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Votes at a glance: Panama City Commission actions, March 18, 2025
Summary
The commission approved a set of items including a floodplain variance for a Beck Avenue project, a $325,000 CRA MOU for MLK Rec Center supplies, a Fire Station 1 water-intrusion repair contract, budget transfers for Bay Memorial Park, FDOT utility work authorization, an easement sale for a cell tower site, and an SRF area contract award.
The Panama City Commission completed several formal actions on March 18, 2025. Below is a concise summary of each action, vote tally, and key details.
Votes at a glance
1) Approval — Minutes of Feb. 25, 2025 Motion: Approve minutes of the February 25 meeting. Vote: 5–0 (Commissioner Street, Commissioner Halligas, Commissioner Lucas, Commissioner Granger, Mayor Rowan — all “Yes”).
2) Motion — Table agenda items 9g & 9h to April 8, 2025 Motion: Staff requested tabling of two HRP-related items to April 8; commissioners approved the request. Vote: 4–0 with 1 abstention (Commissioner Street abstained; other commissioners voted yes). Outcome: passed (4 yes, 0 no, 1 abstain).
3) Variance — 1212 Beck Avenue (PC item 6a) Action: Approval of a variance from the finished-floor elevation requirement in section 9-84 of the City’s drainage and floodplain ordinance to allow finished floor 1 foot above BFE (one-foot variance) with hold harmless agreement and stormwater controls. Motion: Approve variance. Vote: 5–0 (Street, Halligas,…
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