59,582 --> 04:26:00,482
very dedicated public servants

5212
04:26:00,482 --> 04:26:03,886
in the budget office who are

5213
04:26:03,886 --> 04:26:06,540
working on this the best way

5214
04:26:06,540 --> 04:26:06,822
that they can. These are not

5215
04:26:06,822 --> 04:26:10,920
decisions that are made by them

5216
04:26:10,920 --> 04:26:11,627
and so I want to make sure that

5217
04:26:11,627 --> 04:26:13,627
that's clear difference.

5218
04:26:14,897 --> 04:26:18,670
Finally I do want to ask is

5219
04:26:18,670 --> 04:26:20,670
Evan still there.

5220
04:26:26,174 --> 04:26:27,610
Tell us about the in I'm sorry

5221
04:26:27,610 --> 04:26:30,610
if you mentioned earlier but

5222
04:26:30,880 --> 04:26:34,490
there was talk about the 31th

5223
04:26:34,490 --> 04:26:36,490
returned connector.

5224
04:26:39,188 --> 04:26:41,588
>> The 31th Street trail

5225
04:26:42,124 --> 04:26:44,524
connector goes between 31th

5226
04:26:45,427 --> 04:26:46,610
Street, 34 Street

5227
04:26:46,610 --> 04:26:48,630
and the eastern most part

5228
04:26:48,630 --> 04:26:49,198
is city property, the open part

5229
04:26:49,198 --> 04:26:50,465
and as you go onto the

5230
04:26:50,465 --> 04:26:52,434
interstate and towards 34th

5231
04:26:52,434 --> 04:26:53,101
Street. That's fdot property

5232
04:26:53,101 --> 04:26:53,803
and we have been in contact

5233
04:26:53,803 --> 04:26:55,704
with members of the community

5234
04:26:55,704 --> 04:26:59,107
as well as fdot and 4 Pinellas

5235
04:26:59,107 --> 04:27:02,244
about short and long term and

5236
04:27:02,244 --> 04:27:03,945
permits and

5237
04:27:03,945 --> 04:27:04,780
basically if we ask

5238
04:27:04,780 --> 04:27:05,314
for contractors to go clean

5239
04:27:05,314 --> 04:27:07,714
that they will. And

5240
04:27:07,850 --> 04:27:08,851
unfortunately it's just not

5241
04:27:08,851 --> 04:27:09,918
there often enough to keep up

5242
04:27:09,918 --> 04:27:11,253
with that so times we hear from

5243
04:27:11,253 --> 04:27:14,253
the community here we notice,

5244
04:27:14,490 --> 04:27:17,926
and we asked for it to be clean

5245
04:27:17,926 --> 04:27:18,594
and they do that. We are

5246
04:27:18,594 --> 04:27:19,862
exploring potentially adding

5247
04:27:19,862 --> 04:27:22,262
some cameras under the

5248
04:27:23,299 --> 04:27:25,699
Interstate where it's more

5249
04:27:26,468 --> 04:27:28,337
secluded the mic.

5250
04:27:28,337 --> 04:27:30,505
Cause people to feel more

5251
04:27:30,505 --> 04:27:33,900
comfortable and being able to

5252
04:27:33,900 --> 04:27:33,676
be monitored and respond if

5253
04:27:33,676 --> 04:27:34,976
there are any incidents and

5254
04:27:34,976 --> 04:27:35,645
then we are talking about

5255
04:27:35,645 --> 04:27:36,345
wayfinding improvements the

5256
04:27:36,345 --> 04:27:39,114
things that MISTER Like talked

5257
04:27:39,114 --> 04:27:42,114
about earlier we're working on.

5258
04:27:48,123 --> 04:27:50,993
>> So is this season short term

5259
04:27:50,993 --> 04:27:53,195
long term short is the short

5260
04:27:53,195 --> 04:27:53,762
term.

5261
04:27:53,762 --> 04:27:54,463
We have to apply for.

5262
04:27:54,463 --> 04:27:56,998
Permits with fdot so it's hard

5263
04:27:56,998 --> 04:27:59,135
to say exactly but I would

5264
04:27:59,135 --> 04:28:00,670
think the matter 6 to

5265
04:28:00,670 --> 04:28:03,670
12 months we could see some

5266
04:28:03,939 --> 04:28:04,606
some improvements there and the

5267
04:28:04,606 --> 04:28:05,707
way finding that's on our

5268
04:28:05,707 --> 04:28:07,576
property we could do that

5269
04:28:07,576 --> 04:28:08,276
quicker the permits for the

5270
04:28:08,276 --> 04:28:11,147
portion on fdot as well, yeah

5271
04:28:11,147 --> 04:28:11,613
and you're pretty good at

5272
04:28:11,613 --> 04:28:12,281
looking at okay,

5273
04:28:12,281 --> 04:28:12,548
here's what we can do right

5274
04:28:12,548 --> 04:28:14,548
now.

5275
04:28:14,783 --> 04:28:15,417
To kind of show that we are

5276
04:28:15,417 --> 04:28:18,187
serious about this and get

5277
04:28:18,187 --> 04:28:18,854
something started while we wait

5278
04:28:18,854 --> 04:28:19,521
for that things are a little

5279
04:28:19,521 --> 04:28:22,658
bit more out of our control.

5280
04:28:22,658 --> 04:28:24,760
So I would appreciate that

5281
04:28:24,760 --> 04:28:27,496
being done and this is another

5282
04:28:27,496 --> 04:28:29,998
one of theirs. I mean this is a

5283
04:28:29,998 --> 04:28:31,634
very specific part of our city

5284
04:28:31,634 --> 04:28:34,903
we want to do everything we can

5285
04:28:34,903 --> 04:28:38,173
to help people and utilize the

5286
04:28:38,173 --> 04:28:40,909
trail and you know our.

5287
04:28:40,909 --> 04:28:41,610
>> Planes.

5288
04:28:41,610 --> 04:28:43,679
And you know any way that they

5289
04:28:43,679 --> 04:28:44,346
can get around to it. It where

5290
04:28:44,346 --> 04:28:47,282
they feel safe and they can

5291
04:28:47,282 --> 04:28:47,783
actually enjoy it. I know that

5292
04:28:47,783 --> 04:28:49,685
you're right there

5293
04:28:49,685 --> 04:28:52,850
your commitment is unparalleled

5294
04:28:52,521 --> 04:28:55,521
and I really do appreciate

5295
04:28:55,591 --> 04:28:56,158
everything that you do. But I

5296
04:28:56,158 --> 04:28:56,858
wanted to just kind of

5297
04:28:56,858 --> 04:28:57,559
underscore that that has been

5298
04:28:57,559 --> 04:28:58,160
brought up tonight and I hope

5299
04:28:58,160 --> 04:29:00,629
to to get some some good

5300
04:29:00,629 --> 04:29:03,629
attention in the coming months.

5301
04:29:05,133 --> 04:29:08,360
That's all I have right now

5302
04:29:08,360 --> 04:29:08,637
thank you chair, thank you

5303
04:29:08,637 --> 04:29:09,938
councilmember captured.

5304
04:29:09,938 --> 04:29:10,573
Thank you MADAM Chair and first

5305
04:29:10,573 --> 04:29:13,675
of all I want to start by

5306
04:29:13,675 --> 04:29:15,770
saying thank you to everyone

5307
04:29:15,770 --> 04:29:15,711
who came out this

5308
04:29:15,711 --> 04:29:18,711
evening, not just for this

5309
04:29:19,140 --> 04:29:21,516
evening. But all of your

5310
04:29:21,516 --> 04:29:22,218
continued advocacy and to

5311
04:29:22,218 --> 04:29:25,154
the dream defenders. You know

5312
04:29:25,154 --> 04:29:27,323
we have worked together over

5313
04:29:27,323 --> 04:29:30,559
the last few years and you

5314
04:29:30,559 --> 04:29:32,127
have been very clear in your

5315
04:29:32,127 --> 04:29:33,862
ask and you have

5316
04:29:33,862 --> 04:29:35,298
already compromised a lot.

5317
04:29:35,298 --> 04:29:36,164
So you know councilmember Floyd

5318
04:29:36,164 --> 04:29:39,164
or vice chair Floyd I

5319
04:29:39,434 --> 04:29:40,870
appreciate you really kind of

5320
04:29:40,870 --> 04:29:41,870
doing

5321
04:29:41,870 --> 04:29:43,605
that deep dive with our staff

5322
04:29:43,605 --> 04:29:45,374
and understanding that you know

5323
04:29:45,374 --> 04:29:48,610
there is it seems to be a

5324
04:29:48,610 --> 04:29:50,846
willingness to be creative

5325
04:29:50,846 --> 04:29:53,246
around these options. But

5326
04:29:54,820 --> 04:29:55,840
I have a teenager and so when I

5327
04:29:55,840 --> 04:29:56,852
hear some

5328
04:29:56,852 --> 04:29:59,254
of these things I do have to

5329
04:29:59,254 --> 04:30:02,525
wonder if they will have the

5330
04:30:02,525 --> 04:30:04,600
ultimate effect that we want

5331
04:30:04,600 --> 04:30:06,262
them to have because

5332
04:30:06,262 --> 04:30:07,896
reaching teens is hard and we

5333
04:30:07,896 --> 04:30:11,299
have had great success with our

5334
04:30:11,299 --> 04:30:12,268
programming so I'm very

5335
04:30:12,268 --> 04:30:12,935
encouraged to hear that staff

5336
04:30:12,935 --> 04:30:15,935
is thinking outside the box

5337
04:30:15,971 --> 04:30:16,772
about that. But I'm going to

5338
04:30:16,772 --> 04:30:18,772
continue to

5339
04:30:19,942 --> 04:30:20,642
encourage for us to think even

5340
04:30:20,642 --> 04:30:22,778
bigger because reaching kids,

5341
04:30:22,778 --> 04:30:24,179
especially in today's world

5342
04:30:24,179 --> 04:30:26,579
with social media and

5343
04:30:27,483 --> 04:30:29,351
technology. It's just a

5344
04:30:29,351 --> 04:30:31,186
different ball game

5345
04:30:31,186 --> 04:30:33,722
than it's ever been before.

5346
04:30:33,722 --> 04:30:36,691
And so you know I'm going to

5347
04:30:36,691 --> 04:30:37,360
continue to ask for us to

5348
04:30:37,360 --> 04:30:38,600
really think about what the

5349
04:30:38,600 --> 04:30:41,630
direct impact it's going to be

5350
04:30:41,630 --> 04:30:44,366
how many youth we can reach

5351
04:30:44,366 --> 04:30:46,201
with these programs and not

5352
04:30:46,201 --> 04:30:48,137
just put it all in one basket

5353
04:30:48,137 --> 04:30:48,904
and think that it's it's done.

5354
04:30:48,904 --> 04:30:50,872
We have to continue to be

5355
04:30:50,872 --> 04:30:53,609
creative and you know continue

5356
04:30:53,609 --> 04:30:57,460
to look at all resources that

5357
04:30:57,460 --> 04:30:58,447
we have because that's our

5358
04:30:58,447 --> 04:30:59,415
future and if we're not

5359
04:30:59,415 --> 04:31:00,615
doing everything we can to

5360
04:31:00,615 --> 04:31:03,615
protect them. And we are

5361
04:31:03,886 --> 04:31:04,786
limited in what we can do as a

5362
04:31:04,786 --> 04:31:06,755
body as it

5363
04:31:06,755 --> 04:31:07,623
comes to gun control and trust

5364
04:31:07,623 --> 04:31:10,893
me I think if we have the

5365
04:31:10,893 --> 04:31:11,327
ability we be doing a lot in

5366
04:31:11,327 --> 04:31:12,862
that space but

5367
04:31:12,862 --> 04:31:14,730
state preempts us from doing

5368
04:31:14,730 --> 04:31:16,932
that and so what can we do what

5369
04:31:16,932 --> 04:31:18,667
kind of services and I even

5370
04:31:18,667 --> 04:31:21,937
made a note here because I

5371
04:31:21,937 --> 04:31:22,938
remember very clearly that it

5372
04:31:22,938 --> 04:31:25,338
didn't just stop with

5373
04:31:25,874 --> 04:31:28,744
peer to peer outreach it was

5374
04:31:28,744 --> 04:31:29,444
also transportation access to

5375
04:31:29,444 --> 04:31:30,145
get to event and you all took

5376
04:31:30,145 --> 04:31:33,150
that off of your list at some

5377
04:31:33,150 --> 04:31:34,616
point because there was a lot

5378
04:31:34,616 --> 04:31:37,887
of obstacles that were put in

5379
04:31:37,887 --> 04:31:38,687
your way. I would like the city

5380
04:31:38,687 --> 04:31:39,789
to

5381
04:31:39,789 --> 04:31:40,856
re-engage in that conversation

5382
04:31:40,856 --> 04:31:43,580
as well because it is really

5383
04:31:43,580 --> 04:31:46,580
difficult for kids to get

5384
04:31:46,395 --> 04:31:47,763
around our city, especially if

5385
04:31:47,763 --> 04:31:51,660
you don't have means and you

5386
04:31:51,660 --> 04:31:51,734
transportation that we provide

5387
04:31:51,734 --> 04:31:52,567
is always going to be safer

5388
04:31:52,567 --> 04:31:54,102
than other transportation

5389
04:31:54,102 --> 04:31:57,273
options as well and so I just

5390
04:31:57,273 --> 04:31:58,273
would encourage the

5391
04:31:58,273 --> 04:32:00,273
administration to continue

5392
04:32:01,109 --> 04:32:02,411
to press on these issues and I

5393
04:32:02,411 --> 04:32:04,811
agree $200,000 to study what

5394
04:32:05,680 --> 04:32:08,800
our community is already

5395
04:32:08,851 --> 04:32:10,519
telling us.

