Leon County Commission Meeting Briefs: May 13, 2025

Below are the briefs from the Leon County Commission meeting held on May 13, 2025.

The Board approved Consent Items 1-6.

General Business

Item 7: The Board voted 7-0 to accept the status report on the Implementation of the 2024 After-Action Reports and Preparation for the 2025 Hurricane Season. The report provided an update on the County’s progress implementing the 41 recommendations from the Bicentennial Storm, May 10 Tornado Outbreak, and Hurricane Helene After-Action Reports in 2024, and outlines the County’s preparations for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season.

Item 8: The Board voted 7-0 to award a contract for the Amtrak Station Visitor Center Building Repair Project to H.A. Contracting Corp. in the amount of $2,160,000. The Center was damaged during the May 10 Tornado Outbreak.

Item 9: The Board voted 7-0 to adopt a Resolution Approving the Plan of Financing for the Housing Finance Authority of Leon County to seek up to $50 million in single family mortgage revenue bonds from the State of Florida to finance the development of affordable rental development projects in Leon County.

Item 10: The Board voted 7-0 to make Full Board Appointments to the Apalachee Regional Planning Council and the Advisory Committee for Quality Growth.

These actions included reappointment of City Commissioner Jacqueline Porter to the Apalachee Regional Planning Council, reappointment of Robert Heath Annin to Seat #4, nominated by the Associated Builders & Contractors, on the Advisory Committee for Quality Growth, reappointment of Leroy Peck to Seat #6, nominated by the Council of Neighborhood Associations, on the Advisory Committee for Quality Growth, appointment of Shannon Butler to Seat #10 on the Advisory Committee for Quality Growth, reappointment of Karrie Larson to Seat #12, nominated by the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce, on the Advisory Committee for Quality Growth, reappointment of Audra Fournier to Seat #14, nominated by the Network of Entrepreneurs & Business Advocates, on the Advisory Committee for Quality Growth, reappointment of Guy Prentice to Seat #16 on the Advisory Committee for Quality Growth.

Public Hearings

Item 11: The Board voted to adopt an Ordinance Amending Article XI of the Leon County Land Development Code, Uniform Street Naming and Property Numbering System.

Item 12: The Board voted to adopt an Ordinance Amending Chapter 6, Article II, of the Leon County Code of Laws, entitled “Code Enforcement Board”, and Repealing and Replacing Chapter 11, Article IX of the Leon County Code of Ordinances, entitled “Towing Services”. The Board also voted to adopt a Resolution establishing the schedules of maximum rates for nonconsensual towing and storage services consistent with the proposed Ordinance.

Item 13: The Board voted 6-1 (Caban in opposition) in favor of the transmittal process related to the Comprehensive Plan Update to the Future Land Use and Mobility Elements. The vote included sending a letter to the city asking them to add a Midtown “sense of place” designation and to have one meeting with the public to discuss the comp plan.