Sees Progress with April Summit Story by STEVE TRAIMAN Photos courtesy of Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council
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Local governments are invited to join the Tampa Bay Regional Resiliency Coalition, coordinated by the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council. (TBRPC) The TBRPC is comprised of members from Pinellas, Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Manatee, and Pasco counties.
“To date, more than 32 local governments have adopted the Memorandum of Understanding, which defines that the Coalition will develop the Regional Resiliency Plan to address sea level rise, climate change and resiliency. Member cities include Bradenton, Bradenton Beach, Clearwater, Coalition members accept $500,000 government grant at 2020 Summit The Coalition also includes the Dunedin, Gulfport, Holmes 21 municipalities that come together to discuss complex regional Beach, Indian Rocks Beach, Indian Shores, Largo, Longboat Key, issues; develop strategic regional responses for resolving them; Madeira Beach, New Port Richey, Oldsmar, Palmetto, Pinellas and build consensus for setting and accomplishing regional goals. Park, Redington Beach, Safety Harbor, Sarasota, Seminole, South Pasadena, St. Petersburg, St. Pete Beach, Tampa, Tarpon Springs, and Treasure Island.” The council, with Sean Sullivan as executive director, is made up of 27 elected officials who serve annual terms, 13 gubernatorial appointees who serve three-year terms, and four ex-officio HISTORY IN BRIEF members from the Florida Department of Transportation District 7, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, the Southwest Florida Water Management District Krahl continued,“The TBRPC was officially 60 years old on and Enterprise Florida. Wednesday, February 16th, 2022, and will be marked with a special reception during the April 5-6 Executive Summit. Back in 1962, Mayor Herman W. Goldner of St. Petersburg – Wren Krahl, TBPRC deputy executive director, told Paradise quite the character with his pipe always in hand and a forward NEWS,“Collaboration will strengthen our region’s ability to plan vision that many did not possess – his quote appeared in for the changing climate, reduce impacts and secure increased The St. Petersburg Times: levels of federal funding to support resilient infrastructure improvements, adaptation and mitigation programs, which protect our communities, property and economies. Participating “It is sometimes hard to look 50 years ahead. Those old enough in the Resiliency Coalition will enhance counties, cities and to look 50 years back can testify that tempus fugit (time flies) stakeholder organizations’ understanding of changing risks far more rapidly than is realized and there is nothing unrealistic in and best practices and policies for increasing resiliency. starting now to get ready for needs of the 21st century. 26
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