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TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES COMMITTEE
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
August 18,2009
RONNIE FUSSELL, 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 Ronnie Fussell, Chair Juliette Williams, Legislative Aide
CM Art Graham, Vice Chair - Excused Phillip Peterson, Asst. Auditor
CM Bill Bishop
Steve Rohan, General Counsel
CM Kevin Hyde – Arrived 10:06 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:
1.
2009-552 AN ORDINANCE
REALLOCATING $11,000,000 FROM THE TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOADS (TMDL)
INITIATIVE/RIVER ACCORD ACCOUNT TO VARIOUS BOND PROJECTS TO FACILITATE THE
CONSTRUCTION OF SUCH PROJECTS, THE DESIGNS OF WHICH ARE NEARING COMPLETION, AS
INITIATED BY B.T. 09-137; AMENDING THE 2008-2013 FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM APPROVED BY ORDINANCE 2008-555-E TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE
PROJECTS ENTITLED "VENETIA TERRACE", "LINCOLN VILLAS",
"MANDARIN DRAINAGE (MANDARIN/ORANGE PICKERS)", "SANDALWOOD
CANAL", AND "NEWTOWN PHASES III, IV, V & VI"; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE; 8/4/2009
- Read 2nd & Rerefer
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
FINANCE: August 17, 2009
Recommend to APPROVE.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
FINANCE: August 17, 2009
Recommend to APPROVE.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: August 18, 2009
Recommend to APPROVE.
AYES - Bishop, Fussell,
Gaffney, Johnson, Jones, ( 5 )
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2.
2009-561 AN ORDINANCE
APPROPRIATING $79,960.00 FROM THE TREE PROTECTION AND RELATED EXPENSES TRUST
FUND FOR LANDSCAPE IMPROVMENTS ALONG
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
FINANCE: August 17, 2009
Recommend to APPROVE.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: August 18, 2009
Recommend to APPROVE.
AYES - Bishop, Fussell, Gaffney,
Johnson, Jones, ( 5 )
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3.
2009-563 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING
THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE'S ACQUISITION OF THOSE CERTAIN FEE PARCELS OF PROPERTY
IDENTIFIED AS PARCELS 120 AND 120.1, A POND SITE, AND THAT CERTAIN EASEMENT
PARCEL OF PROPERTY IDENTIFIED AS PARCEL 800, A DRAINAGE EASEMENT, COLLECTIVELY
REAL ESTATE NUMBER 162131-0050, ALL ON SAN PABLO ROAD IN COUNCIL DISTRICT
NUMBER 3, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE REAL ESTATE
DIVISION OPTION TO PURCHASE EXECUTED BY ISLE OF FAITH METHODIST CHURCH, INC.
(SELLER) FOR $350,000, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING A RETENTION POND AND
DRAINAGE FOR THE SAN PABLO ROAD RECONSTRUCTION BETTER JACKSONVILLE PROJECT;
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CORPORATION SECRETARY TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY
DOCUMENTS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 8/4/2009 - Read 2nd & Rerefer
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
FINANCE: August 17, 2009
Recommend to AMEND and APPROVE.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: August 18, 2009
Recommend to AMEND and APPROVE.
AYES - Bishop, Fussell,
Gaffney, Johnson, Jones, ( 5 )
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4.
2009-564 AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CORPORATION SECRETARY TO EXECUTE A DECLARATION OF RESTRICTIVE
COVENANT BETWEEN THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE AND THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (FDEP) AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE
THE RESTRICTIVE COVENANT ALLOWING THE CITY TO SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF FDEP
AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) FOR CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY KNOWN
AS THE COLEMAN EVANS SUPERFUND SITE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 8/4/2009 - Read 2nd & Rerefer
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
FINANCE: August 17, 2009
Recommend to AMEND and APPROVE.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: August 18, 2009
Recommend to AMEND and APPROVE.
AYES - Bishop, Fussell,
Gaffney, Hyde, Johnson, Jones, ( 6 )
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5.
