Good morning, everyone.

Welcome to the Monday, April 20th, 2026 neighborhoods meeting.

I call the meeting to order, and we'll start with introductions to my left with Mr.

Delaney.

Good morning, Bill Delaney with the mayor's office.

Brandon Russell, Council Research.

Mary Stepopoulos, Office of General Counsel.

Philip Peterson, Council Iris Office.

Good morning, Michael Boylan, District Six.

Randy White, District 12.

Mike Gay, District 2.

Good morning, Chris Miller, at large group five.

Ron Salem, group two at large.

All right, thank you, everyone.

We'll go ahead and uh open up for public comment.

I've got two speaker cards at the moment.

Uh I'll start with Belinda Carter.

Uh you'll be given three minutes.

Uh I know you listed on here items that are not on the agenda, but since you've gotten up come early this morning, we'll let you go ahead and speak.

So, Miss Carter, you'll have three minutes.

I don't see Ms.

Carter.

We'll go ahead and go to the next one.

Mr.

Carnell Oliver, come on up and you'll have three minutes.

Give your name and address for the record and speak to the items you have on your card.

Thank you, sir.

Uh, yes, my name is Carter Oliver.

Address is on file.

I want to speak to a couple of different bills.

Um, I'm gonna have to wing it because I can't get my phone act right, but there's a couple of economic development projects dealing with downtown urban core.

And what I want to do is I want to codify language within it that enforces the 1866 Civil Rights Act.

Right now, we live in underneath the black code still to this very day.

Because we've been buried, black Americans have been buried underneath the 1964 act, oppressing economic development.

There are not a lot of key elements in the structure of this city that needs to be addressed.

And I think there may be needed for an ordinance on the books that puts the 1866 Civil Rights Act at the forefront.

Because as I'm looking at a number of these projects from 2026, 0223, any amount of projects that are out there has money tied to it.

So that brings black Americans to the table to take take in on some of these developments that are happening in our community.

I think it's about time that we have those discussions because we've been overlooked, we've been deprived of our economic freedom, and we have been bending the knee to other people to take advantage of the things that we establish in this country.

I've said this before.

Black Americans are America first.

Outside of us, this country wouldn't be what it is now.

And it's time that we reap the benefits of a country we built first.

And I want to say that with real sincerity.

This is an opportunity to justify a lot of wrongs that have been done to my lineage.

And I'm asking once again that y'all consider these particular economic bills and crime stopper.

How do you plan on benefiting black American communities?

How could you codify this into the neighborhood bill of rights?

And I yield my time.

All right, thank you.

All right, so we'll go to Miss Belinda Carter.

Your name and address for the record, please.

Good morning, City Council.

I am Belinda Francine Carter at 3627 Basel Road, representing Pine Far slash San Marco community.

Uh, we have many issues that needs to be addressed in regards to our community.

That one at first hand I want to acknowledge is the property located at 3616 Freeman Road, is disguised as the Airbnb, but it's a halfway house, which is owned by the state of Florida from our understanding.

There are 10 people living in this house.

There's a possibility of another uh Airbnb disguised in our community, but is also a halfway house.

We need further investigation to find out what's going on.

Community residents have noticed ankle monitors on people who live in that house.

There's approximately 10 people living in this house.

How did it get there?

Number one.

Number two, there's constant police activity.

People running through in and out of the community, cut up with blood, ambulance, police.

It's just been a disarray of things going on since that was put in the community.

They have been lurking or walking around in the community.

It's a neighborhood that we're accustomed to not even having our doors locked.

We don't have locks on our mailboxes because that's something we never had to endure.

Please understand this is a neighborhood from World War II black veterans since 1950, and we're not getting the just that we so deserve as far as living in a peaceful and harmonious environment.

Property values are being decreased due to a halfway house.

We also have to consider that our community is one way in and one way out.

We concern with our property being devalued because of a halfway house.

We have elderlies from World War II veterans, so they're 95 up into 100 and something, still living in this community.

They deserve better, and so do we.

We are descendants of these World War II veterans.

Additionally, we have multiple issues, such as JEA facility that has been thrust upon us for many, many years with loud noises, people unable to sleep at night.

We have several of my neighbors that have had strokes.

And for the record, I am a clinician.

My specialty is community help, and I have a master's degree in nursing.

That's a sick community.

My husband, for example, Vietnam veteran, he's been doing well.

Now he needs a pacemaker or has been inserted.

We have problems with septic tanks that need to be addressed.

We can't even get garbage cans in our community, but we've been paying taxes since 1950.

We have water runoff from the JEA facility.

Okay.

But I I do uh Miss Clark Murray, which I want to recognize is here now.

Uh so she she wants to speak with you in the green room next door, right here.

So thank thank you for coming down.

Thank you.

Our next speaker uh is John J.

Noy.

You'll get three minutes, sir, and please speak to items on the agenda.

Hello.

I am John Philanthropic Jelly Roll, good boy, resiliency Nuni.

Ocho Trace Eco City, Sbaskum Road, Jacksonville, Florida.

Uh 32216.

Summon City Council District 4, Caracos, EPAC 3, Rosemary Weselowski, Raymond Dave, School Board District 3, Cindy Pearson, 2025 0867, Charter School, Public School Field Trip, First Responder Park on Pottsburgh Creek.

It's a true fine 2025 0019.

I'll be uh going on agenda items.

One, two, number 11, 2026 0222.

How many acreage in perpetuity?

Number 12, 2026 0223.

That's uh DIA.

You know, downtown includes alcohol.

DIA downtown includes anglers.

Now, uh, where's the urban core CPAC vote on this?

You know, at that urban core CPAC meeting.

They wanted to make it just citywide.

So uh is this an emergency?

You may want to defer it.

Maybe there's someone here from uh the urban core CPAC that'll be speaking on it.

But here's the big one.

Number 18.

Gosh, you know, uh 2026, 0237, just down to a minute 48.

But we're gonna be uh uh uh approving certain revisions to the City of Jacksonville comprehensive emergency management plan, you know, originally adopted by resolutions.

We're going back to 2004 277a.

And you know, this is Florida statute stuff, Chapter 674 ordinance code provided by oversight by JFRD.

You know, this is FEMA stuff.

You know, 2024 0034.

You know what?

And you know, I'm next to a FEMA house.

You know, I always remember uh Steve Witter, then we had Todd Smith, and we had Andre Ayub Ayub.

Now we have Noah Ray.

And you know, uh the the thing about this one, you know, this is an opportunity.

You want to talk about training and everything else?

My gosh, you know, it's teed it right up for us.

You know, it's teed it right up for us.

