Weekly Brief
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5/28/26 – Budget focused workshop closes out the month
4 of the 7 items on Thursday morning’s workshop agenda are budget focused from mid-year update to a presentation on…
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5/21/26 – A vote on the Rays MOU with $56 million on the regular agenda
A 69 item agenda that includes mid-year budget review and votes on funding that range from $5,000 to $30 million.
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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…
Look Ahead
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5/28/26 – Morning Workshop & Evening Land Use
This is a reimagined version of the Tampa City Council agenda. It removes legalese from the description, parses the Background…
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5/21/26 – Council Regular & CRA Special Call – Rays MOU
This is a reimagined version of the Tampa City Council agenda. It removes legalese from the description, parses the Background…
More Stories
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5/28/26 – Budget focused workshop closes out the month
4 of the 7 items on Thursday morning’s workshop agenda are budget focused from mid-year update to a presentation on…
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5/28/26 – Morning Workshop & Evening Land Use
This is a reimagined version of the Tampa City Council agenda. It removes legalese from the description, parses the Background…
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Tampa CRA Board delay vote on Rays Stadium MOU
The $100 million CRA contribution is the largest part of the city’s proposed financial commitment. It’s unclear what the delay…
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5/21/26 – Council Regular & CRA Special Call – Rays MOU
This is a reimagined version of the Tampa City Council agenda. It removes legalese from the description, parses the Background…
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5/21/26 – A vote on the Rays MOU with $56 million on the regular agenda
A 69 item agenda that includes mid-year budget review and votes on funding that range from $5,000 to $30 million.
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On the MOU with Rays for stadium funding
The non-binding agreement with the MLB team has the City of Tampa committing $80 million in Community Investment Tax (CIT)…
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Tampa City Council to vote on MOU with Rays next Thursday May 21
The non-binding agreement would allow more detailed negotiations to continue and has been a point of contention for the legislature…
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Alison Hewitt: Public Investment Must Be Structured as Equity, Accountability, and Community Wealth Creation
Guest author Alison Hewitt is the first in a new Tampa Monitor feature, “Community Voices”. It’s intended to elevate the…