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Council approves FDOT airport grant, affordable-housing code updates, property actions and mitigation plan
Summary
At the May meeting the council unanimously accepted an FDOT grant for Albert Whitted Airport infrastructure, adopted updates to the city's affordable-housing site-plan code to conform with recent state law, approved an alley vacation and a Salt Creek property acquisition, and adopted the county hazard mitigation strategy.
The City Council approved several items by unanimous vote (noting Councilmember Richie Floyd was absent for some votes): a Florida Department of Transportation grant agreement to support the rehab of the Albert Whitted Airport electrical vault; changes to City Code Chapter 17.5 to align affordable housing site-plan approval with state statute updates; an alley vacation abutting lots at 1833 1st Avenue South and 1850 Central Avenue; acquisition of the Salt Creek property for park development and flood mitigation; and adoption of the 2025 Pinellas County Multi-Jurisdictional Local Mitigation Strategy.
FDOT airport grant (E1) Clerk read an ordinance authorizing execution of a Public Transportation Grant Agreement (PTGA) and related assurances for the Rehab Airfield Vault FY23 project (project 19235) with FDOT funds not to exceed $134,800. Barbara Hedge, a member of the…
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