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Council member Carlson said residents in New Suburb/Beautiful and Parkland Estates were alarmed by reports that a culvert route might run through interior neighborhood streets. He reminded council that a prior council resolution had discouraged routing through interior streets and asked staff to confirm there would be no route presented that used those interior roads.

Staff said the contract under way focuses on Howard Avenue and the three primary routes in the study; they added the consultant will present a route analysis — including routes requested by neighborhood groups and the South Selmon study areas — at a June 5 public meeting. Staff said one option that had been previously evaluated (via a JMT study) was not found feasible and that, based on existing geography, cost and time, staff do not expect a recommendation to route through the interior streets in Parkland Estates or New Suburb/Beautiful.

Council members also pressed staff about reported changes in culvert size and whether that would increase impacts in residential neighborhoods. Mobility staff replied that design work will determine required culvert sizes and that the scope of the contract has not changed; staff said they will rely on modeling and analysis to inform design and will not finalize recommendations until the consultant’s findings are shared publicly.

Councilmembers raised additional questions about related infrastructure work, including whether utility undergrounding would be part of Howard reconstructions (TECO indicated undergrounding is cost‑prohibitive in an earlier conversation, staff said they would follow up) and whether coordination with the South Selmon expressway vaults and drainage would create opportunities for shared solutions.

Ending: Staff committed to hold the consultant presentation and route analysis at a June 5 public meeting, to brief council members in advance if they request a private briefing, and to share supporting analysis and maps so residents can review alternatives before any final recommendations are made.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Tampa City Council - Part 2 - 05/01/25","oneSentenceSummary","Council members and residents raised concerns about proposed culvert routes under Howard Avenue; staff said consultants will present their route analysis at a June 5 public meeting, that three Howard options are in scope, and that staff do not expect a viable option through certain interior neighborhood streets previously protected by council.","taxTitle","Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida","taxId",2914,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_32":75,"_34":35,"_36":37,"_38":76,"_40":77,"_42":78,"_44":79,"_46":80,"_48":81,"_50":82,"_52":83,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":84,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":85,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6252863,"City outlines stormwater maintenance work, emergency contracts and staffing changes",253,2898000,3151000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3185368-0b8f16106a25e189185a22a1d8dcf8aa&start=2898&end=3151","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3185368-0b8f16106a25e189185a22a1d8dcf8aa/thumbnail_2898000.jpg","/articles/6252863/Tampa/Hillsborough-County/Florida/City-outlines-stormwater-maintenance-work-emergency-contracts-and-staffing-changes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6252863-532e328dd67f21d7bdd10d669314d19a/orig.mp4?Expires=1770080093&Signature=PDS0CPtYv6F1XYJ4Ks8km3K1GbF75TVwsLbSzWVgWKY0M4qDuc6YPmfJpt0gQCi7PsJNWOi3fJcNOV3EMSEL7B6pEe5XnQoMbmv51FzH6r6Ub-EYdUIujH~6e6LgblZBhc6InaigQhMYY2SKIYPRKjlYPl3FLjwmxBkIO6nBND4jIA6UQC7Rct1HO5T2T2mUYaabPIofGyBoV0YXrvkrddd19B2Ns~SijTBvnK-NS55FOsyO7zG6qdzc7z53ZawPkDhGk1dgP2mpk3EUlI2zy5pG8FmW2Il8VPtv5XAeUXvk7rpVZdjOL5wYnYjeJabDObMhJEjUjYQVUuvgGl~pPA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Tampa — Mobility and stormwater officials updated the Tampa City Council on ongoing stormwater maintenance work, recent emergency contracting and staffing changes tied to recovery from last year’s storms.

Mobility staff described a report summarizing about 30 third‑party maintenance contracts and said the department has reassigned 11 positions previously charged to the stormwater division to transportation operations after a budget reconciliation. The reassignment was described as part of the current budget process; staff said the funding adjustments are being reconciled by the CFO’s office.

Staff told council they have issued two emergency affidavits for immediate stormwater work: a $1,250,000 affidavit to Kimmins (to address cave‑ins and related needs) and a roughly $1,000,000 contract for jet‑lining and televising (TV) inspections of pipes and culverts. Work orders have been issued and contractors are performing the work, staff said.

