Chair, Commissioner Janet C. Long,
Pinellas County

  • Tampa Bay Regional Resiliency Coalition Steering Committee is formed.
  • MOU Signing Ceremony is held in October officially forming a coalition of local governments to address resiliency in the Tampa Bay region.
  • The Council implemented a rebranding strategy which included a new logo and a new modernized Council website.
  • 26th Annual Future of the Region Awards-55 Entries-300+ Attendees
  • U.S. Economic Development Administration awards TBRPC with grant to assist small businesses with disaster recovery.
  • TBRPC receives NADO Innovation Awards for TB Next Project and Hazmat Training Exercises for First Responders.
  • TBRPC Awards $100,000 in FDOT Stormwater Grants.
  • TBRPC produces the Citrus County Targeted Industry Study.
  • Florida Department of Environmental Protection awards TBRPC with Florida Resilient Coastlines Grant.
  • TBRPC produces and distributes 600,000 Disaster Preparedness Guides in English and in Spanish.