City Council Regular Meeting of July 21, 2026 minutes 2026-07-21

Agenda items

• 1) Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa 16,457 6,988 1,083 (X) 25,032 34%
• 1. A
• 1. At the City Council meeting of Wednesday, September 9, 2026, conduct a
• 1. Created Section 163.326, Florida Statutes, specifying that local governments
• 1. Current list of members on the Business Advisory Board
  • Utilities (Sub)
  • General Contractor
  • Building & Industrial Supply
  • Staffing & Employment
• 1. Current year taxable value in the tax increment area $ (1)
• 1. Current year taxable value of real property for operating purposes $ (1)
• 1. Data Centers in Brevard County
• 1. Enterprise (On-Premises or Corporate) Data Centers
  • General Contractor
  • Electrical
  • HVAC & Climate Control
  • Lighting & Low-Voltage Systems
  • Building & Industrial Supply
  • Engineering & Architecture
  • IT Services & Cybersecurity
• 1. Insituform Invoice #829929 for $72,321.14
• 1. Is composed of permanent structures and operated at a fixed location;
• 1. Proposed Certification of Taxable Value and Tax Increment Adjustment Worksheet.
• 1. Resolution 2026-14
• 1. Resolution No. 2026-15
  • Utilities (Sub)
  • General Contractor
  • Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
  • Concrete & Masonry
  • Plumbing
  • Restoration & Waterproofing
  • Building & Industrial Supply
  • Engineering & Architecture
  • Legal Services
  • Waste Management
• 1. Traff
  • Legal Services
  • Landscaping & Lawn Service
  • Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
• 10) Broward 52,955 22,965 5,859 2,997 84,776 38%
• 10. MANAGEMENT REPORTS
• 11) Miami, Monroe 82,276 46,220 12,767 4,080 145,343 43%
• 11. Prior year ad valorem proceeds (Line 7 multiplied by Line 10, divided by 1,000) $ (11)
• 13. Adjusted prior year ad valorem proceeds (Line 11 minus Line 12) $ (13)
• 14. Dedicated increment value, if any (Sum of either Line 6b or Line 7e for all DR-420TIF forms) $ (14)
• 15. Adjusted current year taxable value (Line 6 minus Line 14) $ (15)
• 16. Current year rolled-back rate (Line 13 divided by Line 15, multiplied by 1,000) per $1000 (16)
• 2) Bay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf,
• 2. Advertised Millage Rate PowerPoint Presentation
• 2. Amended Section 373.203 Florida Statutes, creating the definition for “data
• 2. Base year taxable value in the tax increment area $ (2)
• 2. Current year taxable value of personal property for operating purposes $ (2)
• 2. Edge Data Centers
  • General Contractor
  • Electrical
  • HVAC & Climate Control
  • Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
  • Building & Industrial Supply
  • Engineering & Architecture
  • IT Services & Cybersecurity
• 2. Houses information technology (IT) equipment, including servers, high -performance computing
• 2. Insituform statement.
  • Legal Services
  • Business Consulting
  • Financial Planning & Advisory
• 2. Issues in Other Cities
• 2. Resolution Number 2026-13 with Exhibit A identifying the easement to be vacated
  • Utilities (Sub)
  • Legal Services
• 20. (20)
• 21. Is millage levied in more than one county? (check one) Yes No (21)
• 23. Current year aggregate rolled-back rate (Line 22 divided by Line 15, multiplied by 1,000) per $1,000 (23)
• 24. Current year aggregate rolled-back taxes (Line 4 multiplied by Line 23, divided by 1,000) $ (24)
• 25. taxing authority, all dependent districts, and MSTUs, if any. (The sum of Line 18 from all $ (25)
  • Accounting & Tax
  • Legal Services
  • Government Authority
• 3) Alachua, Bradford, Citrus, Columbia,
• 3) that might accommodate the co-locate and/or hyperscale data centers and there are very few
  • Engineering & Architecture
  • Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
  • General Contractor
  • Utilities (Sub)
  • Building & Industrial Supply
  • Legal Services
• 3. Cloud data center - Cloud data centers are operated by cloud service providers that offer
  • General Contractor
  • Electrical
  • HVAC & Climate Control
  • Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
  • Building & Industrial Supply
  • Engineering & Architecture
  • Real Estate Development
• 3. Current year tax increment value (Line 1 minus Line 2) $ (3)
• 3. Current year taxable value of centrally assessed property for operating purposes $ (3)
• 3. DETERMINATION OF JUSTIFICATION
• 3. Hosts information and information systems that are accessed by users or other information
• 3. Map of Vacant Parcels 20 acres or more in size
• 3. PRESENTATIONS/PROCLAMATIONS/INTRODUCTIONS
• 3. Provided an exception to allow an extension of certain confidentiality
• 4) Baker, Clay, Duval, Flagler, Nassau,
• 4. Colocation (Managed) Data Centers
  • General Contractor
  • Electrical
  • HVAC & Climate Control
  • Lighting & Low-Voltage Systems
