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TAMPA, Fla. 鈥?Tampa City Council voted 6-1 on Thursday in favor of adding a measure on the November ballot to control rent prices. Voters would decide if the city could cap rent prices. Council members agreed to move forward with declaring a housing state of emergency. Council directed the city s attorneys to draft an ordinance the council will vote on in August.Dozens of people spoke at Thursday s council meeting saying they can no longer afford to live in the fast-growing city.A mother who is living in a hotel with her children stood before council. A member of Florida Risin stanley cups g said the mother was too emotional to speak so she spoke on behalf of her. She has four children. She s living in a hotel with four children. stanley cup I believe the ages of 10 to 18... said Alice Moore with Florida Rising.Council members pointed out that the measure will have some hurdles. State law does not allow for rent control and council members said that means the measure could face legal challenges.Bill Carlson did not support Tampa being a guinea pig by testing the state law. Let s not spend hundreds of thousands o stanley quencher r millions of dollars of this city s taxpayer money and other cities taxpayer money, said Bill Carlson, Tampa City Council member District 4 . Let s just go straight to Tallahassee and change the law, Carlson added.Other council members supported the move to put the measure on the ballot. We can t allow more and more people to be on the streets, facing eviction. It could affect anybody Hioa NOAA predicts warmer and drier than average winter for Florida
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