All right.

Welcome everyone to the Monday, May 18th, 2 p.m.

Rules Committee meeting.

If we would start with introductions with Mr.

Dennis, please.

Garrett Dennis administration.

Colleen Hamsey, Council Research.

Mary Stefopoulos, Office of General Counsel.

Trista Carriher, Council Auditor's Office.

Canamar, City Council District 1.

Randy White, District 12.

Chris Miller at large group five.

Group two at large.

My gay district two.

Good afternoon, Michael Boylan, District Six.

Alright, thank you, everyone.

Do we have any public comment cards?

Thank you.

We have three.

Okay, in order, and you have three minutes.

If we could start with Bobby O'Connor and then Latavia Harris and then Marshall Atkinson, please.

My name is Bobby O'Connor.

My address is on file.

Some of you have already heard me what I have to say, but I because I spoke this morning, but I wanted to add to it.

I don't really understand how some of you good people could say that you understand what happened and is happening in redlining.

And then you voted no to for Jimmy Palouse, Councilmember Peluso's resolution.

That is not in alignment, in my view.

If you truly understood what redlining did to this community and is still doing to this community, then you would have voted yes to that resolution for in my thinking.

It's really a no-brainer.

It costs no money, and I know you all want to be fiscally responsible.

How could you not vote yes?

You would be standing in solidarity with a large 20 plus percent of the population that you serve, the citizens that you serve.

I do not understand, and I believe you don't really understand redlining and the scars that is left and that are still here today in our community in those in those areas which were redlined, and it is still happening.

What was it, two years, maybe three, that Amerisbank didn't acknowledge that our account for that they'd done anything wrong, but they settled.

You could have made what I would call an acupuncture treatment.

You would have changed the energy field in our city.

If you could vote yes, and those of you who were not at the meeting this morning, please vote yes to Jimmy Peluso's resolution about not having a jail in a red line community.

Don't add to what is already done in the name of all that is good and holy.

Do not add to that.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Next is Latavia Harris, please.

Good morning.

My name is Latavia Harris.

My address is on Powell.

Um I have two things this morning.

I'm here for the confirmation for Miss Alice Nelson.

When we talk about east side generation, Alice Nelson fits that marker to the team.

Her home was one of the first homes that Reverend C.B.

Daly built.

Her mom left her that home.

She'll probably leave that home to her son.

And those are the generational legacies that we need when we're sitting on the east side board.

Al is also very active in the community.

When it comes to an open door policy, she's the only one that has a door.

People in the community can knock on 11 o'clock at night.

And she actually answers the door.

And with that, I want to say thank you for allowing her to be on that board because she is what we're looking for when we say the voice of the community.

Second of all, I want to say thank you for the resolution for Judge Henry Lee Adams.

I know it's hard to believe that I could probably be in the same family as Judge Adams, but I am.

Um, and someone finally recognizing him for the things that he's done for the east side as well.

For those who don't know, he was raised on Jacksonville's East Side, him, his brother Charlie, his sister.

Everyone was raised on the east side.

And this is the importance we have when we come to speak about the community on the east side, is there's so much legacy, and a lot of people don't know the legacy.

Um I don't think Robin's uh for today, but just when she is, I want to speak on her behalf as well.

Robin was a person who left the community, but she left the community for reasons some of all of us have had, but she chose to come back to the community to show leadership, to show the equity that she has in the community, and she's taking a huge responsibility, even with the small things, training the community, trying to help us get to where we need to be, and again, those are the exemplary things that we look for with people when they're on the board.

Last but not least, uh, we wouldn't want to see a jail in these red line districts.

You know, these districts already go through a lot of stuff as is to put a jail house there would be catastrophic, especially we've had one downtown as an ISOR for.

I don't know since Jesus was a baby, I'm assuming, but I would like to say thank you.

The Eastide loves Alice Nelson.

Thank you for Judge Hero Lee Adams.

We call him Achie, so yeah, my call him Judge Adams.

No red line, and when it's Robin's third, that's my conversation for Robin.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Next is Mr.

Atkinson.

Okay, um, then uh the last person is uh but does not wish to speak is um Robin Senazal.

Um she supports Alice Nelson's appointment for the CBA East Grants Committee, but again does not wish to speak.

Um any others?

Okay, all right.

Um given um Councilmember Omar, um we'll have to be leaving us relatively soon.

Um, thought we'd take his bill up before um his amendment uh before we go into the appointment.

So if you'll turn with me to page 25 item number 49, 2026 0403.

Uh, do I have a motion?

We have uh a fur uh motion and a second on the bill.

Um I believe we have an amendment.

Is that right?

Um, Councilman Ma.

That's correct, Mr.

Chair.

I'd like to move an amendment to correct some shrimpers' errors within the uh this resolution honoring uh Mr.

Todd Booth and the work that's being done at the Alhambra.

Okay.

We're motion second on the amendment, Miss Kaher.

Um, is there any more to share on that amendment or anyone else?

Uh to the chair, I don't have the details of those governors.

Perhaps um Council Member Amaro could voice them for the record.

Through the chair to Councilmember Morrow, since we don't know the nature of the changes, they need to be put on the record so they can be properly voted on by the committee.

Chair to uh we're striking um, do you really want me to go through all this?

Okay.

Um honoring Todd Booth, executive director, striking uh the word and striking, Jesus.

They're extraordinary uh striking the some of the uh doc the verbiage is repetitive.

Um line 19, striking bowl, striking uh leadership efforts.

Um, okay.

So I think you're referring to a red line.

Um, yeah, it's from council member Johnson's precisely.

Okay.

Um I'll go through them.

Some of them did not make sense to me to be honest, Councilmember Omaro.

So I'll let the committee kind of know where that might be the case, and then you all can address how you want to address those changes, if at all in the amendment.

So Miss through the chair to Miss Sophopoulos.

I I was out of courtesy doing this for Councilmember Johnson.

If you think it is too complex of an issue, I don't have a problem in uh pulling back.

No, I'm happy if you want me to, Mr.

Chair, to go through it.

Most of it is wordsmithing, I would say to the resolution.

So I can go through it and just kind of put on the record this the substance of what he was looking for, where I might have some confusion and he's not here to address it.

Then you may just determine not to include that as part of the amendment.

Um I'll let you know, as the introducer of the amendment, maybe council member Omaro could address that as they may arise if that's okay with you, Mr.

Chair, for us to do it that way.

So the resolution uh on page one, um, it honors Todd Booth in Alhambra Theater.

He wants to change it to say honoring Todd Booth, the executa executive producer and director of the Alhambra Theater, for I believe it should say his extraordinary effort instead of their taking out the word Alhambra later on in that sentence.

Um then on the second whereas clause, it would read um under the creative and visionary work of Todd Booth.

Alhambra Theater stage productions have not merely sustained its legacy, but in the elevated, it's like artistic excellence with forward thinking innovation, ensuring that this treasured institution continues to thrive in a modern and competitive cultural landscape.