5396
04:32:10,519 --> 04:32:11,386
I think that right there

5397
04:32:11,386 --> 04:32:11,953
need reallocated immediately

5398
04:32:11,953 --> 04:32:14,353
because I don't really

5399
04:32:14,356 --> 04:32:17,356
understand what the output of

5400
04:32:17,626 --> 04:32:18,727
that is supposed to be when we

5401
04:32:18,727 --> 04:32:20,696
have the people in the

5402
04:32:20,696 --> 04:32:21,897
room her telling us what we

5403
04:32:21,897 --> 04:32:22,598
need to do. So I will continue

5404
04:32:22,598 --> 04:32:25,467
to advocate for that even long

5405
04:32:25,467 --> 04:32:29,670
after I'm off of this Council.

5406
04:32:31,720 --> 04:32:31,840
Let's talk about complete

5407
04:32:31,840 --> 04:32:32,842
streets

5408
04:32:32,842 --> 04:32:34,842
and roadway improvements

5409
04:32:36,244 --> 04:32:36,778
because this is a piece of a

5410
04:32:36,778 --> 04:32:37,980
public health

5411
04:32:37,980 --> 04:32:39,181
crisis that is continuing in

5412
04:32:39,181 --> 04:32:42,451
our city. Another thing that no

5413
04:32:42,451 --> 04:32:45,870
one talked about tonight, but I

5414
04:32:45,870 --> 04:32:47,487
continue to elevate his

5415
04:32:47,823 --> 04:32:48,524
food access as well. These are

5416
04:32:48,524 --> 04:32:51,426
issues that in a city as rich

5417
04:32:51,426 --> 04:32:53,280
as ours we should not continue

5418
04:32:53,280 --> 04:32:54,830
to have these

5419
04:32:54,830 --> 04:32:57,230
issues plaguing our community

5420
04:32:58,660 --> 04:32:59,735
and and so specifically around

5421
04:32:59,735 --> 04:33:01,604
complete streets

5422
04:33:01,604 --> 04:33:03,604
crosswalk improvements. It

5423
04:33:04,773 --> 04:33:05,374
continues to be incredibly

5424
04:33:05,374 --> 04:33:07,774
frustrating that we have

5425
04:33:08,310 --> 04:33:10,110
crosswalks however people are

5426
04:33:10,110 --> 04:33:11,120
getting hit in

5427
04:33:11,120 --> 04:33:12,114
the crosswalks.

5428
04:33:12,114 --> 04:33:15,384
And so Evan I'm going to ask

5429
04:33:15,384 --> 04:33:16,251
you again some questions

5430
04:33:16,251 --> 04:33:16,985
because this is the topic

5431
04:33:16,985 --> 04:33:19,855
of the night so I'm glad you're

5432
04:33:19,855 --> 04:33:20,422
here with us and first of all

5433
04:33:20,422 --> 04:33:21,489
before I start to

5434
04:33:21,489 --> 04:33:23,358
ask the questions I just want

5435
04:33:23,358 --> 04:33:26,628
to thank you because you and I

5436
04:33:26,628 --> 04:33:27,663
worked kind of silently behind

5437
04:33:27,663 --> 04:33:28,497
the scenes on the Saint

5438
04:33:28,497 --> 04:33:30,699
Pete high crosswalks on 9th

5439
04:33:30,699 --> 04:33:33,200
Avenue and I want to thank you

5440
04:33:33,200 --> 04:33:34,103
for those improvements I hope

5441
04:33:34,103 --> 04:33:37,372
that those are going to make a

5442
04:33:37,372 --> 04:33:38,807
difference for our kids but

5443
04:33:38,807 --> 04:33:40,807
that's just one

5444
04:33:41,109 --> 04:33:41,843
area. And so can you talk a

5445
04:33:41,843 --> 04:33:42,844
little bit for the public who

5446
04:33:42,844 --> 04:33:44,947
doesn't know what improvements

5447
04:33:44,947 --> 04:33:46,681
we did there can you talk a

5448
04:33:46,681 --> 04:33:47,315
little bit about those 2

5449
04:33:47,315 --> 04:33:49,315
intersections are those 2

5450
04:33:50,219 --> 04:33:52,619
crosswalks and exactly what

5451
04:33:52,788 --> 04:33:53,488
happened with those and

5452
04:33:53,488 --> 04:33:54,990
how you were able to get that

5453
04:33:54,990 --> 04:33:55,657
done.

5454
04:33:55,657 --> 04:33:58,893
Be glad to so there's 2 main

5455
04:33:58,893 --> 04:33:59,461
intersections just north of

5456
04:33:59,461 --> 04:34:01,861
Saint Pete high that

5457
04:34:01,896 --> 04:34:02,597
the students use their both

5458
04:34:02,597 --> 04:34:04,597
designated student. Crossings

5459
04:34:05,434 --> 04:34:05,935
and they both have their you

5460
04:34:05,935 --> 04:34:07,235
have. I am Frances

5461
04:34:07,235 --> 04:34:08,437
crossings with the flashing

5462
04:34:08,437 --> 04:34:11,437
beacons the student that got

5463
04:34:11,706 --> 04:34:12,574
hit did activate the Beacon and

5464
04:34:12,574 --> 04:34:14,574
the driver.

5465
04:34:14,676 --> 04:34:15,343
Still the. They didn't didn't

5466
04:34:15,343 --> 04:34:18,113
get their attention and they

5467
04:34:18,113 --> 04:34:19,715
they hit the student

5468
04:34:19,715 --> 04:34:20,682
unfortunately

5469
04:34:20,682 --> 04:34:23,318
so that what we try to do there

5470
04:34:23,318 --> 04:34:23,952
was knowing that it's already

5471
04:34:23,952 --> 04:34:24,686
high emphasis crossing and

5472
04:34:24,686 --> 04:34:27,156
people should be able to see it

5473
04:34:27,156 --> 04:34:28,657
with thought through what can

5474
04:34:28,657 --> 04:34:29,324
we do to take it to the next

5475
04:34:29,324 --> 04:34:32,227
level and look at some other

5476
04:34:32,227 --> 04:34:32,828
cities and decided that we

5477
04:34:32,828 --> 04:34:34,596
would add a

5478
04:34:34,596 --> 04:34:36,765
second flashing beacon on each

5479
04:34:36,765 --> 04:34:37,633
one we also engage the Parks

5480
04:34:37,633 --> 04:34:38,367
Department helped us do some

5481
04:34:38,367 --> 04:34:41,136
tree limb. Turning they weren't

5482
04:34:41,136 --> 04:34:44,406
they weren't too bad, but just

5483
04:34:44,406 --> 04:34:46,275
so you could see it from way

5484
04:34:46,275 --> 04:34:48,911
far back and then also added

5485
04:34:48,911 --> 04:34:49,645
visors on top of the flashing

5486
04:34:49,645 --> 04:34:50,345
beacons can like you see on top

5487
04:34:50,345 --> 04:34:53,248
of traffic signals. So that if

5488
04:34:53,248 --> 04:34:54,917
it's a certain time of day that

5489
04:34:54,917 --> 04:34:57,317
will be more visible.

5490
04:34:57,986 --> 04:34:59,870
We know other communities of

5491
04:34:59,870 --> 04:34:59,755
done both of those but we the

5492
04:34:59,755 --> 04:35:02,624
lira the first ever that we

5493
04:35:02,624 --> 04:35:04,459
could find that combine all

5494
04:35:04,459 --> 04:35:05,160
that together and so we are

5495
04:35:05,160 --> 04:35:07,295
looking forward to seeing how

5496
04:35:07,295 --> 04:35:10,566
that works hope we don't have

5497
04:35:10,566 --> 04:35:11,433
any more. It's some of the

5498
04:35:11,433 --> 04:35:12,670
incidents there and

5499
04:35:12,670 --> 04:35:12,435
can replicate it and other

5500
04:35:12,435 --> 04:35:14,435
places.

5501
04:35:15,370 --> 04:35:17,939
And approximately how much did

5502
04:35:17,939 --> 04:35:19,208
that cost do you have that off

5503
04:35:19,208 --> 04:35:20,750
the top of your head.

5504
04:35:20,750 --> 04:35:20,942
So the upgrades that I

5505
04:35:20,942 --> 04:35:21,943
mentioned alone wouldn't be

5506
04:35:21,943 --> 04:35:23,145
very expensive but the devices

5507
04:35:23,145 --> 04:35:23,879
that were there we're getting

5508
04:35:23,879 --> 04:35:26,548
towards the end of their useful

5509
04:35:26,548 --> 04:35:28,616
lives and we replace them

5510
04:35:28,616 --> 04:35:31,887
entirely was it was in the

5511
04:35:31,887 --> 04:35:34,887
range of about $75,000 to take

5512
04:35:34,924 --> 04:35:35,824
care of.

5513
04:35:35,824 --> 04:35:37,250
Both cross walks right.

5514
04:35:37,250 --> 04:35:39,995
Right and so I think where we

5515
04:35:39,995 --> 04:35:40,662
need to get as the city is that

5516
04:35:40,662 --> 04:35:43,665
we need to be looking to do

5517
04:35:43,665 --> 04:35:46,100
these proactively ahead of time

5518
04:35:46,100 --> 04:35:47,669
and

5519
04:35:47,669 --> 04:35:48,537
not waiting on something to

5520
04:35:48,537 --> 04:35:51,806
happen. And I'm all about these

5521
04:35:51,806 --> 04:35:53,542
quick fix us because I think

5522
04:35:53,542 --> 04:35:54,242
that you know with

5523
04:35:54,242 --> 04:35:57,279
such a small amount of money.

5524
04:35:57,279 --> 04:35:57,913
Less money coming from the feds

5525
04:35:57,913 --> 04:35:58,513
less money coming from the

5526
04:35:58,513 --> 04:36:01,500
state for these kind of

5527
04:36:01,500 --> 04:36:01,750
improvements we're going to

5528
04:36:01,750 --> 04:36:02,751
have to figure

5529
04:36:02,751 --> 04:36:05,720
out ways to stretch your dollar

5530
04:36:05,720 --> 04:36:06,421
and I think a project like this

5531
04:36:06,421 --> 04:36:07,289
is perfect and so what I hope

5532
04:36:07,289 --> 04:36:10,558
to see and I won't be here long

5533
04:36:10,558 --> 04:36:11,160
enough to see it, but I

5534
04:36:11,160 --> 04:36:12,160
certainly hope

5535
04:36:12,160 --> 04:36:14,229
to see it as a resident is that

5536
04:36:14,229 --> 04:36:17,399
we start with all of our

5537
04:36:17,399 --> 04:36:19,799
crosswalks along our schools

5538
04:36:20,669 --> 04:36:21,336
like that kind of the easiest

5539
04:36:21,336 --> 04:36:22,971
place to start and again

5540
04:36:22,971 --> 04:36:25,971
protecting our kids and start

5541
04:36:26,408 --> 04:36:29,110
there making sure that we apply

5542
04:36:29,110 --> 04:36:29,711
these quick

5543
04:36:29,711 --> 04:36:30,846
fixes to all of those and then

5544
04:36:30,846 --> 04:36:34,115
from there you know looking at

5545
04:36:34,115 --> 04:36:36,510
all of to crosswalks in the

5546
04:36:36,510 --> 04:36:36,751
city and I know that

5547
04:36:36,751 --> 04:36:39,751
forward Pinellas we had talked

5548
04:36:40,210 --> 04:36:40,922
about there was a crosswalk I

5549
04:36:40,922 --> 04:36:42,657
believe

5550
04:36:42,657 --> 04:36:44,626
out on 22th. Closer to where

5551
04:36:44,626 --> 04:36:45,360
the trail is passed them all

5552
04:36:45,360 --> 04:36:46,610
there and there was some reason

5553
04:36:46,610 --> 04:36:49,610
there was an improvement there

5554
04:36:49,231 --> 04:36:49,998
that we weren't able to do

5555
04:36:49,998 --> 04:36:50,665
because

5556
04:36:50,665 --> 04:36:51,433
of something within our code

5557
04:36:51,433 --> 04:36:54,469
and you and I kind of talked

5558
04:36:54,469 --> 04:36:57,906
about that as well so is there

5559
04:36:57,906 --> 04:37:00,306
something coming code related

5560
04:37:01,176 --> 04:37:02,311
that we will be changing

5561
04:37:02,311 --> 04:37:02,644
that will allow us to do some

5562
04:37:02,644 --> 04:37:04,644
of that.

