TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES COMMITTEE

 

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING

 

September 15,2014

 

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, September 15,2014. The meeting was called to order at 2:00 P.M. by Committee Chair Reggie Brown.  The meeting adjourned at 2:47 P.M.

 

 

                      Members in Attendance:                                                   Staff Attendance:

                 

                      CM Reggie Brown, Chair                                                   Jessica Morales, Legislative Aide

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

                      CM Kim Daniels –Arrived 2:37                                         Paige Johnston, General Counsel

                      CM Greg Anderson                                                           John Jackson, Chief of Research

                      CM Jim Love                                                                    Margo Klosterman, Administration

                      CM Robin Lumb

                      CM Matt Schellenberg                                                      

                                                                                                                                                        

 

 

 

Others in Attendance:

 

Bill Joyce, Chief of Engineering (14-526)

Audra Wallace, DIA (14-580)

 

Public Hearing on 2014-587 & 588 – No Speakers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.    2014-589   AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CORPORATION SECRETARY TO EXECUTE A SUBORDINATION OF EASEMENT AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTATION NECESSARY TO SUBORDINATE A PERMANENT DRAINAGE EASEMENT LOCATED WITHIN RE# 005339-0000 TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (FDOT) TO ENABLE FDOT TO CONSTRUCT DRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE AT THE INTERSECTION OF INTERSTATE 10 AND CASSAT AVENUE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 9/2/2014 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE: September 03, 2014

 

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

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: September 15, 2014

 

Recommend to APPROVE.

 

AYES - Anderson, Boyer, Brown, Daniels, Love, Lumb, Schellenberg, ( 7 )

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2.    2014-588   AN ORDINANCE CLOSING AND ABANDONING AND/OR DISCLAIMING A PORTION OF YULEE STREET, A 40 FOOT PLATTED, UNOPENED, AND UNIMPROVED RIGHT-OF-WAY BETWEEN CANAL STREET AND ORCHARD STREET, AS ESTABLISHED IN GRANT ADDITION TO JACKSONVILLE, PLAT BOOK 9, PAGE 29, DATED DECEMBER, 1924, IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 9, AT THE REQUEST OF WEALTH WATCHERS, INC. (THE "APPLICANT"), SUBJECT TO RESERVATION UNTO THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE AND JEA OF EASEMENTS OVER THE CLOSED PORTION OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS AND FOR ALL UTILITIES; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 9/2/2014 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE: September 03, 2014

 

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

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: September 15, 2014

 

Recommend to APPROVE.

 

AYES - Anderson, Boyer, Brown, Daniels, Love, Lumb, Schellenberg, ( 7 )

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3.    2014-586   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") UNDER WHICH FDOT WILL UNDERTAKE A PROJECT KNOWN AS "BRIDGE REPLACEMENT ON HOWELL DRIVE/RIBAULT RIVER, BRIDGE #724147" (THE "PROJECT") AT NO COST TO THE CITY AND UPON COMPLETION OF WHICH THE CITY WILL OWN, OPERATE, MAINTAIN, AND REPAIR THE IMPROVEMENT; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 9/2/2014 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE: September 03, 2014

 

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

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: September 15, 2014

 

Recommend to APPROVE.

 

AYES - Anderson, Boyer, Brown, Daniels, Love, Lumb, Schellenberg, ( 7 )

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4.    2014-582   AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE PURCHASE, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, OR HIS DESIGNEE, AND THE CORPORATION SECRETARY TO EXECUTE ALL CONTRACTS, DEEDS, AND CLOSING DOCUMENTS AND OTHERWISE TAKE ALL NECESSARY ACTION TO EFFECTUATE THE PURCHASE, OF REAL PROPERTY FROM ICI HOMES, LLC FOR THE APPRAISED VALUE OF $381,000, SUCH PROPERTY BEING A PORTION OF RE# 001161-0010, 18.27 ACRES ON MAXVILLE MACCLENNY HIGHWAY IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 11, IN ORDER TO ALLOW FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE CITY-OWNED TRAIL RIDGE LANDFILL; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 9/2/2014 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE: September 03, 2014

 

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

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: September 15, 2014

 

Recommend to AMEND and  APPROVE.