2009-565 AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, OR HIS DESIGNEE, AND CORPORATION SECRETARY TO EXECUTE A
CITY DEED CONVEYING FEE SIMPLE TITLE TO PARCEL 102.1 PART A, A CITY OF
JACKSONVILLE FEE SIMPLE PARCEL WITHIN THE EXISTING CITY RIGHT-OF-WAY OF OWENS
ROAD, AND PARCEL 102.1 PART B, A CITY OF JACKSONVILLE FEE SIMPLE PARCEL WITHIN
THE EXISTING CITY RIGHT-OF-WAY OF SUNDALE ROAD, BOTH IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 11,
FROM THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION (FDOT), WHICH IS ACQUIRING THE RIGHTS-0F-WAY FOR THE PURPOSE OF
EXTENDING STATE ROAD 243 (JIA NORTH ACCESS ROAD) FROM STATE ROAD 102 (AIRPORT
ROAD) TO PECAN PARK ROAD; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 8/4/2009 - Read 2nd & Rerefer
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
FINANCE: August 17, 2009
Recommend to APPROVE.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: August 18, 2009
Recommend to APPROVE.
AYES - Bishop, Fussell,
Gaffney, Hyde, Johnson, Jones, ( 6 )
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6.
2009-566 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING
THE TRANSFER, AT NO COST, OF A PORTION OF MERRILL ROAD LOCATED UNDER 9A AND THE
SOUTHSIDE CONNECTOR, BETWEEN JANE STREET AND DAMES POINT CROSSING BOULEVARD, IN
COUNCIL DISTRICT 1, TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
(FDOT), WHICH HAS BEEN MAINTAINING SUCH SECTION OF MERRILL ROAD AND DESIRES TO
ADD THIS SECTION OF ROADWAY TO FUTURE STATE ROAD 116, THE WONDERWOOD
EXPRESSWAY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 8/4/2009 - Read 2nd & Rerefer
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: August 18, 2009
Recommend to APPROVE.
AYES - Bishop, Fussell,
Gaffney, Hyde, Johnson, Jones, ( 6 )
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7.
2009-567 AN ORDINANCE CLOSING
AND ABANDONING, AND/OR DISCLAIMING, A PORTION OF COMMONWEALTH AVENUE
RIGHT-OF-WAY, AN UNOPENED AND UNIMPROVED RIGHT-OF-WAY NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF
COMMONWEALTH AVENUE AND PRITCHARD ROAD, IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 8, ESTABLISHED BY
COUNTY PETITION #271, AT THE REQUEST OF WESTLAKE LAND MANAGEMENT, INC. TO ALLOW
FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WESTLAKE PROJECT; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 8/4/2009 - Read 2nd & Rerefer
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: August 18, 2009
Recommend to APPROVE.
AYES - Bishop, Fussell,
Gaffney, Hyde, Johnson, Jones, ( 6 )
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8.
2009-568 AN ORDINANCE CLOSING
AND ABANDONING, AND/OR DISCLAIMING, A PORTION OF THE MCALLISTER BOULEVARD
RIGHT-OF-WAY, AN 80 FOOT UNOPENED AND UNIMPROVED RIGHT-OF-WAY, AND A PORTION OF
THE ROSS BOULEVARD RIGHT-OF-WAY, A 40 FOOT UNOPENED AND UNIMPROVED
RIGHT-OF-WAY, BOTH IN THE GARDEN CITY SUBDIVISION IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 11 AND
ESTABLISHED AND RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 5, PAGE 65 OF THE CURRENT PUBLIC RECORDS
OF DUVAL COUNTY, FLORIDA, AT THE REQUEST OF THE FLORIDA CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH
DAY ADVENTISTS TO ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADJOINING PROPERTY; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE; 8/4/2009
- Read 2nd & Rerefer
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: August 18, 2009
Recommend to APPROVE.
AYES - Bishop, Fussell,
Gaffney, Hyde, Johnson, Jones, ( 6 )
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9.
2009-569 AN ORDINANCE CLOSING
AND ABANDONING, AND/OR DISCLAIMING, THE CEDAR RIVER OUTFALL OPEN DITCH EASEMENT
("OPEN DITCH EASEMENT") ALONG A PORTION OF THE FORMER VICTORIA
STREET, CLOSED AND ABANDONED BY ORDINANCE 2004-1287-E, IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 9,
OBTAINED PURSUANT TO THE INSTRUMENT RECORDED IN O.R. BOOK 6671, PAGE 658 OF THE
CURRENT PUBLIC RECORDS OF DUVAL COUNTY, FLORIDA, AT THE REQUEST OF THE CITY'S
ENGINEERING DIVISION, SUCH OPEN DITCH EASEMENT NO LONGER BEING NEEDED BY THE
CITY OF JACKSONVILLE BECAUSE A NEW EASEMENT, PARALLEL AND ADJACENT TO THE OPEN
DITCH EASEMENT HAS BEEN OBTAINED PURSUANT TO THE INSTRUMENT RECORDED IN O.R.
