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This Week 8-21-25

Council sits as CRA in the morning with a full slate of land use cases in evening. New feature for the TM version of the agenda; and thoughts on the issues we face dealing with homelessness.

FYI

District 5 Special Election

City of Tampa City Council district map with list of qualified candidates including links to their campaign site. Background section includes info on past District 5 election turnout.

Agendas

Agendas 8-21-25

CRA and evening land use agendas for Tampa City Council 8-21-25 including summaries and staff reports with land use map.

Budget

Final FY26 Budget Workshop Wrap Up

Council held workshops on the upcoming fiscal year budget, focusing on enterprise funds, future revenue, and debt. The stormwater workshop emphasized transparency and potential need for more funding in the future.

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This Week 8-11-25

Council is off with a couple of budget workshops to start the week. And a humble ask for support.

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This Week 8-7-25

Limited preview of the 8-7-25 Council agenda due to missing supporting documents from the city.

Wrap Up

Council Wrap Up 7-31-25

Council approves agreement providing Jackson House easements, finance department caught “flat footed” over credit card fees, Kiley Garden still in limbo and a legend retires.

Agendas

8/7/25 – Regular Meeting

A reimagined version of the Tampa City Council agenda including mirrored supporting documents and interactive zoning map of land use items.

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The toolshed

Always-on data tools that keep watch between the stories — built and maintained by the Monitor.

The AgendaA reimagined version of council's weekly agenda.Updated weekly
Capital ProjectsThe city's five-year capital plan & life-to-date spending, every project.FY27 snapshot
Agenda KeywordsEmail notification only if keyword appears on the agenda.Public Beta