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Jimi Jamison
|Jimi Jamison
Jamison in 1987
|Background information
|Birth name
|Jimmy Wayne Jamison
|Also known as
|Jim Jamison
August 23, 1951
Mississippi, USA
|Memphis, Tennessee
|Hard rock, rock, country
|Singer-songwriter, musician
|Vocals, guitar, piano
|Years active
|Scotti Bros., Frontiers, Epic, A&M, ATCO
|Associated acts
|Survivor, Cobra, Target, Jim Peterik, Bobby Kimball, Joe Walsh
Jimmy Wayne "Jimi" Jamison (born August 23, 1951 in Mississippi) is an American rock vocalist and songwriter, best known as the longtime frontman of platinum selling rock bands Cobra and Survivor and as the voice and cowriter of the theme song for Baywatch.
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Born in rural Mississippi, Jamison moved with his mother to Memphis, Tennessee, the day after his birth, and he considers himself a Memphis native. In addition to honing his vocal abilities in his teens, Jamison taught himself how to play guitar and piano. By middle school, he was playing in a band.[1]
By the late 1970s, he was fronting the local Memphis band, Target, and he went on to become the lead singer of the more well-known band, Cobra in the early 1980s. He would later provide background vocals for successful bands including ZZ Top, Joe Walsh and many others. After the demise of Cobra in 1983/84, he was invited to join Survivor, whose success had been on the wane since their number-one hit, "Eye of the Tiger." Although he was initially not adamant about fronting what he considered more of a "pop rock" band, which would contrast significantly with the heavy metal stylings of Cobra to which he had become accustomed, Jamison ultimately joined and became Survivor's new frontman.[2]
Jamison provided an instant spark for Survivor, as his first album with the band, Vital Signs included several massively successful singles, catapulting them back to superstardom. His second album with the band, When Seconds Count, contained a Top 10 hit, "Is This Love?" This album also found Jamison making more songwriting contributions to the band's output, as he co-wrote four of the record's songs, including another memorable single, "Man Against the World." One of the biggest adjustments he had to make performing with Survivor was giving up the right to perform hits by other artists. "Sometimes we'll start to do an encore and somebody will say, 'Let's do a Led Zeppelin song!'" he told Nine-O-One Network Magazine in 1987. "You wanna say 'Yeah. Yeah!' And then right at the very last minute you say, 'Nah, we better do this.'"[3]
Among his best-known performances are "Burning Heart," from the Rocky IV movie with Sylvester Stallone, which hit No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, "High On You" (No. 8 US), and "The Search Is Over" (No. 4 US).
In 1989, Jamison was asked to be the lead vocal replacement for Deep Purple, who had just fired Ian Gillan. Said Purple organist Jon Lord of Jamison in a 1993 interview, "He was an enormous Deep Purple fan and he would happily have taken over the job. But at the time he was afraid of his managers. They didn't want him to leave [Survivor] and he didn't dare to get into a fight with them." In fact, Jon had gotten the story a little mixed up; it was his record label who had just released Jamison's new album When Love Comes Down in 1991, and they wanted him to stay and promote the record instead of joining Deep Purple.[4] Jamison went on to co-write and sing "I'm Always Here," the theme from the hit TV show Baywatch and later released another solo album, Empires under the name Jimi Jamison's Survivor.
Jamison would later reunite with Survivor in 2000, and he ended up remaining with the band up through the release of their new album in 2006. In 2005, Jamison was featured with the band in the Emmy-nominated Starbucks commercial which parodied Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger". Also in 2005, Jamison performed a duet on "It Takes Two" with teen singer Whitney Wolanin.
In 2008, Jamison released Crossroads Moment in Europe, and the album was released in the United States in 2009. It was produced by his former Survivor bandmate Jim Peterik. In October 2011, he released an album with Bobby Kimball (former lead singer of Toto) titled Kimball/Jamison.
Second Return to Survivor[edit]
On November 12, 2011, Jamison led and performed "Eye of the Tiger" for champion boxer Manny Pacquiao's entrance into the ring for his bout against Juan Manuel Marquez at MGM Grand Las Vegas. Fueled by popular demand, he would repeat the performance the following year for the boxer's next title defense. In the meantime, the first performance foreshadowed later events, as just three days later, on November 15, 2011, Jamison announced his return to Survivor following a five-year absence from the group.[5]
A year later, Jamison released a new solo album, Never Too Late.[6] He continues to tour with Survivor.
Jamison is well known for his contributions to charities, and has been a participant in the annual Rockin Christmas Fund charity fundraiser event among others. He participates with the Make-a-Wish Foundation and benefits for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital annually.
With Survivor[edit]
- Vital Signs (1984)
- When Seconds Count (1986)
- Too Hot to Sleep (1988)
- Reach (2006)
- Ultimate Survivor (2004)
- Survivor Extended Versions MTV Live in Japan Special (2005)
- "If I Cry" (solo single) (1967)
- When Love Comes Down (1991)
- Empires (1999), initially released under the "Jimi Jamison's Survivor" band name
- Crossroads Moment (2008)
- Extra Moments (2010) with Jim Peterik
- Kimball/Jamison (2011) with Bobby Kimball
- Never Too Late (2012)
- Combinations - D Beaver (1971)
- Target (self-titled) (1976)
- Captured - Target (1977)
- This Ain't Hollywood, Degarmo & Key, (1980), Forefront Records
- First Strike - Cobra (1983)
- Headhunter - Krokus (1983)(background vocals)
- Worrall - Rick & Steve Worrall, (1991), with Shawn Lane, re-release on Yesterrock Records
- Heat It Up, Degarmo & Key, (1993), Sony BMG
- To Extremes, Degarmo & Key, (1994), Benson
- One Man`s Trash feat. Jimi Jamison & Fred Zahl (2011) History
- Karmalion, Indicco, (2013), New Venture Music
- ^ Living Legends Music. 08/12/2008. "Jimi Jamison - Growing Up in Memphis." Jimi Jamison Interviews, originally recorded 07/03/2008 in Lake Mary, FL. Retrieved November 10, 2008 from YouTube (search: "Jimi Jamison")(see also http://livinglegendsmusic.com)
- ^ Living Legends Music. 08/12/2008. "Jimi Jamison - Survivor, 'A Really Good Feelin.'" Jimi Jamison Interviews, originally recorded 07/03/2008 in Lake Mary, FL. Retrieved November 10, 2008 from YouTube (search: "Jimi Jamison")(see also http://livinglegendsmusic.com)
- ^ Randall, Nancy (October 1987). "Survivor's Jimi Jamison," Nine-O-One Network, pp. 32-34.
- ^ "Jon Lord Interview at". Picturedwithin.com. October 4, 1993. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
- ^ "MelodicRock.com". MelodicRock.com. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
- ^ Jimi Jamison- Never Too Late @Discogs.com Retrieved 5-24-2013.
One Man's Trash feat. Jimi Jamison & Fred Zahl "HiStory" 2011
- Allmusic - Jimi Jamison biography
- IMDB profile - Jimi Jamison
- "I Can't Hold Back" video, with Jimi Jamison
- on July 21, 2011 Jimi Jamison was recognized by the Hard Rock International as a Solo Artist while in Boston, MA
On July 4. 2014 Jimi Jamison while on hiatus from Survivor was recognized as a solo artist in 2011 by Hard Rock International, his donated memorabilia item will be on display for 7 years in his hometown of Memphis at the Hard Rock Cafe open to the public 7/4/14! Go check it out! Jimi has since returned to Survivor! survivorband.com
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One last evening of good-byes
Ray wouldn't be going with his band mates but his thoughts were with them Sunday night, he couldn't help it. He knew Josh, the guitarist the band had hired to fill in for him would do a great job. Still, he couldn't help but feel a bit jealous of the guy. He would be on stage hearing the roar of the crowd; he would be the one feeling the adrenaline rush that should be his. He tried to clear his mind and concentrate on the movie that Christa had put in the DVD player.
"Ok Ray, what's going on?" Christa hit pause and looked at him. "Your mind isn't on this movie. It's a million miles away."
"Just thinking about the guys leaving tomorrow." He admitted.
Christa smiled, "Yeah, I thought so. I'm sure you'll be able to rejoin the tour as soon as they get back." She nestled even closer to him. "I'm sorry you can't go."
Ray ran his hand through her hair; he loved the way it felt in between his fingers. "Christa I'm so glad you moved in. Being with you makes staying behind a good thing."
She smiled, "Don't think for a minute that I don't know you'd be outta here is the doctor thought it would be all right." He started to say something but she put her finger to his lips, "And it would be OK, Ray. When you got back I would be here waiting."
"I love you," he told her softly. "Knowing that you will be waiting for me when I go makes my life complete."
Frank put his hand on Jamia's stomach and smiled, "They're active tonight. Think they're upset I'm leaving in the morning?"
"I don't know about them but I am." She rolled over on her side and Frank scooted in tightly behind her. They fit together like spoons.
"Are you really upset I'm leaving?" Concern filled his words. Jamia had been with him since the start. She had always seemed to be OK with him leaving for a tour.
