TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES COMMITTEE

 

                        MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING

 

                                 July 16,2012

 

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, July 16,2012. The meeting was called to order at 2:02 P.M. by Committee Chair Greg Anderson.  The meeting adjourned at 2:31 P.M.

 

 

                      Members in Attendance:                                                    Staff Attendance:

                  

                     CM Greg Anderson, Chair                                                    Philip Zamarron, 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                                                                 Dylan Reingold, Attorney

                      CM Don Redman                                                                                                                                             

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Others in Attendance:

 

Jim Robinson, Dir. PW

Lin White, AMIO, PW

Terry Theriault, Chief, PW

Daryl Joseph, Parks & Rec

Ellen Fales, Planning Dept

John Jones, Real Estate

Connie Benham

Chris Warren

1.    2012-297   AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $4,363,190.00, FROM THE FIRST COAST HIGH SCHOOL POOL PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED IN 2006-901-E, TO BE USED (i) BY THE NORTH FLORIDA TRANSPORTION PLANNING ORGANIZATION FOR FUNDING CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARD THE BRADDOCK/JIA FUTURE RAIL CORRIDOR ASSESSMENT FEASIBILITY STUDY ($100,000) AND (ii) FOR THE FUTURE NORTH ACCESS ROAD ($4,263,190); PROVIDING FOR A CARRYOVER OF FUNDS TO FISCAL YEAR 2012-2013; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 5/14/2012 - Read 2nd & Rerefer; 6/4/2012 - Amend/Approve 6-0

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE: June 19, 2012

 

Recommend to AMEND and  APPROVE.

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: July 16, 2012

 

Recommend to AMEND and  APPROVE.

 

AYES - Anderson, Holt, Love, Schellenberg, ( 4 )

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2.    2012-372   AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $417,000 FROM THE BANKING FUND - DEBT PROCEEDS ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO REPLACE THE CULVERT, CURBS AND SIDEWALKS ALONG HERSCHEL STREET BETWEEN PINEGROVE AVENUE AND VAN WERT AVENUE AND TO RELOCATE A 10" WATER LINE, AS INITIATED BY B.T. 12-074; PROVIDING FOR A CARRYOVER OF FUNDS TO FISCAL YEAR 2012-2013; AMENDING THE 2012-2016 FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM APPROVED BY ORDINANCE 2011-406-E TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR A NEW PROJECT ENTITLED "HERSCHEL STREET CULVERT" AND REDUCE FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT ENTITLED "INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS, BRIDGES, MISCELLANEOUS CONSTRUCTION"; PROVIDING FOR CITY OVERSIGHT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 6/18/2012 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE: June 19, 2012

 

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

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: July 16, 2012

 

Recommend to AMEND and  APPROVE.

 

AYES - Anderson, Holt, Love, Schellenberg, ( 4 )

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3.    2012-374   AN ORDINANCE CLOSING AND ABANDONING, AND/OR DISCLAIMING, AN UNOPENED AND UNIMPROVED PORTION OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY OF EVERGREEN DRIVE IN ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 3, ESTABLISHED MARCH 7, 1925, BY PLAT BOOK 9, PAGE 37, OF THE CURRENT PUBLIC RECORDS OF DUVAL COUNTY, FLORIDA AT THE REQUEST OF THE ADDRESSING SECTION OF THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT (THE "APPLICANT"), IN ORDER TO RENAME THE WESTERN PORTION OF EVERGREEN DRIVE THAT IS ACCESSED FROM SAN PABLO ROAD SOUTH AND TO RESOLVE A DANGEROUS ADDRESSING ISSUE FOR TWO PARCELS THAT ARE ACCESSED FROM THAT SEGMENT; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 6/18/2012 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: July 16, 2012

 

The Chair OPENED the Public Hearing and extended the floor to anyone desiring to address the Council.  The Chair CLOSED the Public Hearing.

 

Recommend to APPROVE.

 

AYES - Anderson, Holt, Love, Schellenberg, ( 4 )

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4.    2012-375   AN ORDINANCE CLOSING AND ABANDONING, AND/OR DISCLAIMING, A PORTION OF AN UNOPENED AND UNIMPROVED RIGHT-OF-WAY SOUTH OF DERBY ACRES LANE IN GERMANTOWN ANNEX IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 8, ESTABLISHED VIA PLAT BOOK 6, PAGE 71 OF THE CURRENT PUBLIC RECORDS OF DUVAL COUNTY, FLORIDA, AT THE REQUEST OF MELANIE CARVELL IN ORDER TO ALLOW HER TO CLEAR TITLE AND EXPAND HER RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 6/18/2012 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: July 16, 2012

 

The Chair OPENED the Public Hearing and extended the floor to anyone desiring to address the Council.  The Chair CLOSED the Public Hearing.

 

Recommend to APPROVE.

 

AYES - Anderson, Holt, Love, Schellenberg, ( 4 )

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2ND READINGS

 

5.    2012-396   AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING, PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE 2007-286-E, $1,000,000 ($689,882 FROM NUISANCE ABATEMENT ASSESSMENT, $73,224 FROM INTEREST SANITARY ASSESSMENT, $121,520.50 FROM DEMOLITION ASSESSMENT, AND $115,373.50 FROM CODE VIOLATION FINES) TO THE NUISANCE ABATEMENT LIEN SPECIAL REVENUE FUND TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR NUISANCE ABATEMENT CONTRACTING CITY-WIDE IN COMPLIANCE WITH CHAPTER 518, ORDINANCE CODE, AS INITIATED BY B.T. 12-080; PROVIDING FOR THE CARRYOVER OF FUNDS TO FISCAL YEAR 2012-2013; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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