2026-10-01 - City Council

>> Welcome to the city of St. Petersburg City Council meeting and your elected officials our mayor Ken Welch district one hopefully Curtis. District 2 Randy gabbard district 3 Mike Harding district 4

and Council chair Lisette can away. District 5 ever think Sanders. And Gina Driscoll. Were you given Stu year. And and Council vice chair reaching Floyd. >> Welcome everyone to the Oct. First 2026

City Council meeting clerk if I can have a roll call please gather. They were going to have our invocation a given by our councilmember that berthing Sanders followed by a moment of silence and then

you will please remain standing for the pledge of allegiance. If you can please and. >> Thank you to good morning. Let us take this moment in reverence, seeking peace faith and prosperity. We gather

today with some doubt yet with faith with hesitancy yet with certainty. Carrying a year. Yet so many choosing kind news. And through it all we recognize that we are walking this journey together. This

is truly a day that the Lord has made let us rejoice and be glad in it. Heavenly father, we know there will come a time. When you call each in every one of us and ask us what have we done with the

opportunities that you have given us to serve to love to help others and to make a difference. And when that time comes MAY we hear the words well done my good and faithful servant. So more let us not

take this moment for granted. Let us never forget the many wonderful blessings you bestow upon Inc we come with our his bow. Our hearts humbled knowing there's so much who wish to be grateful. We

simply want to say thank you phone. We thank you for your differences we thank you for the similarities that also brings together. We can to ask you to continue to watch over us because Lord knows

there's a struggle in every household. Nour knows that there's something weighing up on each and every heart within the sound of my voice yet even in the midst of those struggles. We recognize your

grace, your healing power in Germany are seeing. Mursi's that we so often do not deserve. Yet you continue to bestow upon us each and every day. As we prepare to observe a moment of silence to

remember those who have fallen and those who are no longer here to stand among us. The ultimate sacrifice that they made and so GOD we thank you because we're still on this side this morning. We're

here today to conduct business that we're not always be pleasant but we will all in one always not be easy. But we accepted the responsibility to serve. Give us wisdom when decisions are difficult

patients whom we disagree. Compassion when others are hurting in the courage to of others to remember the people we have been called to serve. But those who have fallen for those of us still standing

here today, we kick things waive the move MAY we move forward with peace in our hearts kindness in our words wisdom in our decisions and respect one another. In the mighty name of Jesus and in the

spirit of serenity unity and peace we pray and saying Amen. >> And as for a moment of silence. We're firefighter William a Walker last alarm Oct. 10 1948. Officer James, I cover 17 1937. And officer

Eugene w minor and the watch. Oct. 25. >> If I in the United States of America. Eerie about it which it stands one nation under GOD, indivisible with liberty and justice. >> a member fix Sanders for

that beautiful invocation. Council members we have an agenda before us on 13 a motion for approval. Move approval. Thank you. It was his second clerk and you can open the machine for voting council

members please enter your votes. In present council members had voted correctly spelling out the vote. MADAM Chair, the motion to approve the agenda passes unanimously with council members to school

gabbard and Curtis being absent. We have a consent agenda clerked we have cards we do not matter and then within for prove approved. Second the motion second clerk if you can open the machine for

voting. Council members please enter your votes. I think present council members that the voted clerk please telling announce the vote. Chair the motion to approve the consent agenda passes

unanimously with councilmembers Driscoll gathered and Curtis being absent. Thank you. We have speakers from before. Yes Ross we have speakers if you can please read. If you restrict the City Council

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Chair we do have to speak. That DR. Pierre Washington. He's going to either podium state your name across Street with a record you'll have 3 minutes to address Council. Doctor Perry do it. One send it

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out what gift did you win. I came here to this house and told all to you. What occurred on the 40. I want to risk it House. I asked him to look into it. And I did too. You didn't have them. I want the

court. What I told him they would not the case and guess what Dyke dot the case. Canton we've covered this before. But did he see that my that we had to do. I'm not straight. I didn't I'm not a bad

thing you do you don't tell me. I tell you and that's a problem through we've gone through this before you're innocent, but my tie. Sir what did that morant Beckley. You don't kill me have a tough.

Yeah, it is MAY Sir. >> You're going to keep the rules of decorum and you're not going to be screaming we've covered this before we've had meetings where you have screened. And you couldn't given

latitude and you've caused audience members to be nervous even to come and speak here so we're not going to do that anymore. What. You can't happen here. You have to fit did it 3 days. You had the

moves for me. >> Because I hear a decision wings. It is day. What the ksc down there that full. Before 7 o'clock in the morning. And couldn't be cut down time at 6 o'clock in that. >> You know that

people. The Don that concrete. They have to stay. Thank you doctor, Washington. It cut it off. You had your 3 minutes and Europe. No speakers, MADAM Chair, thank you. Open is closed. Next reports we

have f one I believe councilmember Curtis you ask Thank you very much chair first of all. I apologize for being a little part of this morning. But very excited to have Eric Stillman hear the PRESIDENT

And ceo of Florida Holocaust Museum. MR. Salmond and I have been a couple of events over the last few months together and it just seemed timely to have him come in and give an update on the Florida

Holocaust Museum. I know a lot of us were there celebrating. The reopening of the museum and I just thought again I just thought it was a good update and something for us celebrate here. At the

beginning of OCTOBER and Eric thank you so much for joining us. The museum is gorgeous just so excited for everything that's going on there and excited for this update. So thank you very much, Aaron

excited to have your. Thank you so much I appreciate the invitation. Council member. Chair vice chair and other members of the council said honored to be with you all. So as the screen shows. I'm Eric

Stillman PRESIDENT Ceo of the Florida Holocaust Museum. For those who MAY not be familiar. The mission of Florida Holocaust Museum. Honors the memory of millions of innocent men women and children who

suffered or died in the Holocaust. The museum is dedicated to teaching the members of all races and cultures. The inherent worth and dignity of human life in order to prevent future genocides. Many

MAY be aware the history of the founding of the Florida Holocaust Museum by Walter needy Logan Berg and it moved to its present location here in downtown Saint Pete just. A couple blocks from where we

are right now. In 1998 and as councilmember guards referred we had our reopening after and renovation expansion and that took place in SEPTEMBER of 2025. So one year ago, and during that time we've

been very busy fulfilling the state mandate on Holocaust education as well as preserving the collection. To provide caucus education and to do research. On the subject. Those who did not have the

pleasure of coming to the museum since we reopened the enhanced security entrance the accessibility features the open air. The second story balcony I really think it's a third-story balcony, but we

could quibble about that I'm not an architect. We have our reimagined core exhibition history heritage and hope we have our new artifacts for the Danish fishing boat which is a remarkable in addition

to our Museum and we have the special preview for the weasel collection which because the family of Elie Weisel probably most famous Holocaust survivor ever lived chose our Museum here in downtown St.

Petersburg Florida to be the permanent repository for his complete collection of all these artifacts much more about that to come. So we accomplish our mission in many ways we welcome visitors to the

museum we provide public programs and events such as we did just last night and the night before field trips from schools, virtual tours we have dimensions in testimony that's the Holocaust survivor.

Testimony where there's no way I it's actual survivor testimony which has been recorded answer a 1000 questions and then we have a database system that any one of us could go ask a question and the

computer lines up the answer from the Holocaust survivor which most closely connects to our question and the Holocaust survivor answers in his or her own words with actual video testimony again no ai

whatsoever and that is a remarkable thing I'll talk more about that later we have our free online curriculum and resources. Our training program law enforcement society. We in fact just a 2 nights ago

at a presentation at nerd Nite with chief Holloway and members of the Florida Holocaust Museum at the defamation League staff explaining about what this program is. We also have other programs speak

up speak now we provide teaching trunks throughout the state of Florida throughout the United States and into Canada. Teacher trainings and testimony video. Ways to get involved of course we always

welcome. Members volunteers docents people attending an event or supporting us in any other way. Museum happenings I made reference to nerd Nite which was 2 nights ago last night, the film raised was

screen along with a panel discussion which is very moving. We have seminars coming up. We have a job joint program actually with the Dali. Coming up in OCTOBER. There's an exhibit from the Dali of

works by Dolly which was done in commemoration of the anniversary of the creation state of Israel and the Dali Museum is providing us with portion of the artwork to display and the Dolly will also be

displaying it and then a member of the Dali's. Curatorial team will be coming to the Florida Holocaust Museum and giving a lecture. We're going to have a rock musical for those of you who are

interested in a musical interpretation rise talks about the untold story of women who are fighting the resistance during the Holocaust and again not a story that MAY be a lot of people know about the

Kristallnacht exert observance on Nov. 9th, then something very new and first time ever. The weasel symposium is taking place is conference right here in St. Petersburg Florida. That's going to be

