The Tampa Bay Water board took a series of routine actions at its Nov. 17 meeting, voting unanimously on multiple items brought forward by staff.
General Counsel Fernandez presented a proposed three‑year renewal for outside counsel representing the agency; the board approved the renewal unanimously. Maribel Medina presented a five‑year subscription agreement with Orego Technologies for the Masterworks project‑management software with a not‑to‑exceed amount of $1,600,000; the board approved that contract unanimously.
The board also approved revisions to the property‑acquisition policy specific to the South Hillsborough Pipeline—extending the policy expiration date and clarifying eminent‑domain process—and unanimously approved staff’s request to hold an attorney‑client session at the January meeting concerning the Polk Regional Water Cooperative's administrative lawsuit over the Alafia River permit increase. The meeting materials were received and filed and the board adjourned until Jan. 26.
Votes at a glance (all unanimous as recorded at meeting):
- Consent agenda: approved (mover: speaker 1; seconder: speaker 7).
- Outside‑counsel contract renewal (three‑year term, CPI or 3% cap in years 2–3): approved.
- Masterworks (Orego) five‑year subscription, NTE $1,600,000: approved.
- Property‑acquisition policy revisions for South Hillsborough Pipeline: approved.
- Attorney‑client session on Polk Regional Cooperative administrative lawsuit: approved.
- Motion to receive and file meeting materials and adjourn: approved.
Each action was recorded by the board clerk as unanimous; no roll‑call dissents were recorded in the transcript.