TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES COMMITTEE

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING

August 03,2015

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 03,2015. The meeting was called to order at 2:02 P.M. by Committee Chair Reggie Brown. The meeting adjourned at 2:22 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 Allison Korman Shelton, Administration

CM Joyce Morgan

CM Scott Wilson

Others in Attendance:

CM Love (15-360)

CM Carter (15-455)

John Jones, Real Estate (15-445)

1. 2015-413 AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $315,000 TO PROVIDE FUNDING FROM THE NORTH FLORIDA TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION FOR THE LANDFILL ACQUISITION - COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS CONVERSION PROJECT CURRENTLY UNDERWAY, AS INITIATED BY B.T. 15-078; PROVIDING FOR A CARRYOVER OF FUNDS INTO FISCAL YEAR 2015-2016; AMENDING THE 2015-2019 FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM APPROVED BY ORDINANCE 2014-467-E TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE PROJECT ENTITLED "LANDFILL ACQ - COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS CONVERSION"; PROVIDING FOR OVERSIGHT BY THE SOLID WASTE DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 6/15/2015 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE: June 16, 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 03, 2015

Recommend to AMEND and APPROVE.

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

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2. 2015-360 AN ORDINANCE CLOSING AND ABANDONING, AND/OR DISCLAIMING, A PORTION OF AN OPENED AND IMPROVED RIGHT-OF-WAY ESTABLISHED IN PLAT BOOK 6, PAGE 20, DATED JUNE 18, 1914, ON VAN WERT AVENUE BETWEEN RICHMOND STREET AND THE ST. JOHNS RIVER IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 14 (THE "SUBJECT PARCEL"), AT THE REQUEST OF THE JOHN SURFACE, LOCATED AT 3680 RICHMOND STREET, AND CHARLES COUSAR, LOCATED AT 3700 RICHMOND STREET (THE "APPLICANTS"), TO ALLOW THE OPENED AND IMPROVED RIGHT-OF-WAY TO BE CLOSED; WAIVING SECTION 744.104 (STREET CLOSING APPLICATION), ORDINANCE CODE, REQUIRING THAT THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT PERFORM AN ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW AND RECEIVE FAVORABLE REPLIES FROM ALL AGENCIES, PRIOR TO LEGISLATION FOR CLOSURE BEING SUBMITTED TO THE COUNCIL FOR ITS CONSIDERATION; RESERVING AN ALL UTILITIES EASEMENT OVER THE SUBJECT PARCEL IN THE NAME OF THE CITY AND JEA; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 5/18/2015 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RECREATION, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY COMMITTEE: May 19, 2015

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

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON LAND USE & ZONING: May 20, 2015

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

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON JAX WATERWAYS: June 10, 2015

Recommend to APPROVE.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: August 03, 2015

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.

Roll Call was ordered. The motion CARRIED.

The Chair declared the file WITHDRAWN.

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

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3. 2015-146 AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $2,400,000 FROM GENERAL CAPITAL PROJECTS- INVESTMENT POOL EARNINGS ACCOUNTS TO PUBLIC WORKS VARIOUS CAPITAL PROJECTS - OTHER CONSTRUCTION - OLD FEDERAL COURTHOUSE/STATE ATTORNEY ACCOUNT TO ALLOCATE FUNDS TO COMPLETE THE RENOVATION OF THE FAR EAST AREA OF THE BUILDING; PROVIDING A CARRYOVER OF FUNDS INTO FISCAL YEAR 2015-2016; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 3/2/2015 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE: March 03, 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 03, 2015

Recommend to WITHDRAW.

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

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4. 2015-172 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, OR HIS DESIGNEE, AND CORPORATION SECRETARY TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, A TRANSFER AND MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR A NEW FULL INTERCHANGE AT I-10 (SR 8) AND HAMMOND BOULEVARD (MARIETTA) (THE "IMPROVEMENTS"); AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ACCEPT BY MAP TRANSFER, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, PORTIONS OF THE IMPROVEMENTS AS DETAILED IN THE TRANSFER AND MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 3/16/2015 - Read 2nd & Rerefer; 4/20/2015 - Approve 5-0

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE: May 19, 2015

Recommend to APPROVE.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: August 03, 2015

Recommend to APPROVE.