She squeezed her eyes together tightly so that the tears she wanted to shed couldn't escape. "It's just the pregnancy talking Frankie. You'll be back before I have time to miss you." She lied.
Frank smiled then kissed the back of her neck. "Well I can tell you I'm gonna miss all of you." Once more his hand found her stomach. "I'll miss feeling them kicking against my hands but mostly I'll miss your smile."
Jamia flinched as a pain passed through her abdomen. "You OK?" Frank asked
"Just a kick, like you said they are active tonight." Jamia placed her hand over his, "Just a baby kick" she repeated praying that was all the pain really was.
"Monica, are you awake?" Gerard whispered.
She lifted her head off his chest and smiled in the dark, her body still reeling from their lovemaking. "Yeah, I can't sleep." She and Gerard had decided to spend the night at their house in their bed. "It was sweet of Kelly to pack you goodie bag for the plane wasn't it?"
He had just been thinking about that. Before they left Kelly had kissed him goodbye, told him to have a safe trip then handed him a small messenger bag full of snacks and things to do. She had done it because earlier in the day he had complained about the long plane trip they would endure in the morning. "She's such a good kid. I was so touched by her thoughtfulness. She really does like me doesn't she?"
"She loves you, Gee." Monica said softly.
He closed his eyes wanting to imprint this moment in his mind; Monica in his arms in their own home and two wonderful daughters. "Monica I have never been happier in my life than I am right now."
"Me either" she agreed. "I'm gonna miss you like mad, you know"
"I'm gonna miss you and the girls like mad" he answered. "But it's just two weeks and you know I'll call everyday. The sound of your voice will keep me going."
"And the roar of the crowd will give you heartache to sing." She whispered.
"Yeah, it will" he said gently touching her face, "it will." Monica closed her eyes and prayed the decision not to tell Gee about the little girl in the park was the right one. Without any actual proof that the child was his daughter it seemed wrong to her to tell him her thoughts. She just couldn't add to his stress level right now. A tour without Ray and his brother was enough for him to deal with.
Monica had already conceded to letting Kara spend the night with Bob. She just hoped she could keep her 'fully grown' daughter in school long enough to graduate. It would be a little easier in the next few weeks while he was gone. Kara could go to school and be big woman on campus. She loved that, showing off the engagement ring and regaling her friends with future plans (which mostly consisted of going on tour with the boys).
Bob took Kara out for pizza. The local joint had the best pizza in town. Still, it couldn't compare to Uno's in Chicago. Nothing could beat a deep dish Chicago-style pizza. He and Kara spent several hours and mucho dinero in the games room. This wasn't exactly how Bob wanted to spend his last night in town, but Kara was happy and that was all that mattered. He guessed that there would be plenty of time later for more soul searching and deep conversations. He sometimes wondered if maybe Kara wasn't a little too young for all of this. She usually made him feel younger, but sometimes he watched her and just felt old. And he'd really rather not have another scene like this morning when he had picked up Kara for the day. Kara was right. Her mom freaked about the tattoo, to put it mildly. Gerard just turned green when Kara went into great detail about the whole process. Everyone else had an opinion to share, but Kara sat in the middle of the storm, oblivious to it all.
They finally went back to the apartment just after midnight. They came in the door laughing, shushing each other. Bunny tumbled off the couch and demanded a midnight snack.
Unfortunately, neither Bob nor Kara spoke cat and the demand was ignored. The giggling couple instead went into Bob's bedroom shutting the door right on poor BunBun's nose. Oh, the indignities a cat must suffer.
Mikey waited until it was almost three in the morning to slip out of bed. He and Alicia had made love with an intensity that was shocking. Earlier in the evening he had waited until Monica had called to talk to her to slip a few of her things in the bottom of this suitcase. Anything else she needed they would buy on their honeymoon. He smiled in the dark imaging the smiled that would light up her face in the morning. He couldn't believe he had almost forgotten to pack one of the most important items. Crossing to the closet he slowly opened the door and located it. His suitcase was already by the door so he quietly crept from the room. Once the item was inside his suitcase he felt better. Now all he had to do was wait until the morning. He got back in bed and in her sleep she snuggled up to him. "I love you baby," he whispered to her. "More than life."


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17:50:19 >>GWEN MILLER: Roll call.
18:04:13 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: Here.
18:04:15 >>GWEN MILLER: Here.
18:04:17 >>JOSEPH P. CAETANO: Here.
18:04:18 >>MARY MULHERN: Here.
18:04:21 >>GWEN MILLER: Before we begin, we need to close the
18:04:23 workshop.
18:04:26 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: Move to receive and file all the
18:04:28 documents we had this morning, Madam Chair.
18:04:30 >> Second.
18:04:31 >>GWEN MILLER: Motion and second.
18:04:33 (Motion carried)
18:04:34 Now we need to close the workshop.
18:04:35 >>MARTIN SHELBY: Madam Chair, just a clarification,
18:04:40 that the -- there is no need for that item to be
18:04:43 reset.
18:04:45 I had an opportunity to speak with the representatives
18:04:46 of MacDill.
18:04:47 The PowerPoint presentation was duplicated and
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18:04:54 questions, either myself or Randy Goers, will be able
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18:04:58 Those issues will be coming back and addressed as part
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18:05:04 reference to earlier today.
18:05:05 So there's really no need for any additional action by
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18:05:08 >>GWEN MILLER: Now we can close it.
18:05:15 >> So moved.
18:05:16 >> Second.
18:05:16 (Motion carried).
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18:05:25 On 16 we had inadvertently transposed two different
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18:05:31 tonight.
18:05:31 What I would like to do is have a resolution
18:05:33 rescinding resolutions 2008-1124 and 2008-1172 which
18:05:38 are the two and then submit the two corrected ones
18:05:42 tonight as well.
18:05:42 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: So moved.
18:05:45 >> Second.
18:05:45 (Motion carried).
18:05:46 >>GWEN MILLER: We have another walk-on?
18:05:50 >>MARTIN SHELBY: Clarification with regard to this
18:05:56 morning's morning relative to the S-2 hearing for the
18:05:59 history center.
18:06:01 Cathy Coyle is asking if council's motion can be -- a
18:06:09 new motion -- (cowbell rings).
18:06:13 >>JOHN DINGFELDER: I had to dot, I'm sorry.
18:06:16 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: Can you imagine I have to sit next
18:06:18 to this?
18:06:19 >> Are you jealous of my hair?
18:06:20 >> I'm jealous of anybody.
18:06:23 >>JOHN DINGFELDER: Go Rays, let's hear it.
18:06:27 [ Applause ]
18:06:29 >>GWEN MILLER: All right.
18:06:31 >> Got to be out of here for first pitch.
18:06:33 8:00.
18:06:35 >>MARTIN SHELBY: Catherine Coyle has asked that the
18:06:37 motion be framed as follows, that the City Council
18:06:39 will allow up to five alcohol sales, special use
18:06:45 applications to be set for hearing on December
18:06:47 4th, 2008, at 1:30 in the afternoon for first
18:06:50 reading.
18:06:55 Once you make that motion, then that will be processed
18:06:57 administratively and the history center will be able
18:06:59 to get their first reading on that date.
18:07:01 So if that could be the motion, then it will be able
18:07:04 to proceed.
18:07:05 >> So moved.
18:07:06 >> Second.
18:07:06 (Motion carried).
18:07:07 >>MARTIN SHELBY: Thank you.
18:07:20 >> There's one other issue.
18:07:22 You received a memorandum from Chip Fletcher regarding
18:07:24 the Hart board reappointments.
18:07:26 Fran David, and David Mekanick.
18:07:29 There is a letter that is going to Clark homes
18:07:34 relative to Mr. Dingfelder that his appointment shall
18:07:39 continue to April 1st.
18:07:42 But the mayor, because Hart board is requesting that
18:07:45 these reappointments be made by December 31st, the
18:07:48 requests are the administration is to have those
18:07:50 resolutions put on during the special call session
18:07:55 next week, the 30th of October at 11 a.m., for
18:08:00 passage by City Council.
18:08:05 >>LINDA SAUL-SENA: Do we need to take action?
18:08:07 >>MARTIN SHELBY: If you can make a motion to have
18:08:09 those set for the special called session at 11 a.m.
18:08:13 >> So moved.
18:08:14 >> Second.
18:08:14 (Motion carried).
18:08:15 >>JOHN DINGFELDER: And let me get this out of the way.
18:08:18 There was a gentleman that sat here patiently all day
18:08:21 long and never got heard.
18:08:22 It's kind of my fault.
18:08:23 So let me make it up to him.
18:08:25 But they wanted us to have a quick discussion about
18:08:28 the ability to have U-Haul locations in CG zonings.
18:08:34 That's all I will go into for today.
18:08:36 But if we could put that on the November 6th
18:08:39 agenda under, what, Marty?
18:08:43 >>MARTIN SHELBY: Well, you have 15 staff reports and
18:08:45 unfinished business for 10:30.
