Alachua public meetings in 2024
33 substantive meetings from 2024, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Youth Advisory Council
The Youth Advisory Council will meet on Dec. 18, 2024 at the James A. Lewis City Commission Chambers. The council will consider approval of the May 30, 2024 meeting minutes, a Sunshine Law overview, and a municipal government review. Members will vote on appointing a chair and vice‑chair, set the future meeting frequency format, and approve meeting dates for 2025. No other business is listed.
- Approval of May 30, 2024 Youth Advisory Council meeting minutes
- Sunshine Law overview
- Municipal government review
- Appointment of chair and vice‑chair
- Approval of meeting dates for 2025
Parks and Recreation Advisory Board
The board will approve the June 17, 2024 meeting minutes. It will review upcoming park and recreation events and confirm the continued quarterly meeting format. The board will also approve the schedule of Parks and Recreation Advisory Board meetings for 2025.
- Approval of June 17, 2024 minutes
- Overview of upcoming events
- Approval of continued quarterly meeting format
- Approval of Parks and Recreation Advisory Board meeting dates for 2025
Community Redevelopment Agency
The Community Redevelopment Agency will convene a special meeting to address new business items, including the approval of meeting minutes and staff updates.
- Approve meeting minutes (24.11.04.M.SPCRAB)
- Staff updates
- Special Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting
General
The Alachua City Commission will hold a regular meeting to discuss and vote on several ordinances, including rezoning a property to residential use and amending land development regulations to add new business categories.
- Ordinance 25-02: Rezoning ±24.58 acres from Agricultural (A) to Residential Single Family – 4 (RSF-4)
- Ordinance 25-03: Amending land development regulations to add 'Cigar/Hookah Bar', 'Mobile Food Dispensing Vehicle', and 'Smoke Shop' use types
- Ordinance 24-12: Second reading to amend the Comprehensive Plan regarding mixed-use definitions
- Tara Baywood Phase 2 Final Plat: Re-approval request for a portion of tax parcel 03067-063-000
- Purchase of conductor wire
Senior Resources Advisory Board
The Senior Resources Advisory Board will meet to review Elder Options and discuss upcoming events. The agenda includes a presentation on Elder Options and a planned senior field trip to Jacksonville.
- Elder Options recap and consensus
- Elder Options presentation
- Jacksonville senior field trip
- Recruitment of additional attendees for future SRAB meetings
General
The Alachua Education Task Force will meet on Dec. 2, 2024 at the City Commission Chambers. The agenda includes approval of meeting minutes, a Sunshine Law and public records presentation, a review of parliamentary procedures, election of officers, a staff report, and setting 2025 meeting dates. The meeting will also allow board and citizen comments.
- Approve meeting minutes
- Sunshine Law and public records presentation
- Parliamentary procedures review
- Election of officers
- Staff report and 2025 meeting dates
Community Redevelopment Agency Board
The Community Redevelopment Agency Board will consider Resolution CRA25-03 to set the public meeting schedule for calendar year 2025. The board will also receive staff updates. No other items are listed for decision or discussion.
- Resolution CRA25-03 – adopt public meeting schedule for 2025
- Staff updates
City Commission
The City Commission will hold a first reading for an ordinance to amend the Tolosa Planned Development-Residential parameters. The body will also consider a resolution to adjust the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 General Fund budget to account for unanticipated revenues.
- Ordinance 25-01: Amendment of the Tolosa Planned Development-Residential (PD-R)
- Resolution 25-01: Amending FY 2023-2024 General Fund budget for City Manager, City Attorney, and Police Department
- RFP 2024-01: FFY 2023 Small Cities Community Development Block Grant administration services
- Alachua Police Department Axon lease purchase
Planning and Zoning Board
The Planning and Zoning Board will approve the minutes from the October 8 meeting and review several applications. Items include a certificate of appropriateness for replacing exterior doors at 14822 Main Street, a Planned Development amendment that would raise the allowed residential density from 40 to 60 units and remove non‑residential intensity on a roughly 50.5‑acre parcel, a land‑development‑regulation text amendment for trash enclosure design in the Gateway Overlay District, a rezoning of NW 150th Avenue from Agricultural to Residential Single‑Family‑4 on about 24.58 acres, and a broader LDR text amendment adding new use categories such as cigar/hookah bars and mobile food dispensing vehicles.
