Tallahassee City Commission Meeting Briefs: January 14, 2026

Provided below are the news briefs from the Tallahassee City Commission meeting held on January 14, 2026.

Consent Agenda

The city commission voted unanimously to approve 6 consent items.

Item 8.01: Approve Award for Vacant Lot Mowing Services to Silvina Lawn Care Inc., D/B/A Val’s Lawn Care (IFB-011-26-KM).

Item 8.02: Acceptance and Appropriation of the State-Funded Grant Agreement for City of Tallahassee Fire Department.

Item 8.03: Acceptance of Task Force Funds, Equipment and Supplies.

Item 8.04: Approval of Resolution 26-R-01 Supporting a Grant Application to the Capital Regional Transportation Planning Agency and the Florida Department of Transportation for the Wallis Street Mobility & Streetscape Project.

Item 8.05: Approval of Resolution 26-R-02, Supporting Grant Funding Applications to the Florida Department of Transportation for Safe Routes to School funds for the Bond Elementary and Springwood Elementary School Projects.

Item 8.06: Approval of Resolution No. 26-R-04 Approving a Master Lease Purchase Agreement with TD Equipment Finance, Inc., As Lessor, and The City, As Lessee, for 2026, at a Not-to-Exceed Amount of $17,000,000, And Separate Schedules Thereto, For the Acquisition, Purchase, Financing and Leasing of Certain Equipment.

City Commission Appointments

Item 10.01: The city commission voted to re-appoint City Commissioner Curtis Richardson to the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) seat designated for a locally elected official. The seat’s term expired on December 31, 2025. In 2007, the State Legislature passed a bill requiring cities and counties receiving State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) funds to appoint an AHAC or their funding would be withheld.

Introduction of Ordinances

Item 11.01: The city voted to introduce Ordinance 26-Z-01; Proposed Amendment to the Southwood Planned Unit Development (PUD) Concept Plan, located on 3,322 acres generally bounded by Apalachee Parkway on the North, Southwood Plantation Road and Biltmore Avenue on the East, Tram Road on the South, and Capital Circle SE on the West; Public hearing scheduled for February 18, 2026. The application is for an amendment to increase the non-residential square footage by 3,000 square feet in the Mixed-Use Office & Commercial (MUOC-3) POD. The change is necessary to add a Sherwin Williams and Dunkin Donuts land use.

Policy Formation and Direction

Item 12.01: The city commission voted 5-0 to approve Resolution No. 26-R-05 to re-name E. Jefferson Street (from S. Monroe Street to S. Calhoun Street) to Dave Lang Street to honor Dave Lang in recognition of his 42 years of exemplary service to Tallahassee and Leon County. The Lang family has expressed their support for the proposed re-naming to David Lang Street.

Item 12.02: The city commission voted 5-0 to approve the sale of 4.54 acres of surplus land on Capital Circle NW. The sale price negotiated with Market Street Management, Inc., is $2,350,000 with the buyer anticipating development with two-to-three retail pad sites.

Item 12.03: The city commission voted 3-2 (Matlow, Porter against) to adopt Resolution 26-R-03 To Make Certain Findings and Authorize the Execution of the Memorandum of Understanding between Florida State University and the City of Tallahassee related to the sale of city-owned assets and set the third and final public hearing for March 11, 2026, at 9:00 A.M.