Leadership
Chair: Dan Mahurin
Chair, Vision21 Steering Committee
Chair, Tampa Bay Partnership Regional Research & Education Foundation
Chairman, SunTrust Bank, Tampa Bay
Executive Committee Members:
Scott Shimberg, Hyde Park Builders & Chair, ULI Tampa Bay District Council
David Moore, Southwest Florida Water Management District
Manny Pumariega, Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council
Holly Greening, Tampa Bay Estuary Program
Stuart Rogel, Tampa Bay Partnership
Technical Committee:
Chair:
Avera Wynne, Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council
ONE BAY is an equal partnership between five regional organizations including:
Southwest Florida Water Management District:
The mission of the Southwest Florida Water Management District is to manage water and related natural resources to ensure their continued availability while maximizing environmental, economic and recreational benefits. Central to the mission is maintaining the balance between the water needs of current and future users while protecting and maintaining water and related natural resources which provide the District with its existing and future water supply.
Tampa Bay Estuary Program:
Tampa Bay was designated an "estuary of national significance" by Congress in 1990, paving the way for development of a long-term blueprint for bay restoration through the Tampa Bay National Estuary Program. Tampa Bay is one of 28 estuaries in the National Estuary Program. The Tampa Bay Estuary Program (TBEP) was established in 1991 as a partnership of Hillsborough, Manatee and Pinellas counties; the cities of Tampa, St. Petersburg and Clearwater; the Southwest Florida Water Management District; the Florida Department of Environmental Protection; and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. TBEP continues to coordinate the overall protection and restoration of the bay with assistance and support from its many formal and informal partners. TBEP monitors progress in achieving the goals of the CCMP by regularly summarizing and evaluating information provided by program participants. In 2006, TBEP released the first revision of Charting The Course, assessing progress in implementing the Plan’s original goals, and incorporating new or emerging action areas.
Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council:
The Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council, established as Florida's first regional planning council in 1962, brings together governments to coordinate planning for the community’s future and provide an opportunity for sharing solutions among the 43 jurisdictions in the Tampa Bay region. The region’s four counties Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco and Pinellas are required by law to exercise regional cooperation through membership on the Council. TBRPC’s specific duties include maintaining Future of the Region: A Strategic Regional Policy Plan for the Tampa Bay Region, environmental management, water quality and emergency preparedness planning, protection and restoration of the Tampa Bay estuary, economic analysis, coastal zone management, housing and infrastructure analysis, hurricane evacuation and recovery planning, development of regional impact review, local government comprehensive plan review, cross acceptance, dispute resolution, and review of transportation plans.
Tampa Bay Partnership Regional Research & Education Foundation:
The Tampa Bay Partnership for Regional Research & Education Foundation, a 501(c)(3)nonprofit, exists to offer educational opportunities to the general public, specifically on economic development issues, and to do research in those areas of study, e.g., transportation, workforce, and education, that pertain to economic growth and viability in the greater area of west central Florida.
Urban Land Institute Tampa Bay District Council:
ULI, the Urban Land Institute, a 501(c)(3)nonprofit research and education organization, represents the entire spectrum of land use and real estate development disciplines, working in private enterprise and public service. It serves to facilitate the open exchange of ideas, information, and experience among local, national, and international industry leaders and policy makers dedicated to creating better places.