RESEARCH DIVISION
117 WEST DUVAL STREET, SUITE 425
4TH FLOOR, CITY HALL
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32202
904-630-1377
Neighborhoods, Community
Services, Public
Health and Safety Committee
Agenda
Meeting Minutes
May 20, 2019
9:00
a.m.
Topic: NCSPHS Committee agenda meeting
Location:
City Council Chamber, 1st floor, City Hall – St. James Building, 117
West Duval Street
Attendance: Council Members Sam Newby, Terrance Freeman, Randy White and Al
Ferraro
Also: Paige Johnston –
Office of General Counsel; Kim Taylor –
Council Auditor’s Office; Chiquita Moore–
Mayor’s Office; Richard Distel– Council
Research Division; Jessica Smith and Crystal Shemwell–
Legislative Services Division.
Councilman Newby called the meeting to order and
reviewed the marked agenda. There were ten (10) items ready for action, four (4)
items marked for deferral, and nine (9) items for second reading.
Meeting Convened: 9:00
2018-310 ORD-MC
Amend Sec 656.152 (Certification of Use Application and Fee), Subpart E
(Certificates of Use), Pt 1 (Gen Provisions), Chapt 656 (Zoning Code), require
tenant affirmation and acknowledgement be included within a COU app for leased
properties. (Johnston) (Introduced by CM
Morgan)(PD & PC Apv) DEFER
2018-420
ORD-MC Auth All Documents Necessary to
Consummate the Installation of the National Memorial for Peace & Justice's
Duval County Memorial Monument in Hemming Park to Commemorate the
African-American Victims of Lynching in Duval County, FL btwn 1877 & 1950;
Create new Chapt. 54 (Peace & Justice Memorial Monument Oversight Committee),Ord Code; Create New Sec 111.107
(Peace & Justice Memorial Monument Special Revenue Fund), Chapt 111
(Special Revenue &Trust Accts.), Part 1 (Parks, Recreation, Culture &
Entertainment), Ord Code, Providing Oversight by Peace & Justice Memorial
Monument Committee; provide for codification. (Hodges) (Introduced by CP
Brosche) DEFER
2018-712
ORD-MC regarding Prohibition of the Approval,
Grant, or Issuance of Certain Licenses, Permits, Certificates or Zoning Actions
to Persons with Unpaid Civil Penalties
or Current Violations of the Ord Code; Amend Chapt 307 (Historic Preservation
and Protection), Pt 1 (Gen Provisions), Sec 307.111 (Enforcement; Civil
Remedies); Amend Chapt 320 (Gen Provisions), Pt 4 (Permits), Sec 320.402
(Application for Permit); Amend Chapt 518 (Jax Propty Safety and Management
Code), Pt 1 (Gen Provisions), Sec 518.103 (Applicability); Creating a new Sec 609.110
(Prohibition of Administrative Action); Amend Chapt 650 (Comprehensive Planning
for future Development), Pt 4 (Amendments to the Comprehensive Plan), Sec
650.402 (Initiation of Proposal); Amend Chapt 654 (Code of Subdivision Regs),
Sec 654.105 (Applicability); Amend Chapt 656 (Zoning Code), Pt 1 (Gen
Provisions), Subpart B (Administration), Sec 656.109 (Administration and
Enforcement; Interpretation of Zoning Code; Administrative Deviations), and Sec
656.111 (Violations and Penalties); Amend Chapt 780 (Property Tax), Pt 3 (Tax
Exemption for Rehabilitation and Properties in Historic Districts), Sec 780.305
(Application). (Grandin) (Introduced by CM Crescimbeni) DEFER
2018-870
ORD-MC Amend Sec 656.401 (Perf Standards and Dev
Criteria), Pt 4 (Supplementary Regs), Subpart A (Perf Standards & Dev
Criteria), Chapt 656 (Zoning Code), Ord Code to revise the Perf Standards for
Filling Stations, Gas Stations, Service Stations and Automated Car Washes and
to Create a new section of Performance Standards for Auto Dealerships.