BOOK 14686, PAGE 2471; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 8/4/2009 - Read 2nd & Rerefer
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: August 18, 2009
Recommend to APPROVE.
AYES - Bishop, Fussell,
Gaffney, Hyde, Johnson, Jones, ( 6 )
_____________________
10.
2009-570 AN ORDINANCE CLOSING
AND ABANDONING, AND/OR DISCLAIMING, THE SOUTHERLY 10 FEET OF THE 20 FOOT
EASEMENT IN LOT 22 OF THE LYON OAKS SUBDIVISION, IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 4, AS
RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 35, PAGES 87 AND 87A,
OF THE CURRENT PUBLIC RECORDS OF DUVAL COUNTY, FLORIDA, AT THE REQUEST
OF THE APPLICANT, PHILIP WORTH, SO AS TO ALLOW THE APPLICANT TO GAIN CLEAR
TITLE TO HIS PROPERTY BY ELIMINATING AN ENCROACHMENT SITUATION CREATED BY THE
CONSTRUCTION OF HIS HOUSE OVER THE PROPOSED ABANDONED EASEMENT AREA; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE; 8/4/2009
- Read 2nd & Rerefer
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: August 18, 2009
Recommend to APPROVE.
AYES - Bishop, Fussell,
Gaffney, Hyde, Johnson, Jones, ( 6 )
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2ND
11.
2009-624 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
CHAPTER 320 (GENERAL PROVISIONS); PART 4 (PERMITS), SECTION 320.409 (SCHEDULE
Of PERMIT FEES), ORDINANCE CODE TO MODIFY PERMIT FEES PERTAINING TO ROOFING AND
SITE WORK; AND AMENDING CHAPTER 321 (ADOPTION OF BUILDING CODE); SECTIONS
321.101 (ADOPTION OF APPENDICES), 321.103 (LIFE SAFETY CODE ADOPTED) AND
321.104 (FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE ADOPTED), ORDINANCE CODE TO UPDATE THE
BUILDING CODE CONSISTENT WITH THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE
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12.
2009-631 AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING
$417,227.47 IN ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE ST. AUGUSTINE ROAD (HOOD LANDING TO
I-95) PROJECT BY REDUCING APPROVED FUNDING FOR, AND TRANSFERRING SUCH FUNDING
FROM, THE BARNES ROAD (UNIVERSITY TO KENNERLY), SPRING PARK ROAD (BOWDEN TO
UNIVERSITY), AND SPRING PARK ROAD (EMERSON TO UNIVERSITY) PROJECTS CONTAINED IN
THE BETTER JACKSONVILLE PLAN TO THE ST. AUGUSTINE ROAD (HOOD LANDING TO I-95)
PROJECT, AS INITIATED BY B.T. 09-154; 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 BUDGET FOR THE PROJECT
ENTITLED "ST. AUGUSTINE RD/SR 13 TO I-95" AND TO REDUCE THE BUDGETS
FOR THE PROJECTS ENTITLED "BARNES RD: UNIVERSITY TO KENNERLY",
"SPRING PARK RD: BOWDEN TO UNIVERSITY", AND "SPRING PARK:
EMERSON TO UNIVERSITY"; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
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13.