5563
04:37:05,280 --> 04:37:05,714
Yes one thing I should mention

5564
04:37:05,714 --> 04:37:06,348
also about the

5565
04:37:06,348 --> 04:37:06,981
9th Avenue crossing news.

5566
04:37:06,981 --> 04:37:07,682
That was something that we

5567
04:37:07,682 --> 04:37:10,452
could do we have them we have

5568
04:37:10,452 --> 04:37:10,919
the money available. We have

5569
04:37:10,919 --> 04:37:12,855
the

5570
04:37:12,855 --> 04:37:13,522
capacity on the spending and

5571
04:37:13,522 --> 04:37:14,723
then we also did at all with

5572
04:37:14,723 --> 04:37:15,357
in-house Caruso the stormwater

5573
04:37:15,357 --> 04:37:17,357
payment traffic operations

5574
04:37:17,993 --> 04:37:19,962
department was able to do that

5575
04:37:19,962 --> 04:37:21,730
we didn't need a complex

5576
04:37:21,730 --> 04:37:22,464
design. So we were at that

5577
04:37:22,464 --> 04:37:24,666
student got hit on the last day

5578
04:37:24,666 --> 04:37:26,868
of school and we were able to

5579
04:37:26,868 --> 04:37:27,636
do them permit before the first

5580
04:37:27,636 --> 04:37:29,370
day of school. So that was done

5581
04:37:29,370 --> 04:37:30,138
in a period of about 60 Having

5582
04:37:30,138 --> 04:37:33,138
a capable and House. Department

5583
04:37:33,508 --> 04:37:36,712
they can do that really helped

5584
04:37:36,712 --> 04:37:38,712
outside. Thank

5585
04:37:39,314 --> 04:37:39,981
Marshall and his team for that.

5586
04:37:39,981 --> 04:37:40,315
>> Thank you for mentioning

5587
04:37:40,315 --> 04:37:41,316
marshal.

5588
04:37:41,316 --> 04:37:44,586
The second thing is the ultra

5589
04:37:44,586 --> 04:37:45,253
crossing on 22th Avenue North

5590
04:37:45,253 --> 04:37:45,887
and so there's a one of the

5591
04:37:45,887 --> 04:37:47,887
recommendations is raised

5592
04:37:48,290 --> 04:37:49,291
crosswalk.

5593
04:37:49,291 --> 04:37:50,592
And so back to the

5594
04:37:50,592 --> 04:37:51,326
traffic calming discussion we

5595
04:37:51,326 --> 04:37:54,326
had we're recommending a change

5596
04:37:54,429 --> 04:37:54,829
the comprehensive plan that

5597
04:37:54,829 --> 04:37:55,496
would allow

5598
04:37:55,496 --> 04:37:57,650
vertical traffic calming on

5599
04:37:57,650 --> 04:37:57,933
major roads. So right now our

5600
04:37:57,933 --> 04:38:01,202
comp plan does not allow it and

5601
04:38:01,202 --> 04:38:03,602
will be seeking Council's

5602
04:38:04,472 --> 04:38:05,340
approval to change that

5603
04:38:05,340 --> 04:38:06,700
very good.

5604
04:38:06,700 --> 04:38:08,676
Well yeah I think that's the

5605
04:38:08,676 --> 04:38:09,744
thing I complete streets, it's

5606
04:38:09,744 --> 04:38:10,478
a puzzle. It's not just

5607
04:38:10,478 --> 04:38:11,146
you know it's not just fun day.

5608
04:38:11,146 --> 04:38:11,813
It's you know how do we do

5609
04:38:11,813 --> 04:38:14,783
these quick fixes how do we

5610
04:38:14,783 --> 04:38:17,952
make sure that within our code

5611
04:38:17,952 --> 04:38:19,688
we can do things.

5612
04:38:19,688 --> 04:38:20,555
It's a very complex planned.

5613
04:38:20,555 --> 04:38:21,556
And so I just encourage us to

5614
04:38:21,556 --> 04:38:23,725
continue to look at every lever

5615
04:38:23,725 --> 04:38:27,280
that we can call to get the

5616
04:38:27,280 --> 04:38:28,730
most out of the dollars that we

5617
04:38:28,730 --> 04:38:29,530
have

5618
04:38:29,530 --> 04:38:30,532
because money is tight and we

5619
04:38:30,532 --> 04:38:32,500
have a lot of need and I think

5620
04:38:32,500 --> 04:38:33,902
that if we can look at the way

5621
04:38:33,902 --> 04:38:37,306
that we can spread that and I

5622
04:38:37,306 --> 04:38:37,939
love you know when we do it

5623
04:38:37,939 --> 04:38:38,673
along with another project

5624
04:38:38,673 --> 04:38:41,343
that we're doing something like

5625
04:38:41,343 --> 04:38:43,110
that.

5626
04:38:43,110 --> 04:38:43,679
I think that that really

5627
04:38:43,679 --> 04:38:44,979
kind of gets us to where we

5628
04:38:44,979 --> 04:38:45,747
need to be.

5629
04:38:45,747 --> 04:38:49,170
My last question is I have you

5630
04:38:49,170 --> 04:38:50,385
know kind of heard this over

5631
04:38:50,385 --> 04:38:52,785
and over again about

5632
04:38:53,755 --> 04:38:55,755
reducing speeds because.

5633
04:38:57,250 --> 04:38:57,759
This is not just a you know a

5634
04:38:57,759 --> 04:38:58,426
bike pedestrian in

5635
04:38:58,426 --> 04:38:59,127
crosswalk situation, this is

5636
04:38:59,127 --> 04:38:59,961
people in their cars people in

5637
04:38:59,961 --> 04:39:03,231
their cars driving way too fast

5638
04:39:03,231 --> 04:39:06,301
in areas where people should be

5639
04:39:06,301 --> 04:39:06,934
able

5640
04:39:06,934 --> 04:39:07,236
to freely move about.

5641
04:39:07,236 --> 04:39:09,236
>> So.

5642
04:39:10,305 --> 04:39:11,806
In a city like ours where we

5643
04:39:11,806 --> 04:39:13,408
have state roads

5644
04:39:13,408 --> 04:39:16,408
County roads city roads like

5645
04:39:16,644 --> 04:39:18,546
how complex is it to look at

5646
04:39:18,546 --> 04:39:19,280
reducing speeds

5647
04:39:19,280 --> 04:39:19,948
even just within neighborhoods.

5648
04:39:19,948 --> 04:39:20,615
>> Can you talk about that a

5649
04:39:20,615 --> 04:39:22,684
little bit because you and I

5650
04:39:22,684 --> 04:39:23,151
have tried to do that in

5651
04:39:23,151 --> 04:39:24,118
Riviera Bay for

5652
04:39:24,118 --> 04:39:24,686
quite some time now.

5653
04:39:24,686 --> 04:39:26,870
Right so the state has

5654
04:39:26,870 --> 04:39:28,487
jurisdiction over state roads

5655
04:39:28,723 --> 04:39:31,723
but also local roads and

5656
04:39:31,993 --> 04:39:32,460
there's statutes related to

5657
04:39:32,460 --> 04:39:33,194
there's a speed

5658
04:39:33,194 --> 04:39:34,295
zoning manual. It just tells us

5659
04:39:34,295 --> 04:39:37,565
and how far we can go down for

5660
04:39:37,565 --> 04:39:40,735
speed limits were allowed to do

5661
04:39:40,735 --> 04:39:41,637
and not do.

5662
04:39:41,637 --> 04:39:42,337
And.

5663
04:39:42,337 --> 04:39:43,271
School zones so it is complex

5664
04:39:43,271 --> 04:39:46,271
and government entities are not

5665
04:39:46,441 --> 04:39:47,175
allowed to arbitrarily set

5666
04:39:47,175 --> 04:39:47,842
speed limits. We can't just put

5667
04:39:47,842 --> 04:39:50,278
it that whatever we want the

5668
04:39:50,278 --> 04:39:51,120
rest of the study. So

5669
04:39:51,120 --> 04:39:52,130
oftentimes what we're doing and

5670
04:39:52,130 --> 04:39:55,283
I think you're going to see it

5671
04:39:55,283 --> 04:39:57,819
with what we're doing on MR.

5672
04:39:57,819 --> 04:40:00,219
King South is that

5673
04:40:00,322 --> 04:40:03,291
by adding these long series of

5674
04:40:03,291 --> 04:40:03,959
6 robust cross walks major

5675
04:40:03,959 --> 04:40:06,127
media ends. That's not just

5676
04:40:06,127 --> 04:40:06,828
going to have a pedestrian

5677
04:40:06,828 --> 04:40:07,662
impact it's going to cause the

5678
04:40:07,662 --> 04:40:09,730
friction and make it so

5679
04:40:09,730 --> 04:40:10,399
everybody's driving little bit

5680
04:40:10,399 --> 04:40:13,568
slower and then maybe we can

5681
04:40:13,568 --> 04:40:16,838
reduce the speed limit. But we

5682
04:40:16,838 --> 04:40:20,438
couldn't just go do it. Right

5683
04:40:20,942 --> 04:40:21,643
right.

5684
04:40:21,643 --> 04:40:22,344
Well I continue to do the work

5685
04:40:22,344 --> 04:40:24,212
because of an out of everyone,

5686
04:40:24,212 --> 04:40:24,946
I know you want to do this more

5687
04:40:24,946 --> 04:40:27,782
than any of us you've worked on

5688
04:40:27,782 --> 04:40:28,250
this a very very long time we

5689
04:40:28,250 --> 04:40:29,840
wouldn't have a

5690
04:40:29,840 --> 04:40:30,852
complete streets plan without

5691
04:40:30,852 --> 04:40:31,553
you. So thank you for

5692
04:40:31,553 --> 04:40:34,422
continuing to advocate and to

5693
04:40:34,422 --> 04:40:35,556
do everything you can to try to

5694
04:40:35,556 --> 04:40:38,926
make our roads as safe as

5695
04:40:38,926 --> 04:40:39,828
possible with a little funds

5696
04:40:39,828 --> 04:40:40,528
that we give you you and

5697
04:40:40,528 --> 04:40:43,198
Cheryl thank you very much for

5698
04:40:43,198 --> 04:40:46,467
that and thank you to everyone

5699
04:40:46,467 --> 04:40:47,803
again who came out tonight

5700
04:40:47,803 --> 04:40:49,237
continue to elevate

5701
04:40:49,237 --> 04:40:50,972
your voices continue to

5702
04:40:50,972 --> 04:40:51,639
advocate. The budget is a

5703
04:40:51,639 --> 04:40:52,407
delicate dance and there's a

5704
04:40:52,407 --> 04:40:55,676
lot of need and there's always

5705
04:40:55,676 --> 04:40:56,770
more need than we have the

5706
04:40:56,770 --> 04:40:58,770
money to be

5707
04:40:59,180 --> 04:40:59,648
able to fund. But that's our

5708
04:40:59,648 --> 04:41:01,682
job is to figure

5709
04:41:01,682 --> 04:41:02,783
out how to do that with

5710
04:41:02,783 --> 04:41:04,318
community safety at the heart

5711
04:41:04,318 --> 04:41:07,318
of everything that we do.

5712
04:41:07,589 --> 04:41:08,923
So thank you MADAM Chair.

5713
04:41:08,923 --> 04:41:09,491
Thank you

5714
04:41:09,491 --> 04:41:10,225
councilmember Givens.

5715
04:41:10,225 --> 04:41:13,225
Thank you very much chair.

5716
04:41:13,495 --> 04:41:16,631
Thank you all so much for

5717
04:41:16,631 --> 04:41:17,332
showing up.

5718
04:41:17,332 --> 04:41:20,302
>> It's been said that we

5719
04:41:20,302 --> 04:41:20,935
have the same conversation over

5720
04:41:20,935 --> 04:41:21,536
and over again but I think

5721
04:41:21,536 --> 04:41:23,805
that's the definition of

5722
04:41:23,805 --> 04:41:24,572
insanity. When you continue to

5723
04:41:24,572 --> 04:41:27,572
have the same conversation but

5724
04:41:27,909 --> 04:41:30,909
continue the show the same

5725
04:41:30,945 --> 04:41:32,945
actions.

5726
04:41:33,800 --> 04:41:33,749
I think actions speak louder

5727
04:41:33,749 --> 04:41:36,985
than words and I also think

5728
04:41:36,985 --> 04:41:37,685
that our budget should reflect

5729
04:41:37,685 --> 04:41:39,685
our values.

5730
04:41:40,955 --> 04:41:43,359
We work hard to come up with a

5731
04:41:43,359 --> 04:41:45,359
balanced budget.

5732
04:41:46,628 --> 04:41:49,640
But just because its balance

5733
04:41:49,640 --> 04:41:51,464
doesn't mean it's equitable.

