King Soutell Crossing and Renew Arlington CRA Meetings - May 12, 2026
King Soutell Crossing and Renew Arlington CRA Meetings - May 12, 2026
The meeting convened at 4:01 p.m. on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, with a quorum of 13 initially present (later 16 for Renew Arlington). The session covered two Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) meetings: King Soutell Crossing (KSC) and Renew Arlington (RA). Key actions included approval of preliminary budgets for fiscal year 2026-2027, a policy change for inactive grant applicants, and an adjustment to fencing reimbursement.
Consent Calendar
- King Soutell Crossing CRA: Approved minutes from February 10, 2026 (unanimous).
- Renew Arlington CRA: Approved minutes from February 10, 2026 (16-0 with one abstention from Mr. Salem).
Public Comments & Testimony
- John Nooney (speaking as a resident) expressed general support for both the KSC and RA preliminary budgets and for the RA grant policy (RA CRA 2026-3). However, he urged the boards to consider any waterway components in the budgets and grants, noting that public access to waterways is poor.
Discussion Items
- Preliminary Budgets (KSC and RA): Staff member Karen Nazarola (OED) explained that the preliminary budgets are required by code and will be updated with final property appraiser numbers in June. No changes could be made at this stage. Both budgets were approved.
- Inactive Grant Applicants Policy (RA CRA 2026-3): Ms. Nazarola presented a policy to address applicants in the Mandatory Compliance Grant Program who have failed to progress. The program, created in 2020 with a compliance deadline of April 28, 2025, has 53 applicants stalled at various stages. The policy defines active vs. inactive applicants and establishes a staged process with termination as a final step. Participants would lose eligibility for soft cost reimbursement if they fail to meet deadlines.
- Stage 1 (19 applicants): No survey quotes submitted. Given 5 business days to comply or be terminated.
- Stage 2 (10 applicants): Survey quotes submitted but no contract. Given 10 days to produce a contract or be terminated.
- Stage 3 (16 applicants): Conceptual site plan approved but no quotes for design professionals. Must obtain two quotes to stay in program.
- Stage 4 (8 applicants): Quotes for design professionals obtained but no contract. Given 30 days to hire a designer or be terminated.
- Councilmembers Clark Murray, Dr. Salem, and Kennemaro discussed reasons for lack of progress (resistance to change, misinformation that submitting an application was sufficient). The board expressed support for the policy as a cleanup measure.
- Fencing Reimbursement Adjustment (RA CRA 2026-4): A procedural adjustment to the fencing reimbursement process, introduced by the absent vice chair Ken. Motion passed without public comment.
- New Business:
- Next week's council leadership elections will require setting dates for future CRA meetings.
- A comment about two ordinances by Councilmember Diamond was deferred for individual meetings.
Key Outcomes
- KSC FY 2026-2027 Preliminary Budget: Approved 16-0 (Resolution KSCRA 2026-2).
- RA FY 2026-2027 Preliminary Budget: Approved 16-0 after a procedural recast (Resolution RACRA 2026-2). The initial vote was taken under the wrong item number; the board reconsidered and approved correctly.
- Inactive Grant Applicants Policy: Approved 16-0 (Resolution RACRA 2026-3). Staff will implement the staged process and begin notifications.
- Fencing Reimbursement Adjustment: Approved 16-0 (Resolution RACRA 2026-4).
- Next steps: Staff will contact council members to schedule CRA meeting dates after the new council leadership is elected.
Meeting Transcript
Alright, looks like if everybody present has a seat, we'll have a quorum. And we'll get the meeting started. All right. I think I have 13 seated. All right. I call to order the King Soutell Crossing CRA meeting. It is Tuesday, May 12th, 401 p.m. Legislative Service. Do we have a quorum? Just tell me yes on the record. She says yes, we have a quorum. Yes, we have a quorum. The first thing we'll do is entertain a motion for the approval of the February 10th, 2026 minutes. I move the February 10th 2028. Got a motion and a second from Councilman Arias on the approval of the minutes. All in favor of the minutes signify by saying aye. Aye, any opposed say nay. The minutes pass. Now the first agenda item is considering of the KSC fiscal year 2026, 2027 preliminary budget. So is there any public comment here on the King Suitel budget? Do we have cards? I see Mr. Nooney's in the house. Okay. So I'm just anticipating that one of those cards says John Nooney. Let's start the clock for Mr. Nooney for public comment. Do we have a motion for the approval? We have a motion and seconds. So we'll start the public comment with Mr. Nooney. You can restart his clock. Hello. I am John J. Nooney. Jacksonville City Council Resolution 2023 0819. I mean City Council District 4 CPAC planning district three school board district three. And so this is the King Suitel Crossing, and I see on here the uh the budget and public comment prior to the vote. And with the King Soutell, you know, uh, you know, I'll be supporting it. And I just want to say, you know, Ernest Smith, the third's in the house, and I'll be you know, uh, you know, talking about this a little bit later, with the biggest thing with these CRAs, and even with this budget, any, even if it's a buck, if there's any waterway components associated with any of this, open or waterways for everyone now the where in the geographical area of this. I mean, I'll be looking and asking, but with this budget, I want to be on the record for everyone, and that's why, even with leadership, you know, you know, that's right, Colonel Miller, he's the man. And then with 2025 0867, Duval County Public Schools CID. That's not part of the C RA, Mr. Nooney. Stick to the CRA, CRA. CR, it encompasses everything. It really does. Wendy Kahn. Classrooms in Pottsburgh. Well, anyway, uh I know I was diverting.
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