Um the next two whereas clauses down with the whereas clause starting on page one line 30, whereas the Alhambra serves both proving ground and artistic and refined, adding with many moving to the highest level of stage and screen and where established performers return to the immediacy and authenticity of live performance with artists such as former Miss America, Leonza Cornet, Conrad DeAndrea Lewis, Daryl Rubin Hall, Dr.

James Webb, Tara Connor Jones, Paige O'Hara, Morgan Fairchild, and Don Wells shaping and being shaped by its stage.

So it's adding that they would move to the highest level of stage and screen.

One of the items that I wasn't sure is there's a whereas clause that talks about the Alhambra's uh distinction extending beyond the stage and addresses its culinary curate curated culinary experience that occurs at the theater.

Um talking about removing that, but then it was also part of the article that kind of formed the basis of this resolution and the reason for the designation.

So to the extent that he indicated, maybe potentially removing it.

I also think he made a notation to keep it.

So I would recommend that the committee just keep that whereas clause because it is relevant to the designation, and he would just want to remove the word remains.

Um and then I think he wants to combine it with the next whereas clause.

Um and then uh starting with section one of the bill, the city council hereby's honor Todd honors Todd Booth and the Alhambra Theater and Dining for an enduring commitment to artistic excellence, cultural preservation, culinary distinction, and economic impact within the city of Jacksonville.

So just removing the word there and putting and to reference back to Mr.

Booth and the Alhambra Theater and removing an additional and from the sentence, and I think that is basically what comprises the intention for the amendment.

Any other items, Councilmember Amaro?

No, um, Mr.

Chair and and uh Ms.

Stephopolos, thank you for your patience in enduring this.

I uh that was not my intent to put you in that situation, and uh, but nevertheless, that those are the changes that are being um uh covered in this amendment to uh make this resolution move forward, Mr.

Chair.

If I could, it might be easier to move this as a substitute just because it would be cleaner for what I would have to draft and file.

So if you don't mind, and there's no objection from the mover of the amendment to just move it as a substitute to the bill.

If that is if the committee is amenable to that, it would be easier for our team to be able to file and a substitute.

Yeah, that that's fine, I'm sure.

Thank you.

We'll move it as a substitute.

So we have a motion and second uh moving the substitute.

Um, all voice vote.

All those in favor, please signify by saying yes.

All those opposed, no.

Um second to move the bill as a substitute.

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

Six years, zero nays.

By reaction, you approve 2026 0403 as substituted.

We'll oh, yes, council member Amaro.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

I just want to express my gratitude for you and uh your patience going through this.

I I don't like the half step, but I feel I'm half stepping here and uh and I apologize for that.

Oh all good, thank you very much, sir.

So next, I don't see council member Peluso here, uh, which is on your agenda, so we'll we'll start with our reappointments and appointments.

So we'll go to page number 13, and number uh 17, 2026 0340.

We have a motion and second on the bill.

Um is um Robin Lang here, doesn't need to be, but I just want to check.

No, okay.

Um no one in the queue.

Please open the ballot and record your vote.

Six years, zero nays.

By our action, you've approved 2026 0340.

We'll next go to item 18, 2026, 0341.

We have motion second on the bill.

Is Mario DeCunto here, please?

And I apologize if I didn't pronounce your name correctly.

Yes.

Yes, sir.

Thank you, Chair.

Yeah, would you state your name and address for the record, please?

Yes, sir.

Mario DeCunto 10351, Sylvan Lane West, Jacksonville 32257.

Great.

If you would just give us a little bit about your background and why you believe you're a you're a good fit um for the library board of trustees.

Sure.

Um I'm a licensed mental health counselor uh by trade.

Uh I work with Fiscal Children's Services, the Head Start program here in town.

And uh just growing up myself, I feel like I've always been very attached to the library.

I feel very comfortable there.

And I just as a child I spent a lot of time at the library because it was a safe place for me to be.

And I know that with the resources that we have in this city.

I would like to with my skills and my my uh you know interactions with other organizations in the city would like to help support the growth of the library and the stability of the library.

Very good.

Seeing no one in the queue, please open the ballot and record your vote.

Five years, zero nays.

By your action, you've approved 2026-0341, and uh Mr.

DeCunto and to anyone else being appointed um or reappointed next Tuesday night.

We will recognize everyone relatively early in the meeting and ask you to stand up, all those being appointed or reappointed.

Not mandatory, but we certainly would welcome you to come so that the public may see and uh recognize you for your service.

That's very kind.

Thank you.

Thank you, Chair.

Now we'll go to the next page.

Item number 19, 2026, 0342.

We have a motion and second on the bill.

Um is Mr.

Moat, is it Moat?

Here, please.

Yes, sir.

Uh, through the chair, my name is Ivan Moat 172, Barstow Place.

And thank you.

Um, would you also give us a little bit about your background and why you think the downtown development review board is uh is a good fit for you.

Yes, sir.

Um again, I'm born and raised here in Jacksonville.

I come from uh out east uh 21st in Phoenix, uh 30th and Buckman is is where I was raised, moved to Grand Park.

So I uh uh Jacksonville has been my home except for my time away in the military.

I remember when this was May Cohen's catching the bus to come down here to shop, uh watch movies, um, but I also served as a public servant for 27 years in Jacksonville.

Um, uh military as well, served in the reserve, navy, army, and and active duty Air Force.

But Jacksonville uh brought me back home.

I love for Jacksonville, and then when I moved downtown, I wanted to wait to find a way to serve my community, even coming here.

I had a uh I'm so engraved in downtown I haven't cranked my truck so the battery died.

I had to jump on the golf cart to run down here to this meeting.

So, um, but I I have a background in public service.

Uh I teach nursing right now.

Uh I worked in safety, and I have an appreciation for the rebirth of downtown.

I remember the history, but now we're going through a rebirth and we're making a new history right now.

And I think my diverse background will will help assist in uh building something that that's uh you know sustainable.

Thank you very much.

Anyone?

Any questions?

No.

Um, well, I'll just say Mr.

Moat, thank you for stepping forward, and uh thank you for your other service.

Um, you know, as an army guy, but I have to speak up for the Marines.

Why not the Marines too?

You hit three, you hit three of the four main ones.

They wouldn't transfer me to the unit, so I went to the army.

That's I tried to hit them also.

Well, thank you for your service.

Um, my pleasure.

Please open the ballot and record your vote.

Five years, zero knees.

By reaction, you've approved 2026 0342.

We'll next go to thank you.

Thank you.

We'll next go to uh 2026 0343.

Do I have a motion?

We have a motion and a second on the bill.

Uh is Mr.

Drushel here, please.

Did I get that right?

Whoops.

Oh, sorry.

Brian's with Crucial.

Jeffrey Derushel, uh, live at 676 Reflection Cove Road East, Jacksonville, Florida, 32218.

Thank you.

Would you also give us a little bit about uh yourself and your background and um why you think this is a good fit?

You're looking forward to the Cultural Service Grant Program Committee.

