TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES COMMITTEE

 

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING

 

October 31,2011

 

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, October 31,2011. The meeting was called to order at 2:05 P.M. by Committee Chair Greg Anderson.  The meeting adjourned at 2:19 P.M.

 

 

                      Members in Attendance:                                                    Staff Attendance:

                 

                   CM Greg Anderson, Chair                                         Juliette Williams, Legislative Aide

                   CM Richard Clark, Vice Chair                                                               Heather Norsworthy, Asst. Auditor

                      CM Kimberly Daniels                                                         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:

 

 

 


 

1.    2011-460   AN ORDINANCE CLOSING AND ABANDONING, AND/OR DISCLAIMING, THREE SECTIONS OF ROSEWOOD AVENUE, AN UNOPENED AND UNIMPROVED RIGHT-OF-WAY ESTABLISHED BY PLAT OF SUNSET GARDENS, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 11, PAGES 1 AND 2, OF THE CURRENT PUBLIC RECORDS OF DUVAL COUNTY, FLORIDA, IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 12, AT THE REQUEST OF THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT (THE "APPLICANT"), IN ORDER TO ELIMINATE DUPLICATE USE OF "ROSEWOOD" AS A STREET NAME AND TO MINIMIZE THE 911 EMERGENCY SYSTEM ROUTING PROBLEMS THIS DUPLICATION CAUSES, SUBJECT TO RESERVATION OF AN EASEMENT OVER THE CLOSED SECTIONS OF ROSEWOOD AVENUE FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS AND FOR ALL UTILITIES; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.; 8/1/2011 - Read 2nd & Rerefer; 8/15/2011 - PH/ Approve 6-0

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: October 31, 2011

 

Recommend to APPROVE.

 

AYES - Anderson, Clark, Daniels, Gaffney, Love, Lumb, Redman, ( 7 )

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2.    2011-596   AN ORDINANCE DECLARING THOSE CERTAIN PARCELS OF REAL PROPERTY, R.E. ## 037934-0000, 083647-0000 AND 041743-0000, CITY OF JACKSONVILLE TAX-REVERTED PROPERTIES IN THE OSCEOLA FOREST, BILTMORE AND MONCRIEF TERRACE NEIGHBORHOODS, IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 10, TO BE SURPLUS TO THE NEEDS OF THE CITY; AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, OR HIS DESIGNEE, AND CORPORATION SECRETARY TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER THE AGREEMENT FOR DONATION AND THE QUIT CLAIM DEED CONVEYING TITLE TO SUCH PARCELS FROM THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE TO WAR ON POVERTY-FLORIDA, INC. FOR USE IN ITS URBAN AGRICULTURAL PROGRAM; WAIVING THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 122.423 (APPRAISAL AT OR BELOW  $25,000), ORDINANCE CODE, SO AS TO ALLOW CONVEYANCE OF SAID PARCELS OF REAL PROPERTY TO WAR ON POVERTY-FLORIDA, INC. AT NO COST; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 9/19/2011 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE: September 20, 2011

 

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

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: October 31, 2011

 

Recommend  to WITHDRAW.

 

AYES - Anderson, Clark, Daniels, Gaffney, Love, Lumb, Redman, ( 7 )

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3.    2011-653   AN ORDINANCE REGARDING FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT AND FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION; REPEALING CHAPTER 652 (FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION), ORDINANCE CODE AND RE-ENACTING A NEW CHAPTER 652 (FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION), ORDINANCE CODE IN ORDER TO DEVELOP A NEW ORDINANCE THAT MEETS THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM, STATE OF FLORIDA'S CRITERIA AND COORDINATES WITH UPDATES OF PRELIMINARY FLOOD MAPS IN TANDEM WITH THE FLOOD MAP MODERNIZATION PROJECT; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 10/17/2011 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: October 31, 2011

 

Recommend to SUBSTITUTE and APPROVE.

 

AYES - Anderson, Clark, Daniels, Gaffney, Love, Lumb, Redman, ( 7 )

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4.    2011-658   AN ORDINANCE APPROVING, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CORPORATION SECRETARY TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER, A UTILITY EASEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE AND TECO PEOPLES GAS (TECO), GRANTING TECO, AT NO COST, A UTILITY EASEMENT TO ALLOW FOR THE RELOCATION OF EXISTING UTILITIES PRESENTLY LOCATED ALONGSIDE A RETENTION POND IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 10; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 10/17/2011 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: October 31, 2011

 

Recommend to APPROVE.

 

AYES - Anderson, Clark, Daniels, Gaffney, Love, Lumb, Redman, ( 7 )

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5.    2011-659   AN ORDINANCE APPROVING, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CORPORATION SECRETARY TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER, A UTILITY EASEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE AND JEA, GRANTING JEA, AT NO COST, A UTILITY EASEMENT TO ALLOW FOR THE RELOCATION OF EXISTING UTILITIES PRESENTLY LOCATED ALONGSIDE A RETENTION POND IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 10; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 10/17/2011 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: October 31, 2011

 

Recommend to APPROVE.

 

AYES - Anderson, Clark, Daniels, Gaffney, Love, Lumb, Redman, ( 7 )

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6.    2011-669   AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 111 (SPECIAL REVENUE AND TRUST ACCOUNTS), PART 4 (ADMINISTRATION, PERSONNEL AND CODE REGULATION), ORDINANCE CODE, BY EXCLUDING ANIMAL ADOPTION FEES FROM THE LIST OF FEES TO BE RECEIVED BY THE ANIMAL CARE AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES VETERINARY SERVICES TRUST FUND; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 10/17/2011 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE: October 18, 2011

 

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

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: October 31, 2011

 

Recommend to APPROVE.

 

AYES - Anderson, Clark, Daniels, Gaffney, Love, Lumb, Redman, ( 7 )

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2ND READINGS

 

7.    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

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8.    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

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9.    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

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