Middlebrook Preserve Naming

At a glance

What: Ordinance 2026-0644, naming part of the city's Timucuan preserve land for the late Mark Middlebrook, who guided the purchase of the preserve acreage.
Where it stands: passed the full council 15-0 on 2026-10-13, as amended. Earlier, the committee: passed the Transportation, Energy and Utilities Committee 7-0 on 2026-10-06 as amended.
Background: Carlucci brought the bill; he said a neighborhood association near the preserve, in the district of Gay, voted unanimously for the naming. The amendment attached the historic preservation report required by code, which reflects the commission's unanimous approval. The committee chair asked to be added as a cosponsor.
2026-10-13 update (City Council): one card, in support only. The council member for the area (name garbled in the captions; the preserve is in Gay's district) said all of Black Hammock Island backs the naming and that without him there would be no preserve (the captions give the honoree's first name as Martin). Amended and passed 15-0.
Official minutes (2026-10-13, City Council): 2026-0644 (rename Cedar Point Preserve, Council District 2, as Middlebrook Preserve; introduced by M. Carlucci, co-sponsors Amaro and Gay; Historic Preservation Commission approved) amended and approved 15-0.

About 9 minutes across 2 meetings (from transcript timestamps; approximate).

Meeting	Minutes
2026-10-13 - City Council	2
2026-10-08 - TEU	7

Amended and passed 15-0 after a tribute from the area's council member.

Minutes: amended and approved 15-0.

Amended to attach the historic preservation report and passed 7-0 after Carlucci's remembrance of Middlebrook.