Agendar Review for 3/5/2026

March 2, 2026

  1. Police officer of the Month
  2. Police officer of the Month #2
  3. Firefighter of the quarter
  4. Commendation for Zeta Phi Beta Sorority for their 80th anniversary
  5. Abbye Feeley to appear and report on the Land Development Code Reform process- 400 pages is A LOT for 3 weeks for normal people who have jobs to look at.  
  6. A grant agreement with COT and FL Dept of Financial Services for $55k in HAZMAT funds for TFR
  7. See #6
  8. TFR accepting monetary donation from Frank Mangano Foundation of $5k for TFR
  9. See #8
  10. 4 police responder vehicles purchased from Duval Ford for total of $212k
  11. Vehicle Use Agreement between National Insurance Crime Bureau and COT.  You know sometimes these things require more reading than necessary.  The agenda item doesn’t make it clear who is using whose vehicle.  The NICB allows TPD to use a Nissan Armada for insurance related crimes.
  12. Movement from the general fund (Utilities Services Tax) to TPD for transportation equipment.  WHAT is a CIB Trailer?  That’s what this says it is for?
  13. $427k for meridian barriers--- I am assuming these are for parades and they are going to be placed by someone OTHER THAN STORMWATER??   How many barriers do we get for that kind of money?  I googled them, I can’t see how much they cost per barrier?
  14. $60k for Mindbase use for TPD a health and wellness program.  Why is TFR not included in this contract?  When I look at Mindbase’s website they show for all areas of public safety?
  15. The City of Tampa is passing through $178k to Safe & Sound Hillsborough to oversee care coordination and navigation services to participants.  (What does randomized to the treatment groups mean?)  Hoping to reduce recidivism, increase emotional intelligence and completion of CBT programming with positive behavior in school and grade promotion.  This grant requires monthly reporting or NO more money!!   This bar for the funds is MUCH higher than those set for the EDC that was on the last agenda.  (Personally, I think we should spend more money on this program!)
  16. A grant agreement between the COT and FL Department of Financial Services for $290k to purchase a rescue/marine unit.  Where is the second part of this grant agreement, like number 6 & 8?  It is also not clear, is TFR responsible for this unit?
  17. Straz Center agreement with the COT to hold Dance and Gymnastics recitals at the center for up to $49k for 2026
  18. COT services agreement with The Grow Group for the internships for the COT for people with disabilities for $15k.  It doesn’t seem like a whole lot of money for them if they are paying the interns out of those funds?  Maybe I am just confused? After seeing the other items maybe this is for one intern? 
  19. COT demolition of 808 E Baker St the owner of this home sold it in 2023 and it has been owned by three different LLC since that time.  I am paying more attention to these demolitions being caused by investment properties.
  20. $15k for workforce development software by Economic Modeling LLC.  For neighborhood and community affairs
  21. Renewal of contracts with Advanced Arborist, LLC, Mid-Florida Tree Service, Inc. and Pete & Ron's Tree Service, Inc for tree services in the amount of $1.5 million for Parks and Rec.
  22. COT clean up and/or mowing at the following properties (1) 1412 E Seneca Ave, (2) 5607 N Armenia Ave, (3) 8506 N Mulberry St, (4) 208 W Powhatan Ave, and (5) 1305 E Palifox St.
  23. $1.3 million for support services from Dawning Family services for folks experiencing homelessness.
  24. No cost partnership between the COT and SkillUp Coalition to help with jobs training and placement.
  25. Revision of a grant from HUD to the COT for the East Tampa Rec Center.  There was a revision of the agreement after Resolution 2025-699 was approved.
  26. Special Event Permit- Raymond James Gasparilla Festival of the Arts
  27. Special Event Permit- She is Football 5k
  28. Special Event Permit- 15th Annual Cuban Sandwich Festival
  29. Special Event Permit- Tampa Firefighters 5k-
  30. Special Event Permit- Taste at the Straz
  31. Purchase 2 Freightliner M2 Chassis with Petersen 40-yard Grapple Body for Solid Waste department for total of $543k
  32. COT contract with Ferguson US Holdings with 2.7% CPI increase for Large Diameter Ductile Iron Valves for $780k for water department
  33. Co-funding Water Research foundation Ion Exchange Process Research grant for $91k with the Water department within Water operations fund.
  34. See #33
  35. Changes to the budget to pay from the Tree funds for the $125k worth of trees that were used during the PIPES project in Virginia Park and MacFarlane Park.
  36. $1million for title companies for the COT over the next 3 years.  It sure does seem like a LOT of money for closings? I don't recall ever seeing Title Company agreements like this before? 
  37. COT services agreement with Career Focus for the internships for the COT for people with disabilities for $15k.  It doesn’t seem like a whole lot of money for them if they are paying the interns out of those funds?  Maybe I am just confused?
  38. COT services agreement with McDonald’s Training Center for the internships for the COT for people with disabilities for $15k.  It doesn’t seem like a whole lot of money for them if they are paying the interns out of those funds?  Maybe I am just confused?
  39. $75k award for background checks to First Choice Research and Investigations, LLC dba First Choice Background Screening, the COT says the conduct approximately 500 background checks annually.