18:08:52 >>JOHN DINGFELDER: It will be a quick discussion.
18:08:55 I am going to ask council to put it into the January
18:08:57 set of chapter 27 amendments.
18:09:00 >>MARTIN SHELBY: Presently if council wishes on
18:09:02 November 20th, you only have one staff report
18:09:04 presently listed on your --
18:09:07 >>JOHN DINGFELDER: November 20 is fine.
18:09:10 >>LINDA SAUL-SENA: Second.
18:09:11 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: I believe there was something, we
18:09:13 did something for one of the rental companies.
18:09:17 Enterprise rental, I think it was.
18:09:19 I'm not sure.
18:09:21 I think that was city-wide.
18:09:22 But anyway I'm not against that motion.
18:09:25 >>JOHN DINGFELDER: We have issues all over.
18:09:27 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: Not a problem.
18:09:30 >>GWEN MILLER: All in favor?
18:09:31 (Motion carried.)
18:09:34 Ms. Feeley?
18:09:35 >>ABBYE FEELEY: Land Development Coordination.
18:09:41 I would like to quickly go through your agenda this
18:09:43 evening.
18:09:44 On item number 2 there was an e-mail requesting that
18:09:48 that petition be withdrawn, the vacating.
18:09:53 >> So moved.
18:09:54 >> Second.
18:09:54 >>GWEN MILLER: Motion and second.
18:09:55 (Motion carried).
18:09:56 >>ABBYE FEELEY: Item number 3, Z 07-88, the Gary
18:10:03 school, there has been written correspondence for that
18:10:05 application to be withdrawn as well.
18:10:07 >> So moved.
18:10:07 >> Second.
18:10:08 (Motion carried).
18:10:08 >>ABBYE FEELEY: Items number 6 and 9, those items are
18:10:16 traveling together.
18:10:17 It was a misnotice on one of those items.
18:10:20 And they need to be rescheduled.
18:10:22 Mr. Grandoff is here on behalf of the petitioner.
18:10:26 Mr. Grandoff has asked if December 11th would be
18:10:29 able to accommodate both those cases.
18:10:33 Just to let you know, council, you tentatively have
18:10:35 eight cases for that night, plus seven text amendments
18:10:39 which puts you at 15 cases.
18:10:41 So if you would waive your rules for those two cases
18:10:44 it would be 17 cases.
18:10:47 Staff suggested January 22nd to put those two cases
18:10:51 on.
18:10:52 But that is completely up to discussion of council.
18:10:57 >>GWEN MILLER: Motion?
18:10:58 >>JOHN DINGFELDER: Text amendments controversial or
18:11:01 just run of the mill?
18:11:03 >>ABBYE FEELEY: Some of them could be, and they could
18:11:06 take some time, which is in fact why we moved some of
18:11:08 them from November 13th when they were originally
18:11:11 scheduled to go, because there were several that were
18:11:14 moving forward.
18:11:15 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: Could we ask the attorney, January
18:11:18 22nd, '09?
18:11:21 >>MARTIN SHELBY: The evening?
18:11:23 >> Yes, it would be 6:00.
18:11:26 >>MARTIN SHELBY: I believe tentatively, council, after
18:11:29 consultation with Ms. Coyle, we are suggesting the
18:11:33 evening meeting be moved to January 29th at 6
18:11:37 o'clock p.m.
18:11:42 Are you aware of that?
18:11:44 >>> No, I'm not.
18:11:45 We did have it set for January 8th.
18:11:47 And that is supposed to be the comp plan update on
18:11:50 January 8th.
18:11:50 Therefore we moved it to January 22nd.
18:11:53 But I have not heard of January 29th.
18:11:54 >>MARTIN SHELBY: Council, I am going to be suggesting
18:11:57 when I meet with you individually over the next week
18:12:00 that you meet on the 29th because the 22nd is also
18:12:02 a day meeting so you will have one of those long day
18:12:04 meetings.
18:12:05 1:30 alcohol meetings.
18:12:06 And my understanding is that council would prefer not
18:12:09 to have anything in the afternoon when they have a
18:12:11 night meeting.
18:12:12 So the resolution -- your tentative schedule is to
18:12:17 move it to the 29th.
18:12:18 >>GWEN MILLER: January 29th?
18:12:21 >>MARTIN SHELBY: If that's council's pleasure.
18:12:22 If they don't wish it in December.
18:12:24 Only other date you have for the land rezoning is
18:12:26 tentatively scheduled for the 29th.
18:12:28 >>GWEN MILLER: Can we get a mocks to that?
18:12:32 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: So moved.
18:12:32 >> Second.
18:12:33 (Motion carried).
18:12:33 >>> Lastly, I would ask on item number 7, Z 08-31,
18:12:44 that that item be removed from the agenda to be
18:12:46 rescheduled at a later date.
18:12:48 >> So moved.
18:12:49 >> Second.
18:12:49 (Motion carried).
18:12:50 >>GWEN MILLER: Anyone that's going to speak on item
18:13:04 number 1, 4, 5.
18:13:09 That's it.
18:13:10 >>MARTIN SHELBY: I believe number 8 as well.
18:13:12 >>GWEN MILLER: 5 and 8.
18:13:15 Okay.
18:13:15 (Oath administered by Clerk)
18:13:18 >>MARTIN SHELBY: Council, I ask that all written
18:13:22 material relative to tonight's hearings which have
18:13:23 been available for public inspection of City Council
18:13:26 office be received and filed at this time prior to
18:13:30 action.
18:13:31 By motion, please.
18:13:32 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: So moved.
18:13:36 >> Second.
18:13:36 (Motion carried).
18:13:37 >>MARTIN SHELBY: Just a reminder very quickly if
18:13:39 there's been any ex parte communications please
18:13:42 disclose those prayer to the vote.
18:13:44 Lastly, ladies and gentlemen, I put a sign up to
18:13:46 remind you please reaffirm that you have been sworn,
18:13:49 and there is a sign-in sheet outside, if you haven't
18:13:53 signed in and you do intend to testify make sure you
18:13:55 signed that.
18:13:56 I thank you very much.
18:14:00 >>GWEN MILLER: Do you want to say anything or do you
18:14:03 just want us to vote, on number 1?
18:14:06 >>JULIA COLE: Legal department.
18:14:18 I believe the petitioner is proposing to add some
18:14:20 additional conditions to the ordinance.
18:14:23 It's the pleasure of council.
18:14:24 I do have an ordinance adding those conditions that I
18:14:26 can substitute for the ordinance in front of you.
18:14:31 >>> Joseph Diaz, and I have been sworn.
18:14:33 The last time we were here you had asked me to check
18:14:35 with my client to answer three questions for you all.
18:14:38 Mr. Dingfelder, you posed a question would my clients
18:14:42 be willing to accept the hours of operations of Sunday
18:14:44 through Thursday till 10:00, Fridays and Saturdays
18:14:48 till 11:00.
18:14:49 The answer is yes.
18:14:52 Ms. Saul-Sena, we had a discussion whether or not my
18:14:55 client was advancing that it was asking or requesting
18:14:58 for a one-year conditional.
18:15:00 The answer is yes.
18:15:01 >>LINDA SAUL-SENA: Perfect.
18:15:05 >>> Ms. Miller, you asked a question was there going
18:15:08 to be any loud music or dee-jay.
18:15:11 I can a sure you there's going to be no live music
18:15:14 when we are closing at 10:00 at night during the week
18:15:19 and eleven.
18:15:19 May there be some recorded music at times?
18:15:22 Yes, ma'am, but there will never be loud music, not
18:15:25 with those hours of operations.
18:15:26 So we would have no problems stipulating to no live
18:15:30 entertainment, no live music whatsoever.
18:15:33 We would hope that you wouldn't restrict our ability
18:15:35 to play recorded music.
18:15:37 But once again, we will take the hours of operation as
18:15:41 advanced.
18:15:41 And Mr. Dingfelder, we would request a one-year
18:15:44 conditional.
18:15:48 >>MARTIN SHELBY: I believe, council, that if council
18:15:52 wishes to accept those conditions, that Ms. Kert had
18:15:58 prepared and given to Ms. Cole a copy of the
18:16:00 ordinance, if council chooses to go forward on first
18:16:04 reading.
18:16:04 If council beneficiaries to take public comment after
18:16:06 those three conditions and give Mr. Diaz an
18:16:10 opportunity for rebuttal and closing prior to the
18:16:12 vote, that's council's choice.
18:16:13 The other thing, council, is a reminder, just so you
18:16:17 know, that obviously the public would have an
18:16:20 additional opportunity at second reading and the
18:16:23 adoption public hearing to address the concerns again,
18:16:26 if there are any.
18:16:27 And again, Mr. Diaz would have the opportunity to
18:16:29 address council and rebut.
18:16:30 >>GWEN MILLER: What's the pleasure of council?
18:16:33 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: I can only speak for myself, Madam
18:16:34 Chair.