5734
04:41:52,300 --> 04:41:52,834
>> I still have concerns

5735
04:41:52,834 --> 04:41:54,834
especially regarding

5736
04:41:56,370 --> 04:41:57,606
millage rate. I really wish we

5737
04:41:57,606 --> 04:41:58,239
would have

5738
04:41:58,239 --> 04:42:01,108
found a way to reduce it.

5739
04:42:01,108 --> 04:42:01,842
Considering people are already

5740
04:42:01,842 --> 04:42:03,842
hurting enough.

5741
04:42:05,113 --> 04:42:07,215
I think we could have found

5742
04:42:07,215 --> 04:42:10,215
ways to cut costs and

5743
04:42:10,385 --> 04:42:11,486
increase constituent services.

5744
04:42:11,486 --> 04:42:13,355
Rather that be through safe

5745
04:42:13,355 --> 04:42:14,222
streets are complete streets

5746
04:42:14,222 --> 04:42:14,922
are youth opportunities, the

5747
04:42:14,922 --> 04:42:15,957
constituents have shown up the

5748
04:42:15,957 --> 04:42:17,292
show up you're at the year I've

5749
04:42:17,292 --> 04:42:19,894
been on the other side of this

5750
04:42:19,894 --> 04:42:20,628
diocese, I know what it's like

5751
04:42:20,628 --> 04:42:23,832
to ask in your requests fall on

5752
04:42:23,832 --> 04:42:27,102
deaf ears. But then you're told

5753
04:42:27,102 --> 04:42:29,502
that we hear you.

5754
04:42:30,304 --> 04:42:33,575
I think we have to stop

5755
04:42:33,575 --> 04:42:35,975
treating taxpayer dollars like

5756
04:42:36,711 --> 04:42:38,711
personal slush funds.

5757
04:42:43,685 --> 04:42:44,285
Especially when there are.

5758
04:42:44,285 --> 04:42:44,919
Needs in this community.

5759
04:42:44,919 --> 04:42:45,487
Some aren't even tangible.

5760
04:42:45,487 --> 04:42:46,187
Put your hand on that

5761
04:42:46,187 --> 04:42:47,588
individual whose life was lost

5762
04:42:47,588 --> 04:42:49,557
see that to gun violence or a

5763
04:42:49,557 --> 04:42:49,891
lack of pedestrian or bicycle

5764
04:42:49,891 --> 04:42:51,891
safety.

5765
04:42:52,927 --> 04:42:54,896
They're longer here and it's

5766
04:42:54,896 --> 04:42:55,797
too late.

5767
04:42:55,797 --> 04:42:59,660
But what's not too late is our

5768
04:42:59,660 --> 04:43:00,702
opportunity to trim some of the

5769
04:43:00,702 --> 04:43:01,402
fat in this budget.

5770
04:43:01,402 --> 04:43:04,639
I look at the budget Inn there

5771
04:43:04,639 --> 04:43:05,506
are some things that are

5772
04:43:05,506 --> 04:43:07,175
alarming in

5773
04:43:07,175 --> 04:43:07,842
the budget I I am concerned

5774
04:43:07,842 --> 04:43:10,110
especially when I see 68% of

5775
04:43:10,110 --> 04:43:11,780
our general fund expenditures

5776
04:43:11,780 --> 04:43:14,780
are going towards wages and

5777
04:43:14,382 --> 04:43:17,319
benefits. I brought this up

5778
04:43:17,319 --> 04:43:18,190
before.

5779
04:43:18,190 --> 04:43:18,653
Largest source of our revenue

5780
04:43:18,653 --> 04:43:21,689
in the city is Texas and I

5781
04:43:21,689 --> 04:43:23,692
don't think that should go

5782
04:43:23,692 --> 04:43:24,426
towards paying.

5783
04:43:24,426 --> 04:43:25,930
For salaries. I just don't

5784
04:43:25,930 --> 04:43:28,930
especially if it's not the

5785
04:43:28,296 --> 04:43:29,130
salaries that the people are

5786
04:43:29,130 --> 04:43:31,433
asking for to deliver the

5787
04:43:31,433 --> 04:43:33,833
services that they need.

5788
04:43:34,702 --> 04:43:35,270
We have a billion budget that

5789
04:43:35,270 --> 04:43:37,270
continues to bloom

5790
04:43:37,571 --> 04:43:39,741
and I just want to know where

5791
04:43:39,741 --> 04:43:43,440
we're trying to be good fiscal

5792
04:43:43,440 --> 04:43:43,644
stewards because it is hard for

5793
04:43:43,644 --> 04:43:46,314
me to see that property

5794
04:43:46,314 --> 04:43:48,820
values rise. And so in return I

5795
04:43:48,820 --> 04:43:49,384
would think ok well that means

5796
04:43:49,384 --> 04:43:52,384
lowering the millage rate and

5797
04:43:52,654 --> 04:43:54,856
it also means cutting spending.

5798
04:43:54,856 --> 04:43:58,125
If we have to instead of

5799
04:43:58,125 --> 04:44:00,525
assessing higher values and

5800
04:44:01,262 --> 04:44:02,831
assessments on others.

5801
04:44:02,831 --> 04:44:05,467
i did see there was the

5802
04:44:05,467 --> 04:44:06,234
an increase I kept Liz

5803
04:44:06,234 --> 04:44:08,634
discussing this increase in

5804
04:44:09,504 --> 04:44:12,641
fuel charges. Can we talk about

5805
04:44:12,641 --> 04:44:15,410
that for a minute.

5806
04:44:15,309 --> 04:44:17,512
I understand I guess it's water

5807
04:44:17,512 --> 04:44:19,347
resources. Storm water but can

5808
04:44:19,347 --> 04:44:20,648
we talk a little bit about this

5809
04:44:20,648 --> 04:44:23,517
this increase in fuel have we

5810
04:44:23,517 --> 04:44:24,219
accepted the inevitable, yes

5811
04:44:24,219 --> 04:44:24,852
just with inflation feel crop

5812
04:44:24,852 --> 04:44:27,355
cause of the increase but.

5813
04:44:27,355 --> 04:44:29,570
What strategies are we looking

5814
04:44:29,570 --> 04:44:29,657
to implement to conserve it.

5815
04:44:29,657 --> 04:44:30,324
So when we first started

5816
04:44:30,324 --> 04:44:32,794
building the budget was back

5817
04:44:32,794 --> 04:44:33,428
JANUARY FEBRUARY time frame and

5818
04:44:33,428 --> 04:44:35,229
it was before some of the

5819
04:44:35,229 --> 04:44:37,629
economic and political actions

5820
04:44:38,499 --> 04:44:39,935
of happens like the war in Iran

5821
04:44:39,935 --> 04:44:41,669
and just like everyone else the

5822
04:44:41,669 --> 04:44:42,370
yeah if you go to the gas pump

5823
04:44:42,370 --> 04:44:43,437
your Alba gas went up a dollar

5824
04:44:43,437 --> 04:44:46,400
so that cost this happening for

5825
04:44:46,400 --> 04:44:46,707
us as well so we needed to

5826
04:44:46,707 --> 04:44:48,676
adjust the budget to account

5827
04:44:48,676 --> 04:44:49,444
for that increase in fuel.

5828
04:44:49,444 --> 04:44:50,111
So it's a citywide increase

5829
04:44:50,111 --> 04:44:52,511
because it's affecting every

5830
04:44:53,800 --> 04:44:56,800
city department that has a

5831
04:44:56,217 --> 04:44:56,817
vehicle's budget.

5832
04:44:56,817 --> 04:44:59,217
>> And I appreciate that

5833
04:44:59,754 --> 04:45:00,121
explanation I still feel like

5834
04:45:00,121 --> 04:45:01,890
we should

5835
04:45:01,890 --> 04:45:03,489
be capitalizing on inflation.

5836
04:45:04,392 --> 04:45:07,661
That that's not a reason for us

5837
04:45:07,661 --> 04:45:08,896
not to find ways to conserve.

5838
04:45:08,896 --> 04:45:12,166
I and again when we talk about

5839
04:45:12,166 --> 04:45:12,734
optimizing the tax dollars I

5840
04:45:12,734 --> 04:45:13,401
think there are ways

5841
04:45:13,401 --> 04:45:14,168
for us to creatively be more

5842
04:45:14,168 --> 04:45:17,405
efficient and in this is why

5843
04:45:17,405 --> 04:45:20,405
again I have trouble accepting

5844
04:45:20,642 --> 04:45:22,642
what we're presenting

5845
04:45:23,978 --> 04:45:25,978
working class families.

5846
04:45:27,282 --> 04:45:27,749
And it's not fair for us

5847
04:45:27,749 --> 04:45:30,149
to ask for more

5848
04:45:30,985 --> 04:45:32,753
when they're already trying to

5849
04:45:32,753 --> 04:45:33,621
balance their their their

5850
04:45:33,621 --> 04:45:36,210
paychecks and stretch their

5851
04:45:36,924 --> 04:45:37,558
dollars. But here we are every

5852
04:45:37,558 --> 04:45:38,260
time we turn around we're

5853
04:45:38,260 --> 04:45:38,994
saying ok we're going to hold

5854
04:45:38,994 --> 04:45:42,364
steady on millage rate but not

5855
04:45:42,364 --> 04:45:45,364
look for ways to conserve.

5856
04:45:45,399 --> 04:45:46,801
So.

5857
04:45:46,801 --> 04:45:50,171
>> So again as part of the

5858
04:45:50,171 --> 04:45:51,472
budget process we started off

5859
04:45:51,472 --> 04:45:52,139
to just cover the

5860
04:45:52,139 --> 04:45:53,441
same programs we had on last

5861
04:45:53,441 --> 04:45:55,760
year's budget. That's going to

5862
04:45:55,760 --> 04:45:55,710
cost us about 18 to 20 million

5863
04:45:55,710 --> 04:45:58,613
more so we worked with the

5864
04:45:58,613 --> 04:45:59,447
department's just in the

5865
04:45:59,447 --> 04:46:00,148
general fund

5866
04:46:00,148 --> 04:46:00,882
which is about 430 million of

5867
04:46:00,882 --> 04:46:03,918
our budget and we actually went

5868
04:46:03,918 --> 04:46:05,586
through had departments to

5869
04:46:05,586 --> 04:46:06,655
reduction package is and we the

5870
04:46:06,655 --> 04:46:09,550
this 12 million from that

5871
04:46:10,250 --> 04:46:12,359
budget so if we hadn't done

5872
04:46:12,359 --> 04:46:13,280
that exercise that

5873
04:46:13,280 --> 04:46:13,728
ad valorem revenue ask could

5874
04:46:13,728 --> 04:46:15,730
have been higher we could have

5875
04:46:15,730 --> 04:46:18,499
looked to increase the millage

5876
04:46:18,499 --> 04:46:19,166
rate but we did do the budget

5877
04:46:19,166 --> 04:46:20,101
process go through and work

5878
04:46:20,101 --> 04:46:21,636
with departments to look at

5879
04:46:21,636 --> 04:46:23,838
ways we could cut the budget so

5880
04:46:23,838 --> 04:46:27,108
every year to do the same thing

5881
04:46:27,108 --> 04:46:28,643
we did the prior year. It cost

5882
04:46:28,643 --> 04:46:29,310
for just like

5883
04:46:29,310 --> 04:46:30,178
in Europe personal budgets.

5884
04:46:30,178 --> 04:46:33,178
Thank you for that appreciate

5885
04:46:33,448 --> 04:46:36,584
that Liz I want to kind of jump

5886
04:46:36,584 --> 04:46:37,652
over a little bit to

5887
04:46:37,652 --> 04:46:38,530
youth outreach since that was

5888
04:46:38,530 --> 04:46:40,530
brought up.

5889
04:46:40,689 --> 04:46:43,958
On. I do agree that I would

5890
04:46:43,958 --> 04:46:46,600
love to see more peer to

5891
04:46:46,600 --> 04:46:46,928
peer I think

5892
04:46:46,928 --> 04:46:48,897
more real-time intervention.

5893
04:46:48,897 --> 04:46:52,166
I like the idea that was

5894
04:46:52,166 --> 04:46:52,767
brought up about utilizing

5895
04:46:52,767 --> 04:46:55,767
However, I would like to

5896
04:46:56,360 --> 04:46:57,405
offer tweet to that proposal in

5897
04:46:57,405 --> 04:46:59,173
order to again provide

5898
04:46:59,173 --> 04:46:59,941
employment for these young

5899
04:46:59,941 --> 04:47:00,574
people and to provide again

5900
04:47:00,574 --> 04:47:02,974
peer to peer intervention

5901
04:47:03,444 --> 04:47:03,878
conflict resolution moral

5902
04:47:03,878 --> 04:47:05,412
support

5903
04:47:05,412 --> 04:47:08,683
to help prevent crime and stop

5904
04:47:08,683 --> 04:47:09,883
violence. I think having

5905
04:47:09,883 --> 04:47:12,620
someone who you can relate

5906
04:47:12,620 --> 04:47:15,890
to a pier is the best approach.

