Contact
Alana Todd
Principal Environmental Planner
alana@tbrpc.org
(727) 570-5151 ext. 40
Activities
The Natural Resources Committee of the TBRPC
The Agency on Bay and Coastal Management (ABCM) serves as a broad-based forum for open discussion of the myriad issues involving the estuary, and as a voice for protection, restoration, and wise use of Tampa Bay by the entire region.
This association of representatives from the recreational and commercial fisheries, industrial, regulatory, academic and scientific sectors, local, regional, state, and federal governments, and legislators was instituted in 1985 and is recognized for its contributions in the establishment of the Surface Water Improvement and Management (SWIM) Program statewide and the designation of the National Estuary Programs for Sarasota Bay and Tampa Bay.
The Agency meets on the second Thursday of most months, usually alternating between a full Agency meeting and committee meetings. Ms. Barbara Sheen Todd serves as Chair of the ABM and City of Largo Mayor Woody Brown serves as Vice Chair.
Meeting Materials & Resources
| Title | Link |
|---|---|
| ABCM NR/EIR Meeting – October 2, 2024 | |
| ABCM Meeting – September 12, 2024 | |
| ABCM Meeting – June 13, 2024 | |
| ABM Meeting – March 14, 2024 | |
| ABM LRC Meeting – February 29, 2024 | |
| ABM LRC Meeting – January 11, 2024 | |
| ABM Meeting – December 14, 2023 | |
| ABM NR/EIR Meeting – November 1, 2023 | |
| ABM Meeting – September 14, 2023 | |
| ABM NR/EIR Meeting – August 16, 2023 | |
| ABM Meeting – June 8, 2023 | |
| Artificial Turf Resources | |
| ABM NR/EIR Meeting – March 29, 2023 | |
| ABM Meeting – March 9, 2023 | |
| ABM LRC Meeting – February 16, 2023 |
2024 ABCM Committee and Member Organizations
TBRPC Council Representation:
- Gubernatorial Appointee: Barbara Sheen Todd, Chair
- Mayor: Woody Brown, Vice Chair
Member Organizations:
- Audubon Florida
- Black & Veatch
- Citrus County
- City of Clearwater
- City of St. Petersburg
- City of Tampa
- Eckerd College
- Environmental Protection Commission of Hillsborough County
- Florida Department of Environmental Protection
- Florida Department of Transportation
- Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
- Friends of the Hillsborough River
- Gulfstream Natural Gas
- Hernando County
- Hillsborough County
- Hillsborough County City-County Planning Commission
- Joe Island Clams
- MacDill Air Force Base
- Manatee County
- Manatee Port Authority
- Mosaic Company
- Natural Resources Conservation Service
- NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
- Pasco County
- Pinellas County
- Port of St. Petersburg
- Port Tampa Bay
- Sarasota Bay Estuary Program
- Sierra Club
- Southwest Florida Water Management District
- Tampa Bay Conservancy
- Tampa Bay Estuary Program
- Tampa Bay Pilots Association
- Tampa Bay Watch
- Tampa Bay Water
- Tampa Bay Waterkeeper
- Tampa Electric Company
- UF IFAS/FL Sea Grant
- US Army Corps of Engineers
- US Fish and Wildlife Service
- US Geological Survey
- USF College of Marine Science/PORTS
ABCM Meeting Operating Procedures
The Agency meets on the second Thursday of most months, usually alternating between a full Agency meeting and committee meetings.
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Legislative Review Committee (LRC)
Monitors pertinent state and federal legislation as it relates to Tampa Bay management issues and drafts new bay management legislation for approval by the Agency and TBRPC, and sponsorship by key legislative leaders.
