TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES COMMITTEE

 

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING

 

November 14,2011

 

GREG ANDERSON, 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, November 14,2011. The meeting was called to order at 2:05 P.M. by Committee Chair Greg Anderson.  The meeting adjourned at 3:49 P.M.

 

 

                      Members in Attendance:                                                    Staff Attendance:

                 

                   CM Greg Anderson, Chair                                         Juliette Williams, Legislative Aide

                   CM Richard Clark, Vice Chair – Left 2:35                   Heather Norsworthy, Asst. Auditor

                      CM Kimberly Daniels – Left at 2:45                                   Steve Rohan, General Counsel

                      CM Johnny Gaffney                                                     John Jackson, Chief of Research

                      CM Jim Love                                                                                 Jessica Deal, Administration

                      CM Robin Lumb                                                                

                      CM Don Redman                                                                                                                                             

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Others in Attendance:

 

 

Presentations:

 

1.  Quality Industries, regarding cost savings for street lighting

1.  JTA, regarding bus fare increases

 

 

 

1.    2011-674   AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A FAIR SHARE ASSESSMENT APPLICATION AND CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SUPPORT, INC., A FLORIDA CORPORATION, FOR A PROJECT TO BE KNOWN AS "PABLO CREEK WEST" (CCAS/CRC NO. 78861), CONSISTING OF 24,890 SQUARE FEET OF SHOPPING CENTER USES ON APPROXIMATELY 33.77  ACRES OF PROPERTY LOCATED ON BEACH BOULEVARD BETWEEN HODGES BOULEVARD AND WINDMAKER LANE, AS DESCRIBED THEREIN (COUNCIL DISTRICT 3), WITH A TERM OF SEVEN (7) YEARS AND A FAIR SHARE ASSESSMENT AMOUNT OF $91,955 IN FAIR SHARE FUND SECTOR 3.1, PURSUANT TO 163.3180, FLORIDA STATUTES, AND CHAPTER 655, ORDINANCE CODE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 10/31/2011 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: November 14, 2011

 

The Chair OPENED the Public Hearing and extended the Privilege of the Floor to anyone in the audience desiring to address the Committee.  The Chair CLOSED the Public Hearing.

 

Recommend to AMEND and APPROVE.

 

AYES - Anderson, Daniels, Gaffney, Love, Lumb, Redman, ( 6 )

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2.    2011-676   AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND 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 (DEP) FOR RIGHT OF WAY PROPERTY LOCATED IN FRONT OF 2097 EDISON AVENUE IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 9 (RIGHT OF WAY PROPERTY) TO ENSURE THE PROPER HANDLING OF GROUNDWATER THAT HAS COME FROM OFFSITE PROPERTY ONTO THE CITY'S RIGHT OF WAY PROPERTY; AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CORPORATION SECRETARY TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN I.B.N., INCORPORATED AND THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE TO PROVIDE PROTECTIONS TO THE CITY DUE TO THE GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION THAT REMAINS IN PLACE; DIRECTING THE COUNCIL LEGISLATIVE SERVICES DIVISION TO PROVIDE COPIES OF THIS ORDINANCE TO JEA, THE CITY SURVEYOR, AND THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIVISION; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 10/31/2011 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE: November 01, 2011

 

Recommend be READ for the SECOND time and REREFERRED to the Committee(s) of reference.

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: November 14, 2011

 

Recommend to APPROVE.

 

AYES - Anderson, Gaffney, Love, Lumb, Redman, ( 5 )

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3.    2011-694   AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $175,500.00 FROM THE OLD KINGS ROAD LANDFILL MITIGATION ACCOUNT TO FUND THE APPRAISAL, ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEY AND PURCHASE OF PROPERTY ADJACENT TO SCOTT PARK FOR A FUTURE PARKING LOT AND SPORTS FACILITY; APPROVING THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE'S PURCHASE OF LAND LOCATED ALONG THE 2800 BLOCK OF HAMILTON CIRCLE, BETWEEN LONGLEAF STREET AND VERNON ROAD, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 10; AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CORPORATION SECRETARY TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 10/31/2011 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE: November 01, 2011

 

Recommend be READ for the SECOND time and REREFERRED to the Committee(s) of reference.

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RECREATION, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY: November 01, 2011

 

Recommend be READ for the SECOND time and REREFERRED to the Committee(s) of reference.

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: November 14, 2011

 

Recommend to AMEND and  APPROVE.

 

AYES - Anderson, Gaffney, Love, Lumb, Redman, ( 5 )

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            2ND READINGS

 

4.    2011-695   AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING, PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE 2007-286-E, $1,000,000 ($593,956 FROM NUISANCE ABATEMENT ASSESSMENT, $61,373 FROM INTEREST SANITARY ASSESSMENT, $138,528 FROM DEMOLITION ASSESSMENT, AND $206,143 FROM CODE VIOLATION FINES) TO THE NUISANCE ABATEMENT LIEN SPECIAL REVENUE FUND TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR NUISANCE ABATEMENT CONTRACTING CITY-WIDE, AS INITIATED BY B.T. 12-017; PROVIDING FOR THE CARRYOVER OF FUNDS TO FISCAL YEAR 2012-2013; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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5.    2011-696   AN ORDINANCE GRANTING THE APPLICATION OF BIO-HAZ SOLUTIONS, INC. FOR AN INITIAL CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY (CON) TO OPERATE THE BIOMEDICAL WASTE TRANSPORT FACILITY AT 2980 FAYE ROAD; PROVIDING FOR CONDITIONS OF SAID CERTIFICATE; INCORPORATING EXHIBIT; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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6.    2011-700   AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT DATED MARCH 4, 2004, AS AMENDED, BETWEEN THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE ("CITY"), THE JACKSONVILLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION ("JEDC") AND METROPOLITAN PARKING SOLUTIONS, LLC ("DEVELOPER") FOR THE DEVELOPMENT, CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF A COURTHOUSE GARAGE, SPORTS COMPLEX GARAGE AND ARENA GARAGE IN DOWNTOWN JACKSONVILLE; WHICH SECOND AMENDMENT (1) EXTENDS THE CITY'S PURCHASE OPTION PERIOD FOR TWO YEARS AT NO ADDITIONAL COSTS TO THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE AND (2) REDUCED THE DEVELOPER'S ANNUAL RETURN FROM 8% TO 6.75%, ALL AS MORE SPECIFICIALLY SET FORTH IN THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT; AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, CORPORATION SECRETARY AND JEDC TO EXECUTE ALL CONTRACTS AND DOCUMENTS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND OTHERWISE TAKE NECESSARY ACTION IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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7.    2011-706   A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING PASSAGE OF FLORIDA HOUSE BILL 289 AND SENATE BILL 500 DESIGNATING A PORTION OF STATE ROAD 101/MAYPORT ROAD FROM STATE ROAD A1A TO THE WONDERWOOD CONNECTOR AS "USS STARK MEMORIAL DRIVE"; DIRECTING THE CHIEF OF LEGISLATIVE SERVICES TO SEND A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE DUVAL LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION, THE SENATE PRESIDENT AND THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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8.    2011-719   A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING PROPERTY LOCATED AT 5441 WEST 5TH STREET, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32254, AS A BROWNFIELD AREA FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REHABILITATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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