# Board of County Commissioners: Regular Meeting - 10.07.26

The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners’ regular meeting on October 7, 2026, included several procurement and capital-funding matters. The board retroactively approved three emergency purchases of mosquito-control products and services for the dengue response; staff reported costs had risen from about $2.5 million in the agenda materials to $4.1 million, with a new purchase order expected to bring the total above $6 million. The county was using disaster emergency reserve funds, and the board also approved an agreement with the Lee County Mosquito Control District for mutual aid. Staff presented final documents for a proposed $75 million county funding agreement with ZooTampa, supported by the renewed Community Investment Tax, covering 83 capital projects; the documents provide for scope and budget limits and an offset if the City of Tampa contributes additional funds. The transcript does not clearly establish a board vote on the zoo agreement itself.

The board voted 7–0 to approve a transportation investment corridor framework for the Lithia area, intended to prioritize transportation improvements and mobility-fee funding in growth corridors. It also directed staff to schedule a public hearing on adding Tampa Bay Rays ballpark and ZooTampa capital improvements to the renewed CIT project list, with separate arrangements for the hearings; the Rays hearing is to be held at an alternative East Hillsborough location, while the ZooTampa hearing was scheduled for October 21 at 10 a.m. The board deferred, rather than approved, a proposed housing-finance authority bond resolution for a 100-unit multifamily project. Other meeting business included awards, a fire-prevention proclamation, and a dengue-response briefing.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Public Safety, Construction & Infrastructure
**Topics:** Emergency Response, Physical Infrastructure
**Published:** October 08, 2026

### Sources
- [Board of County Commissioners: Regular Meeting - 10.07.26](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaDrVOJhiNc) - Hillsborough County Meetings