Nov. 15th and 16th. We will have the only. Son only child of Elie Weisel Alicia Weisel will be coming here along with other guest speakers and we'll be presenting a series of lectures and panel

discussions over those 2 days. We also have 2 more lectures coming up in DECEMBER. And our annual to life gala which is in JANUARY this year. We always want to thank all of our supply sponsors and

Partners and we are grateful, incredibly so to the city of St. Petersburg and all others. The future. The future is now as expressions goes. So there are projects which are under way and are on the

cusp of getting started I want to recognize and thank the. Saint Pete rising. Story which was covered in yesterday's online issue which talked about some of these projects. One of which is an

immersive theater with the dimensions in testimony experience I was talking about those Holocaust survivor testimonies that's going to be going into the immersive theater and then the weasel

experience that I mentioned before with all the artifacts, the collection from Elie Weisel. The immersive theater is going to be built in they first floor of the museum where they used to be a vault

many of you MAY be aware prior to the Florida Holocaust Museum, acquiring the building there was a bank building to erupt and savings at some point or other and the bank had a vault and the vote was

removed during the renovations and it's a rooms not quite as large as the space right here, however, it is large enough that we believe we can put 68 movable chairs in theater with wraparound screens

and surround sound. And this will be a huge improvement over the much much smaller space that we currently have available 4 dimensions in testimony and the number 68 is particularly important because

when we have school groups and we average more than one school group per day of the entire school year. If you get a school bus worth of kids to come to the museum as we do. And those could be 5055

children plus their teachers and chaperones. We need to space large enough to be able to get them all into one room. So they could all interact with the Holocaust survivor at the same time. Here's a

illustration of what that could look like the Holocaust survivor as we said as I said we have 4 of them. They are all recorded on video in their own words in their own. You see their face you see the

response their expression absolute again no ai whatsoever and this immersive Theater will have microphones in it and so that the school children, the teachers, the chaperones can all ask questions of

the Holocaust survivor and then the survivor answers in their own words, using as the computer database. Fines, whichever answers closest to the question that you ask. And so that's gonna be very

powerful instead of having to break up the school groups into smaller 3, 4, Groups we a second of the entire school group altogether the same time to hear each other's questions and to ask questions

of the Holocaust survivor and then to be able to hear the answer and ask follow-up questions, I'm also very excited to share that for the first time publicly the Florida Holocaust Museum has received

a grant to record 2 more Holocaust survivor testimonies from right here in our local community and so we will be able to ultimately have 6 Holocaust survivor testimonies we also have and then trucked

or a film short film about each survivor before the q and a with the survivor and a wrap-up film as well as a film which talks about Elie Weisel to encourage people to get ready for when the weasel

experience opens on the 3rd floor of the museum. The immersive there can also be set up in other ways so in addition to showing dimensions in testimony we can also show other films and videos are set

up for a small luncheon or other meetings or gatherings. For those who are interested in what the drawing from an architectural perspective might look like this is what has been submitted a version of

this to the city of Saint Pete and is under review right now and as soon as we received the permits from the city of Saint Pete we will begin that construction on the first floor. Now I mentioned at

the 3rd floor. The result experience we believe that this is going to attract not just visitors nationally, but internationally because we will have we already do have the only collection in the world

of Ellie results, personal artifacts and we will be presenting it in this interactive format which will be a combination of video screens. You see the art architectural renderings there and with his

Nobel Peace Prize. And you can see here from this cause architectural drawing if you are looking down from above. It will have a combination of introductory panels, a re creation of professor results

offices, actual desk, his books, his book cases that will be on the right side and in the center. There will be 2 giant curved touchscreen walls which if you look down on them they look like they're

quotation marks because he was all about the written and spoken word. There'll be room for chairs and between those 2 we won't normally have the chairs there and then on the left side you'll see a

reading lab and library he had lots and lots of books. The writing live will be an opportunity for someone with a prompt just said the visitors, here's an Elie Weisel quote of the day please feel free

to write down your thoughts, your feelings, your reactions too. What he had to say and then we'll give you a copy and we'll take a copy so we can build another database of people's thoughts and

reactions to the words of Elie Weisel and then lastly what you see the sort of curved round shape which is the dynamic dialogue space and that is another space facilitator with an Elie Weisel quote of

the day can invite people in for dialogue for conversation about ethical dilemmas that we face as a society and our homes our schools, our houses of worship. And it's a chance to help people to talk

to one another and to be able to have dialogue. So that is the result. Experience this relates to our collections preservation research and education facility. We're in the process we hope of

acquiring a location in the city of St. Petersburg to move that location which is currently stored in largo to the city of St. Petersburg just a little bit of illustration of what will go into that

facility which includes another library again many many books. Conservation lab digitization lab and many other features. So thank you. Thank you, thank you, happy to answer any questions. Appreciate

your time Sir very much. Thank you councilmember thank you chair, Eric. >> You and your team are awesome. This is a. In the space that you work in making these things available to the public. You have

the hardest job a lot of what is around the city and around the state around the country is is neat stuff and stuff cool stuff. You have taken on the task of making sure that that we never forget and

the things that you deal are not are not kind there quite frankly horrible and I put that in perspective because. Has done amazing going to get to the level of attracting the Professor weasels family.

It is that's the pinnacle that that's it that's as big as we get. To Santa questions I just want to say thank you for 2 things one. For the incredible work that you and your team have done into when

you look at the gems. The pieces that that that put year years city on the map this is absolutely one of them. This is one of those things that that will attract global attention. So thank you very

much and congratulations to your team. I appreciate that. Yes Sir thank you Connie, thank you. Thank you councilmember Curtis. >> Thank you very much, MADAM Chair Eric thank you so much for the

presentation coming in sure that's council members you can see why I thought it was timely there's still a whole bunch going on here at the museum very exciting. And just from a personal perspective

being a religion major. I had the opportunity to read some wise all while I was in school. It's just amazing thought provoking work and to have that here. It's going to be incredible and frankly is

incredible and I remember it being some of the most impactful reading I had in school and so because it really does make you look at. You know for the sports guy both sides of the ball. You know the

beauty and the and the gorgeous Nis of life but also the other end of it which is what he experienced and so I just I'm very I'm very thankful that Saint Saint Pete is going to be home for that but

also very excited for residents and visitors to experience that like I know you know they will. So thank you so much for sharing the update can't wait to see all this to come to fruition. Again just

in an international gem stone here in downtown St. Petersburg and I remember going there is a little kid. My my kids now have gone my daughter goes I think either next year or the year after with her

school and I'm just I'm so happy they're going to have those same experiences like I did when I was a child here in downtown Saint Pete so thanks for making sure that continues to happen here. You're

very welcome. Thank you very much, MADAM Chair. Thank you. Yes, thank you for the great presentation, it's great to see all the stuff going on at the museum. I just wanted to speak How cool I found it

you reiterated it wasn't a I multiple times how cool I found it that you would have the. A able to answer questions and you mentioned like being able to select the answer that's most close to the

question and I was just imagining like kids on a field trip and how while those questions might get it would love to see that one day I I think that'll be really incredible and love to see how it

handles that, but that's a really cool feature and so I just wanted to. Say I was excited to hear about that. Thank you so much, thank you. It's a member Givens. Thank you chair and thank you Eric for

your presentation today, I know the low numbers are proud of the work that has carried on. I certainly am the council members as point I remember that filter. That 5th grade field trip. But I look

forward to because I just remember hearing everybody talking about it the experience and although the experience has evolved in 30 years, it's still very much saying. And I'm grateful for the work

that you all do. It it is incredible because this really is a world-class Museum. I've had the opportunity to visit the Holocaust Memorial Museum in dc and this is very much second to none. We are

right up there with the best of them and it's thanks to your leadership your board and everyone else who labors to preserve this institution. I'm excited because I had the opportunity to hist here.