18:16:35 There's been individuals here who have come two or
18:16:38 three times, and I think in order of fairness they
18:16:43 should be allowed to speak, only because for whatever
18:16:46 reason I came in today, and although I have a little
18:16:48 fever, it's not Philly fever, I'll tell you that, but
18:16:56 I think it's incumbent upon us to listen to those
18:16:59 people, in only the areas that Mr. Dais spoke to that
18:17:03 were directed questions from the council.
18:17:05 And I believe the public should at least have the
18:17:07 courtesy of the input on those areas that were
18:17:10 discussed and asked of Mr. Diaz and his client.
18:17:15 >>GWEN MILLER: Is everybody agreeing?
18:17:17 Ms. Saul-Sena?
18:17:18 >>LINDA SAUL-SENA: With all due respect, Mr. Miranda,
18:17:20 I feel like we have been over this and over this and
18:17:22 over this.
18:17:22 This is our first reading.
18:17:23 I think we should just go ahead and vote, and people
18:17:26 can come and speak next time.
18:17:27 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: I understand that.
18:17:29 But I know there's a police chief or assistant police
18:17:33 chief.
18:17:33 I know I have got e-mails.
18:17:35 I don't know how I get them because I don't have a
18:17:37 computer, but I get them.
18:17:40 How do you like that?
18:17:42 But these people -- and I'm not trying to debate
18:17:46 anything, but they have come here at least three
18:17:48 times, and in fairness to them.
18:17:50 And I'm not saying it's right.
18:17:51 I'm just saying my view.
18:17:53 If council chooses to do different I'm not going to
18:17:56 dispute that.
18:17:56 >>GWEN MILLER: We need a motion then because we have
18:17:58 two opinions.
18:18:00 >>MARY MULHERN: I'll move to allow the public to
18:18:03 speak.
18:18:03 >> Second.
18:18:04 >>GWEN MILLER: We have a motion and second.
18:18:05 All in favor of the motion say Aye.
18:18:07 Opposed, Nay.
18:18:08 >>JOHN DINGFELDER: On a limited basis.
18:18:10 >>GWEN MILLER: Is there anyone in the public that
18:18:11 wants to speak on item number 1?
18:18:13 You may speak only on those conditions that were
18:18:16 stated by the petitioner.
18:18:17 The hours of operation, no music, and one year
18:18:22 conditional.
18:18:23 Only ones you can talk on.
18:18:26 >>> I'm Alice Snelling, the co-chair of Tampa alcohol
18:18:31 coalition.
18:18:32 One is the hours of closing at 10 p.m. during the
18:18:34 week, 11 p.m. on the weekends, also no live music and
18:18:39 conditional license for one year.
18:18:41 We oppose the 4(COP-R) no matter what the time is, or
18:18:46 whether or not they have live music, or the
18:18:48 conditional license, because of the business pattern
18:18:50 that we have been through our investigation found that
18:18:54 occurred in Orlando.
18:18:55 And although we realize that is a 4(COP) and it's a
18:18:59 bar, and this is a restaurant, it's still the same
18:19:01 owner, same management, they still want to cater to
18:19:04 the college crowd, they said in a newspaper article
18:19:08 they intend to do that, and they also want to hire the
18:19:10 college crowd.
18:19:11 So it could be an earlier college environment where
18:19:14 they still could have any kind of drink specials they
18:19:17 want, there's no conditions on that.
18:19:19 They could have drinking games, which they have in
18:19:21 Orlando, they have drinking pitchers and various types
18:19:25 of things that encourage binge drinking.
18:19:27 We feel even under these conditions, there still could
18:19:30 be binge drinking and alcohol-related consequences
18:19:33 including DUI crashes.
18:19:36 Since we are number one in the whole state in alcohol
18:19:38 related crashes, injury and fatality in Hillsborough
18:19:42 County, and this particular location is right across
18:19:45 the street from USF, we feel it's just too much of a
18:19:48 chance to take.
18:19:49 And one last thing is on the waiver.
18:19:51 I think it's up to scoop to prove they would not
18:19:55 affect the health, welfare and safety of the
18:19:58 neighborhood and the community, that they can come up
18:19:59 with a plan in showing that they would not have binge
18:20:02 drinking.
18:20:03 >>GWEN MILLER: Next speaker.
18:20:10 >> Interim police chief for Temple Terrace.
18:20:14 We at Temple Terrace are opposed to the conditions
18:20:16 that were included tonight.
18:20:20 The hours of operation will not prevent drink
18:20:24 specials, as Alice stated.
18:20:31 We totally agree with that.
18:20:32 It's still going to affect our traffic during the day.
18:20:35 It doesn't matter what time they close.
18:20:38 They are still driving through the city of Temple
18:20:39 Terrace if they exit to the north to Fowler, they will
18:20:43 be in our city, and it's going to increase our traffic
18:20:46 at that intersection, traffic on Fowler already is a
18:20:51 problem.
18:20:53 Especially in the early hours of the evening.
18:20:57 So it's not going to affect -- it not going to
18:21:00 decrease with a large establishment like that going
18:21:03 in.
18:21:03 So we at Temple Terrace are opposed to waiving even
18:21:09 these conditions.
18:21:10 Thank you.
18:21:12 >>> My name is Karen Hernandez.
18:21:15 I'm at 12110 Forest Hill drive, Tampa, Florida, and I
18:21:20 have been asked by the members of the EL Bethel church
18:21:25 which is 800 feet away to come up and oppose the
18:21:30 conditions that Mr. Diaz has put before you.
18:21:34 As for daytime hours, there is nothing stopping
18:21:37 Saturday or Sunday day parties at which it would
18:21:42 interfere with church services or church functions as
18:21:47 the property is directly on the other side of the wall
18:21:54 in Tampa.
18:21:55 The music, Mr. Diaz, I believe, stated he couldn't a
18:21:59 sure that there would not be any kind of music.
18:22:01 Once again, the daytime hours that we are speaking of
18:22:07 still directly conflict with what the church it has.
18:22:14 If they had a Saturday and Sunday drink special party
18:22:17 starting at 11:00, then at that point the church is
18:22:21 concerned that it will interfere with their daytime
18:22:24 services, not just the evening issue.
18:22:26 So the church is opposed to the wet zoning, and
18:22:30 alcohol of any form being served on this property.
18:22:33 Thank you.
18:22:39 >>> My name is Becky gauge.
18:22:41 I'm a victim advocate with mothers against drunk
18:22:44 driving, Hillsborough County.
18:22:45 I would, as a victim advocate, oppose the conditions.
18:22:50 Since Hillsborough County remains number one in the
18:22:53 state for DUI crashes and injury, we consistently rank
18:22:58 either number one, two or three in DUI fatalities.
18:23:01 In the past year, our DUI fatalities have increased
18:23:06 over 45%, and the huge number of the defendants that
18:23:10 we are seeing in the courtroom are under the age of
18:23:12 25.
18:23:15 A bar oriented to the college age is definitely going
18:23:22 to have some consideration as to an increase in
18:23:24 fatalities and crashes and injuries in our county.
18:23:28 I would oppose that.
18:23:30 I deal with the victims every day and have a lot of
18:23:33 information to explain to them and try to help them
18:23:36 through this process.
18:23:37 Thank you.
18:23:37 >>GWEN MILLER: Thank you.
18:23:39 Mr. Diaz.
18:23:50 >>> Madam Chairman, it's like a changing ball.
18:23:52 I was here last time, heard the concerns, addressed
18:23:56 it.
18:23:56 I'm kind of shocked because when we had our initial
18:24:00 meeting here Ms. Hernandez said she was the official
18:24:03 representative of the coalition and her sworn
18:24:06 testimony at that time was it keeps insisting it wants
18:24:11 to be a restaurant.
18:24:12 We have no problems with that.
18:24:12 At least let them run as a restaurant.
18:24:15 I understand the restaurant's closing time is eleven
18:24:17 on week days, midnight on the weekends.
18:24:21 We come here.
18:24:22 We met the hours that you want for a restaurant.
18:24:28 Asked for a conditional.
18:24:29 We answered your questions.
18:24:31 We respectfully request you approve our petition in
18:24:34 accordance with the conditions and the limitations
18:24:37 that we set forth, ma'am.
18:24:47 >>GWEN MILLER: Questions from council members?
18:24:50 Need to close the public hearing.
18:24:51 >> So moved.
18:24:52 >> Second.
18:24:52 (Motion carried).
18:24:53 >>JOSEPH P. CAETANO: Madam Chairman, this is in my
18:24:57 district.
18:24:57 I have talked to the mayors.
18:25:08 This was sent to Mary Mulhern.
18:25:10 It's quite a long letter where these young kids went
18:25:13 into scoops up in Orlando, and the owner new these
18:25:16 kids weren't of age, and he gave them wristbands to
18:25:22 allow them to go to the front of the line.
18:25:24 Now, this is the owner of the establishment, a
18:25:26 gentleman who holds that license I know the police
18:25:34 department is against it.
18:25:37 It's on Fowler Avenue right at the end of our city
18:25:40 limits.
