Temple Terrace council approves two board appointments, adopts minutes and grants site-plan extension; removes school support committee member

The City of Temple Terrace City Council on April 1 voted to approve two board appointments, adopt minutes from March 18 and grant a one-year extension for a previously approved site plan, and removed a member from the School Support Committee for noncompliance with attendance requirements.

Council confirmed Sherry Donahue as the city’s representative to the Hillsborough County Community Action Board and reappointed David Redding to the Municipal Code Enforcement Board. Council also approved the minutes from its March 18 meeting. Separately, the council granted an extension request for final site plan SPR 22-05 (8901 Maysland Drive), preserving the 2023 approval that authorized a 38,744-square-foot warehouse with 49 on-site parking spaces and allowing the applicant to proceed to permitting. The council removed a member from the School Support Committee after that member failed to meet the committee’s attendance requirements and directed staff to advertise the vacancy.

Why it matters: the appointments keep the city represented on county advisory bodies that influence distribution of state and federal funding. The site-plan extension preserves entitlement rights granted in 2023 while the applicant completes financing and permitting. The removal on the School Support Committee clears a seat for a replacement so the city maintains full participation on that advisory body.

Votes at a glance - Appointment — Hillsborough County Community Action Board: Motion to appoint Sherry Donahue for term 04/01/2025–04/01/2029. Mover/second: not specified on the record. Outcome: approved (voice vote: “Aye,” no nays recorded). (Transcript evidence: motion at 00:21:08–00:21:31; vote at 00:21:44–00:21:58.)

- Appointment — Municipal Code Enforcement Board: Motion to reappoint David Redding for term 04/01/2025–04/01/2028. Mover/second: motion and second recorded; outcome: approved (voice vote). (Transcript evidence: motion at 00:21:54–00:22:07; vote at 00:22:17–00:22:25.)

- Minutes: Motion to approve minutes of the March 18 council meeting. Outcome: approved (voice vote; no recorded nays). (Transcript evidence: 00:22:52–00:23:10.)

- Resolution — SPR 22-05 site-plan extension (8901 Maysland Drive): Motion to approve the resolution granting a one-year extension to the final site plan as previously approved under Resolution 32-23 (original approval 03/07/2023). Applicant Ron Allen told council financing is in place and permit applications were submitted; staff recommended approval. Outcome: approved (voice vote; no recorded nays). (Transcript evidence: staff presentation beginning 00:29:10; motion and vote 00:42:31–00:43:03.)

- Removal — School Support Committee member: Motion to remove a committee member for failure to meet the committee’s attendance requirements and advertise the opening. Outcome: approved (voice vote; no recorded nays). (Transcript evidence: motion and passage 01:46:59–01:47:30.)

What the council recorded: The transcript shows council members voted by voice (“Aye”; “No nays” was called for several items). Individual roll-call tallies and names for each yea vote were not read into the record for these motions; the minutes were adopted as presented.

Process notes: For the SPR 22-05 extension, staff confirmed the extension is needed because site plans are valid for two years and the 2023 approval would otherwise lapse; if not extended the applicant would need a new site-plan review. The applicant, Ron Allen, spoke at the podium and said finances are complete and permit paperwork has been submitted to the county. For the board appointments, one applicant (Sherry Donahue) was not present and sent regrets.

Council members and staff named in this item include Mayor Andy Ross; Marissa Robinson, Deputy Director of Community Development (presenting SPR 22-05); Ron Allen (applicant for SPR 22-05); and Karl/Karl Langfeld (staff referenced elsewhere in the meeting).