0:00 Good afternoon, everyone.
0:03 Welcome to the Monday, June 15th rules committee meeting.
0:09 We'll get started with introductions with Mr.
0:13 Good afternoon, Garrett Dennis Administration.
0:15 Colling Hamsey, Council Research.
0:17 Carla Schell, Office of General Counsel.
0:19 Krista Carriher, Council Auditor's Office.
0:22 Kenamarr of City Council District 1.
0:25 Randy White, District 12.
0:27 Chris Miller at large, group five.
0:29 Ron Salem, group two at large.
0:32 Mike Gay, District 2.
0:34 Good afternoon, Michael Boylan, District 6.
0:38 Do we have any public speaking cards or public comment cards?
0:45 It's questions only.
0:46 Marshall Atkinson and I know what that's about.
0:50 We will get to that bill shortly, 358.
0:56 Okay, seeing no one else, I'm gonna close public comment time and we'll move on to the uh agenda items starting first with the appointments.
1:08 If you'll turn with me to page 12, item number 18, 2026 0456.
1:18 Um looking for a motion on the amendment.
1:22 We have motion and second on the amendment.
1:25 Kerr, would you please explain the amendment?
1:28 Through the chair to the committee, the amendment will just correct the code section waiver within the bill.
1:33 Okay, all those in favor of the amendment signify by saying yes.
1:38 The amendment passes.
1:41 We have motion and second on the bill as amended.
1:46 Yeah, if you would please come forward.
1:56 And if you would introduce yourself by giving us your name and your address for the record, and then tell us a little bit about your background and why you believe you're a good fit for the downtown development review board.
2:09 Hi, my name is GAndrew Ivy Henderson.
2:13 My address is 1410 Florida Avenue 3206.
2:20 Well, my background is in landscape architecture from the University of Florida, where I spent five years studying and actually did my capstone project in the historic east side neighborhood.
2:31 Um, so have been very involved with historic preservation and development from uh, of course, education and um background.
2:40 Um, from then I then um came in work for the parks department for five years, so understanding the importance of environmental, um, the built environment and environment within that and how it functions for individuals and making it comfortable.
2:56 Um I also believe that I am prepared to be on the board.
3:00 Um I have traveled across the country as well as in other countries and really understood how important urban cores or metropolitan cities work and how they um help um kind of make a thriving neighborhood or a thriving community and thriving um city.
3:15 Um so I do believe that that also give me some leverage of understanding that.
3:21 Um I also intentionally moved downtown for about two years with my partner, um, now county, um, and um understood how that dynamic works.
3:30 So I got to experience our downtown from a resident standpoint and understood the importance of that as well.
3:37 Um, and now I am a director of housing and real estate development for Lyft Jacks.
3:41 So bring that background into the skill that I would need to have for the board as well.
3:52 Don't see anyone in the queue.
3:53 Um please open the ballot and record your vote.
4:00 Six years, zero nays.
4:03 By your action, you've approved 2026 0456 as amended.
4:08 Henderson, I just wanted to mention next Tuesday night, we'll be recognizing all of the appointees at the beginning of the meeting.
4:16 It's it's not mandatory that you be there, but if you are um we'll recognize you and ask you and the others uh to stand up so that the public may know who you are and recognize you for your uh voluntary service.
4:33 Okay, we'll go next to page 17 item number 24.
4:45 We have a motion and second on the bill, and um it mr.
