Council adopts FY2025–26 millage and budget, several ordinances and routine contracts; concept plan deferred

The Oldsmar City Council on Sept. 16 approved several fiscal and administrative measures and took no final action on a developer’s revised conceptual plan for the city‑owned parcel adjacent to City Hall.

Key votes and outcomes - Resolution 2025‑24: Millage rate. The council set the FY2025–26 millage at 4.05 mills (proposed rate equal to prior year). Roll call: Vice Mayor Graber — Yes; Council Member Tadeuszewski — Yes; Council Member Swagger — Yes; Mayor Katie Gannon — Yes. The council adopted the resolution by recorded vote.

- Resolution 2025‑25: Budget appropriations for FY2025–26. The council adopted a total appropriations plan of $53,842,890, with the general fund set at $20,999,195. Roll call recorded the motion as adopted 4–0.

- Ordinance 2025‑02: City‑owned, controlled and leased property. The council completed second reading and adopted Ordinance 2025‑02 on the regulation of city‑owned, controlled and leased property. Roll call: adopted 4–0.

Other approvals (voice votes unless noted) - Resolution 2025‑26: Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) budget for FY2025–26 (CRA expenditures stated in the presentation as $3,190,015). Adopted by roll call 4–0.

- Amendment No. 1 to the Advanced Life Support (ALS) First Responder Agreement with the Pinellas County Emergency Medical Services Authority (increased FY2025–26 budget request to $709,573; an increase of 10.6% over FY2024–25). Council approved the amendment as presented.

- Amendment No. 1 to the interlocal agreement with Pinellas County Building Services concerning multimodal impact fees (updates to comply with Florida Statute 163.3180). Approved.

- FY2025–26 business assistance partnership agreement with the Upper Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce. Approved; staff recommended waiving competitive sourcing based on unique local expertise.

- Waiver of competition and authorization for Cummins Sales & Service to complete an in‑frame engine overhaul and related identified critical repairs on a Pierce aerial apparatus (additional $3,768.18; total revised project price $28,692.90). Approved.

- Award to Austin Construction Group for repairs and renovations to the Distribution & Collection Building under cooperative terms; scope addresses hurricane damage and converts office area to air‑conditioned material storage. Approved.

- Consent docket: minutes, legal services, a work order for Dura Group Inc. (WRF backup generator design), and other routine items were approved by voice vote.

Non‑decisions and administrative items - Concept plan for city‑owned property (Stanbury Development Group): a motion to approve the revised concept plan was made and seconded but was withdrawn by the mover before a final vote; the council directed the city manager to continue negotiations and asked Stanbury for revised renderings and analyses.

- The council scheduled a work session on charitable donation requests for Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, at 6 p.m. and excused absences for two council members for this meeting.

Roll calls and formal tallies were recorded for the ordinance and the city’s millage and budget resolutions; routine procurement and contract approvals were approved by voice vote with no recorded roll‑call tallies in the transcript.

Meeting context: Councilors and staff characterized many approvals as routine and budget‑setting for the new fiscal year; the development discussion consumed the bulk of public comment and council time. The council asked for additional information and refined designs before any development agreement or final approvals are considered.