INFO BEAT COR CHATTER DisasterSupport Rmil Re ives EthicsAward Robe AdmireJoins PakBiety When a disaster strikes, residents are needed t volunteer TECO Energy, nc. :President nd COO ...Robert Admire has been named account with recvery. If you hve a special skill or simply want to lead John B- Ramilhas been chosen toreeive the executive at PeakBiety Branding + Advertis- your community when it needs you most, contact Hillsborogh 2006 TampBay Ethics Award. The presena- ing Robert is a graduate from the Univer- County about the many volunteer opportunities available. tion willbe maide atthe 16th arnnual Tampa sity ofMiami, majorg ingin Marketing and SThe Comnmunity Emergency Response Team is a 24-hour, Ba Ethics Award Breakfast on Fiday, Sep-. Advertisimg While in C hool. he completed FEMA-sponsored training program iha' teaches citize'ns life- tembet 22 at 7:30ar.m irn the Vaughn Center : comphcnsive internship programs at three -saving skills for major'emergencies, including hurricanes. Crescent Club major advertising agencies in Miami and then Realizing that citizens will likely be on their own during the During Rail's 27-year career at TECO, landed ajob as an account executive. He 'e- early stages of a disaster, this traning allows them: toserve his leadership roles have includedvice presi- centlyrelocatedto Tampa to joi forces with as first responders to their neighbors until professional as- dent of financ and chief financial officer, vice PeakBiety in their branding effort. sistarice arrives. presidentof energy services and planning, A member of the American Association Volunteers are also needed to assist witth te Hillsborough and a .variety of positions in engineering, of AdvertisingAgencies (AAAAs), PeakBiety Infoline, the county's main phonecenter that is available seven operations, rketing, customer service and .Branding + Advertising, serves local, regional days a week: The Infoline becomes extremely busy'during di- environmental support.,' and national clients. / sasters as residents call in with questions about evacuations, He has also served the communityas Mo t enterWebste sheltr and sandbag locations, and more. Bilingual volunteers chairmanoftheGreaterTampaBayChamberof H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research areS more informationa cal. the : l e at : Commerce, focusing hischamberleaersip nstitute lanche its brand new Web site For mre nfomaion cal the Hilsborough Infolne a on bringing a new appreciation for diversity ..www mffitt.orgThe launch.of the ste comes 2725900 .and emphasis on collaborative leadership: on the heels of the: Cancer Center's 20th an- Reyling Project 'USF Receives Record Grant niversary, and represents Moffitt's presence The CtyfTamp Sid Waste department have officially A resarch cientist and his: team at the in the 2t centu Th nevlyesigned it -:kicked off th AmeeicReccles Day iPoetry and-T-SirtDe-- University of South Florida have beenaward-: reflects Moffitt's wcl-known interdiscipliiaty sin P roject. The project is designe to educat d ifom ed the ninth single larget research grant aproach byIcobng clinic, research Hfl sboroughi County students about the importanc of recy- given i 2005 by the Natinal Institutes of and educational material and relating it to cling, waste reduction and protecing natural resourceswhile Health, the moesstigius funding source the patent. showcasing their creative and. artistic talents. It also ims to for medical reearch. :Moffitt developed the site with several raise awareness by .hghlinghtingAmerica RecyclesDay, occr- Jeffrey Krischer, PhD,. of USF Health's key factors in miid. The primary goals were ' rin- annually oh-Noveiber 15 with thAe gal of encouray g-ing College of Medicine's Department of Pediat- to provide users with an easier navigation Ame ancas to recycle ando t buy recycted prodlucts. rics received $20.1 million to establish and system, an ituitive chck-through process, : Vsitrt s the departmnt's web site can ats ow their direct a dta coordinating center to identify and up-to-date educationalmaterial Visitors commitment t recycing by corpleting an onli ledge form environmental triggers f Tpe diats : ca qu fcus on finding the i - -and wearin- a pledge writbanid. In celebration of "America :- sTcenter receives results from cli niaL: tion that is relevantto them, withinthe five Recycles Day," everyne who comilete.s the online pledge study sites across the United States, and Dr. main' navigation areas: Patients & Fmilies; during the monthof November will receive a T-shirt, a pledge Krischer is iponsible for all data coordina- Researchers; Medical Professionals; Afiliates wristband and infornation cardc The T-shirt will feature tion and analysis for the.critical research into and G.ivirig. Each area is specifically targeted artwork and poetry created by the winners of the Poetry and the causes of diabetes. in childre. to appeal to a different audience T-Shirt Design Proect. S Computer Instructors The Hillsborough County Lutz Senior Center at 112 First SAve. N. W. i in reed, of volunteer computer instructors for :.beginning and advanced students, aged 55 nd clder. The NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Center would like to startithe classes in October. - The Beginner Level Course instruictor will teach basic word processing, accessing the Internet, Internet security and cre-' This public hearing will considerrequests forchanges to the ating e-mails. The course will take place on-Mondays from 1- FTampa Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map p.m. to 3 p.m. for three weeks. .... . The Advanced Level Course instructor will. teach basics in ote s ere tht, sutt Microsoft applications, creating documents and other forms, Notice is ereby given that pursuant i and Internet security. The course will take place on Thursdays ...tL- Chapter 97-351, Laws