And uh let me just get back to uh, you know, OED, the Office of Economic Development, Wendy Kahn, CIP, you know, 2025 0867.

You know, that was uh that joint meeting with the Duval County Public Schools in the city of Jacksonville.

You know, what an opportunity, you know, to partner with all these agencies.

So, yeah, you've got first responder, JEA, JTA, JFRD Park on Pottsburg Creek.

You know, I'm just down to 25 seconds.

But you know what?

That legislation, it's only a neighborhood's rules, it's not in finance, TEU and waterways.

I mean, this is big, massive stuff, and right here, strike project and insert plan.

The plan is tourism and to tell the world visit first responder park on Pottsburgh Creek.

Thank you for listening.

Thank you, sir.

Uh I've got a couple more cards here.

The next speaker would be Frank Marine.

If you come on down and uh please address uh speak to an item that we have on the agenda and give your name and address or say it's on your address is on file.

All right, uh good morning.

My name is Frank Maure.

I reside at 3950 O'Reilly Drive West 3210.

Um I've been living there for 30 years now, and the um eight months ago they planted 22 trees.

Um this is the main thing that I wanted to find out about.

They planted 22 trees.

Uh we just saw the moccas put down for them to do whatever we thought it was the ling pipe.

But they brought 22 trees.

We have a very nice lake across the street from my home.

I don't have a pretty good view, but I have several neighbors that do.

But I was just curious as to why they planted trees there, and we had not uh required any.

I've been trying to uh get humps of bumps put in the street for the last two years.

And uh the problem one of my neighbors said with the lighting that they had in the area.

But uh the thing about the trees is uh four years ago I cut down a sycamore tree because it had uh one thing my numbers my neighbors were complaining about the large leaves that the sycamore tree put out, and they shed three, maybe four times a year, these trees drop big leaves, plate-sized leaves.

Anyway, um I cut that tree down because of the problem, and just recently one of my other neighbors cut the sycamore tree down.

They planted 10 of the 22 trees that I'm talking about across from our home uh at this lake uh on a rally.

I just would like to know why this this tree also has a bug.

And it's not a bug, it's uh it's a uh caterpillar, and it's called the Sycamore Caterpillar.

And this caterpillar, uh they're everywhere.

Uh they're attaching to everything.

It's a problem, and I know these trees are young now, and they're gonna get larger, and it's gonna be more of a problem.

I don't know what to do about it.

Um somebody can direct me in a I'm sorry.

Oh, okay.

Anyway, that's uh that's my problem.

All right, thank you, sir.

Um, Miss Sickler with Public Works.

Can you uh get with him and see see what kind of direction uh help you can give him as well.

So thank you.

Thank you so much.

All right.

Next uh uh speaker.

Uh if I pronounce your name wrong, I apologize.

Uh Charla of Vestlin.

Come on down, and you'll be given uh three minutes to speak.

Uh I see some of your comment here is not really what we have on the agenda.

Uh, but you you do uh well I apologize.

See now you see you do not wish to do that.

I didn't want to speak, but I'll just say that um uh we would need name and address for the record.

Oh, yes, Charlotte Veleski, 1311, Campbell Avenue.

And um I'm in an art center, and they spent a lot of money just to fix it up, and we have a problem with homeless people defecating, not just by our building, but on our actual building.

Um I realize there are toilets during the day assault, but there are no toilets at night.

So something to consider would be a restroom for the community at night.

And that's all I have to say.

Thank you.

All right, thank you for coming down.

So we have no more speaker cars, and we'll go ahead to our agenda.

Our next uh item will be uh ADA presentation by Ms.

Teresa Eichner.

Good morning, Teresa Eichner, Jacksonville City Council.

Um, through the chair to the committee, I just wanted to briefly give you guys a quick update.

Back in February, the administration held a um Teams call with about 150 people or so across every department in the city um giving an update that our um city website needed to be ADA compliant, and all the documents attached to all of those pages on our website needed to be ADA compliant.

And since then, we've um painstakingly looked at all of those pages and all of those documents.

Um we've been making lots of changes to our website.

I'm here today to talk a little bit about two sides of our website, one which we maintain um manually that we update um your district pages and several other special committees um and some things that you ask us to post to those pages.

Those are all being um updated now.

You should see lots of changes to those um pages.

We've maintained five years worth of information going backwards, they're being archived um in areas within each of those um special committees.

And in addition to that, we have legislative gateway, which are documents required by code since we're the official record keeper of the county.

And those are all maintained inside legislative services division, those are all legislation, exhibits attached to legislation, um, on file documents, all of those things.

Anything that you would find again in legislative services inside that legislative gateway.

That side of our website is going to come down off of the internet so that we can find a way to bring those into compliance and then bring it back up.

So I'm here today to kind of let you know as well as members of the public that there will be a way for them to request those documents for the time being while those are down.

Agendas and minutes will be available on our site, but pieces of legislation and exhibits attached to those we will will have to be requested in this time.

And so internally we have a mechanism for that to be available for staff.

Um there will be a login that's required.

I will be circulating training material and the information for everyone to be um how how to access that.

Um but during this time we'll ask everybody for a little bit of patience.

Uh I do have a very small staff, so we will try to get back to everybody as quickly as possible.

Um, but they will be have to um records request those um pieces of legislation.

And so I'll open it up for questions if there are any.

All right, I don't see any speakers in the queue.

Appreciate you coming down and giving us the update.

Thanks.

All right, so we'll go ahead and our agenda.

Uh like to recognize council member Peluso joining us.

Uh with that, we'll go ahead and go to item number 12 and take that that one up first, and then we'll go to item number 17, and then take up uh Mr.

Peluso's other uh bill.

So item number 12, 2026 0223.

Can I get a motion?

So I've got a motion and a second on the bill.

Um Mr.

Peluse Peluso, you want to kind of give us an overview.

Thank you, Chair.

Uh, and I and I appreciate you move my bill up.

Um basically when we did the the 3 a.m.

uh uh extension for downtown, there were two amendments, one of which I believe came out of this committee, another amendment came out of the rules committee.

And I think we moved to the one amendment that did not include the Brooklyn neighborhood.

Um the Brooklyn neighborhood uh uh should be included in this.

The downtown investment authority board um concurred with it.

The sponsor of the bill concurred with it.

He wasn't here the evening uh that we voted on it.

And to my own ignorance, I didn't realize that the amendment that we moved did not have Brooklyn in it.

Um I'll tell you why it's important.

There's the the Brooklyn neighborhood uh is not one that has a lot of late night establishments to begin with, nor do I believe that it will.

