0:02 Good morning, everyone.
0:04 We're gonna go ahead and get started with the Tuesday, May 19th meeting of the Transportation Energy and Utilities Committee.
0:10 Let's start off with introductions.
0:12 That is not Bill Delaney, I'm pretty sure, but maybe my my site is going.
0:17 No, it's not Bill Delaney.
0:18 My hair isn't that long.
0:20 Uh Garrett Dennis Administration.
0:23 Stephen Libby, Council Research.
0:25 Carla Schell, Office of General Council.
0:27 Edward Lindsky, Council Auditor's Office.
0:32 Reggie Gatheny, Junior, District 8.
0:35 Will Lane and District 3.
0:37 Bill Delaney, Mayor's Office.
0:39 No, Matt Carlucci, City Council at Large, Group 4.
0:42 All right, good morning, everyone.
0:44 Just a reminder, we are at our quorum limit.
0:47 There's only four of us, so please do not get up and go.
0:50 Pretty light agenda.
0:52 First off, I'll start.
0:53 Do I have any public comment cards?
1:04 I think I need your referring.
1:06 Oliver, are you here?
1:11 And then looks like Mr.
1:12 Nooney is filling one out and turning it in as well.
1:19 Nooney, go don't go back there too far.
1:24 And it's a two minutes.
1:30 Yes, my name is Carnell Oliver.
1:34 Critical investment in this community.
1:37 It's very important.
1:39 But how communities are represented as about the power of the people.
1:45 For a lot of foundational black Americans, we've been walked over.
1:49 And a lot of those problems go back to the 1960s.
1:54 Consolidation failed the old city limits.
2:02 And the heavy lift to undo that is to get every white collar worker.
2:10 Every corrupt politician to understand.
2:21 And I know that it's hot in here.
2:25 Because I know it's just not me.
2:29 Oliver, I'm pretty I'm being pretty lenient here, but do you have an item on the agenda to speak to?
2:33 Well, the items on this agenda is that you got a bunch of public hearings.
2:39 A lot of it is catered to infrastructure.
2:42 Economic opportunities that have been denied to black American communities.
2:46 And the issue for me is that we need more impact fees.
2:51 Don't make people who are foundational black Americans, they're born and raised in this community.
2:58 Pay for new development.
3:04 They came here on their own.
3:06 My family was bought here on a slave ship.
3:12 Anybody that comes into this community on their own should pay an impact fee.
3:19 The money stays in those in those communities in those districts so they can serve the interests of the people.
3:44 I am John Philanthropic, Jelly Roll, Good Boy, Resiliency Nooning, 8356, Baskum Road, Jacksonville, Florida, 32216.
3:52 City Council District 4, Carico, CPAC 3, Wasalowski School Board District 3, Pearson.
4:00 2024 0107, 2024 0325, Governor DeSantis, Kenamero, Jose Gonzalez, Wendy Khan, James Utmeyer, Pardon Nooney.
4:10 Okay, I'll uh be talking about agenda items two.
4:15 Number three, um, 2026, 0327, wave settlement limitations without further council approval.
4:26 Hey, who wants to sue the city for massive, massive, massive corruption on our waterways, especially in CPAC 3, and the True commission, Raymond Day, Wendy Con, OED, CIP, classrooms in Pottsburg, cover-up.
4:41 Number four, it's a public hearing.
4:44 Six public hearings, seven, twenty twenty-six zero three five eight.
4:49 Okay, FWC, fishing with Carla, Carl Miller, Airbnb, towing and storage vehicle or vessel park on Pottsburgh Creek.
4:59 Allow for additional service charges and fees for unique vehicles, vessels, and situations such as electric vehicles, heavy equipment, notice fees, etc.
5:11 Okay, number nine, 2026 zero three eight nine.
5:16 DIA, downtown includes appetizers, downtown includes alcohol, downtown includes anglers.
5:22 This is in rules, TEU but not in waterways.
5:25 A dockless mobility unit.
5:27 Create a program administration position.
5:32 I mean, is this dockless when I you hear dockless?
5:36 I mean, is that just define dockless?
5:41 All right, thank you.
5:43 Uh looking at the agenda 2026 317 will have a public hearing open and closed.
5:47 Move an amendment and take action on that.
5:51 Item two, 2026-325, another public hearing open and closed, take action.
5:57 Uh we'll move a substitute.