I've spent a lot of my professional life as a musician, as an actor, uh primarily touring around the country with uh touring Broadway shows.

Um, spent a lot of time as a musician before that, doing the same type of thing with various types of acts.

Um was an educator, but what brought me to Florida, getting a degree at the University of Florida, and anticipated settling into a nice comfy uh teaching position somewhere, but that was before the COVID times and I've moved on to other things.

Jacksonville is now home to me, and I'm really excited to use the experience I brought from basically both coasts for 20 years and all around the country to bring some of that perspective here and really be excited to help guide some of the organizations here in town.

Very good, thank you.

Seeing no one in the queue, please open the ballot and record your vote.

Six years, zero nays.

By our action, you've approved 2026 0343.

Thanks, Mr.

Drushel.

Appreciate it.

We'll next go to 2026 0344.

Do I have a motion?

We have motion and second on the bill.

Is Catherine Moore here, please?

Good afternoon.

Good afternoon.

Would you please state your name and address for the record, please?

Certainly.

My name is Catherine Moore.

My address is 1602 Seminole Road, Jacksonville, Florida, 32205.

Okay.

And if you wouldn't mind uh telling us a little bit about yourself and why you're looking forward to the Jacksonville Ethics Commission.

Certainly.

Mr.

Chairman, Council members, it is my honor to be here with you today and to be nominated for a seat on the City of Jacksonville Ethics Commission as a former and current government executive with ethics experience.

I have spent the majority of my career overseeing compliance and ethics programs for institutions of higher education.

The opportunity to sit on a public board is one I take very seriously, and I'm ready to serve the city that my family calls home.

I want to thank State Attorney Melissa Nelson for placing her faith in me to serve in this capacity.

I am extremely grateful to her for this nomination.

In the profession, ethics is often described as a culmination of the small things that we do when we think no one is looking, which ultimately reveals our true character.

I hope that you will afford me the opportunity to set to demonstrate the way that I carefully consider issues, both big and small.

As a longtime state of Florida employee, I care deeply about the role of ethics programs and oversight within government.

Most of all, I believe that my experiences with ethics, compliance, and transparency at the local and state levels will be beneficial in this role.

And I very much look forward to contributing to the meaningful work of the Jacksonville Ethics Commission.

Mr.

Chair, that concludes my remarks.

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

We'll next go to pass President Salem.

Thank you, Chair.

I had an appointment with Ms.

Moore, and then I read a res I read her resume and said I'd be wasting my time questioning this lady about ethics.

So she's eminently qualified and I'm sure we'll be a great member to this commission.

Thank you for giving yourself up for this.

Absolutely, thank you, sir.

Thank you.

Next, Councilmember Amaro, you recognize.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

Thank you, Ms.

Moore, for putting yourself forward.

Thank you for responding to uh my little questionnaire.

And just like Mrs.

Salem, your response was on target on spot, and I think you'll make a significant contribution.

So I'm I'm look I'm glad to be voting you forward.

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

Um anyone else?

Okay.

With that, please open the ballot and record your vote.

Six years, zero nays.

By reaction, you've approved 2026 0344.

Thank you, Miss Moore.

Thank you.

Next we'll go to 2026 0346.

We have a motion second on the bill.

Is uh Heather is it?

Reber.

How about that?

Good afternoon.

Heather Reaver with the Council Auditors Office.

I should know that.

I hope so.

Um Heather Reber with the Council Auditors Office, 117 West Duval Street.

Um, you know, I don't I think we all know your background, so I'm not sure we need to go there, but is there anything you'd like to share?

Um I'm just honored to have this opportunity that Philip Mr.

Peterson chose me as to be one of the assistant council auditors.

So I'm excited to start this role.

Great.

We'll we'll next go to Councilmember Gay.

You're recognized.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

I'd just like to be added as a co-sponsor.

Alrighty.

Next to Pass President Salem.

Thank you, Chair.

Uh we are so fortunate to have Ms.

Reber and Mr.

Parks who will be next in these positions.

Uh the Council Auditor's Office is the I think the star of this government.

It's been said by other people, and uh I'm excited for you and the whole team.

So welcome.

Thank you.

Next is past President White, you're recognized.

Yes, sir.

Please add me as a co-sponsor in the next one too.

And if they don't mind back up to 342, I'll miss Mr.

Moat's vote.

Please add me on that one too.

Thank you, sir.

All right.

Councilmember Boylan, you're recognized.

Thank you.

Uh yeah, we can do a council amendment just a minute on both of these, I guess.

But I just wanted to take a moment for for the sake of those maybe watching or listening.

Uh we I did spend some time with both Heather and Mr.

Parks.

Uh, so it wasn't automatic.

I mean, it's uh of course I understood that, but we had a chance to talk about what they were bringing to the table in terms of a new perspective.

Uh uh these are slam dunks in one respect, but at the same time, we do take our role responsible uh responsibly and making certain that we do the due diligence necessary to make sure that we are affirming the right people in on the bus.

Thank you.

And do add me if we can I guess all of our council amendment.

Come again, that committee.

Never mind.

Put me down as a co-sponsor.

But I think this one, Mr.

Park.

I think we're almost there.

Uh Councilmember Morrow, you're recognized.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

I uh I'd like to be added as a sponsor on this uh 346 and 347.

Had the opportunity to sit down with Heather and Brian, and I I was so impressed with uh their commitment to public service as well as their conviction to what they do.

And I think that these two um working along uh Philip moving forward is gonna be uh make a significant contribution to the uh council auditors' office and and will continue to keep us on on track.

So congratulations.

Thank you.

I certainly agree.

Uh no one else in the queue.

And reason I hesitated on pronouncing last name, I I thought I looked over at Ken and I said, you know, for years people have mispronounced his last name, and he's been so nice just to let him let them mispronounce his last name.

I'm like, uh, instead of just going with Heather.

Um, thank you very much.

Uh no one else in the queue, please open the ballot and record your vote.

Six years, by your action, you've approved 2026 0346.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

We'll next go to 2026 0347.

Do I have a motion?

Motion and second on the bill.

Uh Mr.

Parks, please.

Uh Brian Parks, Council Auditors Office 117 West Duball Street.

Same kind of thing.

Is there anything you'd like to share?

I mean, we we all know you.

Um, whatever you'd like to share.

No, same as Heather.

You know, honored that Philip, you know, selected me as one of two to be an assistant council auditor.

We hope to continue to serve, you know, the office in you all going forward.

Thank you.

We'll next go to Councilmember Gay.

You recognize.

Thank you, Ms.

Mr.

Chair.

I'd like to be added as a co-sponsor.

Okay.

Thank you very much.

Before I take a vote, I'll also add in there.

Um we rely so heavily on the council auditors.

Um, and to my knowledge, at least in the short almost three years I've been here.

Uh, never been misled or misrepresented by them with the information that they've provided.

It's always been spot on, exactly what you need, exactly when you need it.

And and I'm sure you all will continue that.