- Certificate of Appropriateness for exterior door replacement at 14822 Main Street
- Planned Development amendment to increase density to 60 units and eliminate non‑residential intensity on a 50.5‑acre property (Area B)
- LDR text amendment to modify trash enclosure design standards in the Gateway Overlay District
- Rezoning of NW 150th Avenue from Agricultural (A) to Residential Single‑Family‑4 on ~24.58 acres
- LDR text amendment adding new use types like cigar/hookah bar and mobile food dispensing vehicle
Community Redevelopment Agency Board
The Community Redevelopment Agency Board will meet on November 4, 2024 at 4:00 PM in the James A. Lewis City Commission Chambers. The board will consider the CRAAB schedule for calendar year 2025. The board will also discuss the Theatre Park Refresh Project.
- CRAAB schedule for calendar year 2025
- Theatre Park Refresh Project
Community Redevelopment Agency
The Community Redevelopment Agency is holding a special meeting to address the Theatre Park Refresh project. The body will also review and approve meeting minutes from September 9 and October 7, 2024.
- Theatre Park Refresh project
City Commission
The Alachua City Commission will hold a regular meeting to approve the agenda and read proposed ordinances and resolutions by title. The meeting includes special presentations for Colonial Heritage Month and a W.W. Irby Elementary School student performing arts appreciation. It also provides time for citizen comments, committee reports, and approval of a consent agenda covering routine city operations.
- Colonial Heritage Month proclamation (special presentation)
- W.W. Irby Elementary School student performing arts appreciation (special presentation)
- Citizen comments on subjects not on the agenda
- Committee reports, appointments, and city announcements
- Consent agenda items representing routine city operations
Education Task Force
The Education Task Force will meet to review a staff report and approve previous meeting minutes. The agenda consists of procedural items and general discussion.
- Approval of meeting minutes
- Staff Report - October 28, 2024
Community Redevelopment Agency Board
The Community Redevelopment Agency Advisory Board will meet to review staff updates and old business. The agenda is primarily procedural.
- Approval of meeting minutes
- Staff updates
General
The Alachua City Commission will consider the Fiscal Year 2025 compensation plan for city employees. It will also vote on the purchase of police vehicles for FY 2025. Additionally, the commission will approve the meeting minutes and routine items on the consent agenda.
- FY 2025 Compensation Plan
- FY 2025 Purchase of Police Vehicles
- Approval of Meeting Minutes
Planning and Zoning Board
The Planning and Zoning Board will meet on October 8, 2024 at the James A. Lewis City Commission Chambers. The board will approve the September 10, 2024 meeting minutes and select a vice chair. The board will consider a planned development amendment for the Tolosa PD‑R, which would raise the allowed residential density in Area B from 40 to 60 units and eliminate non‑residential intensity on a roughly 50.5‑acre parcel (tax parcels 03130-004-000; 03130-007-001; 03130-008-000; 03130-009-000; 03135-000-000; 03135-001-000).
- Approve meeting minutes from September 10, 2024
- Selection of vice chair
- Tolosa PD‑R amendment: increase residential density in Area B from 40 to 60 units and reduce non‑residential intensity to 0 sq‑ft on ~50.5‑acre property (tax parcels listed)
Community Redevelopment Agency Board
The Community Redevelopment Agency Board will meet on October 7, 2024 at the James A. Lewis City Commission Chambers. The board will consider CRA Resolution 25-01, which corrects a previously adopted resolution. It will also consider CRA Resolution 25-02, which concerns a business façade grant program application. Both items are listed under new business.
- CRA Resolution 25-01 – correction of a previously adopted CRA resolution
- CRA Resolution 25-02 – business façade grant program application
City Commission
The Alachua City Commission will conduct a first reading of Ordinance 24-12, which proposes changes to the city's comprehensive plan definitions for mixed-use. The meeting also includes special presentations honoring a student, heritage month, safety month, and city government week. Citizens will have two opportunities to comment, and the commission will consider consent agenda items such as approving September 23, 2024 minutes, a skate park renovation, and the 2025 commission calendar.
