2026-11-19 - City Council

Summary

Built from the agenda packet (posted November 6) only; the meeting is in the future and no minutes or video are recorded yet. A Community Redevelopment Agency meeting is held the same day.

• CDBG-DR agreements concerning a geo-coding error that misallocated $173,681,000, with a $126,000,000 supplemental appropriation; subrecipient awards of up to $896,990.26 and up to $350,000.
• Ease on 5th: up to $2,200,000 in tax increment financing from the South St. Pete CRA (also on the CRA agenda).
• Public hearing on Ordinance 653-H, year-end FY2026 appropriation and FY2027 budget adjustments.
• First readings (hearing set for December 3): Ordinance 656-H ad valorem exemption renewal to 12/31/2030; 657-H and 658-H land development regulation changes required by state law; 659-H vehicle noise; 660-H Duke Energy easement in Williams Park; 661-H Council oath procedures.
• Other reports: Namaste 16th Square Phase 2 housing incentive up to $400,000; police quarterly report; FY26 grants report; St. Pete Heights Neighborhood Plan.
• Legal: second amendment to the Westminster Shores settlement agreement.
• Consent A includes $1,000,000 for coating, $1,335,064.44 for CAD/RMS maintenance, $2,589,470 for Digester 3 design at the Southwest Water Reclamation Facility, a $3,000,000 allocation increase and a Coliseum roof guaranteed maximum price of $1,387,595.78 with supplemental appropriations of $400,000 and $108,807.
• Consent B includes $495,000 for Autodesk, $99,554 for K-9 compound preconstruction, $120,000 for towing, a field order of up to $386,654.66, a task order amendment of $113,757.58, a $10,000 FDLE grant, an EMS agreement amendment with a $225,000 appropriation, and an alley paving assessment hearing set for January 14, 2027.
• Previous meeting: November 5. The next Council meeting is December 3 at 1:30 PM, with committee meetings that morning (agendas not yet posted).

Agenda

• Reports: Ease on 5th TIF; Namaste 16th Square Phase 2; CDBG-DR agreements and awards; police quarterly report; FY26 grants; St. Pete Heights Neighborhood Plan.
• Legal: Westminster Shores settlement agreement, second amendment.
• Public hearing: Ordinance 653-H.
• First readings: Ordinance 656-H, 657-H and 658-H, 659-H, 660-H, 661-H.
• Consent A and Consent B as listed above.

Sources

• Agenda packet: https://www.stpete.org/2026-11-19%20Agenda%20Packet%20(compressed).pdf
• Council agendas: https://www.stpete.org/government/mayor___city_council/city_council/agendas.php
• Livestream: www.stpete.org/TV