TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES COMMITTEE

 

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING

 

January 20,2010

 

RONNIE FUSSELL, 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, January 20,2010. The meeting was called to order at 10:00 A.M. by Committee Chair Ronnie Fussell.  The meeting adjourned at 10:20 A.M.

 

 

                      Members in Attendance:                                                    Staff Attendance:

                 

                     CM Ronnie Fussell, Chair                                                    Juliette Williams, Legislative Aide

                     CM , Vice Chair                                                                  Phillip Peterson, Asst. Auditor

                      CM Bill Bishop                                                                 Steve Rohan, General Counsel

                      CM Kevin Hyde                                                                    John Jackson, Chief of Research

                      CM Johnny Gaffney                                                                Sherry Hall, Administration

                      CM Warren Jones- Arrived 10:04                                       Stephen Smith, Planning & Dev.

                      CM Glorious Johnson - Excused                                            Laurie Kattreh, Planning & Dev.  

         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Others in Attendance:

 

 

 


 

1.    2007-1302   AN ORDINANCE APPROVING, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, OR HIS DESIGNEE, AND CORPORATION SECRETARY TO EXECUTE, AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN BEACH BOULEVARD VENTURE, LLC ("BEACH") AND THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE ("CITY"), PURSUANT TO WHICH BEACH IS TO CONSTRUCT A REGIONAL STORMWATER RETENTION POND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SANDALWOOD CANAL FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT, AND THE CITY IS TO OBTAIN ALL PERMITS NECESSARY FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE POND AND PAY AN ESTIMATED $2,000,000 FOR THE REQUIRED MITIGATION, BASED ON NO MORE THAN 16.52 ACRES OF WETLAND IMPACT;  PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 1/3/2008 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE: January 19, 2010

 

Recommend  to WITHDRAW.

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: January 20, 2010

 

Recommend  to WITHDRAW.

 

AYES - Bishop, Fussell, Gaffney, Hyde, ( 4 )

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2.    2009-911   A RESOLUTION REGARDING TRAFFIC SAFETY; RECOGNIZING THAT THE USE OF UNMANNED CAMERA TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT CAMERA TECHNOLOGY WILL SAVE LIVES; URGING THE DUVAL LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO ENACT LEGISLATION AUTHORIZING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO IMPLEMENT UNMANNED CAMERA TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT TECHNIQUES, THEREBY ENDING LEGAL CONTROVERSIES OVER STATE AUTHORIZATION; URGING THE LEGISLATURE TO ALLOW LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO RETAIN UNMANNED CAMERA ENFORCEMENT REVENUES TO OFFSET THE COSTS OF TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT; URGING OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO COLLABORATE IN SECURING UNMANNED CAMERA ENFORCEMENT LEGISLATION; REQUIRING DISTRIBUTION OF THE RESOLUTION TO THE DUVAL LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION, THE PRESIDENT OF THE STATE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE GOVERNOR, THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES, AND THE FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 12/1/2009 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY: January 04, 2010

 

Recommend to APPROVE.

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: January 20, 2010

 

Recommend to APPROVE.

 

AYES - Bishop, Fussell, Gaffney, Hyde, Jones, ( 5 )

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3.    2009-929   AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $134,330 (A $101,000 GRANT RECEIVED FROM THE FLORIDA OFFICE OF TOURISM, TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND A 33% LOCAL MATCH OF $33,330 TO BE PROVIDED THROUGH AN IN-KIND CONTRIBUTION OF STAFF SERVICES TO BE PERFORMED BY THE CHIEF OF MILITARY AFFAIRS AND THE AMIO) TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF CERTAIN MILITARY AFFAIRS CONSULTING AND ADVOCACY SERVICES PROVIDED BY CONSULTANTS SELECTED BY THE CITY, AS INITIATED BY B.T. 10-042; PROVIDING A CARRYOVER OF FUNDS TO FISCAL YEAR 2010-2011; APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, OR HIS DESIGNEE, AND CORPORATION SECRETARY TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER A DEFENSE REINVESTMENT GRANT AGREEMENT AND OTHER DOCUMENTS AND TAKE FURTHER ACTION TO EFFECTUATE THE PURPOSE OF THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 1/5/2010 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES: January 19, 2010

 

Recommend to APPROVE.