of Flonda, and from 9:30-a.m. until noon for three weeks. ,. Chapter 163.3197; Florida Statutes, the The volunteer will be requird to undergo a:background Hillsborough County City County Plan- check and orientation. On the days they teach, volunteers LKIN JRf ning Cormmission intends to consider can join the other participants at the Senior Center for a hot changes to the Tampa Comprehensive meal at noon. Plai for the purpose of mak mg a rec- pForamore information, please contact, Frances Nieto, Senior u ommendation to te Tanpa City Coun- Center Manager, Aging Services, at 264-3803. ycil, ata public hearng to be held: Grief Support LifePath Hospice and Palliative Care offers a free, monthly L TIME: 5:30 p.m. adult grief support group, geared specifically to Hillsborough a DATE: 'Monday; October 9, 2006 -County's Spanish community. The next Spanish grief support PLACE: 601, E. Kennedy Blvd., meeting is Friday, September 29 at 11 a.m. at the LifePath': 18th Floor Hospice-South Tarripa office, 3010 West Azeele Street. Reg- iCounty'Center Building istration- is required and participants need not have used Tam la, FL .LifePath Hospice services in the past. To register or for more information, contact Diane Schnelly at 813877-2200 extension ti 10609. The proposed Future Land Use map -amendments described below pitentially affect the areas shown on the map. Golf for Arthritis The Arthr iis ndaon t-t Aay the Pan"PA6-10: Future Land Use Ma Amendmentfrm Resientiall to Residential-35 for naheArthr w tis- Fou daytis "ut-tAway the Pai" Golflour- A approximately 0.75 acre vicinity of E. Adalee St., E. Plymouth St., and N JeffersonSSt. in nament will be held Friday, October 13 at Eagles Golf Club, Tampa Heights 16101 Nine Eagles Dive inOdessa. The best all scramble Tama Hei hts 6tourn1amnte ill begin at 1O p -withe b sto b1 scram e ndi- PA06-i 1: Future Land Use Map Amendment from Heavy Commercial-24. to Community vidual nayeri rw egistratio n starts at $65 aInd incds a boxed Mixed Use-35 for approxirmately 0.5 acre vicinity of northwest comer of S. Tampania and iunch and an iawards dinnerta Foursme and i sponsorship be W. Swarn packages are available.For moe information orto register, PA06-12: Future Land Use Map Amendment from Light Industrial and Heavy Commer- cag a a e ome nat www.active. o C cial-24 to Community Mixed Use-35 for approximately 2 acres vicinity of E.2nd Ave, E cal 968-70 or regsr olineat www.ac m rd Ave., E 4th Ave. between 14th St. and 15th St. in Ybor City PA06-13: Future Land Use Map Amendment from General Mixed Use-24 to Commu- Ave. in YborCity - Hillsrougli Count E PA06-14: Future Land Use Map Amendment from General Mixed Use-24 to Commu- Hilsbo.r.oughCi >ntyreE nity Mixed Use-35 for approximately 0.5 acre vicinity of N 16th St, N 1l7th St. and E 3rd DEPARTMENT OF PROCUREMENT SERVICES Ave. i Ybor City REQUESTS FORBIDS PAO6-15: Future Land Use Map Amendment from Transitional Use-24 to Community REQS F R BDS Mixed Use-35 for approximately 6.5 acres vicinity of 50th St E. Washington St. and the ANDIOR PROPOSALS Palm River/Tampa By-Pass Canal. : PA06-16: Future Land Use Map Amendment from General Mixed Use-24, Residential- Hillsborough County will receive sealed bids and/or proposals for 10, and Residential-20 to Community Mixed Use-35 fqr approximately 8.5 acres vicinity the:following, until the stated date and time when they will be of W. Carmen St., N Oregon Ave., W North B. St, and N Fremont Ave. o publicly opened. -2:00 P.M H PA06-17: Future Land Use Map Amendment from Residential-1Q and Heavy Commer- OCTOBER 12, 2006 2:00 P.M.. cial-24 to Community Mixed Use-35 for approximately 1.5 acres vicinity of E. Martin P-0412-06 (BM) Luther King Jr. Blvd and 34th St. ITRON FC200 HANDHELD COMPUTER PAO6-22: Future Land Use Map Amendment fiom Heavy Commercial-24 to Community S A* k Mixed Use-35 for approximately 1.0 acre vicinity of E 5th Ave and N Avenida Republica Some orall of the above bid(s) may have Pre-Bid Conferences.- De Cuba in Ybor City - Information on these and othr Requests for Bids, along with Bid/Proposalo results may be accessed via the following: (1) the The public is invited to attend the public hearing. The Planing Commission may consider Binternetoat esultsmbeaccessedva theflo ing o) t alternative proposals which may affect all or parts of the land-identified, Any person wishing to nter(2) by coming to the Departmeouhcounty.orf Procurement Services offie appeal a decision made by the Planning Commission will need a record of the proceedings, and (2) by coming to the Department ofProcurement Services ffie for that purpose, may need to arrange for a verbatim record of the proceedings that includes the located at the address listed below. testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. Minority and women owned firms will be afforded a full oppor- tunity to participate in these matters and will not be subject to Reports will be available for-review one week in advance of the hearing date. A copy of the pro- discrimination on the basis of race, sex, color or national origin. posed amendments may be inspected at the Planning Commission offices, County Center, 18th Questions regarding the above projectsmay be directed to Hillsbor- Floor. 601 East Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, FL 33602, between the hours of 7:45 a.m. and 5:15 ough County Board of Commissioners. Department of Procurement p.m., Monday-Friday, except holidays, or. on the Planning Commission website at e nta, Tamp www.theplanningcommisssion.org. Written comments or requests for additional information Services, 601 E. Kennedy Blvd., 18th FI., County Center, Tampa should be directed to Robert B. Hunter, FAICP, Executive Director, phone (813)272-5940. Florida, 33602, (813) 272-5790, during regular business hours. 9/22/061T -'Page'i0/LA GACETA/Fridy,; Spteiber 22, 2006