MISTER When he came to speak at Florida State many years ago and that was a opportunity for me to be exposed to a great man while he was still here on this Sir and so I'm excited to be able to

experience this immersive exhibit because it really will hopefully connect you to the man because that man really challenged us to become better humans and I think right now more than ever the world

needs a little bit of his love and teachings so thank you for being a part of bringing that here to St. Petersburg and for those who have not had the opportunity to experience this museum. It really

does change for the better. We have the opportunity a few months back Erica night to break bread with a group of pastors at the Florida Holocaust Museum. And many of these men twice my age had never

been to that Museum. Although they've been lifelong residents of the city. And I'm just so excited to be working with them to try to get their congregations over there to experience that Museum

because everyone deserves to experience the Holocaust Museum at least once thank you so much for all you do godless because you're so welcome. Thank you councilmember fix Sanders, thank you. Well what

a wonderful presentation. What a wonderful opportunity I have not been to the new cost museum as up yet. But I have had the pleasure of reading the names in seeing them out loud and I just simply want

to say thank you for keeping the memory of them alive in a mighty way the vote that you talk about it rather than I've been in everybody used to work around the nose on my first job was as bait to

other around. But I say all this to say because of where we are and where we're standing is a nation. The fact that you have such grand juror in remembering and not allowing us to forget the past. I

thank you for that because there are others of us among those that need that same grand juror that we continue to support each other that we continue to share just what it looks like from what we've

come as to the glory of the things working together as to where we can go. So for that presentation I thank you for that. I thank you for the memories that thank you for the devotion that you provided

to those and I'm excited to see those interaction conversations because museum I thought was wonderful. I can only imagine with this is what I do have to get on your calendar to come and view it. But

again thank you for continuing to tell you a story because believe it or not you're telling the story of others and for that we appreciate you. Thank you, you're so welcome. Thank you. But exciting

time for the Florida Holocaust Museum I remember when this year during the started and when the Elie Weisel collection selected the museum and how exciting that was and to see now all the steps where

the museum is now. >> And knowing that the the dimensions in testimony is almost. Going to be open at any time I'm sure before we know it and all the other parts of the museum that we're waiting for

but it looks fantastic. I'm curious with the immersive theater. For groups that back into the open like for school groups in any group that wants to. Be a part of it and experience it. Yes, Council

chair, so our plan is every single one of our school groups will start in the immersive theater, they'll have a scheduled time just for themselves snowpack that interactive experience and then we will

open it at other times where we're not conflicting with school groups to allow of the visitors were there in groups or individuals. And we MAY have scheduled time so that people MAY say ok at 2

o'clock I want to go see the dimensions in testimony or 3 o'clock I want to see the Elie Weisel film and we want to make it accessible for the whole visitor population and always to make sure that

school groups have that exclusive time. That's wonderful to hear because I just know like for my daughter would be great for her to have the experience that councilmember Givens had come in

councilmember guard has had and also for like neighborhood associations and congregations and other groups to go in there and experience that I think that's just a wonderful way for the community to

learn about history and see what's happening at the museum. So I appreciate all your work you have a fantastic forward and a great team. Behind you and they've done fantastic work on this thank you

I'm so grateful for them all of them. Thank you. Well thank you very much. Our public hearing for private judicial proceedings. We have ev one. >> This is an ordinance doesn't Nathan the Mikey. House

one 47 Wildwood Lane southeast of the local historic landmark. This item is quasi judicial anyone wishing to speak on this item, but still a lot of a yellow card and provide it to the city clerk. And

all speakers must be sworn in before presenting testimony the procedures for qualified judicial proceedings can be found on the yellow he attached to the print that agendas or if you link digitally,

ages, 13 14 of the council agenda. Work if you can please swear in all parties and speakers, including city staff. Please read the ordinance title. Pass ordinance one 43 speech now Warren says the

city of St. Petersburg Florida designating the Mikey House located at 1, 4, 7, while wood Lane Southeast as a local historic landmark and adding the property to the St. Petersburg register of Historic

Places pursuant to section 16.30 0, 7, 0, city code and provided for an effective date. We do not have reports of this nature. We will now move on to presentations each party will have 10 minutes for

their presentation and will begin with the city's fast presentation, good morning. Good morning. Simcoe Haneke historic preservation us for the city of St. Petersburg this project is the review of a

local landmark designation for the Peter in JUNE, Mikey House located at one 47 Wildwood Lane Southeast. This application was owner initiated with support from preserve the bird. The community

planning and preservation Commission recommended approval for this application at their AUGUST meeting additional public comments were received since the commission meeting and these public comments

were included in your meeting packet. My key House is located in the driftwood neighborhood in southeast St. Petersburg just north of big by you. The original subdivision plat for driftwood was

recorded in 1937 by Francis Marion Boone and Arthur be Modine and their wives, previously this area was part of the Pinellas village settled by able Miranda and John Bethel which included the first

post office in the area. Much of driftwood was developed in 2 stages the prewar era from 1937 to 1940 and the post war era from 1948 on the prewar era construction took place under the guidance of

Modine and Boone and designer and artist Mark Dixon died as members of the Bayview construction company. A view is responsible for building almost all the initial buildings in the driftwood area in

the prewar era. Early houses were minimal traditional with English vernacular revival colonial revival and storybook elements that's artistic touches found their way inside the House is he designed as

well. Since dad was not a licensed architect who turned a local architect Archie parish for formal design review. The front entrance of the House faces Wildwood Lane but the parcel has 3 Street

frontage is that include Bay Street and 24th Avenue. The House was built in 19 37 is the first residents for the driftwood subdivision the building permit for this residents actually predates the

recording of the original driftwood subdivision plant a detached single story garage is located to the north east of the main house on the site and the garage will not mentioned in the original permit

for the House was likely built at the same time. The masonry and frame houses a two-storey minimal traditional with English vernacular revival and storybook elements the garage is likewise a frame and

masonry structure. Original wood casement Windows still exist on the House. Details include painted brick chimneys some more unique citing profiles Gable invents and scroll work which will add to the

visual interest of the building. Brick walkways and patios we've throughout the site a simple wood railing on the side of the walkways helps delineate the pathways and attempts to keep the landscape

at bay. Like many driftwood lots the landscape is abundant and includes several mature trees which with the House located in close proximity to at least one such tree. The House has a high degree of

integrity and appears much of the same as it did when it was built minimal changes have been made throughout the years which include small additions the enclosure of the side porch and some window

infill in 1971 fire destroyed at least part of the garage which was rebuilt or repaired post-fire but did not include the 1940's addition on the north wall. It is common practice for local landmarks

to be named for the initial owners or the longest-running owners in this case, none of the previous owners have owned the House anywhere near as long as the monkeys. Peter in Jeanne came to Petersburg

in 1966. Peter Todd Eckerd College and with the poet laureate for both St. Petersburg and the state of Florida. Jeanne who passed away in 2022 was an artist for drawings were featured in Peters books

and in other national publications such as the New Yorker this property was not their first home in St. Petersburg but they were drawn to this property ultimately purchasing it in Sept. 19 70. The

monkeys have spent years restoring and maintaining the House with Jeanne removing the paint that was covering the signature cipher brief Cypress beams on the interior. Staff evaluation yields that the

monkey House meets 5 of the criteria for eligibility, including but not limited to cultural heritage and identification as the work of a master designer. The areas of significance include community

planning and development since Mark Dixon died MAY have been influenced in his design for driftwood by Frederick law Olmsted and John no one. Both advocates for the preservation of natural beauty and

the retention of park-like settings in urban areas. Architecture is also another area of significance while the House is a minimal traditional structure is not an ordinary minimal traditional House

dot design the subject house to work with the surrounding landscape and added more whimsical elements resulting is something that looks like it belongs in the English countryside. Another area

significance is art throughout his residents here Mark Dixon dot attracted like mines in created an artistic community. The neighborhood that he designed and the subject property do in similar

creative people with the mine keys. The subject property is eligible for designation not only for dogs association with it as the designer, but also due to the literary and artistic contributions of

Peter in Jeanne. In addition to significance and resource must demonstrate at least one factor of historic integrity to be considered for listing. This property meets all 7. Character-defining

features are highlighted here and in more detail in the staff report. These include important features to protect in the future. Any new exterior work will be subject to a certificate of

appropriateness we're review if and when the House has approved a landmark and that concludes my presentation, thank you for your time. Thank you. >> Does the applicant or the applicant's agent have a

presentation. >> My name is many late on the executive director of preserve the Burr. My address 20 to 25 Avenue South. Thank you for giving time today and we do have. I I'm representing the owners

they were out of town and and could not be here. Submitted the application with the owners and it is has Cindy mentioned an owner initiated application and we have we do have a message. From from the

owners and I would like to play that for you now. >> My name is Gretchen Mikey and sitting next to me is my father, Peter Mikey, one 47 Wildwood Lane. Southee St. Petersburg Florida. We have submitted

an application for historic landmark designation for their property and we're very excited about this application and since we cannot be at the meeting in person we thought we would make a short video

mostly to thank all the other people who helped us get this application together specifically preserve the bird. And many Latin who will speak on our behalf and we'd like to thank seeing the heinicke

of this e p p c for all her hard work on the application as well and Jesse from the Saint Pete Museum of history for helping us do our archival search on the property. And also to various friends and

neighbors who wrote in letters of support me greatly appreciated. And guess we would we're just very excited is if an application and we thought we would finish and for free Utley, this little video

with a poem that my father it originally entitled one 47 wildly. Thank you Sir. >> Houses. A lot of houses are best. They have secrets shadows Tremblay everywhere in closet and corner. Their

weaknesses secret Clark wrecks in the bloc's corroded pipes. The termites patient not. Their strengths are she courage to the had carved out to the poor straight have of over. They've earned their

way. Every board and the House has been pressed by finger and foot. Far and me. 2 years tiles have warned their stories story spread through the rooms like the head of Amelia's we breathe. Stories

here we inhale. Actions, x and o that debt resolution ys that are still moving. In the closet, there is something Suns Lance through k spent Windows around. Slender candles shattering on the worker

where we sit in love with the shadows well what houses are Oaks then over them whispering it's all all right it's all. Well those kids at fun. Remember that young couple who had. So that's love for

each other it overflow did did is saying and birds blaze light. Roses. And even the garage. I'm gonna go burn down. >> Thank you pm thank you again and thank you for your time and we eagerly look

forward to hearing decision. >> Begin every morning with a poem. You for over 50 years one 47 Wildwood Lane has been home of Pierre monkey. Florida's poet laureate and his wife, cheating, working

artists to people who shaped the city's cultural life. The House itself Kerry is an earlier layer as you heard. It was built by Mark Dixon Dodd who was himself an artist teacher designer who had the

