RECREATION & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

 

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING

 

November 01,2010

 

CLAY YARBOROUGH, CHAIR

 

CHERYL L. BROWN, COUNCIL SECRETARY/DIRECTOR

 

 

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING of the Council of the City of Jacksonville, held in Council Chambers, City Hall, Jacksonville, Florida, November 01,2010.  The meeting was called to order at 4:02 P.M. by Committee Chair Clay Yarborough.  The meeting adjourned at 4:05 P.M.

 

 

             Members in Attendance:                                                                   Staff Attendance:

 

CM Clay Yarborough, Chair                                                               Marilyn Allen, Legislative Aide

            CM Don Redman, Vice Chair                                                           Janice Billy, Asst. Council Auditor

            CM Warren Jones - Absent                                                                  Peggy Sidman, General Counsel

            CM Denise Lee                                                                                     John Jackson, Research Asst.

            CM Glorious Johnson                                                                           Sherry Hall, Administration

            CM Johnny Gaffney

            CM Art Shad

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Others in Attendance:

 

 

 

 

1.    2010-768   AN ORDINANCE MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS; APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF A REDEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND ALLOCATION OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS AGREEMENT (COLLECTIVELY THE "AGREEMENTS") AMONG THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE ("CITY"), THE JACKSONVILLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION, AND MAIN STREET DEVELOPMENT, INC., A FLORIDA CORPORATION, IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF APPROXIMATELY 4,392 SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL SPACE ON A DOWNTOWN PARCEL OF LAND; AUTHORIZING APPROVAL OF TECHNICAL CHANGES TO THE AGREEMENTS; TIMELINE FOR EXECUTION OF AGREEMENTS BY DEVELOPER; PROVIDING FOR CITY OVERSIGHT BY THE JACKSONVILLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 10/4/2010 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE: October 05, 2010

 

Recommend be READ for the SECOND time and REREFERRED to the Committee(s) of reference.

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RECREATION & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: November 01, 2010

 

Recommend to APPROVE.

 

AYES - Gaffney, Johnson, Lee, Redman, Shad, Yarborough, ( 6 )

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2.    2010-780   AN ORDINANCE MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS, AND APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE ("CITY"), THE JACKSONVILLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION ("JEDC") AND MPS GROUP, INC. ("DEVELOPER"), TO SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF DEVELOPER'S EXISTING OPERATIONS IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA (THE "PROJECT"); RECOMMENDING THAT DEVELOPER BE APPROVED BY THE STATE OF FLORIDA'S OFFICE OF TOURISM, TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AS A QUALIFIED TARGET INDUSTRY ("QTI") BUSINESS PURSUANT TO SECTION 288.106, FLORIDA STATUTES; EVIDENCING A COMMITMENT OF CITY SUPPORT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $60,000 AS THE LOCAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT UNDER THE QUALIFIED TARGET INDUSTRY TAX REFUND PROGRAM PAYABLE OVER MULTIPLE YEARS PER GUIDELINES SET BY THE STATE OFFICE OF TOURISM, TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WITH A STATE MATCH OF $240,000, FOR A TOTAL CITY AND STATE QTI AMOUNT OF $300,000 FOR 100 JOBS; APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF DOCUMENTS BY THE MAYOR, CORPORATION SECRETARY AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE JEDC; AUTHORIZING APPROVAL OF TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE JEDC; PROVIDING FOR CITY OVERSIGHT BY THE JEDC; TIMELINE FOR EXECUTION OF AGREEMENT BY DEVELOPER; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 10/18/2010 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE: October 19, 2010

 

Recommend be READ for the SECOND time and REREFERRED to the Committee(s) of reference.

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RECREATION & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: November 01, 2010

 

Recommend to AMEND and  APPROVE.

 

AYES - Gaffney, Johnson, Lee, Redman, Shad, ( 5 )

 

NAYS - Yarborough, ( 1 )

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2ND READINGS

 

3.    2010-811   A RESOLUTION, UPON AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF DUE AUTHORIZATION AND THE MAKING OF FINDINGS, APPROVING THE ISSUANCE BY THE JACKSONVILLE HOUSING FINANCE AUTHORITY OF ITS MULTIFAMILY HOUSING REVENUE BONDS (BENNETT CREEK APARTMENTS), SERIES 2010, IN AN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $24,000,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING THE ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND EQUIPPING OF A MULTIFAMILY RENTAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT LOCATED IN THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, TO BE KNOWN AS "BENNETT CREEK APARTMENTS;" DETERMINING CREDIT NOT BEING PLEDGED; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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4.    2010-828   A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES POST OFFICE  MAINTAIN THE LEVEL OF SERVICE AT CECIL COMMERCE CENTER; DIRECTING THE CHIEF OF LEGISLATIVE SERVICES TO FORWARD A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE UNITED STATES POSTMASTER;  DIRECTING THE CHIEF OF LEGISLATIVE SERVICE TO FORWARD A COPY TO THE FLORIDA CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO REQUEST SUPPORT OF RESOLUTION; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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