Um, but it's so very important to help the full council be able to have the necessary facts to be able to help them make the decisions that we make on behalf of the city.

So thank you very much for all you have done and all you will continue to do.

Please open the ballot and record your vote.

Six years, zero nays.

By your action, you've approved 2026 0347.

We'll next go to 2026 0348.

We have a motion second on the bill.

Is Kimberly Corbin here, please?

Miss Corbin.

No.

Let's see.

Let me look at this one.

Do you know Mr.

Dennis?

If she plans on being here, I can leave it open if through the chair, yes.

So uh she's code enforcement, so I will uh get the uh the uh director.

Um I don't know if she's in a meeting, but I'll take care of that.

So please leave it open.

We'll leave this open and I'll I'll come back in case she in case she comes.

So we'll move on to 2026 0351.

We have a motion second on the bill.

Mr.

Ernest Smith, please.

Ernest Smith 400 East Bay Street, Jacksonville, Florida, 3202.

Thanks, Mr.

Smith.

May uh would you please tell us a little bit about yourself and why you think the Jacksonville Housing and Community Development Commission is a good fit for you.

Yes, uh, thank you, Colonel, and thank you, Rules Committee, for allowing me to be here.

Um, I bring over 16 years of banking experience focused on FHA, mortgage fraud, compliance, and anti-money laundering, and also client relations along with the bank.

My experience in real estate also helps, given I've been a realtor for over two years.

However, my banking experience far exceeds that given I've been in banking for over 16 years since I was a sophomore in college.

Um growing up here in Jacksonville, born being born and raised here.

I see unfortunately the economic disparities, you know, all throughout the city when it comes to housing and affordable housing.

Um I have an office on the north side, I have an office downtown, and I have an office on the south side near Brand Ram Bay Parkway, and you know, traversing the city, I understand um the economic disparities that most people, some people, a lot of people have in the city.

Um, with that, I want to be able to be able to help those people out, help them to be able to find a home.

Um, a lot of uh people in my generation, millennials and younger, they they don't think they'll ever be able to afford a home.

Um I think that's um a total travesty.

So with that, I want to bring my skills in banking, um, whether it be um advocating for tiny homes, advocating for modular homes, advocating for I don't know, container homes, whatever it may be to help out the affordable housing crisis here in Jacksonville.

Thank you very much.

Appreciate all you shared.

No one in the queue, please open the ballot and record your votes.

Five years, zero nays.

By our action, you've approved 2026 0351.

Thank you, Mr.

Smith.

We'll next move to 2026 0352.

I have a motion.

Do I have a second?

I have a second on the bill is Alice Nelson here, please.

I think uh a couple people have already commented about you, Miss Nelson.

Um so if you'd please introduce yourself and give us your address and then tell us a little bit about yourself.

I'm Alice Nelson.

My address is 1138 Odessa Street.

I am a tenured legacy resident of the Out East community.

I was raised out east, attended the local schools, and I am a proud graduate of Jacksonville University.

I want to serve on this board because this community is deeply personal to me.

I do not just observe the realities about East, I live them alongside the residents every day.

Because of that, I understand both the challenges and the strengths of this community firsthand.

Professionally, I bring years of experience as a technology and data professional, where I work with information that organizations use to make critical business and strategic decisions.

I believe that same balanced approach is important for this board, using both data and lived experience to make informed, fair, and impactful decisions regarding community investments and grant funding.

What truly drives me, however, is service.

Whether it is helping a resident navigate an eviction issue, assisting an elderly neighbor in need, or helping a fellow resident get gas to make it to work.

I have always tried to be a bridge.

That can do it for people who may not have anyone else to turn to.

What makes my perspective unique is that my relationship with this community is not just academic or observational, it's boost on the ground.

I live in the community, I serve the community, and I am trusted within the community.

I understand the real life impact board decisions can have because I see those impacts daily.

I want to serve on this board because I care deeply about ensuring resources are distributed with transparency, fairness, and a genuine understanding of community needs.

Community activism and advocacy are not obligations for me.

They are who I am.

I believe my combination of professional experience, lived experience, and commitment to people would allow me to serve this board at the out east community effective.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Well said.

Thank you.

Seeing no one in the queue, please open the ballot and record your vote.

Five years zero nays.

By your action, you've approved 2026 0352.

Thank you, Ms.

Nelson.

Absolutely, thank you so much.

We'll go next to 2026 0355.

We have motion second on the bill is uh Miss Shield here, please.

Hi, yes, sir.

Good afternoon.

Good afternoon.

Please state your name and address for the record.

Yes, sir.

My name is Jackie B.

Schill.

My address is 8879 Denny Road, Jacksonville, Florida, 322 C.

Okay.

And why would you like to be the JEA representative of the Civil Service Board?

Alright, I'll try not to get too passionate about public service, public services, what's ingrained in me is what my family did is what I did growing up.

38 years of public service, a little bit more.

I started out as the mayor's summer work program in between my 11th and 12th grade year in the middle and went into the service and then when I came out of the military, then I started working with the city of Jacksonville and then the public utilities department transferred transferred over to JEA back in 97.

So just recently retired in March and not through with public service and committing to the public.

You know, I do believe that we serve, we do not sell.

I do believe in providing that opportunity to the community, a community which I grew up in.

So went in at entry level, worked my way up through the organization and having that understanding across all levels, excuse me.

I talked about all levels between you know employees, leadership, management, and knowing what's doing it right and understanding what's doing it right, and making sure those rules of the civil service board, they're there for a reason, they're there to protect employees, the community, our ratepayers, our taxpayers, and the employee, most importantly.

And making sure leadership and the employee both, you know, perform at the accountable level to uphold those rules.

All right, thank you.

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

Five years, zero nays.

By your action, you approve approved 2026 0355.

Thank you very much, Ms.

Sheel.

Yes, sir.

Thank you.

We'll go next to 2026 035.

Let me see.

Um, I need to make sure I go to the right one here.

I think I'm going to 359.

Yeah, it's actually uh a couple pages on, so it's 2026 0359.

We have motion second on the bill.

Is uh Raj Gupta here, please.

Good afternoon.

Raj Gupta 12722 costs this way.

Okay.

Would you please share a little bit about yourself?

Reference becoming a member of the Jacks Jacksonville Health Facilities Authority.

Outstanding, yes.

Um 13 years in marketing and sales, as well as tech space right now.

I currently own a uh business here locally in the tech and AI industry right now.

Perfectly.

Uh father of six, my wife is active duty Navy here in Jacksonville, and uh I want to be able to help Jacksonville move forward and uh and I want to serve in any way that I possibly can.

Okay, thank you very much.

No one in the queue.

Please open the ballot and record your vote.

Five years zero nays.

By our action, you approve 2026 0359.

Thanks, Mr.

Gupta.

Appreciate it.

And last but not least, uh 2026 0360.

We have a motion and second on the bill.

Mr.

French, I see him standing in the back.

Please come forward and introduce yourself.

Jason French, the address is 13080 Silver Oak Drive, 3223.

