City Plan Board

City of Gainesville City Plan Board Meeting MINUTES June 25, 2026, 6:30 p.m. City Hall Auditorium 200 East University Avenue Gainesville, FL 32601 Members Present: Robert Ackerman, Jamie Bell, Robert Mermer, Jayne Moraski, Joshua Ney, Stephanie Sutton Members Absent: Tina Certain, Jason Sanchez _____________________________________________________________________ A. CALL TO ORDER 6:35 p.m. B. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA Motion to approve by Board Member Ackerman, seconded by Board Member Ney. Motion passed. C. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES Motion to approve by Board Member Moraski, seconded by Board Member Bell. Motion passed. D. PUBLIC COMMENT E. OLD BUSINESS F. BUSINESS DISCUSSION ITEMS 1. 2026-421 KEPTWILD Special Use Permit LD26-000052 (B) Planner Ari Rabinovich presented the item for staff. Board Chair Mermer asked questions. 1  The Board held discussion on the matter. Approve LD26-000052 with staff recommended conditions. Moved by Robert Ackerman Seconded by Joshua Ney Recommendation: The City Plan Board approve Petition LD26-000052. Approved 2. 2026-422 The Verve PUD Amendment LD26-000012 (B) Planner Nick Hill presented the item for staff. Board members asked questions. Gerry Dedenbach presented the item for the applicant. Board members asked questions of staff and the applicant. Patrice Boyes spoke for the applicant. Public comment: Adrian Hayes-Santos spoke to the item. Cheyenne Lukander spoke to the item. Board Chair Mermer asked for a motion to continue. Board Member Ackerman made a motion to approve the petition, Board Member Ney seconded. Discussion was held by the Board. The motion to approve failed. Board Member Bell made a motion to approve with a condition, Board Member Moraski seconded. The motion was approved with Board Members Sutton and Ney in dissent. Approve LD26-000012. Moved by Robert Ackerman Seconded by Joshua Ney Recommendation: The City Plan Board approve Petition LD26-000012. Failed 2  Amendment: Approve LD26-000012 with the condition that affordable units must be provided on site and fee in lieu of providing units is not permissible for this project Moved by Jamie Bell Seconded by Jayne Moraski Approved 3. 2026-423 The Verve PD Amendment LD26-000011 (B) Planner Nick Hill presented the item for staff. Board members asked questions of staff. Nick Hill and Brittany McMullen answered questions and spoke to the item. Gerry Dedenbach presented the item for the applicant. The Board discussed the item and asked questions which were answered by the applicant. Board Member Bell made a motion to approve LD26-000011 as presented with a modification to condition 4 to match previous item, and understanding that the City Attorney may make language modifications to bring some conditions into standard language. Seconded by Board Member Ackerman. Approved 5-1 with Board Member Sutton in dissent. Following the vote Board Chair Mermer called for a 5 minute break. The meeting was called back to order at 8:33 p.m. Approve LD26-000011 with with a modification to condition 4 to match previous item, and understanding that the City Attorney may make language modifications to bring some conditions into standard language Moved by Jamie Bell Seconded by Robert Ackerman Recommendation: The City Plan Board approve Petition LD26-000011. Approved 4. 2026-424 The Melrose Places Land Use Change LD26-000018 (B) 3  Planner Alison Pager presented the item for staff. Tara Howell presented the item for the applicant. The Board asked questions of staff. Public Comment: John Furber spoke to the item. Terry Aguilar spoke to the item. Janice Garry spoke to the item. Adrian Hayes-Santos spoke to the item. Jonathan Murrin submitted a comment card on the item. The Board discussed the item. Board Member Sutton moved to approve LD26-000018, seconded by Board Member Ney. Motion passed with Chair Mermer in dissent. Approve LD26-000018. Moved by Stephanie Sutton Seconded by Joshua Ney Recommendation: The City Plan Board approve LD26-000018 LUC. Approved 5. 2026-425 The Melrose Places Rezoning LD26-000019 (B) Alison Pager presented the item for staff and noted that one additional e- mail was received during the meeting in regard to the item which will be entered into the record. Tara Howell presented the item for the applicant. Public Comment: John Furber spoke to the item. Terry Aguilar spoke to the item. Janice Garry spoke to the item. Ackerman moved to extend meeting to 10:20 pm. Seconded by Jamie Bell. The motion was approved with Chair Mermer in dissent. 4  Approve LD26-000019. Moved by Stephanie Sutton Seconded by Robert Ackerman Recommendation: The City Plan Board approve LD26-000019 ZON. Approved 6. 2026-426 SW 5th Avenue Right-of-Way Vacation LD26-000007 (B) Planner Nick Hill presented the item for staff. Sergio Reyes spoke to the item for the applicant. Board Member Sutton abstained. Approve LD26-000007. Moved by Joshua Ney Seconded by Robert Ackerman Recommendation: The City Plan Board approve Petition LD26-000007. Approved G. MEMBER COMMENT H. NEXT MEETING DATE I. ADJOURNMENT 10:05 p.m. 5