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Lisset Hanewicz

District 42022-01-06–2027-01-07 (Lisset Hanewicz newly elected November 2021, sworn in January 6, 2022 per stpete.org announcement news_detail_T30_R243; end January 7, 2027 per stpete.org District 4 page 'term expires January 7, 2027')

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At a glance

News mentions
0

Term ending Jan 7, 2027.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
27
Total speaking time
9:03:56
Avg per meeting
20:09
Segments
10144

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Top issues during term (20)

high↑Feb 2026[29]

287(g) ICE Cooperation Agreement

high→Aug 2026[25]

Flock Safety Camera Contract Review

Speakers cited roughly $730,000 in public spending on the camera program.

high↑Mar 2026[24]

SunRunner Corridor Development Intensity

No cost yet — this is just a referral for study; any overlay could later influence property values and development along the trail.

high→Aug 2026[20]

Enhanced Street Outreach Services (Project Firefly)

Up to $650,000 annually plus $78,000 start-up, paid by new parking meter revenue rather than the general fund.

medium↑Oct 2026[18]

Parking Fee and Penalty Increases

Increased revenue for the parking system; specific amounts not stated.

medium→Sep 2026[17]

76th Avenue North sidewalk and traffic safety

Roughly $22,500 for installation plus $20,000–$25,000 labor, if funded.

critical↑Apr 2026[16]

GO Bond Accountability and Resilience Committees

A GO bond could mean new city borrowing — and potentially voter approval — for major capital projects.

high↓May 2026[16]

2026 Municipal Primary Election Setup

The order could influence the fate of the $600 million GoBond question and other referenda.

medium↑Jun 2026[15]

Port of St. Petersburg Master Plan

Concepts are unfunded; estimates range from ~$93M to $163M in today's dollars, excluding soft costs.

critical↓Jun 2026[14]

Duke Energy rates and municipalization study

Up to $590,000 from the general fund contingency for the study; a future municipalization could cost billions and add roughly $60 or more to monthly bills, though supporters project 20-30% savings.

high↓May 2026[14]

Rental assistance for tenants facing eviction

$500,000 from city funds.

low↑Oct 2026[13]

Albert Whitted Airport Hangar Replacement

Replacement hangars are privately funded at no cost to the city, per the speaker.

high↓Jul 2026[13]

Youth gun violence prevention funding

The group requested ~$176,688, a tiny fraction of the ~$1B public safety budget.

high↑Oct 2026[13]

School zone speed cameras

Advocates say it's revenue-neutral for taxpayers, but startup costs aren't detailed.

critical↓Jul 2026[12]

FY2027 Budget and Millage Rate

Your property tax rate ticks up about 1%, adding $14.8 million in revenue largely for public safety pay.

medium↑Jul 2026[12]

Sidewalk Payment in Lieu of Program costs

The fees developers pay could change, affecting sidewalk funding citywide.

high→May 2026[12]

Complete Streets and Pedestrian Safety Funding

Funding roughly doubled to about $1.5 million, but no general fund dollars are currently allocated.

high↓Jun 2026[12]

$40.85M in storm-recovery affordable housing awards

$2,328,301 in new federal funds with no local match.

critical↓Aug 2026[12]

FY27 Utility Rate Increases

A typical monthly utility bill rises about 6.7–7.5% in FY27, with projections calling for similar increases every year through 2031.

low↑Mar 2026[11]

Historic Gas Plant cemetery archaeology

Up to $379,896.88 added; task order total now $463,514.27.

Decisions during term (469)

Recorded while Hanewicz was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.

approvedNov 5, 2026

Approval of Agenda with Additions and Deletions

approvedNov 5, 2026

Consent Agenda (all items)

approvedNov 5, 2026

Ordinance 653-H — Year-End Budget Adjustments

approvedNov 5, 2026

Ordinance 655-H — Coastal High Hazard Area Density and Height Amendments

approvedVoted yes7-1Nov 5, 2026

Downtown Enhanced Services Agreement with Williams Park Partnership (F.3)

approvedNov 5, 2026

Intergovernmental Agreement with FDOT — 3rd and 4th Streets Two-Way Conversion (F.4)

approvedNov 5, 2026

Trails Crossing Master Plan Acceptance (F.5)

