Weekly Brief
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6/18/26 – End of EBO and changes to public comment among 55 item agenda
43 items require a vote including $21,770,495.83 in spending.
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6/4/26 – CRA Board once again scheduled to vote on Rays stadium MOU
Beyond the looming vote, the CRA Board have a full agenda including discussions about funding limits on special request projects…
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6/4/26 – School speed zone cameras and changes coming to public comment
This week, the council will vote on a 65-item agenda, including a $12 million CRA budget realignment and a $1…
Look Ahead
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6/18/26 – Regular meeting
A reimagined version of the Tampa City Council agenda including mirrored supporting documents and interactive zoning map of land use…
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6/11/26 – CRA & Evening Land Use
A reimagined version of the Tampa City Council agenda including mirrored supporting documents and interactive zoning map of land use…
More Stories
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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…
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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…
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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 from the description, parses the Background…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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$64 million question
How would you allocate $64 million in extra Community Investment Tax funds? A baseball stadium or…