Panama City public meetings in 2023
3 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Tue Sep 12, 2023
Community Redevelopment Board
✓ Decided: CRA Board eliminates private project grants to fund capital improvements
The Community Redevelopment Agency Board voted to end current grant programs for privately owned projects. The budgeted funds will instead be used for larger Capital Improvement Projects across all four CRA districts.
- Approved August 22, 2023 meeting minutes (5-0)
- Eliminated current grant programs for privately owned projects to fund larger Capital Improvement Projects in all four CRA districts (3-0)
Mon Sep 11, 2023
Planning Board
✓ Decided: Planning Board recommends approval for two rezoning requests
The Planning Board recommended approval for a commercial rezoning and a residential rezoning to the City Commission. The board also approved two variances for accessory structures and a final plat for a commercial development.
- Recommended approval of Panama City Centre Proposed Final Plat (5-0)
- Approved variance for detached garage at 202 Bunkers Cove Rd (5-0)
- Approved variance for accessory structure at 4113 W 17 Street (5-0)
- Recommended approval of rezoning to General Commercial-2 at 3910 W 23rd Court (5-0)
- Recommended approval of rezoning to Neighborhood Residential at 819 & 821 E 7th Court
- Approved August 14, 2023 and May-December 2021 minutes (4-0)
- Approved 2024 Planning Board Schedule (4-0)
- Tabled variance request for 1126 Louisiana Avenue to confirm mailouts
Fri Aug 25, 2023
City Commission Meetings
✓ Decided: City Commission approves purchase contracts for auctioned homes
The City Commission voted to accept most purchase contracts from a home auction. Specific actions were taken regarding backup offers and counteroffers for Lot 7 and Lot 8.
- Approved all property contracts except Lot 7 and Lot 8 (4-0)
- Rejected Lot 7 backup offer of $71,000.00 (4-0)
- Authorized $110,000.00 backup counteroffer for Lot 7 (4-0)
- Authorized backup offers for Lot 8 to bidders above the reserve amount (4-0)