Leon County Commission Meeting Briefs: June 10, 2025

Below are the briefs from the Leon County Commission meeting held on June 10, 2025.

The Board approved Consent Items 1-4, 6-10, 12-13. Item 5 was removed, and Item 11 was pulled for discussion.

Item 11: Status Report on the Woodville Aquaculture Facility. Commissioner Caban moved, seconded by Commissioner Cummings, to accept the Status Report on the Woodville Aquaculture Facility and bring back an agenda item to determine the feasibility of potential public uses for the subject property and the owner’s interest in the potential sale of the property. The motion passed 5 – 2 with Commissioners Proctor and O’Keefe in opposition.

General Business

Item 14: Status Update on the 2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championships at Apalachee Regional Park. Commissioner Maddox moved, seconded by Commissioner Cummings, to accept the status update for the 2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championships being hosted at Apalachee Regional Park on January 10, 2026. The motion passed 7 – 0.

Item 15: Status Report Regarding Washington Square and the Restoration of County Rights-of-Way. Commissioner O’Keefe moved, seconded by Commissioner Minor, to accept the status report regarding Washington Square and the restoration of County Rights-of-Way; and to authorize staff to enter into an agreement with the Owner and Developer to memorialize the Owner’s and Developer’s agreement to restore the County Rights-of-Way, and authorize the County Attorney’s Office to pursue all legal remedies available at law and equity against the Owner and Developer, should those negotiations fail or the Owner and Developer fail to perform. The motion passed 7 – 0.

Item 16: Lake Munson Action Plan and Post-Drawdown Status Update. Commissioner Proctor revised his original motion and moved, seconded by Commissioner O’Keefe, to accept the Lake Munson Action Plan and Post-Drawdown status update and host a townhall-style meeting to provide a summary of the Lake Munson Post-Drawdown status update, and invite partner agencies and interested citizens to participate. The motion passed 6 – 1 with Chairman Welch in opposition.

Item 17: Full Board Appointments to the Architectural Review Board, the Board of Adjustment and Appeals, the CareerSource Capital Region Board, the Joint City/County Bicycling Workgroup, and the Planning Commission. Commissioner Minor moved, seconded by Commissioner Cummings to: (1) appoint Pierce Withers, to the Architectural Review Board for a three-year term ending June 30, 2028, (2) appoint James Pfeiffer and Charles Fredrich, to the Board of Adjustment and Appeals for three-year terms ending June 30, 2028, (3) appoint Martina McDowell and Erin Gillespie to the CareerSource Capital Region Board for four-year terms ending June 30, 2029, (4) appoint Alan Amidon to the Joint City/County Bicycling Workgroup for the remainder of a three-year term ending December 31, 2026, (5) appoint Rebecca O’Hara to the Planning Commission for a three-year term ending June 30, 2028. The motion passed 7 – 0.

During commissioner discussion, Commissioner Caban noted an issue on Williams Landing Road related to speed bumps and traffic calming devices. He requested an agenda item on the County’s Traffic Calming Policy and 75% petition threshold for the installation of traffic calming devices on County roads. The motion passed 7 – 0.