TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES COMMITTEE

 

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING

 

March 31,2014

 

JIM LOVE, 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, March 31,2014. The meeting was called to order at 2:05 P.M. by Committee Chair Jim Love.  The meeting adjourned at 2:40 P.M.

 

 

                      Members in Attendance:                                                   Staff Attendance:

                  

                     CM Jim Love, Chair                                                            Paula Shoup, Legislative Aide

                     CM Reggie Brown, Vice Chair – Arrived 2:10                       Heather Reber, Asst. Auditor

                     CM Greg Anderson                                                            Paige Johnston, General Counsel

                     CM John Crescimbeni – Arrived 2:15                                 John Jackson, Chief of Research

                     CM Kimberly Daniels                                                          Michelle Barth, Administration

                     CM Stephen Joost - Excused

                     CM Matt Schellenberg                                                       

                                                                                                                                                        

 

 

 

Others in Attendance:

 

 

John Jones, Public Works (14-92 & 169)

Cherry Shaw, GC (14-210)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.    2014-169   AN ORDINANCE APPROVING, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CORPORATION SECRETARY TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, 1) AN ALL UTILITIES EASEMENT GRANTING TO JEA A NON-EXCLUSIVE ALL UTILITIES EASEMENT ON, OVER, ACROSS, UNDER, AND THROUGH PATTON PARK, A 118 ACRE CITY PARK LOCATED AT 2850 HODGES BOULEVARD IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 3 (R.E. # 165284-0000) FOR THE INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF A PIPELINE NECESSARY TO CARRY RECLAIMED WATER FROM KERNAN BOULEVARD TO PATTON PARK FOR THE IRRIGATION OF PATTON PARK AND THE NEARBY TAMAYA DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, A PROPOSED 800 ACRE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY CONTAINING 2,400 MULTI-FAMILY AND SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING UNITS, A 30 ACRE COMMERCIAL SITE, A 10 ACRE SCHOOL SITE, AND A 10 ACRE RECREATIONAL SITE (THE "PROJECT"), AND 2) AN ALL UTILITIES EASEMENT GRANTING TO JEA A NON-EXCLUSIVE ALL UTILITIES EASEMENT ON, OVER, ACROSS, UNDER, AND THROUGH HUFFMAN BOULEVARD PARK, A 14 ACRE CITY PARK LOCATED AT 2753 HUFFMAN BOULEVARD IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 3 (R.E. # 165286-0200, FOR THE INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF AN ADDITIONAL SEWER FORCE MAIN NECESSARY TO HANDLE THE NEEDS OF THE PROJECT; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 3/17/2014 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE: March 18, 2014

 

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

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RECREATION & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: March 18, 2014

 

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

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: March 31, 2014

 

Recommend to AMEND and  APPROVE.

 

AYES - Anderson, Brown, Crescimbeni, Daniels, Love, Schellenberg, ( 6 )

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2.    2014-171   AN ORDINANCE REGARDING AN HONORARY STREET DESIGNATION AND ASSOCIATED ROADWAY MARKERS; ESTABLISHING AN HONORARY STREET DESIGNATION ON A SEGMENT OF BRENTWOOD AVENUE EXTENDING FROM THE INTERSECTION OF GOLFAIR BLVD TO ALDER STREET IN JACKSONVILLE FOR VICTOR SOLOMON; PROVIDING FOR THE INSTALLATION OF TWO HONORARY ROADWAY MARKERS TO BE LOCATED IN APPROPRIATE LOCATIONS ON THE DESIGNATED ROADWAY IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 7; HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF VICTOR SOLOMON AND RECOGNIZING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF VICTOR SOLOMON; DIRECTING LEGISLATIVE SERVICES TO FORWARD THE ORDINANCE TO THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 3/17/2014 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: March 31, 2014

 

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, Brown, Crescimbeni, Daniels, Love, Schellenberg, ( 6 )

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3.    2014-210   A RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE APPEAL BY CHRISTOPHER AND LEILA WADLEY OF A DECISION OF THE 911 EMERGENCY ADDRESSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO RE-ASSIGN AN OUT OF SEQUENCE ADDRESS NUMBER CURRENTLY LOCATED AT 12819 MANDARIN ROAD AND ASSIGNING A NEW ADDRESS TO BE LOCATED AT 12833 MANDARIN ROAD, IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 6, PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 745.221-745.223, ORDINANCE CODE AND THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE ADDRESSING AND STREET NAMING POLICY; ADOPTING RECOMMENDED FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS OF THE TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY AND UTILITIES COMMITTEE; DIRECTION TO LEGISLATIVE SERVICES; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

 

Recommend to APPROVE.