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE: January 19, 2010

 

Recommend to APPROVE.

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: January 20, 2010

 

Recommend to APPROVE.

 

AYES - Bishop, Fussell, Gaffney, Hyde, Jones, ( 5 )

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4.    2009-933   AN ORDINANCE APPROVING, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, OR HIS DESIGNEE, AND CORPORATION SECRETARY TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER, THE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE AND THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ("FDOT") ALLOWING FDOT TO UNDERTAKE THE ALTA DRIVE - ZOO PARKWAY TO SR 9A IMPROVEMENT PROJECT; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 1/5/2010 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE: January 19, 2010

 

Recommend to APPROVE.

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: January 20, 2010

 

Recommend to APPROVE.

 

AYES - Bishop, Fussell, Gaffney, Hyde, Jones, ( 5 )

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2ND READINGS

 

5.    2010-2   AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING, PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE 2007-286-E AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH CHAPTER 518 (JACKSONVILLE PROPERTY AND SAFETY MAINTENANCE CODE), ORDINANCE CODE, $887,408.36 ($300,558.21 FROM CODE VIOLATION FINES, $493,544.98 FROM NUISANCE ABATEMENT ASSESSMENT, $44,623.62 FROM INTEREST SANITARY ASSESSMENT, AND $48,681.55 FROM DEMOLITION ASSESSMENT) TO THE NUISANCE ABATEMENT LIEN SPECIAL REVENUE FUND TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR NUISANCE ABATEMENT CONTRACTING CITY-WIDE, AS INITIATED BY B.T. 10-043; PROVIDING FOR THE CARRYOVER OF FUNDS TO FISCAL YEAR 2010-2011; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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6.    2010-5   AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING $200,000 IN ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE HARTS ROAD (BERTHA TO DUNN) PROJECT BY REDUCING APPROVED FUNDING FOR THE 8TH STREET (BOULEVARD TO LIBERTY) PROJECT CONTAINED IN THE BETTER JACKSONVILLE PLAN AND TRANSFERRING SUCH FUNDING TO THE HARTS ROAD (BERTHA TO DUNN) PROJECT TO COVER THE COSTS OF CLOSING OUT THE HARTS ROAD (BERTHA TO DUNN) PROJECT, AS INITIATED BY B.T. 10-046; AMENDING THE 2009-2014 FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM APPROVED BY ORDINANCE 2009-513-E TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT ENTITLED "HARTS ROAD (BERTHA TO DUNN)" AND TO REDUCE FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT ENTITLED "8TH STREET/BOULEVARD TO LIBERTY"; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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7.    2010-6   AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING $1,660,295 IN ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE MCDUFF AVENUE (BEAVER TO EDGEWOOD)/5TH STREET PROJECT BY REDUCING APPROVED FUNDING FOR THE LENOX AVENUE (LANE TO NORMANDY), 8TH STREET (BOULEVARD TO LIBERTY), COLLINS ROAD (RAMPART TO BLANDING), MONCRIEF ROAD (SOUTEL TO US 1), MORSE AVENUE (SHINDLER TO RICKER) AND MORSE AVENUE (RICKER TO BLANDING) PROJECTS CONTAINED IN THE BETTER JACKSONVILLE PLAN AND TRANSFERRING SUCH FUNDING TO THE MCDUFF AVENUE (BEAVER TO EDGEWOOD) PROJECT SO THAT A CHANGE ORDER CAN BE ISSUED FOR THE BID ALTERNATE WORK AND CONSTRUCTION CAN BE COMPLETED, AS INITIATED BY B.T. 10-047; AMENDING THE 2009-2014 FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM APPROVED BY ORDINANCE 2009-513-E TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT ENTITLED "MCDUFF AVENUE (BEAVER TO EDGEWOOD)/5TH STREET" AND TO REDUCE FUNDING FOR THE PROJECTS ENTITLED "LENOX AVENUE - LANE TO NORMANDY", "8TH STREET/BOULEVARD TO LIBERTY", "COLLINS/RAMPART TO BLANDING", "MONCRIEF ROAD/SOUTEL TO US 1", "MORSE AVENUE (SHINDLER - RICKER)", AND "MORSE AVENUE/RICKER TO BLANDING"; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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8.    