The Brooklyn neighborhood uh uh should be included in this the downtown investment authority board um concurred with it the sponsor of the bill concurred with it he wasn't here the evening uh that we voted on it and to my own ignorance uh I didn't realize that the amendment that we moved did not have Brooklyn in it um and I'll tell you why it's important there's the the Brooklyn neighborhood uh is not one that has a lot of late night establishments to begin with nor do I believe that it will so I think the main purpose of the bill was to make sure we had um Bay Street kind of becoming this this late night entertainment area um and so that main purpose was achieved and that's great that we're doing that I think that's a wise thing but there is one longstanding establishment in the Brooklyn community that is a late night establishment it's a nightclub it's called in cahoots and the owner of of Incahoots uh she came to me and she was the the main proponent for hey you know if we've been I've been a small business owner for for decades now and and it just seems like new business owners downtown are kind of requesting this 3 a.m extension what why wouldn't we get it as well?

Um the Brooklyn neighborhood is a part of the downtown investment authority overlay um if you go on the downtown Jacksonville website in cahoots is you know pops up um so so the extension is really to make sure that we are helping a small business owner who's been doing this for many many years has been putting her time energy and and uh livelihood on the line for a few decades working in this business and so I it was really hard for me to to to push back on that um I have constituents who don't always ask a ton and especially in the Brooklyn area and so it just kind of made perfect sense especially once we saw downtown investment authority and the sponsor get on board with it.

And so I'm just asking you guys the if we can kind of correct that um we want to make sure that that establishments that have been doing the good work in these communities um you know continue to be able to do so uh this is where it ends though I'll tell you that this is not going to Riverside I think myself and council member um Miller uh appreciate that probably a lot I think we know that neighbors would be very upset if 3 a.m went well beyond uh the scope of the downtown area because of how many single family homes and residences there are um but Brooklyn is not that um this where this property is and where most of the bars are in Brooklyn or soon to be bars they're all pr pretty embedded in more you know commercial areas so places that don't have uh residents right next door and incahoots is among them so just asking for for for this bill to to be approved I don't know if Stacy's in the audience um I'm assuming that last late that last night they they worked until late um I'll make sure she's here for the next committee thank you all right thank you so let me go to the speakers in the queue Dr.

Salem Thank you Chair through the chair to uh uh miss Mary or somebody over there the the downtown part we passed has that been implemented and how long has that been in place uh to through the chair to council member Salem Mr.

Rheingold is here and I think he's has he worked on both pieces of legislation the best one to address that thank you thank you very much through the chair to Councilmember Salem.

So yes the downtown uh bill 2026-63 which was the initial uh ordinance uh was amended and approved uh and February 24th mayor signed it and and is it is it in place and how long has it been in place do we know the mayor did sign that bill uh about a week or so later so it's been in place since then so some point at the beginning of March six weeks or so okay I I had um great concerns about going from two a.m to three a.m.

I I I grew up in an environment where nothing good happens after midnight as I said at that time but understanding we've got Ubers and all sorts of other ways for people to get home I know councilman areas wanted to go to five uh a m at that time but compromised with three a m to try to gain some experience with a 3 a.m and just see how it worked before we expanded it in my mind six weeks is not all enough time to see how this is working uh talking to JSO and others that are impacted by this I I would rather wait a period of time before we expand it uh in terms of geographical area and or time wise so um I will not be voting for this thank you all right thank you let's go to council member Clark Murray thank you chair um to the chair to Mr.

Ryan Gold the process I I know we talked a lot about the process for the initial bill um not the initial bill but the bill that is very similar to this one what is there any need to contact the those who live in the um multiple apartment complexes that are in this area in the Brooklyn area the council member talked about the residential aspects of Riverside which are very very true you have more single family homes there in this particular area you have more MDR multiple uh multiple family um homes so what what would be the procedure if we need it to contact them or if is if it's needed when necessary through the chair to councilmember Clark Murray so there was no requirement that uh there be any particular group or residential group uh notified this traveled under the uh traditional ordinance code process uh for ordinance code changes uh so in that regards uh to my knowledge no additional notice was provided nor required okay all right thank you for that um I'm gonna say uh through the chair to Mr.

Through the chair to Councilmember Clark Murray.

So there was no requirement that uh there be any particular group or residential group uh notified.

This traveled under the uh traditional ordinance code process uh for ordinance code changes.

Uh so in that regards, uh to my knowledge, no additional notice was provided nor required.

Okay.

All right, thank you for that.

Um I'm gonna say uh through the chair to Mr.

Ryan Gold as well.

I'm looking in the exhibits for the bill.

I see where there is a map that outlines the current um areas that have the extended hours for um alcohol sales, but I do not see a map for exactly what's going to what area in Brooklyn is going to be covered.

Is it all of Brooklyn?

Is it a portion of Brooklyn?

I don't see a map um corresponds to the bill.

Is there going to be a map later?

Uh through the chair to Councilmember Clark Murray.

The map is actually embedded in the ordinance itself.

So if you go to page uh two of the ordinance, you will see the map which includes the entire Brooklyn area as part of um I'm sorry, I'm seeing your screen.

Yeah, so that's actually the map that was contained in 2026-63.

So uh through the chair to car uh councilmember Clark Murray, if you click on the bill itself as opposed to the amendment the uh exhibit, you will see it and I'm happy to hand you a copy of it.

Okay.

Thank you.

I will click on that and maybe uh through the chair.

Um actually to the chair, is there anyone else in the queue while I'll get a chance to look at the map that's in the bill.

Go to the uh next speaker.

Um let's go ahead to uh council member Peluso.

Right, thank you.

Thank you, Chair.

And I just kind of want to reiterate that you know, when the business owner kind of approached me, um it was while we were in the midst of the debate under the last uh bill.

They are this business is right behind the new hub, um, right behind the the whiskey and bourbon distillery that's right there.

And then there's there's a whole bunch of um uh light industrial and commercial properties.

And soon to be the new headquarters for JSO.

So I fully don't expect this to be some kind of raucous late night uh uh debaucherous group.

Um I I just don't.

And they and they haven't been in the in the past you know 40 years that they've been in existence in that space.

So it's just a matter of, you know, I I I trust what's been there.

Um we've seen that at up until 2 a.m.

they've been able to function quite well.

There's been no major activities or or you know criminal intent or anything like that.

Um and yeah, I uh I fully expect with the amount of JSO vehicles in the area that uh that we're not gonna see some sort of you know uh degrading of the community or the neighborhood.

Not to mention all the housing that is there is all pretty much mixed use.

So it's mixed use medium density, as you you just mentioned, councilwoman.

Um and so I I think this is it's an urban environment.

It's it's meant to be one.

That's why it's a part of the downtown overlay.

