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Votes at a glance: key City Council actions Aug. 20, 2025
Summary
Council approved a mix of vendor contracts, property actions and authorizations: notable unanimous approvals included CDBG‑DR consultant contracts and the Rowdies stadium extension; the municipal utility feasibility RFP passed 5–3.
Here are the principal formal actions taken by St. Petersburg City Council on Aug. 20, 2025.
- H-4 (Feasibility study RFP): Motion to issue an RFP for a municipal electric-utility feasibility study — PASSED 5–3 (Fitz Sanders, Floyd, Gabbard, Gertis/Curtis, Givens yes; Driscoll, Hanowitz, Harding no).
- F-5 (CDBG‑DR vendor agreements): Authorize consulting services agreements with Horn LLP and ICF Incorporated and appropriate $12.9 million from the CDBG‑DR fund — PASSED unanimously.
- F-3 (Rowdies agreement): Approve a one-year extension for the Rowdies to manage Al Lang Stadium through November 2026 — PASSED unanimously.
- E-1 (FAA grant acceptance for Albert Whitted Airport airfield rehab): Motion to accept grant and authorize mayor to execute documents — PASSED unanimously.
- J-5 (Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church): Designate the main sanctuary as a local historic landmark — PASSED 7–1 (Hanowitz no).
- J-6 (Tenth Street Church of God): Amend local landmark boundary, staff recommendation adopted — PASSED unanimously.
- CRA-2 / J-4 (Property dispositions): Approve sale/lease to Bright Community Trust for two infill lots in the CRA for community land trust homes — PASSED unanimously.
- Consent items and other routine ordinances (alcohol licenses, street vacations, historic boundary adjustments) — PASSED unanimously unless otherwise noted.
Full vote tallies and motions are recorded in the official minutes and on the city clerk’s meeting record. Council requested follow-up briefings and staff reports on several items (notably the municipal feasibility RFP and the Mahaffey Theater capital needs).
