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Mayor Jane Castor joined special guest speakers Jamie Santillo, Owner of Adventures by Jamie, and Sarah Goldman, Director of Administration & Youth Initiatives at the Florida Independent Living Council, at the 35th Annual Mayor’s Alliance for Persons with Disabilities Awards Luncheon. The event recognizes the achievements and efforts of those who enhance the quality of life of persons with disabilities in the Tampa Bay community.
GET INVOLVED
New Water Restriction Webinars

Starting December 1, all residents in Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Pasco counties will be required to irrigate according to new once-a-week watering restrictions in compliance with SWFWMD’s regional water shortage order. Attend this 20-minute webinar to learn what you need to know about the new watering rules. RSVP:
* Tuesday, November 28 at 11 am (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/know-your-day-tampa-bay-your-watering-day-may-have-changed-tickets-760716572747?aff=oddtdtcreator)
* Wednesday, November 29 at 6:30 pm (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/know-your-day-tampa-bay-your-watering-day-may-have-changed-tickets-761218243257?aff=oddtdtcreator)
* Thursday, November 30 at 11 am (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/know-your-day-tampa-bay-your-watering-day-may-have-changed-tickets-761224863057?aff=oddtdtcreator)
* Thursday, November 30 at 6:30 pm (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/know-your-day-tampa-bay-your-watering-day-may-have-changed-tickets-761219436827?aff=oddtdtcreator)

City of Tampa Thanksgiving Holiday

In observance of Thanksgiving, City of Tampa offices will be closed on November 23 – 24. The holiday has affected the Solid Waste collection schedule (https://www.tampa.gov/news/2023-11/tampa-trash-collection-schedule-revised-thanksgiving-131406) . Residential customers who normally receive service on Thursday, November 23 will receive service on Friday, November 24. Customers who normally receive service on Friday will receive service on Saturday, November 25. Regular Solid Waste collection service schedules will resume on Monday, November 27.

Shop Small Tampa Directory

Don’t forget to support our local small businesses on this Small Business Saturday on November 25! Visit our Directory to plan your shopping route at tampa.gov/ShopSmallTampa (https://www.tampa.gov/msbd/shopssmalltampadirectory) .

FDOT East Tampa Community Meeting

Live, work, or play in East Tampa? Attend this community meeting on November 29 at 5:30 pm at Ragan Park Community Center to provide your feedback on proposed solutions developed from comments received at previous East Tampa Transportation Talks. Attendees can participate in breakout sessions held throughout the room to review the recommended solutions and supporting data. Those unable to attend in person may submit comments online here (https://www.fdottampabay.com/project/976/452611-1) .

SantaFest Parade & Tree Lighting

Santa comes to town on December 2 as the City of Tampa celebrates the holiday season in Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park. Beginning at 1 pm, Tampa's Santa Fest & Tree Lighting (https://friendsoftamparec.org/santa-fest--tree-lighting.html) features a colorful parade through downtown, continuous entertainment, make-n-take crafts, reindeer games, delicious food, free photos with Santa, and more. Mayor Jane Castor will lead the countdown to light the tree at 6 pm.

Virginia Park PIPES Project Update Meeting

Live, work or play in Virginia Park? Attend a community meeting on December 5 at 6:30 pm at Jan Platt Library for a PIPES project update. Operations include pipe bursting and waterline replacement that will improve water quality and reduce infrastructure breaks and backups. Members from Kiewit will be present and discuss the project, construction, and future maintenance of traffic plans. For more information, visit the project website at Tampa-neighborhoods.com (https://www.tampa-neighborhoods.com/) or text the word "virginiapark" to 74121 to opt in for project updates and meeting reminders.

Job of the Week

The Solid Waste Department is hiring a Refuse Collector Driver (https://www.jobapscloud.com/Tampa/sup/bulpreview.asp?b=&R1=231115&R2=003811&R3=002) to perform semi-skilled and heavy manual work involving the operation of a sanitation truck and supervision of its crew. This position is responsible for supervising a crew and driving a sanitation truck to collect refuse on an assigned route and shift, at times during inclement weather.
LAST WEEK'S HEADLINES

Tampa, St. Petersburg given perfect scores on LGBTQ+ equality report (https://www.wfla.com/news/local-news/tampa-st-petersburg-given-perfect-scores-on-lgbtq-equality-report/)
WFLA NewsChannel 8
The organization surveyed over 500 cities and issued scores based off of their municipal policies, laws and services, according to the report released this week.

