TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES COMMITTEE

 

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING

 

January 19,2016

 

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 19,2016. The meeting was called to order at 2:01 P.M. by Committee Chair Reggie Brown.  The meeting adjourned at 2:49 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                                                             Jessica Baker, Administration

                      CM Scott Wilson                                                              

                                                                                                                                                        

 

 

Others in Attendance:

 

Bill Bishop (15-851)

CM Brosche (2015-866)

Sandra Stockwell, OGC (15-866)

 

Discussion on Street Lights & Public Safety- Jordan Pope, JEA

                                                                       Lynn White, Public Works

                                                                       John Pappas, Public Works

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.    2015-851   AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, OR HIS DESIGNEE, AND CORPORATION SECRETARY TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER A TEMPORARY EASEMENT GRANTING TO ELENA FLATS LLC ("GRANTEE") A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT IN, OVER, AND UNDER THE EASTERLY SEVEN FEET OF A CITY-OWNED EAST DUVAL STREET SURFACE PARKING LOT ALLOCATED TO THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS AND ADJACENT TO THE PROPERTY OWNED BY GRANTEE AT 122 EAST DUVAL STREET IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 9 TO PROVIDE GRANTEE ADDITIONAL WORK SPACE AND ACCESS TO THE EXTERIOR OF THE ELENA FLATS BUILDING WHILE IT UNDERGOES RENOVATIONS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 1/4/2016 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: January 19, 2016

 

Recommend to APPROVE.

 

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

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2.    2015-866   A RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE VACATION OF A PORTION OF THE PLAT OF JACKSONVILLE HEIGHTS, RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 5, PAGE 93, PURUSANT TO  SECTION 177.101(3), FLORIDA STATUTES; AT THE REQUEST OF KB HOME JACKSONVILLE LLC; RETURNING A PORTION OF THE LANDS SHOWN ON SAID JACKSONVILLE HEIGHTS PLAT TO ACREAGE; MAKING FINDINGS;  ABANDONING CERTAIN UNOPENED "PAPER"  ROADS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE PLAT OF JACKSONVILLE  HEIGHTS WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN OPENED AND HAVE NOT BECOME ROADS SUITABLE AND NECESSARY FOR THE TRAVELING PUBLIC; ENSURING LEGAL ACCESS TO ABUTTING PROPERTIES; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 1/4/2016 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: January 19, 2016

 

Recommend to AMEND and  APPROVE.

 

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

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2ND READINGS

 

3.    2016-11   AN ORDINANCE CLOSING AND ABANDONING AND/OR DISCLAIMING A 40 FOOT BY 113 FOOT RIGHT-OF-WAY LOCATED AT 4544 TIMUQUANA ROAD AND ESTABLISHED IN PLAT BOOK 18, PAGE 24, TIMUQUANA MANOR, DATED FEBRUARY 19, 1944, IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF DUVAL COUNTY, IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 14, AT THE REQUEST OF CRYSTAL CHAMPINE, THE PROPERTY OWNER (HEREINAFTER THE "APPLICANT"), TO ALLOW APPLICANT TO HAVE OFF STREET PARKING; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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4.    2016-12   AN ORDINANCE CLOSING AND ABANDONING AND/OR DISCLAIMING A 7.5 FOOT BY 100 FOOT PORTION OF AN EASEMENT FOR DRAINAGE AND UTILITIES LOCATED AT 3930 MOSS OAK DRIVE AND ESTABLISHED IN PLAT BOOK 36, PAGE 16, UNIVERSITY PARK UNIT SEVEN, DATED MARCH 16, 1977, IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF DUVAL COUNTY, IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 1, AT THE REQUEST OF JOHN F. AND LAUREL M. CONDERMAN, THE PROPERTY OWNERS (HEREINAFTER THE "APPLICANTS"), TO ALLOW APPLICANTS TO CLEAR TITLE TO THE PROPERTY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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5.    2016-13   AN ORDINANCE CLOSING AND ABANDONING AND/OR DISCLAIMING J. RAY CIRCLE, AN OPENED AND IMPROVED SIXTY (60) FOOT RIGHT-OF-WAY, AS RECORDED AND ESTABLISHED VIA DEED BOOK 1497, PAGES 477-78, IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 4, AT THE REQUEST OF UNIVERSITY BAPTIST CHURCH OF JACKSONVILLE, INC. (THE "APPLICANT"), TO ALLOW APPLICANT TO UTILIZE THE EXISTING RIGHT-OF-WAY AS A PRIVATE INTERIOR ROAD SERVING ITS ADJACENT PROPERTY; DECLARING THAT CERTAIN SIXTY (60) FOOT RIGHT-OF-WAY AS RECORDED IN DEED BOOK 1497, PAGES 477-78, DATED FEBRUARY 6, 1962, IN THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF DUVAL COUNTY, IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 4 (THE "SUBJECT PARCEL"), TO BE SURPLUS TO THE NEEDS OF THE CITY; WAIVING SECTION 122.424 (APPRAISAL/ASSESSED VALUE OVER $25,000), ORDINANCE CODE, SO THAT THE PROPERTY CAN BE CONVEYED FOR LESS THAN ITS APPRAISED VALUE TO UNIVERSITY BAPTIST CHURCH OF JACKSONVILLE, INC.; PROVIDING FOR A RESERVATION OF ALL UTILITIES EASEMENTS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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6.    2016-14   AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CORPORATION SECRETARY TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER A SUBORDINATION OF CITY UTILITY INTERESTS AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTATION NECESSARY TO SUBORDINATE TO THE INTEREST OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (FDOT) 1) A PERMANENT DRAINAGE EASEMENT IN PARCEL 100 CONTAINING 92 SQUARE FEET AND LOCATED WITHIN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY OF CLEVELAND STREET, AND 2) PERMANENT DRAINAGE AND UTILITIES EASEMENTS IN PARCEL 102, PARTS A, B, AND C, ALL THREE LOCATED WITHIN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY OF KINGS ROAD AND CONTAINING 1,126 SQUARE FEET, ALL NEEDED BY FDOT FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO SIGNALIZATION ON KINGS ROAD BETWEEN CLEVELAND STREET AND DIVISION STREET; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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7.    2016-57   AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 2013-820-E TO REPLACE THE JTA PROJECT LIST ATTACHED TO THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT APPROVED BY ORDINANCE 2013-820-E WITH A SECOND REVISED JTA PROJECT LIST; PROVIDING COUNCIL APPROVAL FOR PROJECT COST CHANGES FOR GIRVIN ROAD IN EXCESS OF 20% OF THE COST ESTIMATED IN THE ORIGINAL COST ALLOCATION OF THE PROJECT LIST, THUS REQUIRING COUNCIL APPROVAL; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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