5:59 I imagine there may be some questions on this one.
6:01 I see our public works friends in the audience.
6:04 Uh items four and five, public hearing open and close, and then we'll take action.
6:08 And item six public hearing open and close action as well.
6:11 Item seven, twenty twenty-six three five eight.
6:14 That is getting deferred.
6:15 And then on second read, 2026 379 389 390.
6:21 Uh, item 11 2026 391 and 2026 392.
6:26 We'll take up as an emergency.
6:27 And I'm sorry, on item 11, 2026, 391, it's on second, and it's item 12, 2026, 392.
6:33 We'll take up as an emergency.
6:35 Item 13 is on second, as is 14.
6:38 Those are 2026 393 and 394.
6:41 So we're gonna go to the top, and we are on item number one, 2026-317.
6:47 I'm going to open the public hearing.
6:49 I see no speaker card, so I'm going to close the public hearing and ask for a motion on the amendment.
6:55 I got a motion of second on the amendment.
6:58 Linsky, could you explain the amendment, please?
7:02 Uh, through the chair of the committee.
7:03 Um, the first part of the amendment identifies that the um honorary designee did in fact live within the uh five mile radius for 10 years, just uh north of the church parcel, and also uh places the February secondary notices that were sent out on file as part of the legislation.
7:22 Also, uh clarifying in the bill that the honorary designation will only be directly in front of the church parcel.
7:30 Um it was originally listed as a little bit wider area, but the map uh is consistent with this description, and then also corrects uh scrivener's items within the legislation.
7:41 I see no in the queue on the amendment.
7:43 All those in favor of the amendment, please say aye.
7:45 Aye, any opposed, say nay.
7:46 The amendment passes.
7:49 Got a motion to second on the bill as amended.
7:51 Don't in the queue, or Mr.
7:53 Councilmember Amara.
7:56 Uh it's not that I'm looking to grab the mic.
7:59 I just wanted to say something about uh Pastor Ernie Murray, who is the uh the shepherd of St.
8:05 Thomas Missionary Baptist Church for a number of years, a really good guy.
8:09 Uh well respected within the community, and I think this is a very honorable and humbling tribute uh to the service he provided for that entire Monkroof corridor uh for more than 30 years.
8:24 So just want to say that.
8:27 And can you add me as a co-sponsor on this one, please?
8:31 Gaffney Jr., okay, open the ballot, record your vote.
8:53 Four years, zero nays.
8:55 Fire actions, item number one, 2026-317 has passed.
9:01 I'm going to open the public hearing.
9:06 Uh Rebecca, the speaker card you just gave me.
9:13 I have one speaker card, Mr.
9:20 Nooney, I'm expecting very specific comments on this bill, which is far away from your CPAC, soil and water board, council District.
9:32 I am John Philanthropic Jelly Roll.
9:38 Please start the clock.
9:43 Jacksonville City Council District 4.
9:47 CPAC 3 was Lowski School Board District 3.
9:54 To the bill, please.
9:55 Yeah, I'm getting to it.
9:57 And uh okay, that's a public hearing.
10:01 Got three minutes, you know, by Florida statute, closing and abandoning or disclaiming an easement in the established in the ordinance BB 197 as recording the current public records.
10:13 Um located in district seven at the request of eco-living realty.
10:17 You're simply reading Mr.
10:19 You're not commenting on the substance of this bill.
10:21 Well, I'm trying to set it up.
10:23 The closure is requested in prepar in preparation for a potential residential development over the closure area.
10:32 And when I think of I mean, is there any waterways you know associated with it?
10:36 I mean, how is this gonna be uh, you know, affordable housing?
10:40 I mean, how big is the development?
10:42 You know, uh, where's the CPAC on this?
10:45 You know, it's uh um again.
10:50 Am I the only one here?
10:51 You know, just to speak to it.
10:53 And you know, I and I do hope that you're gonna be asking some of those questions, and uh anyway.
11:02 I just wanted to get that on the record.
11:07 This public hearing is closed.
11:09 I got a motion second on the bill.
11:12 I have no one in the queue.
11:13 Open the ballot, record your vote.
11:21 Four yes, zero nays.
11:23 Fire actions 2026 325 passes, and I'd like to recognize council member Dr.
11:28 Johnson from District 14.
11:31 Uh one thing I meant to mention at the top of the agenda, we do have a number of closures on the uh agenda today.