Kraft whose handcrafted cottages form the historic core of driftwood the monkey House sits at the intersection of 2 distinct creative legacies dogs as a builder and the main keys decades of literary

and artistic life inside the home that he built St. Petersburg is known as the city of the Arts in this home exemplifies that tradition. Just want to touch. Briefly on the economics of preservation

because this is not just about sentiment. In 20 24 preserve the Berg commissions place economics, a research firm based in Washington dc to study the impacts of historic designation on property values

in St. Petersburg and their findings were clear. Homes in our local historic districts increased in value by about a 120% per square foot to over 14 years compared to about 85% citywide so what we

know is that historic designation does not decrease your property value. In fact it does exactly the opposite. The designation again is being sought voluntarily by the property owner and we are really

happy as part of our mission to help. Property owners like mikey's and many others with the application process and also with paying their application fees and sending out the public notice which is

again a service that we provide and pay for. And again we're proud to do that. So I respectfully ask that you support this designation I'm here to answer any questions that you might have. Thank you.

Thank you. Is there registered opponent for this item. We'll now take public comment. Do we have any carts. We do not have any cards. Thank you this concludes the public comment portion of the

proceeding. Now we will move to cross-examination each party will have 5 minutes for cross examination staff would like to cross examine. Staff waves. Okay. Does the applicant or the applicant's agent

wish to cross examine. Record you nodding. You have to speak. Now we will move to closing arguments are vital each party will have 5 minutes to provide a closing argument orbit staff any closing

argument or a bottle. It has none. Okay the applicant's agent have been closing arguments are about. Now the quasi judicial proceeding is now closed and will move into executive session. Councilmember

goodness. Thank you, MADAM Chair will just last week we had a joint meeting with the cpc and talked about how important was that. But their comments on the record and if you read the notes from cpp

see it was a resounding. Yes to this project and I would repeat everything they said and just because we asked them to do it I'll do the same. Obviously it meets all the most of the criteria. The

criteria for eligibility and historic integrity. And I think all of us are very excited to vote. Yes for this project I just want to thank the monkey family for being great stewards of this of this

home both inside and out Manny thank you for should help ing Shepherd this to today and very excited to support this and thanks the staff who helped along the way as well thank you, MADAM Chair, thank

you councilmember Harding thank you sunny thank you for your work in. Preserve the burden of making family into it and this is a worthwhile endeavor. But I do have a question better understanding of

of how this designation works. What once this property this house or or any of the any of ours are designated. How does that effect the ability to to harden that house in the future. >> Well it's a

permit process of the review is we liken it to a permit process. It's an extra permit that we go through review whether it be staff review or you know through the full commission so depending on.

Let's say for example, the windows Windows on this house are original. Our preference would be to keep them however since they are original but they are replaceable that commission would simply review

them because their original historic materials are on matrix as it would go to the commission and it will go to the commission for review we just be looking at. Some specifics about you know how what

condition they're currently in if they're no longer salvageable is that something you know are they replacing them with impact rated and if they are replacing them with impact rated that typically

weighs on that decision and the commission does typically approve. Vinyl impact windows for something like that, but they are going to be looking for things to match. What's currently there okay.

Thank you I just wanted to understand that for for future. Again, thanks for your thanks for your work greatly appreciated and then an awesome project. Thank you chair. Thank you councilmember given

thank you chair and thank you so much Cindy thank you Derek, thank you many everybody. And also Mikey family. I love the way it's one of my favorite neighborhood I love walking through the

neighborhood and just enjoying the history. The characteristics of those homes is like none other it's almost like you're on the English countryside. And I'm just excited to know that there are

individuals who own these properties that are willing to preserve them because it's not an easy undertaking. But thank you so much preserve the bird being there. I know what you do I know it's not

easy because I'm constantly sending people your way and same to staff thank you all for walking them through that process because I know a strenuous. But you know you all make this easy for us, thank

you legal for ironing out the criteria for what makes the evaluation for this designation process. Easier for us and I just appreciate all the work this process certainly does. Get a little bit

convoluted but I definitely think this property meets all criteria for historic designation and that's why I'll be approving it so thank you so much and we will prove a second. So many first of all.

Thank you to you and preserve the bird for doing the leg work in helping them like he's with the application and being here in advocating for it when they could not be here. >> This is actually one of

the coolest ones I've seen and made it was made even cooler by actually seeing them are my cue read one of his poems because I was reading the application and you find out about the history of the

House and it was mentioned that he was a put Laurent for St. Petersburg well. He was appointed the first put lore in St. Petersburg and he was a point lower for St. Petersburg in 2009 to 2014. And

then he became the port lot for the state of Florida. And so to actually hear him read a poem to us today was a pretty cool thing that probably none of us expected this morning was going to happen. So

I thought that was nice. I'll repeat with one of the commissioner said it does check all the boxes this was an easy one for us and as councilmember guard as we have to make of those findings but it

did check all the boxes as as staff. Point it out. And it's in our materials. I also enjoyed her drawings. They're really need there was a really cool trying other the noi in the materials that she

had drawn so I thought that was that was fantastic to not only showcase the House itself. Some of their work. So we had some of the drawings and we we just got up on today. So I thought that was a

with that being said we have a motion a second clerk if you can open making for boating council members please enter your votes. You know present counsel to clerk please telling announce the vote.

MADAM Chair, the motion to approve agenda item e one passes unanimously with councilmembers Driscoll and gabbard being absent. Thank you. Well congratulations present the Bergen to the my keys.

Please. He's always welcome to come and read us another point. Next up we for usf St. Petersburg nursing bachelor program update. I believe that doctor Thomas Smith are you going to be providing the

update. I have a team here. But yes, Thomas Smith, and the interim chancellor on the atp campus. We came here last year guests get this baccalaureate program in nursing was coming. And we promised to

come back and update you so council members chair hand which that's why we're here today right we're looking forward to it. With me Allison Duffy Allison is an associate professor who is running the

program on the campus. And Colin barnhart Collin is has been in college all of 5 weeks now the eye I'm sure when he applied to usf Saint Pete had no idea of here before you today but he's going to

give you the really the ground's eye view of what the program is looking not so with that I want to turn it over to Alison and taking away the thank you thank you good morning Eileen, good morning and

we are back so thank you for having us again. Allison Duffy on the pathway director for the license Turner seen here on the thinking campus and also on the Sarasota manatee Teachout site. >> And and

so just a couple of achievements just to remind everybody about how art program is. So our and quick pass rates exceeded both their state and national averages and so you can see those here are proud

of those and then we're even more excited about our current path trains which is 96.1 Just a reminder the and clicks is the certification or the licensure exam that our students have to take before

they can even practice to be in or so they graduate from our program. That's great they get a bachelor's but they have to pass that and clicks in order to go and be it. >> And we have 75 students

currently in our level one Ko her he just started in the fall and that is different from the program that Collins and because Colin to started as a freshman so he well get to cs and fall of and start

that nursing program. So to that point we have about 60 students and as first time in college students who are admitted to last year we came we said this is what we're doing this is our plan we're

going to be here and now we're here and we're living it we're so excited so we have about 60 students who are first time in college students who are admitted into that freshman nursing pathway. We

have 20 like Allen who live on campus and so they're in a living learning community and we love having this cohort of students who live on campus. Because they're a sort of built-in support system for

each other. We also have an adviser dedicated to the cohorts oceans are ready probably seen you multiple times column. And so she we've already had events they came and saw our space with with our lab

space with the mannequins in all of the supplies and to see what that future kind of holds when they come the fall of 2028. We also have a state-of-the-art simulation center that's now open on the

