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Pensacola council approves $3.525 million seaport grant, training grant and DIB TIF exemption
Summary
At its February meeting, the Pensacola City Council approved the acceptance of a $3,525,000 Seaport Transportation Economic Development Grant for a maritime high-performance center dock complex and adopted a series of supplemental budgets and an ordinance exempting the Downtown Improvement Board from Urban Core CRA tax-increment contributions.
At its February meeting, the Pensacola City Council approved the acceptance of a $3,525,000 Seaport Transportation Economic Development Grant to support the Pensacola Maritime High Performance Center of Excellence dock complex and adopted a series of companion supplemental budget resolutions and other grant actions. All motions recorded on the agenda passed by recorded tallies of 6-0.
The council voted to accept grant agreement 453973-1-94-01 in the total amount of $3,525,000 to support the maritime center and authorized the mayor to execute and administer the grant and related documents. Council Member Breyer moved the acceptance and Council Vice President Patton seconded; the vote passed 6-0.
Council also accepted an amendment to a separate Seaport Security Grant (grant number 4223543-94-05), increasing that grant by $36,750 to a revised total of $98,702, and adopted companion supplemental budget resolutions to appropriate the awarded funds. The amendment and the supplemental resolutions were approved on unanimous votes.
The council approved the local Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant award to purchase a portable DARTMAX (training) simulator for police training and community demonstrations; the award amount stated was $28,922 upon grant award. Pensacola Police Chief Randall described the simulator during the meeting as a portable system that “gives us an opportunity to utilize simulation, and a portable environment to be able to train in different areas of the of the buildings of the city,” and said it can be used for officer decision-making scenarios and community demonstrations. The motion to accept the JAG award was moved by Council Member Wiggins, seconded by Council Vice President Patton, and passed 6-0; the council then adopted the related supplemental budget resolution (2025-6) on a 6-0 vote.
On second reading the council adopted Proposed Ordinance 14-24, amending Ordinance 13-84 to exempt the Pensacola Downtown Improvement Board from the obligation to annually contribute tax increment revenues to the Urban Core Community Redevelopment Area Redevelopment Trust Fund. The motion to adopt the ordinance was moved by Council Member Baer, seconded by Council Member Breyer and passed 6-0.
Several routine procedural motions also passed by the same 6-0 tally: approval of minutes for the Feb. 13, 2025 regular meeting, approval of the meeting agenda, and adoption of the evening's consent agenda (which included interlocal agreements and appointments). The mayor was authorized, under the city charter, to take the necessary actions to execute and administer accepted grants and memoranda of understanding.
Votes at a glance: - Acceptance of Seaport Transportation Economic Development Grant 453973-1-94-01, Pensacola Maritime High Performance Center of Excellence — $3,525,000; mover: Council Member Breyer; second: Council Vice President Patton; outcome: approved, tally 6-0. - Acceptance of amendment to Seaport Security Grant 4223543-94-05 — increase $36,750 to revised total $98,702; mover: Council Vice President Patton; second: Council Member Breyer; outcome: approved, tally 6-0. - Acceptance of Edward Byrne Memorial JAG (DARTMAX training simulator) — $28,922 upon award; mover: Council Member Wiggins; second: Council Vice President Patton; outcome: approved, tally 6-0. - Adoption of Proposed Ordinance 14-24 (DIB exemption from Urban Core CRA TIF contributions) — mover: Council Member Baer; second: Council Member Breyer; outcome: approved, tally 6-0. - Companion supplemental budget resolutions connected to the above grants and actions — adopted; outcome: approved, tally 6-0.
The council’s unanimous votes mean the city will appropriate the announced grant dollars via supplemental budget resolutions and proceed with the procurement and administrative steps required by each award. Specific implementation tasks and reporting requirements were not detailed in the public record during the meeting.
Implementation and next steps noted by staff included mayoral authorization to execute grant documents and council direction to appropriate funds through the supplemental budget process; procurement and project-level actions remain subject to the city’s purchasing procedures and any further grant terms.
