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TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES COMMITTEE
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
December 02,2008
BILL BISHOP, CHAIR
CHERYL L. BROWN, COUNCIL SECRETARY/DIRECTOR
MINUTES
OF THE REGULAR MEETING of the Council of the City of
Members in Attendance: Staff Attendance:
CM Bill Bishop, Chair Sharonda Pender, Legislative Aide
CM Art Shad, Vice Chair Carmen Martin, Asst. Auditor
CM Reggie Brown
Steve Rohan, General Counsel
CM Johnny Gaffney Jeff
Clements, Chief of Research
CM Glorious Johnson
Lisa Rinaman, Administration
CM Stephen Joost
CM Don Redman
Others in Attendance:
Bob Williams, Real
Estate 2008-996
Bill Joyce, Chief of
Engineering & Constrn Mgmt 2008-996
Dylan Reingold, General
Council 2008-892 & 2008-970
Fred Forbes, Enviro
Resources Mgmt. 2008-952
Nancy Kilgo, JEA
Paul McElroy, JEA
1.
2008-970 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING
AN AMENDMENT TO THE 2010 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE FOR THE
PURPOSE OF REVISING CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THE TEXT OF THE PLAN IN THE
CONSERVATION/COASTAL MANAGEMENT ELEMENT REGARDING THE JAXPORT MASTER PLAN;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.; 11/4/2008
- Read 2nd & Rerefer
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
JAX WATERWAYS: November 13, 2008
Recommend to APPROVE.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: December 02, 2008
Recommend to APPROVE.
AYES - Bishop, Brown, Clark,
Gaffney, Redman, ( 5 )
NAYS - Johnson, Shad, ( 2 )
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2.
2008-821 AN ORDINANCE MAKING
CERTAIN FINDINGS AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A THIRD AMENDMENT
("AMENDMENT") TO A REDEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT ("AGREEMENT")
BETWEEN THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, THE JACKSONVILLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
COMMISSION ("JEDC") AND H.O.P.E. (HELPING OTHERS PREPARE FOR
EMPLOYMENT) INC. OF JACKSONVILLE, A FLORIDA NON-PROFIT CORPORATION, AND INOC,
L.L.C. (COLLECTIVELY "DEVELOPER"), WHICH AGREEMENT WAS AUTHORIZED BY
ORDINANCE 2001-1113-E AND WHICH AMENDMENT AUTHORIZES A REVISED TIMELINE FOR
CERTAIN PROJECT DELIVERABLES TO ALLOW FOR THE COMPLETION OF AN I-95/CLARK ROAD
INTERCHANGE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 9/16/2008 - Read 2nd & Rerefer
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
RULES: December 01, 2008
Recommend to AMEND and APPROVE.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
FINANCE: December 01, 2008
Recommend to AMEND and APPROVE.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: December 02, 2008
Recommend to AMEND and APPROVE.
AYES - Bishop, Brown,
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3.
2008-892 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A
SMALL-SCALE AMENDMENT TO THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP SERIES OF THE 2010
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BY CHANGING THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION FROM
COMMUNITY/GENERAL COMMERCIAL (CGC) TO WATER DEPENDENT-WATER RELATED (WD-WR) ON
APPROXIMATELY 7.04 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 11 ON OCEAN STREET
IN MAYPORT SOUTHWEST OF BROAD STREET AND OWNED BY JACKSONVILLE PORT AUTHORITY,
AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN, PURSUANT TO APPLICATION NUMBER
2008C-026; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 10/21/2008 - Read 2nd & Rerefer
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
JAX WATERWAYS: November 13, 2008
Recommend to APPROVE.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: December 02, 2008
Recommend to APPROVE.
AYES - Brown, Clark,
Gaffney, Redman, ( 4 )
NAYS - Bishop, Johnson,
Shad, ( 3 )
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4.
2008-943 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 ('CITY") AND THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
("FDOT") ALLOWING FDOT TO UNDERTAKE THE CLARK ROAD ACCESS IMPROVEMENT
PROJECT; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.; 11/4/2008
- Read 2nd & Rerefer
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
FINANCE: December 01, 2008
Recommend to APPROVE.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: December 02, 2008
Recommend to APPROVE.
AYES - Bishop, Brown,
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5.
