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
Tampa Union Station’s $6 million renovation should be mostly done by this time in 2027
Jerel McCants, author of ‘The Architecture of Segregation’ is overseeing the effort.
1/15/26 – CRA & Evening Land Use
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.
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 to approve an amended $10 million grant agreement Thursday.
1/8/26 – Regular Agenda
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 voting to approve the mayor’s nomination to replace the retiring City Attorney Andrea Zelman to the proposed changes restricting bicycle usage on multi-modal paths like the Riverwalk to the final vote on the multi-modal impact fee to a proposed resolution from Council member Luis Viera repudiating demeaning language that refers to a person’s intellectual capacity.
Tampa’s Impact Fees: What You Need to Know
Tampa City Attorney Andrea Zelman to Retire, Mayor Nominates Scott I. Steady for Role
12/18/25 – Regular Meeting
12/11/25 – Final CRA and Land Use Meetings of 2025
CRA to vote on services agreement with city and final evening land use hearing of the year.