OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL COUNCIL AGENDA OF AUGUST 11, 2009
AMENDMENTS and SUBSTITUTES
Compiled by: Research Division
09-326	Amendment	Per the Office of General Counsel, the Amendment GRANTS the Waiver of Road Frontage at 4086 Green Acres Lane in Council District 6 subject to the following conditions: there shall be no more than two dwelling units on the combined subject property of 6.5 acres; the property address and directions shall be clearly posted from the right-of-way at Green Acres Lane in order to notify emergency responders of the property location; and the existing trees and buffer along the northern and western portions of the subject property shall be maintained in an undisturbed natural state.
09-358	Amendment	(F) Strikes title reference to the amended and restated lease and to certain leasehold property; includes Council amendments relative to the value of the lease agreement between the Duval County Hospital Authority and the North Florida Blood Alliance, City payment and obligation for no more than $30,000 for closing extension, restatement of restrictive covenants, deletion of lease extension to the North Florida Blood Alliance, and the requirement that the City pay a contribution of no more than $30,563 for the seller’s broker fees and for documentary stamps; reduces appropriation from $2,300,000 to $1,714,373 and provides for a Second Amended BT; reflects purchase price of $1,625,000 (rather than $2,020,000); provides a maximum City payment of $89,373 (rather than $280,000) for due diligence, extension fees, and closing costs.
		(PHS) Similar to the Finance Committee amendment, but (1) does not reference Council amendments in title; (2) does not include Council amendment requiring that the City pay a contribution of no more than $30,563 for the seller’s broker fees and for documentary stamps (3) reduces appropriation to $1,744,935 and provides for a revised BT; and (4) provides for a maximum City payment of $119,935 for due diligence, extension fees, and closing costs.
09-446	Amendment	Requires City Treasurer to advise the Finance Committee (not the Chair only) of any expected need to use certain Covenant Revenues; makes disbursement to City or JTA of the approved revenue bond funds contingent upon the Council Auditor’s receipt of an updated BJP work program which accurately reflects the Council’s approved projects and funding levels.
09-456	Amendment	Per the Office of General Counsel, the Amendment corrects an incorrect reference to the existing zoning category, incorporates a Revised PUD Site Plan dated July 28, 2009, and adds the following conditions to the PUD: development shall proceed in accordance with the Development Services Transportation Memo dated July 28, 2009, and the Transportation Planning Section Memo dated June 8, 2009, or as otherwise approved by the Planning and Development Department; a fountain-type water aeration device shall be used in retention ponds which front Duval Road; development shall be consistent with the following architectural common best practices for the North Jacksonville Vision Plan, 2009: sidewalks shall have sufficient width to accommodate pedestrian flow, signage should be compatible with the building’s architectural material and composition, and outdoor lighting will be designed to highlight the buildings and enhance the architecture; the building massing shall be designed to minimize the appearance of a monolithic box through either variation in wall heights, façade articulation, varied roof planes and pitches, or building materials.
09-486	Amendment	Provides for a Revised Exhibit 2 (CIP project information sheet) to correct a project account number and an amount.
09-490	Amendment	Increases the total appropriated amount from $330,549 to $373,856; corrects amount for Hubbard House ($10,000 rather than $65,000); increases the amount for the Justice Coalition from $6,693 to $25,000; includes $25,000 for First Coast Crimestoppers; provides a revised BT; adds statement that a copy of related contracts and certificates is on file.
09-491	Amendment	(F) Provides for a revised Real Estate Officer Certificate; revises waiver of Section 122.422 and requires that property be sold at auction; includes Community Development Block Grant account number.
		(R) Provides for a revised Real Estate Officer Certificate; removes waiver authorization relative to Section 122.422(c); includes Community Development Block Grant account number.
09-497	Amendment	Provides for renewal for 2 additional 5-year terms (rather than 1 additional 1-year term); attaches a Revised Exhibit 1 (lease agreement).
09-502	Amendment	(RCD) Provides for the executed BT and inserts BT number (BT 09-143);
		(R) Provides for a revised and executed BT, and inserts BT number (BT 09-143); reduces the appropriated amount from $217,353 to $167,553, removing costs for irrigation from total amount appropriated; provides for a revised cost estimate and revised CIP documentation to remove irrigation funding.
09-504	Amendment	Provides for a Revised Exhibit 1 (use agreement) to require contractor responsibility for sales and use taxes and to provide for 250 parking spaces per day.
09-506	Amendment	Attaches the agreement and related documents as Exhibit 1, striking references to this being on file.
09-539	Amendment	Per the Office of General Counsel, the Amendment adds the following WHEREAS clauses to the legislation: the applicant has requested to reduce to the acreage under consideration in the application from 38.38 acres to 15.22 acres to offset the impacts from the change in uses; the City has concluded that the amendment in the application from RPI to CGC will cause no increase in the traffic impacts from the subject property given the reduction in overall acreage in the application; the applicant advised the DCA of the amendment to the application during the period of time in which the DCA reviews the transmitted applications; and the City discourages modifications that involve intensification of land use categories in the middle of the amendment process but acknowledges the unique circumstances in this particular situation.
09-548	Substitute	Per the Office of General Counsel, the substitute incorporates modifications to Chapter 650 in addition to the current proposed modifications to Chapter 656 regarding sign posting requirements.
09-558	Amendment	Provides for a revised BT to correct project detail.

09-562	Amendment	Provides for a Revised Exhibit 1 (project summary) to remove exact location; provides for a revised economic development agreement that removes performance schedules from the technical amendments and removes the exact location of the project.
09-577	Amendment	Replaces E. Denise Lee with Reginald L. Brown as appointee.
09-592	Amendment	Strikes reference to appointee being a Duval County resident; finds that the appointee has substantial business or philanthropic interests in the City (practiced in the area of consumer bankruptcy and family law in the City since 1992).
09-613	Amendment	Per the Office of General Counsel, the Amendment corrects the description of the proposed project in the legislation to indicate that future development shall be commercial uses associated with 148 PM Peak Hour trips, as opposed to 13,241 square feet of new car sales.
09-615	Amendment	Includes language requesting emergency passage.

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