Lina Teixeira
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At a glance
- News mentions
- 2
Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 5
- Total speaking time
- 7:47
- Avg per meeting
- 1:33
- Segments
- 149
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Top issues during term (20)
FY 2026/27 Budget and Millage Rate Adoption
Generates $523,809 in ad valorem tax revenue with a total operating budget of $1,513,438.
Evo Entertainment Center Right-of-Way Vacation
Property acquisitions and infrastructure changes could affect downtown commercial valuation and city right-of-way management.
Housing Incentive Programs Evaluation
Fee reductions for affordable housing projects are currently at 75%, and a citywide fee study is underway that could reshape development charges.
EVO Entertainment Center Land Sale & CRA Redevelopment
Involves multi-million dollar mixed-income housing development and utilization of CRA property assets.
Stevenson Creek Manatee Protection Zone
Minimal administrative and signage costs.
Downtown Revitalization and Business Support
None directly requested at this meeting.
Lot Clearing and Nuisance Abatement
If owners don't comply, the city fronts cleanup costs and recovers them through liens on the properties.
The Landings Development Proposals and Public Process
The project is estimated at $179.6 million, with up to $46 million in tourism tax funds potentially involved — residents asked who pays if things go wrong.
ICE and Law Enforcement Cooperation (287(g) Agreement)
Potential impact on community policing trust and local social service utilization.
Strategic Plan and Budget Planning Strategies
Involves city-wide revenue and expenditure allocations.
Clearwater Beach Library Restoration and Funding
About $12 million in cuts needed for 2027, with parks and library services in the crosshairs.
Live Local Act Missing Middle Property Tax Exemption opt-out
Could reshape how much the city can spend on services, including housing programs.
North Greenwood Community Overlay and PRD Land Use Amendments
Redevelopment trust fund resources would support resident assistance programs, though specifics remain undecided.
City Manager and City Attorney Annual Evaluations
May affect administrative compensation packages.
North Greenwood Redevelopment and Comprehensive Plan Overlays
Promotes redevelopment and private investment within the North Greenwood CRA.
South Garden Avenue referendum petition rejected
A special election could cost taxpayer money, and both sides have signaled court battles ahead.
Public Comment Rules and Electronic Registration
None.
Major Infrastructure and Facility Capital Investments
Increases the Group C sewer project cost by $11.45 million.
Garden Avenue Right-of-Way Vacation
The applicant will pay $114,450 for permanent parking meter removal.
Municipal Operations Relocation and Meeting Schedule
None anticipated.
Decisions during term (846)
Recorded while Teixeira was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Approve minutes of October 14, 2026 meeting
WTP 3 Well Rehab work order — WSP USA, $361,219.40
Raftelis natural gas rate study — $209,025
Two new Pierce fire engines — $2,574,727.98
FDOT speeding grant — $50,000
Citywide custodial services contracts — $4.5M over 5 years
Osceola Corridor Improvements — David Nelson Construction, $10.4M
EPA Brownfields grant — $500,000
PSTA undergrounding amendment — Myrtle Avenue utilities
Pier 60 submerged lands lease renewal — Resolution 26-19
SR 60 Trailhead Park construction contract — $391,440.50
Civil Service ordinance amendments — Ordinance 9941-26 first reading
Legal services agreement with Trask Daigneault LLP — tabled
Extend public comment rule — Resolution 26-20
Referendum Petition 26-01 — council declines to proceed, 3-2
Approve the minutes of the October 14, 2026 City Council meeting as submitted in written summation by the City Clerk.
Approve a grant agreement between US Environmental Protection Agency and the City of Clearwater for a Brownfields Community-wide Assessment Cooperative Agreement in the amount of $500,000 for the period October 1, 2026, through September…
Adopt Ordinance 9896-26 on second reading, annexing certain real property whose post office address is 1399 Pineapple Lane, Clearwater, Florida 33758, into the corporate limits of the city and redefining the boundary lines of the city to…
Adopt Ordinance 9899-26 on second reading, to change the future land use designation for certain real property located on the south side of Pineapple Lane, approximately 210 feet south of Navel Drive, whose post office address is 1399…
Adopt Ordinance 9900-26 on second reading, amending the Zoning Atlas of the city by rezoning certain real property located south side of Pineapple Lane, approximately 210 feet south of Navel Drive, whose post office address is 1399…
Voting record (190)
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Referendum Petition 26-01 — council declines to proceed, 3-2
An AG opinion is advisory, not binding; the council should seek a declaratory judgment and proceed with lawful referendum preparations.
adopt a City-initiated Future Land Use Map amendment to apply the Planned Redevelopment District (PRD) Overlay within the North Greenwood Community Redevelopment Area (CRA), excluding areas designated
Landings Golf Course redevelopment — approve negotiations (7.1)
Ordinance 9860-26 — PRD Overlay Comprehensive Plan amendments (8.1)
Ordinance 9861-26 — PRD Overlay Future Land Use Map amendment (8.2)
adopt amendments to the Clearwater Comprehensive Plan to establish a new Planned Redevelopment District (PRD) Overlay future land use category with associated bonuses, incorporate policies for a new N
approve negotiations with Sunshine Recreational and Development LLC for their proposal of city-owned property at 1875 Airport Drive
Right-of-Way Vacation for Evo Project
Argued that the street vacation lacks a logical east-west connection replacement required by the downtown plan.
Property Sale Agreement for 103 N. East Avenue
FY 2025-2026 Fourth Quarter Budget Amendment (Resolution 26-07)
Trustee Mannino moved to approve an Agreement for Development, Purchase, and Sale of Property between the City of Clearwater Community Redevelopment Agency and Myrtle Development, LLC, for the propert
Trustee Allbritton moved to approve the Downtown Community Redevelopment Agency (DTCRA) FY 20252026 Fourth Quarter Budget Amendment and adopt Resolution 2602.
Annexation and Land Use for 1209 Canterbury Road
Right-of-Way Vacation for Myrtle Development LLC (Evo Center)
Supported the project but opposed the elimination of east-west street connections.