2010-10   AN ORDINANCE APPROVING, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CORPORATION SECRETARY TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER, A ROADWAY TRANSFER AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE AND THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TRANSFERRING TO THE CITY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ROAD RIGHT OF WAY AND OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FOR A PORTION OF SR228, LOCALLY KNOWN AS RIVERSIDE AVENUE, WATER STREET, OCEAN STREET, WEST BAY STREET AND JEFFERSON STREET, AND FOR A PORTION OF SR5, LOCALLY KNOWN AS WEST BAY STREET, BROAD STREET AND WATER STREET; PROVIDING FOR RECORDING OF EXISTING RIGHTS OF WAY MAPS IN THE PUBLIC LAND RECORDS BY THE CITY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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9.    2010-39   AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A FAIR SHARE ASSESSMENT APPLICATION AND CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE AND HARMONY FARMS OF JACKSONVILLE, LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, FOR A PROJECT TO BE KNOWN AS "HARMONY FARMS" ("CONTRACT") (CCAS/CRC NO. 50205), CONSISTING OF 285,000 SQUARE FEET OF SHOPPING CENTER USES ON APPROXIMATELY 40.088  ACRES OF PROPERTY LOCATED SOUTH OF COLLINS ROAD, BETWEEN I-295 AND RAMPART ROAD, AS DESCRIBED THEREIN (COUNCIL DISTRICT 14), WITH A TERM OF TEN (10) YEARS AND A FAIR SHARE ASSESSMENT AMOUNT OF $3,021,719.00 IN FAIR SHARE FUND SECTOR 4.1, PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 163.3180(11) & 163.3180(16), FLORIDA STATUTES, AND CHAPTER 655, ORDINANCE CODE; APPROPRIATING $375,000 FROM COLLINS ROAD IMPROVEMENTS (RAMPART TO BLANDING) FOR FUNDING FOR THE EXTENSION OF PARRAMORE ROAD AS SET FORTH IN THE CONTRACT; AMENDING THE 2009-2014 FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM APPROVED BY ORDINANCE 2009-513-E TO REALLOCATE FUNDS FOR THE PROJECT ENTITLED "PARRAMORE ROAD EXTENSION"; PROVIDING FOR CITY OVERSIGHT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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10.    2010-40   AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A FAIR SHARE ASSESSMENT APPLICATION AND CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE AND OLSEN FARMS, LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, FOR A PROJECT TO BE KNOWN AS "OLSEN FARMS" (CCAS/CRC NO. 50206), CONSISTING OF 150,000 SQUARE FEET OF SHOPPING CENTER USES ON APPROXIMATELY 13.11  ACRES OF PROPERTY LOCATED NORTH OF COLLINS ROAD BETWEEN I-295 AND RAMPART ROAD, AS DESCRIBED THEREIN (COUNCIL DISTRICT 12), WITH A TERM OF TEN (10) YEARS AND A FAIR SHARE ASSESSMENT AMOUNT OF $1,318,756.00 IN FAIR SHARE FUND SECTOR 4.1, PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 163.3180(11) & 163.3180(16), FLORIDA STATUTES, AND CHAPTER 655, ORDINANCE CODE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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11.    2010-42   A RESOLUTION APPROVING A TREE REMEDIATION AND SITE AMELIORATION PROJECT (THE "PROJECT") RECOMMENDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS; AUTHORIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS TO APPLY TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES FOR A $24,000 GRANT UNDER THE FOREST HEALTH IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVE GRANT PROGRAM IN ORDER TO FUND THE PROJECT; PROVIDING FOR CITY OVERSIGHT BY THE RIGHT-OF-WAY AND GROUNDS MAINTENANCE DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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12.    2010-46   AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR HIS DESIGNEE AND THE CORPORATION SECRETARY TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER RIGHTS TO JOINT USE OF THE CITY'S STORMWATER POND AND TO SUCH NECESSARY EASEMENTS TO SHANDS JACKSONVILLE FOUNDATION,  INC., REGARDING TWO OF THE CITY'S EXISTING STORMWATER DRAINAGE PONDS IDENTIFIED AS RE 954296-0000 AND RE 070781-0400, BORDERED BY JEFFERSON AND BROAD STREETS AND 6TH AND 3RD STREETS WHICH WILL BE USED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE VETERAN'S ADMINISTRATION HOSPITAL FACILITY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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13.    