The city is also using in‑house crews six days a week for maintenance prioritized on the published monthly schedule; staff said the updated paving and stormwater reports are available at tampa.gov/tss-stormwater. Council members noted that the council previously approved $500,000 and later $3,000,000 for stormwater contract work after the storms (totaling $3,500,000), and staff confirmed those funds and the emergency contracts are being used to address a backlog and critical repairs.

Staff displayed a new watershed master‑plan map and a quarterly stormwater report intended to give residents neighborhood‑level updates on projects, schedule and recent accomplishments. Staff said they will continue to provide regular updates and will bring additional material to a future meeting.

Ending: Councilmembers asked for continued transparency on how reallocated positions, emergency contract dollars and work orders are used; staff said they will provide updated quarterly reports and a follow‑up on staffing and contract reconciliations.","Mobility and stormwater staff told council about third‑party maintenance contracts, two emergency affidavits (about $2.25 million), published quarterly stormwater reports, and the reassignment of 11 positions from stormwater to transportation; staff said in‑house crews are working six days a week and multiple work orders have been issued.",{"_32":87,"_34":35,"_36":37,"_38":88,"_40":89,"_42":90,"_44":91,"_46":92,"_48":93,"_50":94,"_52":95,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":96,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":97,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6252868,"Council hears initial briefing on proposed $40 million auto‑parts contract for city fleet",189,682000,871000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3185368-0b8f16106a25e189185a22a1d8dcf8aa&start=682&end=871","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3185368-0b8f16106a25e189185a22a1d8dcf8aa/thumbnail_682000.jpg","/articles/6252868/Tampa/Hillsborough-County/Florida/Council-hears-initial-briefing-on-proposed-40-million-autoparts-contract-for-city-fleet","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6252868-5a40c9c9fd9c85c23e175b447ac7034b/orig.mp4?Expires=1770080093&Signature=BPjZA0mIJf5Bj-uWIjeX-hsrFqzh0Gfb65Fm8ofCZR56X9y6yvZdgjlJUt5laGqDcBBYh6MVuWG24clB6q0WVwPo3-hrW15qnA51Ktgb4Mh3T4EhCARPcbje8zXOB0Cq~pkZEQ8R412ckcCrOueX~5UbtyFLNpxm9d45UzB99iuH868UUoyKhJ5kcUJAguE9fQ3JL-QlMDs7yspgte3NZWsPIrw4X57wK53f~5VxVd292LfAGSJ2KaL9mGSMn6aTDOoO-9zDC~fkIezI6Mohdm7HlPvuSHhnCOz6C6tidfN7O~7XYfb91UGjGUeUodwF1e3oW2gHUIMlT~~W-rR0Yg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Tampa — City staff held a first discussion with the Tampa City Council on a proposed $40,000,000 agreement to supply auto parts for the city fleet and answered council questions about the contract ceiling, eligible uses and budget treatment.

Avia Collino, director with Duponton Asset Management, told council members the item (agenda item 65) requests approval for a $40,000,000 agreement with Napa. “It is a 4 year contract which spans 5 business years,” Collino said, and she added staff would answer council questions.

Council members asked why the contract ceiling was set higher than recent annual spending. Collino said the city is currently “trending at about 7,500,000.0 in parts per year,” and that the $10,000,000 annual ceiling being requested is intended to allow for inflation and potential tariff impacts. She emphasized the city is not guaranteeing $10,000,000 per year to the vendor but is asking for the expenditure authority to accommodate variability.

Council members also clarified eligible uses. Staff said the contract funds can be used for auto parts for the entire municipal fleet, including police and fire vehicles and marine vessels maintained by the city.

Councilmember Carlson asked what would happen if the city spent less than the ceiling in a given year; Dennis Rojero, the city CFO, explained underspending can either be reappropriated by council if identified in time or fall to fund balance at year end for later appropriation.

The briefing closed with staff noting no vote would be taken at the meeting; formal approval was scheduled for May 15.

