St. Petersburg council to DeSantis: Declare Red Tide emergency City Council enters the Red Tide debate a day after Gov. Ron DeSantis rebuked St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman for asking for help. Â Â Dead fish pile up along the shore of North Shore Park on Thursday. St. Petersburg City Council is poised to vote on a resolution asking Gov. Ron DeSantis to declare a state of emergency as the Red Tide crisis continues. [ MARTIN FROBISHER | Times ] Updated 2 hours ago ST. PETERSBURG â City Council sent its own SOS to Tallahassee as the city drowns in Red Tide-poisoned fish. Council members voted 7-0 to approve a resolution late Thursday night asking Gov. Ron DeSantis to declare a state of emergency as a severe Red Tide bloom and an onslaught of dead marine life continue to plague St. Petersburgâs coastline.