18:25:40 Fowler Avenue might have 150 cars, 150,000 cars a day.
18:25:45 It very dangerous.
18:25:48 And as Mr. Diaz said, at one of the hearings, that
18:25:54 there was a bar that opened up on the grounds of the
18:25:57 school, and it was closed.
18:25:59 It was not closed.
18:26:01 I corrected it and told him and the audience that
18:26:05 anybody who had classes during the day was not
18:26:08 permitted in that place, and this was at Beef
18:26:11 O'Brady's.
18:26:12 It's still in operation.
18:26:13 So I'm opposed to it.
18:26:15 My motion is to deny.
18:26:16 >>LINDA SAUL-SENA: Second.
18:26:18 >>CHAIRMAN: Motion and second for denial.
18:26:20 Mr. Shelby.
18:26:24 >>MARTIN SHELBY: Council, I want to make sure that we
18:26:26 get the correct provision and basis.
18:26:29 It would be with regard to the waiver, the granting of
18:26:31 the waivers?
18:26:34 But denying --
18:26:36 >>JOSEPH P. CAETANO: Deny the permit.
18:26:38 >>MARTIN SHELBY: Denying the permit.
18:26:39 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: Madam Chair, I don't know, if I can
18:26:44 ask our attorney a question, do I have to open the
18:26:46 hearing?
18:26:49 >> Yes.
18:26:49 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: Let me ask any attorney employed by
18:26:53 the City of Tampa, in any form or fashion.
18:27:02 I'm just thinking of the question.
18:27:04 I'm going to oppose it.
18:27:06 I want to make sure that given the last six weeks or
18:27:16 so, that we haven't put ourselves in a hole where we
18:27:20 can't act and react.
18:27:22 We have asked certain questions of the petitioner.
18:27:25 Whether I like them or not is another question.
18:27:28 And during that process, we have asked certain
18:27:32 statements.
18:27:34 They have come back and answered those statements.
18:27:36 And if I may have a legal opinion on the ramification,
18:27:41 if this is turned down, what happens?
18:27:44 Do we have avenues for us being incorrectly asking
18:27:50 those questions, and then giving us the answer that we
18:27:53 look for and then denial?
18:27:55 >>MARTIN SHELBY: Council, ultimately -- and that is a
18:28:01 very good question, Mr. Miranda.
18:28:04 Did you ask specifically those questions of the
18:28:08 petitioner.
18:28:11 Council is not bound, or did not bind itself by
18:28:14 saying, if you meet those conditions we will grant you
18:28:18 that petition.
18:28:19 There are still standards that do have to be met, if
18:28:26 council wishes, we can make reference to the general
18:28:32 standards such as 27-269, that the use will ensure the
18:28:41 public health, safety and public real fair if located
18:28:47 where proposed and developed and operated according to
18:28:50 the plan as submitted.
18:28:51 You also have the distance waivers.
18:28:53 Council, I would recommend that what you have before
18:29:00 you is different than what is in Orlando.
18:29:10 And the petition you have before you should be judged
18:29:12 on the merit of the petition, what's being asked for,
18:29:15 and the testimony that you have heard at the hearing.
18:29:18 And again the hearing -- this is a continued public
18:29:21 hearing so your previous disclosure of discussion with
18:29:24 the mayor or any other ex parte communications, the
18:29:27 documents that have been placed into evidence, what is
18:29:31 in Orlando is a 4(COP), does not have the conditions
18:29:36 as agreed to.
18:29:37 So my suggestion would be if the motion is to deny, I
18:29:42 think it is incumbent upon council to state forth what
18:29:47 the reasons are relative to this particular petition
18:29:49 based on evidence that you have heard, the
18:29:53 substantial, competent evidence that you have heard
18:29:58 that supports your position so that if council
18:30:00 ultimately does vote to deny, then when a court
18:30:03 reviews council's decision, it will see that due
18:30:08 process was afforded and that it was based on
18:30:13 competent and substantial evidence.
18:30:15 So my suggestion would be that if council does wish to
18:30:18 deny, that it be on the basis of findings of fact that
18:30:25 relate to the standards, and your decisions to not
18:30:29 grant the waivers or that it doesn't meet the certain
18:30:31 standards.
18:30:34 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: Thank you, Mr. Shelby, for that.
18:30:38 As you know we vote yes or Nay on various liquor
18:30:42 zonings because we feel that place was food or bad for
18:30:44 the general public.
18:30:45 That has been an ongoing thing with this council and
18:30:49 past councils.
18:30:50 I myself have voted against many liquor zonings on my
18:30:53 own.
18:30:54 And they have passed on the other side, all the other
18:30:59 times I remember they have passed, in some cases.
18:31:01 So I want to get that on the record to make sure that
18:31:03 this petition was not linked directly because there
18:31:06 was evidence brought into the record that this --
18:31:09 Orlando was mentioned today again, that it's not the
18:31:11 same, it's not the same alcohol zoning, it does not
18:31:14 have -- it has restrictions of hours, Orlando does not
18:31:22 and I don't want to get involved between Orlando's
18:31:25 mental thing and this reality here.
18:31:26 And that's all that I'm saying.
18:31:28 >> This petition is located -- the request is very
18:31:36 close to two churches, and they have to ask for a
18:31:39 waiver, and we have testimony on the record from
18:31:43 representatives of those churches that they did not
18:31:45 feel that this is an appropriate place for a liquor
18:31:49 permit.
18:31:50 And we received testimony from the University of South
18:31:54 Florida who is concerned about the location, and the
18:31:59 administration, the mayor, and then the police chief
18:32:03 from Temple Terrace, all on the record, raising
18:32:08 objections to the issuing of a permit at this
18:32:11 location.
18:32:11 >>GWEN MILLER: Other comments by councilmen?
18:32:13 We have a motion for denial.
18:32:15 All in favor of that motion say Aye.
18:32:17 Opposed, Nay.
18:32:18 >>JOHN DINGFELDER: No.
18:32:25 >>MARTIN SHELBY: Was that in N relation to the waivers
18:32:27 section 27-272, and also section 27-269, the general
18:32:33 standards?
18:32:34 Was that the basis of your decision?
18:32:36 >>JOSEPH P. CAETANO: The motion to deny wipes out the
18:32:39 waivers, correct?
18:32:40 >>MARTIN SHELBY: You are not granting the waivers, and
18:32:42 with regard to the general standards, with regard to
18:32:44 the public safety and health and welfare, section
18:32:47 27-269, is that also the basis of your decision?
18:32:53 I just want to be clear.
18:32:55 >>JOSEPH P. CAETANO: It says here the use will ensure
18:32:59 the public health, safety and general welfare is
18:33:01 located where proposed and developed and operated in
18:33:06 the plan as submitted.
18:33:07 My opinion, it not for the benefit of the welfare of
18:33:09 the people.
18:33:14 >>THE CLERK: Motion carried with Dingfelder voting no
18:33:16 and Scott being absent.
18:33:19 >>GWEN MILLER: We need to open item number 4.
18:33:21 >> So moved.
18:33:22 >> Second.
18:33:22 (Motion carried)
18:33:36 >>ABBYE FEELEY: Land development.
18:33:37 Item number 4 on your agenda this evening, Z 08-59 is
18:33:42 located at 3601 south Manhattan Avenue, petitioner
18:33:48 Brucie Klay's dance center is requesting a rezoning
18:33:52 from CG commercial general to PD planned development,
18:33:55 dance studio.
18:33:56 There are seven waivers associated with the request.
18:33:59 Section 27-130 to reduce the required buffer from 15
18:34:03 feet to 6-foot masonry wall, with a 6-foot wood fence.
18:34:09 27-242, reduce the required number of parking spaces
18:34:12 from 23 to 21.
18:34:14 Section 27-246, page 1, to allow parking spaces along
18:34:18 the east, maneuver in the right-of-way.
18:34:21 Section 13-161, reduce the required landscape buffer
18:34:24 from 8-foot to three and a half foot along the north,
18:34:27 and to zero foot along the east.
18:34:30 27-246-J to allow nonresidential access to a local
18:34:34 street.
18:34:35 13-161-AE, a waiver of 295 square feet of required
18:34:40 green space, with a payment of fee in lieu, and
18:34:44 27-246-B-1 to allow compact parking for 66.7% of the
18:34:49 required spaces.
18:34:51 The petitioner is proposing to rezone the property at
18:34:54 3601 south Manhattan from CG to PD to expand the
18:34:58 existing dance studio. The site contains an existing
18:35:08 3900 square foot building, proposing an addition along
18:35:11 the southern portion of the site.
18:35:13 The site will be accessed from south Manhattan Avenue
18:35:16 with an exit only onto Kensington.
18:35:19 The maximum building height is 25 feet, PD setbacks
18:35:23 are as follows, north 3.5 feet, east 10 feet, west 10
18:35:28 seat, south 10 feet, a total of 23 parking spaces are
18:35:31 required and 21 are being required including one ADA
18:35:35 and 14 compact.
18:35:36 Site is surrounded by a mix of commercial uses to the
18:35:39 north, south and east and residential uses to the
18:35:42 west.