Um and so we we kind of expect to see that mix of um, you know, office retail and housing.

And to me, this is you know just a natural fit.

Um, and when I had the business owner tell me, you know, this this is an embarrassment to me.

I I expected that this was going to happen, and now I now it it looks it looks bad upon me because I I felt like this was something that that was going to move forward and you know this this she just didn't understand the the process, right?

She didn't understand what had happened on council night.

And and that really spoke to me.

I I it's really hard for me to look at a business owner who's put in so much time and effort into doing something, um, especially a late-night establishment.

And I I told her that I would do this bill immediately to try to make it right.

And so I would I would just kind of appreciate that you you recognize that as well.

And again, I'll make sure she's at the next committee meeting.

All right, thank you.

Ms.

Murray, did you want to follow up?

Thank you, Chair.

I do see the map and I do see where the boundaries are in regards to this um additional area for the entertainment and the extension of the um of liquor sales.

So um through the chair to Councilmember Peluso, thank you so much for bringing this bill.

I do recall where that particular business owner did come and share her concerns, and I will be supporting your bill today.

Thank you, Chair.

All right, thank you.

Let me go to Colonel Miller.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

Um I will be supporting this bill, but I'll be watching that area closely and listening to the people in that area closely because whereas this may only affect one business right now, which as was stated is in a commercial area.

Uh I just pulled it up again on my map uh search here just to confirm that.

Given we have a boundary now that's included, it could include one in the future that is closer to a residential area.

And um, and I know that could maybe support the reason for not supporting this request.

Um, but where we are right now and how this is the area is laid out, um, and it's a one-hour change.

Is that correct?

One hour change.

I'm willing to support this, but as I said, I will be willing to bring this back and revisit it if there is a substantial residential concern uh with noise or other matters in the future.

Um so I just want folks to know that as well on the record, even though I'll be supporting this now.

Um I'll I'll be paying attention to what the folks in the area are saying.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

All right, thank you.

No other speakers in the queue.

I just want to uh weigh in on this.

I originally uh did not support this bill, and and looking at it, uh I still feel like uh it's something that really is not needed.

Uh we're looking at the right right now, and but we're not looking at the future, and that's what's concerned with me is the future, and to say that this won't go into another area that's we we can't say that.

You know, that there's there's that possibility that's before us.

So uh with it as it is.

I I'll stay consistent and we'll not be supporting this.

So with that, we'll open the ballots and record your vote.

Five years, two nays.

All right, by your action, you've approved 2026 0223.

The next item will go to be item number 17.

2026 0231.

Can I get a motion on the bill?

I've got a motion and a second on the bill.

I don't see any speakers in the queue.

Uh let's open a ballot and record your vote.

7 yes, 0 nays.

By your action, you've approved 2026 0231.

All right, thank you, Councilmember Peluso, for being here this morning.

All right, that takes us back to the beginning of our agenda.

Item number one, 2024 0966 is referred deferred at the request of Council President Carrico.

Item number two, 2025, 0361 is deferred at the request of Council Member White.

Item number three, 2026, 0185.

Can I get a motion on the bill?

I've got a motion and a second on the bill.

There's no speakers in the queue.

Open the ballot, record your vote.

Seven yay, zero and east.

By your action, you approve 2026 0185.

That takes us to item number four, 2026 0187.

Can you get a motion on the bill?

I've got a motion and a second on the bill.

Councilmember Clark Murray, you're recognized.

Thank you, Chair.

I simply want to be added as a uh co-sponsor for the bill.

Thank you.

All right, thank you.

Colonel Miller.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

This will be quick.

Um, I just want to say I've I've known this program and uh its leaders for for many years.

Um great programs, great leadership, and um anything uh anything that is done to support um this population of important uh people in our community.

Um happy to support and I thank council member uh for doing this.

Thank you.

All right.

No other speakers in the queue.

Open a ballot and record your vote.

Seven yay, zero knees.

By your action, you've approved 2026 zero one eight seven.

Item number five, twenty twenty-six zero two one four.

Can a motion on the bill?

I've got a motion and a second on the bill.

No speakers in the queue.

Open the ballot, record your vote.

Seven yes, zero nays.

By your action, you approve 2026 0214.

Item number six, 2026 0215.

Get a motion on the bill.

I've got a motion and a second on the bill.

No speakers in the queue, open the ballot and record your vote.

Oh, I'm me hold up.

Councilmember Morrow.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

Uh is Will in the audience?

Uh I don't see.

Uh I see Mr.

Fuller and uh Richard.

I uh out of curiosity through the chair.

I I just wanted to know how much how far does this go for um uh street cleaning uh sweeping trash.

Um that's become the bane of of our communities uh uh complaints uh driving uh some of these uh arterial roadways and there's trash every way through the neighborhoods.

Richard Riker administrative services.

We partnered with public works on this.

I'll let uh director sickler speak on that.

Good morning, Nina Sickler Public Works.

So this uh this money that's coming from Solid Waste, uh we really appreciate the partnership.

This will give us an additional 70 plus segments and just about that many miles in terms of street sweeping, eight cycles uh for this amount of money.

It includes several roads, many roads that um were not included in the original list that are curb and gutter, and so um I think it's gonna have a significant impact.

All right, thank you.

So I've got a motion and a second on the bill, open a ballot, record your vote.

Seven yes, zero nays.

By your action, you approve 2026, 0215.

Item number seven, 2026, 0216.

Can a motion on the bill?

I've got a motion and a second on the bill.

No speakers in the queue, open a ballot, record your vote.

Seven yes, zero nays.

By your action, you've approved 2026 0216.

Item number eight, 2026, 0217.

Get a motion on the bill.

I've got a motion and a second on the bill.

Councilmember Bowlin, you recognize.

Thank you, Mr.

Chairman Mr.

Clement.

If you wouldn't mind coming down uh through the chair to Mr.

Clement.

Did you speak to uh does JSO require any sort of reporting?

Details of the program, number of participants, any outcomes.

I'm just curious to know is there a reporting process and what does it entail?

Good morning, Bill Clement Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.

Through the chair to Councilman Bowlin, uh yes, there is a reporting requirement.

There's a contract that first clean crime stoppers will have to sign, and there's a uh there's a two reports that are due within one year.

Um thank you.

Uh additional question through the chair.

Uh again, some details as to what that report entails.

So the uh first crime stoppers will have to report on what they spent the money on, and that this is going to be used for operational expenses and gun bounty tips.

All right, let's go to council member Clark Murray.

Thank you, Chair.

I just want to be added as a co-sponsor.

All right, thank you.

Let's go to Councilmember Amorrow.

