City Commission Meeting Summary - Janaury 7, 2009
The City Commission met in special joint session with the Board of Leon County Commissioners (County Commission) and took the following action (with City Commissioner Katz and County Commissioners Proctor and Akinyemi absent):
Held a joint City-County Commission public hearing on the adoption of Cycle 2008-1 EAR Based Comprehensive Plan Amendments, summarized as follows:
| PROPOSED CYCLE 2008-1 EAR BASED AMENDMENTS TO THE TALLAHASSEE-LEON COUNTY JOINT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN | |||
| Item # | Amendment To: | Nature of Proposed Amendment | Tentative Positions |
| PCT080114 | TEXT AMENDMENT (EAR BASED) |
Land Use, Conservation, & Intergovernmental Coordination Elements & Glossary Proposed text amendment pertaining to hazard mitigation |
City - Approve as Modified County – Approve as Modified |
| PCT080115 | TEXT AMENDMENT (EAR BASED) |
Land Use Element Residential Preservation Category Description |
City - Approve as Modified County – Approve as Modified |
| PCT080116 | TEXT AMENDMENT (EAR BASED) |
Parks & Recreation Element Plan horizon update on Open Space |
City - Approve County – Approve |
| PCT080117 | TEXT AMENDMENT (EAR BASED) |
Land Use & Conservation Elements & Glossary Protect quality & quantity of water in the Floridan Aquifer and it’s discharge at Wakulla Springs |
City - Approve as Modified County – Approve as Modified |
| Â PCT080118 | TEXT AMENDMENT (EAR BASED) |
Housing Elements Creation of a joint Housing Element; objectives addressing housing needs, sites for affordable housing & economic solutions to affordable housing. |
City - Approve as Modified County – Approve as Modified |
| PCT080119 | TEXT AMENDMENT (EAR BASED) |
Transportation Element Proposed text amendment creating a Multimodal Transportation District | City - Approve as Modified County – Approve as Modified |
The following persons appeared before the Commission:
- Mr. Darwin Gamble, 1248 Halifax Court, representing the Greater Brandt Hills Neighborhood Association (proponent of PCT 080115)
- Dr. Pamela Hall, 5051 Quail Valley Road, representing the Leon County Water Resources Committee (proponent of PCT 080117)
The City Commission voted 4-0 (City Commissioner Katz absent) to approve Consent Agenda Text Amendments PCT 080114, 080115, 080116 and 080118 with recommended changes. [The County Commission voted 5-0 (County Commissioners Proctor and Akinyemi absent) on a like motion.]
The City Commission voted 4-0 (City Commissioner Katz absent) to approve Primary Springs Protection Zone (PSPZ) Text Amendment PCT 080117 as modified. [The County Commission voted 5-0 (County Commissioners Proctor and Akinyemi absent) on a like motion.]
The Commissions concurred in directing staff to:
- bring back some alternative language on the golf course issue relating to environmental restrictions in the PSPZ, and
- provide some information to further the February 25-26, 2009 Wakulla Springs Symposium discussion on the Responsible Management Entity (RME) on the septic tanks issue such as a process recommendation with information on what needed to be done, how long it might take, who needed to address the issue and a timeline.
The City Commission voted 4-0 (City Commissioner Katz absent) to approve Multimodal Transportation District Text Amendment PCT 080119 as modified. [The County Commission voted 5-0 (County Commissioners Proctor and Akinyemi absent) on a like motion.]
The City Commission voted 4-0 (City Commissioner Katz absent) to adopt Ordinance No. 08-O-69, incorporating approved Cycle 2008-1 Text Amendments PCT 080114, 080115, 080116, 080117, 080118 and 080119 as part of the 2010 Tallahassee-Leon County Comprehensive Plan. (The County Commission voted 5-0 (County Commissioners Proctor and Akinyemi absent) on a like motion to adopt a County Ordinance incorporating approved Cycle 2008-1 Text Amendments as part of the 2010 Tallahassee-Leon County Comprehensive Plan.)
Unagendaed - Mr. William D. Tucker, 2802 Primrose Lane, appeared before the Commission and spoke against locating a biomass power plant near schools due to the potential for unknown impacts.
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