18:35:45 Just to show you the zoning at last page, the site is
18:35:51 shown in green, comes to the north, Manhattan to the
18:35:54 east, and Euclid to the south.
18:35:56 As you can see everything along this segment of
18:35:58 Manhattan is CG zoning, RS-60 to the rear, and you
18:36:03 have some residential office and other residential
18:36:08 mixed in.
18:36:09 The CG actually goes up and makes a loop on EL-PRADO.
18:36:16 To show you an aerial of the site.
18:36:20 Looking west at the site on Manhattan, this is the
18:36:36 southern portion of the site.
18:36:41 This half of the site on Manhattan.
18:36:47 This east of the site of Manhattan.
18:36:52 East of the site.
18:36:57 Northeast of the site on the corner of Manhattan and
18:37:01 Kensington.
18:37:03 North of the site, Kensington to Manhattan.
18:37:08 Northwest of the site.
18:37:13 West of the site.
18:37:18 Development review committee has reviewed the petition
18:37:20 and finds it inconsistent with the City of Tampa Land
18:37:23 Development Code.
18:37:24 However, modifications, and there are two small notes
18:37:30 that need to be added to the site plan and I will read
18:37:32 those into the record regarding landscape, are
18:37:35 modified between first and second reading.
18:37:38 Staff will find this consistent, with the exception of
18:37:40 transportation.
18:37:41 That has two objections related to ingress and egress
18:37:45 to nonresidential parking lot, and that all off-street
18:37:50 parking spaces are required to maneuver on private
18:37:54 property.
18:37:56 The two notes that are needed for landscape include a
18:37:59 note for commitment to use structural soils in those
18:38:04 areas where a six-foot protective radius cannot be met
18:38:08 and also that landscape note number 4 needs to be
18:38:10 removed, as it is obsolete.
18:38:12 Staff is available for any questions.
18:38:29 >>TONY GARCIA: Planning Commission staff.
18:38:30 I have been sworn.
18:38:31 To add on to Ms. Feeley's comments from the comp plan
18:38:35 perspective I would like to let you all be aware of
18:38:39 the land use conditions.
18:38:41 It is located in the South Tampa area, located on the
18:38:43 southwest corner of the intersection of Manhattan and
18:38:47 Kensington in, close proximity of a neighborhood
18:38:52 commercial activity center over here at the
18:38:54 intersection of El Prado and Manhattan, and the land
18:38:58 use category shown here mixed use allows a variety of
18:39:11 uses, as well as residential uses, but primarily mixed
18:39:16 use type of concept.
18:39:17 So if Manhattan is classified as a collector road and
18:39:22 as one can see over here on the aerials, there are a
18:39:25 variety of low intensity types of uses.
18:39:28 You have some age commercial, some other neighborhood
18:39:32 serving community uses that have been patronized by
18:39:36 the citizens of the area for quite a few decades now.
18:39:39 As you can see the site in question also interfaces
18:39:42 several low intensity types of nonresidential uses,
18:39:46 directly across the street to the east.
18:39:48 Request is for an expansion of an existing use and
18:39:50 should not exacerbate or create any additional adverse
18:39:53 impacts to the surrounding residential area.
18:39:56 Planning Commission staff found the proposed request
18:39:58 consistent with.
18:40:01 >>GWEN MILLER: Petitioner?
18:40:02 >>> John LaRocca representing petitioner.
18:40:11 I have been sworn.
18:40:12 The petitioner Brucie Klay's dance center, Inc., with
18:40:19 me are the owner of Brucie Klay dance center and campo
18:40:25 engineering who prepared the site plan.
18:40:27 Purpose of the rezoning to PD was to accomplish as
18:40:30 stated previously the addition of one studio within
18:40:33 the dance center.
18:40:35 For those of you who are familiar with the dance
18:40:37 center, my daughter is a dancer there.
18:40:39 There are three studios that are fairly small in size,
18:40:42 and --
18:40:44 >> She obviously has her mother's graces then.
18:40:47 >> Yes. She's been dancing there for ten years.
18:40:52 And one of the reasons for this expansion is to
18:40:55 provide a room that is a size that there could be
18:40:59 large group practice as many of the dances that they
18:41:02 practice for in their competition and other programs
18:41:05 they dance in the parking lot, and they do make use of
18:41:09 the premises, but not necessarily the studio, as they
18:41:12 should.
18:41:13 A very difficult situation.
18:41:14 But every attempt has been made through Mathieu
18:41:17 campo's engineering firm to develop a site plan within
18:41:20 the CG zoning standards, and there have been months
18:41:24 and months of work and development of the site plan,
18:41:27 and it boils down to these waivers that we have before
18:41:30 us today.
18:41:30 The existing structure, for those not familiar with
18:41:35 the location, the old Curry pharmacy site, an existing
18:41:39 building that will be added to, in fact the site is
18:41:41 being improved with additional green space, we are
18:41:43 eliminating some backup parking into Kensington, what
18:41:48 we are seeking and maneuvering onto the local street
18:41:51 is currently existing, and backing and maneuvering
18:41:54 into the right-of-way in Manhattan does not back into
18:41:57 the street but actually --
18:42:00 >>GWEN MILLER: Is there anyone in opposition that
18:42:03 would like to speak on this petition?
18:42:04 >>> With that said, and to actually -- we respectfully
18:42:13 ask approval and we'll be glad to answer any
18:42:15 questions.
18:42:15 Thank you.
18:42:17 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: I think that's close across from
18:42:23 the very famous car wash in close proximity to the Jan
18:42:28 Platt library which Mr. Garcia did not bring up.
18:42:31 Thank you, Mr. Garcia.
18:42:33 >>GWEN MILLER: I have a motion and second to close.
18:42:35 (Motion carried).
18:42:36 >>THE CLERK: Did not receive an ordinance for this or
18:42:43 the other files.
18:42:45 >>GWEN MILLER: Need a motion to prepare it.
18:42:47 Do you have one?
18:43:13 >>JOHN DINGFELDER: It's a pleasure to read this for
18:43:15 approval.
18:43:19 Ms. Klay has been operating this at various locations
18:43:24 for many years and fantastic.
18:43:26 She needs to expand.
18:43:27 With that I'll move an ordinance rezoning property in
18:43:29 the general vicinity of 3601 south Manhattan Avenue in
18:43:32 the city of Tampa, Florida more particularly described
18:43:34 in section 1 from zoning district classifications CG
18:43:37 commercial general to PD planned development, dance
18:43:40 studio, providing an effective date.
18:43:41 >>GWEN MILLER: I have a motion and second.
18:43:43 All in favor of the motion say Aye.
18:43:45 Opposed, Nay.
18:43:46 >>THE CLERK: Motion carried with Scott being absent.
18:43:54 Second reading and adoption will be on November
18:43:57 6th at 9:30 a.m.
18:44:00 >>> Mr. Dingfelder, that motion did include those two
18:44:02 conditions?
18:44:03 >>JOHN DINGFELDER: That's correct.
18:44:05 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: Move to open number 5.
18:44:07 >> Second.
18:44:07 (Motion carried)
18:44:13 .
18:44:23 >>> Item number 5 this evening, Abbye Feeley, Land
18:44:42 Development Coordination, is Z 08-56, 402 east Palm
18:44:48 Avenue, and the petitioner is Cedric B. Fluker.
18:44:52 Petitioner is requesting a rezoning from RM-24 to PD
18:44:57 planned development for office business professional.
18:44:59 It is located in the Tampa Heights historic district,
18:45:02 and goes before the architectural review commission on
18:45:07 October 8th.
18:45:07 The ARC did vote to recommend approval for the PD with
18:45:10 the following conditions.
18:45:13 And there were five conditions.
18:45:15 They are on page 1 of the staff report and all five of
18:45:18 those conditions have been met.
18:45:20 So there are a couple waivers associated with the
18:45:25 petition this evening.
18:45:27 One is section 27-246 to allow nonresidential access
18:45:31 to an alley.
18:45:35 27-130, to reduce required buffering from 15 feet to 3
18:45:37 feet.
18:45:38 27-130 to allow for a six-foot wood fence in lieu of
18:45:42 masonry wall along the east.
18:45:45 27-324-1-D-1 which is the waiver that needs to be
18:45:50 amended in between first and second reading, it is
18:45:52 referring to the wrong section on the site plan, and
18:45:55 that is to reduce the required solid waste buffer from
18:45:57 8 feet to zero feet.
18:45:59 Reduce the required drive aisle from 26 feet to 25
18:46:03 feet.
18:46:03 Reduce the required vehicle use area buffer from 8
18:46:06 feet to 6 feet along the northwest and 8 feet to zero
18:46:09 along the northeast.
18:46:12 Waiver number 6 that I just read off needs to be added
18:46:15 between first and second reading.
18:46:18 Then section 13-161 E, a waiver of 132 square feet of
18:46:22 green space to be paid fee in lieu, and that also
18:46:25 needs to be added between first and second reading.
