Weekly Brief
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4/30/26 – Week off so talking baseball, trees and South Howard Flood Relief
With no council meeting this week, a looking ahead to the baseball stadium discussion and catching up on some lingering…
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4/23/26 – Tree Workshop
This week council sits for a morning workshop on Thursday with evening land use application hearings. The workshop will be…
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Status Update
Earlier this week I announced the site would be winding down and the agenda previews would be ending. It wasn’t…
Look Ahead
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4/16/26 – 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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4/9/26 – CRA & Evening Land Use
This is a reimagined version of the Tampa City Council agenda. It removes legalese from the description, parses the Background…
More Stories
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12/04/25 – Multi-modal Impact Fee Finally Gets a Vote Along With $90+Million in Funding Requests
Additionally council to discuss TPD relying on stormwater staff for concrete barriers for special events and the effect on budget…
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Stormwater – Another Reality Check
Level setting what stormwater is (rain) and what the city’s system is designed for along with some background on the…
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12/04/25 – 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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11/20/25- Council Moves Forward with Multi-Modal Impact Fee Increase While Agreeing to Continue Subsidizing Developers Through 2029
Also approved Thursday on first reading were changes to ordinances related to e-bikes and bicycles on Riverwalk and other multi-use…
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Council Preview 11/20/25
The council will vote on 68 items, plus finalized details on the proposed increase to the multi-modal impact fee and…
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Agenda 11/20/25 – 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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A Year of Agendas
A little bit of how Tampa Monitor came to be, what’s been accomplished in the last year and what comes…
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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.