11:38 We usually do not talk about these much, and as a reminder, we are the last step in a very uh process type uh uh sequence to get these approved.
11:47 So just want to point that out.
11:49 Item three 2026 327.
11:51 Can I get a motion on the substitute?
11:53 Got a motion and a second on the substitute.
11:57 Lensky, could you go ahead and uh walk us through the substitute and public works is here.
12:01 I may have a question or two once you're done explaining it.
12:04 Absolutely uh through the chair of the committee.
12:06 Um the amendments are presented to you in the form of a substitute for uh filing purposes, and they include uh attaching a revised exhibit one BT to correct account codes.
12:17 Um includes additional details on the steps taken by the city uh as part of the declaration of necessities.
12:24 It also includes uh surveys and reports and studies.
12:28 Um, this is all pretty standard stuff for this particular type of legislation, and then also um attaches a simplistic list of the specific properties, the parcels, and the RE numbers just for clear identification purposes.
12:42 The parcels are identified in the on file with pictures and maps, but we felt that it was necessary to include a simple list for clarity.
12:53 Uh, I don't have anyone that uh the queue.
12:55 I do have a question, Miss Sickler.
12:57 Feel free to give me a thumbs up from back there if you want.
12:59 My understanding is this is simply moving from one construction account to the land acquisition account.
13:06 This is part of a $30 million project for this section of the Emerald Trail.
13:11 It's one that it's one of the sections the city is doing, but there is no change to the total cost of this project.
13:19 Okay, I'm getting a thumbs up.
13:20 So again, this is uh I don't want to call administrative, but this is simply getting the money from one of the subaccounts to the land acquisition accounts so this project can progress.
13:29 There's no incremental cost to what we've already approved in prior CIPs.
13:33 Uh with that, uh, I have known in the queue.
13:36 Uh Rebecca, are we doing a ballot vote on the substitute or is it a voice vote?
13:41 Uh so all those in favor of the substitute, please say aye.
13:45 The substitute passes.
13:48 I got a motion and second on the bill as substituted.
13:51 No in the queue, open the ballot, record your vote.
13:59 Five years, you're nays.
14:01 By our actions we have passed 2026 327.
14:04 Item 4 2026 328 I'm going to open the public hearing I'm here.
14:13 Nuny you have three minutes.
14:15 District nine okay and uh just a point of order I was informed that the date I put on there it should be reflected to show 519 2026.
14:26 Same for the next uh card as well and uh you know uh I am John Philanthropic jelly roll good boy resiliency nooney 8356 bascom road jacksville city council district four carrico CPAC three Weselowski school board district or district three with Cindy Pearson and uh Governor DeSantis part of Nooney all right that this one closing okay you know uh here we have the closure is requested to construct a family style restaurant I was at last night seat pack three meeting and at the next city council meeting in other words we're gonna close this for I mean how many square feet is this restaurant going to be and you know uh and what type of a restaurant so 2026 0419 expressing the council support for the CIA I got my CIA hat on Mr.
15:42 Nuny you're getting you're getting way off base Mr.
15:45 It's a restaurant you can hear about to ask you to sit down.
15:49 Chair point of order you're getting a carlicci you're recognized we're we're Mr.
15:54 Nooney our speaker is not on the subject matter and I I don't like to be a spoiled sport and call people out of square feet is excuse me Mr.
16:03 Nooney I I have the microphone sir I've been I've been friends with Mr.
16:07 Nooney for a long time but I gotta tell you there are people in the audience that are here they got to get back to work we're not here full time we have to get back to work um and he's not in order he has been in order and I say that his time is up sir.
16:26 Chair thank you please turn off the clock and we're going to close this public hearing or I'm sorry I got two other cards to read uh Mr.
16:34 I apologize if I pronounced these uh wrong I believe that's uh y'all are in the audience up Michael Safar and Callie Safari they do not wish to speak but they support this ordinance I will close the public hearing can I get got a motion of second on the bill no in the queue open the ballot record your vote five years zero nays.
16:57 By our actions we have passed 2026 328 item five 2026 329 opening the public hearing I have thank you for confirming I have no cards I will close the public hearing can I get a motion got a motion of second on the bill I have no in the queue open the ballot record your vote five years zero nays.
17:23 Fire actions we pass 2026 329 item six 2026 330 I will open the public hearing Mr.
17:31 Nooney all right I am John J.