Tampa campus and we will be sending students to experience that stated there are simulations center no matter what pathway there they are in campus there and they will be experiencing that and then

we're really excited about our in a week we're going to host 90 students here in from the Saint Pete area who expressed interest in nursing and they're going to come to the campus. They're going to

tour the campus kind of see a day in the life. They're going to come see us and our and in our lab where they can see hands-on skills what they can do. We're gonna have a student panel where they're

going to be able to answer ask questions why did you choose. Saint Pete white who's never seen. And so we're hoping to. Continue with that pipeline of students who high school students in the sink

area who will then come into this freshman nursing pathway so that will be in one week. And more importantly if Colin wanted to come and give a little you know lived experience a little perspective on

how things so far. Hello my name is Colin Barr and I'd first like to talk about why chose I chose nursing because a lot of the role models in my life are nurses and I grew up with a lot of nurses

around me going to Pennsylvania and Ohio seeing the people. My parents went to school with because my parents are nurses. Wyden shows St. Petersburg is because there's a great hospital system not even

know walk away from the campus. There's all children's which is one of the best children's hospitals in the state of Florida. >> And. Watch as the program was because it's structured and it allows me

to be directly admitted to the nursing program once I become a junior and that's very good because I don't apply when I'm a sophomore, so it's a great opportunity and it's structured and and why I

live in the learning living community is because it's a great opportunity to meet people in the program I'm in and I'll be with them probably for 4 years so it was a great opportunity and watchos it.

And I we've had events where I'm at Allison the scrum and connect like you mentioned before where we toured the facilities and it got me really excited for the operative >> Thank you. Councilmember

Givens. Thank you chair and thank you so much Tom for being here today, thank you to your team. >> For all the work that you all do it us up each and every staff and faculty member and thank you Colin

for being here today. From one bull to another bowl. Goebbels and I will say this you chose a great school. But you also chose a great pathway on the career that you have selected. You probably

couldn't have chosen a better. One because you always have a job and the health care industry. In 2 of you have chosen to feel where you can you know break barriers you can really dominate and create

pathways for other young men who MAY say hey you know that's not so cool. But hey the pay is really good. So I really appreciate you stepping outside of your comfort zone embracing something that MAY

not have been your first choice but it is the best way she could have made and then the last thing that I want to ask Tom to usf you spoke about partners. I do have a couple of questions that you have

partnerships by chance with Everett or the Health Department I'm thinking specifically about your your career pathways right in partnerships for jt on-the-job training have you all done any work with

them. So that's a really good question ever is a really good option that I think we need to explore we we do send students to the health Department we do have they have a public health community

experience where we do get them but literally out in the community. And and so we do get them into the Health Department and but ever is a really good one so I'm going write that down so I don't

forget because we're always looking to get them out and we have so many students who come test kind to your point you say you know I love nursing I ha I what my passion and my you know reason for

being here is to take care of people but maybe just not in the hospital setting right so we have to get nurses out everywhere and so. So we try to give them that opportunity whether it's school nurse

seen you know getting out into the schools. We get them into like head start and all of these different community opportunities we have a really strong relationship path right now so they're getting

out into the hospice. You know getting a hospice experience and so we're trying to get them to understand that it's not just but you know one track you know going into the hospital right and so Evers

a really great. Suggestions so I'm gonna see if we can. Get in there so thank you DR. Duffy, I'd be happy to help facilitate that on and I'm excited also again to find out more ways and how we can get

that mobile bus unit. Throughout more ct I totally agree so. I will I will see how we can get them definitely. And speaking of partnerships I was also thinking about Pinellas technical College in also

St. Petersburg college can you speak a little bit about your partnerships with them, I'm thinking about their lpn program right. Yes, we are currently having discussions about how to have sort of an

lpn to our program and we do have students who are lp ends up lying to our program we do find that that experience as an lpn is invaluable coming in, especially to students who have never been in the

hospital before they can what happened to that resource and say you've lived it you did it what am I doing I don't want to hear. So it's been really great we just have to figure out a pipeline. So

there are other colleges of nursing huge have an lpn rn sort of track and so we're currently having discussions about that and how we can do that. Another I know what a bank you for all that you all

do it again Goebbels thank you chair. Thank you councilmember Curtis. Thank you very much, MADAM Chair Council get to councilmember given stole so my thunder. Of ours going to reach out to you I

already tax the bill merchant and so I'm sure elegy and then we'll get right on it and so they have a great relationship with usf Tampa just makes a ton of sense so that you don't even have to do

anything bill. The bill will hurt. I don't have to do anything they come to me that's even so. Councilmember Givens can take credit for the idea I'll just take right for you not having to do anything.

We did so well together I like it and so I just I just think this is really cool. I think I mentioned this last year when you when you came in. It's such a unique ecosystem where you are brought it

up. Johns Hopkins all children's. They for an Orlando health. Saint Anthony's just a few blocks away that ecosystem is only going to continue to grow along with you and I just it's so unique to me.

What what's happening in downtown when it comes. Too training and medical training and all of those I'm not in that world so I I struggle with those words, but it's wet it's way above my pay grade but

I just think that ecosystem is so cool and now you're helping that ecosystem grow because the only way can grows if we have the people to help to do so and so I just thank you so much for. For

creating this track for diving in headfirst I just can't wait to see this 5.10 years down the road because as our hospital systems. Need we know they need the staff right, we know the need that's why

we created this, we know are the future wants to do it they want to do the work. And so this is just a a great confluence of all of those things come together and I'm just so thankful for that, so

can't wait to see where it goes. Thank you so much for coming in. And congratulations. This is awesome. Thank you for the support all of your support. Thank you so much, thank you very much, MADAM

Chair. Thank you Tom Allison Collins great job on the presentation. I always look forward to hearing what's going on at usf I have special place in my heart for nurses because no matter when I found

myself in the hospital whether it's me or you know when my mom passed away or whatever is happening. They're Angels among us they're the ones that are there with us at the parties parts of our lives

and I have the highest respect for nurses in the work that they do day in and day out and we need more like you Colin out there. Helping our community through some of their toughest times. So I'm very

thankful for the work that you do I tobar a few said is Condit usf that open to. Is that this like for the students have already applied to a 10 through these programs or is it open to anyone he tell

us a little bit about that so so they haven't applied yet they're still in high school but they have expressed interest Our team reached out to the area high schools, especially those that had sort of

a Healthcare track and said if you're interested in are seen you know if expressed an interest in you can come to usf Saint Pete and experience the day. Last year we held the same event but we didn't

have a lot of people interested in nursing, so we would you know I always ask us if we want to be a nurse and it was maybe one or 2 hands but now we specifically went to the schools and said you know

what last year was amazing we're so thankful is a great first, you know go of it, let's see if we can get students who have at least thought about what being a nurse might be like and that it could be

their journey so. So we do have 90 students from the area who have expressed interest so they are still in high school and so we will be getting students like Colin up there on maybe not Colin he's

already done his. He's good to but we're going to have a panel to say this is why I chose you know nursing this is why it's been gray and so hopefully to again get that pipeline. So they've at least

expressed interest and that's where it starts. The reason I ask is that nt and cheese and high school now it started with her and she was not to mention she's interested in nursing so I sent her my

way I will that would be great and Collins so I could definitely senator your way in okay that would be great. Well, thank you very much. Thank you and we look forward to hearing from you next year in

common. We will come back as much as you. Yeah, I mean in college going to have not have more than 5 weeks experienced back seat. >> Well thank you very much and good luck with your studies Collin ok

thank you everybody, thank you. Next up we have to. And I believe Carly. During the morning morning chair and City Council members Carly population support manager for housing community development.

