Tallahassee City Commission Meeting Briefs: September 17, 2025

Provided below are the news briefs from the Tallahassee City Commission meeting held on September 17, 2025.

Presentations: The city commission presented proclamations related to National Good Neighbor Day & Good Neighbor Week, John G. Riley Center & Museum Day, Fire Prevention Week, National Recovery Month, Tallahassee Babe Ruth World Series Teams, and Dr. Julian E. White.

Consent Agenda Approval: Consent agenda items 8.02, 8.04-8.06 were moved for approval and passed unanimously 5-0. Items 8.01 and 8.03 were pulled from consent.

Item 9.01 (PREVIOUSLY ITEM 8.03) Commission voted 4-1 to approve the proposed 2026 city commission meeting schedule. Commissioner Porter voted no because she preferred to have at least two meetings per month.

Item 10.01: The commission voted 5-0 to ratify appointments to the Commission on the Status of Women & Girls. The appointments include Seat 1 – Commissioner Matlow’s Appointee – Carla McClellan, Seat 5 – Commissioner Porter’s Appointee – Kristellys Estanga, Seat 19 – CSWG At-Large Appointee – Kay Ignacio, Seat 20 – CSWG At-Large Appointee – Kimberly Berry, & Seat 21 – CSWG At-Large Appointee – Wachell McKendrick.

Item 10.02: The commission voted 5-0 to approve the election of William Dixon, M.D., to the Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, Inc., Board of Directors.

Item 12.01: The commission received an informational update on Senate Bill 180 and the impact on local growth regulations. The commission voted 3-2 (Porter, Matlow in minority) to defeat a motion to pursue legal steps. Other communities have challenged the new law in court. The commission then voted 5-0 to accept the update.

Item 12.02: The commission voted 5-0 to approve Resolution 25-R-46 to establish an Honorary Designation of Alabama Street (from Arkansas Street to Old Bainbridge Road) to Clausell Family Memorial Way.

Item 12.03: The commission voted 3-2 (Porter, Matlow) to authorize the city manager to obtain an appraisal of the golf course parcel at 833 Santa Rosa Drive and prepare a proposal to sell the parcel to the Capital City Country Club for commission consideration. Capital City Country Club has proposed to purchase the 18- hole golf course located behind the Country Club for $1,150,000.

Item 12.04: (PREVIOUSLY ITEM 8.01) The commission voted 4-1 to approve an Interlocal Agreement with Leon County for the maintenance of landscaping on portions of Capital Circle Northwest and Capital Circle Southeast. There was a lengthy debate about the agreement.

Item 16.01 The commission voted to take the “Public Hearing Steps” to: approve the City of Tallahassee FY26 Budget and Millage Rate of 4.4072 mills, and the Downtown Improvement Authority FY26 Budget and Millage Rate of 1.00 and authorize the city manager to enter into service contracts with nonprofit providers as directed. The Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) budget totals $942.1 million, and the FY26 Capital Improvement Plan, which totals $268.2 million. The City’s Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan is updated annually and totals over $1.1 billion in community infrastructure investment over the next five fiscal years.

Item 16.02: The commission voted 3-2 (Porter, Matlow) for the transmittal public hearing on the Comprehensive Plan Update to the Future Land Use and Mobility Elements. Matlow and Porter supported a motion to delay the transmittal of the changes to the plan for one year. The motion failed 3-2.

Item 16.03: The commission voted 5-0 to adopt Ordinance No. 25-O-21, amending Chapter 1, Chapter 5, and Chapter 9 of the Tallahassee Land Development Code Concerning Subdivision Regulations.

Item 16.04: The commission voted 5-0 to adopt Ordinance No. 25-O-17AA concerning Code Enforcement Processes and Procedures.