4:55 Is it mcmickle um is he here he doesn't need to be here because it's a reappointment but i just wanted to check okay not not here but has an 87 percent attendance record and um seeing no one in the queue please open the ballot and record your vote six years zero and nays by your action you've approved twenty twenty six zero four six seven we'll go to the next item item 25 2026 0468 we have a motion and a second on the bill is mr monk here please mr monk if you'll give your name and address for the record and tell us a little bit about yourself yeah my name is David Monk addresses 11222 read island drive SIP is 3225 so I've been in uh general contracting for 28 years I'm uh I was born and raised here in Jacksonville so I'm licensed uh throughout the United States have done design build most of my career so I understand the code very well on applying that uh been before BCAB many times understand the process the appeals process and just felt I could give back a little bit to the uh city for all the time that we've uh been here and all the good things that we've done together great thank you very much and I appreciate appreciate all the uh the details and in your background that you offered um move the bill we have a motion and second on the bill um no one oh yeah we do we have uh council member amaro you're recognized thank you mr chair david would you come back please uh you just said something through the chair that caught my ears and uh you shared your experience in the industry um having serve on land use and zoning uh there's a concert refrain about the uh the building code I'm just curious uh just for a few seconds if you can share your perspective as to um what kind of and I know it's a big ass through the chair what kind of um modifications or changes are necessary to make it more efficient not just for you as a participants in the industry but for uh property owners and communities that that are sometimes overwhelmed I think using the building code appropriately and interpreting the building code is a big one right because it's often up to interpretation and how we're applying it so I think good knowledge and understanding what the root of the code is and how it's meant to be applied goes a long way and I think education in that is really the key for us to understand that and be able to apply it you know as far as our code it's part of the international building code which gets into the Florida building code that's how it's you know brought over and that's what we've adopted over the years so I think it's pretty thorough I just think you need to know how to apply it and to be able to make that happen I think we need knowledge.
8:05 All right thank you thank you for putting yourself forward we'll go next to council member gay you're recognized.
8:14 Chair um I'm fully in support of Mr.
8:18 Monk in this position and I'd like to be added as a co-sponsor all right please open the ballot and record your vote six years zero and a's by your action you've approved 2026 0468 thank you mr monk we'll next go to page 18 item number 26 2026 zero four seven three we have a motion and a second on the bill is Dr.
8:55 Morland here please yes if you would come forward and uh give your name and address for the record, please.
9:04 True Moreland 2841 Egret walk terrace, zip code 3226.
9:12 And would you tell us a little bit about why you believe being appointed the Jacksonville Journey forward board is a good fit for you?
9:20 Good afternoon, everyone.
9:21 So I currently serve as the principal of Andrew Jackson High School.
9:25 I've been here in the district working since 2003, worked at the elementary level, middle school level, high school level.
9:33 I worked at uh Eugene Butler when it was known as Eugene Butler and was one of the lowest performing middle schools in the state of Florida and was the lowest performing middle school here in the district.
9:45 We had some success there, but I was on the both sides of conversations, looking at what was going on with our families, looking at what was going on with our kids.
9:54 Um I currently serve at a dedicated magnet where we where we serve families from across our district, and what the journey forward does uh is just truly inspirational and um I would love to be a part of what that is and what they're doing and the work there.
10:10 I think that I have a lot to bring to the table and to the conversation for improvement.
10:15 All right, thank you.
10:20 Councilmember Gay, you're recognized.
10:24 It's always good to have uh uh Jackson uh high school representative here.
10:31 That's right, fighting tigers.
10:33 So I'd like to be added as a co-sponsor.
10:40 Okay, please open the ballot and record your vote.
10:49 Six years, you're on ease.
10:51 By your action you approve 2026 zero four seven three.
10:58 We'll next go to um page eight, item number fourteen.
11:04 That's page eight, item number fourteen.
11:14 We have a motion second on the amendment.
11:18 Carhurt, would you please explain the amendment?
11:21 Through the chair to the committee.
11:22 The amendment will clarify that the changes in this bill are effective immediately.
11:26 We'll correct one of the code section references within the bill.
11:30 We'll include precinct 1110 within the list of precincts that are uh the boundaries are changing, and lastly, we'll attach a revised exhibit one, which is the notice of polling location changes to correct some of the addresses.
11:47 Holland, would you like to comment on the amendment or take that vote first?
11:52 Take care of the amendment first.
11:54 Um seeing no one in the queue, all those in favor of the amendment, please signify by saying yes.
12:01 All is opposed, no.
