Not that you should think that I am into advertising….but, for anybody interested in Ybor (and aren’t we all) this might be of interest. A movie about and in Ybor about the Mafia wars in the 40’s. The opening night will be at Channelside Cinema on Oct. 20th.

Hi Neighbors,

Those of you who have been in Ybor a while might want to know about this….

Tampa makes 1st noise arrest
By MICHAEL A. MOHAMMED
Published September 23, 2006

YBOR CITY - Tampa police made their first arrest Friday morning under the city noise ordinance passed in February, which instituted harsher penalties for bar and nightclub managers who violate volume restrictions.

Stewart Skipper, 25, manager of the dance club Amphitheater, was arrested at 12:15 a.m. Friday and charged with a second-degree misdemeanor. He was given a notice to appear in court. If convicted, Skipper faces a $500 fine or up to 60 days in jail.

Owner John Santoro said he would “vigorously defend” against the charge, but, on his lawyer’s advice, declined to comment further. According to Santoro, the club was operating Thursday night the same way and at the same volume that it has for 13 years.

Under the previous noise ordinance, violators would receive a warning, and would receive a citation only if they broke the rules again within 72 hours. Under the new rules, however, violators can be arrested if they break the rule within a year of being warned, and repeat offenders can face jail time or risk having their wet zoning suspended or permanently revoked.

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The meeting of the HYNCA Members was held at 2002 E 5th Ave # 108, Tampa, FL 33605 at 1830 and was called to order by the Acting President, Ron DeSantis at 1840.

The following Directors were in attendance: Ron De Santis – Acting President, Scott Moore, Treasurer, Tony LaColla, Vice President and Thomas C. Knueppel, Secretary.

The following members were in attendance: Rich Simmons, David Bailey, Aisha Sanchez, Jose Garboza., Tom Stephens, Tom Keating, Carl Hognefelt, Rachelle Wagner (and if I missed one I apologize in advance – I do not have the attendance list - )

The minutes were prepared by Thomas C. Knueppel

Proceedings:
• The Minutes from our 8-21-06 meeting were approved by the Board.
• We then proceeded with the election of the new Directors. The following individuals had previously submitted their willingness to fill these positions:
1. Anthony LaColla and Rich Simmons for President
2. Aisha Sanchez, Tom Stephens and Carl Hognefelt for Vice President
3. Thomas C. Knueppel for Secretary
• Each of the candidates (under # 1 and 2) outlined their goals for their respective positions and several questions were asked by the members. After the members completed the ballot forms they were counted by both Scott Moore and Thomas C. Knueppel who in turn announced to the members that the majority vote for President went to Tony LaColla and for Vice President to Aisha Sanchez. As there was no other candidate for the Secretary, Thomas C. Knueppel was automatically elected. A motion was made by Thomas Knueppel for the approval of all three candidates which was seconded by Scott Moore, Tom Stephens and Tom Keating.
• We had a brief discussion about the possibility of Rich Simmons, Tom Stephens, Carl Hognefelt and Ron DeSantis to serve in either Committee functions or as Directors-at-Large and they all volunteered. ACTION: The Board will discuss this at the next Board meeting.
• Ron DeSantis then advised that no discussion had yet taken place with Vince Pardo concerning the Association’s “beautification” proposals. ACTION: Tony Lacolla to do so at the next YCDC meeting.
• Dave Bailey suggested that it might be possible to get manufacturers to demo their products in exchange for publicity and used street lights as an example. This way both the manufacturer and Ybor would benefit. ACTION: To discuss this further at the next Board meeting.
• In regards to the upcoming Guavaween event Ron DeSantis will talk to CC Events to obtain further information and free day/night passes for residents who will be impacted by this event. ACTION: Ron to invite CC Events to our next meeting on October 16th.
• Aisha Sanchez suggested that our next meeting be held at the Bunker as it would help that establishment gain visibility. ACTION: Tony LaColla to discuss this with the Bunker Management.
• Jose Garboza reported on the status of the Association’s Web site. He indicated that the site should be up and running next week. ACTION: Jose Garboza to reflect the names of the new Directors.
• Scott Moore then reported on the status of our finances. Our bank balance stands now at about $ 316 after collecting about $ 260 from new member contributions and “sticker” sales and after paying out funds for the new webs site and the “stickers”.
• Dave Bailey raised our awareness by discussing the flooding issues occurring between 15th and 17th Street along 5th Avenue.

Our next general meeting will be held on Monday, October 16th at 6:30 pm at the Bunker – Tre Amici Bar.
The next Board meeting will be held on October 2nd at 6:30 pm at 2002 E 5th Ave # 108.

The meeting as adjourned at 2010.

Our General Member meeting will be held on Monday, September 18th at 6:30 pm at 2002 E 5th Ave # 108. This is a very important meeting as we will be electing several members of the Board who will be representing your interests. The following individuals have indicated their interest for the positions listed. At our meeting these candidates will introduce themselves and provide a brief background and why they think they should be elected. Following this all members present will vote on the candidates.

Also on the agenda are the subject of flooding problems in Ybor and several other items.

• For President - Anthony LaColla
• For Vice President - Carl Hognefelt, Aisha Sanchez and Tom Stephens
• For Secretary - Thomas C. Knueppel

We are looking forward to seeing you there.

The Tampa Tribune had an article on what exactly is in the second story of the 7th ave businesses. It was always a question for me and I am glad it is now answered.

Email from Tom:

Just a reminder for your to reserve September 12th for our Neighborhood Get-Together at the Rock-N-Sports Bar & Grille at 7 PM. You should by now have received the invitational flyer in your mail but just in case, I have attached another copy.

Some of you may also have noticed that we now have a Web site at HYNCA.com. This is thanks to the effort and dedication by Jose Garboza who is one of our newer members and has already gone beyond the “call of duty” in getting us into the 21st Century. Thanks to Jose for all his work on this and please take the time to check out our site for announcements and general information.