2010-50   AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $182,993 FROM THE TREE PROTECTION AND RELATED EXPENSES TRUST FUND FOR LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS ALONG PICKETTVILLE ROAD FROM OLD KINGS ROAD TO COMMONWEALTH AVENUE, OLD MIDDLEBURG ROAD FROM HERLONG ROAD TO WILSON BOULEVARD, LANE AVENUE FROM OLD KINGS ROAD TO COMMONWEALTH AVENUE AND LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTIONS OF RICHARDSON AND US 1, CLYDE AND SOUTEL DRIVE, KENNDLE STREET AND FORESTVIEW PARK, AND SOUTEL BOULEVARD AND US 1; PROVIDING FOR PROCUREMENT DIRECTIVE; PROVIDING FOR CITY OVERSIGHT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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14.    2010-53   AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 380 (SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT), PART 2 (GARBAGE COLLECTION REGULATIONS), SECTION 380.202 (SUBSCRIPTION TO SERVICE WITHIN THE FIRST URBAN SERVICES DISTRICT AND RESIDENTIAL SERVICE BY THE DIVISION IN DEFINED AREAS OUTSIDE THE FIRST URBAN SERVICES DISTRICT), ORDINANCE CODE TO ELIMINATE SECOND DAY SERVICE AND EXTEND CAN EXCEEDANCE FOR FIRST DAY SERVICE; AMENDING CHAPTER 518 (JACKSONVILLE PROPERTY SAFETY AND MAINTENANCE CODE), PART 2 (IMPROVED OR UNIMPROVED LOTS AND EXTERIOR CONDITIONS OF RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES) TO STRIKE SECTION 518.213 (RESIDENT RESPONSIBILITY FOR TRASH, GARBAGE AND RECYCLABLES); PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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15.    2010-59   AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR HIS DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING, A DEBRIS REMOVAL WORK PLAN AND CONSENT AGREEMENT TO ASSESS AND TO REMEDIATE METAL DEBRIS DISCOVERED AT HUGUENOT MEMORIAL PARK; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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16.    2010-60   AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR HIS DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE ACCESS AGREEMENTS ON THE CITY'S BEHALF TO PERFORM ASSESSMENT AND REMEDIATION ACTIVITIES AT ASH REMEDIATION SITES; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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17.    2010-63   AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $294,000 BY REALLOCATING $85,589 FROM FUND BALANCE AND REDUCING THE BUDGET BY $208,411 SO AS TO REALIGN THE ALLOCATED FUNDING WITH THE AMOUNT OF REVENUE TO BE RECEIVED FOR THE GASOLINE STORAGE TANK CLEANUP PROGRAM CONTRACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010 FOLLOWING THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION'S DECISION, AFTER THE CITY'S BUDGET WAS APPROVED, TO REDUCE THE FUNDING PROVIDED BY THE STATE IN FISCAL YEAR 2010 FROM $1,176,567 TO $968,156, AS INITIATED BY B.T. 10-036; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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18.    2010-64   AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $92,306 FROM THE AMBIENT AIR MONITORING ACCOUNT BY REALOCATING $2,199 OF THE BUDGET ALLOCATION AND REDUCING THE BUDGET BY $90,107 SO AS TO REALIGN THE ALLOCATED FUNDING WITH THE AMOUNT OF REVENUE TO BE RECEIVED FOR THE AMBIENT AIR MONITORING PROGRAM CONTRACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010 FOLLOWING THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION'S DETERMINATION, AFTER THE CITY'S BUDGET HAD BEEN APPROVED, THAT THE FUNDING PROVIDED BY THE STATE WOULD BE DECREASED IN FISCAL YEAR 2010 BY $90,107, AS INITIATED BY B.T. 10-038; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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