CITY ATTORNEY S OFFICE, GROUPS AND ASSIGNMENTS May 2015 ADMINISTRATIVE/GOVERNMENTAL GROUP SAL TERRITO - Chief Assistant (Patty Ayala, Paralegal) Administration Supervision General Office Supervision Business Tax Economic Opportunity Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) (Rachel Peterkin back-up) Complex Development Projects Economic Development (QTI) City Enterprise Zones Revenue and Finance Bond Financing Utility Franchises (share w/julie Hardy) Internal Audit Foreign Trade Zone MARCIE HAMILTON (Debbie Crawford, Assistant) City Clerk Ethics Ethics Commission Purchasing Department Open Government (Assistance from Colin Rice) Elections Technology & Innovation Department Public Finance (with Sal Territo) RACHEL PETERKIN (Debbie Crawford, Assistant) Housing Division Public Art Committee Arts & Cultural Affairs Public Records (Assist Marcie Hamilton) Legislative Matters (Assist Jan McLean) Contract Administration WMBE CRA (with Sal Territo) Streetcar (with Sal Territo)
REAL ESTATE/TRANSACTIONAL GROUP JORGE MARTIN Sr. Assistant (Patty Ayala, Paralegal) Economic Opportunity Real Estate Division Housing Division Riverwalk Parks and Recreation Department Oversight Facilities and Asset Management Tampa Sports Authority Historic Preservation Trust Fund Financing Documentation (with Ron Wigginton) Lien Collection and Foreclosure Assistance (with Ernie Mueller) Intern/Extern Program (with Ernie Mueller) KATE TAYLOR (Kimber Spitsberg, Paralegal) Parks Special Events Parking RON WIGGINTON (Patty Ayala, Paralegal) Leases & Licenses Convention Center Historic Preservation Trust Fund Board Subdivisions Housing LAND USE/DEVELOPMENT/CONSTRUCTION SERVICES REBECCA KERT Sr. Assistant (Debbie Crawford, Assistant) Land Use Issues Rezoning/Special Use Petitions Land Development Code Text Amendments Zoning Administrator Review Hearings Comprehensive Plan/HCCPC CDD s Developments of Regional Impact Transportation Planning 1 st Amendment Issues on City Property (including Rights of Way) Historic Preservation Commission Legal Advisor SHAUN AMARNANI (Mandy Pricher, Assistant) Land Use Issues (share with Rebecca Kert) Development Agreements (not including CRA Agreements)
Annexation Agreements Architectural Review Commission (ARC) Legal Advisor Comp Plan Amendments (share with Rebecca Kert) Construction Services Division Fire Department Emergency Management Impact Fees/Transportation Mitigation/Multimodal Fees Variance Review Board (VRB) Legal Advisor Zoning Administrator Appeals (share with Rebecca Kert) HUMAN RESOURCES/COLLECTIONS/CODE ENFORCEMENT GROUP ERNEST MUELLER (Laytecia McKinney, Paralegal, Mary Ann Dore, Assistant and Tonia Wilcox, Assistant) Bankruptcy Business Regulation (Chapter 6) Code Amendments (Enforcement issues) Barrio Latino Commission (BLC) Legal Advisor Public Nuisance Abatement Board Legal Advisor Lien Collection/City Foreclosures Intern/Extern Program Coordinator Foreclosures Human Resources (Including Insurance and Risk Management Liaison) Quasi-Judicial Board Coordination and Special Magistrate Hearing Coordination JUSTIN VASKE (Mary Ann Dore, Assistant) Cable General Employees Pension Board Representation Human Resources ADA/Community Affairs Civil Service Board MIKE SCHMID (Dian Davis, Assistant) Senior Municipal Prosecutor Public Nuisance Abatement Board Noise Enforcement Code Enforcement Training Code Enforcement and Neighborhood Enhancement - Legal Advisor Code Enforcement Board and Code Enforcement Special Magistrate Hearings Chapter 14-30, Vehicle Immobilization Hearings State Attorney s Office Liaison Signs Alcohol Permits and Related Issues
COLIN RICE (Laytecia McKinney, Paralegal) Assistant Municipal Prosecutor Prosecution of Ordinance Violations in County Courts Code Enforcement and Neighborhood Enhancement - Legal Advisor and Prosecutor for Civil Citations Code Board appeals Legal Advisor Tree Enforcement Legal Advisor Upland Habitat PUBLIC WORKS, UTILITIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP CATHY GINSTER (Mandy Pricher, Assistant) Solid Waste Residential & Commercial Waste Collection, Transportation, Separation and Disposal Issues Solid Waste, Special Waste and Hazardous Solid Waste Materials Issues Recovered Materials Program Franchise of Commercial Solid Waste Collections Utility Rates, Fees, and Charges Issues Transfer Station and other Solid Waste Facilities Issues Environmental Program Management Recycling Program McKay Bay Refuse-to-Energy Facility (Operation, Permits, Renewable Energy, Non-Ferrous Metals Recovery) Historic Landfill Program Storage Tank Program City s Brownfields Community Redevelopment Program City s Brownfields Job Bonus Tax Refund Incentive Program EPA Brownfields Assessment Grant Program Wastewater Department Domestic and Industrial Wastewater Collection, Treatment and Disposal Issues Environmental Regulatory and Compliance Work Except TMDLs, NNC, NPDES and BMAPS Wastewater Capacity Issues/Fees/Agreements Special User Surcharge Rates under Clean Water Act Overflows, Back-ups and Odor Complaints Grease Management Program Transfer of Developer Installed Wastewater Pumping Stations & other Facilities to City for Operation & Maintenance CSX Railroad Crossing Agreement/Issues JAN McLEAN (Lisa Levy, Assistant) Water Department Utility Accounting Division coordinator Department of Public Works
Stormwater Division City Projects with Complex Regulatory and/or Multiple Agency Review Reclaimed Water Regulation, legislation, administrative rulemaking, rates and contracts Related Regional & Statewide Legislative Issues for Water, Stormwater and Reclaimed Tampa Bay Water Regional Water Supply Authority Southwest Florida Water Management District Hillsborough County Environmental Protection Commission USEPA & FDEP NPDES Permitting Wastewater and Stormwater Issues and Litigation relating to Numeric Nutrient Criteria Issues and Litigation relating to Total Maximum Daily Load & BMAPs League of Cities Energy and Environmental Quality Committee LITIGATION GROUP JULIE HARDY (Dian Davis, Assistant) City Seal Utility Franchises (share with Sal) Transportation Division ROW & Agreements Vacations of Rights of Way and Release of Easements JERRY M. GEWIRTZ Chief Assistant (Kimber Spitsberg, Paralegal) Litigation Supervision Major Litigation Matters WILLIAM J. TERRY Sr. Assistant (Sharon Crochet, Assistant) General Litigation TOYIN AINA-HARGRETT (Lisa Levy, Assistant) Litigation URSULA RICHARDSON (Melda Higgins, Paralegal) Litigation Claims (Personal Injury and All Police Claims) KRISTIN SERAFIN OTTINGER (Melda Higgins, Paralegal) General Litigation ROBIN HORTON-SILVERMAN (Sharon Crochet, Assistant) General Litigation
STEPHEN M. BARBAS (Part- time) Workers Compensation L. GRAY SANDERS (Part-time) Workers Compensation TAMPA POLICE DEPARTMENT KIRBY C. RAINSBERGER (Janet Kasper, Assistant) Police Legal Advisor (including real estate and purchasing) General Criminal Law Consulting LAURIE WOODHAM (Fran Scott, Assistant) Civil Forfeitures