5907
04:47:15,890 --> 04:47:17,325
I also think that leads to an

5908
04:47:17,325 --> 04:47:19,194
immediate de-escalation

5909
04:47:19,194 --> 04:47:21,162
but what I I don't think is the

5910
04:47:21,162 --> 04:47:24,162
the right approach is just

5911
04:47:24,432 --> 04:47:25,533
hosting events at a school I

5912
04:47:25,533 --> 04:47:26,501
would love to see employing

5913
04:47:26,501 --> 04:47:27,501
these young people to be

5914
04:47:27,501 --> 04:47:30,501
ambassadors. I see Mike I

5915
04:47:30,672 --> 04:47:33,672
definitely you know think if

5916
04:47:33,941 --> 04:47:37,112
there is a way for us to get

5917
04:47:37,112 --> 04:47:38,813
more. Janet

5918
04:47:38,813 --> 04:47:39,314
Jackson's Rusk, ato's you know

5919
04:47:39,314 --> 04:47:39,981
starting them it.

5920
04:47:39,981 --> 04:47:40,648
1516 17 years old, you know

5921
04:47:40,648 --> 04:47:43,684
looking at my heart into you

5922
04:47:43,684 --> 04:47:44,318
know we've had a lot of folks

5923
04:47:44,318 --> 04:47:44,986
start within Park and rec.

5924
04:47:44,986 --> 04:47:48,550
I certainly think that is a

5925
04:47:48,550 --> 04:47:48,956
great ticket into the door when

5926
04:47:48,956 --> 04:47:49,624
you're looking

5927
04:47:49,624 --> 04:47:50,925
for a pathway to employment

5928
04:47:50,925 --> 04:47:51,792
with the city. I think there's

5929
04:47:51,792 --> 04:47:52,893
a creative way for us to do

5930
04:47:52,893 --> 04:47:55,596
that while also again providing

5931
04:47:55,596 --> 04:47:56,230
direct intervention to the

5932
04:47:56,230 --> 04:47:58,230
community providing those

5933
04:47:59,133 --> 04:47:59,767
navigators within the community

5934
04:47:59,767 --> 04:48:00,401
and I think in our schools

5935
04:48:00,401 --> 04:48:01,502
is a place where it's most

5936
04:48:01,502 --> 04:48:04,773
needed. So I'd love the game

5937
04:48:04,773 --> 04:48:05,673
just work with you and your

5938
04:48:05,673 --> 04:48:06,307
department on that

5939
04:48:06,307 --> 04:48:07,308
possible job description.

5940
04:48:07,308 --> 04:48:10,378
If we are to roll that out

5941
04:48:10,378 --> 04:48:11,345
because I do see at least one

5942
04:48:11,345 --> 04:48:14,345
or 2 ambassadors and every high

5943
04:48:14,648 --> 04:48:15,650
school and those ambassadors

5944
04:48:15,650 --> 04:48:16,351
really being are

5945
04:48:16,351 --> 04:48:16,917
I was in the years. Those hurt

5946
04:48:16,917 --> 04:48:19,654
are the people who are

5947
04:48:19,654 --> 04:48:20,354
gathering the pulse of the

5948
04:48:20,354 --> 04:48:20,988
community that

5949
04:48:20,988 --> 04:48:23,991
community that a lot of us

5950
04:48:23,991 --> 04:48:24,592
can't reach. I love that idea i

5951
04:48:24,592 --> 04:48:26,461
would support that I see

5952
04:48:26,461 --> 04:48:28,329
what neighborhood relations is

5953
04:48:28,329 --> 04:48:29,300
doing I love that work as well

5954
04:48:29,300 --> 04:48:29,964
getting out there in vehicles

5955
04:48:29,964 --> 04:48:31,266
wrapping those vehicles so that

5956
04:48:31,266 --> 04:48:32,266
with the community is aware

5957
04:48:32,266 --> 04:48:35,502
that yes we do have navigators

5958
04:48:35,502 --> 04:48:37,171
out there on the streets.

5959
04:48:37,171 --> 04:48:39,171
I love it.

5960
04:48:39,941 --> 04:48:40,808
But again. I don't see cds you

5961
04:48:40,808 --> 04:48:41,976
this disengaged youth these are

5962
04:48:41,976 --> 04:48:43,311
opportunity youth and they're

5963
04:48:43,311 --> 04:48:44,120
just looking to get connected

5964
04:48:44,120 --> 04:48:46,814
to the right opportunity so I

5965
04:48:46,814 --> 04:48:47,515
think we have that we're on the

5966
04:48:47,515 --> 04:48:49,884
right path there so thank you

5967
04:48:49,884 --> 04:48:51,285
for that Mike. Last thing I

5968
04:48:51,285 --> 04:48:52,386
want to bring up on the police

5969
04:48:52,386 --> 04:48:55,223
budget. So it was mentioned how

5970
04:48:55,223 --> 04:48:56,900
much the police budgets

5971
04:48:56,900 --> 04:48:56,758
increased by about $10 million

5972
04:48:56,758 --> 04:48:59,793
this year. I want to talk a

5973
04:48:59,793 --> 04:49:00,361
little bit about the call

5974
04:49:00,361 --> 04:49:01,562
program because I feel

5975
04:49:01,562 --> 04:49:02,763
like that is another creative

5976
04:49:02,763 --> 04:49:05,163
solution to providing some

5977
04:49:06,340 --> 04:49:08,340
youth opportunities, youth

5978
04:49:08,368 --> 04:49:10,400
engagement youth outreach.

5979
04:49:10,400 --> 04:49:10,572
I don't know if chief Holloway

5980
04:49:10,572 --> 04:49:11,306
is around 2 to ask him

5981
04:49:11,306 --> 04:49:14,342
questions but if he is I'd like

5982
04:49:14,342 --> 04:49:15,910
to talk a little bit about

5983
04:49:15,910 --> 04:49:16,677
that.

5984
04:49:16,677 --> 04:49:19,677
>> If there is a counselor

5985
04:49:19,847 --> 04:49:22,847
there's a delay in the

5986
04:49:22,983 --> 04:49:24,983
backrooms acting

5987
04:49:25,286 --> 04:49:25,953
chief Gerardo is here MAY just

5988
04:49:25,953 --> 04:49:26,487
be a minute but you're sure.

5989
04:49:26,487 --> 04:49:27,221
Kerry is thank you.

5990
04:49:27,221 --> 04:49:28,923
Hello chief, thanks for joining

5991
04:49:28,923 --> 04:49:30,240
I'm not sure if you heard, but

5992
04:49:30,240 --> 04:49:31,992
I was bringing up the

5993
04:49:31,992 --> 04:49:32,961
call program on we're talking

5994
04:49:32,961 --> 04:49:33,728
about youth opportunities and

5995
04:49:33,728 --> 04:49:36,728
possible youth employment and I

5996
04:49:36,998 --> 04:49:37,231
was just wondering could that

5997
04:49:37,231 --> 04:49:39,231
be

5998
04:49:40,301 --> 04:49:42,701
a prospective opportunity for

5999
04:49:43,371 --> 04:49:45,371
us to

6000
04:49:46,140 --> 04:49:46,674
opportunities for you when it

6001
04:49:46,674 --> 04:49:47,374
comes to employment.

6002
04:49:47,374 --> 04:49:48,750
Are you saying hard to be used

6003
04:49:48,750 --> 04:49:48,776
to be part of our Navigator sm

6004
04:49:48,776 --> 04:49:49,444
well those people are trained

6005
04:49:49,444 --> 04:49:51,679
in doing different things so

6006
04:49:51,679 --> 04:49:52,413
you're talking about bringing

6007
04:49:52,413 --> 04:49:54,849
in a teenager, I was a probably

6008
04:49:54,849 --> 04:49:55,549
tell you know be just because

6009
04:49:55,549 --> 04:49:56,250
of what they have to do going

6010
04:49:56,250 --> 04:49:58,190
into homes and work with other

6011
04:49:58,190 --> 04:50:00,754
people. The call program is an

6012
04:50:00,754 --> 04:50:01,422
issue when a parent called or

6013
04:50:01,422 --> 04:50:02,123
guardian called and said my

6014
04:50:02,123 --> 04:50:04,992
child was going through it is

6015
04:50:04,992 --> 04:50:05,726
there's a lot of things that we

6016
04:50:05,726 --> 04:50:08,126
do the call programme-makers

6017
04:50:08,929 --> 04:50:09,430
here also is we connect with

6018
04:50:09,430 --> 04:50:10,164
the schools and if

6019
04:50:10,164 --> 04:50:11,799
things so some information is

6020
04:50:11,799 --> 04:50:14,199
confidential. So I don't

6021
04:50:15,690 --> 04:50:16,904
believe that we can bring you

6022
04:50:16,904 --> 04:50:17,538
into this program to

6023
04:50:17,538 --> 04:50:18,906
be one of our navigators.

6024
04:50:18,906 --> 04:50:19,607
And I appreciate that

6025
04:50:19,607 --> 04:50:21,642
explanation and I would offer

6026
04:50:21,642 --> 04:50:22,610
just rebuttal once again

6027
04:50:22,610 --> 04:50:23,611
perhaps this could be a

6028
04:50:23,611 --> 04:50:25,246
collaboration with Tesco if we

6029
04:50:25,246 --> 04:50:27,782
can employ them through the

6030
04:50:27,782 --> 04:50:28,482
call program perhaps is a

6031
04:50:28,482 --> 04:50:30,482
collaboration opportunity for

6032
04:50:31,152 --> 04:50:31,852
them to work with your

6033
04:50:31,852 --> 04:50:34,252
community navigators to again

6034
04:50:34,721 --> 04:50:37,721
provide that peer to peer

6035
04:50:37,892 --> 04:50:39,892
navigation

6036
04:50:41,195 --> 04:50:41,862
or assistance if it's needed so

6037
04:50:41,862 --> 04:50:42,163
I just wanted to offer that

6038
04:50:42,163 --> 04:50:42,864
chief.

6039
04:50:42,864 --> 04:50:43,965
And I can tell you Sarah Mike

6040
04:50:43,965 --> 04:50:44,699
to the team Pasco do a great

6041
04:50:44,699 --> 04:50:45,399
job, we also in this program up

6042
04:50:45,399 --> 04:50:45,966
to where we meet once a month

6043
04:50:45,966 --> 04:50:47,901
with everybody. In the

6044
04:50:47,901 --> 04:50:49,103
community so to speak we have

6045
04:50:49,103 --> 04:50:50,204
the school board there we have

6046
04:50:50,204 --> 04:50:50,871
different people so we do get

6047
04:50:50,871 --> 04:50:53,374
the wrap around services and

6048
04:50:53,374 --> 04:50:56,100
then from there we have to go

6049
04:50:56,100 --> 04:50:58,179
to that go to another group.

6050
04:50:58,179 --> 04:50:58,913
Again I'm not going to say no

6051
04:50:58,913 --> 04:51:00,914
but at this we're talking about

6052
04:51:00,914 --> 04:51:02,150
employing you to look at other

6053
04:51:02,150 --> 04:51:02,883
options than that of course

6054
04:51:02,883 --> 04:51:03,851
just want to offer point

6055
04:51:03,851 --> 04:51:05,186
consideration, especially in

6056
04:51:05,186 --> 04:51:05,886
front of the public to let them

6057
04:51:05,886 --> 04:51:06,553
know that again we are having

6058
04:51:06,553 --> 04:51:08,953
conversations you know this

6059
04:51:09,900 --> 04:51:09,657
isn't the first time I brought

6060
04:51:09,657 --> 04:51:10,324
this up to each of you

6061
04:51:10,324 --> 04:51:10,657
and I have this conversation

6062
04:51:10,657 --> 04:51:12,657
often.

6063
04:51:13,928 --> 04:51:14,696
And I do think it's it's worth

6064
04:51:14,696 --> 04:51:15,296
noting

6065
04:51:15,296 --> 04:51:16,664
that we are looking for

6066
04:51:16,664 --> 04:51:18,532
creative solutions and I hope

6067
04:51:18,532 --> 04:51:20,268
and I pray that we are sincere

6068
04:51:20,268 --> 04:51:20,901
and genuine about following up

6069
04:51:20,901 --> 04:51:22,703
an engaging on this topic

6070
04:51:22,703 --> 04:51:23,271
because I obviously the show up

6071
04:51:23,271 --> 04:51:26,207
here at the years with

6072
04:51:26,207 --> 04:51:28,207
something that community

6073
04:51:28,543 --> 04:51:29,210
definitely not just once

6074
04:51:29,210 --> 04:51:30,110
but need so thank you chief.