approvedNov 5, 2026

Greenwood Cemetery Historic Landmark Application (G.1)

approvedNov 5, 2026

Enoch Davis Center Auditorium Naming for Rev. Watson L. Haynes II (G.2)

approvedNov 5, 2026

Ortiz Vargas v. City of St. Petersburg Settlement (I.1)

approvedNov 5, 2026

Jones Walker LLP Special Legal Counsel (I.2)

approvedNov 5, 2026

Ordinance 654-H — Coquina Key Park Lagoon Vessel Exclusion Zone (J.1)

approvedVoted yes7-1Nov 5, 2026

Chick-fil-A Appeal — 4201 4th Street North Land Use and Zoning (J.2)

approvedNov 5, 2026

Consent Agenda (see attached)

approved7-1Nov 5, 2026

Ordinance 768-L, amending the Future Land Use Map of the Comprehensive Plan for the City of St. Petersburg, Florida by changing the Future Land Use Map designation for a 0.26-acre MOL portion of a parcel located at 4201 4th Street North,…

approvedNov 5, 2026

A Resolution approving the Fifth Amendment to the Architect/Engineering Agreement dated October 5, 2023, as amended, between the City of St. Petersburg, Florida and Sweet Sparkman Architects, Inc. (A/E) for A/E to provide additional design…

approvedNov 5, 2026

A Resolution authorizing the Mayor or his designee to execute the updated Local Agency Program Agreement (“Agreement”) between the State of Florida Department of Transportation (“FDOT”) and the City of St. Petersburg, Florida (“City”) for…

approvedNov 5, 2026

A resolution approving a transfer in the amount of $649,000 from the unappropriated balance of the General Fund (0001) to the General Capital Improvement Fund (3001); approving a supplemental appropriation in the amount of $649,000 from…

approvedNov 5, 2026

A Resolution authorizing the Mayor or his designee to execute Task Order No. 25-01-AG/W(A) to the architect/engineering agreement dated October 24, 2025 between the City of St. Petersburg, Florida and Ardurra Group, Inc. (“A/E”) for A/E to…

approvedNov 5, 2026

Accepting a bid and approving award of agreements with W.B. Mason, Co., Inc., Mac Papers & Packaging, LLC, and Inversion Global Servicios LLC for Office Paper Products for the Procurement and Supply Management Department, in the amount of…

Voting record (102)

100 yes2 no

Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.

Voted yesNov 5, 2026

Downtown Enhanced Services Agreement with Williams Park Partnership (F.3)

Voted yesNov 5, 2026

Chick-fil-A Appeal — 4201 4th Street North Land Use and Zoning (J.2)

Found competent substantial evidence supporting the appeal after weighing the statutory factors.

Voted yesOct 15, 2026

Denial — St. Vincent de Paul Affordable Housing Rezone (J.9)

Voted yesOct 8, 2026

Approval of Agenda

Voted yesOct 8, 2026

G.1. Referral of Sidewalk Payment-in-Lieu Program costs to Budget, Finance and Taxation Committee

Voted yesOct 8, 2026

G.2. Referral of Voluntary Rental Registry discussion to Housing, Land Use and Transportation Committee

Voted yesOct 8, 2026

I.1. Settlement of Greg Lanning v. City of St. Petersburg workers' compensation claim

Voted yesSep 17, 2026

Ordinance 143-HL — Meinke House historic landmark (hearing set)

Voted yesSep 17, 2026

Ordinances 766-L and 801-Z — 2nd Ave N/35th St N rezoning (hearings set)

Voted yesSep 17, 2026

F.1 — FY2027 Intown/Downtown TIF budget plan

Voted yesSep 17, 2026

F.2 — FY2027 South St. Pete TIF budget plan

Voted yesSep 17, 2026

G.1 — Referral: autonomous food delivery services

Voted yesSep 17, 2026

H.1(a) — Remove two items from HLUT referral list

Voted yesSep 17, 2026

H.2(a) — Housing Authority reappointment of Meiko Seymour

Voted yesSep 17, 2026

J.1(a) — Final millage rate 6.4525

Voted yesSep 17, 2026

J.1(b) — Ordinance 647-H, FY2027 budget appropriations

Voted yesSep 17, 2026

J.1(c) — Multi-year Capital Improvement Program

Voted yesSep 17, 2026

CRA.2 — Intown TIF plan recommendation to Council

Voted yesSep 17, 2026

CRA.3 — South St. Pete TIF plan recommendation to Council

Voted yesSep 3, 2026

J.1(a) — Adopt proposed FY2027 millage rate of 6.4525 mills

Voted yesSep 3, 2026

J.1(b) — Ordinance 647-H, FY2027 appropriations ordinance (first reading)

