Author: Michael Bishop
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Community Redevelopment Agency Board Meeting Canceled
Ultimately Tampa City Council meetings are to conduct the business of the city, not public forums.
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The Charter Review is Starting Off on the Wrong Foot
Nothing in the charter or the adopted ordinances says anything about council’s priorities in a charter review.
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1/15/26 – CRA Board to consider $5.5 million in funding for Curtis Hixon Park; Mirasol development on Davis Islands highlights evening agenda
Council sit this week as the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Board Thursday morning with evening land use applications in the…
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1/15/26 – 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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1/8/26 – SoHo Flood Relief Project Back on Agenda as Council Catches Up on Unfinished Business
Council votes on $1 million HOPE shelter expansion but real test comes in how they spend the next six months.
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Council Set to Vote on South Howard Flood Relief Project Grant Amendment
The $64+ million dollar project still hasn’t had a final design or price tag presented but council will be voting…
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1/8/26 – Regular Agenda
This is a reimagined version of the Tampa City Council agenda. It removes legalese from the description, parses the Background…
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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…
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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…
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Tampa City Attorney Andrea Zelman to Retire, Mayor Nominates Scott I. Steady for Role
Item 5 of Tampa City Council’s agenda this week the mayor announces the retirement of City Attorney Andrea Zelman. Zelman…
