Tallahassee City Commission Meeting Briefs: April 16, 2025

Provided below are the news briefs from the Tallahassee City Commission meeting held on April 16, 2025.

Presentations

The City Commission presented four proclamations related to Days of Remembrance for the victims of the Holocaust, Hope Month for Mothers In Crisis,  the Chain of Parks Art Festival, and the Landscape Architecture profession.

The City Commission approved 11 Consent items.

8.07: Consent item pulled for discussion. The Commission voted 5-0 to approve FAMU Way Pre-Suit Settlement Agreement related to the construction of a roundabout as part of the final segment of FAMU Way.

Introduction of Ordinances

11.01: Commission voted 5-0 for the introduction of Ordinance No. 25-Z-10: Amendment to the Official Zoning Map to Change the Zoning Classification from Residential Preservation 1 (RP-1) to Office Residential – 1 (OR-1) on .60 acres at the Intersection of Bradford Road and E Dellview Drive. The First and Only Public Hearing Scheduled for May 14, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. in the City Commission Chambers.

11.02 Commission voted 5-0 for the introductionof Ordinance No. 25-O-09: Adopting a Small-scale Map Amendment to the 2030 Tallahassee-Leon County Comprehensive Plan to Change the Future Land Use Map Designation from the Residential Preservation Land Use Category to Suburban Land Use Category on .60 acres at the Intersection of Bradford Road and E Dellview Drive. First and Only Public Hearing Scheduled for May 14, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. in the City Commission Chambers.

Policy Formation and Direction

12.01: Commission voted 5-0 to Remove Static Billboard Signs in Exchange for Variable Message Billboard Sign Faces. Lamar Advertising requested that five existing double-faced static off-site advertising signs (billboards) be removed in exchange for a double-faced digital variable message sign. This will result in a net reduction of four billboard structures (eight sign faces).

12.02: Commission voted 5-0 toApprove Supplemental Appropriation of $215,000 from the State Law Enforcement Forfeiture Fund and Adjust Administrative Thresholds for the Delegated Approval of State and Federal Law Enforcement Forfeiture Funds. Provides funding to support drug and crime prevention and enforcement as well as additional training and equipment to enhance department capability and expertise.

12.03: Commission voted 5-0 to Rename Branch Street (from W Tharpe Street to West 10th Ave) to Best and Brightest Way.

12.04: Commission voted 5-0 to accept the Multimodal Transportation District History and Implementation Update.

12.05: Commission voted 4-1 tobegin an eminent domain action related to the Circle K Property in the Canopy neighborhood. Commissioner Dianne Williams-Cox voted no due to concerns about setting a precedent.

12.06: Commission voted 5-0 to ratify an Emergency Purchase related to Henderson Road repairs.

Public Hearings

16.01: Commission voted 5-0 to adopt Ordinance 25-Z-05; Proposed Amendment to the Official Zoning Map for 3.92 Acres Located at 2748 Pecan Road to Change the Zoning Classification from Medium Density Residential (MR-1) to Urban Residential (R-4). Attachment.

16.02: Commission voted 5-0 to adopt Ordinance No. 25-O-07, the Voluntary Annexation Petition for Parcel ID: 14-18-21-000-0050 located on North Meridian Road between Summerbrooke Drive and Oak Grove Plantation Road.