6075
04:51:30,110 --> 04:51:30,711
The last thing I want to bring

6076
04:51:30,711 --> 04:51:33,547
up talking about the people's

6077
04:51:33,547 --> 04:51:34,148
budget because again that's

6078
04:51:34,148 --> 04:51:34,782
what

6079
04:51:34,782 --> 04:51:37,685
this is the cre we've had

6080
04:51:37,685 --> 04:51:38,119
conversations again and again

6081
04:51:38,119 --> 04:51:38,953
and

6082
04:51:38,953 --> 04:51:41,953
again about the cra the

6083
04:51:42,550 --> 04:51:44,455
public's frustrations with the

6084
04:51:45,920 --> 04:51:46,761
cra I feel like this is a magic

6085
04:51:46,761 --> 04:51:47,428
weapon. It's an untapped

6086
04:51:47,428 --> 04:51:48,950
resource, you know when you

6087
04:51:48,950 --> 04:51:50,495
have a million appropriation

6088
04:51:51,332 --> 04:51:51,899
year after year multi-year that

6089
04:51:51,899 --> 04:51:53,201
we are

6090
04:51:53,201 --> 04:51:56,201
accelerating the way that we

6091
04:51:56,437 --> 04:51:57,705
should or appropriating where

6092
04:51:57,705 --> 04:51:58,572
we should be I think it's

6093
04:51:58,572 --> 04:52:00,740
an untapped resource that's

6094
04:52:00,740 --> 04:52:03,343
under utilized. So I just want

6095
04:52:03,343 --> 04:52:04,278
to talk a little bit about the

6096
04:52:04,278 --> 04:52:05,120
cra

6097
04:52:05,120 --> 04:52:07,982
and just kind of find out where

6098
04:52:07,982 --> 04:52:10,385
we are there. I think a lot of

6099
04:52:10,385 --> 04:52:11,180
these concerns whether it be

6100
04:52:11,180 --> 04:52:13,180
infrastructure improvement

6101
04:52:13,321 --> 04:52:14,188
lighting sidewalks whatever.

6102
04:52:14,188 --> 04:52:15,289
It could be a dress with then

6103
04:52:15,289 --> 04:52:18,250
the cra budget and it wouldn't

6104
04:52:18,250 --> 04:52:19,327
have to come from our general

6105
04:52:19,327 --> 04:52:19,960
fund side just want to know is

6106
04:52:19,960 --> 04:52:22,863
it possible for us to talk

6107
04:52:22,863 --> 04:52:25,933
about what the plans are for

6108
04:52:25,933 --> 04:52:27,933
that.

6109
04:52:33,240 --> 04:52:35,240
>> Councilmember good good

6110
04:52:35,309 --> 04:52:37,770
evening evening on certainly

6111
04:52:37,770 --> 04:52:37,778
the cra budgets are being

6112
04:52:37,778 --> 04:52:40,130
developed right now I in fact

6113
04:52:40,130 --> 04:52:40,781
the South Saint Pete cra budget

6114
04:52:40,781 --> 04:52:42,215
went to the cac earlier this

6115
04:52:42,215 --> 04:52:45,586
week I believe are last week.

6116
04:52:45,586 --> 04:52:48,890
So that will be forthcoming to

6117
04:52:48,890 --> 04:52:51,125
City Council for approval.

6118
04:52:51,125 --> 04:52:51,725
Once that is

6119
04:52:51,725 --> 04:52:52,426
that work is completed.

6120
04:52:52,426 --> 04:52:53,594
I appreciate that and again I

6121
04:52:53,594 --> 04:52:54,261
just want to make sure it's

6122
04:52:54,261 --> 04:52:56,960
heard we've had conversation

6123
04:52:56,960 --> 04:52:59,960
that just had a conversation

6124
04:52:59,367 --> 04:53:00,234
last night and warehouse arts

6125
04:53:00,234 --> 04:53:02,234
district. Specifically

6126
04:53:03,203 --> 04:53:04,205
about things like parking right

6127
04:53:04,205 --> 04:53:05,720
and how we can activate some

6128
04:53:05,720 --> 04:53:06,273
infrastructure improvements to

6129
04:53:06,273 --> 04:53:09,100
provide better lie. I think

6130
04:53:09,100 --> 04:53:09,643
that helps with complete

6131
04:53:09,643 --> 04:53:11,312
streets right just public

6132
04:53:11,312 --> 04:53:13,181
safety walkability bike ability

6133
04:53:13,181 --> 04:53:15,983
again low hanging fruit we

6134
04:53:15,983 --> 04:53:16,884
talked about quick fixes I

6135
04:53:16,884 --> 04:53:18,319
definitely think this is We've

6136
04:53:18,319 --> 04:53:19,190
had this conversation we've

6137
04:53:19,190 --> 04:53:19,653
been having this conversation

6138
04:53:19,653 --> 04:53:22,356
but I just feel like again

6139
04:53:22,356 --> 04:53:24,225
we're not getting too where the

6140
04:53:24,225 --> 04:53:24,858
public is asking us to get to

6141
04:53:24,858 --> 04:53:25,526
and I just want us to do a

6142
04:53:25,526 --> 04:53:28,496
little bit more a little bit

6143
04:53:28,496 --> 04:53:31,632
summer but thank you so much,

6144
04:53:31,632 --> 04:53:32,500
thank you. Thank you.

6145
04:53:32,500 --> 04:53:33,401
If your flight.

6146
04:53:33,401 --> 04:53:36,401
Thank you real quick. Evan,

6147
04:53:36,671 --> 04:53:39,406
again this is just going to

6148
04:53:39,406 --> 04:53:41,406
take one 2nd.

6149
04:53:42,677 --> 04:53:44,111
We we were talking about 9th

6150
04:53:44,111 --> 04:53:44,778
Avenue North earlier and you

6151
04:53:44,778 --> 04:53:45,479
mentioned the changes to the

6152
04:53:45,479 --> 04:53:48,482
cross walks and I asked you a

6153
04:53:48,482 --> 04:53:50,170
couple of times in a one-on-one

6154
04:53:50,170 --> 04:53:50,784
conversation what it would take

6155
04:53:50,784 --> 04:53:54,540
to get like a permanent speed

6156
04:53:54,540 --> 04:53:57,540
marker there because we have

6157
04:53:57,224 --> 04:53:59,224
real problems with

6158
04:54:01,620 --> 04:54:02,630
speeding in that area people

6159
04:54:02,630 --> 04:54:02,629
Well over the posted

6160
04:54:02,629 --> 04:54:03,363
35 on average and you.

6161
04:54:03,363 --> 04:54:05,867
Seem to indicate that you think

6162
04:54:05,867 --> 04:54:07,534
it's something that we could

6163
04:54:07,534 --> 04:54:08,235
that and so I

6164
04:54:08,235 --> 04:54:09,837
just wanted you to be able to

6165
04:54:09,837 --> 04:54:10,904
say that here.

6166
04:54:10,904 --> 04:54:13,874
Yes, we believe we can do that

6167
04:54:13,874 --> 04:54:14,608
there were looking at Pinellas

6168
04:54:14,608 --> 04:54:15,509
point drive as well as a couple

6169
04:54:15,509 --> 04:54:18,509
other locations and of course

6170
04:54:18,779 --> 04:54:20,314
we have some out there already

6171
04:54:20,314 --> 04:54:21,150
but 9th Avenue

6172
04:54:21,150 --> 04:54:21,648
North zone are Okay very soon.

6173
04:54:21,648 --> 04:54:22,350
>> I'm glad to hear about

6174
04:54:22,350 --> 04:54:24,485
Pinellas point drive as well I

6175
04:54:24,485 --> 04:54:25,850
just wanted to actually bring

6176
04:54:25,850 --> 04:54:25,720
that out into the public

6177
04:54:25,720 --> 04:54:26,320
because you and I've been

6178
04:54:26,320 --> 04:54:27,210
talking about it because

6179
04:54:27,210 --> 04:54:29,723
ultimately what I want to see

6180
04:54:29,723 --> 04:54:31,926
is a complete streets project

6181
04:54:31,926 --> 04:54:33,327
on 9th Avenue North.

6182
04:54:33,327 --> 04:54:34,270
But in the I just want to make

6183
04:54:34,270 --> 04:54:36,898
sure people that were working

6184
04:54:36,898 --> 04:54:38,332
on other things as well thank

6185
04:54:38,332 --> 04:54:38,999
you,

6186
04:54:38,999 --> 04:54:39,800
thank you councilmember fig.

6187
04:54:39,800 --> 04:54:40,668
Thank you really quickly and

6188
04:54:40,668 --> 04:54:43,938
again thank you all for this.

6189
04:54:43,938 --> 04:54:45,639
Thank you council member

6190
04:54:45,639 --> 04:54:46,340
driskell

6191
04:54:46,340 --> 04:54:47,800
for reminding me about the the

6192
04:54:47,800 --> 04:54:49,408
31th Street trail connector

6193
04:54:50,177 --> 04:54:51,812
says one session I just wanted

6194
04:54:51,812 --> 04:54:53,812
to remind you

6195
04:54:55,820 --> 04:54:56,416
that we have received request

6196
04:54:56,416 --> 04:54:58,850
in hopefully we will have

6197
04:54:58,850 --> 04:54:58,819
additional conversation in

6198
04:54:58,819 --> 04:55:01,655
those regards because it's such

6199
04:55:01,655 --> 04:55:02,223
an emu robot, the area, the

6200
04:55:02,223 --> 04:55:02,890
fdot your

6201
04:55:02,890 --> 04:55:03,858
that they're looking for is

6202
04:55:03,858 --> 04:55:04,859
extremely You brought that up

6203
04:55:04,859 --> 04:55:05,593
and thank you for reminding me

6204
04:55:05,593 --> 04:55:08,596
on and thank you for Lauren and

6205
04:55:08,596 --> 04:55:09,831
those that actually came up to

6206
04:55:09,831 --> 04:55:12,231
speed. Thank you chair.

6207
04:55:12,866 --> 04:55:13,600
You.

6208
04:55:13,600 --> 04:55:15,600
We'll see a

6209
04:55:16,871 --> 04:55:17,938
new request to speak from

6210
04:55:17,938 --> 04:55:18,572
council members.

6211
04:55:18,572 --> 04:55:19,173
>> So first of all I think

6212
04:55:19,173 --> 04:55:19,840
everyone for being here.

6213
04:55:19,840 --> 04:55:20,407
I think a lot of the council

6214
04:55:20,407 --> 04:55:21,740
members have hit upon

6215
04:55:21,740 --> 04:55:24,110
everything and I'm not at 8

6216
04:55:24,110 --> 04:55:27,110
o'clock going to be repetitive.

6217
04:55:27,381 --> 04:55:30,217
I again give it a bigger.

6218
04:55:30,217 --> 04:55:30,884
Broadview. Just touch upon with

6219
04:55:30,884 --> 04:55:31,519
Evan a quick thing that you

6220
04:55:31,519 --> 04:55:34,688
brought up that I think is

6221
04:55:34,688 --> 04:55:38,288
relevant to some of the press.

6222
04:55:39,960 --> 04:55:40,927
Cost pressures were having.

6223
04:55:40,927 --> 04:55:41,596
You reminded everyone that the

6224
04:55:41,596 --> 04:55:44,465
mlk South projects are more

6225
04:55:44,465 --> 04:55:46,533
expensive because they're not

6226
04:55:46,533 --> 04:55:48,533
with another project.

6227
04:55:49,269 --> 04:55:49,937
And so this is the challenge

6228
04:55:49,937 --> 04:55:50,571
that we have because you're

6229
04:55:50,571 --> 04:55:51,872
dressing a community Dean

6230
04:55:51,872 --> 04:55:52,473
you're dressing it faster we're

6231
04:55:52,473 --> 04:55:54,873
doing it without another

6232
04:55:55,709 --> 04:55:58,709
project which means that we're

6233
04:55:58,813 --> 04:56:01,213
going to have less

6234
04:56:01,682 --> 04:56:02,349
money for other things.

6235
04:56:02,349 --> 04:56:03,500
We did the mlk North project

6236
04:56:03,500 --> 04:56:03,651
with a resurfacing project so

6237
04:56:03,651 --> 04:56:06,587
we save money. We had a

6238
04:56:06,587 --> 04:56:08,587
conversation earlier today

6239
04:56:09,689 --> 04:56:11,625
about

6240
04:56:11,625 --> 04:56:11,925
the project were getting stuck

6241
04:56:11,925 --> 04:56:12,526
with.

6242
04:56:12,526 --> 04:56:12,860
My moneys that are Grant

6243
04:56:12,860 --> 04:56:13,460
monies.

6244
04:56:13,460 --> 04:56:15,295
And I'd just like us if

6245
04:56:15,295 --> 04:56:17,364
amendment 3 passes is going to

6246
04:56:17,364 --> 04:56:20,364
feel the effects of amendment 3

6247
04:56:20,601 --> 04:56:23,601
because what's going to happen

6248
04:56:23,838 --> 04:56:24,304
is their budget is 80%

6249
04:56:24,304 --> 04:56:26,107
property taxes.

6250
04:56:26,107 --> 04:56:28,507
We're talking about youth

6251
04:56:29,509 --> 04:56:30,478
programs. We had the wv here

6252
04:56:30,478 --> 04:56:33,747
recently and there is no one

6253
04:56:33,747 --> 04:56:36,747
in the county that provides

6254
04:56:36,918 --> 04:56:38,918
more money.

