Tallahassee City Commission Meeting Briefs: October 22, 2025

Provided below are the news briefs from the Tallahassee City Commission meeting held on October 22, 2025.

Presentations: The city commission presented proclamations related to Paralegal Week and Paralegal Day, The Office of Economic Vitality and Demirel International, The Office of Economic Vitality, Mega Ace Media, and the Black Business Expo Tallahassee, Big Bend Rebar and Patricia Bates Trotta, Dr. Melvin T. Stith, Mega Ace and Vaughn Wilson, Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, National Good Neighbor Day & Good Neighbor Week, John G. Riley Center & Museum Day, Fire Prevention Week, National Recovery Month, and Tallahassee Babe Ruth World Series Teams.

Consent Agenda Approval: The city commission voted unanimously to approve 11 consent items. Item 8.07 was pulled from consent & Item 8.11 was deleted.

Item 9.01: (PREVIOUSLY ITEM 8.07) The city commission voted to market 4.54 Acres on Capital Circle NW for Sale Through Open Market Solicitation.

City Commission Appointments

Item 10.01: The city commission voted to ratify the City Manager’s appointment of Andrea Jones to Seat 10, Code Magistrates; Richard Darabi to Seat 14, Code Magistrates; and Frank Powell to Seat 15, Code Magistrates. Code Magistrate Ratification — James O. Cooke, IV, City Treasurer-Clerk.

Item 10.02 The city commission voted to reappoint Travis Diggs to Seat 6, on the City’s Environmental Board.

Item 10.03 The city commission voted to appoint Audrey Kidwell to the Commission on the Status of Women & Girls CSWG, City At-Large Seat 7.

Policy Formation and Direction

Item 12.01: The city commission received an informational item on the John G. Riley House featured as a destination on the Great Florida Road Trip.

Item 12.02: The city commission voted to approve the Construction Contract Award and 7.5% Project Contingency for the TLH Rental Car Quick Turnaround Service Facility Project at Tallahassee International Airport.

Item 12.03: The city commission voted to bring back more information related to the sale of the Capital City Golf Course to the Capital City Country Club.

Item 12.04: The city commission voted 3-2 (Matlow,Porter) to defeat a motion to end the city’s 287(g) agreement.

Item 16.01: The city commission voted 3-2(Matlow, Porter) to schedule another public hearing related to the FSU and TMH Memorandum of Understanding.

Item 16.02: The city commission voted to hold a public hearing related to an amendment to the Official Zoning Map for a 2.26-Acre Portion of a 6.59-Acre Parcel Located at the Southwest Corner of Orange Avenue and Springhill Road to Change the Zoning Classification from Light Industrial (M-1) to General Commercial (C-2).

Item 16.03: The city commission voted to hold a public hearing related to adopting a Small-Scale Map Amendment to the 2030 Tallahassee-Leon County Comprehensive Plan to Change the Future Land Use Designation from the Heavy Industrial Land Use Category to the Suburban Land Use Category on 2.39 acres at 5411 Capital Circle SW.

Item 16.04: The city commission voted to hold a public hearing related to an amendment of the Official Zoning Map to Change the Zoning Classification from Industrial (I) to General Commercial (C-2) Concurrent with Small-Scale Map Amendment TMA2025 003 (5411 Capital Circle SW).