TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES COMMITTEE

 

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING

 

October 06,2009

 

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, October 06,2009. The meeting was called to order at 10:08 A.M. by Committee Chair Ronnie Fussell.  The meeting adjourned at 10:30 A.M.

 

 

                      Members in Attendance:                                                    Staff Attendance:

                 

                     CM Ronnie Fussell, Chair                                                   Juliette Williams, Legislative Aide

                     CM Art Graham, Vice Chair                                                 Phillip Peterson, Asst. Auditor

                      CM Bill Bishop                                                                 Steve Rohan, General Counsel

                      CM Kevin Hyde – Excused                                                   John Jackson, Chief of Research

                      CM Johnny Gaffney                                                                Lisa Rinaman, Administration

                      CM Warren Jones                                                             Stephen Smith, Planning & Dev.

                      CM Glorious Johnson                                                             Laurie Kattreh, Planning & Dev.  

         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Others in Attendance:

 

Mr. Robert White (2009-724)

Mr. Tom Ingram (2009-652)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.    2009-515   AN ORDINANCE REGARDING SOLID WASTE SERVICE FEES, AND PART 5 (SOLID WASTE SERVICE FEE) OF CHAPTER 352 (WASTE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL SERVICE BY CONTRACTORS AND CITY); ELIMINATING CERTAIN SOLID WASTE SERVICE FEES BY REPEALING ORDINANCE 2007-837-E; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 8/4/2009 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES: October 05, 2009

 

Recommend  to WITHDRAW.

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE: October 05, 2009

 

Recommend  to WITHDRAW.

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY: October 05, 2009

 

Recommend  to WITHDRAW.

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: October 06, 2009

 

Recommend  to WITHDRAW.

 

AYES - Bishop, Fussell, Gaffney, Johnson, Jones, Meserve, ( 6 )

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2.    2009-516   AN ORDINANCE REGARDING STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND CHAPTER 754 (STORMWATER MANAGEMENT UTILITY CODE); ELIMINATING CERTAIN STORMWATER MANAGEMENT FEES BY REPEALING ORDINANCES 2007-836-E AND 2008-129-E; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 8/4/2009 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES: October 05, 2009

 

Recommend  to WITHDRAW.

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE: October 05, 2009

 

Recommend  to WITHDRAW.

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY: October 05, 2009

 

Recommend  to WITHDRAW.

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: October 06, 2009

 

Recommend  to WITHDRAW.

 

AYES - Bishop, Fussell, Gaffney, Johnson, Jones, Meserve, ( 6 )

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3.    2009-517   AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE JEA AND THE CHARTER; AMENDING ARTICLE 21 (JEA), IN COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 21.11 OF SAID CHARTER, BY REPEALING ORDINANCE 2007-838-E; REPEALING THE PAYMENT OF FRANCHISE FEES; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 8/4/2009 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES: October 05, 2009

 

Recommend  to WITHDRAW.

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE: October 05, 2009

 

Recommend  to WITHDRAW.

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY: October 05, 2009

 

Recommend  to WITHDRAW.

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: October 06, 2009

 

Recommend  to WITHDRAW.

 

AYES - Bishop, Fussell, Gaffney, Johnson, Jones, Meserve, ( 6 )

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4.    2009-652   AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A FAIR SHARE ASSESSMENT APPLICATION AND CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE AND RAMCO GERSHENSON, INC., A MICHIGAN CORPORATION, FOR A PROJECT TO BE KNOWN AS "RIVER CITY SIGNATURE-PARKWAY SHOPS" (CCAS/CRC NO. 73489), CONSISTING OF 375,000 SQUARE FEET OF SHOPPING CENTER USES ON APPROXIMATELY 153.274  ACRES OF PROPERTY LOCATED ON DUVAL ROAD BETWEEN I-95 AND OWENS ROAD, AS DESCRIBED THEREIN (COUNCIL DISTRICT 11), WITH A TERM OF TEN (10) YEARS AND A FAIR SHARE ASSESSMENT AMOUNT OF $1,417,911 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; 8/18/2009 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: October 06, 2009

 

Recommend to AMEND and  APPROVE.

