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5/14/26 – CRA agenda leads with $35 million for Ybor Harbor development, Drew Park & East Tampa reprogram FY26 budget
This week Tampa City Council sit as the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Board for a 13 item agenda with a 12 item evening land use agenda. Discussion will range from a $50 million request in the CRA Channelside district to mid-year budget realignments in the Drew Park and East Tampa districts in the morning to the first reading of land development code changes first proposed over a year ago in the evening.
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5/14/26 – CRA & Evening Land Use
This is a reimagined version of the Tampa City Council agenda. It removes legalese…
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The Tree Trust Fund Debate
Tampa is debating how to best utilize its tree trust fund, which currently holds…
Last Week
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5/7/26 – Rays Workshop, Council Chair election and a 118 item agenda grind
Council kick off their week with the much anticipated Ray’s stadium workshop on Tuesday then sit for a regular meeting Thursday with an 118 item agenda The agenda ranges from electing council chair to end the EBO Program.
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5/7/26 – Special Workshop & Regular Meeting
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. Document links point to our mirrored copies for long-term stability. For original documents, refer to the official final agenda from the clerk in Onbase. Workshop Agenda City Clerk’s Final Agenda in Onbase Thursday Regular Agenda City Clerk’s Final Agenda in Onbase Public Hearings & Ordinances

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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When a transparency dashboard isn’t transparent
The Tampa Police Department’s public traffic-stop dashboard has been displaying wrong race data since it launched in July 2022. TPD says they caught it last…
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$64 million question
How would you allocate $64 million in extra Community Investment Tax funds? A baseball stadium or…
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Take Aways From the South Howard Flood Relief Engineering Report
This project isn’t about one neighborhood.
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As tree canopy declines, debate continues on how city should spend $6 million tree fund
On Wednesday, March 25, members of the community and stakeholders gathered for a Tampa Tree Roundtable meeting to discuss TTF spending, tree planting, mitigation fees…
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Jackson House restoration facing steeper funding hurdle as Vinik donation is in question
Thursday, staff are providing an update on the project to the CRA Board that will among other things highlight the funding shortfall restoration project is…
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TPD request $2 million for new service weapons and a robot dog
The purchase of the Glock 45 9mm pistols comes on the heels of the Florida Legislature failing to pass a bill providing for immunity to…
From the Editor
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The Tree Trust Fund Debate
Tampa is debating how to best utilize its tree trust fund, which currently holds $6 million. A debate over Type 3 trees and funding is holding up thoughtful plans ready…
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Re-Introducing Tampa Monitor
With some recent attention and maybe to center myself, I thought it would be useful to once again share what Tampa Monitor is—or intended to be.