Thank you.

Uh to Miss Uh through the chair to Mr.

Clement.

Uh what's the size of the total budget for crime stoppers and and this fits where?

Uh through the chair to councilman morrow.

I'll have to get you that information.

I don't have crime stoppers budget that they're not a JSO organization.

But I can uh I can reach out and get that for you.

So in effect, you're just supporting this.

This is a vehicle to support the work they do in uh eliciting um uh tips and things of that nature.

Uh uh through the chair, yes, that's correct.

Uh historically, the sheriff has supported crime stoppers using the special law enforcement trust fund on an annual basis.

Um, over the past several years we have diverted most of the funding to the homework bound program.

Um so there was some available this year to contribute towards crime stoppers.

All right, thank you.

Let's go to Colonel Miller.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

Just like to be added as uh co-sponsor.

Thank you.

All right, no other speakers in the queue.

Please add me as a code sponsor and open the bat.

Yeah, okay.

Anybody else?

All right.

All right, thank you.

So let's open the ballot and record your vote.

Yes, zero nays.

By your action you approve 2026, 0217.

Item number nine, 2026 0218.

Can I get a motion on the amendment?

I've got a motion, a second on the amendment.

Any discussion on the amendment, Mr.

Peterson, please explain it.

Through the chair to the committee, the amendment will place a revised redevelopment agreement on file to correct the minimum construction cost required of this project, uh reflect the acquisition cost of the parcel within the total development cost.

That's a factor in determining what they qualify for, and then also update various code section references throughout the agreement.

All right.

Any discussion on the amendment?

Ms.

Clark Murray.

Thank you, Chair.

Through the chair to Mr.

Peterson.

So I think what you said may help me with understanding a portion of this.

So the part that I'm curious about has to do with the fact that a certain amount can be forgiven, and then there's a certain amount that will be repaid with interest.

How I I think you touched on it just a moment ago, but how does DIA how do they determine what the repayment amount is?

Through the chair to Councilmember Clark Murray.

So the downtown preservation revitalization program has a uh set of policies that were adopted by council proposed by the DIA.

My recollection is in 2022.

That program identifies the percent of funding that can qualify for various components in bringing a property back into I guess today's world, if you will, for a historic property.

There are three components of that DPRP program.

The first is historic preservation, which is a forgivable component.

The second is code compliance, because historically older properties are not up to code.

That part is forgivable, and then the third is what is called the deferred uh deferred principal loan uh component, which that is not forgivable, but all three of those play together as it relates to the total percentage of funding that they would qualify for in relation to the total construction cost to bring that property back into compliance.

That third element, the deferred principal loan, the policies allow for a 10-year repayment.

Um they cannot pay it off early, and um it's identified the interest rate is whatever the treasury yield rate is at the time of contract execution.

So that's a varying component, but three to four percent usually is what that falls into.

Okay, thank you for the explanation.

One last question.

Well, I can't say one last question, but another question.

So the ROI is that determined by or influenced by what they qualify for as far as um be paying or being forgiven.

Is that determined by any of those factors that you just mentioned?

Through the chair to Councilmember Clark Murray.

Um the amount that is forgiven um does play into the ROI because we account for the dollars that come back to the city for the one uh the one component that is a loan and the interest that is received by the city, because ultimately we receive the full amount that we give to them plus the interest.

That does factor into the ROI.

However, this program has an ROI less than one because almost never will you be able to bring a historic property into compliance under historic preservation guidelines due to the amount of money that is required to uh be invested into a type property like that.

But the the program does require an ROI to be greater than point five zero.

Okay, thank you for that.

Thank you, Chair.

All right, thank thank you.

Let me go to uh council member Moro.

Thank you, uh Mr.

Chair.

Is there someone from uh DIA?

I I had a question that's a little beyond the scope, if you can give me a little leeway.

Um good morning, Alan Deval, DIA staff.

Alan, um through the chair to Alan.

Uh just a quick question that's kind of a little beyond the scope of the amendment, but uh just for my edification.

Um this project, what's the uh timeline for starting and completion?

Uh through the chair to councilman Amara.

Um the construction will must commence within six months of if it if approved here at City Council, and then they have 18 months to uh finish with the construction.

All right, thank you.

Let me go to uh Dr.

Salem.

Thank you, Chair.

Uh Mr.

Peterson mentioned what I wanted to say right at the very end of his comments.

For projects such as this, we look for an ROI of 0.5 or above.

We traditionally look at one, but for these types of projects, point five is a standard.

And this one is above 0.5.

Thank you.

Okay.

So right now we're on the on the amendment.

Okay.

So let's go ahead and uh all in favor of the amendment, say yay.

Yay.

Any opposed likewise?

None.

The amendment carries.

Can I get a motion and a second on the bill as amended?

All right, I've got a motion and a second on the bill as amended.

Colonel Miller.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

Through the chair to Mr.

Peterson, um, had we already voted on this financial structure previously uh to include the 80 percent possible forgivable part of of the funding.

Had we already approved that that structure, that financial structure?

Through the chair to councilmember Miller.

Uh the council as a whole approved this program, uh, which does include that for that's forgivable elements and then the repayment elements.

And my recollection is in 2022.

So prior to the first term council members arriving, it is a program that is operated by DIA.

If you wanted to make changes, it would just be revising the terms of of this program.

Um thank you.

And through the chair, uh Mr.

Peterson again.

But on this specific project, uh this sounds familiar, and I just I just was trying to remember had we already approved the structure, and there was just an amendment to it.

Through the chair to council member Miller.

This is a totally new project.

However, it is adjacent.

You might recall the Juliet Balcony discussion that we had probably within the last six months.

This property is directly adjacent to that program.

And uh one of the contractors, I believe, is also performing the work at Juliet Balcony.

So it is a very similar structure, similar size, similar dollar amount.

Um I will point out, it's noted on your agenda is this normally uh you would see the DIA commitment tracking sheet distributed as it relates to these projects.

However, these two are being funded out of the North Bank CRA.

Dollars were budgeted in the current year.

Council requested DIA to go and try to find funding to fund this program moving forward.

So we don't have that sheet because there is no future general fund commitment for these projects.

Okay, that's helpful.

Thank you very much.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

All right, thank you.

Let's go to Councilmember Bowling.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

Mr.

Default, would you mind coming forward?

Um I have some real angst with this one and the next, to be honest with you.

We are absorbing 64 percent of the construction cost.

But first, before you speak to that, with all due respect, this building is pretty unremarkable.

Could you help me understand why it it you know I would certainly not characterize it as iconic?

But so why does it fall under the DDRB component?