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

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5. 2015-409 AN ORDINANCE CLOSING AND ABANDONING AND/OR DISCLAIMING A PORTION OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY OF ALMERIA AVENUE, A 60 FOOT WIDE RIGHT-OF-WAY NORTH OF ATLANTIC BOULEVARD, AS ESTABLISHED IN PLAT BOOK 16, PAGE 83, GLYNLEA, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF DUVAL COUNTY, DATED MAY 14, 1940, IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 2, AT THE REQUEST OF EPISCOPAL SCHOOL OF JACKSONVILLE (THE "APPLICANT"), SUBJECT TO RESERVATION UNTO THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE AND JEA OF PERPETUAL AND NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENTS OVER THE CLOSED RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS AND FOR ALL UTILITIES; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 6/15/2015 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: August 03, 2015

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

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6. 2015-455 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 122.421(b), ORDINANCE CODE, THE SUBORDINATION OF A PORTION OF A DRAINAGE EASEMENT IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 11 (PARCEL 146, PARTS A, B, AND C), GRANTED TO THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE IN OFFICIAL RECORDS BOOK 4721, PAGE 1075, AND OFFICIAL RECORDS BOOK 4721, PAGE 1077, BOTH DATED JULY 13, 1978 (RE #000045-1000), TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (FDOT) TO ALLOW FDOT TO CONSTRUCT A BYPASS OF STATE ROAD 200 (U.S. 301) AROUND THE CITY OF BALDWIN; AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, OR HIS DESIGNEE, AND CORPORATION SECRETARY TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, THE CITY QUITCLAIM DEED AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE TO SUBORDINATE SAID PORTION OF THE DRAINAGE EASEMENT TO FDOT; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 7/20/2015 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: August 03, 2015

Recommend to APPROVE.

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

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7. 2015-456 AN ORDINANCE DECLARING A PORTION OF R.E. #069745-0000 NEAR THE JUNCTION OF ROBSON STREET AND BROOKER ROAD IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 9 (THE "SUBJECT PARCEL") TO BE SURPLUS TO THE NEEDS OF THE CITY; RECOGNIZING DISPOSITION OF THE SUBJECT PARCEL PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 122.422 (SALE OF PROPERTY THROUGH REAL ESTATE DIVISION; INVESTIGATION OF NEED; COUNCIL ACTION), PART 4 (REAL PROPERTY), SUBPART B (REAL PROPERTY DISPOSITIONS) OF CHAPTER 122 (PUBLIC PROPERTY), ORDINANCE CODE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 7/20/2015 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: August 03, 2015

Recommend to APPROVE.

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

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8. 2015-481 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CORPORATION SECRETARY TO EXECUTE A FIRST AMENDMENT TO PROJECT AGREEMENT, APPROVED BY ORDINANCE 2014-385-E, BETWEEN THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE AND NORTHEAST FLORIDA BUILDERS ASSOCIATION BUILDERS CARE, INC., TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE AGREEMENT UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2015; PROVIDING FOR THE OVERSIGHT BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 7/20/2015 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: August 03, 2015

Recommend to AMEND and APPROVE.

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

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9. 2015-482 AN ORDINANCE REAPPROPRIATING $213,562.00 TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SETTLEMENT AND LIMITED RELEASE AGREEMENT PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED BY ORDINANCE 2014-276-E, WHICH FUNDS WILL BE USED TO PERFORM REMEDIAL DREDGING IN FISHING CREEK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, AS INITIATED BY B.T. 15-082; 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 "FISHING CREEK"; PROVIDING FOR CITY OVERSIGHT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 7/20/2015 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: August 03, 2015

Recommend to APPROVE.

