Mayor Kriseman Thanks
Pier Selection Committee
Mayor Kriseman officially thanked the St. Petersburg Pier Selection Committee and relieved them of their duties during a meeting in his office on Thursday, May 21.
Michael Connors, Public Works Administrator for the City of St. Petersburg, and his team have begun negotiations with the design team of ASD/Rogers Partners Architects + Urban Designers/ KSLA. It is estimated that negotiations will be completed and sent to City Council for approval by July, 2015.
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Public Highlights for the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and the Sunshine City
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May 23 through May 29, 2015
| Saturday, May 23, 11:00 am - 4:00 pm |
Dollar Splash Day at neighborhood St. Petersburg pools. Learn more here.
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| Saturday, May 23, 12:00 pm
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97xOnline Backyard BBQ Vinoy Park. Learn more here. |
| Monday, May 25
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Memorial Day
Please note: City offices are closed in observance of this day. |
| Monday, May 25, 10:00 am
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Mayor Kriseman to attend Bay Pines VA Memorial Day Ceremony, Bay Pines National Cemetery |
| Monday, May 25, 12:00 pm
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Mayor Kriseman to attend Battlefield Cross Memorial Dedication, War Veterans Memorial Park |
| Monday, May 25, 1:30 pm
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Mayor Kriseman, Keynote, Combat Wounded Veteran Challenge,
Derby Lane |
| Wednesday, May 27, 4:00 pm
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EDGE District Quartery District-wide Cleanup. Learn more here. |
| Wednesday, May 27, 5:30 pm
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Mayor Kriseman, Speak, Senior Hall of Fame, Sunshine Senior Center. |
| Wednesday, May 27, 5:30 pm
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Mayor Kriseman & Deputy Mayor Tomalin, Blue Ocean Open House |
| Thursday, May 28, 11:30 am
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Mayor Kriseman & Deputy Mayor Tomalin, 200 in 2015 Press Conferece |
| Thursday, May 28, 7:00 pm
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St. Petersburg Preservation's May Movies in the Park, North Straub
Learn more here. |
| Friday, May 29, 10:00 am
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Etsy Craft Entrepeneuship
Enoch Davis Center
Learn more here. |
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Tampa Bay Times: Additional money may enhance area near new St. Petersburg pier
Mayor Rick Kriseman has said that the budget for the new pier is firm, but a financial windfall or two may change that.
Of the $50 million originally budgeted for the project, about $4.5 million has already been spent, intensifying the challenge to conjure up amenities that residents have said will hold their interest in the downtown fixture.
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MyFOX Tampa Bay: St. Petersburg officer recovering while fallen officers remembered
A St. Petersburg police officer shot in the line of duty Sunday night continues to recover.
Officer Michael Cordiviola was shot in the leg while trying to arrest a shooting suspect. He remains in the hospital.
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St. Petersburg Tribune: Pinellas leaders weigh future use of county's tourist tax
With the possibility of still more tourism tax money coming their way, Pinellas County commissioners held off Tuesday on deciding how to split the roughly $35 million a year it now collects.
The county's Tourism Development Council proposed capping tourist tax money to allow no more than 40 percent to be used for capital and building projects, leaving the remainder for the council's ambitious and successful advertising and promotion campaigns.
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Bay News 9: Their job is done: Pier Selection Committee relieved of duties
Today, St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman officially thanked the new St. Petersburg Pier Selection Committee and relieved them of their duties.
Kriseman's selection committee was charged with ranking the top three designs based on their qualifications, including how they conform to the $33 million construction budget and build schedule. A non-binding public poll was one of the factors taken into account.
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Tampa Bay Times: St. Pete City Council approves Southside CRA
The City Council unanimously approved the Southside Community Redevelopment Area on Thursday. Council member Karl Nurse has led the political efffort to create the CRA and use the property tax proceeds generated from the tax-increment-financing district within its boundaries to fund affordable housing and other redevelopment efforts instead of more traditional TIF uses like streelights, utilities and street improvements. [Read full article]
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Tampa Bay Times: St. Petersburg City Council requires city contractors to hire 'disadvantaged' workers
Contractors on big-ticket city projects will be required to fill 10 percent of their jobs with "disadvantaged workers" after the City Council unanimously approved a hiring ordinance Thursday.
The ordinance requires contractors to reserve 10 percent of work hours for workers either with criminal records or who have received some form of public assistance in the previous year.
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