OFFICE  OF  CITY  COUNCIL

 COUNCIL AGENDA OF APRIL 26, 2016

 

AMENDMENTS and SUBSTITUTES

Compiled by:  Research Division

 

15-426

Amendment

Finance: Clarifies that the greater of 15% of total stormwater utility fee revenue or $4 million shall be allocated to stormwater capital projects and a minimum of $6 million shall be designated for drainage system rehabilitation.

 

Floor (Boyer): Adds a definition of “Drainage System Rehabilitation” and directs that the definition be codified in Ordinance Code Chapter 754.

 

 

 

15-483

Substitute

Consolidates the internal loan pool, Banking Fund, and long term bond code language into a debt management section; requires projects to begin amortization of principal in line with assets’ useful life no later than one year after project completion; incorporates elements of the previously approved debt management policy (Ordinance 2015-450-E).

 

 

 

15-519

Amendment

Rules #1: excludes non-buildable lots from Affordable Housing Criteria; adds additional protections for the City if recipient entity does not build affordable housing in the required time; attaches revised Affordable Housing Inventory List (Revised Exhibit 2) to remove non-buildable lots.

 

Rules #2: revises definition of “Annual Donation Period”, adds new definitions of Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) and  CHDO Donation Period to provide CHDOs with first opportunity to review the Affordable Housing Inventory List for a 30-day period and submit proposals for up to 5 properties for each CHDO within their designated service area subject to Professional Services Evaluation Committee (PSEC) and mayoral approval; properties requested by multiple eligible CHDOs shall be awarded by a competitive process similar to that authorized in Sec. 122.466; provides that properties requested by but not awarded to a CHDO shall, after the close of the CHDO donation period be make available to other entities.

 

Rules #3:  the properties must be owner-occupied as a primary residence subject to covenants and restrictions for that purpose.

 

Rules #4: requires that the affordable housing project plans and specifications for all entities must meet minimum construction and specification requirements as approved by the Housing Division for affordable housing

 

Finance #1:  Incorporates Rules amendments #1 through #4 plus adds provision for a 30-day City review and approval process on CHDO requested properties; provides that the property must be homesteaded or an owner-occupied property; subsequent transfers are prohibited until the structural build-out is complete.

 

Finance #2: requires recipients of all property transfers regulated by Chapter 122 subparts (b) and (f) to be current on all taxes, liens and other City obligations before conveyance occurs.

Floor (Dennis): for purposes of the CHDO Donation Period, adds Habitat for Humanity of Jacksonville (Habijax) as an entity eligible to request properties from the list.

 

 

 

16-54

Amendment

Rezoning on Grover Road from PUD to PUD approved with Revised Exhibit 4 (revised site plan) and new Exhibit 5 (Development Services Memorandum) and subject to conditions:

·        Rear Setback:  The development shall contain a thirty-foot rear setback for lots adjacent to land zoned RR. 

·        Ten Foot Buffer:  Developer shall provide a ten-foot (10’) perimeter buffer (“Buffer”) along Lots 1-14 and 58-89.  The Buffer shall be platted as a separate tract of land and shall be owned by the Homeowners Association (“HOA”) and once established, preserved as a natural vegetated buffer.

a.  Existing trees shall be preserved within the Buffer.  At locations in the Buffer where existing 4-inch (4”) caliper or larger trees are more than forty feet apart, the developer shall install 4-inch (4”) caliper evergreen hardwood trees, a maximum twenty-five feet apart. 

b.  A six-foot (6’) high vinyl fence with 95 % opacity shall be installed by the developer on the common property line of the Buffer and Lots1-14 and 58-89. The fence shall be maintained by the HOA.

c.  Understory vegetation shall be provided by the developer within the Buffer, on the neighboring landowner side of the fence in order to soften the look of the fence. 

      (1)  If the vinyl fence is a dark brown color, the existing saw palmettos shall be preserved.  In areas where there is no understory vegetation that would soften the look of the  fence, the developer shall install in the Buffer three-gallon evergreen shrubs (i.e. viburnum, or other evergreen drought tolerant, non-invasive plant that reaches a height of 6 feet (6’) at maturity) a maximum four feet (4’) apart. 

