Channel Resident Association

Communication # 19: Roads & Initiatives

Sep 15, 2009

Channel District Bulletin
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Roads & Initiatives Channel District Communication #019
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Summary

?¨ Who - Tampa Port Authority, a Special District located within the neighborhood.

?¨ What -Truck Exchange with roof top parking- the first and second floors will be used for the truck exchange where above will be linked to the neighboring Parking Garage generating additional parking spaces for the public.

?¨ Where- Located between the Channelside Complex and the Towers, located at the south end of the neighborhood on Channelside Drive and 12th Street.

?¨ When - Construction actively going on - go down and take a look!!

?¨ Why - The Port is in need of a truck exchange to improve the facilitation of truck deliveries to the port.

?¨ How - City Code - Tampa City council controls the City Code - reviewing throughout the year voting twice each year on all enhancements to ensure all neighborhoods are developed appropriately. Channel District neighborhood is one and possibly the only neighborhood who has "in the code" the requirement of the City to engage the neighborhood on Code enhancements and report back to the City. This happens each March & September at the Neighborhood Town Hall, hosted by the neighborhood residents. join the Town Hall and make a difference!!

What You Need To Know

?¨ The Tampa Port Authority will have a working Truck Exchange across the street from the Port in 2010, from which they will then be able to unload truck deliveries and then ferry the deliverables across Channelside Drive.

?¨ For the structure to be of additional value to the Port Authority, the levels above the truck exchange will contain Public Parking - becoming an extension to the Port Authority's Parking Garage - the structure that is presently adjacent to the location of the Truck Exchange.

?¨ Sentiment in the neighborhood is mixed, and when asked how development like this is and/or is not allowed - it is based on City Code.

?¨ City Code - is reviewed and enhanced twice each year by the elected seven officials on City Council that voting citizens of Tampa elect. It is their role to approve the City Code twice each year. City Council, along with City Staff and the City Mayor may propose the removing poor code and adding new code.

?¨ City Council through the City Code they have continual reviewed and voted as approved is what has brought this development, as well as all other development in the form we are going to have it to this neighborhood and all the neighborhoods in the City of Tampa

?¨ Channel District is one - if not the only neighborhood in Tampa, where City staff are required to engage the Neighborhood Residents twice each year regarding City Code and report this as enhancement proposals in the Bi-annual City Council Code Review.

?¨ Each March and September City Staff are given the Town Hall floor for that months Channel District Town Hall Meeting, to engage the residents as to City Code enhancements they would like to see, thus ensuring the proper development of the neighborhood.


Action Required

?¨ You CAN make a difference - You have a voice - Attend the neighborhood's March and September Town Hall meetings

September 2009 Town Hall
Agenda - City Code Enhancements
Location - Florida Aquarium: Classrooms,
Time- Wed September 23 6:30 PM

?¨ Continue to communicate with your community on all issues that impact the neighborhood, you voice is values.



?¨ Continue to educate yourself on all issues that impact the neighborhood, an educated voice is a voice of value.


If you have questions, please contact :

Neighborhood - Scott Humphries, scott.humphries@floridamoves.com