New public outdoor space opens at Tampa middle school (https://www.wfla.com/news/hillsborough-county/new-public-park-opens-at-tampa-middle-school/)
WFLA NewsChannel 8
The City of Tampa and Hillsborough County Public Schools joined forces to fund the $3.5 million project.

'The Ybor that we all know:' Ybor City rings in the holidays with annual tree lighting (https://www.fox13news.com/news/ybor-city-tampa-hillsborough-county-annual-christmas-tree-lighting)
FOX13
Tampa Mayor Jane Castor led the official tree lighting outside Centro Ybor on 7th Avenue.

Tampa adds local support role to help entrepreneurs (https://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/inno/stories/news/2023/11/15/city-of-tampa-launches-small-busines-support-progr.html)
Tampa Bay Inno
Harris' first goal is to connect 1,000 entrepreneurs with the resources needed to establish and scale their businesses.

Tampa Bay counties limited to once-per-week lawn watering amid shortage (https://www.wfla.com/news/local-news/tampa-bay-counties-limited-to-once-per-week-lawn-watering-amid-shortage/)
WFLA NewsChannel 8
The district reported declining water levels in the region’s aquifers, rivers and lakes.

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AMERICA RECYCLES DAY
** (https://youtu.be/1FEtRTWOuGA?feature=shared)
Did you know that our Solid Waste Department recycles your broken trash and recycling carts? In celebration of America Recycles Day, we want to ensure that you’re tossing in only the right items in your carts. Visit ** tampa.gov/Recycle (https://www.tampa.gov/recycle)
or download our ** Tampa Trash & Recycling App (https://qrco.de/bcYynV)
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DID YOU KNOW?
Did you know that you can view our ** Vision Zero Dashboard (http://bit.ly/3QQe8N4)
for traffic-related data in the City from the last five years?
EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT

Meet Ivette Rosario, a Certified Senior Procurement Analyst in the Purchasing Department. She has worked at the City of Tampa for 34 years and enjoys that her position involves working with all City departments, helping them accomplish a variety of projects. Seeing the final outcome of a project come together is very rewarding.

What do you like to do in your free time? Spending time with my family celebrating birthdays. Going on cruises. Going to Disney. I love to bake. And watching all our cop/law/fire shows on TV.

What’s your favorite restaurant in Tampa? Miguel’s Mexican restaurant on Kennedy - it’s definitely a must-try. Great food & sangria. And cake from Wrights Gourmet House.

What’s your favorite holiday? Christmas. I love decorating and some may say I go a little overboard. But there’s never enough. My kitchen is all gingerbread themed, my dining area is snowmen, my foyer is nutcrackers, and the living room and tree are all Disney. I also enjoy going to the midnight mass on Christmas Eve.

What is your dream vacation? My daughter is a mega Disney fan (mom’s fault), and her dream is to see all the Disney properties in Europe/Hawaii. Helping her accomplish this is my dream.

What's one of the craziest days you’ve had on the job? 9-11 comes to mind immediately. I work in TMOB (Tampa Municipal Office Building) and immediately after the 9-11 incident, our building was covered with TPD members in full combat with big machine guns. It was very impressive and very scary.


COMING UP THIS WEEK

Monday, November 20 at 10 a.m.
Groundbreaking - THE RITZ-CARLTON RESIDENCES - TOWER 2

Tuesday, November 21 at 11 a.m.
Press Conference - COMMUNITY WATER WISE AWARD WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT

Tuesday, November 21 at 2:30 p.m.
Ribbon Cutting - THE WELLNESS CLUB

Sunday, November 26 at 6 p.m.
Flip the Switch - FRIENDS OF THE RIVERWALK'S HOLIDAY HARBOUR TREE LIGHTING
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