Author: Michael Bishop
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This Week at Tampa City Council 6-6-24
Relatively comprehensive look at this week’s packed agenda. Emphasis on what’s being voted on versus what is coming.
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Weekly Review 5-23-24
A look at Tampa City Council Workshop 5-23.24 and evening land use hearing. Major topic was Solid Waste rate adjustment to be voted on 6-6-24.
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Agenda Preview 5-23-24
Previewing the agenda for the Council workshop and evening land use hearing, including the first of two discussions about raising solid waste rates and short term financing operations. Evening meeting hilghts are future land use change for a large block in Tampa Heights.
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Wrap Up 5-16-24
Revisiting the major agenda items I noted in last week’s preview. Tentative dates for the budget process, appointments to the Racial Reconciliation Committee and progress on building a new fire station.
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$8 Million in Unspent Paving
First, there are a lot of questions that haven’t quite been answered yet, so maybe there’s a perfectly good explanation for why a contract that was approved by Tampa City Council in March of 2022 for 8.5 million dollars in paving only resulted in less than half a million dollars in paving. Or why nobody…
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This Week 5-12-24
I took another week off, not because I didn’t want to preview the CRA agenda, I just ran out of time after taking a day to pull out a sleeping bag on Shell Key and sleep under the stars. Helps put all of this perspective. But I’ve been reflecting more about this site and where…
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Tampa City Council Resolution 2024-344: Racial Reconciliation Committee
The full text transcript of City of Tampa Resolution 2024-344 establishing the Racial Reconciliation Committee, the companion resolution to 2020-568
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This Week 5-2-24
Back after a week off with a Quick Look ahead as well as a recap of last week’s workshop.
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This Week 4-18-24
No action on downtown CRA, more off-roading for TPD and the first reading of the Reconciliation Commission resolution.
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This Week at Tampa City Council 4-11-24
An attempt to distill the last week of happenings around Tampa City Council.