Zephyrhills CRA & City Council Meeting (9-28-2026)

The Zephyrhills Community Redevelopment Agency and City Council meeting on September 28, 2026, addressed several budget and capital-project items. The CRA unanimously adopted Resolution 877-26, its proposed FY 2026–27 budget. Council unanimously approved the city’s $171 million budget on second reading. The CRA also approved a downtown street-light project capped at $50,000 for at least 26 underground lights, with Duke Energy installing and maintaining them; at least one member opposed, though the transcript does not give the final vote count. A $2,470 arborist proposal for Clock Plaza oak trees had been signed. Council approved a roughly $150,000 City Maintenance Complex change order for electrical work, to be funded from contractor contingency without changing the overall contract amount. It also approved a three-year ZEDC contract, with no contract value stated. A Phase 1 tree-planting program was presented at about $140,000, including design, trees, and two years of maintenance; the transcript records a motion to approve but not the vote result.

The meeting also covered ongoing park and downtown work. Staff discussed Zephyr Park design and grant deadlines, including more than $300,000 remaining in ARPA funds for design/construction documents and a separate state appropriation with more than $500,000 still to spend; staff planned to seek an extension and coordinate payment to Kimley-Horn. For Alice Hall, the council supported moving ahead with public input and design/location options, with Fur Wegman Banks identified as the architect under the city’s existing continuing-services contract; no new award was made. The council received a data-center moratorium progress report and plans for further local standards and a possible ordinance. Other updates included the greenway trail, Clock Plaza and Fifth Avenue improvements, and a planned property demolition; no additional procurement approvals for those items were recorded.