TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES COMMITTEE

 

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING

 

January 06,2014

 

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, January 06,2014. The meeting was called to order at 2:08 P.M. by Committee Chair Jim Love.  The meeting adjourned at 3:25 P.M.

 

 

                      Members in Attendance:                                                    Staff Attendance:

                  

                      CM Jim Love, Chair                                                            Juliette Williams, Legislative Aide

                      CM Reggie Brown, Vice Chair                                             Kyle Billy, Asst. Auditor

                      CM Greg Anderson                                                           Paige Johnston, General Counsel

                      CM John Crescimbeni                                                       John Jackson, Chief of Research

                      CM Kimberly Daniels                                                         Margo Klosterman, Administration

                      CM Stephen Joost

                      CM Matt Schellenberg                                                       

                                                                                                                                                        

 

 

Others in Attendance:

 

Bill Scheu, Real Estate (13-669)

Jeff Foster, Solid Waste (13-714)

Jim Robinson, Public Works (13-714)

Greg Pease, Procurement (13-759)

Bill Joyce, Engineering (13-763)

Jim Robinson, Public Works (13-763)

John Jones, Real Estate (13-773)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.    2013-785   AN ORDINANCE APPROVING, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, OR HIS DESIGNEE, AND CORPORATION SECRETARY TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER, THAT CERTAIN FIRST AMENDMENT TO LEASE AGREEMENT ("FIRST AMENDMENT") BETWEEN THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE ("TENANT") AND GIV IMESON, LLC ("LANDLORD"), SUCH FIRST AMENDMENT (1) EXTENDING THE SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE DATE FROM JANUARY 1, 2014 TO MARCH 1, 2014, WITH AN ABSOLUTE  DEADLINE OF APRIL 1, 2014 AND (2) AMENDING THE APPROVED INTERIOR PLANS TO INCLUDE INITIAL CHANGE ORDERS; AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO EXHIBIT C (RENT) OF THE LEASE AGREEMENT TO RECOGNIZE AMOUNT EFFECTIVE UPON COMPLETION OF TENANT IMPROVEMENTS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 12/2/2013 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE: December 03, 2013

 

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

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: January 06, 2014

 

Recommend to APPROVE.

 

AYES - Anderson, Brown, Crescimbeni, Daniels, Joost, Love, Schellenberg, ( 7 )

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2.    2013-714   AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 380 (SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT), ORDINANCE CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT ALL GARBAGE, RUBBISH, AND REFUSE SET OUT FOR COLLECTION WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN AREA WILL BE PLACED INSIDE A CITY OF JACKSONVILLE SUPPLIED GARBAGE AND RUBBISH CAN; AMENDING CHAPTER 382 (WASTE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL SERVICE BY CONTRACTORS AND CITY), ORDINANCE CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR THE PAYMENT OF SERVICES OF GARBAGE COLLECTION IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 11/18/2013 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE: November 19, 2013

 

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

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: January 06, 2014

 

Recommend to APPROVE.

 

AYES - Anderson, Brown, Crescimbeni, Daniels, Joost, Love, Schellenberg, ( 7 )

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3.    2013-759   AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 122 (PUBLIC PROPERTY), PART 8 (TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY), SECTION 122.811 (SALES OF TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY; PROHIBITION OF SALES TO CERTAIN PERSONS), ORDINANCE CODE, TO ALLOW THE CHIEF OF PROCUREMENT TO DISPOSE OF TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY BY ONLINE PUBLIC AUCTION; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 12/2/2013 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE: December 03, 2013

 

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

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: January 06, 2014

 

Recommend to APPROVE.

 

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

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4.    2013-763   AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $998,469.62 BY REALLOCATING GRANT FUNDS PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED UNDER ORDINANCES 2010-438-E AND 2012-0089-E TO MATCH THE REVISED GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR DISASTER RECOVERY, AS INITIATED BY B.T. 14-010; PROVIDING A CARRYOVER OF FUNDS TO FISCAL YEAR 2014-2015; AMENDING THE 2013-2018 FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM APPROVED BY ORDINANCE 2013-465-E TO REDUCE THE BUDGETS FOR THE PROJECTS ENTITLED "PUBLIC BUILDINGS - DISASTER REPAIRS", "MCCOY'S CREEK POND D", AND "CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH", AND TO INCREASE THE BUDGETS FOR THE PROJECT ENTITLED "BRADHAM BROOKS LIB DISASTER RPR", "EMERGENCY OPS CENTER", "ROBERT KENNEDY PK - DISASTER RECOVERY", AND "EMMETT REED COMMUNITY CENTER"; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 12/2/2013 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE: December 03, 2013

 

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

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RECREATION & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: December 03, 2013

 

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

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: January 06, 2014

 

Recommend to AMEND and  APPROVE.