Thank you.

And also a recommended appointment to the Jacksonville Health Facilities Authority.

What are your thoughts on being a member of that authority?

My profession as an investment manager, that allows me to see how folks as they uh as they age, a significant portion of their wealth is directed towards their health care in the latter years of life.

Um the luckiest people out there are the ones who live healthy and die quickly.

Um unfortunately, there's some people who spend the twilight years in a health facility.

Um the United States is the greatest country on earth, Florida's the greatest state in the union, and Jacksonville is the greatest state in Florida, and I think our health facilities should reflect that, and I'll do my best to make sure that we're meeting those goals and objectives.

All right, thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair, as a man who is in his twilight years in a health facility.

Jason's a great guy.

I've gotten to know him well.

We've interacted regularly.

Uh his passion for this city and for good government is high on my list.

So I do appreciate the opportunity to support his nomination.

I certainly agree with that, and um yeah, I've already been added as a co-sponsor, so I don't need to say that.

All right, no one else in the queue.

Please open the ballot and record your vote.

Five years, zero nays by your actions you approve 2026 0360.

Okay, oh good, okay.

Well, thank you.

Um I believe it's uh Ms.

Corbin here, Kimberly Corbin.

If you would uh please come forward.

Yeah, we have one more.

If we'll go to go to page 15, and it's item number 24, 2026, 0348.

We have motion and second on the bill.

Uh thank you, Ms.

Corbin.

Would you please uh state your name and address for the record and tell us a little bit about yourself?

My name is Susan Kimberly Corbin, and the reason I name all three is because I'm a middle name person, so you've probably seen a bunch of different names, thinking I've got all these aliases out there.

Um my address, my home address, or you can say it's on file if you if it is.

Well, it's protected under the okay, that's fine.

That's fine.

Um, how about a little bit about yourself regarding um joining the this position as chief of municipal code compliance division?

I'm sorry, I missed the beginning part of the question.

Well, I just wanted you, if you want to share a little bit about yourself as you've been appointed as chief of municipal code compliance division.

I am a 25-year experience with management, but also in code compliance.

I have over 13 years.

Um, I worked for the city of Savannah and Citrus County, and I have all four levels of face, the Florida Association of Code Enforcement, levels one, two, three, and four, and my CEP, which is the code enforcement professional.

Um, I have a master's degree in criminal justice administration.

I feel my experience uh makes me a perfect fit for Jacksonville.

I love Jacksonville, came to Jacksonville from Savannah frequently, and so I feel like I'm perfectly qualified for the position.

Okay.

Thank you.

We have Councilmember Boydlin, you're recognized, thank you, Mr.

Chair.

Through the chair, Miss Corbin.

I didn't have a chance to have a conversation with you.

What is your experience?

Are you new to the city in this role?

I am.

I moved here March 24th, and I started March 30th.

Um so you have a pretty good handle as to the scope and the depth of the work of that department.

Absolutely.

And certainly the challenges thereof.

Uh I have to warn you, we we were pretty spoiled by Thomas uh in it in that capacity.

Uh I sent you an email the other day.

I'm not I'm still waiting on a response.

Uh on the Hillwood property that I think I sent you an email last Tuesday.

Uh I'm just hopeful of that we have the same kind of rapid response.

Oh, absolutely.

When we reach out to your office for some concerns.

I will look for that email.

Thank you.

If not, let me know.

I will forward it to you again.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

No one else in the queue, please open the ballot and record your vote.

Five yes, zero nays.

By reaction, you've approved 2026 0348.

Thank you, Miss Corbin.

Thank you.

So we'll now go to the uh beginning of our regular agenda and and work our way through.

Item number one, 2024 0627 is deferred at the request of Councilmember Diamond.

I'm item number two, 2024 0966 is deferred at the request of Council President Carico.

Item number three, 2025-0775 is deferred at the request of Council Member Carlucci.

Item 4, 2026 0192 is deferred.

Um, and it was my continued deferral as well as number 5260203 is deferred, and then item six, 2026 0227 is deferred through request of council member Diamond.

And item number seven, 2026 0317.

We have a motion, and I have a second on the amendment and a second on the amendment.

Uh Ms.

Carrier, would you please explain the amendment?

Through the chair to the committee, the amendment will remove the code waiver that requires the honorary be deceased for at least five years since the honoree does indeed beat that requirement.

Well, place revised notice documents on file to include the second notices that were issued to the affected property owners.

We'll correct the designated roadway description to reflect only the portion of roadway that fronts the church parcel, and lastly, we'll correct some scriveners' errors within the bill.

Okay, thank you.

All in favor of the amendment, please signify by saying yes.

All those opposed, no.

The amendment passes.

We have we have a motion second on the bill is amended.

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

Five years, zero nays.

By your action, you've approved 2026 0317 as amended.

Item number eight, twenty twenty-six zero three one eight is deferred.

Um item number nine, 2026 0319 is also deferred due to a June 1st, 26th neighborhoods public hearing.

Item 10, 2026, 320 is deferred at the request of council member White.

Item number 11, 2026 0327.

Okay, we have a motion second on the substitute.

I do have one question before we re vote for public works.

If someone is here from public works to be able to address a question on this good afternoon, Nina Sickler Public Works.

I'm a sickler.

Yeah, I just had a question because I wanted to I wanted to make sure we we understood the scope of the number and types of property.

And if you don't have it now, I'd just like to know at some point after this meeting.

I wanted to see, I believe we had somewhere around 16 of the properties that had been identified.

And I was just trying to get a feel for how big of an issue this is going to be.

Sure.

I'll start with some general uh comments, and then if Renee has any more detail, I can pass it over to Chief Hunter.

Um there are uh 16 properties that we are looking at.

They are none of them are residential, they're all commercial, they are mostly vacant.

My understanding that is that there are two of them that may have some parking operations on them, but they they aren't um the ones that we are interested in for this for this segment are don't have any active businesses on them.

Thank you.

Through the chair to the chair, Renee Hunter, public works real estate.

Um, I don't really have a whole lot more additional to say other than that.

Um there should be an exhibit list attached to the bill that lists all the parcels, and I believe it's 17 total.

You'll see that there's a range of um less than a tenth of an acre up to 7.42 acres total.

They are all business owned.

I do have um a staff of people looking into whether or not they're commercial or whether or not they're active businesses or not, they are mostly vacant as Director Sickler explained, but we're double-checking some things, um, also providing based on the last committee meeting.

I don't know if you saw this morning, but um they're all zoned commercial except one is zone CRO, so commercial residential office, but everything else is commercial or light industrial.

And um, when it comes to the uh we have not yet started negotiations, um, this legislation allows us to proceed with that, and if we cannot reach a negotiation with these owners, then it allows us to proceed through the office of general counsel to an eminent domain process.

Okay, I'm the ones I'm concerned with.

If there are any are the ones that have a major impact on a commercial uh property or or company, and I was there this morning and I I brought up uh there was an independent organization that um went through this process with a local company, and uh it impacted them way beyond what they were ever compensated for.