 

AYES - Bishop, Fussell, Gaffney, Johnson, Jones, Meserve, ( 6 )

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5.    2009-690   AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $1,677,930 FROM THE TREE PROTECTION AND RELATED EXPENSES TRUST FUND FOR STREET TREE PLANTING IN FOUR NEIGHBORHOODS AS PART OF THE MITIGATION FOR THE LONNIE MILLER, FOREST STREET, 5TH & CLEVELAND, AND BROWN DUMP ASH SITES; AMENDING THE 2009-2014 FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM APPROVED BY ORDINANCE 2009-513-E FOR THE PROJECTS ENTITLED "LONNIE MILLER PARK ASH SITE - STREET TREE PLANTING," "FOREST STREET ASH SITE - STREET TREE PLANTING," "5TH & CLEVELAND ASH SITE - STREET TREE PLANTING," AND "BROWN'S DUMP ASH SITE - STREET TREE PLANTING"; PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TO OVERSEE THE PROJECT; PROVIDING FOR PROCUREMENT DIRECTIVE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 9/1/2009 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE: October 05, 2009

 

Recommend to AMEND and  APPROVE.

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: October 06, 2009

 

Recommend to AMEND and  APPROVE.

 

 AYES - Bishop, Fussell, Gaffney, Johnson, Jones, Meserve, ( 6 )

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6.    2009-723   AN ORDINANCE APPROVING, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CORPORATION SECRETARY TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER, THAT CERTAIN LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE (LESSEE) AND JEA (LESSOR) FOR THE LEASE OF 4,100 SQUARE FEET OF OFFICE SPACE WITH A DRIVE-THROUGH WINDOW AND 45 PARKING SPACES FOR TAX COLLECTOR STAFF AND CUSTOMERS, AT 6674 COMMONWEALTH AVENUE, AT AN INITIAL ANNUAL RENT OF SIX DOLLARS ($6.00) PER SQUARE FOOT, WITH ANNUAL ADJUSTMENTS OF THE HIGHER OF ONE PERCENT (1%) OR THE CPI, FOR A TERM OF FIVE (5) YEARS, WITH TWO (2) OPTIONS TO RENEW FOR FIVE (5) YEARS EACH; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 9/15/2009 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE: October 05, 2009

 

Recommend to AMEND and  APPROVE.

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: October 06, 2009

 

Recommend to AMEND and  APPROVE.

 

AYES - Bishop, Fussell, Gaffney, Johnson, Jones, Meserve, ( 6 )

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7.    2009-724   AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A FAIR SHARE ASSESSMENT APPLICATION AND CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE AND TRC KEN, LLC, A SOUTH CAROLINA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, FOR A PROJECT TO BE KNOWN AS "TRC 103RD RETAIL DEVELOPMENT" (CCAS/CRC NO. 73847), CONSISTING OF A FREE STANDING DISCOUNT STORE WITH A MAXIMUM OF 9,180 SQUARE FEET ON APPROXIMATELY 0.98  ACRES OF PROPERTY LOCATED ON KEN ROAD BETWEEN 103RD STREET AND APRIL STREET, AS DESCRIBED THEREIN (COUNCIL DISTRICT 12), WITH A TERM OF TWO (2) YEARS AND A FAIR SHARE ASSESSMENT AMOUNT OF $176,892 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; 9/15/2009 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: October 06, 2009

 

Recommend to APPROVE.

 

AYES - Bishop, Fussell, Gaffney, Johnson, Jones, Meserve, ( 6 )

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8.    2009-740   AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $499,320 FROM TREE PROTECTION AND RELATED EXPENSES TRUST FUND $36,600 FOR LANDSCAPING DESIGN AND $462,720 FOR TREE PLANTING OF THE SOUTHSIDE BOULEVARD MEDIANS PLANTING PROJECT FROM J. TURNER BUTLER BOULEVARD TO THE I-95 OVERPASS; AMENDING THE 2009-2014 FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM APPROVED BY ORDINANCE 2009-513-E, FOR THE PROJECT ENTITLED "SOUTHSIDE BLVD. MEDIANS LANDSCAPING"; PROVIDING FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS TO OVERSEE THE PROJECT; RECOGNIZING THE AUTHORIZED USE UNDER THE PROCUREMENT CODE OF THE CONTINUING CONTRACT WITH R-A-M PROFESSIONAL GROUP INC.; PROVIDING FOR PROCUREMENT DIRECTIVE TO COMPETITIVELY BID THE TREE PLANTING; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 9/15/2009 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES: October 05, 2009

 

Recommend to AMEND and  APPROVE.

 

 


REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE: October 05, 2009

 

Recommend to AMEND and  APPROVE.

