TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES COMMITTEE

 

                        MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING

 

                               February 21,2012

 

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, February 21,2012. The meeting was called to order at 2:02 P.M. by Committee Chair Greg Anderson.  The meeting adjourned at 2:20 P.M.

 

 

                      Members in Attendance:                                                    Staff Attendance:

                 

                     CM Greg Anderson, Chair                                                   Juliette Williams, Legislative Aide

                     CM Richard Clark, Vice Chair- Excused                               Heather Reber, 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.    2012-71   AN ORDINANCE CLOSING AND ABANDONING, AND/OR DISCLAIMING AN UNOPENED AND UNIMPROVED PORTION A 60 FOOT RIGHT-OF-WAY OF PARMAN ROAD IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 12 (THE "SUBJECT PROPERTY"), AS RECORDED IN BOOK PLAT BOOK 5, PAGE 93, AND ADDITIONALLY IN O.R. BOOK 573, PAGES 366 THROUGH 368, OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF DUVAL COUNTY, FLORIDA, AT THE REQUEST OF PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE NORTH AND SOUTH SIDES OF PARMAN ROAD, MR. AND MRS. McEWAN AND MR. AND MRS. PHILLIPS ("APPLICANTS"); DECLARING THE SUBJECT PROPERTY TO BE SURPLUS TO THE NEEDS OF THE CITY; WAIVING SECTION 122.423, ORDINANCE CODE, TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO CONVEY THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, APPRAISED VALUE OF $12,090, AT NO COST; RESERVING AN ALL UTILITIES EASEMENT OVER THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IN THE NAME OF THE CITY AND JEA; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 2/6/2012 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE: February 07, 2012

 

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

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: February 21, 2012

 

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.    2012-72   AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A FAIR SHARE ASSESSMENT APPLICATION AND CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE AND N. G. WADE INVESTMENT COMPANY, A FLORIDA CORPORATION, FOR A PROJECT TO BE KNOWN AS "IMESON ROAD INDUSTRIAL N. G. WADE TRACT III" (CCAS/CRC NO. 78687), CONSISTING OF 675,000 SQUARE FEET OF GENERAL LIGHT INDUSTRIAL USES ON APPROXIMATELY 39.12  ACRES OF PROPERTY LOCATED ON IMESON ROAD BETWEEN COMMONWEALTH AVENUE AND OLD PIONEER ROAD, AS DESCRIBED THEREIN (COUNCIL DISTRICT 10), WITH A TERM OF TEN (10) YEARS AND A FAIR SHARE ASSESSMENT AMOUNT OF $4,971 IN FAIR SHARE FUND SECTOR 5.1, PURSUANT TO 163.3180, FLORIDA STATUTES, AND CHAPTER 655, ORDINANCE CODE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 2/6/2012 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: February 21, 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, Daniels, Gaffney, Love, Lumb, Redman, ( 6 )

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3.    2012-78   AN ORDINANCE APPROVING, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CORPORATION SECRETARY TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER, THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN VYSTAR CREDIT UNION ("TENANT") AND THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE WHICH ALLOWS THE TENANT TO EXERCISE THE FIRST OF TWO OPTIONS TO RENEW ITS LEASE of 3,072 SQUARE FEET OF OFFICE SPACE IN THE ED BALL BUILDING AT 214 NORTH HOGAN STREET FOR AN ADDITIONAL FIVE YEARS, BEGINNING MARCH 1, 2012, AND ENDING FEBRUARY 28, 2017, PURSUANT TO A NEW BASIC RENT SCHEDULE FOR THE FIRST RENEWAL PERIOD, WHICH PROVIDES FOR AN INITIAL ANNUAL RATE OF $20.00 PER SQUARE FOOT, AND WHICH ELIMINATES 1,884 RENTABLE SQUARE FEET IN THE BASEMENT OF THE BUILDING FROM THE LEASE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 2/6/2012 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE: February 07, 2012

 

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

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: February 21, 2012

 

Recommend to APPROVE.

 

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

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2ND READINGS

 

