LEGISLATIVE ACTION ITEM
SPONSOR: Grover C. Robinson, IV, Mayor
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CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION OF THE CITY OF PENSACOLA 2020 LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES
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RECOMMENDATION:
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That City Council adopt the City of Pensacola 2020 Legislative Initiatives
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HEARING REQUIRED: No Hearing Required
SUMMARY:
Mayor Robinson has developed the following list of initiatives important to the City of Pensacola to support during the 2020 Legislative Session:
• Support Funding a mechanism for assessment, remediation and liability exemption from third party claims and a Brownfield Tax Credit for sites at which Aqueous Film-Forming Foam Concentrates (AFFF) has been used in firefighting and fire training operations.
• Support full funding for the Housing Trust Fund and legislation to stop the funds sweep of Housing Trust Fund.
• Support recension of 2019 SB 1000 - 5G Small Cell Towers, restoring balance of power to the City of Pensacola to determine installations in taxpayer owned right of way.
• Support revision of CS/HB 1159 - Private Property Rights.
• Support the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District 3 Five Year Plan including a Box funds for a Scenic Highway multi-use trail.
• Support distribution of settlement funds to applicable local government entities.
• Appropriation Requests
o Pensacola International Airport MRO Expansion - $4,875,000
o West Main Street Corridor Improvements - $2,900,000
o Special Needs Universal Designed Playground Boundless-All-Inclusive Park at Tippen Park - $850,000.
PRIOR ACTION:
None
FUNDING:
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FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Should the appropriation requests be approved the City could receive funding of $8,625,000 for capital improvements.
CITY ATTORNEY REVIEW: No
9/13/2019
STAFF CONTACT:
Christopher L. Holley, City Administrator
Keith Wilkins, Deputy City Administrator
ATTACHMENTS:
1) City of Pensacola 2020 Legislative Initiatives
PRESENTATION: No end