2008-952 AN ORDINANCE
TRANSFERRING $50,000 PREVIOUSLY BUDGETED FOR MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES AND POSTAGE
TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND COMPLIANCE/ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL SALARIES PART TIME
ACCOUNT TO FUND SALARIES FOR PART-TIME EMPLOYEES FOR THE PET LICENSING PROGRAM
AT THE ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL FACILITY, AS INITIATED BY B.T. 09-014; APPROVING
TEMPORARY HOURS, AS INITIATED BY R.C. 09-008 AND R.C. 09-009; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.; 11/4/2008
- Read 2nd & Rerefer
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
FINANCE: December 01, 2008
Recommend to APPROVE.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: December 02, 2008
Recommend to APPROVE.
AYES - Bishop, Brown,
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6.
2008-959 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE ADDRESSING AND STREET NAMING POLICY PURSUANT TO
CHAPTER 745; PLACING SUCH REVISED POLICY ON FILE WITH LEGISLATIVE SERVICES AND
THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.; 11/4/2008 - Read 2nd & Rerefer
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: December 02, 2008
Recommend to WITHDRAW.
AYES - Bishop, Brown,
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7.
2008-990 AN ORDINANCE
APPROPRIATING $5,000 FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FUND TO PROVIDE FUNDING
WHICH WILL ALLOW UP TO TEN MEMBERS OF
THE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY DIVISION STAFF AND PERSONNEL FROM THE
JACKSONVILLE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO RECEIVE ON-SITE TRAINING IN NOISE MEASUREMENT
PROCEDURES FROM A TRAINER BROUGHT TO JACKSONVILLE FROM RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, AS
INITIATED BY B.T. 09-011; WAIVING CONFLICTING PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS 111.755
(ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FUND) AND 360.602 (USES OF FUND), ORDINANCE CODE;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.;
11/18/2008 - Read 2nd & Rerefer
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
RULES: December 01, 2008
Recommend to APPROVE.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
FINANCE: December 01, 2008
Recommend to APPROVE.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: December 02, 2008
Recommend to APPROVE.
AYES - Bishop, Brown,
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8.
2008-996 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING
THE PURCHASE OF TWO PARCELS, R.E. NUMBER 152626-0000 AND R.E. NUMBER
152617-0010, FROM FLORIDA LAND AND TIMBER CORPORATION AND RO-DALE INVESTMENT,
LLC FOR $850,000 FOR USE AS A POND SITE IN CONNECTION WITH THE PAUL AVENUE POND
CONSTRUCTION PROJECT; AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, OR HIS DESIGNEE, AND THE
CORPORATION SECRETARY TO EXECUTE ALL CLOSING DOCUMENTS AND OTHERWISE TAKE ALL
NECESSARY ACTION TO EFFECTUATE THE PURCHASE OF THE REAL PROPERTY; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.;
11/18/2008 - Read 2nd & Rerefer
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
FINANCE: December 01, 2008
Recommend to APPROVE.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: December 02, 2008
Recommend to APPROVE.
AYES - Bishop, Brown,
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9.
2008-997 AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING,
AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CORPORATION SECRETARY TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS
RELATED TO THE ACCEPTANCE OF, A PORTION OF THE GIRVIN ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY AT THE
INTERSECTION OF GIRVIN ROAD AND WONDERWOOD DRIVE, IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 3, TO BE
CONVEYED BY THE STATE OF FLORIDA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, TO THE CITY OF
JACKSONVILLE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.; 11/18/2008 - Read 2nd & Rerefer
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
FINANCE: December 01, 2008
Recommend to APPROVE.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: December 02, 2008
Recommend to APPROVE.
AYES - Bishop, Brown,
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10.
2008-998 AN ORDINANCE CLOSING
AND ABANDONING, AND/OR DISCLAIMING, AN EXCESS PORTION OF SOUTEL DRIVE
RIGHT-OF-WAY, IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 10, CREATED BY THE REALIGNMENT OF SOUTEL
DRIVE; DECLARING SUCH CLOSED AND ABANDONED, AND/OR DISCLAIMED, RIGHT-OF-WAY TO
BE SURPLUS TO THE NEEDS OF THE CITY;
AUTHORIZING ITS SALE, AND THE MAYOR AND CORPORATION SECRETARY TO EXECUTE
ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SALE, TO SOUTEL DRIVE PROPERTIES,
LLC, THE LONE ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNER, FOR THE APPRAISED VALUE OF $17,500;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.;
11/18/2008 - Read 2nd & Rerefer
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: December 02, 2008
Recommend to APPROVE.