  40. This law firm only shows 4 attorneys.  Yet there are 7 areas mentioned in the $200k per year contract.  There is no evidence that any other firm was considered for this contract? What I have seen within the COT this would often be considered by at least 7 attorneys dealing with this in house.  I’d also like to note this is the only law firm that I have googled that is missing pictures of their attorneys and staff.  Can someone please explain the basis for this contract?  Or am I missing something?
  41. Michael Womack appointment to the Code Enforcement and abatement board.  Fran Tate as an alternate.  I thought this was a done deal already?
  42. Appropriation of CDBG funding within the FY26 budget for $4k
  43. Appropriation of HOME grant fund funding within the FY26 budget for $45k
  44. An environment site assessment at the Convention Center by Terra-Com Environmental consulting—why?
  45. Amendment to agreement for housing for people with AIDS to Metropolitan Charities for total of $539 over 3 years.
  46. Amendment to agreement for housing for people with AIDS to Metropolitan Charities for total of $434 over 3 years.  Why are these two separate items?
  47. Movement of $38k for Economic Development for the THEDC—funny enough that I noticed that the quarterly reports due from the EDC are not be found on the City’s website?  BUT all their reports are published on the County’s website? I’d like to see them all published???
  48. Expanding the Foreign Trade zone 79 to include Lithium Battery Company Int., LLC
  49. Ground lease for 99 years for property located at 3004 E. Columbus Drive, 3004 E. 15th Avenue, and 3010 E. 15th Ave to Ashley East Tampa LLC—I am curious about the 99 year lease when the city/industry normally considers most construction that is more than 50 years old past it’s life span.  AND most of the contracts are for it to remain affordable for 30 years?  You’d think these would all align with each other?  99 years is a LONG time, no one signing any of these contracts will be alive in 99 years?
  50. The COT contract with Real Estate, Education And Community Housing, Inc for insurance services for income eligible clients participatin in Healthy Homes or Housing rehab programs $75k
  51. The COT contract with Tampa Bay Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc for insurance services for income eligible clients participatin in Healthy Homes or Housing rehab programs $75k
  52. COT Contract with Good Neighbor Fence company wo price escalation for $240k for fence repairs and replacement.
  53. COT contract with Sunbelt Sod and Grading for $400k for the purchase, delivery and installation of sod for Mobility department—WHY IS the CITY planting sod when we are cutting back watering to 1 time per week--- we need to QUIT WASTING MONEY ON GRASS!!
  54. Petition for Review REQUEST for 842 S Boulevard
  55. Petition for Review for REQUEST 541 Lucerne Ave
  56. Petition for Review for REQUEST 704 N Glen
  57. 2nd reading- Vacation of alleyway north of Swann Avenue, South of Bay Street, East of Brevard Avenue, and West of Magnolia Avenue
  58. 2nd Reading- Rezoning- 4001 S Lynwood Ave
  59. 2nd Reading -Rezoning- 312 North Manhattan Ave
  60. 2nd Reading- Rezoning- 5215, 5301 and 5311 West Tyson Ave
  61. 2nd Reading- Rezoning- 3105 East Columbus Drive and 3001, 3003, 3004, 3007 and 3010 East 15th Ave—WITH bonus agreement!
  62. Petition for Review-  4312 West Laurel St
  63. Petition for Review- 2312 West Grace St
  64. Administrative update
  65. I am really confused about this joker--- $10million for consultant service for the CRA?  WHY?  They seem to have a bunch of proposals but can’t get anything done but now they want to pay people to develop more proposals???  I am not a CRA expert but from my seat it looks weird???
  66. $16 million for the fleet maintenance decentralization project.  I just don’t understand how we are going to keep paying for these huge projects?
  67. Se #66 BOND baby BOND $7 million + $451k for from the Water Renewal and Replacement fund?
  68. $20 million LOAN with a 50% principal forgiveness provision for drinking water facilities.
  69. TPD and Contract administration to present an update on the Howard Ave Evidence and Control Capital project…let’s find a name for this thing that can be easier to say and to NOT get confused with the Howard Ave Stormwater project?
  70. Legal Staff to present on the feasibility of an ordinance mandating an annual public safety master plan.  Annually might be overkill BUT every three to five years?  AND they should be given a copy of the Hillsborough County Public Safety Plans as a template.  I can find the presentation from a couple of years ago for their Fire plan.  It was AMAZING!
  71. Veterans Advisory Committee—please when drafting the ordinance make sure you have a “babysitter” from the COT who is responsible for this committee.  I thought this was set up several years ago because someone asked my husband to be on it?? Why is it 13 members?  Why not just 9, this ordianance again with the 3 years, but if they all start on the same date, you end up with everyone expiring the same time.  Why not 1 or 2 years with renewals as the appointing member sees fit?  The original members for certain should be appointed for alternating 1 and 2 year terms to make sure that they are cohesively covered.  I am not sure about the mission for this committee, I think they are kind of vague.
  72. Construction FEE study and Land Development FEE study updates are we going to wait around until last minute to publish these studies just like the LDC?
  73. $100k allocation to the Portico from Housing funds—It says it is from the Social Arts and Action fund, why are they not participating in the housing items as noted earlier in the agenda?