Board of County Commissioners - Budget Information Session, June 11, 2026
Decided: Downtown Clearwater county campus RFN - decision to keep moving forward, passed
What happened
On June 11, 2026, Pinellas County acted on Downtown Clearwater county campus RFN - decision to keep moving forward.
This was a Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners budget information session (day three of FY27 budget review), not a land-use hearing, so no zoning cases or development approvals were voted on.
- Jurisdiction
- Pinellas County, FL
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- June 11, 2026
- Decisions
- 6 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Decided, passed
Free sample: decision 1 of 6
Downtown Clearwater county campus RFN - decision to keep moving forward
Administrator Barry proposed postponing release of the Request for Negotiation (RFN) for the new downtown Clearwater county campus (~$25 million bond issue) until after the November property-tax referendum. Board declined to postpone; a thumbs-up consensus (five commissioners) directed staff to proceed with releasing the RFN (~July 1, 90-day response window). Site would generate new commercial property-tax revenue; design continues through this year. No formal recorded vote count.
- Possible legal language in RFN allowing renegotiation based on Florida property-tax outcome; payment-in-lieu-of-taxes protection if referendum passes
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Key Decisions (6)
Downtown Clearwater county campus RFN - decision to keep moving forward
House Bill 803 permit/inspection fee resolution to be added to June 16 agenda
Bel Air Beach/Bel Air Shores erosion control line (ECL) position letter
Parks lifeguard program elimination (FY27 decision package)
Solid waste tipping fee increase (FY27 user fee proposal)
Lealman Solid Waste MSBU special assessment increase (FY27 proposal)
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Development Activity (11)
North County Service Center
Infrastructure
High Point Park
Infrastructure
Raymond Neary Park and Dansville Park
Infrastructure
St. Pete Clearwater International Airport multi-level parking garage
Infrastructure
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Market Signals (6)
Infrastructure
County faces a $184 million general-fund cut and a $22…
Commercial Demand
Redevelopment of the county's downtown Clearwater campus site would convert…
Infrastructure
St. Pete Clearwater International Airport set passenger records (2.79M in…
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Who spoke
20 distinct speakers; 15 identified names.
All speaker roles: 14 Staff, 1 Chair, 1 Attorney, 3 Commissioner, 1 Witness.
Identified name roles: 14 Staff, 1 Attorney.
Speaker sample: Paul Sacco, Staff.
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Zoning terms (6)
17 recorded timestamps
- residential (3 timestamps)
- approved (6 timestamps)
- commercial (5 timestamps)
- industrial (1 timestamps)
- public hearing (1 timestamps)
- zoning (1 timestamps)
Decision moments (6)
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