17:36 Nooney Jacksonville City Council resolution 2023 0819 you know look um 8356 Bascombe Road you know it's uh off Mills Belfort Southside you know it's on Pottsburgh Creek you know next to uh FEMA house so this is a closure in district four requested to construct a garage in the rear yard of their homestead property.
18:07 Well, you know, I'll tell you, you can have a park, we can have a garage, you can have anything.
18:15 You can have a benefit.
18:17 One of order, Councilmember Carlucci, you're recognized.
18:22 We can learn all the information he's given us on our legislative summary.
18:29 Noone's been my friend for a long time.
18:32 But I just I've run out of juice on this stuff.
18:36 And there's people out here that need to get to work.
18:39 There's people up here, need to get to work.
18:42 Um people up here need to uh get home to the family.
18:46 And I'm I'm just I'm I'm calling the question, or I'm not calling the question, I'll never do that, but um calling the question or uh I'm I'm calling point of order because he's not on the subject, he's not going to get on the subject.
18:58 I'm gonna continue doing this in the next council meeting if I have to uh until he brings pertinent information uh that has something to do with the bill and to the good of the whole of this council and to the public at large, because otherwise we're wasting taxpayer money and and we waste our time listening, that's fine.
19:22 But to the folks who are in the in the audience, it's not fair.
19:26 It's just not fair.
19:28 And um I've lost I've lost uh I'm at the wit's end.
19:34 So thank you, Councilmember Carlucci.
19:37 Nuni, only because this is your district.
19:39 If you have 50 seconds worth of relevant information to share on this bill, I will let you continue.
19:44 If you do not, please sit down.
19:50 All right, yeah, I'm down to 40 seconds.
19:52 Yeah, it is my district.
19:54 And you know, and I put on there that I support it.
20:00 And you know, um, you just have to re just embrace what is the legislative process.
20:11 In that you have a council rep and then five at large, and sixty-seven counties in the state of Florida.
20:22 It is a part of the legislative process, and I'm calling the point of order.
20:26 It is not on the bill.
20:28 Uh Councilman Carly.
20:30 This public hearing is closed.
20:32 Can I get a motion?
20:34 Got a motion second on the bill.
20:36 No one in the queue.
20:36 Open the ballot, record your vote.
20:43 Five years, zero nays.
20:45 Fire actions 2026 330 passes.
20:48 Item seven has been deferred.
20:49 Uh, my understanding is this got deferred in neighborhoods, and there'll be more discussion.
20:54 Uh I already read the second read, so that takes us to item 12, 2026 392.
20:59 Can I get a motion on the emergency?
21:01 Got a motion second on the emergency.
21:04 Linsky, please explain the emergency.
21:06 Through the chair of the committee, um, the nature of the emergency is that the contractor is currently on site working on the railroad, and um it requires an extensive length in front of the railroad in order for them to work.
21:18 In order to continue on down the path, they need authorization to enter into this agreement um to access CSX's right of way.
21:27 If they do not do this and it does not get passed as an emergency, it's a possibility that the contractor will have to vacate the site and then remobilize, which could potentially result in additional cost to the city.
21:41 Uh, and my understanding is this is tied to the Constantino uh economic development agreement.
21:46 So we already agreed to do this work.
21:49 This is just so uh we can essentially prioritize it so they don't have to demobe and mob and uh cost more.
21:56 Uh I have no one in the queue.
21:57 All those in favor of the emergency, please say aye.
21:59 Aye, any opposed say nay.
22:04 Move the can I get a motion to move the bill as an emergency.
22:08 Got a motion on the bill.
22:09 I excuse me, I got a motion on the bill as an emergency.
22:12 I have no in the queue.
22:13 Open the ballot, record your vote.
22:19 Five years, zero nays.
22:21 Fire actions we have passed 2026 392.
22:24 Uh that concludes the agenda.
22:26 I did want to mention I think we only have three committee meetings uh left in this council year.
22:32 No presentations planned at any of those three remaining.
22:36 If you have an idea, uh I know Dr.
22:38 Johnson, you always got something worth bringing up that you could have someone to come in and present on, or if anybody else does too.
22:44 Uh again, all the independent authorities.
22:46 It is uh uh it is up to us if we have a topic we want to learn more about to ask them to come and uh educate it to us.
22:55 with that anything else from any committee members before we adjourn.
22:55 All right, we may have a JEA presentation schedule.