 

AYES - Anderson, Anderson, Brown, Brown, Crescimbeni, Crescimbeni, Daniels, Daniels, Love, Love, Schellenberg, Schellenberg, ( 12 )

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2ND READINGS

 

4.    2014-186   AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 745.105 (CHANGING NAMES OF PUBLIC STREETS BY ORDINANCE; HONORARY STREET DESIGNATIONS BY ORDINANCE), CHAPTER 745 (ADDRESSING AND STREET NAMING REGULATIONS), ORDINANCE CODE, REQUIRING A PETITION BE SIGNED BY ALL OWNERS OF PROPERTY ABUTTING THE STREET WITH THE PROPOSED CHANGE IN NAME AND ADDING ADDITIONAL CRITERIA FOR RENAMING A STREET AFTER A PERSON; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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5.    2014-207   AN ORDINANCE CLOSING AND ABANDONING, AND/OR DISCLAIMING AN EASEMENT FOR DRAINAGE LOCATED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF ATLANTIC BOULEVARD AND SAN PABLO ROAD IN ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, PLAT BOOK 9, PAGE 73, DEDICATED TO THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE IN OFFICIAL RECORDS BOOK 4835, PAGE 233, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF DUVAL COUNTY AND DATED FEBRUARY 8, 1979, IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 3, AT THE REQUEST OF TRIBRIDGE RESIDENTIAL, LLC (THE "APPLICANT") IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE APPLICANT TO DEVELOP THE PROPERTY AS A RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT COMPLEX; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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6.    2014-208   AN ORDINANCE DECLARING A PART OF THAT CERTAIN PARCEL OF REAL PROPERTY (R.E. NUMBER 004864-0000) CONSISTING OF 2.74 ACRES LOCATED SOUTHWEST OF COMMONWEALTH AVENUE NEAR ITS INTERSECTION WITH IMESON ROAD, IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 10, TO BE SURPLUS TO THE NEEDS OF THE CITY; AUTHORIZING ITS CONVEYANCE AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND THE CORPORATION SECRETARY TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR SUCH CONVEYANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SUBPART B (REAL PROPERTY DISPOSITIONS), PART 4 (REAL PROPERTY), CHAPTER 122 (PUBLIC PROPERTY), ORDINANCE CODE; WAIVING THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 122.423 (APPRAISAL AT OR BELOW $25,000) OF CHAPTER 122 (PUBLIC PROPERTY), ORDINANCE CODE, SO AS TO ALLOW CONVEYANCE OF SAID PARCEL OF REAL PROPERTY TO N.G. WADE INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC. AT NO COST; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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7.    2014-209   AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING AN HONORARY STREET DESIGNATION FOR WALTER H. MATTHEWS ON A SEGMENT OF BLOSSOM ROAD EXTENDING FROM EDGEWOOD AVENUE TO LIPPIA ROAD IN JACKSONVILLE; PROVIDING FOR THE INSTALLATION OF TWO HONORARY ROADWAY MARKERS TO BE LOCATED IN AN APPROPRIATE LOCATION ON THE DESIGNATED ROADWAY IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 10; HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF WALTER H. MATTHEWS, AND RECOGNIZING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF WALTER H. MATTHEWS; PROVIDING FOR CONFORMANCE WITH PART I (GENERAL PROVISIONS) OF CHAPTER 745, ORDINANCE CODE (ADDRESSING AND STREET NAMING REGULATIONS); DIRECTING LEGISLATIVE SERVICES TO FORWARD THE ORDINANCE TO THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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