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TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES COMMITTEE
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
January 20,2015
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, January 20,2015. The meeting was called to order at 2:05
P.M. by Committee Chair Reggie Brown.
The meeting adjourned at 3:23 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 Greg Anderson Paige Johnston, General Counsel
CM Jim Love John Jackson, Chief of Research
CM Robin Lumb - Excused Margo
Klosterman, Administration
CM Matt Schellenberg
Others in Attendance:
Stephen Smith, City Planner
Susan Grandin, OGC
Calvin Burney, Planning
& Dev
CM Carter
CM Jones
Steve Diebenow (14-636, 637,
638)
1.
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; 9/15/2014 - Read 2nd & Rerefer
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
FINANCE: September 16, 2014
Recommend be READ for the
SECOND time and REREFERRED to the Committee(s) of reference.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: January 20, 2015
Recommend to AMEND and APPROVE.
AYES – Anderson, Boyer,
Brown, Love, Schellenberg ( 5 )
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2.
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; 9/15/2014 - Read 2nd & Rerefer
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
FINANCE: September 16, 2014
Recommend be READ for the
SECOND time and REREFERRED to the Committee(s) of reference.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: January 20, 2015
Recommend to AMEND and APPROVE.
AYES – Anderson, Boyer,
Brown, Love, Schellenberg ( 5 )
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3.
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; 9/15/2014 - Read 2nd & Rerefer
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
FINANCE: September 16, 2014
Recommend be READ for the
SECOND time and REREFERRED to the Committee(s) of reference.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: January 20, 2015
Recommend to AMEND and APPROVE.
AYES – Anderson, Boyer,
Brown, Love, Schellenberg ( 5 )
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4.
2015-52 A RESOLUTION URGING THE
CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT TO CONVENE A COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THE KESSLER TRANSFER
STATION FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR THE PURPOSE OF NEGOTIATING THE MUNICIPAL SOLID
WASTE TRANSFER STATION; REQUESTING A ONE CYCLE EMERGENCY; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
Recommend
to APPROVE as an EMERGENCY measure.
AYES – Anderson, Boyer,
Brown, Love, Schellenberg ( 5 )
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5.
2014-526 AN ORDINANCE
APPROPRIATING $1,250,000 BY 1) TRANSFERRING $750,000 IN FUNDS FROM THE
NORTHBANK RIVERWALK BULKHEAD IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT TO THE LIBERTY STREET BRIDGE
REPAIR PROJECT IN ORDER TO REPAIR A SECTION OF THE LIBERTY STREET BRIDGE
DAMAGED WHEN A 12-TON CRANE PUNCHED THROUGH THE BRIDGE DECK, AND 2)
TRANSFERRING $500,000 IN FUNDS FROM THE ST. JOHNS RIVER BULKHEAD PROJECT TO THE
BERT MAXWELL BULKHEAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT IN ORDER TO PLACE A NEW STEEL
SHEETPILE WALL IN FRONT OF THE EXISTING AND FAILING BERT MAXWELL BULKHEAD, AS
INITIATED BY B.T. 14-094; PROVIDING FOR A CARRYOVER OF FUNDS TO FISCAL YEAR
2014-2015; AMENDING THE 2013-2018 FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
APPROVED BY ORDINANCE 2013-465-E BY REDUCING FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT ENTITLED
"NORTHBANK RIVERWALK BULKHEAD" IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE
PROJECT ENTITLED "LIBERTY ST BRIDGE REPAIR" AND BY REDUCING FUNDING
FOR THE PROJECT ENTITLED "ST. JOHNS RIVER BULKHEAD ASSESS/RESTORE" IN
ORDER TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT ENTITLED "BERT MAXWELL BULKHEAD IMPROVEMENTS";
PROVIDING FOR CITY OVERSIGHT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE; 8/18/2014
- Read 2nd & Rerefer
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
FINANCE: August 19, 2014
Recommend be READ for the
SECOND time and REREFERRED to the Committee(s) of reference.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: January 20, 2015
Recommend to AMEND and APPROVE.