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

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2ND READINGS

10. 2015-508 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 342 (CONSTRUCTION TRADES REGULATIONS), SECTION 342.120 (PENALTIES), ORDINANCE CODE, SO AS TO INCREASE PENALTIES FOR UNLICENSED CONTRACTOR VIOLATIONS AND ALIGN THEM WITH PENALTY INCREASES FOR SUCH VIOLATIONS AT THE STATE LEVEL; AMENDING CHAPTER 609 (CODE ENFORCEMENT CITATIONS), SECTION 609.109 (APPLICABLE CHAPTERS AND PARTS), ORDINANCE CODE, SO AS TO REMOVE CHAPTER 342, ORDINANCE CODE, FROM THE PENALTY SCHEDULES THEREIN; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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11. 2015-509 AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $1,824,256 FROM THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FLORIDA INLAND PROTECTION FUND TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE PETROLEUM CLEANUP PROGRAM IN DUVAL COUNTY, AS INITIATED BY B.T. 15-080; PROVIDING A CARRYOVER OF FUNDS TO FISCAL YEAR 2015-2016; AUTHORIZING POSITIONS, AS INITIATED BY R.C. 15-173; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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12. 2015-510 AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $185,382.09 FROM THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (FDOT) TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR ADDITIONAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION COSTS FOR THE TIMUCUAN NATIONAL PRESERVE BICYCLE TRAIL, AS INITIATED BY B.T. 15-083; PROVIDING A CARRYOVER OF FUNDS TO FISCAL YEAR 2015-2016; APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, OR HIS DESIGNEE, AND CORPORATION SECRETARY TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER LOCAL AGENCY PROGRAM SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT NUMBER 11 BETWEEN THE CITY AND FDOT; AMENDING THE 2015-2019 FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM APPROVED BY ORDINANCE 2014-467-E TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT ENTITLED "TIMUCUAN NATIONAL PRESERVE BICYLE ROUTE"; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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13. 2015-511 AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $1,000 FROM THE ARTIFICIAL REEF TRUST FUND TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR CERTAIN EXPENSES INCURRED DURING THE DEPLOYMENT OF DONATED MATERIALS TO ESTABLISH AN OFF-SHORE ARTIFICIAL REEF, AS INITIATED BY B.T. 15-085; PROVIDING FOR CITY OVERSIGHT BY THE REGULATORY COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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14. 2015-518 AN ORDINANCE DECLARING R.E. #132810-0000, LOCATED ON FRANKLIN STREET BETWEEN 24TH STREET EAST AND CLAUDIA SPENCER STREET IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 7 (THE "SUBJECT PARCEL"), TO BE SURPLUS TO THE NEEDS OF THE CITY; AUTHORIZING DISPOSITION OF THE SUBJECT PARCEL PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 122.422 (SALE OF PROPERTY THROUGH REAL ESTATE DIVISION; INVESTIGATION OF NEED; COUNCIL ACTION), SUBPART B (REAL PROPERTY DISPOSITIONS), PART 4 (REAL PROPERTY) OF CHAPTER 122 (PUBLIC PROPERTY), ORDINANCE CODE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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15. 2015-520 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, OR HIS DESIGNEE, AND CORPORATION SECRETARY TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, A CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE AND THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (FDOT) PURSUANT TO WHICH FDOT WILL UNDERTAKE, AT NO COST TO THE CITY, A PROJECT KNOWN AS I-95 INTERCHANGE AT SR 202/JTB BOULEVARD OPERATION IMPROVEMENT ON BONNEVAL ROAD IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 4; PROVIDING FOR CITY OVERSIGHT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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16. 2015-522 AN ORDINANCE REGARDING CHAPTER 674 (DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND CIVIL EMERGENCY); AMENDING PART 7 (DEBRIS REMOVAL FROM PRIVATE STREETS AND OTHER PRIVATE PROPERTY), ORDINANCE CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR TECHNICAL CHANGES TO CHAPTER 674, PART 7, AND TO CREATE A NEW SUBSECTION 674.706(B) (EMERGENCY ROADWAY CLEARANCE), ORDINANCE CODE, REQUIRING PRIVATE COMMUNITIES WITH ENTRANCE GATES TO KEEP THEIR GATES OPEN DURING EMERGENCIES; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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