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Below is the breakdown of what the Pensacola City Council will consider in the coming week. As always, expenditures are highlighted. Links to the full agendas are included at the bottom of the page. Included in the full agendas are copies of any contracts, agreements, ordinances, or resolutions.
Note: This meeting will take place on Monday, April 19. The meeting begins at 1:30 PM in the Hagler/Mason Conference Room, second floor, City Hall. Please note the earlier-than-usual start time…
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A proposed moratorium on new permits for industrial uses within the CRA district was delayed again by the City Council today. Mayor Mike Wiggins successfully moved to again cancel planned public hearings on the issue and schedule a meeting between City staff and concerned property owners within the next 30 days.
Staff originally wished to schedule public hearings to discuss the concept of such a moratorium two weeks ago, but Council delayed that at the behest of Mayor Mike Wiggins…
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Below is the breakdown of what the Pensacola City Council will consider in the coming week. As always, expenditures are highlighted. Links to the full agendas are included at the bottom of the page. Included in the full agendas are copies of any contracts, agreements, ordinances, or resolutions.
Note: This meeting will take place on Monday, February 8. The meeting begins at 3:15 PM in the Hagler/Mason Conference Room, second floor, City Hall.
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Below is the breakdown of what the Pensacola City Council will consider in the coming week. As always, expenditures are highlighted. Links to the full agendas are included at the bottom of the page. Included in the full agendas are copies of any contracts, agreements, ordinances, or resolutions.
Note: This meeting will take place on Monday, January 25. The meeting begins at 2:00 PM in the Hagler/Mason Conference Room, second floor, City Hall. Note the earlier-than-normal start time…
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Below is the breakdown of what the Pensacola City Council will consider in the coming week. As always, expenditures are highlighted. Links to the full agendas are included at the bottom of the page. Included in the full agendas are copies of any contracts, agreements, ordinances, or resolutions.
As the first set of committee meetings since City voters approved a new charter last month, Monday’s committee meetings are expected to be lengthy. In addition to a large agenda otherwise, the Committee of the Whole meeting will likely…
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A public meeting will be held tonight to unveil the proposed comprehensive update to the CRA Plan.
The meeting will begin at 5:30 PM in the Hagler/Mason Conference Room, second floor, City Hall. It will also be streamed online at the City web site.
The Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) is a taxing district which covers the area south of Cervantes Street between A Street and…
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A few items we wanted to highlight today:
Charter debate now online. The charter debate which aired earlier this week is now available online at the Within Reason website. Also, see the commentary on the debate from the News Journal’s Mark O’Brien.
New Market Tax Credit recap. The News Journal’s Jamie Page recaps last night’s special Council/CRA meeting. The Council, acting as the CRA…
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Below is the breakdown of what the Pensacola City Council will consider in the coming week. As always, expenditures are highlighted. Links to the full agendas are included at the bottom of the page.
Note: This meeting will take place on Monday, October 19. The meeting begins at 3:15 PM in the Hagler/Mason Conference Room, second floor, City Hall. The Finance Committee will not meet.
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Below is the breakdown of what the Pensacola City Council will consider in the coming week. As always, expenditures are highlighted. Links to the full agendas are included at the bottom of the page.
Note: This meeting will take place on Monday, October 5. The meeting begins at 3:15 PM in the Hagler/Mason Conference Room, second floor, City Hall…
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Below is the breakdown of what the Pensacola City Council will consider in the coming week. As always, expenditures are highlighted. Links to the full agendas are included at the bottom of the page.
Note: This meeting will take place on Monday, September 24. The meeting begins at 3:15 PM in the Hagler/Mason Conference Room, second floor, City Hall.
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Below is the breakdown of what the Pensacola City Council will consider in the coming week. As always, direct expenditures are highlighted. Links to the full agendas are included at the bottom of the page.
Note: This meeting will take place on Tuesday, September 8 due to the Labour Day holiday. The meeting begins at 3:15 PM in the Hagler/Mason Conference Room, second floor, City Hall.
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Below is the breakdown of what the Pensacola City Council will consider in the coming week. As always, direct expenditures are highlighted. Links to the full agendas are included at the bottom of the page.
Note: This meeting will take place on Monday, July 20. The meeting begins at 9:00 AM in the Hagler/Mason Conference Room, second floor, City Hall.
All committees will meet.
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Below is the breakdown of what the Pensacola City Council will consider in the coming week. As always, direct expenditures are highlighted. Links to the full agendas are included at the bottom of the page.
Note: This meeting will take place on Tuesday, May 26 rather than on Monday, due to the Memorial Day holiday. The meeting begins at 3:15 PM in the Hagler/Mason Conference Room, second floor, City Hall. The Economic and Community Development Committee will not meet.
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Megan Pratt: “CRA Plan update”
Councilwoman Pratt recaps the launch of the CRA comprehensive master plan update.
Pensacola News Journal:
“Pension costs pinching City of Pensacola”
Jamie Page has a great article up about the City’s pension issue. Glad someone is paying attention.
Council attendance update
Seven members of Council have maintained perfect attendance; Councilmen Wu and Jerralds have 81% attendance, while Councilman Townsend is making a strong run for the worst attendance trophy with 63%.
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Now what’s going on with the other committees of the Pensacola City Council this coming Monday:
Keep in mind the City Council’s committee meetings are open to the public. Meetings start at 3:15 PM in the Hagler/Mason Conference Room, Second Floor, City Hall.
Economic and Community Development
Neigbourhood Services
Enterprise Operations
Finance
Community Redevelopment Agency
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I wanted to recap some things from Council committee meetings Tuesday and the Charter Review Commission today.
Committee meetings
Councilwoman Megan Pratt was appointed by unanimous vote to the CMPA board after Mayor Wiggins withdrew his name from consideration. Wiggins says he wants to be able to lobby CMPA members. I’m not sure that’s legal either way.
On a motion by Mayor Wiggins, the Committee of the Whole voted to direct the City manager to find the $1 million needed for recycling cans citywide…
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On the agenda for Monday’s meetings of the various committees of the Pensacola City Council:
Committee of the Whole
Neighbourhood Services
Finance
Enterprise Operations
Economic and Community Development
Community Redevelopment Agency
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On the agenda for Monday’s meetings of the various committees of the Pensacola City Council (the last committee meetings of the current Council!): Committee of the Whole Dr. Coy Irvin will give a presentation on the Celebrate Pensacola 450th anniversary festivities. Staff will provide to Council the “initial evaluation” of the CMPA development agreement by [...]
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As many of you know, Pensacola is dropping a pelican, Times Square style, to ring in the new year in downtown Pensacola. I’m excited. Thad Cohen and the CRA did an excellent job of putting the project together (and of getting sponsors to pay for a lot of stuff), and I applaud them for their [...]
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Here is the video of the CRA meeting from this past Monday, October 6. Most of the meeting consisted of a presentation on and discussion of the plan to transition South Palafox and South Baylen Streets to two-way traffic. Part 1: Part 2: Part 3:
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I’m excited. For those of you who haven’t heard, Pensacola now has its very own greenmarket-style weekly farmers’ and artisans’ market. These are, in my opinion, vital to the success of a community. Anyone that’s been to the Union Square Greenmarket in New York, or one of the thousands like it in towns across the [...]
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