They had to move their headquarters to a new location, open up a new office, new operations, and um I'm a little little sensitive to that after watching that happen uh after the fact, and and so I just want to make sure if there are any major impacts on our companies, given these are all commercial.

Um, I'd like to know that is as soon as possible, and and just be aware as we go through the process.

So that's that's where that's coming from.

All right, thank you very much.

If I could add one thing, most of these um are within the 100-year floodplain as well, so just keeping in mind that um because of this uh this project being connected with the Hogan's Creek Restoration.

Um, so these trail properties are within the 100-year floodplain typically, and so they're they're um not as fully usable as one that would not be in that floodplain area.

Okay, thank you.

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

Oh, excuse me.

Mr.

Chair, you have a motion proper posture.

Yeah, you're you have a motion for the substitute on the floor, which you need to vote on verbally, and then you would take a motion on the bill as substituted for that.

Thank you.

All those in favor of the substitute, please signify by saying yes.

All those opposed, no, substitute passes.

We have a motion second on the bill as substituted.

No one in the queue, please open the bot and record your vote.

Five years, zero nays.

By your action to approve 2026 zero three two seven as substituted.

Go on to item number twelve, twenty twenty-six zero three three five.

I'm going to defer this as well as uh what neighborhoods did so that it stays on the same same track with neighborhoods.

Item number 13, 2026, 0336.

I have a motion on neighborhoods amendment.

We have a motion and a second on the neighborhoods amendment.

Um, no one in the queue, all those.

Well, is there any discussion on that neighborhoods amendment?

We had quite a bit of discussion this morning.

Um those in favor of the neighborhoods amendment, please signify by saying yes.

Yes, all those opposed, no, the amendment passes.

We have a motion and second on the bill as amended.

Um we have Mr.

Vopoulis, you're recognized.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

A couple of things.

So I do note that there is still an auditor recommended amendment noted on your agenda to the extent you would want to discuss or take that up.

It was an item that was part of the auditor's recommended amendments this morning, and so it's the one item they've um they've noted to carry over to today uh this afternoon.

I also have some additional um potential what I would call legal cleanup that um I received from Mr.

Sawyer this morning on a couple of the provisions um in the uh use agreement, and I can walk the committee through those.

They would to the extent the committee would agree, um, they would be moved as an additional amendment, and then we could roll them into the neighborhood's amendment to create a rules amendment.

Um, Mr.

Chair, I I did take the opportunity uh this afternoon to also share these changes with Mr.

Gabriel so he could talk them through with his client.

So as I explain them, if you know to the extent, so the first would be a change to the assignment provision that would provide that um in the event EWU wanted to transfer finance mortgage or encumber the track improvements as part of their operations or financing, that they would be able to do so so long as it doesn't materially impair the limited and programmatic reporting obligations that are set forth in the agreement, and to ensure that there the added language be, or that the city and the general public's access rights in the track improvements would also be reflected there as part of that consideration.

Um, and then also the last sentence would remain the same that the city may not assign the agreement without EWU's prior written consent.

Um, the second change would be to the right to terminate provision.

Currently, there's a there's a sentence in the right to terminate provision that says either party can terminate the agreement for a material breach up to 60 days after 60 days written notice to the other party of the breach.

It provides that if the default, whatever the breach is, cannot be reasonably cured within that 60-day notice period after the receipt of the notice, no event of default shall be deemed to occur so long as the defaulting party has commenced to cure the issue within that 60 days and thereafter pursues that cure to completion.

So it does it, it just means at the end of the 60 days, it's not an automatic um termination for default.

It gives an opportunity, should the need to cure expand beyond the 60-day period of the notice that they would be given a reasonable opportunity to do that without a termination occurring.

And then the last is just to section 19 of the agreement with respect to execution of the document and counterparts.

This counterpart um execution is something that's contemplated in most of our agreements so that we don't have to circulate one single copy of an agreement for everybody to sign.

The city can sign a copy, the other party can sign a copy, and they together constitute one full document.

And so it's just um bringing that language in alignment with the city's standard language with respect to counterpart execution.

So I would call that legal cleanup at the end of the day.

And those are the three primary changes, and I don't know that if Mr.

Gabriel has any additional input you would want to consider, Mr.

Chair.

Yes, definitely want to ask Mr.

Gabriel.

Sure, to the chair.

Um those legal uh amendments are perfectly fine.

We're good with those, and we're certainly good with what uh went into the uh neighborhoods uh uh amendment from earlier.

So we're good with that too.

The only one for the reasons we've always we've already discussed, we're not good with the the recordation one, but we're good with everything else.

Thank you.

Okay, thank you.

Appreciate that.

Um, yeah, the only oh we do have we do have others in the queue.

Um, we'll go to Council, the committee members first.

Um go to council member Boylan, you recognize.

Mr.

Chair, do you want to get a motion on the floor with respect to these changes before discussion?

Oh, yes.

That would make sense because otherwise, why are we discussing before it's a move?

Rules amendment.

You could just move the amendment as explained by myself, and then we if we roll it into the other changes from neighborhoods, we call it the rules amendment at that point.

So moved.

We have a motion second on the uh legal amendments uh by Ms.

Stephopolis.

Um we'll go to anyone else on that besides well, I wanted to member.

Is that item E, which because we did address item E.

Through the chair to Councilmember Boylan, that is the one carryover that is still noted as an auditor recommended amendment for this committee's potential consideration.

Understood.

So even though we we decided to vote it down in uh in neighborhoods, you could still revisit it as a rule.

Correct.

Okay, uh past President Salem.

I hear what you're saying, but in neighborhoods, we've we voted down that amendment.

I think that should be reflected, even though rules still has the opportunity to address it.

Correct.

That is not listed as part of the neighborhood's amendment as noted on your agenda.

I was just noting it on here that it was still carrying forward as an auditor recommended amendment on your agenda, but with respect to the description of the neighborhood's amendment on the rules agenda, that item two E is not on there because it was not part of the neighborhood's amendment.

Okay, I I maybe we're missing here in neighborhoods.

We voted down the the that last auditor's amendment.

Councilmember Boylan made the motion and it was second and we voted on it.

But to the extent the rules committee is comprised of different membership, you would have the auditors have sought marked it on here for this committee, whether you want to consider it or not is up to this committee.

I understand the point I was making was I think it's appropriate to reflect that the neighborhood committee did vote down that amendment.

Surely rules can do whatever they want, but but neighborhoods did vote it down.

Correct.

Okay, I just want to put that on the record.

Thank you.

Councilmember Gay, you're recognized.

Okay.

Um, okay, Councilmember Boylan.

So if we are voting on the neighborhood amendment, it doesn't make sense to me.

You have approved the neighborhoods amendment, which did not require recording of the agreement with the clerk of court.

It pulled E out.

Oh, if we pass the bill as amended by a neighborhoods, then it's still out, correct?

Correct.

Alright, that's all I need to know.