AYES – Anderson, Boyer,
Brown, Love, Schellenberg ( 5 )
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6.
2014-427 AN ORDINANCE RELATING
TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND NUISANCE ABATEMENT; AMENDING SECTION 518.111 (DEFINITIONS)
TO AMEND THE DEFINITION FOR "BLIGHT, BLIGHTING INFLUENCE OR BLIGHTING
FACTOR" TO ADD CRIMINAL FACTORS; TO ADD A NEW DEFINITION FOR
"HISTORIC STRUCTURES"; TO ADD A NEW SUBSECTION "(M)" TO ADD
AS AN UNSAFE STRUCTURE THOSE NON-HISTORIC, BUILDINGS THAT HAVE BEEN BOARDED UP,
THAT HAVE UNPAID CODE ENFORCEMENT, NUISANCE OR DEMOLITION LIENS, AND HAVE NO
ACTIVE WATER OR ELECTRIC SERVICE FOR A TIME PERIOD THAT EXCEEDS 24
MONTHS;AMENDING CHAPTER 122 ORDINANCE CODE (PUBLIC PROPERTY); SECTION 122.461
(DONATION FOR RESIDENTIAL HOUSING) AMENDING SUBSECTION (A) TO ADD SUPPLEMENTAL
LANGUAGE THAT ANY CITY-OWNED BUILDING
THAT HAS BEEN VACANT AND/OR BOARDED-UP FOR 24 MONTHS MAY BE DONATED TO A
PRIVATE ENTITY/CORPORATION OR THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNER;PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE; 7/14/2014
- Read 2nd & Rerefer; 1/5/2015 - Sub/Rerefer 6-0
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
RECREATION, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY COMMITTEE: January 06, 2015
Recommend to SUBSTITUTE and
REREFER.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: January 20, 2015
Recommend to APPROVE.
AYES – Anderson, Boyer,
Brown, Love, Schellenberg ( 5 )
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2ND
READINGS
7. 2015-2 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 73
(ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD), SECTION 73.102 (POWERS AND DUTIES), ORDINANCE
CODE, TO ADD NEW SUBSECTIONS (O) AND (P) TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL DUTIES OF THE
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD AS RECOMMENDED BY THE TASK FORCE ON CONSOLIDATED
GOVERNMENT; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
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8.
2015-9 AN ORDINANCE
APPROPRIATING $16,464 FROM THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (FDOT),
WITH NO LOCAL MATCH, TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE FDOT PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE
SAFETY ENFORCEMENT CAMPAIGN FOR THE PERIOD OCTOBER 8, 2014, THROUGH MAY 31,
2015, AS INITIATED BY B.T. 15-017; PROVIDING FOR A CARRYOVER OF FUNDS INTO
FISCAL YEAR 2015-2016; AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, OR HIS DESIGNEE, AND CORPORATION
SECRETARY TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, THE LETTER OF
AGREEMENT AND CONTRACT BETWEEN THE JACKSONVILLE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND THE
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH
FLORIDA'S CENTER FOR URBAN TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
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9.
2015-10 AN ORDINANCE
APPROPRIATING $510,000 ($382,500 FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
AND A LOCAL MATCH OF $127,500 FROM THE FEDERAL FORFEITURES TRUST FUND) FOR THE
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY PORT SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE PERIOD
SEPTEMBER 1, 2014, THROUGH AUGUST 31, 2016, AS INITIATED BY B.T. 15-018;
PROVIDING A CARRYOVER OF FUNDS TO FISCAL YEAR 2015-2016; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE
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10.
2015-13 AN ORDINANCE
APPROPRIATING $936,158.51 TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO REPLACE THE FAILED PORTION OF
THE DOUBLE BOX CULVERT AT EGRETS NEST DRIVE NEAR THE FLAGLER CENTER INDUSTRIAL
PARK, SOUTH OF OLD ST. AUGUSTINE ROAD AND EAST OF I-95, AS INITIATED BY B.T.