18:46:27 I have given you a revision sheet for all those items
18:46:30 that do need to be added between first and second
18:46:32 reading.
18:46:33 I will go ahead and show you the site.
18:46:39 They are proposing to rezone the property from RM-24
18:46:42 to PD to convert the existing 2000 square foot
18:46:45 two-story building to business professional office
18:46:47 use.
18:46:48 The site contains 11,970 square feet, maximum building
18:46:53 height will be 35 feet from the PD setback as follows,
18:46:57 which reflect the existing building.
18:46:59 North 40 feet, east 26 feet, west 4 feet and south 18
18:47:04 feet.
18:47:04 Total of 7 parking spaces are required and eight
18:47:09 spaces will be provided.
18:47:10 The site is surrounded with residential uses to the
18:47:12 north and east and commercial uses to the west and
18:47:15 south.
18:47:16 This is a picture of the subject site.
18:47:23 Looking north at palm.
18:47:27 Another view of the site.
18:47:31 This is a photo of the rear of the site.
18:47:35 Looking south.
18:47:39 This is east of the site on palm.
18:47:45 This is southeast of the site on palm.
18:47:47 This is a PD.
18:47:48 I'll show you on the zoning atlas where this is.
18:47:53 This is directly south of the site on palm.
18:47:57 It's a vacant lot.
18:47:58 And another PD south west of the site on palm.
18:48:04 Professional office.
18:48:05 This is west of the site on Jefferson and palm.
18:48:10 Another PD.
18:48:12 And north on the site.
18:48:17 Go back to the zoning at last quickly and I can show
18:48:20 you the PD.
18:48:25 Shown in green.
18:48:26 Palm to the south.
18:48:27 Jefferson to the west.
18:48:31 One of the first PDs is directly southeast, was an
18:48:35 office.
18:48:35 Then you have that vacant lot.
18:48:36 And then another PD which is an office on the corner
18:48:39 of palm and Jefferson.
18:48:42 And then the last one I showed you was right next to
18:48:45 the subject property.
18:48:47 So there is a mix of use with residential lot of
18:48:50 conversion, business professional office in this area,
18:48:55 went out of order.
18:48:57 Here is the aerial of the site.
18:49:00 To see the interstate to the east.
18:49:03 Again Jefferson.
18:49:05 Centro.
18:49:05 And palm to the south.
18:49:15 DOC did review this case and found it inconsistent.
18:49:19 There are some requested modifications in between
18:49:21 first and second reading.
18:49:22 A lot of those inconsistencies will go away with the
18:49:26 exception of transportation.
18:49:30 Staff has objection related to access on a local
18:49:33 street for nonresidential traffic.
18:49:38 I think you can see the changes that need to be made
18:49:40 on page 2 of the staff report related to some data and
18:49:45 landscaping and the waivers I mentioned at the
18:49:47 beginning.
18:49:49 Staff is available for any questions.
18:50:01 >>TONY GARCIA: Planning Commission staff.
18:50:02 I have been sworn.
18:50:07 This segment of Tampa which of course is known as
18:50:09 Tampa Heights neighborhood has in this particular area
18:50:13 two predominant land use designations, residential 83
18:50:17 which is south of Ross Avenue, pretty intense, 83
18:50:23 dwelling units to the acre.
18:50:24 And then of course you have residential 35 to the
18:50:26 north of Ross.
18:50:28 This is east of Florida Avenue, west of the
18:50:31 interstate, just west out of the gateway going to Ybor
18:50:36 City.
18:50:36 This is also located within the historic residential
18:50:41 neighborhood within Tampa Heights.
18:50:44 As a matter of fact, this structure is considered a
18:50:46 contributing structure in the Tampa Heights area which
18:50:49 is why it was in front of ARC for review and as now
18:50:55 they have much more stringent a and are required to go
18:50:58 to that board before coming to council.
18:51:01 You all have seen photographs of the site in question.
18:51:04 It does have the lovely porte-cochere that I know Mr.
18:51:10 Dingfelder likes so that's already a plus there.
18:51:13 The site is consistent as far as the adaptive reuse
18:51:16 provision in the comprehensive plan that allows the
18:51:18 use of a residential structure, other uses as long as
18:51:22 it retains its historic character, which the applicant
18:51:25 has agreed to do so.
18:51:27 Planning Commission staff has found the proposed
18:51:29 request consistent with the comprehensive plan.
18:51:31 I just want to add one more thing.
18:51:33 We do know about the intensity of the land use
18:51:35 category, but in saying that, in complying with
18:51:41 administrations, has been targeted and to create an
18:51:47 office district while retaining the historic
18:51:50 integrity, similar to what was done in the Historic
18:51:52 Hyde Park area, where we do also have a lot of
18:51:55 historic Victorian type of homes that have been
18:51:57 converted into professional office use.
18:52:00 Thank you.
18:52:01 >>GWEN MILLER: Petitioner?
18:52:06 >> Ralph Shuler, 1719 North Howard Avenue.
18:52:09 I am the agent for the petitioner.
18:52:13 Pretty straightforward, also project.
18:52:18 Really to the south and to the west -- I mean to the
18:52:21 east are a PD.
18:52:22 I think eventually all of Palm Avenue which is a
18:52:27 four-lane street will become professional office
18:52:29 district, to the south is another professional office
18:52:32 district.
18:52:32 >>GWEN MILLER: Let me interrupt you.
18:52:34 Is there anyone in the public that wants to speak on
18:52:36 item number 5?
18:52:37 >>LINDA SAUL-SENA: Move to close.
18:52:40 >> Second.
18:52:40 (Motion carried)
18:52:47 >>LINDA SAUL-SENA: I just want to the say this is
18:52:48 going to be lovely.
18:52:50 Congratulations.
18:52:51 I would like to move an ordinance rezoning property in
18:52:53 the general vicinity of 402 east Palm Avenue in the
18:52:56 city of Tampa, Florida and more particularly described
18:52:58 in section zoning district classifications RM-24
18:53:01 residential multifamily to PD planned development,
18:53:05 office, business, professional, providing an effective
18:53:08 date.
18:53:08 I'm including the items mentioned on the revision
18:53:11 sheet.
18:53:11 Do I need to read those?
18:53:16 >>GWEN MILLER: No.
18:53:17 I have a motion and second.
18:53:17 >>THE CLERK: Motion carried with Scott being absent.
18:53:22 Second reading and adoption will be on November
18:53:24 6th at 9:30 a.m.
18:53:26 >>GWEN MILLER: Open item number 8.
18:53:29 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: So moved.
18:53:30 >> Second.
18:53:31 (Motion carried)
18:53:46 >>ABBYE FEELEY: Land Development Coordination.
18:53:47 The last item on your agenda this evening, council, is
18:53:53 It is a request for a rezoning from RS-50 residential
18:53:57 single-family to PD planned development, place of
18:54:00 religious assembly, located at 2404 and 2408 Stuart
18:54:04 street.
18:54:05 Petitioner is William Dobson.
18:54:07 There are several waivers associated with this request
18:54:12 as stated on page 1 of your site plan.
18:54:17 27-272 which is the special use criteria to allow
18:54:22 nonresidential access to a local street, 24th and
18:54:24 Stuart.
18:54:25 This is a waiver that needs to be amended in between
18:54:27 first and second reading and is included on the
18:54:30 revision sheet.
18:54:31 27-246-E to allow up to 50% grass parking, to be
18:54:37 amended between first and second.
18:54:39 It is included on the revision sheet.
18:54:41 Section 13-161 to reduce the required BUA buffer from
18:54:44 8 feet to 3 feet along the west and 8 foot to zero
18:54:49 feet along the alley, 27.272 special use criteria to
18:54:52 reduce the required side yard from 40 feet to eight
18:54:54 feet along the south and 40-foot -- this says it's 4
18:55:00 inches along the north.
18:55:02 I'm not sure if that needs to be feet.
18:55:04 To be amended between first and second reading.
18:55:07 On section 13-161-E, reduced required green space
18:55:11 buffer from 8 feet to 4 feet.
18:55:15 13-161-E for waiver of payment of fee in lieu of that
18:55:19 formerly reduced buffer at 132 square feet.
18:55:22 27-324, 1-D-1, to allow the reduction of the required
18:55:26 solid waste buffer from 8 feet to 4 feet to be added
18:55:30 between first and second reading and is on the
18:55:32 revision sheet.
18:55:33 27-246 B-1 to allow 69% compact parking spaces and
18:55:39 27-272 to allow signage in the side yard with zero
18:55:42 setbacks.
18:55:43 That also needs to be amended in between first and
18:55:46 second reading.
18:56:00 The property is here shown in green, Stuart street to
18:56:02 the south, 24th street to the west, 29th
18:56:06 street.
18:56:12 This is an existing church site that is seeking
18:56:15 expansion.
18:56:16 So it's one of those special uses, right now that they
18:56:19 are coming in under special use.
18:56:22 The reason why it is a PD and not a special use would
18:56:25 be the chapter 13 waivers that are necessary.