      (2)  If the vinyl fence is tan or Earth tone, existing vegetation that will not reach a height of at least 6’ at maturity shall be removed and the area shall be planted with three-gallon evergreen shrubs (i.e. viburnum, or other evergreen drought tolerant, non-invasive plant that reaches a height of 6 feet (6’) at maturity) a maximum four feet (4’) apart.

·        Restrictions on Two Story Homes on Certain Lots:  In order to provide privacy to the existing homes on neighboring lands, homes within the development constructed on Lots 2-6, 59 and 85-88 shall not have any rear-facing second or third story windows of less than 50% opacity, unless the windows are at least 7 feet above finished floor of the second or third floor at the window sill height.  Additionally, rear-facing second or third story doors or any other openings are prohibited on Lots 2-6, 59 and 85-88.  These Lots shall be conveyed with a deed restriction.

·        An active recreation area of one acre of useable uplands for every 100 lots, or fraction thereof, shall be provided. 

 

Floor: an additional condition to the PUD shall apply:

·        In lieu of the sidewalk required to be placed along the development property line at Grover Road  (pursuant to Chapter 654 (Code of Subdivision Regulations), Ordinance Code), a sidewalk shall be provided from the development entrance, then proceeding south along Grover Road, to connect to the existing sidewalk that currently ends approximately 1,330 feet to the south.

 

 

 

16-157

Amendment

Place a revised lease agreement with Jacksonville Symphony on file to clarify defined premises and attach a Revised Exhibit B (rent schedule); changes CPI increase to a 3% increase each year; changes required attention examination period to city's prior fiscal year; removes different time periods mentioned with use of premises.

 

 

 

16-180

Amendment

Corrects reference in Gary Street name change from King Street to Kings Avenue; includes JTA as a property owner affected by this name change; waives requirement of Historic Preservation Commission approval; explains the reason for not obtaining consent to the name change from two adjacent property owners.

 

 

 

16-187

Amendment

Conversion of land uses in Downtown DRI (Southbank) approved with Revised Exhibit 1 to include the date the Chairman of DIA executed the DIA Resolution in support of 2016-187, and including the exhibit to the DIA Resolution which depicts the subject property.

 

 

 

16-199

Amendment

Change name to Jax Kids Book Club Education Special Revenue (rather than Trust) Fund; clarifies reference to City's Director of Finance and Administration.

 

 

 

16-200

Amendment

Changes start date of waiver for snipe sign and waste tire buyback to April 27; allows for transportation of waste tires outside of the normal Monday through Saturday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

 

 

 

16-206

Amendment

Corrects Code section references in transfer of position from General Employees Pension Fund to the Insured Programs Fund.

 

 

 

16-213

Amendment

Attaches Revised Exhibit 2 (revised settlement agreement with NAACP and Jacksonville Brotherhood of Firefighters) to appropriation to General Counsel’s judgments, claims and losses account.

 

 

 

16-215

Amendment

Corrects code section reference and language in City employee parking discount extension; provides that the Economic Development Officer and Executive Director of the Downtown Investment Authority shall jointly develop parking discount programs for users of large numbers of City parking spaces and for targeted employer types.

 

 

 

16-216

Amendment

Affirms the decision of the Jacksonville Historic Preservation Commission and denies the appeal of a Minor Modification of a Certificate of Appropriateness requested for after-the-fact replacement of windows and doors.

 

 

 

16-217

Amendment

Includes an additional property owner in the vacation of a plat in Jacksonville Heights.

 

 

 

16-285

Amendment

Includes account titles and project number in section 2 of Project Rex economic incentive bill and corrects sub-object number; changes name of training grant to city training/hiring assistance grant; places revised document on file; clarifies that QTI is only for 500 jobs; updates audit language; provides that as long as the JIA CRA exists, it will be the first source of revenue to pay the REV grant.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contact:           Jeff Clements, Chief of Research (904) 630-1405 or jeffc@coj.net