(Johnston) (Introduced by CMs Wilson, Crescimbeni & Anderson) (PD Apv) DEFER
2019-209
ORD-MC Amend Chapt 250 (Misc Business Regs) to
Create a New Pt 13 (Prohibition of Simulated Gambling Devices) to Define &
Identify Simulated Gambling Devices as a Public Nuisance & Noxious Use; to
prohibit the use of Simulated Gambling Devices for Certain Circumstances; to
Create an Amortization Period for Simulated Gambling Establishmnts; & to
Create an Enforcemt Mechanism for Violations of Pt 13. (Teal) (Introduced by CM
Ferraro) (Co-Sponsored by CM Crescimbeni , Freeman & Bowman) AMEND/ACTION
2019-280
ORD Approp $337,601.12 from Gen Fund/Gen Svc
Dist Fund Balance to provide Funding for settlement of Claims asserted by the
U.S. Dept of Health and Human Svcs Ofc of Inspector General; Apv and Auth
Execution of a Settlement Agreemt. (Safi) (Office of General Counsel) ACTION
2019-282 ORD Approp $148,946.00 from Gen Fund -
GSD Fund Balance (of funds recaptured to the Gen Fund - GSD for FY 2017/2018)
to Huguenot Park Subfund to 1D1, to provide funding to address the Negative
Cash Balance within the Huguenot Park Subfund. (Sidman) (Introduced by Finance
Comm) ACTION
2019-284
ORD Adopt Amend to Jax/Duval County Affordable
Housing Assistance Prog Local Housing Assistance Plan ("LHAP") for
FY's 2018-2019, 2019-2020 & 2020-2021 to add Foreclosure Prevention as an
eligible activity to the City's State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP)
Prog. (McCain) (Req of Mayor) ACTION
2019-285
ORD Approp $2,037,391.00 in Fed-Funded Community
Developmt Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Funding passed through State
of FL Dept of Economic Opportunity to Provide Housing Rehab Svcs to
Single-Family Properties damaged by Hurricane Matthew & unable to be rehabilitated
using other funding sources; Auth Mayor to Execute & Deliver, on behalf of
the City, the Fed-Funded (CDBG-DR) Prog Subgrant Agreemt btwn the State of FL,
Dept of Economic Opportunity, and the City of Jax; Oversight by Housing &
Community Development Div of the Neighborhoods Dept. (BT 19-081)(McCain)(Req of
Mayor) AMEND/ACTION
2019-287
ORD Approp $655,000.00 Associated with Vystar
Veterans Memorial Arena Agreemnt in order to Provide Funding in amount of (1)
$52,500.00 to Fund the Newly Created Veterans Memorial Arena Trust Fund, (2)
$326,225.00 for Capital Maint at the Arena, (3) $146,275.00 for Costs relating
to Changing Out Signage, Marketing Materials, & Digital Platforms, &
for Replacing Municipal Signs, (4) $50,000.00 as a One-Time Contribution from
Vystar Credit Union ("Vystar") for the Developmt of a New Veterans
Memorial Element within the Arena or on the Arena grounds, and (5) $80,000.00
as a 1st Annual Contribution from Vystar to Help Fund Quarterly Veterans
Events.
(BT
19-086)(McCain)(Req of Mayor)
AMEND/ACTION
2019-289
ORD re Continuation Grant; Approp $415,085.00
($311,313.75 from Federal Emerg Management Agency (FEMA) thru Florida Div of
Emerg Management (FDEM) & a 25% City Match of $103,771.25 from reserve for
Federal Funds) under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Prog to Acquire & Demolish
a Flood-Prone Propty & Return it to Green Space; Auth Mayor to Execute
& Deliver on behalf of City, the Federally-Funded Subaward & Grant
Agreemnt btwn FDEM & the City of Jax; Oversight by FDEM. (B.T. 19-084)
(McCain) (Req of Mayor) AMEND/ACTION
2019-290
ORD-MC Adopting an Inventory List Identifying
City/County-Owned Propty deemed Appropriate for use as Potential Affordable
Housing; Declaring the 189 Parcels on the List to be Surplus; Auth Disposition
Pursuant to Sec 122.423 (Disposition for Affordable Housing), Subpart B (Real
Propty Dispositions & Exchanges), Part 4 (Real Propty) of Chapt 122 (Public
Propty), Ord Code; Amend Sec. 111.920 (Neighborhood Stabilization Prog Special
Rev Fund), Part 9 (Neighborhood Developmt) of Chapt 111 (Special Rev &
Trust Accts) to Repeal Sec 111.920 (B); Creating a New Sec. 111.940 (Affordable
Housing Special Rev Fund), Part 9 (Neighborhood Developmt) of Chapt 111(Special
Rev & Trust Accts) Amend Sec 122.423 (Disposition for Affordable Housing),
Subpart B (Real Propty Dispositions & Exchanges), Part 4 (Real Propty) of
Chapt 122 (Public Propty), Ord Code; to Correct Cross-Reference to the
Affordable Housing Special Rev Fund (Stockwell) (Req of Mayor) AMEND/ACTION
2019-291
ORD Auth Kids Hope Alliance to Extend a Contract
with Communities in Schools of Jacksonville, Inc. ("CIS") to provide
Afterschool Programming at Alfred I. Dupont Middle School; Auth KHA to contract
directly with CIS to provide Summer Programming at Alfred I. Dupont Middle
School; Auth KHA to Extend Contract with Hope Haven Association, Inc.