Thank you.

Thank you.

So on the floor, currently are these legal cleanup items.

That is the amendment on the floor.

Is it on the amendment?

I don't need to speak on the amendment.

I had a few other questions, but if you want to finish this up.

Okay.

We do the one that those two agreed to.

So whatever we're gonna call this amendment by Ms.

Stefopoulos, and agreed to by uh Mr.

Gabriel and Edward Waters University.

All those in favor, please signify by saying yes.

Yes.

I was opposed, no.

Uh the amendment passes.

May we roll those up?

Yes, please.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

Um looking for a motion and second.

As amended.

We have a motion second on the bill as amended.

Um we'll go to visiting Councilmember Peluso.

Thank you, Chair.

And uh uh I'm sorry I had a run out on on neighborhoods uh uh when when a lot of the the diving into this happened.

Well, just a quick question.

I know it was already just voted on, but it does say uh under five part D provide designated hours for general public use.

Do we kind of know what what those hours look like and is that just the four times a year thing, or is it throughout the rest of the week you kind of you kind of get opportunities to use the truck?

Yeah, uh and Ms.

Stefopoulos can answer this too, but through the chair, one of the amend amendments we did at uh neighborhoods at the end was to incorporate an actual revised revision um of the agreement, and in that agreement there was a whole provision on community access windows and what it's I mean, I won't read the whole thing, but it basically says that um EWU shall provide community access to the track improvements during the following standard periods.

It's Monday through Friday, 6 a.m.

to 9 a.m.

and then 6 p.m.

to 9 p.m.

and sundays 12 p.m.

to 6 p.m.

Um and it goes on with some other verbiage there, and then there's also a programming provision in there too.

Understood.

Very very pleased to hear that then.

And then the other thing that I want to at least make sure my colleagues knew as well, and I don't know if anyone else is here from EWU that can kind of speak to this, but we are also waiting on the administration to sign their agreement with Shell Suite, um, to make sure that there's a I think it's a 20-year term that we're working on with Shell Suite with the City of Jacksonville.

I'm seeing head shaking.

Mr.

Newby.

Nothing to speak to on that, thank you.

So to the body, I just want to make sure that it's noted that we we do have an agreement that we're trying to work on with EWU outside of this one to ensure that we have a a long-term agreement for the Shell Suite Center to remain open.

It's a city facility, however, the building.

So the city built the building, but EWU manages it.

And we have a clinic in there, and we also have a senior center.

We just want to make sure that that both of those were able to continue to operate, it's very well needed in the community.

If that clinic were to shut down, it would again it would go back to having no medical services.

So we're still waiting on the administration, the EWU administration to sign that agreement.

We have sent it over through the neighborhoods department under Travis Jeffrey.

We've also added more money uh per year to that the city would put into keeping the facility in line.

Just want to make sure that's noted because it is something that, you know, as we talk about our relationship with EWU, we've done a lot of work with them.

We continue to do a lot of work with them, and I want to make sure that we continue to pursue uh good things that benefit both the community and the university at large.

I am in support of this bill.

I'm very grateful to hear about the track.

I just want to make sure folks know that shell suite should remain open.

It's also a early voting site.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Um, the only thing before we go to a vote, I just wanted to because we talked about it and the difference between committees here, and it still was the auditor's amendment uh recommendation that that was voted down uh in neighborhoods.

Um that item that was pulled out.

Um there were there were a number of people who spoke about what if they transfer responsibility either internally or externally, they transfer that field.

Then the terms that were have been agreed upon would no longer be in place, not no longer be enforced.

And so I know we're all the same members, but I'm just saying it because it's a new committee.

That could be a possibility, even though Edward Waters University has said they would not do that.

Um I believe that's correct, Mr.

Gabriel.

Is that correct?

You have no they have no intentions of transferring to someone else to avoid the terms of this agreement that have already been agreed upon that we voted on in neighborhoods and that now getting ready to vote in rules.

Uh yeah, to the chair and to the committee.

That's correct.

They have no intention.

They've been there for over 100 years.

I believe actually 1866.

They're not going anywhere.

I do want to say the recordation, I know I said this before, it provides no further protection to the city, but on the other hand, it would be an encumbrance on title for for EW.

So it means a lot to EW.

Uh, I would submit that it the city still has all the protections that it has under the city contract, and one of those, by the way, is a successor and assigns provision that's in your contract as we speak, and in there, we can't assign this anyway without the city uh permitting it.

So you're protected under the agreement.

I appreciate that.

And I'm I'm gonna just let our our general counsel reps say one more thing about that, um, and then we will go to the vote.

I promise, because we've we've been through this a lot, but I I just wanted to um highlight why you carried this forward and what your concern, your possible concern could be if this is not recorded.

To the chair and through the chair to the committee.

So the reason that the recommendation was made with to record the use agreement with the clerk of court is that it would run with the title to the land.

So to the extent that they transfer, donate, sell, or otherwise dispose of the the land and the track improvements, it would require the new owner to honor the use agreement.

So, worst case scenario, you have a use agreement in place that's for a 10-year term with one-year automatic renewals unless terminated by the city with the council's approval.

Um, they could sign the agreement, we could get seven days in, and then they could transfer the property, and then without it being recorded, the new owner would not be obligated to honor that use agreement.

I think there was some cleanup that was included in the assignment provision that Mr.

Sawyer recommended that you have approved three-year amendment, but it doesn't get us fully there with respect to ensuring that the city and the public use access receives the benefit of the full term, ensuring contractually and by a covenant and restriction on title that they they the receipt of that access and the benefit of that access is granted for the full duration of the term of the use agreement.

And a lot of that was that goes back to how to further support and bolster the city's position with respect to the public purpose behind the expenditure of providing the funds to Edward Waters University.

Okay, thank you for that.

Seeing no one in the queue, please open the ballot and record your vote.

Five years, your own's by your actions you've approved 2026 0336 as amended.

Item number 14, 2026 0337.

We have a motion second on the amendment.

Um, Ms.

Kerr, would you please explain the amendment?

Through the chair to the committee, the amendment will clarify within the reverter section of the bill that the restricted use period is the greater of five years or the time during which the vehicle retains any JSO insignia.

So we're just mirroring language from the agreement, adding that to the bill.

We're changing the oversight of the vehicle monitoring from the fleet management division to JSON and lastly, attaching a revised exhibit three, which is the vehicle donation agreement to clarify that the sheriff can approve an assignment of the agreement in correct subscriber's errors.

Okay, thank you very much.

All those in favor of the amendment, please signify by saying yes.

All is opposed, no.

The amendment passes.

We have a motion and we have a second on the bill is amended.

No one in the queue, please open the bot and record your vote.

Five years, zero nays.

By your action, you've approved 20260337 as amended.

Item number 15, 2026, 0338 is withdrawn.

Um, the recommendation is withdraw at a request of appointee.

We need to take a ballot vote on that, correct?

Um do we have a motion and second on the withdrawal?

We have motion second on the withdrawal.

