The Rules Committee of the Jacksonville City Council convened on April 20, 2026, at 2:00 PM in the Council Chamber, chaired by Chris Miller. The meeting adjourned at 4:32 PM. The committee considered a wide range of items including appointments to various boards, amendments to the city code, funding approvals, and public comments. Key debates centered on the Eastside Grants Committee appointments, the expansion of the Downtown Entertainment District, and the use of traffic calming funds for a community event. Numerous appointments were approved, several items were deferred or withdrawn, and the committee passed amendments to the Budget Stabilization Reserve ordinance.
Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the Monday, April 20th, 2026, 2 p.m. Rules Committee meeting. We'll get started with Mr. Dennis with the introductions, please. Good afternoon, Garrett Dennis administration. Colleen Hamsey, Council Research. Carla Schell, Office of General Counsel. Trista Carihur, Council Auditor's Office. Randy White, District 12. Terrence Freeman at large, group one. Chris Miller at large group five. On Salem Group Two at large. Mike Gay, District Two. And last but not least, Councilman Michael Boylan, District Six. All righty. Thank you. I see we do have a couple public comment cards. Is there another one there or no? Okay. We have I'm not sure. We have excuse me. Okay, we have two people here actually who wish to speak. We'll start out with Latavia Harris, please, followed by Lisa Manners, I believe. Miss Harris. Okay, we'll start with Miss Manners, I believe it is. Lisa Maners. Yeah, if you would please, ma'am, um state your name and address for the for the record, please. Yes, my name is my name is Lisa Manners. I reside at 1230 East, 7th Street, apartment 20. I'm an East Side resident. Okay, thank you. Please go ahead. Oh, okay. Okay. Um I um have a lot of concerns that's going on in out there in our apartment. I spoke with Mr. Jameis and Rudy Jameson about uh a month after they completed the renovation out there, but half of the apartments are still not renovated yet. We still have the um condition of the mole mice. Um some of our apartments has not been done yet. Um want to know, you know, when are we gonna get our apartment? Because I'm one of the ones that spoke a couple of years ago about the situation about the mill dune um when it first came about with the one they call the news and talked to you know a couple of news media about the situation, but we have not some of the old part, the old units, we have not got our apartment fixed yet. And want to know, you know, are we gonna get our apartment fixed with the funds they had received? Um that was enough to have our apartment seats. They told the news we was gonna be the first ones to um get our apartment fixed, but we have not seen uh um got our apartment done at all, and we still, like I say, living with um mole mice, um, still is uh situation. Well, even though they renovated some of the units um at first and 7th Street apartment, but it's still a problem with the mole um and the mice. And like I said, I'm one of the old tenants that have not had the apartment done as of yet. Okay, thank you. Um anything else to share. Um I just want to know are we gonna get our apartment fixed?