Ending: Staff will return to the council on May 15 for an approval vote; council members requested clarification on budget controls and the intended uses of the contract authority ahead of that vote.","City procurement staff presented a first discussion of a proposed $40 million agreement with auto‑parts supplier Napa to cover parts for Tampa’s fleet; staff said current annual parts spend is about $7.5–8 million and the contract ceiling provides flexibility for inflation and tariffs. Formal approval is scheduled for May 15.",{"_32":99,"_34":35,"_36":37,"_38":100,"_40":101,"_42":102,"_44":103,"_46":104,"_48":105,"_50":106,"_52":107,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":108,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":109,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6252873,"Tampa officials briefed on proposed $709 million CDBG-DR allocation and next steps",899,877000,1776000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3185368-0b8f16106a25e189185a22a1d8dcf8aa&start=877&end=1776","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3185368-0b8f16106a25e189185a22a1d8dcf8aa/thumbnail_877000.jpg","/articles/6252873/Tampa/Hillsborough-County/Florida/Tampa-officials-briefed-on-proposed-709-million-CDBG-DR-allocation-and-next-steps","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6252873-2b870c5c8f7c5ea7bedb6214aa1193b9/orig.mp4?Expires=1770080093&Signature=RQEeYXs3SUuvbxxeK3hHRVMjvfV-k-RernE0PwefVOqXxPoTIk~4O3d1WO57~MBA6Gekdx~be3DUrUqOstdriogv4zh53p48FCP0NMfhmVzl86pzuhMCker1ToM9ewmf-YD0hOEnklMNRZchlnIkKzEA2nUtdimOUlMqkDH5gDQKX7PPmyjuKv9vZp4gXoIA8~fpUytC4R1I~7myL-JQjZNhg1p4tWbykNMMBfWf~ng7m1TsivYk53mOZsFtza0bnVaXhKERdoVPHYkA7bT8DuZ5lOVQAgTUxjzkf4eE07rp1qbOtfWnEbjVM2D1~YTsHEPOgK458a22psjgTA3rtg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Tampa — City officials briefed the Tampa City Council on a proposed federal Community Development Block Grant–Disaster Recovery (CDBG‑DR) allocation, explaining the scale, timetable and guardrails for spending and urging patience while the county completes an action plan and HUD review.

Chief Financial Officer Dennis Rojero told council members the allocation the city is planning around is $709,300,000, but stressed the program is moving rapidly at the federal level and the details are not yet final. “This is a completely different animal that just happens to share the 4 letter c d b g,” Rojero said, contrasting CDBG‑DR with the city’s routine CDBG program.

Rojero and mobility and planning staff said the money is routed to the county (Hillsborough County is the grantee to HUD), that the county will submit an action plan to HUD after local public meetings, and that project-level details will follow HUD approval. He said the federal framework reserves about 15% for mitigation set‑asides, roughly $35 million for administration in an early estimate, and requires roughly 70% of funds to benefit low‑ and moderate‑income (LMI) persons or areas.

Council members pressed staff on where projects such as pump‑station resiliency, homeowner elevation or tree maintenance would fit. Rojero said projects already planned that meet mitigation or recovery nexus tests may be eligible, even if repairs otherwise would be funded by FEMA. “You can take two roads,” he said, describing the distinction between FEMA repairs for past damage and CDBG‑DR spending to prevent future damage (for example, elevating a property rather than replacing flooded drywall).

Staff emphasized the county is drafting the action plan now and that public input will be sought at county‑led meetings this summer; tentative schedules discussed in the briefing put county commission review and a submission to HUD in the weeks after those meetings. Rojero and consultants warned the plan and line items will change as HUD reviews the action plan and as local needs and timelines are reviewed.

Council members raised concerns about whether CDBG‑DR funds would support infrastructure such as stormwater pond upgrades, vaulting open ditches, or road and paving work that affects drainage. Rojero and a mobility official said the current, high‑level categories in the draft action plan are broad (infrastructure, mitigation, housing, economic revitalization) and that specific mitigation projects — vaults, culverts, pump stations, and other stormwater work — are likely to be part of later project‑level submissions.

Council members also pressed staff about timing and expected cash flow. Rojero urged caution on precise timing but said the federal process is moving faster than usual and that council will see more detail as the county finalizes its action plan and as HUD completes its review.

For now, staff recommended treating the action plan as an initial, flexible framework: the county will submit a broad plan to HUD, HUD will approve or request changes, and specific projects and budgets will be refined and returned for local approvals and allocations. Rojero said public meetings and additional briefings to council are forthcoming; he also said the city is coordinating with Plant City and Temple Terrace on priorities.

Ending: Councilmembers asked staff to return with more concrete project lists and timelines after the county’s draft action plan and the summer public meetings. Staff said they will share the county’s schedule and provide council briefings as project‑level proposals emerge.","City finance staff told Tampa City Council that a federal CDBG-DR allocation would route through Hillsborough County, that $709.3 million is the base allocation under discussion, and that a county action plan and summer public meetings will shape project-level spending and timing.","actionData","errors"]

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