Voted yesSep 3, 2026

J.1(c) — Adopt FY2027 tentative budget resolution

Voted yesAug 27, 2026

J.2(a) Ordinance 644-H — FY27 sanitation rates (6% increase)

Voted yesAug 27, 2026

J.2(b) Ordinance 646-H — FY27 stormwater fee (8.5% increase)

Voted yesAug 27, 2026

J.2(c) Ordinance 645-H — FY27 water/wastewater rates (7.5% water, 6.5% wastewater, 9.75% reclaimed)

Voted yesAug 13, 2026

Approval of Agenda

Voted yesAug 13, 2026

Ordinance 644-H — FY27 Sanitation Rates (First Reading)

Voted yesAug 13, 2026

Ordinance 646-H — FY27 Stormwater Fees (First Reading)

Voted yesAug 13, 2026

Motion to Incorporate Full Water Closet Fee Recovery into Ordinance 645-H

Voted yesAug 13, 2026

Ordinance 645-H — FY27 Water/Wastewater Rates (First Reading)

Voted yesAug 13, 2026

Referral — Williams Park Bandshell Historic Designation

Voted noJul 23, 2026

J.5 — Ordinance 639-H, Methodist Town lots charter referendum

Concerned the ballot title creates voter expectations the ordinance cannot legally bind.

Voted yesJul 16, 2026

Approval of Agenda with Additions and Deletions

Voted yesJul 16, 2026

Consent Agenda (Resolutions 2026-280 through 2026-290)

Voted yesJul 16, 2026

Referral of Trail-Oriented Development Overlay to HLUT Committee

Voted yesJun 4, 2026

Municipal Electric Utility (MEU) Feasibility Study — NewGen Strategies and Solutions, LLC ($590,000)

Council cannot say it does not need the study without the information.

Voted yesMay 28, 2026

Approval of Agenda with Additions and Deletions

Voted yesMay 28, 2026

Consent Agenda (A and B)

Voted yesMay 28, 2026

Ordinance 638-H — Neighborhood Resident Only Parking Areas (first reading)

Voted yesMay 28, 2026

H.1(a) — Combine HERS Committee Referral Items

Voted yesMay 28, 2026

H.2(a) — Resolution Urging Caution on Property Tax Reform

Voted yesMay 28, 2026

J.1–J.4 — Confirming Preliminary Assessments (Lot Clearing LCA 1681–1683; Building Securing SEC 1297)

Voted yesMay 28, 2026

J.6 / Ordinance 637-H — Bird Sanctuary Designation

Voted yesMay 28, 2026

CRA Resolution 2026-01 — BCT Affordable Homes Recommendation

Voted yesMay 28, 2026

J.5 — BCT Agreement for Five Affordable Homes

Voted noMay 14, 2026

Appeal of DRC approval — 619-unit development, 3200 34th Street South (J.4)

Voted yesApr 16, 2026

2026-168 A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT ROLLS FOR LOT CLEARING NO. 1680 ("LCA 1680") AS LIENS AGAINST THE RESPECTIVE REAL PROPERTY UPON WHICH SUCH COSTS WERE INCURRED; PROVIDING THAT S

Voted yesApr 16, 2026

Council approve the agenda with the following changes as amended: MOVED CA-I A resolution accepting a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) Proposal in the amount of $12,784,022 from Ric-Man Construction Flo

Voted yesApr 16, 2026

approving the attached Consent Agenda as amended

Voted yesApr 16, 2026

setting May 14, 2026 as the public hearing date for the following proposed Ordinance(s): PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 635-H AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ST. PETERSBURG, AMENDING CITY CODE CHAPTER 6 AVIATION;