TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES COMMITTEE

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING

August 31,2015

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, August 31,2015. The meeting was called to order at 2:04 P.M. by Committee Chair Reggie Brown. The meeting adjourned at 2:16 P.M.

Members in Attendance: Staff Attendance:

CM Reggie Brown, Chair Katrin MacDonald, Legislative Aide

CM Tommy Hazouri, Vice Chair Phillip Peterson, Asst. Auditor

CM John Crescimbeni Paige Johnston, General Counsel

CM Al Ferraro John Jackson, Chief of Research

CM Reggie Gaffney Latanya Peterson, Administration

CM Joyce Morgan

CM Scott Wilson

Others in Attendance:

CM Boyer (15-313)

Jim Robinson (15-313)

Lin White (15-313)

Jody Brooks (15-313)

John Sawyer (15-313)

1. 2015-568 AN ORDINANCE CLOSING AND ABANDONING AND/OR DISCLAIMING A PORTION OF DEBRA DRIVE, A 66 FOOT WIDE OPENED AND IMPROVED RIGHT-OF-WAY CONTAINING INFRASTRUCTURE, ESTABLISHED IN RINGOLD PARK, PLAT BOOK 27, PAGE 93 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF DUVAL COUNTY, DATED AUGUST 7, 1957, IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF KIRKPATRICK DRIVE AND WILSON BOULEVARD, AT THE REQUEST OF SGL INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP, LLLP (THE "APPLICANT"), SUBJECT TO RESERVATION UNTO THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE AND JEA OF EASEMENTS OVER THE CLOSED RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS AND FOR ALL UTILITIES; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 8/17/2015 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: August 31, 2015

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 - Ferraro, R. Gaffney, Hazouri, Morgan, Wilson, R. Brown ( 6 )

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2. 2015-569 AN ORDINANCE CLOSING AND ABANDONING AND/OR DISCLAIMING A PORTION OF CARNEGIE STREET, A 50 FOOT WIDE UNOPENED AND UNIMPROVED RIGHT-OF-WAY, AND A PORTION OF ST. ANDREWS STREET NORTH, A 50 FOOT WIDE UNOPENED AND UNIMPROVED RIGHT-OF-WAY, BOTH ESTABLISHED IN PASADENA PARK, PLAT BOOK 9, PAGE 46 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF DUVAL COUNTY DATED APRIL 15, 1925, IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF LANE AVENUE NORTH AND BEAVER STREET WEST, AT THE REQUEST OF EFRAIM ESTRADA (THE "APPLICANT"), SUBJECT TO RESERVATION UNTO THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE AND JEA OF EASEMENTS OVER THE CLOSED RIGHTS-OF-WAY FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS AND FOR ALL UTILITIES; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 8/17/2015 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: August 31, 2015

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 - Crescimbeni, Ferraro, R. Gaffney, Hazouri, Morgan, Wilson, R. Brown ( 7 )

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3. 2015-570 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 122.421(b), ORDINANCE CODE, THE CONVEYANCE TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (FDOT) OF PARCEL 101.1, A FEE PARCEL IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 14 AND PART OF THE EXISTING RIGHT-OF-WAY OF MAY STREET NEAR THE FULLER WARREN BRIDGE, NEEDED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SHARED USE PATH TO ACCOMMODATE PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE TRAFFIC OVER THE ST. JOHNS RIVER; AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, OR HIS DESIGNEE, AND CORPORATION SECRETARY TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, THE CITY DEED AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE TO CONVEY PARCEL 101.1 TO FDOT; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 8/17/2015 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: August 31, 2015

Recommend to APPROVE.

AYES - Crescimbeni, Ferraro, R. Gaffney, Hazouri, Morgan, Wilson, ( 6 )

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4. 2015-313 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, OR HIS DESIGNEE, AND CORPORATION SECRETARY TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 122.421(b), ORDINANCE CODE, (1) A NON-EXCLUSIVE GRANT OF EASEMENT CONVEYING TO JEA A UTILITY EASEMENT, AND (2) A TEMPORARY EASEMENT GRANTING TO JEA TWO TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENTS, ALL IN, OVER, AND UNDER PORTIONS OF METRO PARK AND EVERBANK FIELD PARKING LOT "J", IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 7 AND NEEDED TO SUPPORT THE JEA 42" FORCE MAIN RIVER CROSSING, TOGETHER WITH ALL DOCUMENTATION NECESSARY TO CONVEY SUCH EASEMENTS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 5/18/2015 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE: May 19, 2015

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

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: August 31, 2015

Recommend to AMEND and APPROVE.

AYES - Crescimbeni, Ferraro, R. Gaffney, Hazouri, Morgan, Wilson, R. Brown ( 7 )

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NEW INTRODUCTIONS

5. 2015-582 AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $112,242.62 TO RESTORE ACCESS TO COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS ALONG THE SOUTHBANK RIVERWALK, AS INITIATED BY B.T. 15-098; PROVIDING A CARRYOVER OF FUNDS TO FISCAL YEAR 2015-2016; AMENDING THE 2015-2019 FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM APPROVED BY ORDINANCE 2014-467-E TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT ENTITLED "SOUTHBANK RIVERWALK IMPROVEMENTS"; PROVIDING FOR CITY OVERSIGHT BY THE ENGINEERING DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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6. 2015-588 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, OR HIS DESIGNEE, AND CORPORATION SECRETARY TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, THE DREDGING AND DREDGE MATERIAL DISPOSAL USE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE JACKSONVILLE PORT AUTHORITY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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7. 2015-589 AN ORDINANCE CLOSING AND ABANDONING AND/OR DISCLAIMING AN UNIMPROVED AND UNOPENED PORTION OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY OF PATTERSON AVENUE ADJACENT TO AND EAST OF NEW KINGS ROAD IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 10, AS ESTABLISHED IN GLEN OAK, PLAT BOOK 6, PAGE 52, DATED APRIL 23, 1913, IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF DUVAL COUNTY, AT THE REQUEST OF CARLOS J. MCGHEE, THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNER (THE "APPLICANT"), TO ALLOW APPLICANT TO CONSOLIDATE HIS ADJACENT PROPERTIES; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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8. 2015-619 A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE AND JACKSONVILLE TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY'S APPLICATION TO THE FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION FOR THE PASSENGER FERRY GRANT PROGRAM; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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