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At a glance: Council approves agenda change, investment-policy amendment and speed-management direction
Summary
The City Council unanimously approved three motions on May 21: the agenda addition and approval, a resolution changing the May 28 meeting start time, and motions directing investment-policy updates and comprehensive-plan speed-management steps.
The St. Petersburg City Council recorded three unanimous decisions during its May 21, 2026 meeting.
1) Agenda approval: Council moved, seconded and approved the meeting agenda that included an addition (item F3).
2) F3 — Change to May 28 meeting start time: Council passed a resolution to change the scheduled start time of the May 28, 2026 meeting. The chair said the change avoids extended waiting between short calendar items and subsequent public hearings; the motion passed unanimously.
3) H1 — Investment policy amendment: Council approved a resolution amending the city’s investment policy to change the diversification schedule of authorized investments and to give the finance team added flexibility to use overnight accounts and high-yield savings vehicles. The motion was moved, seconded and passed unanimously.
4) H2 — Comprehensive-plan direction on speed management: Vice Chair Floyd moved to direct the administration to pursue comprehensive-plan changes related to speed-management strategies; the motion was moved, seconded and approved unanimously.
Vote details: Each of the recorded motions was announced as passing "unanimously" by the clerk after the voting machine tallies; the transcript records no roll-call vote counts on the floor.
Notes: All three items were procedural or direction-setting rather than contentious policy reversals. No amendments or recorded dissents were noted in the meeting transcript.
