Votes at a glance: county adds six parcels to affordable‑housing inventory; approves $7.1 million CDBG application for Fort Braden center

The Leon County Board of County Commissioners took two roll-call actions at a public hearing: it adopted a resolution adding six parcels to the county’s annual inventory of properties deemed appropriate for affordable housing, and it authorized staff to apply for a FY 2024 small‑city Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) of $7,100,000 to fund improvements at the Fort Braden Community Center.

The affordable‑housing inventory resolution was presented as item 16 and described by staff as an annual request “as required by Florida statutes.” County staff recommended adoption (option 1); Commissioner Minor moved the motion and Commissioner Maddox seconded. The board conducted the required first and only public hearing on the resolution and approved it unanimously.

Agenda item 17 sought board authorization to submit a CDBG application in the amount of $7,100,000 for improvements to the Fort Braden Community Center. Staff recommended options 1 and 2 (authorizing submission and related actions). Commissioner Maddox moved the motion and Commissioner Cummings seconded. The board voted unanimously to approve forwarding the application and related authorization.

Both votes were taken without public speakers on those items and passed unanimously. The transcript does not specify further details such as the six parcel identifiers, the exact improvements proposed for Fort Braden, or the application timeline; those specifics are recorded in staff materials but were not read into the public hearing record in the transcript.