 

AYES - Anderson, Boyer, Brown, Daniels, Love, Lumb, Schellenberg, ( 7 )

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5.    2014-580   AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING UP TO $5,500,000.00 FROM THE CURRENT BALANCE OF THE SOUTHBANK CRA/TID JXSF182-09906, TOGETHER WITH FISCAL YEARS 2014-2015, 2015-2016, AND A PORTION OF FISCAL YEAR 2016-2017 IF NEEDED, FOR DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND QUALITY ASSURANCE FOR ROADWAY REDESIGN OF "RIVERPLACE BLVD/MUSEUM CIR TO PRUDENTIAL DR" PROJECT, IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 4; PROVIDING CONTRACT MANAGEMENT BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND COORDINATION WITH DIA STAFF AND THE BIKE/PED COORDINATOR; CREATING A SCOPE OF WORK FRAMEWORK TO INCLUDE NARROWING THE VEHICULAR TRAVEL LANES, PROVIDING ONSTREET PARKING, ACCOMMODATING PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLES, AND PROVIDING LANDSCAPING; PROVIDING FOR QUALIFICATIONS OF DESIGNER; WAIVING SECTION 654.111 (DESIGN STANDARDS: STREETS), CHAPTER 654 (CODE OF SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS), ORDINANCE CODE IF NECESSARY TO THE ADEQUATE DESIGN; PROVIDING THAT THIS FUNDING MEETS STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN CHAPTER 163, FLORIDA STATUTES; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 9/2/2014 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE: September 03, 2014

 

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

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON LAND USE & ZONING: September 03, 2014

 

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

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: September 15, 2014

 

Recommend to AMEND and  APPROVE.

 

AYES - Anderson, Boyer, Brown, Daniels, Love, Lumb, Schellenberg, ( 7 )

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2ND READINGS

 

6.    2014-617   AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR STRIPING PARALLEL PARKING SPACES ALONG CERTAIN DESIGNATED ROADWAYS TO PROVIDE FOR DESIGNATED ON-STREET PARKING; CONCERNING SPEED LIMITS ON CERTAIN ROADWAYS IN DISTRICT 14; EXERCISING THE AUTHORITY OF SECTIONS 316.183 AND 316.189 FLORIDA STATUTES, AND WAIVING SECTION 804.402 (SPEED LIMITS), ORDINANCE CODE, TO REDUCE THE SPEED LIMIT OF CERTAIN ROADWAYS IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 14 FROM 30 MILES PER HOUR TO 15 MILES PER HOUR; DIRECTING THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TO POST APPROPRIATE SIGNAGE; PROVIDING THAT THE NEW SPEED LIMIT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE UPON POSTING; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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7.    2014-618   AN ORDINANCE CLOSING AND ABANDONING, AND/OR DISCLAIMING A PORTION OF A DRAINAGE EASEMENT LOCATED ON BARKER STREET NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF BEACH BOULEVARD AND SPRING GLEN ROAD, AS ESTABLISHED IN OR BOOK 8011, PAGE 1536, DATED DECEMBER 12, 1984, IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 4, AT THE REQUEST OF TWIN RIVERS CAPITAL (THE "APPLICANT") TO CLEAR AN ENCROACHMENT OF A BUILDING INTO THE EASEMENT; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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8.    2014-636   AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A MOBILITY FEE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE AND CTB3, LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY CORPORATION, FOR THE DONATION OF ELIGIBLE LAND FOR AN APPLICABLE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (NEW WORLD AVENUE EXTENSION) IN EXCHANGE FOR MOBILITY CREDITS IN MOBILITY ZONE 6, PROVIDED THAT IF THE CITY OR OTHERS DO NOT CONSTRUCT NEW WORLD AVENUE WITHIN TWO YEARS THE DONATED LAND WILL REVERT BACK TO THE OWNERS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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9.    2014-637   AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A MOBILITY FEE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE AND GREAT MEADOWS I, LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY CORPORATION, AND STIMULUS PROPERTIES, LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY CORPORATION, FOR THE DONATION OF ELIGIBLE LAND FOR AN APPLICABLE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (NEW WORLD AVENUE EXTENSION) IN EXCHANGE FOR MOBILITY CREDITS IN MOBILITY ZONE 6, PROVIDED THAT IF THE CITY OR OTHERS DO NOT CONSTRUCT NEW WORLD AVENUE WITHIN TWO YEARS THE DONATED LAND WILL REVERT BACK TO THE OWNERS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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10.    2014-638   AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A MOBILITY FEE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE AND BOYD TIMBER, INC., A FLORIDA CORPORATION, AND BOYCO, INC., A FLORIDA CORPORATION, FOR THE DONATION OF ELIGIBLE LAND FOR AN APPLICABLE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (NEW WORLD AVENUE EXTENSION) IN EXCHANGE FOR MOBILITY CREDITS IN MOBILITY ZONE 6, PROVIDED THAT IF THE CITY DOES NOT CONSTRUCT NEW WORLD AVENUE WITHIN TWO YEARS THE DONATED LAND WILL REVERT BACK TO THE OWNERS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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