Contact
Alana Todd
Senior Environmental Planner
alana@tbrpc.org
(727) 570-5151 ext. 40
Activities
Natural Resources Committee of the TBRPC
The Agency on Bay Management (ABM) 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.
ABM Meeting Materials & Resources
| Title | Date | Link |
|---|---|---|
| ABM Meeting – September 14, 2023 | July 28, 2023 | |
| ABM NR/EIR Meeting – August 16, 2023 | July 28, 2023 | |
| ABM Meeting – June 8, 2023 | May 26, 2023 | |
| Artificial Turf Resources | May 20, 2023 | |
| ABM NR/EIR Meeting – March 29, 2023 | May 16, 2023 | |
| ABM Meeting – March 9, 2023 | May 16, 2023 | |
| ABM Legislative Review Subcommittee Meeting – February 16, 2023 | February 16, 2023 |
TBRPC Council Representation:
- Gubernatorial Appointee: Barbara Sheen Todd, Chair
- Mayor: Woody Brown, Vice Chair
- Councilman: Peter Altman
- Councilwoman: Alison Fernandez
- Vice Mayor: Carlos Diaz
- Commissioner: Mary Beth Wetzel
- Council Member: Andrew Knapp
- Vice Mayor: Thomas Reid
Member Organizations:
- Audubon Florida
- City of Clearwater
- City of St. Petersburg
- City of Tampa
- City of Temple Terrace
- 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
- Hillsborough County
- Hillsborough County City-County Planning Commission
- Joe Island Clams
- MacDill Air Force Base
- Manatee County
- Manatee Port Authority
- Mosaic Company
- NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
- Pasco County
- Pinellas County
- Port of St. Petersburg
- Port Tampa Bay
- 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
- WSP
The Agency meets on the second Thursday of most months, usually alternating between a full Agency meeting and committee meetings.
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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.