All right so we're going to start with a little bit of background on the program due to storms 2023 hurricane idalia and 2024 hurricane Helene Congress appropriated funds to the us Department of

Housing and Urban Development or hud. The city conducted an unmet needs assessment and public input to create an action plan. The city conducted public input at City Hall on Tor and some of the

statistics we got him as a 39% of residents felt that housing was a priority when it came to the storms and of those 50% that affordable rental housing was their priority. So from that we allocated

$48 million the affordable rental housing for the development rehabilitation and or preservation resilient affordable rental housing by qualified developers for households earning at or below 80% of

the area median income. This is approved by Council in JUNE 2025 and then approved by hud in Aug. 20 25. >> So the city put out a request for applications on MAY 18th of this year for million of that

$48 million from the affordable rental housing program. In a nutshell, the rfa it was for for-profit and nonprofit developers and public housing authorities to build new construction. Complete

substantial rehabilitation or conversion of affordable housing for 10 plus units in the project additionally, 51% of those total units have to be reserved for 80% and my incomes and below. And

additionally there was a million project cap in a $125,000 per unit subsidy cap. So we started the process by putting out a draft rfa for a two-week comment period which is kind of a Florida housing

finance coalition does. We received some great feedback from the developers that are really really interested then we held an applicant pretty conference where developers could calm and learn about

what the requirements were going to be and what the program is like and then we released the application. For 4 weeks after the 4 weeks is over staff conducted a threshold review which was basically

to see if they met those minimum criteria where they eligible they have an eligible project and then after that review of applications went on to the review committee and we held deliberations on JULY

21th and after that they kicked off a four-week appeals period. And there were here and still in the Cone of silence until we execute all. Agreements. So in the process there were 34 applications

submitted for over 246 million in subsidy request. During that threshold review that staff conducted 7 applications didn't meet that minimum criteria and some of those examples where not having say

control or incorrect zoning. So 27 of those applications went on to our review committee and the subsea request was still about million which was in and negative of a $156 million that we had for this

rfa and the city review committee was made of a multidisciplinary committee from different agencies at the city. So they're review committee had 7 main focus is that they were looking at when they

were scoring applications. The first one was developer capacity to develop or have the experience and affordable housing in could they handle the federal requirements that comes with this funding. So

this funding has section 3 Davis bacon and other federal compliance that developers need to be able to handle. The second was the alignment with the city's housing for all plan so as I said it was 51%

of the total units had to be it. 80% am I am below but we're looking are other additional units that are 80% and are they more deeply affordable. The next was the readiness to proceed so could they

have the ability to achieve certificate of occupancy within 36 months so that showing today have financial commitment to the Senate it's a planet and their permit review. So where are they in the

process. Next was financial feasibility was the project of a viable on healthy development and operating pro forma the next was priority populations. So for the out action plan seniors 55 plus

homeless or individuals disabilities was a focus. The next was site access to the site already have access to public utilities and how close is it to transportation and amenities are community

essentials such as hospitals and schools in grocery stores and then lastly they look to the affordability period. So for rfa we had a 30 year minimum affordability period. But we wanted to see

projects that we're going to offer a more deeply affordable project for longer. Up here you're going to see their review committees rankings and recommendations you'll see that projects ranked the

projects in order from their highest combined score which is in the right hand column and then went on the less somehow the review committee did their recommendations were they decided to go for the

first 5 projects and fund them fully by the time they got to the 6th project they only had approximately $6 million remaining and that for that next project was about 13,750 thousand and the review

committee decided that with those 6 million they had left it would significantly change the operating pro forma and performer for the development and change that scoring drastically if they were to be

awarded. So they're view committee looked at the next project in line which was resident says a 1663 and saw that they could fully fund that project and decided to fully fund and they recommended

40,850 thousand of the 42 million so we have reserved the additional funds for a possible future around. All right so here are some details about the projects focusing on eyes and the ears of

restriction. So as you can see approximately 98% of the total units amongst all the projects are at 80% and below of the projects that are 50% and my below is 34% and right now for a 2 person

household that's approximately $45,850 so very deeply affordable and additionally all projects that were chosen offered 99 or 99 plus years of affordability so theoretically permanent and

affordability and additionally we have projects in here 2 of them are going to be senior projects and there were 2 additional projects that had set asides for homeless or at risk of homelessness and

adults with disabilities. So this map here I think is really really great that I got from cp rising that shows you where all the projects are in the city you'll see that Skyway flat at the bottom is

actually called South wind apartments now. So we really didn't do this really on purpose, but it worked out really well that all the projects are kind of scattered around the city. Something to kind

of take you through each project and just give you some highlights on each one. So this is the Hartford Sarah to that project which is a partnership between blue sky communities and Saint Pete Housing

Authority. And you can see here that there are kind of 2 sites so if you're looking at the bottom left picture that blank site is going to be the new construction. Hartford site which is 75 units and

diagonal cross the street is the Saratoga which is owned by the Housing Authority and that is 34 units that will be rehabilitated and right now the one that's being rehabilitated has veterans living

mayor people that are at risk of homelessness and elderly. Next project is jr tower which is 1850 Central Avenue, this is a blue sky communities project. It is a 150 units right in the heart of

downtown and this will also have set asides for homeless and adults living with disabilities. Next is going to be trailside states to which is on the Pinellas trail and 40th Street South. This is a

phase the colored section is the phase that we are recommending for award this is a 100% senior project 94 units and they're also planning on doing a dedicated pedestrian link to the Pinellas trail so

that the seniors living there can you know have access to the community through the trail. The next project which is South by departments is that the northeast corner of 38th Avenue South and 34th

Street South this is a 176 unit so the biggest project that we're proposing and they are one thing I think is really cool about this project is they have 18 units set aside for youth aging out of

foster care was already a memo from family support services to make that happen just pretty great. I know we have residences at 1663, which is also kind of in the heart of downtown or the edge

district. This is a cool project. This is a mixed use project so it's 60 units of rental housing and 60 units of short-term rental or hotel. The funding for this project would be only going to the

portion of the units. Also right downtown. And then lastly we have the Portland apartments which I'm sure you guys are familiar with already and this is reserved for households earning 100% 16 below

this is a very popular place to live and they have a waitlist constantly. They're planning on doing a substantial renovation which any of those critical needs such as electricity Windows roofs things

like that and also doing elevators and internal unit, so this is going to be really really good for the residents that currently live there it's a much needed facelift in rehab and they submitted a

critical needs assessment which show that this that the new infrastructure that they're proposing would be working for decades to come so very like new technology compared to when the building was

first built. So that's going to your overview of your products and lastly we're going to talk about the ca funding commitment and loan structure. So you probably saw in your counsel packets

performance agreements which is kind of new for us we're doing performance agreements that are enforced from City Council approval to financial closing. So this is going to have certain development

milestones that the developers must reach in order to achieve their financial closing so saying submitting for their site plans or permits and everyone's kind of a different phase so mild different

per project and these are also dependent on environmental review completion when you have federal funding like this each project that's new construction so 5 of the 6 are going to require full

environmental assessments and those take some time so were predicting those to be done by the end of Feb. 20 27. So no project can financially close until that is done first which is why you'll see

closings are happening at least after that date and then once they achieve their financial financial closing their to enter into a borrower agreement the city which probably are familiar with which is

actually the loan terms of repayment reporting and monitoring all loans are going to be 0% interest deferred Unforgiven they'll be a declaration of restrictions and as you saw that's gonna be 99 or 99

years plus on every single project we're proposing it secured by a mortgage a promissory note and then subordination agreements which are usually deal dependent whether have a commercial lending

partner where they have a Florida housing finance coalition deal. Right an administration recommends approval funding subject to the milestones and authorization to execute loan documents. We have

several people here today we have an administration housing community development grants. We have a representative from each of the developers here should you have any questions we thank you. Thank

you probably by carefully. Thank you it's nice to. Get a presentation with this much affordable housing all in one go. I can't think of another time I mean maybe arpa funds guy. We had a similar

effect but seeing it all a specially like geographically spread out 99 year land leases it was all really nice to see so I just wanted to say that off the bat. Seconds I wanted to ask about the

Portland because I've had like a lot of tenant complaints there and I know it's rehabilitation so I just want to let you speak to that a little bit more. Yeah, I have a representative for the Portland

here that can tell you more about what exactly they're going to be doing ok cool. To start my name is Logan Wells I represent sunrise affordable housing. And as they age Portland. That currently owns

the site. As mentioned will be conducting a substantial rehabilitation. We will be spending $70,000 per unit between materials and labor alone. We'll be adding impact Bathroom upgrades flooring

lighting will be addressing issues with the hvac and chiller towers on the roof. We are placing water hears will be replacing doors will be installing ada unit upgrades as well. We'll be putting on a

new roof will be painting and will even be sealing the new windows that we're putting in to prevent any water intrusion. Do you have any time frames or anything so we are anticipating closing around

the end of quarter to next year that will be MAY JUNE. Trying to that's can depend on. Florida housing as well as investor timelines we are anticipating construction will take 12 months. We are hoping

that residents will not be outside of their units for more than 2 weeks that again is also construction dependent. Okay. Do you have any comments on like some of the tenant issues that have Bennett

happened over the past, I know there was news coverage of the elevator not working for a while. >> And next on that one. So there have been 2 elevator incidents this year a Portland. The first one

occurred on Mar. 15th. When a new resident was moving in there couch when they stood up going upstairs. Rogue one of the sprinkler heads water of course came out at about 30 gallons per minute. And

took down both elevators we were able to get elevator one operational within 24 to 48 hours. I don't have the exact date. It was put back up elevator to was returned to service on JUNE 24th that one