18:56:28 You can't waive chapter 13 tree and landscape code
18:56:31 under special use.
18:56:32 You can only waive that understood a PD.
18:56:34 That's why this petition is before you this evening as
18:56:36 a PD.
18:56:37 As you can see here, shown in yellow, Stuart again to
18:56:40 the south.
18:56:41 There is an existing building on the site, an existing
18:56:45 residential over these structures, there will be an
18:56:50 expansion here, parking here on the west, some parking
18:56:53 added here on the east.
18:56:57 I will show you some pictures of the site.
18:57:03 This is an existing structure which is currently --
18:57:09 that's the church facility.
18:57:14 Eastern portion of the site.
18:57:16 That is a residential structure that's on the site.
18:57:19 I believe it's going to be used as offices.
18:57:23 This is looking east from 24th toward the site, so
18:57:27 this area is going to be improved as parking.
18:57:34 This is north of the site on 24th.
18:57:39 This is west of the site.
18:57:45 This is south of the site, the corner of 24th and
18:57:48 Stuart.
18:57:50 This is south of the site on Stuart.
18:57:55 Another photo of the site on Stuart.
18:57:59 Development review committee has reviewed the petition
18:58:03 of the city code and find it inconsistent.
18:58:06 However, if the applicant revise it is site plan with
18:58:08 the required notes in between first and second reading
18:58:11 the DRC will find it consistent.
18:58:18 Those provisions have been provided you on Z 08-58.
18:58:21 They are technical in nature.
18:58:24 Needs amended waivers and needs some additions of a
18:58:29 few waivers that were not listed.
18:58:31 Staff is available for any questions.
18:58:38 I don't think I did a summary of the request which was
18:58:40 to construct -- I'm sorry, they wanted to construct a
18:58:45 2780 square foot two-story building on the southern
18:58:48 portion of the site.
18:58:49 The existing 2,028 square foot building will remain, a
18:58:54 vestibule is proposed for connectivity between the two
18:58:57 buildings as you can see on the site plan you have
18:58:59 been provided for review.
18:59:00 The site contains 23,750 square feet.
18:59:03 The setbacks will be north 46 feet, south 8 feet 3
18:59:08 inches, 9 feet and east 108 feet.
18:59:11 They are required 23 parking spaces based on the 75
18:59:15 feet capacity, and 23 spaces are being provided.
18:59:18 A waiver has been requested to allow 69% compact
18:59:22 spaces.
18:59:23 Code allows for up to 65% compact.
18:59:31 >>TONY GARCIA: Planning Commission staff.
18:59:33 I have been sworn.
18:59:35 Very quickly, let me go ahead and give you a quick
18:59:37 summary of what the future land use summary is for
18:59:39 this particular area.
18:59:40 As you can see it's residential 10.
18:59:44 It allows either single-family detached residential
18:59:47 homes, or duplexes in some cases, acreage allows, for
18:59:54 uses such as churches or daycares, and things of that
18:59:58 nature.
19:00:01 In this instance we are talking about a church.
19:00:05 They want to go ahead and expand for their hopefully
19:00:09 increasing congregation.
19:00:11 In the area.
19:00:12 Palmetto Beach, this area that we are looking at,
19:00:15 that's what the area is commonly known as.
19:00:17 This is one of our old established neighborhoods in
19:00:20 the inner cities.
19:00:21 Palmetto peach at one time was home to people that
19:00:24 worked in the cigar factories.
19:00:29 There are still some cigar factories in Palmetto Beach
19:00:32 and to the north of Ybor City.
19:00:33 So this is one of the places where people resided in,
19:00:36 working in those two major attractions for the City of
19:00:40 Tampa, cigar factories, in Palmetto Beach.
19:00:47 The request is interesting in that there's one thing
19:00:51 you had in Palmetto Beach besides the cigar factories
19:00:54 along 22nd, is you have homes, and you have churches.
19:00:58 There are quite a few churches in Palmetto Beach.
19:01:01 So I guess you have a pretty good representation here
19:01:08 for people that at least want to be in a community
19:01:10 that has community-serving uses in a walkable
19:01:13 environment.
19:01:13 That's going to be probably one of the biggest things.
19:01:15 You have a lot of churches, a lot of your people that
19:01:18 live in this area are going to want to be able to walk
19:01:22 to their locations to go ahead and worship.
19:01:24 So one thing that we were looking at in the site plan
19:01:29 was to make sure that this facility did have the
19:01:32 appropriate pedestrian connections for people that
19:01:34 want to go ahead and walk to the site from their
19:01:37 residences to go ahead and worship, and we believe
19:01:39 according to the site plan that we have seen that the
19:01:41 applicant is providing those accommodations for the
19:01:45 parishioners.
19:01:47 Planning Commission staff found the proposed request
19:01:48 consistent with the comprehensive plan.
19:01:50 >>GWEN MILLER: Petitioner?
19:01:58 >> My name is William Dobson, I'm the agent for the
19:02:01 church, and I have been sworn.
19:02:04 I believe that the city staff has adequately described
19:02:09 what we are prepared to do on the site and what we are
19:02:12 requesting.
19:02:13 If there are any other questions or details that you
19:02:15 need to be described to you, I'm happy to do that.
19:02:18 >>GWEN MILLER: Is there anyone in the public that
19:02:21 would like to speak against item number 8?
19:02:24 Anyone against 8?
19:02:25 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: Move to close.
19:02:27 >> Second.
19:02:28 (Motion carried)
19:02:39 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: Madam Chair, move item number 8
19:02:44 with the revised revision of the sheet, Z 08-58.
19:02:49 An ordinance rezoning property in the general vicinity
19:02:51 of 2404 and 2408 Stuart street in the city of Tampa,
19:02:56 Florida and more particularly described in section 1
19:02:58 African-American zoning district classification RS-50
19:03:00 residential single-family to PD planned development,
19:03:04 place of religious assembly, providing an effective
19:03:06 date.
19:03:08 >>GWEN MILLER: All in favor of the motion say Aye.
19:03:10 Opposed, Nay.
19:03:12 >>THE CLERK: Motion carried with Saul-Sena being
19:03:14 absent at vote, Scott being absent.
19:03:17 Second reading and adoption will be November 6th
19:03:19 at 9:30 a.m.
19:03:21 >>GWEN MILLER: Need to receive and file.
19:03:23 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: Move motion to receive and file all
19:03:25 document presented this he can.
19:03:26 >>GWEN MILLER: Motion and second.
19:03:29 (Motion carried).
19:03:30 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: Under new business if I may very
19:03:32 quickly, for the evening of the 11th of December
19:03:35 of '08 the community of waterwise awards I would like
19:03:40 to have two commendations prepared, one for
19:03:43 commercial, landmark realty, and one for residential,
19:03:49 Mr. Mike Hanstelt, on Packwood.
19:03:56 Again we are running critically low on water.
19:04:00 This is one of the dryest Octobers we have had so pray
19:04:03 for rain or we are going to run out.
19:04:05 >>GWEN MILLER: Any other new business?
19:04:07 >>JOSEPH P. CAETANO: I would like to get a report in
19:04:11 reference to the amount of permits for residential
19:04:13 property, and the amount of permits for commercial
19:04:17 property.
19:04:21 Written report.
19:04:21 >> Second.
19:04:23 (Motion carried).
19:04:23 >>GWEN MILLER: Mr. Dingfelder?
19:04:28 Anything else to come before council?
19:04:33 We stand adjourned.
19:04:34 (City Council meeting adjourned)
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Swine flu now resistant to Tamiflu
LONDON — The virus responsible for the 2009 Swine flu outbreak is becoming more and more resistant to the popular drug used to treat the illness, according to The Independent.
An increasing number of cases of the virus H1NI have developed resistance to oseltamivir — more commonly known as Tamiflu — which was stockpiled by governments around the world when it seemed like the virus would sweep the globe, the article stated.
According to the article, Tamiflu, made by the giant Swiss pharmaceutical company, Hoffman-La Roche, was the main drug against the outbreak, but Australian scientists are now finding that it is encountering increased resistance.
Dr. Aeron Hurt of the World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza in Melbourne and colleagues have analyzed circulating H1N1 strains, finding that, although the overall frequency of Tamiflu resistance was relatively low — approximately two percent of strains tested — "an increasing proportion of these viruses were being detected from patients not being treated with Tamiflu," the article noted.
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SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KTIV)- Anytime you leave your house, you should feel safe, whether it be on the street, at work, and especially in a courthouse. That's why a majority of the Woodbury County board of supervisors approved $250,000 to improve courthouse security in fiscal year 2015 .
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Board Chair George Boykin sits on a committee that's been looking closely at this issue.
"I don't want to have an incident to happen in the courthouse that's happened across the country with someone or individuals losing their life because we've got people that will do very bad things to people in our society today," Boykin said.
Although, it wasn't a unanimous decision, most board members agree it's better to be safe than sorry.
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Supervisor Larry Clausen opposed the decision.
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There are still details to be worked out like how many security cameras will they install, and who will they hire to protect the building.
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