12:03 The amendment passes.
12:05 We have motion second on the bill as amended.
12:10 Jerry Holland, Duval County Supervisor of Elections.
12:13 Uh, of this bill, what is changing is uh for the elections coming up.
12:18 There'll be eight permanent changes.
12:20 These changes come because locations desire not to be a polling location, and so we have to go out and try to find something to take its place.
12:29 Uh, of those eight, uh, we have made permanent changes too.
12:33 Uh one is going back to its original place.
12:36 Uh, that's the one uh to Glenn Kernan.
12:39 There's also two that are temporary changes because they're being remodeled at this time.
12:44 I uh made a um misinformation this morning at the committee meeting.
12:49 There was a question asked, are we reducing any precincts?
12:53 Uh and I had referred to the council member uh to district 14.
12:57 Uh precinct 1408, the Argyle Church of Christ uh has sold its building.
13:03 Uh it is also part of this amendment.
13:05 It will be combined with two other precincts, and so we will go from 160 precincts to 159.
13:13 Our notification process to all the voters is all the voters that are impacted by any of these changes, we'll get a new voter information card.
13:21 In addition to that, on their sample ballot, we'll indicate where their new polling place is.
13:26 In addition to that, at the previous location where they had voted in the past election, we will have a signage to let them know where their current polling location uh resides at.
13:37 And so uh that'll be our process of notifying the voters again of these changes coming up for the August 18th primary.
13:49 I I don't see anyone in the queue.
13:51 We we all uh we're part of neighborhoods is in the discussion this morning.
13:56 I just want to point out one of our colleagues pointed out the importance of communicating these changes.
14:02 You've addressed that just now, but but I believe we would all share that same concern, making sure everyone knows and it and it sounds like you have a very good plan.
14:12 I personally have experienced that myself, and it it went extremely well.
14:17 It was just as you described, got the information, went to the new place.
14:24 Um that's that's obviously the most important thing with any change.
14:29 So thank you for that.
14:32 No one in the queue, please open the ballot and record your vote.
14:40 Six years, zero nays.
14:42 By reaction, you've approved 2026 0446 as amended.
14:50 So we'll now go to the beginning of the agenda.
14:53 The regular revised marked agenda.
14:56 Item number one, 2024-0627 is being deferred at the request of councilmember Diamond.
15:03 Item two, 2024 0966 is deferred at the request of Council President Carico.
15:09 Item 3, 2025, 0775 is deferred to request of Councilmember Carlucci.
15:15 Item four and uh item five 2026 0192 and 0203 are being deferred at my at my continued uh request, and item number six, 2026 0227 is being deferred to request of council member diamond.
15:34 Item 7 2026 0318 is being deferred to request to council member Johnson.
15:39 Item eight is being uh 2026 0319 is being deferred to request of councilmember Carlucci, item nine, 2026 zero three two zero is being deferred at the request of council member white, and the next action item is item 10, 2026, 0358.
15:59 Um, may I have a motion on the neighborhoods amendment, please?
16:08 Okay, we have a motion and a second on neighborhoods amendment.
16:14 Kerr, would you please explain the amendment?
16:17 Through the chair to the committee, the neighborhoods amendment revised the insurance requirements for participating records to reflect the modified Florida Highway Patrol Record Program model, which includes $300,000 in garage keepers general liability insurance, $50,000 for off hook property liability insurance, and $100,000 for on hook property liability insurance.
16:41 And we'll correct some scribble's errors within the bill.
16:47 No one in the queue, all those in favor of the neighborhoods amendment, please signify by saying yes.
16:53 All is opposed, no.
16:55 The neighborhoods amendment passes.
16:58 We have a motion and second on the bill as amended.
17:02 No one in the queue, please open the ballot and record your vote.
17:29 Six years, zero nays.
17:31 By your action, you've approved 2026 0358 as amended in neighborhoods.
17:42 All right, on to item number 11, 2026, 0364.
17:48 I have a motion and second on withdrawal.