2009-641 AN ORDINANCE CLOSING
AND ABANDONING, AND/OR DISCLAIMING, A PORTION OF WATTS STREET, AN OPEN AND
IMPROVED RIGHT-OF-WAY LYING BETWEEN ROSE STREET AND MCCOYS CREEK BOULEVARD, IN
COUNCIL DISTRICT 9, ESTABLISHED BY EQUITABLE REALTY COMPANY'S REPLAT OF
ROSEVILLE, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 5, PAGE 14, OF THE CURRENT PUBLIC RECORDS
OF DUVAL COUNTY, FLORIDA, AT THE REQUEST OF MINER PROPERTIES JACKSONVILLE LTD.,
A FLORIDA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ("MINER"), TO CONSOLIDATE THE TWO
PROPERTIES OWNED BY MINER ABUTTING SAID PORTION OF WATTS STREET ON EACH SIDE
THEREOF; APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE IMPOSITION OF CERTAIN ENVIRONMENTAL
COVENANTS AND RESTRICTIONS UPON THAT PORTION OF WATTS STREET TO BE CLOSED AND
ABANDONED HEREBY, AS REQUIRED BY THE CONSENT FINAL JUDGMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF
JACKSONVILLE ("CITY") AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA GOVERNING THE
ASH AND BROWN'S DUMP SITES; APPROVING THE EXECUTION OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL
INDEMNITY AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND MINER; APPROVING THE EXECUTION BY THE
CITY OF THE NOTICE OF TRANSFER REQUIRED TO BE GIVEN UNDER THE TERMS OF THE
CONSENT FINAL JUDGMENT; RESERVING AN EASEMENT FOR DRAINAGE AND UTILITIES OVER,
UPON, ACROSS AND UNDER SAID PORTION OF WATTS STREET; CONSENTING TO A GRANT OF
EASEMENT BY MINER TO JEA FOR DRAINAGE AND UTILITIES; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE
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14.
2009-642 AN ORDINANCE CLOSING
AND ABANDONING, AND/OR DISCLAIMING, A PORTION OF A 15 FOOT UNNAMED, UNOPENED
AND UNIMPROVED RIGHT-OF-WAY NEAR HALSEMA ROAD LYING SOUTH OF THE RAILROAD
RIGHT-OF-WAY AND NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 10/STATE ROAD 23 INTERCHANGE
RIGHT-OF-WAY, IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 11, ESTABLISHED BY PLAT OF JACKSONVILLE FARMS
AND RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 3, PAGE 41 OF THE CURRENT PUBLIC RECORDS OF DUVAL
COUNTY, FLORIDA, AT THE REQUEST OF CECIL COMMERCE CENTER, LLC TO ALLOW FOR
CONSOLIDATION OF ITS ABUTTING PROPERTIES; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
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15.
2009-643 AN ORDINANCE CLOSING
AND ABANDONING, AND/OR DISCLAIMING, A PORTION OF AN UNNAMED, UNOPENED AND
UNIMPROVED RIGHT-OF-WAY IN BONITA'S COVE, IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 12, ESTABLISHED
BY PLAT OF JACKSONVILLE HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION AND RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 5, PAGE
93 OF THE CURRENT PUBLIC RECORDS OF DUVAL COUNTY, FLORIDA, AT THE REQUEST OF
COLLINS BUILDERS, LLC TO ALLOW FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ITS ADJOINING PROPERTY,
SUBJECT TO RESERVATION OF AN EASEMENT OVER THE CLOSED RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR INGRESS
AND EGRESS AND FOR ALL UTILITIES; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
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16.
2009-651 AN ORDINANCE
APPROPRIATING $19,570 FROM THE TREE PROTECTION AND RELATED EXPENSES TRUST FUND
FOR LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS ALONG RIBAULT SCENIC DRIVE FROM HOWELL DRIVE TO
WINTON DRIVE AND ALONG WINTON DRIVE FROM MONCRIEF ROAD WEST TO VAN GUNDY ROAD;
PROVIDING FOR PROCUREMENT DIRECTIVE; PROVIDING FOR CITY OVERSIGHT BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
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17.
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
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18.
2009-653 AN ORDINANCE
APPROPRIATING $145,504.13 FROM TREE PROTECTION AND RELATED EXPENSES TRUST FUND
FOR LANDSCAPING DESIGN ($19,563.13) AND TREE PLANTING ($125,941) FOR TREE
PLANTING ALONG ST. JOHNS BLUFF ROAD BETWEEN ATLANTIC BOULEVARD AND MONUMENT
ROAD; PROVIDING FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS TO OVERSEE THE PROJECT;
AMENDING THE 2008-2013 FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM APPROVED BY
ORDINANCE 2008-555-E, FOR THE PROJECT ENTITLED "ST. JOHNS BLUFF TREE
PLANTING"; RECOGNIZING THE AUTHORIZED USE UNDER THE PROCUREMENT CODE OF
THE CONTINUING CONTRACT WITH R-A-M PROFESSIONAL GROUP INC. FOR LANDSCAPE DESIGN
AND WITH DAVEY TREE EXPERT COMPANY FOR TREE PLANTING; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE
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