AYES - Bishop, Brown,
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11.
2008-1018 AN ORDINANCE
ALLOCATING FAIR SHARE ACCOUNT INTEREST TO FAIR SHARE SECTOR ACCOUNTS; AMENDING
SECTION 111.530 (FAIR SHARE SECTOR AREAS TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS SPECIAL
REVENUE FUND), PART 5 (PUBLIC WORKS, UTILITIES, AND INFRASTRUCTURE), CHAPTER
111 (SPECIAL REVENUE AND TRUST ACCOUNTS), ORDINANCE CODE, TO AUTHORIZE
AUTOMATIC ALLOCATION OF INTEREST; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.; 11/18/2008 - Read 2nd & Rerefer
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
FINANCE: December 01, 2008
Recommend to APPROVE.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: December 02, 2008
Recommend to APPROVE.
AYES - Bishop, Brown,
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12.
2008-1037 AN ORDINANCE MAKING
CERTAIN FINDINGS REGARDING A STATE ROAD FUND GRANT TO ASSIST IN THE COST OF
MAKING CERTAIN ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS RELATED TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE UNITED
STATES HEADQUARTERS FOR PILOT CORPORATION OF AMERICA ("COMPANY") AS
FURTHER DESCRIBED IN AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT APPROVED BY ORDINANCE
2008-370-E; APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF ALL NECESSARY AGREEMENTS
FOR A STATE OF FLORIDA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRANSPORTATION FUND GRANT
("EDTF GRANT") TO THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE; APPROPRIATING A
NOT-TO-EXCEED SUM OF $127,900 (AS INITIATED BY B.T. #09-023) FROM SAID EDTF
GRANT (PLUS ANY COMPANY PAYMENTS) FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A CUL-DE-SAC AND
RELATED ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS AT THE INTERSECTION OF REGENT BOULEVARD WITH
COMPANY'S PROPOSED HEADQUARTERS; COST OVERRUNS ASSUMED BY COMPANY; AMENDING THE
2009-2013 FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM APPROVED BY ORDINANCE
2008-555-E, TO AUTHORIZE PRIORITY 1 STATUS FOR THE REGENT BOULEVARD ROAD
PROJECT; PROVIDING FOR THE WAIVER OF CHAPTER 126 (PROCUREMENT CODE), ORDINANCE
CODE; DESIGNATING JEDC AS CONTRACT MONITOR OF THE EDTF AGREEMENTS; FURTHER
AUTHORIZATIONS AND AUTHORIZING APPROVAL OF TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS BY THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE JEDC; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.; 11/18/2008 - Read 2nd & Rerefer
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
RULES: December 01, 2008
Recommend to AMEND and APPROVE.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
FINANCE: December 01, 2008
Recommend to AMEND and APPROVE.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: December 02, 2008
Recommend to AMEND and APPROVE.
AYES - Bishop, Brown,
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2ND
13.
2008-1039 AN ORDINANCE CREATING
SECTION 111.785 (ARTIFICIAL REEF PROGRAM TRUST FUND), ORDINANCE CODE, TO
PROVIDE A FUNDING SOURCE FOR THE ARTIFICIAL REEF PROGRAM FROM DONATIONS AND
CONTRIBUTIONS; PROVIDING FOR A CARRYOVER OF FUNDS INTO SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEARS;
PROVIDING FOR CITY OVERSIGHT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND COMPLIANCE;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
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14.
2008-1040 AN ORDINANCE
APPROPRIATING $2,649,300 BY REALLOCATING FUNDS FROM THE JULIA STREET, PEARL
STREET AND ADAMS STREET DOWNTOWN TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS TO THE LAURA
STREET AND BAY STREET PROJECTS TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS
TO LAURA STREET ($2,349,300 TO INCREASE THE WIDTH OF SIDEWALKS, PLANT NEW
TREES, INSTALL NEW LIGHTING AND PROVIDE FOR TWO-WAY TRAFFIC) AND BAY STREET
($300,000 TO INSTALL NEW LIGHTING AND PAVERS IN THE SIDEWALK AND PLANT NEW
TREES) SO AS TO MAKE DOWNTOWN MORE PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY AND THEREBY PROVIDE THE
INFRASTRUCTURE NECESSARY FOR BUSINESSES TO SUCCEED, AS INITIATED BY B.T.