17:52 No in the queue, please open the ballot and record your vote.
18:00 Six years, zero nays.
18:02 By your action, you have withdrawn 2026 0364.
18:06 Item 12, 2026, 03676 is deferred to request of council member Peluso.
18:13 Item 13, 2026, 0445 is deferred also at the request of Councilmember Peluso.
18:20 We've already taken up 14.
18:22 We'll go to item 15, 2026, 0447.
18:28 We have a motion and a second on the bill.
18:35 We have a auditor recommended amendment.
18:38 Would you explain that amendment?
18:40 This recommended Ms.
18:43 Yes, through the chair to the committee.
18:45 We have an auditor recommended amendment for this bill to change the funding source from the proposed change in liability case reserve account to a transfer from retained earnings within the self-insurance fund.
18:57 The reason being just where we are in the current fiscal year, it's really too early to tell if we're going to have budgetary capacity within that expense account just to ensure that they do not exceed their budgetary authority.
19:08 We felt it would be more conservative to uh fund this appropriation with a transfer from retained earnings.
19:18 Um we have a motion and a second on the amendment by uh Mr.
19:24 Um all those in favor of the amendment, please signify by saying yes.
19:31 The amendment passes.
19:34 We have a motion, second on the bill as amended.
19:37 Uh no one in the queue, please open the ballot and record your vote.
19:52 Six years, zero nays.
19:55 By your action, you've approved 2026 0447 as amended.
20:00 Item number 16, 2026, 0453 is being deferred at the request of the administration.
20:07 Item 17, 2026, 0454.
20:12 I have a motion and a second on the amendment.
20:16 Kerrier, please explain the amendment.
20:19 Through the chair to the committee, the amendment will attach a revised exhibit one, which is the project list to include additional projects that were previously funded by the commercial paper issuance that occurred at the end of last year, and we'll correct some scrimmage's errors within the bill.
20:40 No one in the queue.
20:41 Please open the ballot and record your vote.
20:46 Moving on a little quick there.
20:47 All those in favor of the amendment, please signify by saying yes.
20:51 All those opposed, no.
20:53 The amendment passes.
20:55 We have a motion and second on the bill as amended.
20:59 Now no one in the queue.
21:01 Please open the ballot and record your vote.
21:09 Six years, zero nays.
21:11 By your action, you've approved 20260454 as amended.
21:16 Item 18, 2026, 0456.
21:21 Uh we have already taken up.
21:25 Item 19, 2026, 0457.
21:33 We have a motion and second on the neighborhoods amendment.
21:38 No one in the queue.
21:40 Well, we should hear what it's about.
21:43 Carrer, please explain the amendment.
21:46 Through the chair to the committee, the neighborhoods amendment revised the funding source from debt to general fund operating reserves.
21:52 It attaches a revised exhibit one, which is the BT to correct some account information and also reflect the revised funding source.
21:58 We'll attach a revised exhibit three, which is the loan term sheet to clarify the term of the loan.
22:04 Clarify that closing expenses, if there are any will be paid by JHA, that the loan will be dispersed on a work performed in an invoiced basis after receipt of supporting documentation from JHA rather than being advanced and lastly include a definition of the project and we'll correct some scribble's errors within the bill.
22:28 Yeah, we have a motion second on the amendment.
22:30 No one in the queue, please open.
22:33 All those in favor of the amendment, please signify by saying yes.
22:37 All those opposed, no.
22:38 The amendment passes.
22:41 We have motion, second on the bill as amended.
22:44 We had an extensive conversation on this morning, so I didn't anticipate anyone getting on the queue.
22:52 So please open the ballot and record your vote.
23:01 Six years, zero nays.
22:55 By your action, you approve 2026 0457 as amended.
23:09 Going on to item number 20, 2026, 0458.
23:14 We have a motion and second on the bill.
23:19 No one in the queue, please open the ballot and record your vote.
23:27 Six years, zero nays.