Through the chair to Councilman Boyle, and one of the components of the DPRP is the requirement that it get um landmarked through the historic preservation section.

And so that's kind of the litmus test for us as to whether they feel it's worthy of being landmarked, and in this case, as well as the building uh will be under two to 219.

We're both landmarked or in the process of and approved by council.

So they've got the stamp, in other words.

I'm sorry?

They've got the stamp through the chair.

Again, uh the investment of you know that we're covering two-thirds of the cost of the probably more or less than I suspect it's gonna be more than they anticipate.

But uh that seems awfully high, both of this one and the next.

We're looking at why not the city just acquired and I I'm just I'm a little and I get this is we're not using we're using CRA dollars.

I I get that.

Yes, sir.

Uh but I I just have a hard time with this one and the next one.

When we're looking at a major investment on the part of the city, just because they can't do it on their own.

So I'm I I don't think I can be supporting this today.

All right.

Thank you.

So I have no other speakers in the queue.

Um I appreciate everyone's comments and just looking at this for myself, just uh the forgivable part.

That's just I got a lot of uh a lot of reservation with that, and it's just not I feel it's in the best interest of the city.

Uh Councilmember Miller, you recognize.

I'm sorry for the late uh queue request, Mr.

Chair, but uh but I just to that point, the way this is written uh through the chair, I guess to Mr.

Peterson again, can be forgiven.

Can someone explain that part can be forgiven?

Through the chair to council member miller and the committee.

So if the developer meets all of the requirements of them in the contract, the two components that are roughly two-thirds, so maybe a little bit more of the funding is forgiven over a five-year time period.

So if they stay in compliance with the agreement, it's forgiven 20 percent each year over that five-year time period.

So that can be is if they do their part, it will be forgiven.

But if they for whatever reason fall out of compliance, that becomes owed to the city, whatever unamortized portion remains.

So uh Mr.

Peterson, with the un let me go ahead to Councilmember.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair to Mr.

Peterson.

That 20 percent, is that how we got to the uh dollar amount?

Uh because the the the raw numbers by themselves is what is eye-glearing, eye opening, if you will.

But that that percentage ratio that you mentioned over an extended period of time, is that how we got to um on this particular bill 1.2 of the uh 1.6 through the chair to council member.

So um two two answers to your question.

The 20 percent forgiveness by year over a five-year time period is in the DPRP policies.

So a developer who comes to the DIA is aware that that is how the program functions as to how the dollar amounts are uh arrived at, they have to submit a very, very detailed construction budget to the DIA of what is necessary to bring the property up to code into compliance with historic preservation standards.

DIA then applies the policies in reviewing the construction budget as it relates to the total budget, and there are percentages that have to be met to qualify, and the city will only reimburse up to certain percentages based on the type of work that is being done.

And so, based on the back and forth that DIA does with the developer, which my understanding is this one has gone on for six plus months.

Um, that's how they arrive at the dollar amounts based on what they submit and what they qualify for.

All right.

So let's go ahead and open the ballots and record your vote.

Three A's, four and A's.

Okay, by your action.

This bill has failed.

Next item number 10, 2026, 0219.

Can I get a motion on amendment?

Can I get a second?

All right, I've got a motion and second on the amendment.

No speakers in the queue.

All in favor of the amendment say aye.

Any opposed likewise, none.

Amendment carries.

Can I get a motion to the bill?

As amended.

I've got a motion and a second on the bill as amended.

No speakers in the queue.

Open the ballot and record your vote.

Three y's, four and knees.

All right, by your by your action, you have denied bill 2026 0219.

Item number 11, 2026, 0222.

Can I go?

I've got a motion and second on the bill.

No speakers in the queue.

Open a ballot, record your vote.

Seven yay, zero knees.

By your action, you've approved 2026 0222.

Item 12, we've already taken action on item number 13, 2026, 0224.

I'm sorry, Ms.

Mr.

Chair, I did have a question from Ms.

Sickler.

I'm I'm fine with the vote on it.

I just need some clarification.

Ms.

Sickler, if you wouldn't mind coming down on two on 022.

I just, I mean, obviously there's multifamily development around it.

Are we just talking about the street itself, Mr.

Fuller, maybe you want to speak to it?

I just didn't understand what this was.

I mean, it seems like a harmless enough bill, but what's the impetus for it?

Are we trying to protect the street or good morning, Eric Fuller, uh City of Jacksonville Administrative of Services?

The purpose of this legislation is to allow the placement of a restrictive covenant restricting the use of groundwater and portions of the right-of-way of Bishop Gate Lane and Lomac Street so that they can achieve regulatory closure to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

The adjacent properties on either side of Bishop Gate are also going to be entering into a restrictive covenant.

The purpose of it is to achieve regulatory closure.

They remediated the site by removing over 15,000 tons of contaminated soils, all the soils are gone, but there are some residual groundwater impacts.

That was my concern.

Are the neighbors that people that residents of both of those buildings are they impacted by this?

Or are they uh exposed to any some any concerns as a result of not because of the bill, but because of why you're doing what you're doing.

Through the chair, Councilman Boylan.

Uh no, there's not impacts.

Uh that's the reason for the restriction, so you couldn't put like a potable well for drinking water there.

And so that's a basically capping the ground so that nothing can happen to that.

And all this is done through the floor oversight of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

They've been monitoring the groundwater for over five years.

The plume is stable and shrinking.

And this is just allowing regulatory closure of the site.

It won't affect our use, our ability to repair the road or anything like that.

Thank you.

Mr.

Chair, I appreciate your combinating me on this.

I was just a little confused as to the impetus for this.

All right, thank you.

All right, this takes us to item number 13, 2026 0224.

I've got a motion second on the bill.

No speakers in the queue, open the ballot and record your vote.

7 yes, 0 knees.

By your action, you've approved 2026 0224.

Item number 14, 2022 five.

Can I get a motion on the bill?

I've got a I got a motion and a second on the bill.

Any speakers in the queue?

None.

Open the ballot and record your vote.

Seven years, zero and' by your action you've approved 2026 0225.

Item number 15, 2026 0226.

I've got a motion and second on the bill.

Miss Councilmember Clark Murray, you recognize the thank you, Chair.

Is there anyone here to speak to this?

Thank you.

While you're coming forward, uh a couple of things.

First of all, what is this the total cost from for removing all of those vehicles, or is this just like a fund that you have just in case there are additional um vessels?

I said vehicles, vessels that need to be removed.

And is the are the owners of the of the vessels going to be somehow taxed or or charged a fee for this removal that that we're using city um taxpayer dollars?

Melissa Wall, yeah, chief of the environmental quality division, and through the chair to Ms.

