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At a glance: Key votes — MosI field house design, Visit Tampa Bay funding, legislative agenda, appointments and sponsorships
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Summary
At its Oct. 15 meeting the Hillsborough County board approved agenda changes, a Visit Tampa Bay two‑year funding agreement, the 2026 state legislative agenda, an interlocal design agreement for the MOSI field house (funding to follow TDC review), several appointments and event sponsorships, and the consent agenda.
The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners on Oct. 15 recorded the following actions and votes during a meeting that included public comment and an awards ceremony:
- Change to agenda: Motion to change the agenda and establish time‑certain items carried 7–0. - Consent agenda: Approved 7–0. - D1 (North Dale Special Dependent District ordinance amendment): Approved 7–0. The amendment allows the North Dale district, subject to county permits and technical standards, to install materials including artificial turf in county rights‑of‑way limited to that special taxing area. - B1 (Visit Tampa Bay agreement): Approved 7–0. Staff presented a two‑year agreement and funding amounts of $30,099,402 (FY2026) and $31,615,722 (FY2027), largely supported by the tourist development tax. - B3 (2026 state legislative agenda): Adopted 7–0. - G1/B2 (MOSI field house): Board accepted the staff report and approved an interlocal agreement with TSA to begin design work; the board approved the agreement while directing that the funding source for roughly $3,000,000 in additional design funds be reviewed by the Tourist Development Council and returned to the board (motion carried 7–0). - B4 (Steinbrenner Field renovation purchase agreement): Approved on a 6–1 vote; financing to come from the fourth‑cent tourist development tax; Commissioner Donna Cameron Cepeda voted no. - F1 (Planning Commission appointment): Motion to appoint applicant number 4 (Jess Luke) carried 7–0. - F2 (working group to review board policies): Motion carried 7–0; Commissioner Chris Bowles to lead. - F3 (county attorney succession): Motion to offer the county attorney position to Senior Assistant County Attorney Julia Mandel and negotiate contract terms carried (vote recorded as carried 6–0); final contract to return to the board for approval. - F4/F5 (event sponsorships): County sponsorship for the Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival and United Bankers Jamboree—funding included in FY26 budget—approved (votes recorded 6–0).
The board adjourned after a request to have staff prepare a combined report with the Tampa Bay African American Art and Culture Center for a Nov. 5 meeting.