- Ordinance 24-12 (first reading) to amend mixed-use definitions in the comprehensive plan
- Approve meeting minutes for September 23, 2024
- Hal Brady Recreation Complex skate park renovation
- Adopt the 2025 City Commission calendar
- Special presentations: student arts appreciation, Colonial Heritage Month, White Cane Safety Month, Florida City Government Week 2024 proclamations
Parks and Recreation Advisory Board
The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board will review the Recreation and Culture Department's summer activities and approve minutes from previous meetings.
- Review of summer activities including art camp, basketball camps, and the 4th of July event
- Approval of June 17, 2024, meeting minutes
- Approval of March 26, 2024, Parks and Recreation Advisory Board meeting
City Commission
The Alachua City Commission meeting will consider three resolutions: a levy of general city‑purpose ad valorem taxes for the 2024 tax year, the city’s budget for fiscal year 2024‑2025, and a capital improvement program covering 2025‑2029. Commissioners will also take a second and final reading of an ordinance amending the city’s business incentive program to add an incubator/accelerator lease subsidy and adjust its duration. Additional agenda items include a presentation on Savannah Station Phase 2C infrastructure acceptance and a senior resources advisory board appointment.
- Resolution 24‑16 – levy of general city‑purpose ad valorem taxes for 2024 tax year
- Resolution 24‑17 – adoption of the city’s budget for FY 2024‑2025
- Resolution 24‑18 – approval of the 2025‑2029 capital improvement program
- Ordinance 24‑13 (second & final reading) – amendment to business incentive program adding incubator/accelerator lease subsidy and adjusting subsidy duration
- Savannah Station Phase 2C – infrastructure acceptance and return of surety
Community Redevelopment Agency Board
The Community Redevelopment Agency Advisory Board will meet to approve meeting minutes, receive staff updates, and discuss the proposed Fiscal Year 2024-2025 budget. The board will also consider a request for a Business Facade Grant for a property at 14920 Main Street.
- Approve meeting minutes
- Business Facade Grant for Conestogas Restaurant at 14920 Main Street
- CRA Proposed Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Budget
Planning and Zoning Board
The Alachua Planning and Zoning Board will consider three main items. It will approve the minutes from the July 9, 2024 meeting. It will hold a quasi‑judicial hearing on a site plan to build an approximately 8,836‑square‑foot convenience store, retail building, and gasoline fueling station for Patel Fuel & Retail. It will also hold a legislative hearing on a city‑requested amendment to the Comprehensive Plan to add new mixed‑use land‑use categories, and a quasi‑judicial hearing on a special‑exception permit for stormwater facilities (removed from the agenda).
- Site Plan – Patel Fuel & Retail: construction of an ~8,836 sq ft convenience store, retail building, and gasoline station (quasi‑judicial hearing).
- Comprehensive Plan Text Amendment – add mixed‑use future land‑use categories (legislative hearing).
- Special Exception Permit – Tara April stormwater facilities in Agricultural zone to support adjacent Community Commercial development (quasi‑judicial hearing, removed from agenda).
- Approval of meeting minutes from 07‑09‑24 (procedural).
Community Redevelopment Agency Board
The Community Redevelopment Agency will meet to discuss staff updates and budget adjustments. The board is considering a resolution to revise the estimate of receipts and balances for the current fiscal year.
- Resolution CRA24-04 regarding the 2024-2025 fiscal year budget
City Commission
The City Commission will consider resolutions for the 2024 tax levy and the 2024-2025 fiscal year budget, as well as an ordinance amending the business incentive program. The meeting also includes appointments to city boards and the approval of prior meeting minutes.
- Resolution 24-12: Levy of general purpose ad valorem taxes for 2024
- Resolution 24-13: 2024-2025 fiscal year budget
- Ordinance 24-13: Amending business incentive program with incubator/accelerator lease subsidy
- Resolution 24-14: Stormwater basin maintenance assessment annual rate
- Training MOU with Alachua County Sheriff's Office
Senior Resources Advisory Board
The Senior Resources Advisory Board is meeting to discuss programs for personal safety awareness and health and fitness. The board will also address an upcoming Elder Options senior event.
