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12/18/25 – Consequential Agenda to Close Out 2025
The final council meeting of 2025 has no shortage of consequential votes that will resonate for years to come. From voting to approve the mayor’s nomination to replace the retiring City Attorney Andrea Zelman to the proposed changes restricting bicycle usage on multi-modal paths like the Riverwalk to the final vote on the multi-modal impact fee to a proposed resolution from Council member Luis Viera repudiating demeaning language that refers to a person’s intellectual capacity.
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12/18/25 – Regular Meeting
This is a reimagined version of the Tampa City Council agenda. It removes legalese…
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Despite racial profiling concerns, Tampa City Council advances ordinance banning bike stunts on Riverwalk
The ordinance must pass a second reading during a December meeting.
Last Week
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12/11/25 – Final CRA and Land Use Meetings of 2025
CRA to vote on services agreement with city and final evening land use hearing of the year.
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12/11/25 – CRA & Evening Land Use
This is a reimagined version of the Tampa City Council agenda. It removes legalese from the description, parses the Background details from the Summary Sheet when available and provides links to supporting documents. Also included is a zoning map with current applications. A note about document links, Onbase links can change, and you can always
Tampa Land Use Map
Have you ever wanted to check the current zoning for a property but also its future land use designation? Now you can with our interactive map.
Keeping Up
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Tampa’s Impact Fees: What You Need to Know
Tampa’s transportation multi-modal impact fees are finally getting their first update since 1989—a 36-year gap that has cost the city nearly $140 million in subsidized…
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Area Median Income (AMI) and Affordable Housing
Quick explainer on how AMI—Area Median Income—works with affordable housing including chart for current HUD and state income limits.
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South Howard Flood Relief Project – GMP 1
The South Howard Flood Relief Project returns for a vote before Tampa City Council on 10/23/25. Requested is max price of $4.1 million to start…
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District 5 Special Election
City of Tampa City Council district map with list of qualified candidates including links to their campaign site. Background section includes info on past District…
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Tampa City Council Agenda — as a Document
A deeper dive into the agenda as a document and outlining how I have reimagined it.
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Solving For the Wrong Number – Future Land Use Plan Update
The planning commission says we need to accommodate another 74,000 people. The current plan already does that. What are we solving for?
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Reimbursement Resolutions, Bonding and the Budget
While a reimbursement resolution is just a procedural step, it’s a reality check for the Council that voted to approve that much bonding.
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UNITE: Ashley Drive project
A reference post with the history of the project and how it’s worked it’s way through Council.