Clark Murray.

Um the we did we do have a bid that actually came in slightly less than this.

This is a grant that we apply for specifically for these four vessels uh that uh fish and wildlife uh will reimburse us the cost that we'll have uh for that.

Uh all that there are four vessels, three of them the owners were identified, followed through the derelict vessel process, and they will not be able to register a car, any kind of vehicle vessel in the state of Florida if they do not pay the fine.

So that it's kind of like a lien.

They'll have to pay it back.

It will go to the state, though.

It'll go to the fish and wildlife to reimburse the funds for this this grant.

The fourth one, the owner was unable to be identified.

They uh they being uh fish and wildlife uh officers went through the process needed for that.

They put it in local papers, um, anywhere the person or if the I guess it's just local papers that they I'm not real familiar with it, but they uh put it out there in case it is owned by somebody if they don't identify that their uh boats about to be removed.

Um so that one won't likely be repaid, but the other three should be.

Thank you for that.

Thank you, Chair.

All right, Dr.

Salem.

Thank you, Chair.

Through the chair.

Seems like we did this in the Ortiga area a few years ago.

Is my brain correct?

It's correct.

Yes.

We've had a couple out of the Ortega River.

Okay.

Do you do we have an inventory of vehicles such as this that are in our waterways at all?

Um, as if the process has been started, there is a map that the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission keeps, and so we can look that up and you can find out where in the process they are.

Um that's the only map I'm familiar with.

Can you give me some estimate of the number of vehicle uh uh uh vessels that are out there?

I I don't know.

Uh Captain Suber might have a better idea of that, but I really I don't know.

I'm only made aware once uh the derelict vessel process is complete.

And these vessels are seen above water or are these below water?

Um there are a couple that uh have sunk to the bottom and they're cell boats, so you can kind of see the mast uh at the top.

Okay.

Um the other two are on the two of them are two of them are sailboats and two of them are regular like speed boats, fishing boats, and those are um on the banks.

So you can't see they're not completely um sunk.

I'd be interested if you could uh follow up with me.

I'm just curious to how many vehicle vehicles how many vessels we she said vehicles got me saying.

How many how many we have out there?

Okay.

Thank you.

Yes.

All right, thank you everyone.

Let's I've got a motion of a second on the bill.

Let's open the ballot and record your vote.

6A 0 nays.

By your action, you've approved 2026 0226.

Takes us to item number 16, 2026, 0227.

At the request of council member Diamond, this will be deferred.

Item number 17, we've already yes, go ahead, Ms.

Ms.

Clara Murray.

Um through the chair to the committee.

One thing I hope is that the uh introducer of the bill does not drag this bill out forever and ever and ever with whatever intent.

I'm not sure.

Um, so that we can go ahead and move forward on it.

And that's pretty much what I want to say about it because I don't know what the impetus is.

It's a very simple bill, yet it is a uh is a complicated matter.

So I would hope that the um introducer would not continue to drag the bill out with the intent of I don't know, but thank you, Chair, for allowing me just to say that.

Thank you.

Let me go to Councilmember Bowlin.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

Earlier last week, when I saw this bill was coming up, he sent an email to Mr.

Fopulis saying that in principle I supported the bill, but I'm very much concerned of the fact that there's no clear delineation of what related expenses are.

And in my mind, if we can't clearly delineate that, this makes this a very dangerous bill in that respect.

Again, I support the idea.

Uh I'd love to know if there's evidence as to why this is there's even a need for this bill.

That's the number one.

But number two, specifically, I think if we don't delineate what the related expenses are in detail, then this could become a very uh huge obstruction to the health and well-being of ladies in our community.

All right, thank you.

As mentioned before, this is deferred.

Uh so item number 17, we've already taken action.

It takes item 18, 2026, 0237.

Okay, a motion on the bill.

I've got a motion and a second on the bill.

Councilmember Bowling, you're recognized.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

I apologize for being a little vocal today.

I want to invite Ms.

Ray, Mr.

Ray down.

Noah.

Uh I really uh I don't know that we have an appreciation of the work that goes into uh putting together this comprehensive comprehensive emergency management plan.

I was in a there's no hopefully it well recalls I was actively involved during my time on the LTRO in this work back in 2017 when we put the plan through again.

So two things really if you just take a minute to talk about how comprehensive you the work that you do to to get this plan comp uh completed.

And then secondly, what material differences are there in this updated plan?

Thank you.

Through the chair.

Yes, sir.

Good morning.

Uh through the chair.

Um, yes.

So first I just like to uh appreciate the uh uh vote of confidence there and recognizing our work.

The comprehensive emergency management plan is what we consider the base plan for all emergency management activities and operations within the city.

Typically, those are associated when there's a declared state of emergency.

Sometimes there's more limited emergencies, but typically the city will reorganize under the incident command system.

So therefore different departments, agencies will take on a different role specifically to address those what have you emergency, whatever the situation may be.

This plan itself, the base plan, we have 70 annexes to that, and those are all the different types of emergency operations that occur, such as sheltering, search and rescue, uh firefighting.

So those plans are more operational in nature.

This plan essentially is just the outline for the city, how we respond to emergencies, whether those are the large scale that I mentioned.

Um most often it's a hurricane that we're familiar with here.

That's our number one hazard, the the winds and storm surge from hurricanes.

And every four years, some of the updates that do take place are updates to demographic information, updates to the frequency of natural hazards or technological hazards that we've observed.

So just uh points of data essentially.

Uh some of the other things would be training requirements that we ask uh anyone who's going to have a role in emergency operations, especially from the management side.

Uh we update those training recommendations just to make sure they're up to up to date with the most uh current recommendations from FEMA and state of Florida.

Uh councilman, any any additional?

No, I I appreciate that through the chair.

Uh people, you know, it's kind of something that's subterraneal until we need it.

Yes, sir.

And to know the work that you and others at JFRD and uh emergency management have done and the agencies, JEA, the school system, a variety of different entities, a lot of uh and uh nonprofit organizations are involved in this process.

I think uh as a council, we I I think it's great for us to be able to recognize the importance of this work, how comprehensive it is, and and thank you for your leadership on it.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

All right, thank you.

No other speakers in the queue.

Let's open a ballot, record your vote.

Seven Yay, zero and a's by your action, you've approved 2026 0237.

Takes us to item number 19, 2026 0248.

Can you get a motion on the bill?

I've got a motion and a second on the bill.

No speakers in the queue.

Open the ballot and record your vote.

7 yes, 0 nays.

By your action, you've approved 2026 0248.

Item number 20, 2026, 0249.

Okay, can I go motion on amendment?

I've got a motion second on the amendment.