("Hope Haven") to provide Afterschool Programming at Alden Road
Exceptional Student Ctr; Auth KHA to Extend Contract with Police Athletic
League of Jacksonville, Inc. ("PAL") to provide Afterschool
Programming at Palm Avenue Exceptional Student Ctr; Invoking Exception of Sec
126.107(G)(Exemptions), Pt 1 (Gen Regulations), Chapt 126 (Procurement Code),
Ord Code, to allow KHA to procure Afterschool & Summer Programming from
CIS, & to procure Afterschool Programming from Hope Haven & PAL;
Waiving requiremts of Sec 77.111(a) (Provider Contracts), Chapt 77 (KHA), Ord
Code, to exempt Children's Svcs. Programming to be provided by CIS, Hope Haven
& PAL from Competitive Procurement. (Davis) (Req of Mayor) AMEND/ACTION
2019-305
RESO Auth Issuance by Jax Housing Finance
Authority (JHFA) of its Homeowner Mortgage Rev Bonds of $50,000,000 for the
Purpose of Purchasing Mortgage Loans Originated by Local Lending
Institutions to Finance Purchase or
Rehab of New or Existing Owner-Occupied Single Family Residences, or purchasing
Securities Evidencing Interests in or Backed by a Pool of such Mortgage Loans,
Including Securities Guaranteed by Fed Govt or its Agencies thereof (The Project)
or for the Purpose of Refunding Portions
of Previously Issued Homeowner Mortgage Revenue Bonds to Thereby make Available
for the Financing of the Project; Auth Submission of a Request for Private
Activity Bond Volume Cap Allocation; Determining Credit not being Pledge.
(Lotzia) (Req of JHFA) ACTION
2019-321
ORD-MC Chapt 714 (Neighborhood Assessment
Programs), Ord Code, Amend Pt 1 (General Provisions, Secs 714.101, 714.102,
714.104, 714.106, 714.107, 714.109, 714.110, 714.112 & 714.113 to update
statutory references & clarify procedures, and creating a new Sec 414.120
to provide for use of certain fees; Amend Pt 3 (Underground Power &
Communications Prog Area), Secsw 714.302, 714.304, 714.305 and 714.306 to
update procedures and requiremts, Creating new Pt 4 to establish a water,
sewer, and reclaimed water program area; Amend Chapt 111 (Spec Rev & Trust
Accts), Ord Code; Amend Pt 5 (Public Works, Utilities, and Infrastructure) to
Create aq new Sec 111.511 (Neighborhood Assessment Program Fee Trust Fund. (Eller)
(Introduced by CMs Boyer, Crescimbeni & Love) 2nd
2019-322
ORD Approp $90,000.00 from Loblolly Wetlands
Mitigation Fund Acct to SE Regional Pk Dev (Palmetto Leaves Park) Acct for Constrn of 500 Linear Ft of Wooden
Boardwalk at the Palmetto Leaves Regional Pk; Providing Carryover of Funds from
Yr to Yr until Boardwalk Constrn is Completed. (BT 19-082) (McCain) (Req of
Mayor) 2nd
2019-326
ORD Approp $102,600.00 from Fund Balance of
Mosquito Control State Subfund ERMC012 to purchase Truck-Mounted Aerosol Spray
Machines, Mobile Devices for Field Technicians, Replacemt of Perimeter Fencing
for 12 Acre Facility, & Biological Control Products in Support of FY 2019
Operations. (BT 19-087) (McCain) (Req of Mayor) 2nd
2019-330
ORD-MC Creating New Pt 1 (Small Quantity
Marijuana Possession), Chapt 606 (Drugs), Ord Code, to Create a Civil Citation
Prog for possession of less than 20 grams of Marijuana or Marijuana Drug
Paraphernalia in alternative to Criminal Prosecution. (Johnston) (Introduced by
CM Dennis) 2nd
2019-331
ORD-MC Amend Chapt 652 (Floodplain Mgmt Ord),
Ord Code; Amend Pt 2 (Applicability), Sec 652.202 (Areas to which this Chapt
