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Pensacola council signals support for stormwater-assessment workshop to explore fee alternatives
Summary
Council members supported scheduling a consultant-led stormwater assessment workshop to examine alternative fee methodologies and directed staff to proceed; funding was identified from council discretionary sources, though no formal vote was recorded at the agenda conference.
Council members signaled support for a proposed stormwater-assessment workshop intended to examine alternative methods for assessing stormwater fees. City staff presented the proposed consultant scope and budget, and multiple council members said they supported hiring outside experts to vet methodologies.
Council Member Breyer said the workshop would provide an expert opinion instead of continuing speculation. Council Member Baer said the goal was to find a more equitable allocation of stormwater fees, and Council Vice President Patton said the proposed cost was not surprising and supported vetting the issue. “It doesn’t seem unreasonable given, you know, the importance of just sort of vetting this issue,” Patton said.
Staff told the council the city has funds available to pay for the workshop, including council discretionary funds; Lavoie said the attachment in the agenda materials spelled out the firm’s scope and budget. Council President instructed staff to get the workshop lined up. No formal roll-call vote authorizing a contract was recorded during the agenda conference; council members expressed a clear consensus to proceed and staff indicated follow-up scheduling and procurement would occur as needed.
What happens next: staff will proceed with scheduling the workshop and return formal contract or procurement items to the regular council agenda for authorization as required.