  • Building & Industrial Supply
  • Engineering & Architecture
  • Real Estate Development
• 4. Created Section 366.043, Florida Statutes, requiring public utilities to provide
• 4. Current year gross taxable value for operating purposes (Line 1 plus Line 2 plus Line 3) $ (4)
• 4. Prior year Final taxable value in the tax increment area $ (4)
• 4. Resolution Number 2026-12
  • General Contractor
  • Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
  • Electrical
  • HVAC & Climate Control
  • Plumbing
  • Building & Industrial Supply
  • Engineering & Architecture
• 4. TOPICS:
  • General Contractor
  • Painting & Flooring
  • Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
  • Building & Industrial Supply
  • Engineering & Architecture
  • Real Estate Development
  • Landscaping & Lawn Service
  • Signage & Printing
  • Carpentry & Cabinetry
  • Concrete & Masonry
  • Electrical
  • HVAC & Climate Control
  • Plumbing
  • Restoration & Waterproofing
  • Roofing
• 5) Pasco, Pinellas 38,413 19,745 3,589 3,778 65,525 41%
• 5. COUNCIL DISCUSSION – FUTURE WORKSHOP TOPICS - NEW
  • General Contractor
  • Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
  • Concrete & Masonry
  • Utilities (Sub)
  • Plumbing
• 5. Created Section 373.262, Florida Statutes, requiring the use of reclaimed water
  • Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
  • General Contractor
  • Concrete & Masonry
  • Electrical
  • Plumbing
  • HVAC & Climate Control
  • Building & Industrial Supply
  • Real Estate Development
  • Engineering & Architecture
• 5. Hyperscale data centers – These centers are the largest and most powerful category of data centers.
  • General Contractor
  • Electrical
  • HVAC & Climate Control
  • Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
  • Utilities (Sub)
  • Building & Industrial Supply
  • Engineering & Architecture
  • Real Estate Development
  • Legal Services
  • Waste Management
• 5. PUBLIC HEARINGS
• 5. Prior year tax increment value (Line 4 minus Line 2) $ (5)
• 5. improvements increasing assessed value by at least 100%, annexations, and tangible $ (5)
• 6) Desoto, Hardee, Hillsborough, Highlands
• 6. Current year adjusted taxable value (Line 4 minus Line 5) $ (6)
• 6. If the amount to be paid to the redevelopment trust fund IS BASED on a specific proportion of the tax increment value:
• 7) Brevard, Orange, Osceola, Seminole 81,704 27,843 8,647 2,293 120,487 32%
• 7. CONSENT AGENDA
• 7. If the amount to be paid to the redevelopment trust fund IS NOT BASED on a specific proportion of the tax increment value:
  • Legal Services
  • Accounting & Tax
  • Engineering & Architecture
• 7. Prior year FINAL gross taxable value from prior year applicable Form DR-403 series $ (7)
• 8) Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry,
• 8. ACTION AGENDA (NON-CONSENT)
  • General Contractor
  • Plumbing
  • Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
  • Utilities (Sub)
• 9) Indian River, Martin, Palm Beach, St. Lucie 48,374 23,577 6,356 3,877 82,184 41%
• 9. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS
• 9. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS *
• 9. years or less under s. 9(b), Article VII, State Constitution? If yes, enter the number of YES NO (9)
• A. Approve the City Council Meet ing Minutes of June 16, 2026.
• A. Establishment of Proposed 2026-2027 Millage Rate for Public Hearing
  • Government Authority
• A. Resolution to suspend processing of applications for data centers for
  • Legal Services
  • Engineering & Architecture
  • General Contractor
  • Real Estate Development
• B. Appointment to Business Advisory Board
  • Business Consulting
  • Accounting & Tax
  • Legal Services
  • Marketing & Advertising
  • Business Coaching & Training
• B. Approve the City Council Wor kshop Minutes of June 30, 2026.
• B. Request to Vacate and abandon a 20-foot-wide public utility easement
  • Legal Services
  • Engineering & Architecture
  • Title & Settlement Services
• C. Ordinance No. 2026-05 – Micromobility Devices and E-Bikes.
  • Legal Services
  • Government Authority
• C. Preserve at Heritage Oaks Traffic Enforcement Agreement.
• C. Wastewater Collection and Treatment Operations.
  • Utilities (Sub)
  • General Contractor
  • Engineering & Architecture
  • Waste Management
• E. Resolution No. 2026-14 Live Local Act tax break opt out
• F. Request to re-schedule the August 18, 2026 Regular Council Meeting
• R. 5/12
• R. 6/10
• a) A
  • General Contractor
  • Electrical
  • HVAC & Climate Control
  • Concrete & Masonry
  • Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
  • Building & Industrial Supply
  • Utilities (Sub)
  • Engineering & Architecture
• s. 409.1451(5); a survivor of domestic violence as defined in s. 741.28; or a person receiving benefits under the