applies), Pt 5 (Site Plans & Constrn Docs), Secs 652.501 (Info for Dev in
Flood Hazard Areas), 652.503 (Addnl Analyses & Certification), &
652.504 (Submission of Addnl Data & Contingent Approvals), Pt 7 (Variance
& Appeals), Sec 652.704 (Restrictions in Floodways), Pt 9 (Definitions),
Sec 652.904 (Definitions), & Pt 10 (Flood Resistant Dev), Secs 652.1204 (Limitations
on Sites in Regulatory Floodways), 652.1601 (Gen Requiremts for Other Dev),
652.1602 (Fences in Regulated Floodways), 652.1603 (Retaining Walls, Sidewalks
& Driveways in Regulated Floodways), & 652.1604 (Roads &
Watercourse Crossings in Regulated Floodways) to Provide 25-ft Floodway Setback
Regs; Amend Pt 5 (Site Plans & Constrn Docs), Sec 652.502 (Info in Flood
Hazard Areas Without Base Flood Elevations (Appox Zone A)) to Address Certain
Finished Floor Elevations, & Sec 652.503 (Addl Analyses & Certifications)
to Prohibit Increase in the Base Flood Elevation in Riverine Flood Hazard
Areas; Amend Pt 7 (Variances & Appeals), Secs 652.701 (General), 652.702
(Appeals), 652.703 (Limitations on Authority to Grant Variances), 652.707
(Considerations for Issuance of Variances), & 652.708 (Conditions for
Issuance of Variances) to Auth the PD Director & the Council to Hear
Certain Appeals & Variances; Amend Pt 5 (Site Plans & Constrn Docs),
Sec 652.501, & Pt 10 (Flood Resistant Developmt), Sec 652.1205 (Limitations
on Placemt of Fill) to Provide Fill Requiremts; Amend Pt 10 (Flood Resistant
Developmt) to Create Sec 652.1207 to Address Certain Finished Floor Elevations.
(Eller) (Introduced by CMs Boyer & Love) (Co-Sponsored by CM Ferraro)
2nd
2019-332
ORD Auth & Apv (1) An Amend One to Redev
Agreemt btwn First Coast No More Homeless Pets, Inc. ("Company")
& City of Jax ("City") dtd 1/23/09 ("Redev Agreemt");
(2) a Mortgage Modification Agreemt btwn the City & Company & (3) a
Renewal Promissory Note btwn the City & Company, to Re-Amortize Remaining
Balance of Loan & Extend Term of Note & Mortgage Evidencing the Loan
for a Period of 15 Yrs, to 6/1/34; Designate Oversight by OED (Sawyer) (Req of
Mayor) 2nd
2019-333
ORD Auth & Apv Mayor & Corp Sec. to
Execute & Deliver an Agreemt btwn the City of Jax & the Wildlife Rescue
Coalition of Northeast Florida, Inc. for Lease of Propty within the Arlington
Lions Club Pk, located at 4322-1 Richard Denby Gatlin Rd, for use of an
Experimental Learning Ctr for Wildlife Rescue & Rehab; Oversight by Dept of
Parks, Recreation & Community Svcs. (Johnston) (Introduced by CM Morgan)
2nd
2019-360
RESO Auth Issuance by Jax Housing Finance
Authority (JHFA) of its Multifamily Housing Rev Bonds (The Waves Proj), in
aggregate principal amt not to exceed $17,750,000 for the purpose of Financing
the Acquisition & Demolition of Existing Multifamily Residential Rental
Housing Facilities & Redevelopmt, Construction & Equipping of New
Scattered Site Multifamily Residential Rental Housing Facilities for Persons or
Families of Low, Middle, or Moderate Income located in City of Jax Beach.
(Lotzia) (Req of JHFA) 2nd
2019-362
ORD Auth Mayor & Corp Sec to Execute &
Deliver, for & on behalf of the City, the Funding Agreemt for Millers Creek
Dredging Proj btwn the Millers Creek Spec Dist & the City (McCain) (Req of
Mayor) 2nd
Meeting Adjourned: 9:03
Minutes:
Richard Distel, Council Research
RDistel@coj.net 904-630-1497
5.20.19 Posted 4:30 p.m.
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