Tampa市议会4比3通过光芒队新球场8000万美元债券决议 病假议员视频参会定胜负
位于佛罗里达州希尔斯伯勒县的Tampa市，Tampa市议会10月15日周四以4票对3票通过一项决议，启动法院核准程序，为Tampa Bay光芒队新球场市方承担的8000万美元部分保留发行债券的选项。多家媒体10月16日报道了这场表决。
首次表决因关键一票、议员比尔·卡尔森抱病缺席而以3比3打平，一度引发混乱，有议员急于安排特别会议重新表决。数分钟后，卡尔森通过视频加入会议并投下赞成票，决议以4比3通过。该决议本身不授权借款，只要求巡回法院裁定市政府是否有权发行以合法非从价收入担保的债券；市方须在四年内分四期、每期2000万美元支付这笔款项，首期在1月到期。市财政官员警告，若发行30年期债券，总偿付额可能升至约1.5亿至1.6亿美元。
光芒队新球场总价约23亿美元，目标2029年启用；球队表示公共资金来源获批前不会开工。市议会定于10月29日就社区利益协议举行有约束力的表决，希尔斯伯勒县方面约7.96亿美元的出资将于11月10日由县委员会听证表决。市长简·卡斯特表示，她预计球场将于下月内破土动工。
Tampa Council Approves $80 Million Rays Ballpark Bond Resolution 4-3 After Remote Vote
Tampa is a city in Hillsborough County, Florida. The Tampa City Council voted 4-3 on Thursday, October 15, to begin a bond-validation proceeding asking the circuit court to rule on the city's legal authority to issue up to $80 million in bonds for the Tampa Bay Rays' new ballpark, multiple outlets reported on October 16.
A first vote ended in a 3-3 tie with Councilmember Bill Carlson, the swing vote, absent sick, sparking confusion as members scrambled to set a special meeting to reconsider. Minutes later, Carlson joined the meeting virtually and cast the deciding vote. The validation step does not authorize borrowing; it preserves the option to issue bonds backed by legally available non-ad valorem revenues. Tampa's $80 million share is payable in four $20 million installments through 2029, with the first due in January, and city financial officials warned a 30-year bond could raise total payments to roughly $150-$160 million.
The overall ballpark deal is valued at about $2.3 billion, with the Rays aiming to open by 2029 and saying construction will not begin until public funding sources are approved. The council set an October 29 special meeting for a binding vote on the community benefits agreement, and Hillsborough County commissioners are scheduled to vote November 10 on the county's planned $796 million share. Mayor Jane Castor said she expects groundbreaking within the next month.
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