required significant repairs. Our elevator contractor had to go down to Puerto Rico to get some of the parts. Ok we did our best to get its. Back operational as soon as possible. We had a second issue

on Aug. 11th of this year. And we have filed a police report with the city because we believe it was vandalism there was a hammer found at the scene and one of the sprinkler heads was violently

broken. Ok, that's interesting. We had. Yeah go ahead all right we had a a elevate Irwin returned to service on Aug. 15th 4 days later. Elevator to is still down as of today. We have violation from

the city saying we have 90 days to repair it and we are working on getting that done timely elevator to is going to require significant rework its estimated cost $300,000. So some is some of this

funding dedicated 4. Yes. This work Oks the elevators going to be reworked now and then once we if we receive the award and we close on the project that money will be refunded to sunrise but for right

now sunrise is fronting the money. Ok and. You anticipate that the re works that you have plans will be substantial enough to where we avoid situations like this in the future, yes we're already

engaging in elevator consultant to see if there's any way we can case the electrical boxes to where if there is another flood. We don't have all the electric on the elevators go out. And after the

first elevator incident we had a little wire cages put around the sprinkler heads to prevent say furniture hitting them in the future but still allow water to come down in case there's a fire. Okay

unfortunately wasn't hammer proof, okay all right, let's interesting. So I guess the last thing i don't know is a question but like there's been. You know like tenant advocacy going on there and

there's been some concern that. Tenants have been you I don't ascribe say this not an inflammatory way. Tenants feel as though they've been treated unfairly for their advocacy I don't know if you can

speak to it I'm not asking any questions and are saying I'm aware that the housing Authority is aware of it as well. I would just hope that it and the laws around tenant advocacy followed and that

tenants can feel safe an a and comfortable with organizing amongst themselves and are able to exercise their rights when it comes to 10 organizing so I don't have any questions just want to encourage

the organizations who. You know be as respectful as possible to tenants right to organize and speak on that with that I'd like to be a yes so we take Tenet. Issues at our properties very seriously not

just the Portland. But all of our other sites. We have a manager on site the managers always encouraged to bring any issues to ownership so they can be addressed timely okay, if there are any specific

issues we did not retaliate against tenants we take every issue seriously. >> we work very closely with the eyes. They are really a wonderful partner we've seen many of these complaints as well and

had meetings with them personally to try to address these you know we've talked to coach coach has said they are working with them diligently. They have been good partners and so I appreciate you

addressing that I just wanted to say from my experience, you know we find them to be good partners and diligence stewards. I assume that much when they were suggested in the first place. But you know

I'm have that ended up to see people reach out to me about some of the stuff that I wanted to bring it up and make sure people knew know that I'm paying attention to it. I also COUNCILMAN. If you

wanted to give me your contact information you can reach out to me personally after this meeting for specific issues. Ok, thank you. Thank you chair. Councilmember kittens thank you MADAM Chair on

because I'm employed by one of the partners of one of the project developers out of an abundance of caution I'm going to recuse myself to prevent what could appear to be a conflict of interest. >> I

just have a quick question first of all great presentation lots of information and the reiterate what by here said. You know the 99 year leases the it spread out through the city it's an really well

all the work that's gone into this. What I was looking materials and maybe I just couldn't find it. >> The review committee who was on the review committee. So yeah because on at the for slide that's

a good question. So we do want to exact means you want to party at this point. I want who was in the I mean I think it's something that should be included so it says the review committee was a cross-

functional team which included city representatives from housing strategic and this is a grant I've just these type of things I like to know who's on the committee that makes the decisions. Yeah so we

had a list of the Staten from transportation, my family from housing. Bradley one can from grants we had comey should Tim from finance and we had from real estate. I'm blanking right now that's okay

if you can to send it to me after that that sure. Typically I like to look at these everyone get some in have a question as to who's on the committee or whether they have the expertise and so that's

why I want I always like to make sure who's on the committee for sure thank you. Thank you. Councilmember Curtis, thank you very much, MADAM Chair. I don't have any questions on the current

presentation, thank you very helpful. Obviously I think we're all very happy about 99 year term of restrictions in the am I. My my question would be I know we talked about the possibility of a second

round because of you hopefully coming with the county can you just give us a brief update on what that might look like. >> Thank you councilmember Curtis for the answer and councilmember hand with the

person from real estate was coming Gilbert. Thank you and. We are in the process of negotiating the inner local between the city and county I think we're at a good place and. You know counselor a

couple large has been working with that the county legal team. There is some language in agreement that the county is not comfortable with. But if we are able to get to the inner local from this body

as well as the county Commission. Approves that inner local. They are willing to strike the part that the county's uncomfortable in agreement so they really want to bring all of those agreements

together and if possible so I was hoping maybe end of this month, it's looking more like NOVEMBER DECEMBER just based on and you know material requirements for the county Commission but we are working

diligently and believe that that is forthcoming. So thank you for the update. And so that would mean rfp on the street sometime q one. 2027, I mean as soon as possible and we meeting next week with

those who've requested the briefs from around one. And that team has already started working on changes to around one minor things that have come up that we wanted to tweak and question I was going to

ask if there are any changes yet minor things that have come up that we wanted to make a little clearer and and so we'll be ready to go as soon as we get the green light possible. Thank you for the

update again. Just. You know I 2 counts of I sure Ford's point just very excited to get these projects going in. I I I will say personally and I know thank you for the map that's very helpful. I I

would just say I think things like. Shovel ready. I'd love to see a selfish Lee head live to see a project a little further West I'm very happy about these I mean not I remember when the Portland was

bill 20 something years ago and I have actually applied to live there when I first moved back to school and so very excited to see all of these partners cp housing Authority blue sky mean it's we know

all you know all of these players and very happy to see that and so just I just wanted to get an update as I know, I'm sure we're all very excited to get even more of this to happen and I know you

guys are too so I just want I want to update from us so very excited and looking forward to supporting this and I know councilmember fix. Sanders is going to comment, but I move approval. And with

that second councilmember fix Sanders. Thank you I was going motion so we're on the same thing. He also wonders I want to agree with vice chair Floyd on this too. Saint did this presentation and all

of the affordable housing options on this phenomenon, the one thing out of this presentation has resonated me with me and will is the. Eunice dedicated to youth aging out of foster care which

apartments where those again I'm sorry. That's the South line departments or Skyway flat it might say but South wind. And how in with though so units 18 total units, 18 and how many were designated

for youth aging out with 18 Tony it's for the best 176 units of the total project so I you know with all the comments that I concur with you today, one of my my hopeful takeaways is that we continue

to have that conversation for youth aging out of foster care in honor of our affordable housing units because we do know whether well we personally MAY not know, but we can only empathize with that

trauma children aging out of foster care and so that to me was really one of the highlights of this whole presentation and who ever came up with that in regards to negotiating that I thank you for

that and I support you to continue to have those conversations with all affordable housing units that rely on one city partnership with that so thank you so much to thank you for the presentation,

thank you MADAM Chair, thank you. >> We have a motion is seconded by the way thank you for also including Cone of silence is still in effect. Al green is therefore we execute after City Council to I

think that's the first time I've seen it presentation and I think it's always a good reminder and toxic. Thank you and which is second clerk and you can open the came from owning council members

please enjoy this list. In present council members have voted clerk please telling announce the vote. MADAM Chair, the motion to approve agenda item have 2 passes unanimously with councilmembers

Driscoll and gabbard being absent and councilmember Givens recusing himself. Thank you and thank you for weeks. Thank you everyone for that for being here for this. Now we recess a City Council and

can being as c r a next step. >> cre to and and believe project is going to be presenting on cra too. Good day for that they Council. >> Pleasure to be here today and we are bringing forward e project

that is funded by to see are some scary funds and it is a portion of to cp Grand Prix race track that we hope you resurfacing as part of the stormwater project. Currently that is a storm want to

asset. Historically Howard was both was a Junction structure on the ground with no access points. So it was difficult for me to the unsigned this is along Central Avenue on the north side of 75 new

between Beach in be Shull so as part of the project just to make sure we have access point to maintenance. But we're looking at doing is actually taking on that storm want to box Junction structure

and providing them access point. And it's part of the project that wasn't actually improve by City Council on me of 2026 as construction contractor pco so as part of that project we are removing that

box construct a new access point. We'll also be cleaning that line inspecting the line as well as aligning a section of it why's that important because if you look at that section of road Lee. The

little depressions that fall and private and erase d the engineering department walks to re strapped with this staff. And the market and especially events team unidentified locations that MAY be at

risk during the race. We do an emergency repairs preparing for the race itself. And so we identified that locations along this bike that's creating those depressions and what we're doing as pontiff.