6255
04:56:41,121 --> 04:56:44,392
Jwb as a matter of fact that's

6256
04:56:44,392 --> 04:56:45,926
the whole purpose of jwb the

6257
04:56:45,926 --> 04:56:46,661
county of

6258
04:56:46,661 --> 04:56:49,661
Pinellas did it specifically to

6259
04:56:49,663 --> 04:56:52,320
provide all the youth programs

6260
04:56:52,320 --> 04:56:52,900
and support for families

6261
04:56:52,900 --> 04:56:55,770
and they are a special taxing

6262
04:56:55,770 --> 04:56:58,172
district. The majority of the

6263
04:56:58,172 --> 04:56:59,707
money comes from ad valorem

6264
04:56:59,707 --> 04:57:00,407
taxes and if it passes guess

6265
04:57:00,407 --> 04:57:03,510
what's going to happen to all

6266
04:57:03,510 --> 04:57:04,411
those programs and I just want

6267
04:57:04,411 --> 04:57:05,145
to put that

6268
04:57:05,145 --> 04:57:08,140
broad stroke of an of just kind

6269
04:57:08,140 --> 04:57:08,549
of in people's minds, what

6270
04:57:08,549 --> 04:57:09,249
we're dealing with

6271
04:57:09,249 --> 04:57:12,185
because we're getting it from

6272
04:57:12,185 --> 04:57:13,687
everywhere we're getting it

6273
04:57:13,687 --> 04:57:14,388
from all

6274
04:57:14,388 --> 04:57:17,258
the organizations that are not

6275
04:57:17,258 --> 04:57:18,825
getting money because they're

6276
04:57:18,825 --> 04:57:19,493
not getting money from other

6277
04:57:19,493 --> 04:57:20,270
places we're getting it from

6278
04:57:20,270 --> 04:57:21,796
arts organizations.

6279
04:57:21,796 --> 04:57:22,463
We are getting it from

6280
04:57:22,463 --> 04:57:24,970
everywhere we're getting it

6281
04:57:24,970 --> 04:57:25,166
from utility customers that

6282
04:57:25,166 --> 04:57:26,600
don't want to pay more for

6283
04:57:26,600 --> 04:57:28,369
utilities that actually pay for

6284
04:57:28,369 --> 04:57:29,690
these products days in the end

6285
04:57:29,690 --> 04:57:31,972
a project you're talking about

6286
04:57:31,972 --> 04:57:33,674
the has flooding or whatever it

6287
04:57:33,674 --> 04:57:34,375
is

6288
04:57:34,375 --> 04:57:37,244
and and so I just want to put

6289
04:57:37,244 --> 04:57:40,514
that broad brush of where we're

6290
04:57:40,514 --> 04:57:41,648
at right now because I'll

6291
04:57:41,648 --> 04:57:42,216
tell you come NOVEMBER.

6292
04:57:42,216 --> 04:57:42,916
It's going to be quite

6293
04:57:42,916 --> 04:57:45,850
interesting as to where we are

6294
04:57:45,850 --> 04:57:45,819
going to be in terms of funding

6295
04:57:45,819 --> 04:57:48,550
levels because I sometime think

6296
04:57:48,550 --> 04:57:49,457
that when we're talking about

6297
04:57:49,457 --> 04:57:52,457
this putting all those pieces

6298
04:57:52,726 --> 04:57:53,460
together is very difficult to

6299
04:57:53,460 --> 04:57:54,495
understand

6300
04:57:54,495 --> 04:57:55,362
we look at our budget and it's

6301
04:57:55,362 --> 04:57:57,231
like well, we have a billion

6302
04:57:57,231 --> 04:57:57,932
dollar budget no we don't have

6303
04:57:57,932 --> 04:57:59,299
a billion dollars we can spend

6304
04:57:59,299 --> 04:58:00,330
on whatever progress because

6305
04:58:00,330 --> 04:58:00,734
part of that is our utility you

6306
04:58:00,734 --> 04:58:03,671
can't spend you can't use that

6307
04:58:03,671 --> 04:58:04,400
money for anything but the

6308
04:58:04,400 --> 04:58:06,400
utility.

6309
04:58:07,107 --> 04:58:08,843
You got a look at our general

6310
04:58:08,843 --> 04:58:09,810
fund dollars and then

6311
04:58:09,810 --> 04:58:10,678
what are those part of those

6312
04:58:10,678 --> 04:58:13,678
monies are available for things

6313
04:58:13,947 --> 04:58:14,482
so it's not really a billion

6314
04:58:14,482 --> 04:58:16,817
dollars that you can

6315
04:58:16,817 --> 04:58:17,485
just use for anything and it's

6316
04:58:17,485 --> 04:58:20,387
the same thing with all the

6317
04:58:20,387 --> 04:58:23,387
monies that were getting for

6318
04:58:23,557 --> 04:58:25,250
grants. So I

6319
04:58:25,250 --> 04:58:27,661
just I want to put that out

6320
04:58:27,661 --> 04:58:29,296
there.

6321
04:58:29,296 --> 04:58:30,300
We

6322
04:58:30,300 --> 04:58:30,364
also get the w me money that we

6323
04:58:30,364 --> 04:58:31,640
use for.

6324
04:58:31,640 --> 04:58:31,699
And Costco and other programs

6325
04:58:31,699 --> 04:58:32,366
in teen programs that are

6326
04:58:32,366 --> 04:58:33,100
extremely valuable and I do

6327
04:58:33,100 --> 04:58:33,700
think it's important when we're

6328
04:58:33,700 --> 04:58:35,302
talking about the budget

6329
04:58:35,302 --> 04:58:35,969
because there's not going to be

6330
04:58:35,969 --> 04:58:37,370
another time to really talk

6331
04:58:37,370 --> 04:58:39,907
about all the things intersect

6332
04:58:39,907 --> 04:58:40,608
how there could be some really

6333
04:58:40,608 --> 04:58:41,174
catastrophic consequences come

6334
04:58:41,174 --> 04:58:41,875
NOVEMBER. And that's a

6335
04:58:41,875 --> 04:58:44,875
conversation we have not had

6336
04:58:45,146 --> 04:58:46,780
and I know that we're talking

6337
04:58:46,780 --> 04:58:48,780
everybody has

6338
04:58:48,849 --> 04:58:49,950
you know.

6339
04:58:49,950 --> 04:58:51,485
Whether its complete streets

6340
04:58:51,485 --> 04:58:53,885
whether its youth programs

6341
04:58:54,755 --> 04:58:55,456
whatever it is the arts

6342
04:58:55,456 --> 04:58:57,856
programs. I was just

6343
04:58:58,725 --> 04:58:59,426
in the arts grants. Committee

6344
04:58:59,426 --> 04:59:00,940
and they're not getting money

6345
04:59:00,940 --> 04:59:00,761
and there's not enough money

6346
04:59:00,761 --> 04:59:01,428
for them. And no matter what

6347
04:59:01,428 --> 04:59:03,828
subject you're talking about

6348
04:59:04,364 --> 04:59:05,832
it's the same we're hearing

6349
04:59:05,832 --> 04:59:07,801
from everyone so

6350
04:59:07,801 --> 04:59:08,569
I think that's the context that

6351
04:59:08,569 --> 04:59:09,636
we're dealing with this and I

6352
04:59:09,636 --> 04:59:12,939
know that we've been trying to

6353
04:59:12,939 --> 04:59:16,143
things I am super great Pree

6354
04:59:16,143 --> 04:59:17,544
should have when.

6355
04:59:17,544 --> 04:59:18,412
Evan and

6356
04:59:18,412 --> 04:59:19,279
his team are trying to find

6357
04:59:19,279 --> 04:59:21,882
money for your projects but

6358
04:59:21,882 --> 04:59:23,550
then when I hear that we're

6359
04:59:23,550 --> 04:59:24,218
spending more money on mlk

6360
04:59:24,218 --> 04:59:26,386
South project. I worry about

6361
04:59:26,386 --> 04:59:27,530
the other projects will be

6362
04:59:27,530 --> 04:59:29,657
doing. I want the project to

6363
04:59:29,657 --> 04:59:30,423
happen. But that's the reality

6364
04:59:30,423 --> 04:59:33,394
of what they're moving because

6365
04:59:33,394 --> 04:59:34,361
they're always finding money

6366
04:59:34,361 --> 04:59:35,229
from somewhere to spend and so

6367
04:59:35,229 --> 04:59:38,499
I think it's great I'm glad

6368
04:59:38,499 --> 04:59:41,340
that Evan is spending the

6369
04:59:41,340 --> 04:59:41,668
money.

6370
04:59:41,668 --> 04:59:42,670
But it comes at a cost and

6371
04:59:42,670 --> 04:59:43,370
sometimes at a higher cause and

6372
04:59:43,370 --> 04:59:45,839
then another project will have

6373
04:59:45,839 --> 04:59:49,109
less money and so that's kind

6374
04:59:49,109 --> 04:59:49,676
of where we're at with our

6375
04:59:49,676 --> 04:59:51,211
budget

6376
04:59:51,211 --> 04:59:52,512
and I it's you know it's in my

6377
04:59:52,512 --> 04:59:55,512
budget priorities, but I also

6378
04:59:55,783 --> 04:59:56,450
realize the challenges that

6379
04:59:56,450 --> 04:59:57,451
there have so

6380
04:59:57,451 --> 05:00:00,720
I think I kind of touched upon

6381
05:00:00,720 --> 05:00:02,756
everything I wanted to touch

6382
05:00:02,756 --> 05:00:04,891
upon in the broader level.

6383
05:00:04,891 --> 05:00:05,992
And I really want to thank

6384
05:00:05,992 --> 05:00:08,992
everyone for being here tonight

6385
05:00:09,263 --> 05:00:10,310
at this point in time we are at

6386
05:00:10,310 --> 05:00:10,765
the point

6387
05:00:10,765 --> 05:00:11,998
where I'm supposed to go to the

6388
05:00:11,998 --> 05:00:12,866
next step.

6389
05:00:12,866 --> 05:00:15,502
And state that the proposed

6390
05:00:15,502 --> 05:00:16,704
millage rate for the city

6391
05:00:16,704 --> 05:00:17,805
of St. Petersburg a 6.4 5, 2, 5

6392
05:00:17,805 --> 05:00:20,205
Mills which is a 1.0 5%

6393
05:00:21,141 --> 05:00:24,141
increase over the rollback rate

6394
05:00:24,411 --> 05:00:26,411
of 6 point 3, 8, 5, 4, Mills.

6395
05:00:29,516 --> 05:00:31,585
The next step is.

6396
05:00:31,585 --> 05:00:34,321
I will entertain a motion to

6397
05:00:34,321 --> 05:00:36,289
approve a one a the millage

6398
05:00:36,289 --> 05:00:37,230
resolution. I have a motion and

6399
05:00:37,230 --> 05:00:40,194
a second. Clerk if you can open

6400
05:00:40,194 --> 05:00:43,194
them in voting. Members please

6401
05:00:43,363 --> 05:00:45,363
enter your votes.

6402
05:00:45,766 --> 05:00:47,766
>> Being present council

6403
05:00:48,669 --> 05:00:49,336
members voted clerk please town

6404
05:00:49,336 --> 05:00:50,360
tally and announce the vote.

6405
05:00:50,360 --> 05:00:52,506
>> MADAM Chair, the motion to

6406
05:00:52,506 --> 05:00:53,730
approve agenda item. They want

6407
05:00:53,730 --> 05:00:53,707
a pass to 62 with

6408
05:00:53,707 --> 05:00:54,241
councilmembers your school

6409
05:00:54,241 --> 05:00:54,975
Givens voting known

6410
05:00:54,975 --> 05:00:56,744
councilmembers fix Sanders

6411
05:00:56,744 --> 05:00:59,744
Floyd gabbard Curtis Hannah was

6412
05:01:00,114 --> 05:01:03,114
in Hardin voting. Yes, thank

6413
05:01:03,484 --> 05:01:06,484
you move approval j'juan be.

6414
05:01:06,886 --> 05:01:09,286
Motion to approve maybe

6415
05:01:10,157 --> 05:01:13,460
I'm sorry he was a second.

6416
05:01:13,460 --> 05:01:15,128
>> This is a motion to pass the

6417
05:01:15,128 --> 05:01:15,763
recommended budget

6418
05:01:15,763 --> 05:01:17,763
appropriations ordinance.

6419
05:01:18,632 --> 05:01:19,166
If you can open the machine for

6420
05:01:19,166 --> 05:01:19,833
voting.

6421
05:01:19,833 --> 05:01:22,233
Council members please enter

6422
05:01:22,736 --> 05:01:25,339
your votes seeing that a prison

6423
05:01:25,339 --> 05:01:25,772
council members a vote a clerk

6424
05:01:25,772 --> 05:01:27,772
please telling

6425
05:01:28,475 --> 05:01:30,310
And show the motion to approve

6426
05:01:30,310 --> 05:01:31,450
agenda item j when the passes

6427
05:01:31,450 --> 05:01:31,678
councilmembers Driscoll and get

6428
05:01:31,678 --> 05:01:32,412
Givens voting. No. Council

6429
05:01:32,412 --> 05:01:33,113
members took Sanders Floyd

6430
05:01:33,113 --> 05:01:36,113
gabbard Curtis you know what's

6431
05:01:36,149 --> 05:01:39,149
in Hardin boating this. Thank

6432
05:01:39,386 --> 05:01:43,123
you next up approval j one c.

