Provided below are the news briefs from the Tallahassee City Commission meeting held on March 26, 2025. Presentations The City Commission presented four proclamations related to Women’s History Month, Maclay School Boys Soccer Team, Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month, and Leonard Hamilton, t he former FSU men’s basketball coach. The City Commission approved 12 Consent items. Introduction of Ordinances 11.01 The City Commission voted to 5-0 to introduce an Ordinance No. 25-Z-05 amending 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). The public hearing is scheduled for April 16, 2025. 11.02 The City Commission voted 5-0 to introduce Ordinance No. 25-O-07 related to the voluntary annexation petition for parcel ID: 14-18-21-000-0050. The 43.5-acre parcel is located off of Meridian Road just north of the Summerbrooke neighborhood. The first and only public hearing is set for Wednesday, April 16, 2025.  Prior to the public hearing, the Leon County Commission will vote on this application at their April 8, 2025, meeting. Policy Formation and Direction 9.01 (Pulled from consent agenda) The City Commission voted 5-0 to approve the recommendation of an award for Landscape Maintenance Services to Rotolo Consultants, Inc. (IFB-028-25-LW). 12.01 The City Commission reviewed an informational item related to proposed changes in governance structure currently in place for Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare (TMH). A final vote on the proposal will take place at the April 16, 2025, city commission meeting. 12.02 The City Commission voted 5-0 to adopt Resolution No. 25-R-13 for a Florida Department of Transportation Public Transportation Grant Agreement for the International Processing Facility Project at the Tallahassee International Airport — David Pollard, Aviation 12.03 The City Commission voted 5-0 to approve StarMetro’s Bus Electrification Infrastructure Construction contract with Camber Operating Company, Inc. 12.04 The City Commission voted 4-1 (Matlow in dissent) to approve Resolution Nos. 25-R-11 and 25-R-12 for Eminent Domain Action for Construction of the FAMU Way Phase IV Roadway Improvements. Public Hearings 16.01 The City Commission voted 5-0 to hold first and only public hearing on Ordinance 25-Z-06 related to an amendment of the Official Zoning Map for 10.3 Acres located immediately south of Interstate 10, north of Portland Avenue, and Approximately 1,200 feet west of Old Bainbridge Road to change the Zoning Classification from the Single Family & Two-Family Residential (R-3) Zoning District to the Hudson Lakes Planned Unit Development (PUD) Zoning District. The PUD proposes a 255-unit multi-family residential development. 16.02 The City Commission voted 5-0 to hold the first and only public hearing related to the adoption of the Amended FY 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan and the FY 2024-2025 Annual Action Plan. The amendment relates to $810,355 in funding provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to address the needs of individuals and families who are experiencing homelessness. 16.03 The City Commission voted 5-0 to hold the first of two public hearings on the development of the FY 2024-2029 Five Year Consolidated Plan, the FY 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan, and the FY 2025-2028 Local Housing Assistance Plan and schedule the Second and Final Public Hearing for June 11, 2025. A total of $4,460,079.00 is expected to be awarded for eligible activities in anticipation of federal and state grant reimbursements. ...read more read less