TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES COMMITTEE

 

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING

 

November 03,2014

 

REGGIE BROWN, 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 03,2014. The meeting was called to order at 2:00 P.M. by Committee Chair Reggie Brown.  The meeting adjourned at 2:17 P.M.

 

 

                      Members in Attendance:                                                   Staff Attendance:

                 

                      CM Reggie Brown, Chair                                                   Juliette Williams, Legislative Aide

                      CM Lori Boyer, Vice Chair                                                 Phillip Peterson, Asst. Auditor

                      CM Kim Daniels - Excused                                              Paige Johnston, General Counsel

                      CM Greg Anderson                                                           John Jackson, Chief of Research

                      CM Jim Love                                                                    Margo Klosterman, Administration

                      CM Robin Lumb - Excused

                      CM Matt Schellenberg                                                      

                                                                                                                                                        

 

 

Others in Attendance:

 

Steve Diebenow (14-636, 637, 638)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.    2014-676   AN ORDINANCE APPROVING, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, OR HIS DESIGNEE, AND CORPORATION SECRETARY TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER, THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF JACKSONVILE AND THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ("FDOT") FOR THE INSTALLATION BY FDOT, AT NO COST TO THE CITY, OF THE DUVAL COUNTY SCHOOL ZONE-CRYSTAL SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VARIABLE MESSAGE SIGNS ON CRYSTAL SPRINGS ROAD JUST WEST OF HAMMOND BOULEVARD; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 10/20/2014 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE: October 21, 2014

 

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

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: November 03, 2014

 

Recommend to APPROVE.

 

AYES - Anderson, Boyer, Brown, Love, Schellenberg, ( 5 )

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2ND READINGS

 

2.    2014-692   AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $17,950 FROM THE TREE PROTECTION AND RELATED EXPENSES TRUST FUND TO PLANT 70 TREES ON A CITY RIGHT OF WAY LOCATED ON GATELY ROAD BETWEEN MOUNT PLEASANT ROAD AND MOUNT PLEASANT WOODS DRIVE, IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 2; PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TO OVERSEE THE PROJECT; PROCUREMENT DIRECTIVE UTILIZING THE CONTINUING CONTRACT OF DAVEY TREE EXPERT COMPANY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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3.    2014-694   AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE CONVEYANCE OF A NON-EXCLUSIVE UTILITY EASEMENT OVER A PORTION OF RE# 073402-0000 AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF BAY STREET AND MARSH STREET TO JEA FOR THE PURPOSE OF PERFORMING UPGRADES TO ITS UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA; AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, OR HIS DESIGNEE, AND CORPORATION SECRETARY TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, A NON-EXCLUSIVE GRANT OF EASEMENT AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE TO CONVEY THE NON-EXCLUSIVE UTILITY EASEMENT TO JEA; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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4.    2014-695   AN ORDINANCE APPROVING, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND THE CORPORATION SECRETARY TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER, ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE TO CONVEY TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 122.421(b), ORDINANCE CODE, ONE (1) TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT IN, OVER, AND UNDER CITY OF JACKSONVILLE PARCEL 700 AT NEWNAN STREET AND HUBBARD STREET IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 7 FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF BRIDGE #724171  AND THE TYING IN, HARMONIZING, AND RESURFACING OF A PORTION OF NEWNAN STREET AND HUBBARD STREET; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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5.    2014-715   AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $15,870 FROM THE TREE PROTECTION AND RELATED EXPENSES TRUST FUND TO PLANT 210 TREES ON A CITY RIGHT OF WAY LOCATED ON CASTLE BOULEVARD BETWEEN SOUTEL DRIVE AND FREDERICKSBURG AVENUE, IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 10; PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TO OVERSEE THE PROJECT; PROCUREMENT DIRECTIVE UTILIZING THE CONTINUING CONTRACT OF DAVEY TREE EXPERT COMPANY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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6.    2014-719   AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A MOBILITY FEE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE AND EASTLAND TIMBER, LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN APPLICABLE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT TO BE KNOWN AS "R. G. SKINNER PARKWAY EXTENSION AND 9B INTERCHANGE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT" IN EXCHANGE FOR $34,693,525.00 OF MOBILITY CREDITS IN MOBILITY ZONE 1, LOCATED IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 13; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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