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: October 06, 2009

 

Recommend to AMEND and  APPROVE.

 

AYES - Bishop, Fussell, Gaffney, Johnson, Jones, Meserve, ( 6 )

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2ND READINGS

 

9.    2009-756   AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $262,000 BY REALLOCATING FUNDS FROM THE TOUCHTON ROAD (BELFORT TO SOUTHSIDE) PROJECT CONTAINED IN THE BETTER JACKSONVILLE PLAN AND TRANSFERING THAT FUNDING TO THE ST. AUGUSTINE/I-295 INTERCHANGE IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT, THUS PROVIDING ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE ST. AUGUSTINE/I-295 INTERCHANGE IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT SO THAT THE FINAL CHANGE ORDER CAN BE ISSUED AND CONSTRUCTION CAN BE COMPLETED, AS INITIATED BY B.T. 09-173; PROVIDING A CARRYOVER OF FUNDS TO FISCAL YEAR 2010-2011; AMENDING THE 2009-2014 FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM APPROVED BY ORDINANCE 2009-513-E TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT ENTITLED "ST. AUGUSTINE ROAD/I-295 INTERCHANGE" AND TO REDUCE FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT ENTITLED "TOUCHTON ROAD (BELFORT TO SOUTHSIDE"; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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10.    2009-762  AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A FAIR SHARE ASSESSMENT APPLICATION AND CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE AND new kings road development llc, a florida limited liability company, FOR A PROJECT TO BE KNOWN AS “miller commercial complex ii” (CCAS/CRC NO. 73407), CONSISTING OF a shopping center with a maximum of 22,000 square feet, a fast food restaurant with a drive through window and a maximum of 1,750 square feet, a service station with a car wash and 16 vehicle fuel pumps and a convenience store with a maximum of 3,000 square feet ON APPROXIMATELY 12.76± ACRES OF PROPERTY LOCATED new kings road between dunn avenue and bowie road, AS DESCRIBED THEREIN (COUNCIL DISTRICT 8), WITH A TERM OF ten (10) yearS AND A FAIR SHARE ASSESSMENT AMOUNT OF $799,456 IN FAIR SHARE FUND SECTOR 6.2, 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.    2009-763   AN ORDINANCE CLOSING AND ABANDONING, AND/OR DISCLAIMING, A PORTION OF THE NEW BERLIN ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF NEW BERLIN ROAD AND STATE ROAD 9A, IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 11, TRANSFERRED TO THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE FROM THE JACKSONVILLE TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY ON SEPTEMBER 12, 1990, VIA A QUIT CLAIM DEED OF DEDICATION RECORDED IN OR 7396-504 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF DUVAL COUNTY, FLORIDA, AT THE REQUEST OF THE JACKSONVILLE PORT AUTHORITY ("JPA"); DECLARING SAID PORTION OF THE CLOSED RIGHT-OF-WAY TO BE SURPLUS TO THE NEEDS OF THE CITY; AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND THE CORPORATION SECRETARY TO CONVEY SAID PORTION OF THE CLOSED RIGHT-OF-WAY TO THE JPA AT NO COST; WAIVING THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 122.422 (SALE OF PROPERTY THROUGH REAL ESTATE DIVISION; INVESTIGATION OF NEED; COUNCIL ACTION), ORDINANCE CODE, SO AS TO ALLOW CONVEYANCE OF SAID PORTION OF THE CLOSED RIGHT-OF-WAY TO THE JPA AT NO COST; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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12.    2009-768   AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $508,676.00 FROM THE TREE PROTECTION AND RELATED EXPENSES TRUST FUND TO CONTRIBUTE TO JTA AS PART OF THE EDWARD WATERS LANDSCAPING PROJECT FOR LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS ALONG KINGS ROAD BETWEEN SPIRES AVENUE AND WHITNER STREET; PROVIDING FOR PROCUREMENT DIRECTIVE; AMENDING THE 2009-2014 FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM APPROVED BY ORDINANCE 2009-513-E, FOR THE PROJECT ENTITLED "KINGS ROAD STREETSCAPE ENHANCEMENT @ EDWARD WATERS COLLEGE"; WAIVING SECTION 111.76, ORDINANCE CODE, TO ALLOW THE PLANTING ON FLORIDA DEPERTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PROPERTY; APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CORPORATION SECRETARY TO EXECUTE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR SAID PROJECT; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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