15-022; 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 TRANSFER FUNDING FROM THE PROJECT ENTITLED "MANDARIN AREA
DRAINAGE" TO THE PROJECT ENTITLED "EGRETS NEST DRIVE CULVERT
REPAIR"; PROVIDING FOR OVERSIGHT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
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11.
2015-29 AN ORDINANCE REGARDING
CHAPTER 745 (ADDRESSING AND STREET NAMING REGULATIONS) ORDINANCE CODE; RENAMING
A SECTION OF TAYLOR FIELD ROAD WHICH EXTENDS WEST FROM LONGLEAF BRANCH ROAD TO
A DEAD END IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 11 TO "ROUND HOUSE ROAD"; WAIVING THE
REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 745.105(g), ORDINANCE CODE REGARDING THE REQUIREMENT
THAT ALL STREET NAME CHANGES SHALL BE FOR THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE STREET NAME;
DIRECTING THE LEGISLATIVE SERVICES DIVISION TO FORWARD THIS ORDINANCE TO THE
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
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12.
2015-30 AN ORDINANCE CLOSING AND
ABANDONING AND/OR DISCLAIMING A PORTION OF BIARRITZ STREET NEAR ITS
INTERSECTION WITH SANS PAREIL STREET, A 30 FOOT UNOPENED AND UNIMPROVED
RIGHT-OF-WAY ESTABLISHED BY PLAT IN SANS PAREIL, PLAT BOOK 3, PAGE 38, DATED
MAY 18, 1909, IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF DUVAL COUNTY, IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 3, AT
THE REQUEST OF D. R. HORTON, INC. (THE "APPLICANT") TO ALLOW
APPLICANT TO COMBINE THE CLOSED RIGHT-OF-WAY WITH ITS ABUTTING VACANT PROPERTY
TO CONSTRUCT A SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE
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13.
2015-31 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, A TEMPORARY
EASEMENT GRANTING TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION A TEMPORARY
CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT IN, OVER, AND UNDER A PARCEL OF REAL PROPERTY, PARCEL
700, ON DILLON ROAD BETWEEN OTIS ROAD AND MOTES ROAD IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 11 AND
NEEDED FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF BRIDGE #724049 AT DILLON ROAD OVER BRANDY BRANCH,
TOGETHER WITH ALL DOCUMENTATION NECESSARY TO CONVEY SAID TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION
EASEMENT; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
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14.
2015-32 AN ORDINANCE CLOSING AND
ABANDONING AND/OR DISCLAIMING A PORTION OF A RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR DRAINAGE ADJACENT
TO 9943 BEACH BOULEVARD, AS ESTABLISHED IN PLAT BOOK 25, PAGE 43, RECORDED
AUGUST 4, 1954, IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF DUVAL COUNTY, IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 2,
AT THE REQUEST OF MRC BEACH PROPERTY, LLC (THE "APPLICANT") TO ALLOW
APPLICANT TO EXPAND PARKING AT THE SITE (R.E. #125010-0000); PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
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15.
2015-50 AN ORDINANCE REGARDING
AN HONORARY STREET DESIGNATION AND ASSOCIATED ROADWAY MARKERS; ESTABLISHING AN
HONORARY STREET DESIGNATION ON MONUMENT ROAD EXTENDING FROM MCCORMICK ROAD TO
FORT CAROLINE ROAD IN JACKSONVILLE FOR DAVID BOYNTON; PROVIDING FOR THE
INSTALLATION OF TWO HONORARY ROADWAY MARKERS TO BE LOCATED IN APPROPRIATE
LOCATIONS ON THE DESIGNATED ROADWAY IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 1; HONORING THE LEGACY
OF DAVID BOYNTON AND RECOGNIZING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF DAVID BOYNTON; WAIVING THE
REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 745.105(e)(2), ORDINANCE CODE, REGARDING PERSONS AFTER
WHOM HONORARY STREET DESIGNATIONS MAY BE NAMED; DIRECTING LEGISLATIVE SERVICES
TO FORWARD THE ORDINANCE TO THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT; PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE
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