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City outlines stormwater maintenance work, emergency contracts and staffing changes
Summary
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.
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.