- Discussion of personal safety awareness programs
- Discussion of health and fitness initiatives
- Elder Options senior event at Legacy Park Multipurpose Center on October 14th and 15th
- Approval of June 4, 2024, meeting minutes
General
The Alachua City Commission will hold a workshop to review the proposed fiscal year 2024‑2025 budgets for the Enterprise Fund and the Internal Service Fund. Commissioners and city officials will discuss the budget allocations and priorities. No formal decisions are indicated; the meeting is for discussion of the proposed budgets.
- Review of proposed FY 2024‑2025 budgets for the Enterprise Fund and Internal Service Fund
City Commission
The Alachua City Commission will hold a second reading on Ordinance 24-09, which would extend the city’s corporate limits to include land identified as tax parcel 03044-001-002. The meeting also includes second‑reading votes on Ordinance 24-11 (vacation and abandonment of a park in Kingsland Subdivision) and Ordinance 24-10 (amending utility rates). Additional agenda items are a contract for Red Speed school‑zone enforcement and the purchase of an Altec bucket truck, model TA60 4x4.
- Ordinance 24-09 – second reading to extend corporate limits to tax parcel 03044-001-002
- Ordinance 24-11 – second reading to vacate and abandon park in Kingsland Subdivision
- Ordinance 24-10 – second reading to amend utility rates (water, waste water, other)
- Red Speed school‑zone enforcement contract
- Purchase of Altec bucket truck, model TA60 4x4
Community Redevelopment Agency Board
The Community Redevelopment Agency Advisory Board will meet to consider its agenda. The board will approve the meeting minutes from June 17, 2024. Staff will provide updates, and the board will hold comments and discussion from members and citizens.
- Approve meeting minutes – 06-17-24
General
The City Commission will conduct a workshop to address proposed budgets for the 2024-2025 fiscal year. The discussion covers the General, Debt Service, Special Revenue, and Capital Projects funds.
- Proposed FY 2024-2025 General Fund budget
- Proposed FY 2024-2025 Debt Service budget
- Proposed FY 2024-2025 Special Revenue budget
- Proposed FY 2024-2025 Capital Projects funds budget
General
The Board of Adjustment will hold a public hearing on an appeal of an interpretation by the Land Development Regulations (LDR) Administrator. The appeal is submitted by Scott O'Hara on behalf of 101 NW US Hwy 73, LLC and concerns an unlisted use. The board will consider the appellant's request during this meeting.
- Appeal of LDR interpretation for 101 NW US Hwy 73, LLC (unlisted use) by Scott O'Hara
City Commission
The Alachua City Commission will consider several items at its regular meeting on August 12, 2024. Commissioners will vote on Ordinance 24‑09, which would extend the city’s corporate limits to include Tax Parcel 03044-001-002. A first‑reading of Ordinance 24‑10 will be taken to amend utility rate code sections. The agenda also includes renewal of the FY 24/25 commercial and group health insurance packages, a request for bids on 86th Drive roadway improvements and a water line extension, and routine consent‑agenda approvals of recent meeting minutes.
- Ordinance 24‑09: extend Alachua corporate limits to include Tax Parcel 03044‑001‑002
- Ordinance 24‑10 (first reading): amend Code Section 38 utility rates
- FY 24/25 renewal of commercial and group health insurance packages
- RFB 2024‑04: 86th Drive roadway improvements and water line extension
- Consent agenda: approval of June 24 and July 22 City Commission meeting minutes
General
The Education Task Force is meeting to review the minutes from June 3, 2024, and a staff report. The body will also discuss the expansion of the task force's duties.
- Discussion on expanding duties of Education Task Force
- Review of June 3, 2024 meeting minutes
- Review of August 5, 2024 staff report
Community Redevelopment Agency Board
The Community Redevelopment Agency Advisory Board is meeting to receive staff updates on downtown revitalization projects. Discussions include a multi-phase park refresh, a grant proposal for community spaces, and a revised long-term action plan for downtown Alachua.
- Theatre Park Refresh Project: Three phases including restoration, enhancement (pergola and stage), and beautification
- T-Mobile Hometown Grant: Proposal submitted for $50,000 for Theatre Park beautification
- Downtown 5-Year Action Plan: Proposed initiatives including façade and vibrancy grants, parklets, and business recruitment
- Wayfinding Signage: Installation of a Gateway Sign at Main Street and US-441 with an electronic message board
- Christmas on Main: Planning for December 6 tree lighting and December 14 parade