Citizen Portal
Sign In

Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!

Council reviews $5.3M in surplus priorities; moves projects and requests cost reports for police presence

Tampa City Council · March 27, 2026
AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.

Summary

Council reviewed a $5.3 million surplus priorities list that includes parks projects and youth programming and voted to return a resolution on May 7 for formal approval; members also approved quarterly status reports on Fire Station 24 and asked staff for a cost study on a New Tampa police 'substation presence.'

The Tampa City Council reviewed a consolidated list of $5.3 million in FY25 surplus priorities and voted to direct staff to return a formal resolution for council approval on May 7.

Staff said the list was rolled up from district submissions and refined with parks staff to match available surplus. Major items highlighted included design funding for the Yellowjacket site (capital funding to follow in FY27), a River Tower Park boardwalk in Sulphur Springs, accessibility improvements and pool repairs, a $175,000 allocation for playground equipment for…

Already have an account? Log in

Subscribe to keep reading

Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.

  • Unlimited articles
  • AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
  • Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
  • Follow topics and more locations
  • 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
30-day money-back on paid plans