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

Five, yes, zero nays.

By our action, you've approved the withdrawal of 2026.

Item 16, 2026 0339.

We have a motion, and we have a second on the withdrawal.

We have motion and second on withdrawal.

No one in the ballot, uh excuse me, no one in the queue, please open the ballot and record your vote.

Five years, zero nay.

Her actions you've withdrawn 2026 0339.

We've taken up 1819 21, 22, 23, 24, um, and item 25 2026 0350.

We have a withdrawal request on the part of the administration.

Uh we have a motion and a second on withdrawal.

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

Five years, zero nays.

By our action, you've withdrawn 2026 0350.

We've already taken up 26, 27, 28, and now we get to uh 2026 0356.

Motion is second on the bill.

Um, first go to uh visiting council member um Peluso, please.

Thank you, Chair.

Um, and I know I think every one of you voted on this earlier today.

Um, and I and I hope by now you have changed your minds.

Um, I mean, in all sincerity, to to the point that was made earlier today, and and what I'm what I'm I know you heard from members of the public today.

This is still a very sensitive issue.

And we we voted on this redlining bill at the beginning of our first year in this term.

Um this is just an extension of that.

This does not in any way hinder the work that uh Councilmember Lannon is doing or the administration or the sheriff's office.

This is just making sure that we make it known early and often that no piece of this jail should be built in these redlined neighborhoods.

Um, it's something that we've been fighting, we've been trying to fight for the past several years to make sure these neighborhoods do not get bulldozed and destroyed, as we've seen during urban renewal and everything else.

We saw the stadium take up some of these some of these communities.

And so the concern, of course, is going to be until we specifically say out loud and through a resolution such as this that we are not going to build in these redlined areas, the concern will remain out there in the public.

And and this is just a way for us as a body to say, hey, we do not think that any part of the jail should be built in these communities and neighborhoods.

And so, you know, I know we have this conversation earlier today, um, and I don't want to belager the point too much, but but this is this means a lot, I think, to a lot of people, and and I don't want that to be kind of ignored by this body.

Uh, and I'm not saying that it is because I know a lot of folks have opinions about, hey, the amount of acreage that we'll need just to build this this jail is far beyond what we have in the urban core.

Understood.

However, it's still a matter of let's make sure we're in front of this.

Let's make sure we're telling the public these communities are off limits.

Um and that's the bill, and I and I hope that you you have thought about it a lot today.

Thank you.

Given the extensive uh discussion we had this morning.

I I don't see anyone in the queue.

I will I will say um liaison for this process.

Councilmember Lane, he spoke this morning and he he wanted it to be restated that he is not in favor of the bill, he would like the process to work.

Um, and then we make that call.

Uh some others have made that comment.

Uh so I just wanted to convey what he would have said if he were able to be here.

Um, with that said, please open the ballot and record your vote.

Zero YA's, five nays.

By your actions, um, you have disapproved uh 2026 0356.

Item 30, 2026, 0357.

We have a motion and a second on the bill.

Um seeing no one in the queue, please open the ballot and record your vote.

Five years, zero nays.

By your action you approved 2026 0357, 2026, 0358.

Um, is going to be deferred also to coincide with the deferral in neighborhoods to keep them on the same track.

There was some additional information we'll be getting at the next committee meeting to be able to move forward.

So item 32 we've already taken up, item 33.

We've already taken up, and I I believe we had enough discussion on 34 this morning and action.

Uh Councilmember Freeman was not able to be here, but I felt it was uh fine given what we experienced this morning to go forward with this.

So 2026 0362.

We have a motion second on the bill.

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

Five years, zero nays.

By your action, you've approved 2026 0362.

Item 35, 2026 0363 is being deferred due to an LUZ public hearing.

Item 36, 2260364 is being deferred due to a due to planning commission.

Uh item 37, 2026 0376 is on second read.

Also on second read is 38, 2026 0378, and 2026 0382 second, 2026 0383 also on second, and 2026 0385 is on second read and 2026 0387 second, 2026 0389 is on second read, and uh the rest of these are on second read.

20260396, 2026, 399, 2026 0400, 2026, 0401, 2026 0402.

Um we've already taken up item 49, and so item 50, 2026 0404.

We have a motion second on the bill.

Seeing no one in the queue, please open the ballot and record your vote.

Five years, zero nays.

By your action, you've approved 2026 0404.

51, 2026, 0405.

We have a motion, second on the bill.

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

Five years, zero nays.

By your action, you've approved 2026 0405.

Item 52, 2026, 0406.

We have motion and second on the bill.

No one in the queue, please open the ballot.

Record your vote.

Five Yay, zero nays.

By action, you've approved 2026 0406.

Item 53, 2026, 0407.

We have a motion and second on the bill.

No one in the queue, please open the ballot, record your vote.

Five years, zero nays.

By action you approve 2026, four zero seven.

Item 54, 2026, 0408.

We have a motion and we have a second, second on the bill.

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

Five years, zero nays.

By your action, you've approved 2026 0408.

Item 55, 2026, 0409.

We have a motion.

And uh we have a second.

We have a motion, second on a bill.

Uh no one in oh we have uh on good.

Go ahead.

Yes.

And we have Councilmember Boylan in the queue, please.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

Just like to be added as co-sponsor, please.

Okay.

No one else.

Um please open the ballot and record your vote.

Five Yay, zero nays.

By your action, you've approved 2026 0409.

Item 56, 2026, 0410.

We have a motion.

Do I have a second?

Second on the bill, please open the ballot and record your vote.

5A 0 nays.

By your action, you approve 2026 0410.

Item 57, 2026, 0411.

We have a motion and second on the bill.

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

Five Yay, zero nays.

By action, you've approved 2026-0411.

Item 58, 2026, 0412.

We have a motion and we have a second.

We have a second.

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

Five years, zero nays.

By your action, you approve 2026 0412.

Item 59, 2026, 0413.

We have a motion.

We have a second.

We have a second on the bill.

No, we have Councilmember Boylan.

You recognize.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

I do appreciate the opportunity to add it as a co-sponsor of the sisters of St.

Joseph.

Have been around for a long time.

They came here from France right after the end of the civil war to help our African American children learn and grow.

And they've been here for decades since.

So I'm glad to have the opportunity to help and co-sponsor this bill.

All right.

Thank you very much.

Please open the ball and record your vote.

Five Yaya 0 nays.

By your action, you've approved 2026 0413.

Item 60, 2026, 0414 is on second read.

And item 61, 2026, 0415 is also on second read.

Is there anything else?

Staff or or members of the committee.

If not, we are adjourned.

Enjoying the the town square there in Nice, drinking champagne, and we thought, man, San Marco could really use something like this.

Roasted pork coin.

It's served with a fresh baked pakasha that's made every day with um caramelized onions.

Cocktail program is focusing on the aperitif itself.

I've got a list of five different Negronis on the menu and a whole spritz menu.

Uh Happy hour features uh $10 spritzes and Negronis, and we're open late night.