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Date of Event: Apr 9 2020 - 9:00am CITY OF TAMPACOMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCYNOTICE OF VIRTUAL SPECIAL MEETING A “Virtual” Special Meeting of the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Tampa (“CRA”) has been called by the CRA Chair as follows: Date:                      Thursday, April 9, 2020Time:                     9:00 AM.  Location:                Virtual Meeting – Audio onlyAgenda:                  https://atg.tampagov.net/sirepub/meetresults.aspx The purpose of this Virtual Special Meeting is to: (1) obtain an update from the City Administration regarding the COVID-19 emergency; and (2) discuss a possible loan or grant program for businesses located in the Community Redevelopment Areas in the City of Tampa that may be economically impacted by the COVID-19 Emergency.  No other business will be conducted at this Virtual Special Meeting of the CRA.  Because of the COVID-19 State of Emergency, this special meeting of the CRA will be held in accordance with declarations and provisions of the Governor’s Executive Order 20-69.   This means that this special meeting will be conducted by remote participation or teleconferencing, which is referred to by State of Florida statutes and rules as “communications media technology”. The public and citizens of the City of Tampa will be able to watch, listen or view this meeting on: By Cable TV:          Spectrum Channel 640                                Frontier Channel 15By Telephone:        1-866-952-8437 (Access Code: 237-859-435)By Internet:                                                                                          https://www.tampagov.net/cable-communication/programs/webcast Since this meeting will be conducted with the use of communications media technology, the following alternative methods have been established for members of the public to offer public comment at this Virtual Special Meeting of the CRA:       1.  You can send your public comments by mail to:         City of Tampa City Clerk,         315 East Kennedy Blvd., 3rd Floor         Tampa, Florida 33602     2.  You can provide your comments via the internet or web:  https://www.tampagov.net/PublicComment; or       3.  You can leave a voicemail message with your comments by calling (813) 274-8877 (please follow the prompts when you call).  All comments must be received no later than 9:00 AM, Wednesday, April 8, 2020 (24-hours before the meeting) in order to be made part of the official record of the meeting.   Written comments may not exceed 400-words, and voice-mail comments may not exceed 3-minutes in length.  Voicemail comments will be played during the public comment section of the CRA meeting and become part of the permanent record of the meeting.  Written comments received by mail or email will be distributed to the CRA Board, and will also be included in the permanent record of the meeting.  All public comments timely received by mail, email or voicemail will be afforded equal consideration as if the public comments were made in person.  Should any person desire to appeal any decision of the CRA with respect to any matter to be considered at this meeting, that person shall ensure that a verbatim record of the proceeding is made including all testimony and evidence upon which any appeal may be based (F.S. 286.0105)  In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and Section 286.26, Florida Statutes, persons with disabilities needing a reasonable accommodation to participate in this public hearing or meeting should contact the City of Tampa’s ADA Coordinator at least 48 hours prior to the proceeding.  The ADA Coordinator may be contacted via phone at 813-274-3964, email at [email protected], or by submitting an ADA - Accommodations Request form available online at tampagov.net/ ADA Request. For additional information, please contact Community Redevelopment Agency Secretaries: Jim Crew, [email protected] at 813-274-7080 or Michel Matos, [email protected] at 813-274-7065. 

Date of Event: Apr 10 2020 - 12:00am to 11:45pm The City of Tampa offices will be closed Friday, April 10, 2020 in observance of Spring Holiday - Good Friday.Visit City of Tampa Holidays for a complete list of observed holidays.

Date of Event: Apr 10 2020 - 9:00am to 5:00pm During this class you will cover the following topics:•Advantages / Disadvantages•Goal Setting•Money Management•Home Buying Process•Housing Affordability•Home Buying•Costs of Homeownership•Credit•Fair Housing•Shopping for a Home•Obtaining a Mortgage•Inspection Process•Protecting Your Investment•Down Payment Programs•Do’s and Don’tsTo register for the class, please call 813-631-4370 or e-mail [email protected] visit the Catholic Charities "Dare to Own the Dream" website for more information.     

Date of Event: Apr 10 2020 - 8:00pm to 10:00pm Tampa Theatre’s Traveling Picture Show presents parkCINEMA, a series of FREE, family-friendly outdoor movies in some of Tampa’s most beautiful public parks.parkCINEMA is brought to you by the F. E. Lykes Foundation, with support from the City of Tampa and the City of Tampa’s Parks and Recreation Department. 

Date of Event: Apr 14 2020 - 9:00am (MEETING CANCELLED)Location:     Old City Hall - Council Chambers - 3rd FloorDate:           Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at 9:00 a.m.Contact:       Dennis Fernandez at (813) 274-3100, Option #3  www.tampagov.net/historic-preservationNOTE:           All meetings are open to the public.