# Tampa City Council - 11/05/26

Tampa City Council’s regular meeting on November 5, 2026 included a Tampa Bay Water update on capital projects and a discussion of the city’s Equal Business Opportunity (EBO) ordinance. Tampa Bay Water described an active capital program including expansion of its surface-water treatment plant to 145 million gallons per day, a new South Hillsborough County well field, and a 26-mile pipeline expected to enter service at the end of 2028. The agency also reported beginning design work for PFAS and total organic carbon treatment at five sites. No project costs or contract awards were stated in the presentation.

Council continued the EBO ordinance, Item 80, to March 4, 2027; it did not approve the ordinance. Staff said the proposal would update small/local-business purchasing limits, including raising the P-card threshold from $2,000 to $5,000 and the sheltered-market project limit from $300,000 to $500,000. Speakers raised concerns about the ordinance’s legal compliance and its effects on minority-, women-, and small-business opportunities. Council also pulled consent items 8 and 9 for separate discussion; public comment referenced a Peregrine software agreement of $595,000 through January 2028 and a counter-drone item, but no decision on those items appears in the supplied transcript. A speaker also described a proposed Rome Yard ground lease as supporting an application for $20–24 million in state funding; the transcript does not record council action on that proposal.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Energy & Utilities, Construction & Infrastructure
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Regulatory Compliance
**Published:** November 05, 2026

### Sources
- [Tampa City Council - 11/05/26](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O15gy1Fze_M) - City Of Tampa Meetings