Mr.

Peterson to the chair of the committee, the amendment will just attach a revised exhibit one to place the funds into a separate activity.

Uh these dollars are proposed to carry over into next year's budget.

Uh so in order to be able to track them easily, we need to put them in a separate activity.

All right.

Mr.

Delaney, you're recognized.

Sorry, we're still on the amendment.

I can talk on the bill on the amendment.

Yeah, I'll I'll wait.

Thank you.

All right.

No other speakers on the amendment.

So all in favor of the amendment say aye.

Aye.

Any opposed likewise, none.

The amendment carries.

Get a motion on a second on the bill is amended.

I've got a motion and a second.

And we'll go first to Mr.

Delaney.

Uh thank you.

Uh through the chair to the body, I just want to clarify that this bill is not something that the administration asked for.

Um, and we uh don't support it.

Um, if it's the will of this committee to uh put the money into uh J SEB, then we will explore how and uh if we can move the dollars forward.

Uh but the reality is um you know we've started preliminarily looking at it, and JSEB is already robustly funded, they already have a ton of work.

It's a major priority for the mayor is J SEB and small business development.

Um, and we're not gonna be able to commit to doing anything that especially if it might put any of our other crucial programs at risk.

Thanks.

All right, thank you.

Councilmember Bolin.

I promise this will be the last one.

Uh as you recall, a couple weeks ago, uh, when we approved uh 2026 0138, which is the uh categories the uh within the the most part the MPV is the most powerful most vulnerable, thank you.

Persons a category.

We moved uh uh one percent across the board into the microgrant program for next year.

Uh that in the view of the PSG and the PSG council was at the expense of supporting the PSG work.

The plan number one, I'm gonna support this today because I recognize that I'll probably have the votes to get it done.

But I want to be on the record, and I wish Councilmember Freeman was here, the introduction or introducer of the bill, to affirm for the record his commitment to work with me and the administration, increasing the funding for PSGs next year so they can stay at 700,000 in terms of what they just distribute.

7 million, I'm sorry, thank you.

And the 200,000 for the continuation of the microgrant program for the coming year.

That's all I needed to say.

Thank you, sir.

All right.

Let's go to Dr.

Salem.

Thank you, Chair.

Councilmember Boylan kind of stole my thunder.

This has been a project of councilmember Freeman from way back.

I wish he was here.

He'll be, I'm sure he'll be at finance.

He serves on that committee.

I'm gonna support it today, but want to hear from him on how all this is going to work.

We had a long discussion about this in committee of just a few weeks ago, so I I'm hopeful he's worked some things out.

Thank you.

All right, thank you.

Let's go to Colonel Miller.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

I too will be supporting this because of how long council member Freeman has been involved in this, and I think uh from the discussions we had previously, out of his frustration, um that the micro grant part of this program was going to be delayed another year because of uh I think what I understand is the staffing ability to handle during this year, deferring it for another year or into the next year.

Um so um that funding definitely in the JSEB arena can be used, and uh I want to support the introducing council member on this one, so I will be um voting in favor of this.

Thank you.

All right, no other speakers in the queue.

Um I'd like to be added as a co-sponsor on this, and I fully understand what Director Grant is is uh faced with with uh the the department and the group that uh he uh is working with and I fully trust him in his ability with his department to get this out as it's he sees it's it's the criticalness of the need.

And so there's no I feel like there's no better uh person department that can orchestrate and minister this than the actual department that's working with the community in this.

Uh so before we go to a vote, Mr.

Laney, you're back in the queue again, sir.

Yeah, again uh to the for the chair to the body.

Again, I want to make clear that moving the money here is not necessarily going to uh result in this money going forward and these dollars going out.

So uh measure expectations.

I just wanted to make that clear.

Thanks.

All right, thank you.

So with that, I fully support this and uh let's open the ballot and record your vote.

Seven years, zero and ease.

By your action, you approve 2026 0249 as amended.

It takes us to item number 21.

It is on second reading.

The following items are on second reading.

2026 0258, 0259, 0260, and that takes us to item number 24, 2026, 0261.

Get a motion on the emergency.

I've got a motion second on the emergency.

Mr.

Peterson.

Yes, sir.

Through the chair to the committee, the nature of the emergency is in order for the city to participate in this settlement agreement.

Uh we have to send notification by May 4th.

Uh so this is the last cycle before being able to do so.

All right.

I have no speakers on the emergency.

All in favor of the emergency aye.

Aye.

Opposed likewise, none.

Emergency carries.

Can a motion a second on the bill as an emergency?

Second.

I've got a motion and a second on the bill as an emergency.

No speakers in the queue.

Let's open a ballot and record your vote.

Seven yes, zero and a's.

By your action approved 2026, 0261.

Item number 25, 2026, 0263.

Can I get a motion on emergency?

I've got a motion and second.

Just the emergency.

Second.

Okay.

All right.

I've got a motion second on the emergency.

Mr.

Peterson.

To the chair of the committee.

The nature of the emergency is the council member.

Uh wishes to get these dollars available to the organization as soon as possible.

Uh the event that is proposed to be funded uh happened this past weekend.

Uh the council member had been working on this for some time, but just due to uh other delays, it wasn't able to get introduced prior to the event occurring.

All right, those speakers on emergency.

All in favor of the emergency say aye.

Aye.

Any opposed likewise, none.

Emergency carries.

Can I get a motion of second on the bill as amended?

On the amendment.

Move the amendment.

Okay, motion second on the amendment.

Excuse me.

All right, Mr.

Peterson.

Tell us about the amendment.

Through the chair of the committee, the amendment will is uh amending the CIP.

Uh councilmember Gaffney Jr.

is proposing to take $25,000 out of a council district eight traffic calming project and move it towards these so it's a reduction in the funding for that project.

So we'll attach a CIP sheet and amend the CIP as a result.

And then we also need to attach a revised exhibit two, which is the term sheet and budget.

There was a um formula error that should basically had an incorrect amount shown on their budget schedule, and so just need to get that corrected.

All right, no speakers on the emergency.

All in favor of the emergency say aye.

I mean the amendment say aye.

Aye.

Any opposed likewise, none.

So the amendment carries now.

Can I get a motion second on the bill as amended?

Move the bill as an emergency as a second.

All right.

So I've got I've got a motion and a second on the bill as an emergency as amended.

All no speakers in the queue.

Open a ballot and record your vote.

Seven yes, zero nays.

By your action, you've approved 2026 0263.

So then item number 26.

2026 0264 is on second, and the following items are on second.

0265, 0267, 0286, and 0287.

And that takes us to the end of our agenda.

No final comments.

We are adjourned.