ST. PETERSBURG — Picking a chairperson for 2024 was easy. It was the selection of a vice chairperson that took some time at a meeting Thursday. Vice chairperson Deborah Figgs-Sanders was the only member nominated and automatically selected to run the dais next year. It’s customary for the vice chairperson to assume the role of chairperson, and the council usually tries to give every member a .
ST. PETERSBURG — The City Council was slated to approve another $1.5 million for lawyers and consultants on the Historic Gas Plant redevelopment and a new stadium for the Tampa Bay Rays. But the council deferred a decision on the bulk of the money — $1.2 million for the St. Petersburg and Pinellas County’s consultant on the deal, Inner Circle Sports — so its members could get more information. .