4.    2012-89   AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $540,000 IN GRANT FUNDS UNDER THE 2008 DISASTER RECOVERY PROGRAM TO THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE TO THE MCCOYS CREEK POND D PROJECT, SUCH FUNDS HAVING BEEN APPROPRIATED IN ERROR TO THE MCCOY'S CREEK POND C PROJECT UNDER ORDINANCE 2010-438-E, AND CORRECTING THE PROJECT NAME WITHIN THE FORMER APPROPRIATION UNDER ORDINANCE 2010-438-E, AS INITIATED BY B.T. 12-037; PROVIDING 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 APPROPRIATE TO THE PROJECT ENTITLED "MCCOY'S CREEK POND D" THE FUNDS APPROPRIATED IN ERROR TO THE PROJECT ENTITLED "MCCOY'S CREEK POND C"; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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5.    2012-91   AN ORDINANCE APPROVING, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CORPORATION SECRETARY TO EXECUTE, ALL DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THAT CERTAIN GOODBY'S CREEK PARK BOAT RAMP AND ACCESSORY DOCK SUBMERGED LAND LEASE, AND SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR RENEWALS THEREOF, BETWEEN THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT TRUST FUND OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, SUCH BEING A RENEWAL OF THAT AGREEMENT APPROVED IN RESOLUTION 2002-599-A AND RENEWED IN ORDINANCE 2007-0099-E, AND PROVIDING FOR A FIVE (5) YEAR TERM COMMENCING NOVEMBER 27, 2011; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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6.    2012-92   AN ORDINANCE APPROVING, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, OR HIS DESIGNEE, AND THE CORPORATION SECRETARY TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, THE CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT FOR THE PROJECT ENTITLED "IMPROVEMENTS ALONG CLAIRE LANE FROM SR 13 TO THE EAST END OF WALMART PROPERTY"; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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7.    2012-93   AN ORDINANCE CLOSING AND ABANDONING, AND/OR DISCLAIMING, A PORTION OF SALTZMAN TERRACE, AN UNOPENED AND UNIMPROVED RIGHT-OF-WAY IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 2, CREATED BY DEDICATION TO DUVAL COUNTY, FLORIDA ON THE PLAT OF SALTZMAN TERRACE ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 19, PAGE 68 OF THE CURRENT PUBLIC RECORDS OF DUVAL COUNTY, FLORIDA, AT THE REQUEST OF AVI AVNI SO AS TO ALLOW HIM TO EXPAND AND CLEAR THE TITLE TO THE RESIDENTIAL 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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8.    2012-94   AN ORDINANCE CLOSING AND ABANDONING, AND/OR DISCLAIMING, LAWRENCE AVENUE, FOSTER AVENUE AND DRAKE AVENUE, UNOPENED AND UNIMPROVED RIGHTS-OF-WAY LOCATED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF 1ST STREET AND MCDUFF AVENUE IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 9, ESTABLISHED VIA PLAT BOOK 11, PAGE 27 OF THE CURRENT PUBLIC RECORDS OF DUVAL COUNTY, FLORIDA, AT THE REQUEST OF JACKSONVILLE ALLIANCE FOR KIPP SCHOOLS, INC. SO AS TO ALLOW FOR THE EXPANSION OF CHARTER SCHOOL FACILITIES; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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9.    2012-96   AN ORDINANCE APPROVING, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, OR HIS DESIGNEE, AND CORPORATION SECRETARY TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER, A DECLARATION OF RESTRICTIVE COVENANT BETWEEN THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE AND THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (FDEP), AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO EFFECUTATE THE PURPOSES OF THE RESTRICTIVE COVENANT, FOR PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE NEW KINGS RAILROAD OVERPASS POND SITE LOCATED ON NEW KINGS ROAD, RE# 084140-0010, SO AS TO PLACE ENVIRONMENTAL RESTRICTIONS ON THE SITE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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10.    2012-101   AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE FAIR SHARE ASSESSMENT CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE AND SIGNATURE LAND, INC., ASSIGNED TO SIGNATURE PARKWAY, LLP, (CCAS # 49756, 48269, 70522, 45443 AND 70518) CONCERNING THE IMPROVEMENT OF DUVAL ROAD BETWEEN MAIN STREET AND AIRPORT CENTER DRIVE, LOCATED IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 11, 1) EXTENDING THE COMPLETION DATE OF IMPROVEMENT OF DUVAL ROAD FROM JUNE 23, 2013 TO JUNE 23, 2015, 2) INCREASING THE CREDIT FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF DUVAL ROAD TO $14,212,307, AND 3) ALLOWS FOR TRANSFER OF CREDIT THROUGHOUT THE APPLICABLE MOBILITY ZONE, PURSUANT TO PART 3, CHAPTER 655, ORDINANCE CODE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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11.    2012-102   AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE FAIR SHARE ASSESSMENT CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE AND LEM TURNER ROAD DEVELOPERS, LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (CCAS# 34051) FOR A PROJECT KNOWN AS "THOMAS CREEK", CONSISTING OF 1087.6  ACRES LOCATED ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LEM TURNER ROAD AND PACE ROAD LOCATED IN DISTRICT 8, EXTENDING THE DURATION FIVE YEAR(S) AND MODIFYING THE USES PERMITTED UNDER THE CONTRACT CONSISTENT WITH THOSE SET FORTH IN THE THOMAS CREEK REGIONAL ACTIVITY CENTER, PURSUANT TO PART 3, CHAPTER 655, ORDINANCE CODE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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12.    2012-129   AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR HIS DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE A PURCHASE AND LAND SWAP AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE AND JEA REGARDING REAL PROPERTY LOCATED IN CECIL COMMERCE CENTER, AND TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO COMPLETE THE TRANSACTION BETWEEN THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE AND JEA DESCRIBED THEREIN; RECOGNIZING THE EXEMPTION IN SECTIONS 122.421(B) AND 122.421(G), ORDINANCE CODE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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