6433
05:01:43,123 --> 05:01:43,791
>> Motion and a second for j

6434
05:01:43,791 --> 05:01:46,660
when see clerk if you can do

6435
05:01:46,660 --> 05:01:47,928
voting council members please

6436
05:01:47,928 --> 05:01:48,662
enter your votes.

6437
05:01:48,662 --> 05:01:51,498
Seeing that are present council

6438
05:01:51,498 --> 05:01:53,400
members a vote a clerk please

6439
05:01:53,400 --> 05:01:55,800
telling announce the vote.

6440
05:01:56,636 --> 05:01:58,238
>> I'm sure the motion to

6441
05:01:58,238 --> 05:01:58,939
approve

6442
05:01:58,939 --> 05:01:59,606
agenda item j one see past the

6443
05:01:59,606 --> 05:02:00,207
6 to a councilmember's just

6444
05:02:00,207 --> 05:02:00,908
cool Givens voting know

6445
05:02:00,908 --> 05:02:02,908
councilmember 6 Sanders Floyd

6446
05:02:03,644 --> 05:02:06,440
Gallagher's Hannah was in

6447
05:02:06,780 --> 05:02:08,780
Hardin voting. Yes.

6448
05:02:09,483 --> 05:02:10,450
>> The final public hearing on

6449
05:02:10,450 --> 05:02:11,318
the fiscal year 2027 military

6450
05:02:11,318 --> 05:02:11,985
and budget show be on Sept.

6451
05:02:11,985 --> 05:02:14,889
17th 20 26 at 06:00pm in the

6452
05:02:14,889 --> 05:02:15,923
City Council chambers of City

6453
05:02:15,923 --> 05:02:17,124
Hall.

6454
05:02:17,124 --> 05:02:20,394
The first public hearing on the

6455
05:02:20,394 --> 05:02:22,794
fiscal year 2027 millage rate

6456
05:02:23,664 --> 05:02:26,664
and budget is now close.

6457
05:02:31,238 --> 05:02:34,275
We have a nice be cut open for

6458
05:02:34,275 --> 05:02:36,275
him.

6459
05:02:40,380 --> 05:02:43,250
>> The Bush spoke during the

6460
05:02:43,250 --> 05:02:46,287
budget so no persons here in

6461
05:02:46,287 --> 05:02:48,287
person.

6462
05:02:49,790 --> 05:02:50,724
>> We got announcements.

6463
05:02:50,724 --> 05:02:51,492
Council member driskell.

6464
05:02:51,492 --> 05:02:54,761
If you want yeah, let's give it

6465
05:02:54,761 --> 05:02:55,729
a many years. MADAM Chair, we.

6466
05:02:55,729 --> 05:02:58,999
Yeah it begin clear the room so

6467
05:02:58,999 --> 05:03:02,169
that way we can get to the

6468
05:03:02,169 --> 05:03:04,169
announcement sparked.

6469
05:03:21,955 --> 05:03:24,824
>> Well you're about to gavel

6470
05:03:24,824 --> 05:03:25,191
us over the. Last year at

6471
05:03:25,191 --> 05:03:25,893
forgotten.

6472
05:03:25,893 --> 05:03:26,627
>> If you can do the interview

6473
05:03:26,627 --> 05:03:28,561
outside we're still in chambers

6474
05:03:28,561 --> 05:03:29,429
and we just have to finish a

6475
05:03:29,429 --> 05:03:32,833
couple of things in and it

6476
05:03:32,833 --> 05:03:35,869
would be great. Thank you so

6477
05:03:35,869 --> 05:03:37,869
much.

6478
05:03:43,100 --> 05:03:43,677
>> Thank you and just a

6479
05:03:43,677 --> 05:03:46,770
couple of questions updates

6480
05:03:46,179 --> 05:03:49,160
that I wanted to get real quick

6481
05:03:49,160 --> 05:03:50,784
from the administration and

6482
05:03:50,784 --> 05:03:51,485
just so that everyone you know

6483
05:03:51,485 --> 05:03:52,185
can hear together and I don't

6484
05:03:52,185 --> 05:03:54,788
know the answer so we're gonna

6485
05:03:54,788 --> 05:03:57,323
find out together. I wanted to

6486
05:03:57,323 --> 05:03:58,250
know

6487
05:03:58,250 --> 05:04:00,494
and what the status was on the

6488
05:04:00,494 --> 05:04:01,161
contract for the clean and safe

6489
05:04:01,161 --> 05:04:04,630
program that was brought up

6490
05:04:04,630 --> 05:04:04,398
during the budget discussion

6491
05:04:04,398 --> 05:04:06,398
and so I

6492
05:04:07,634 --> 05:04:10,403
was wondering I know last time

6493
05:04:10,403 --> 05:04:11,438
I asked and isu said it was

6494
05:04:11,438 --> 05:04:12,640
planned for Aug. 27th. I know

6495
05:04:12,640 --> 05:04:15,909
there was a little bit of a

6496
05:04:15,909 --> 05:04:16,810
delay but like where were we at

6497
05:04:16,810 --> 05:04:17,544
with it now

6498
05:04:17,544 --> 05:04:17,778
that's her a council member and

6499
05:04:17,778 --> 05:04:19,778
I.

6500
05:04:21,470 --> 05:04:22,549
Asked MISTER Hampson to call

6501
05:04:22,549 --> 05:04:23,917
you to it was not able to

6502
05:04:23,917 --> 05:04:25,118
give yes he did he did but and

6503
05:04:25,118 --> 05:04:25,852
so he's working on the

6504
05:04:25,852 --> 05:04:28,689
contract. He doesn't now have a

6505
05:04:28,689 --> 05:04:29,289
specific date. We're sorry took

6506
05:04:29,289 --> 05:04:29,956
him longer

6507
05:04:29,956 --> 05:04:30,290
than he anticipated it would

6508
05:04:30,290 --> 05:04:31,240
take in.

6509
05:04:31,240 --> 05:04:31,692
We're going to bring in the sun

6510
05:04:31,692 --> 05:04:32,392
this weekend. He's he's just

6511
05:04:32,392 --> 05:04:34,794
working on the actual contract

6512
05:04:34,794 --> 05:04:37,194
with the City Attorney's

6513
05:04:37,898 --> 05:04:38,898
Office.

6514
05:04:38,898 --> 05:04:40,898
Okay.

6515
05:04:41,670 --> 05:04:44,670
You guys are that's correct

6516
05:04:44,371 --> 05:04:44,772
councilmember we provided some

6517
05:04:44,772 --> 05:04:45,506
feedback to

6518
05:04:45,506 --> 05:04:47,341
MISTER Hampton I think was last

6519
05:04:47,341 --> 05:04:49,276
week in response to a draft

6520
05:04:49,276 --> 05:04:49,977
that we had received side, it's

6521
05:04:49,977 --> 05:04:52,377
my understanding he's working

6522
05:04:52,846 --> 05:04:55,616
on that and we'll the next

6523
05:04:55,616 --> 05:04:56,149
draft

6524
05:04:56,149 --> 05:04:56,850
involving the okay.

6525
05:04:56,850 --> 05:04:58,251
Okay good, so sounds like it's

6526
05:04:58,251 --> 05:04:58,952
at least getting close now.

6527
05:04:58,952 --> 05:05:01,855
Yeah that's good. Thank you so

6528
05:05:01,855 --> 05:05:05,292
much the other thing. I wanted

6529
05:05:05,292 --> 05:05:08,629
to ask about ways they on

6530
05:05:08,629 --> 05:05:10,397
the Grand Prix dates. I

6531
05:05:10,397 --> 05:05:11,640
made aware that they had

6532
05:05:11,640 --> 05:05:14,100
they had asked for and some

6533
05:05:14,100 --> 05:05:17,404
future dates like back in MAY.

6534
05:05:17,404 --> 05:05:19,404
And typically that's

6535
05:05:20,740 --> 05:05:23,760
sort of like from out it's

6536
05:05:23,760 --> 05:05:25,476
it's an easy pass

6537
05:05:26,346 --> 05:05:29,616
through for us. But I was a

6538
05:05:29,616 --> 05:05:30,830
little concerned since it was

6539
05:05:30,830 --> 05:05:30,783
requested in MAY

6540
05:05:30,783 --> 05:05:33,387
by our friends with the Grand

6541
05:05:33,387 --> 05:05:34,822
Prix and I know that they have

6542
05:05:34,822 --> 05:05:35,889
to

6543
05:05:35,889 --> 05:05:37,858
plan way ahead with things.

6544
05:05:37,858 --> 05:05:38,458
So you know off the top of your

6545
05:05:38,458 --> 05:05:40,593
head for that that I can

6546
05:05:40,593 --> 05:05:41,294
certainly we can send an email

6547
05:05:41,294 --> 05:05:42,896
to all Council with an update

6548
05:05:42,896 --> 05:05:46,166
an answer to be honest with you

6549
05:05:46,166 --> 05:05:49,200
I was not aware of this

6550
05:05:49,200 --> 05:05:49,436
situation and k.

6551
05:05:49,436 --> 05:05:50,103
>> Yeah, and.

6552
05:05:50,103 --> 05:05:50,771
There is a a even though it

6553
05:05:50,771 --> 05:05:53,273
sounds like a long ways off

6554
05:05:53,273 --> 05:05:54,400
there is a sense of urgency

6555
05:05:54,400 --> 05:05:54,675
just because the

6556
05:05:54,675 --> 05:05:56,900
nature of their business.

6557
05:05:56,900 --> 05:05:56,676
So they've been such great

6558
05:05:56,676 --> 05:05:59,413
partners I hope that we can

6559
05:05:59,413 --> 05:06:00,800
absolutely back on track.

6560
05:06:00,800 --> 05:06:00,680
I appreciate you let me know

6561
05:06:00,680 --> 05:06:02,150
and I'll follow up with

6562
05:06:02,150 --> 05:06:02,682
everyone.

6563
05:06:02,682 --> 05:06:03,383
When your fall, thank you so

6564
05:06:03,383 --> 05:06:06,286
much that's all I have except.

6565
05:06:06,286 --> 05:06:09,456
I hope everyone enjoys the long

6566
05:06:09,456 --> 05:06:11,456
holiday weekend.

6567
05:06:12,920 --> 05:06:12,792
>> Council members, thank you

6568
05:06:12,792 --> 05:06:15,662
very much, MADAM Chair. I was

6569
05:06:15,662 --> 05:06:16,290
also going to wish everybody a

6570
05:06:16,290 --> 05:06:18,290
of a nice

6571
05:06:19,199 --> 05:06:19,766
holiday weekend and also if I

6572
05:06:19,766 --> 05:06:22,766
if I'm not mistaken, I

6573
05:06:22,936 --> 05:06:23,903
think it's councilmember Givens

6574
05:06:23,903 --> 05:06:24,538
legislative Nelson battles

6575
05:06:24,538 --> 05:06:27,441
birthday this Sat. And so

6576
05:06:27,441 --> 05:06:28,942
councilmember Givens want to go

6577
05:06:28,942 --> 05:06:29,643
ahead

6578
05:06:29,643 --> 05:06:30,276
and lead us and happy birthday

6579
05:06:30,276 --> 05:06:32,676
for your legislative aide.

6580
05:06:33,613 --> 05:06:36,750
I'll take baritone you take to

6581
05:06:36,750 --> 05:06:39,750
a deal at for day 2

6582
05:06:41,988 --> 05:06:43,988
happy birthday too.

6583
05:06:44,924 --> 05:06:48,950
Happy birthday to you and the

6584
05:06:48,950 --> 05:06:50,950
Senate

6585
05:06:59,720 --> 05:06:59,673
had in her day to thank you

6586
05:06:59,673 --> 05:07:00,374
very much, MADAM Chair.

6587
05:07:00,374 --> 05:07:01,410
Thank you. We want to speak on

6588
05:07:01,410 --> 05:07:01,741
over for me, yeah open forum

6589
05:07:01,741 --> 05:07:03,610
has been closed though. Ok you

6590
05:07:03,610 --> 05:07:06,747
can do that for the next

6591
05:07:06,747 --> 05:07:08,747
meeting, then.

6592
05:07:14,521 --> 05:07:15,188
No I'd like to sign up.

6593
05:07:15,188 --> 05:07:15,588
I'm here at that it's still

6594
05:07:15,588 --> 05:07:16,222
open floor.

6595
05:07:16,222 --> 05:07:18,392
We closed open form in the

6596
05:07:18,392 --> 05:07:20,127
meeting and I've checked with

6597
05:07:20,127 --> 05:07:20,794
our legal department years

6598
05:07:20,794 --> 05:07:24,164
downtown I just I checked I

6599
05:07:24,164 --> 05:07:27,164
checked, you know I checked

6600
05:07:27,200 --> 05:07:29,200
with.

6601
05:07:37,770 --> 05:07:40,770
>> Will this be a a.

6602
05:07:43,417 --> 05:07:45,000
We joke a a okay that was a