09-027; PROVIDING A CARRYOVER OF FUNDS TO FISCAL YEAR 2009-2010; AMENDING THE
2008-2013 FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM APPROVED BY ORDINANCE
2008-555-E TO INCREASE THE BUDGETS FOR THE PROJECTS ENTITLED "LAURA STREET
(INDEPENDENT TO MONROE)" AND "BAY STREET TOWN CENTER" AND TO
REDUCE THE BUDGETS FOR THE PROJECTS ENTITLED "JULIA STREET,"
"PEARL STREET" AND "ADAMS STREET"; PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
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15.
2008-1042 AN ORDINANCE
DECLARING A CERTAIN TAX REVERTED PARCEL
OF REAL PROPERTY (RE# 010659-0010) IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 TO BE SURPLUS TO THE
NEEDS OF THE CITY; AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND THE CORPORATION SECRETARY TO
CONVEY SAID PARCEL OF REAL PROPERTY TO JACKSONVILLE TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (JTA),
AT NO COST, FOR FUTURE ROAD IMPROVEMENTS TO BEAVER STREET; WAIVING THE
PROVISIONS OF SECTION 122.423 (APPRAISAL AT OR BELOW $25,000), ORDINANCE CODE, SO AS TO ALLOW
CONVEYANCE OF SAID PARCEL OF REAL PROPERTY TO JTA AT NO COST; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
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16.
2008-1043 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING
A FAIR SHARE ASSESSMENT APPLICATION AND CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF
JACKSONVILLE AND OAKMONT NEW BERLIN ROAD, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY
COMPANY, FOR A PROJECT TO BE KNOWN AS "NEW BERLIN COMMERCE PARK"
(CCAS/CRC NO. 50099), CONSISTING OF A MAXIMUM OF 870,000 SQUARE FEET OF
WAREHOUSE USES ON APPROXIMATELY 74.74
ACRES OF PROPERTY LOCATED ON NEW BERLIN ROAD BETWEEN PORT JACKSONVILLE
PARKWAY AND FAYE ROAD, AS DESCRIBED THEREIN (COUNCIL DISTRICT 11), WITH A TERM
OF FIVE (5) YEARS AND A FAIR SHARE ASSESSMENT AMOUNT OF $510,980 IN FAIR SHARE
FUND SECTOR 6.1, PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 163.3180(11) & 163.3180(16), FLORIDA
STATUTES, AND CHAPTER 655, ORDINANCE CODE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
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17.
2008-1045 AN ORDINANCE
APPROPRIATING $200,000 FROM FAIR SHARE SECTOR AREA TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT
SPECIAL REVENUE FUND NORTH PLANNING DISTRICT, SECTOR 6.1 ($139,949) AND
ATLANTIC MINI STORAGE ALTA DRIVE (CCAS #35477) ACCOUNT ($60,051) FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF A TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT THE INTERSECTION OF ALTA ROAD AND FAYE
ROAD; PROVIDING FOR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TO OVERSEE; AMENDING THE 2008-2013
FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM APPROVED BY ORDINANCE 2008-555-E FOR THE PROJECT ENTITLED ALTA ROAD IMPROVEMENTS - ALTA ROAD AND FAYE
ROAD INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS; DIRECTING THE DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND
DEVELOPMENT TO TAKE ALL NECESSARY MEASURES TO INCLUDE THE IMPROVEMENT INTO THE
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT ELEMENT OF THE 2010 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; DIRECTING THE
DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT TO MODIFY THE FAIR SHARE ASSESSMENT
CONTRACT WITH ASH PROPERTIES, INC. APPROVED BY ORDINANCE 2006-881-E TO ADJUST
THE FAIR SHARE CREDIT TO REFLECT THE WORK PERFORMED BY THE CITY; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
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18.
2008-1053 A RESOLUTION FORMALLY
ENDORSING THE REDESIGNATION OF STATE ROAD 9A TO INTERSTATE 295 AS PART OF THE
I-295 BELTWAY IN JACKSONVILLE; DIRECTING THE CHIEF OF LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS TO
FORWARD THIS RESOLUTION TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND THE
NORTH FLORIDA TRANSPORTATION ORGANIZATION; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
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