 

AYES - Anderson, Crescimbeni, Joost, Love, Schellenberg, ( 5 )

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5.    2013-773   AN ORDINANCE CLOSING, ABANDONING, AND DISCLAIMING A PORTION OF A 50 FOOT PLATTED, UNOPENED, AND UNIMPROVED RIGHT-OF-WAY, ESTABLISHED IN JACKSONVILLE HEIGHTS, NORTH HALF OF TOWN SITE VIA PLAT BOOK 3, PAGE 51, DATED OCTOBER 13, 1909, IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF DUVAL COUNTY, IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 12, AT THE REQUEST OF WIDDLES, INC. (THE "APPLICANT"), OWNER OF THE ADJACENT PROPERTY, IN ORDER TO ALLOW APPLICANT TO INCREASE PARKING AND SECURITY AT ITS FACILITY AND CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE SITE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 12/2/2013 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: January 06, 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, Crescimbeni, Joost, Love, Schellenberg, ( 5 )

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6.    2013-782   A RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE VACATION OF PORTIONS OF THE JACKSONVILLE TERRACE PLAT AND PORTIONS OF THE PLAT OF DE SOTO PARK DIVISION OF THE JACKSONVILLE TERRACE PLAT, PURSUANT TO SECTION 177.101(3), FLORIDA STATUTES; RETURNING A PORTION OF THE LANDS SHOWN ON SAID JACKSONVILLE TERRACE PLAT AND THE PLAT OF DE SOTO PARK DIVISION OF JACKSONVILLE TERRACE PLAT  TO ACREAGE; MAKING FINDINGS;  ABANDONING CERTAIN UNOPENED TIMBER ROADS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE JACKSONVILLE TERRACE PLAT AND THE PLAT OF DE SOTO PARK DIVISION OF JACKSONVILLE TERRACE PLAT WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN OPENED AND HAVE NOT BECOME ROADS SUITABLE AND NECESSARY FOR THE TRAVELING PUBLIC; AND ENSURING LEGAL ACCESS TO ABUTTING PROPERTIES; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 12/2/2013 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: January 06, 2014

 

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, Crescimbeni, Joost, Love, Schellenberg, ( 5 )

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2ND READINGS

 

7.    2013-798   AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CORPORATION SECRETARY TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 122.421(b), ORDINANCE CODE, (1) A CITY DEED CONVEYING TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (FDOT) THE CITY'S RIGHTS, TITLE, AND INTEREST IN FEE PARCEL 112.1 AND (2) A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT GRANTING THREE TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENTS OVER PARCELS 704A, 704B, AND 704C TO FDOT, ALL BEING CONVEYED OR GRANTED TO FDOT SO AS TO ALLOW FDOT TO CONSTRUCT A NEW ROAD TO BE DESIGNATED STATE ROAD 243, THE PURPOSE OF WHICH IS TO MOVE COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC IN AND OUT OF JACKSONVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT MORE EFFICIENTLY AND TO RELIEVE TRAFFIC ON AIRPORT ROAD; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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8.    2013-799   AN ORDINANCE APPROVING, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CORPORATION SECRETARY TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER, A SOVEREIGNTY SUBMERGED LANDS FEE WAIVED LEASE MODIFICATION (BOT NO. 160345512) BETWEEN THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT TRUST FUND OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA WHICH MODIFIES THE EXISTING LEASE AUTHORIZED BY ORDINANCE 2012-597-E SO AS TO INCREASE THE SQUARE FOOTAGE AND REFLECT AS-BUILT SURVEYS FOR THE FIRE STATION LOCATED AT 9350 HECKSCHER DRIVE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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9.    2013-805   AN ORDINANCE CLOSING AND ABANDONING, AND/OR DISCLAIMING A RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR DRAINAGE ESTABLISHED AND RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 24, PAGE 46, LAMBING ROAD FARMS, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF DUVAL COUNTY DATED JULY 20, 1953, IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 12, AT THE REQUEST OF THE ENGINEERING DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS (THE "APPLICANT") TO FACILITATE THE APPLICANT'S DRAINAGE PROJECT IN THE LAMBING ROAD/NO ROAD AREA; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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10.    2013-806   AN ORDINANCE DECLARING PARCEL R.E. #071083-0000 LOCATED AT 1416 LAURA STREET IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 7 (THE "SUBJECT PARCEL") TO BE SURPLUS TO THE NEEDS OF THE CITY; RECOGNIZING DISPOSITION OF THE SUBJECT PARCEL BY DIRECT SALE TO WILLIAM FLINN HOFF AND JENNIFER RAMSEY HOFF, THE ABUTTING LANDOWNERS, FOR THE APPRAISED VALUE OF $9,500.00 PURSUANT TO SECTION 122.423 (APPRAISAL AT OR BELOW $25,000) OF CHAPTER 122 (PUBLIC PROPERTY), ORDINANCE CODE; WAIVING THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 122.429 (USES OF PROCEEDS FROM SURPLUS LAND SALES) OF CHAPTER 122 (PUBLIC PROPERTY), ORDINANCE CODE, SO AS TO ALLOW THE NET PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY TO BE RETURNED TO THE CDBG FUND; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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11.    2013-1                  AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 30 (PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT), PART 2 (PLANNING COMMISSION), SECTION 30.203 (CONDUCT OF BUSINESS), ORDINANCE CODE, TO ESTABLISH THE TIMING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS; PROVIDING FOR A PROSPECTIVE EFFECTIVE DATE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

 

 

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12.    2013-820   AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 799.101 (TAX IMPOSED; LIMITATION), CHAPTER 799 (LOCAL OPTION GAS TAX), ORDINANCE CODE, TO REISSUE THE LOCAL OPTION GAS TAX FOR A 20 YEAR PERIOD BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 1, 2016, AND CONTINUING THROUGH AUGUST 31, 2036; PROVIDING FOR MUNICIPAL CODE EDITOR'S NOTE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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