20260416 Joint Meeting Minutes

Board of County Commissioners and City of Pensacola Joint Meeting · 2026-04-16 · minutes

The document is the minutes of a joint meeting of the Escambia County Board of County Commissioners, the Pensacola City Council, and the Mayor, held on April 16, 2026, at the Pensacola Bay Center, 201 East Gregory Street, Second Floor West, C-Series, Pensacola, Florida. The meeting included presentations on the Pensacola Bay Center for the Future by Legends Global, a Pensacola Convention Center Analysis by WT Partnership, and comments from the Escambia County Destination Marketing Organization (DMO). The presentations covered the history of the Bay Center, recommended renovations, market analysis, performance projections, economic impact, site analysis, market sector breakdown, emerging trends, private funding potential, and a comparison of local offerings to regional peers. The DMO expressed support for a multipurpose event center/space and updates to the Bay Center, but did not support a convention center and attached hotel. Discussion included the need for a path forward, with the City to lead on parking/transportation issues and the County to lead on renovations, with staff to bring something back to their respective bodies, ideally by June. No specific project, address, size, zoning change, applicant, case number, or decision is stated.