The Pensacola City Council meets this afternoon for its Committee of the Whole session. A proposal to possibly relocate the YMCA to the Community Maritime Park has received a lot of attention, but the council will also attend to other business.
In addition to hearing an update on the city’s Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fueling stations and a Visit Pensacola presentation on how bed-tax dollars are used to market the area, the council will also discuss regulations related to the possession of a weapon on city property. Members will also discuss options for using the Tree Planting Trust Fund.
The city council will also be asked to adopt a resolution in support of accepting a grant from the Florida Department of Transportation to be used for purchasing more properties in order to acquire land for a commerce park at the Pensacola International Airport.
The FDOT grant—$1.8 million—will fund 75 percent of the cost associated with purchasing the final eleven properties remaining in Phase I of the commerce park. The airport must repay 25 percent of the grant within 10 years; FDOT has authorized the airport to use its prior capital purchase as an in-kind contribution to offset the 25 percent repayment provision.
Today’s Committee of the Whole meeting begins at 3:15 p.m. at Pensacola City Hall.
