TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES COMMITTEE

 

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING

 

January 04,2016

 

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 04,2016. The meeting was called to order at 2:00 P.M. by Committee Chair Reggie Brown.  The meeting adjourned at 2:02 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                                                          Jessica Baker, Administration

                      CM Joyce Morgan                                                           Allison Korman Shelton, Administration

                      CM Scott Wilson - Excused                                                         

                                                                                                                                                        

 

 

 

Others in Attendance:

 

Kyle Billy, Asst Council Auditor

 

 

 

1.    2015-809   AN ORDINANCE CLOSING AND ABANDONING AND/OR DISCLAIMING A PORTION OF A 60 FOOT DRAINAGE EASEMENT ESTABLISHED IN OFFICIAL RECORDS BOOK 4749, PAGE 221, OFFICIAL RECORDS BOOK 3667, PAGE 539, AND OFFICIAL RECORDS BOOK 3667, PAGE 541, ALL DATED OCTOBER 7, 1972, RUNNING THROUGH MARINER'S VILLAGE, A 120 UNIT APARTMENT COMPLEX AT 2130 MAYPORT ROAD, IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 13, AT THE REQUEST OF RHS HOLDINGS, LTD. (THE "APPLICANT") TO ALLOW APPLICANT TO ELIMINATE BUILDING ENCROACHMENTS INTO THE DRAINAGE EASEMENT AND CLEAR TITLE TO THE APARTMENT COMPLEX; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 11/30/2015 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 


REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES: January 04, 2016

 

Recommend to AMEND and  APPROVE.

 

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

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2ND READINGS

 

2.    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

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3.    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

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