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Council hears Resilient St. Pete action plan; pilot story map covers nine neighborhoods
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Summary
City staff and consultants unveiled the Resilient St. Pete Neighborhoods pilot and a story map covering nine flood‑vulnerable neighborhoods, outlining phased steps from community engagement and learning to assessment, adaptation and integration. Staff said the plan will inform CIP prioritization and flagged applications for Sunrise St. Pete opening Dec. 15.
City staff and consultants presented the Resilient St. Pete Action Plan to the City Council, describing a neighborhood‑based pilot intended to document lived flood experiences and translate them into prioritized resilience projects and capital planning.
The presentation described a story map and related online tools that focus on nine neighborhoods — Childs Park, Kingston Street South, Shore Acres, Riviera Bay, Old Pasadena, Bartlett Park, Coquina Key, Bonita Bayou and Harbordale — chosen for their relationships with water and documented flooding challenges. The map includes community profiles, flood‑risk layers (FEMA floodplain, sea‑level rise and localized drainage), and a "pathways to resilience" list that links hazards to potential interventions.
Maven, who led the presentation with Jacobs and the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council, said the effort "lives under the umbrella of Resilient St. Pete" and emphasized the project's community engagement through walking tours and resident task force work. The project team said Phase 1 is a learning phase to ground technical data in resident experience; Phase 2/3 anticipate assessment, adaptation and integration with the city's CIP and ongoing studies (seawall, stormwater master plan, NE Water Reclamation upgrades).
Public officials and council members asked how the plan would inform budgeting and capital projects. Claude Tankersley, Public Works Administrator, said the story map already lists projects that are in the CIP and that some walking‑tour recommendations have been converted into CIP items; the plan will be used to shape future CIP priorities as more community projects are defined. Staff encouraged residents to view the story map and provide input; staff also reminded the council that Sunrise St. Pete applications open Dec. 15.
The presentation framed the action plan as iterative: staff said solutions and priorities will be refined as more neighborhood input and technical analysis are integrated.