This is actually taking on all those other concrete. Patches that have been put in on the previous trip and points and resurfacing that ruled as part of this final approval of the cse contract. So

again this is the resurfacing element of that storm water project and this all goes in line with the overall support to its Grand Prix making sure there's a sea free strapped. And hopefully normal

residents try to Indeed a good or a bad cold. But thank you. >> So we have a motion second. So I just want to point this. Also then the. Table 2 waterfront transit and parking improvements which

includes transit infrastructure and improvements that's correct. So its consistent with the untimely development. Motion second clerk if you can open the machine for boating council members please

enter your votes. Seeing present council members aboard a clerk please tell us about. MADAM Chair, the motion to approve agenda item cra 2 passes unanimously with councilmembers just cool and gabbard

being absent. Thank you thank you Council now we adjourn this area and we can be in a city Council and next up we have reports of 3. We have a motion second this is on the item that we just voted.

We're keeping it we'll be in the team for voting. Council members please take your boats. In that I'll present council members a vote a clerk please telling us a vote. MADAM Chair, the motion to

approve agenda item f 3 passes unanimously with councilmembers Chris going gathered being absent. Thank u next up we have the one and councilmember Hardin that's something the record thank your I do

as with What we have with this Council's done before on this topic up staying from voting on this item to avoid the appearance of any conflict or company owns property that is in This geography that's

being considered. So with that Excuse myself thank you. >> And forcing many to St. Petersburg city code section 30016.0 6 0.3 wait one point see 0.1 increasing the regulated. Next and then the 10 city

distance from a quarter mile to half a mile from this and wonder brt bus rapid transit overlay urban station area time and in the footnote clarifying the regulation we're 2 maximum intensity. This is

ready really I overlap providing for severability and providing for an effective date the public hearing for the side in this Oct., the 15th and we do not have any cards. Thank you. I think a motion

with approval second. And much as second clerk if you can open a machine for boating council members please enter your votes. In that all present council members a vote a clerk please tell us about.

MADAM Chair, the motion to approve agenda item g one passes unanimously with cow councilmembers Driscoll and gabbard being absent and councilmember Harding refusing himself. Thank you. Next up we have

the 2. Well we have to reduce our. We have to read the stories that's okay because I it. Oppose or Dec. 6.49 dash ph in Lawrence of the city of St. Petersburg the men's section 27 dash 5, 0, 5, of the

city code related to the use of first disposal sites in the penalties for violating the section providing for an appeal process and provided for an effective date. The public here for the site is that

over the 15th and we do not have any cards. We do move a proven fact. In motion a second clerk and you can open the machine for voting council members please enter your votes. In the Depression

council members a vote a clerk police telling us about. MADAM Chair, the motion to approve agenda item g 2 passes unanimously with councilmembers covered in Hardin being sent. Next up we have 2, 3,

Thank you all for being here. Because we're DECEMBER 6.50 dash Beach in Florence for the city of St. Petersburg the men in the city code to increase parking penalties provided in section 26 dash one

67 a the men's section 26 dash one 68, we laid 2 residential parking permits to increase permit fees and just as ability criteria in duration. Permits and make updates to the program generally ending

tension 26 dash 1, 7, 0, to increase the downtown parking permit fee. The men's section 26 dash one 72 to increase the removal charge of immobilization device providing for severability and providing

for an effective date the public hearing for this items Oct. The 15th and we do not have any cards little thank you. And let s second clerk and you can open the machine for voting council members

please enter your votes in that are present council members voted clerk telling us a vote. MADAM Chair, the motion to approve agenda item g 3 passes unanimously with councilmembers just cool and

captured an absent. Thank you. Next up we have g 4. >> The post or Dec., 1180 dash be in order to prove that the commission of the 7th Avenue South right away between 34th and 35th Street South. It in

the ad would we plant subdivision to located at 3, 4, 3, 0, Fairfield Avenue South sitting 4th conditions for the vacation to become effective in providing for the effective date the public eye I'm

here for this items that over the 15 can we do not have any cards. We will prove. Second. In a motion second clerk and heating up in the chain promoting council members please enter your votes. In

present council members a vote a clear police telling us a vote. MADAM Chair, the motion to approve agenda item g 4 passes unanimously with councilmembers just cool and gabbard being absent thank u

next up we have g 5 the park. The bows are Dec. 11 81 dash be an ordinance approving the vacation of the 7th Avenue, South right away. But in lots 1, 2, 3, and block the of the general aren't he

replied subdivision Julie located at 4, 4, 5, 1, 8th Avenue South sitting 4th condition for the vacation to become effective in providing for an effective date. The public you for this item is that

over the 15th and we did not have any cards. In the new rule thick and emotion second clerk to be the opening scene for voting. Also receiving votes. In that are present council members a vote a clerk

please telling us about. MADAM Chair, the motion to approve agenda item g 5 passes unanimously with councilmembers Driscoll and gabbard being absent. Thank you. Next up we have a council committee

reports. Thank you all for being here for these items. I want this is going to be presented by vice-chair Harding. Thank you chair on behalf of chair Driscoll respectfully requesting City Council

approval of a resolution supporting the flood mitigation industry associations initiative. And I a emerging federal partners to Alex. Allocate and transfer appropriate Grant funding to establish and

expand the community resilience skills training program known as Crest for flood mitigation and elevation and with that I move approval. >> They can't have a motion a second. Administrator Curtis

thank chair, good morning City Council just one of the council know that the mayor did also send a letter of support for just want to make your thank you. >> And motion second clerk and you can open

for voting council members please enter your votes. Being that are present council members voted clerk please telling out to vote. MADAM Chair, the motion to approve edge and not him I won a passes

unanimously with councilmember stressful and Gabbert being absent thank u next up we have a pump them clerk any speakers we do not MADAM Chair. Thank close open forum we get to announcement and the

announcement. Councilmember Givens thank you chair, thank you everybody for a great meeting today just want to invite everyone out Sat. Morning if you're available. On Oct. 3rd the fall weather Ow, I

know a lot of us are enjoying this cool weather. Nice change in the Heat. But we will be hosting a cleanup at Lincoln cemetery and we invite the community come out. Have a lot of different partners in

this project and of course there's plenty of space out there. So we welcome Council to come out there bring your weed Wacker ys will be cleaning headstones pastor Williams is not a lot of great work

out there that meant a lot of progress we're looking forward to getting an update. Here in the next week or so but I definitely would love to have you out there this Sat. From 09:00am Tue. 08:00am to

11:00am and you come early if you're an early riser like me we welcome you again, thank you so much chair. Thank you thank you for my audience councilmember good us. Thank you MADAM Chair. Again want

to apologize for being a little tired this morning. Thank you. Thank you for the flexibility. Couple of things big sports weekend this weekend in Tampa Bay. Obviously the rays are the al East

champions will be raising the flag tomorrow. First playoff game Sat. Evening the Lightning also kick off there. Season on Sat. Evening. So a lot going on and obviously cheering for both the lightning

in the rays this weekend as we take on the Yankees. I'll leave it there. The other thing is I just my daughter's birthday tomorrow I wanted to wish her happy birthday and so happy birthday to Cali. I

love you. And then last but not least. Tomorrow is Ryan out of Berg's last day as my legislative aide. To say that I will MISS Ryan is an understatement. I would not have gotten through the last year

without Ryan and that is 100%. The truth. He's the man behind the curtain. My respect and admiration for him is boundless and my family our office. I could not be the dad. The husband. The business

owner. Without the support of Ryan and that would not have happened. I want to thank Jamie for making an amazing selection he's moving on to Bay care and I'm so happy for him, I'm going to fight John

learn. But I'm so happy for Ryan and making the step in his professional career but I just wanted to take a second and just tell him how immensely thankful I am that I got to spend time with him and

work with them and I'm going to MISS Him dearly and so Ryan if you're listening thank you so much from the bottom of my heart. Thank you I want to echo your words. About Ryan when I found out I was

very sad for us. Happy for him. But very sad for us because you it's nice when you have at legislative aides and they kind of they all work really well together and they seem like they've have like a

great team. He was a great fit for you I thought I worked with him he helped ps I and he was always fantastic. On time thoughtful professional easy to get along with and sometimes we have to deal with

so many difficult issues here. And that the us and then you go back and you have your legislative aide to give you the support and he always was had a smile and and always offering to help out so. >>

We're gonna MISS You. But we will always be here in case you want to come visit us Ryan, so don't forget about us because you are going to bigger and better things. So anyhow I just want to share that

I also want to hear tomorrow is the flag raising that was benches at 10:00am so for councilmembers who can join tomorrow at 10:00am that's the reason flag raising. Thank you everyone for a great

meeting today, thank you for everyone here in chambers that help support us up. It was a great work today. So really much appreciate it. And we're just a few minutes