23:30 By your action, you've approved 2026 0458.
23:34 Item 21, 2026, 0459.
23:39 We have a motion, second on the amendment.
23:41 Kerriher, would you explain the amendment?
23:44 Through the chair to the committee, the amendment will clarify the funding sources.
23:47 General fund operating reserves will include the BT number within the bill.
23:56 No one on the queue, please open the ballot.
24:03 All those in favor of the amendment, please signify by saying yes.
24:07 All those opposed, no.
24:09 The amendment passes.
24:11 We have a motion, second on the bill as amended.
24:15 No one in the queue, please open the ballot, record your vote.
24:22 Six years, zero nays.
24:24 By your action, you've approved 2026 0459 as amended.
24:30 Item number 22, 2026, 0460.
24:36 We have motion and second on the bill.
24:40 No one in the queue, please open the ballot and record your vote.
24:50 Six years, zero nays.
24:52 By your action, you've approved 2026 0460.
25:01 Item number 23, 2026, 0463.
25:06 We have motion second on the amendment.
25:08 Kerher, please explain the amendment.
25:11 Through the chair to the committee, the amendment will correct a scrivener's error and attach a revised exhibit one, which is the BT to correct account information.
25:19 All those in favor of the amendment, please signify by saying yes.
25:25 The amendment passes.
25:28 We have motion second on the bill as amended.
25:31 No one in the queue, please open the ballot and record your vote.
25:45 By your action, you approve 2026 0463 as amended.
25:50 We've already taken up items 24 and 25 and 26.
25:56 And item 27, 2026, 0489 is on second read.
26:00 As is 28, 2026, 0492 on second read.
26:05 Item 29, 2026, 494, second read.
26:09 Item 30, 2026, 0495 is on second read.
26:14 As is item 31, 2026, 0497 on second read.
26:18 Item 32, 2026, 0499 is on second read.
26:23 And then item 33, 2026, 0515 is on second read.
26:28 Item 34, 2026 0516 on second read.
26:33 And item 35, 2026, 0517 is on second read.
26:38 Item 36, 2026, 0519.
26:43 We have a motion and a second on the bill.
26:48 Um councilmember Boylan, you're recognized.
26:52 I'd like to be added as a co-sponsor.
26:56 Pass President White, you're recognized.
26:59 Colonel Add me as well.
27:02 Councilmember Gay, you're recognized.
27:08 And the rest of us are on the bill, so I think we're good.
27:14 Please open the ballot and record your vote.
27:21 Six years, zero knees.
27:23 By your action, you approve 2026, 0519.
27:27 Item 37, 2026, 520.
27:32 We have a motion and second on the bill.
27:35 No one in the queue, please open the ballot and record your vote.
27:45 Six years, zero knees.
27:47 By your action, you've approved 2026 0520.
27:51 Item 38, 2026 0521.
27:55 We have a motion and second on the bill.
27:58 No one in the queue, please open the ballot and record your vote.
28:06 Six years, your own knees.
28:08 By your action, you've approved 2026 0521.
28:12 And the last item, item 39, 2026 0522.
28:17 We have motion, second on the bill.
28:20 No one in the queue, please open the ballot and record your vote.
28:29 Six years, zero knees.
28:31 By your action, you've approved 2026 zero five two two.
28:35 And I'll add the Army's 251st birthday was June 14th yesterday.
28:42 So we have a we have a lot of uh anniversaries here.
28:47 Um with that, unless anyone has anything else.
28:52 Following neighborhoods chair uh gay's lead, I just wanted to thank everybody for a really good year.
29:01 I mean, I'm blessed to be the chair of a board uh committee rather that has so many experienced council members inside and outside uh city council, and so that has made this job and and serving with you all uh a lot easier than it would have been otherwise because of that experience that you all bring to this committee, and the same can be said for our staff as well, with the auditors, uh general council, uh legislative affairs as and our representatives uh sitting in for the administration.
29:43 Um I think it's been a very very good solid year for our committee and and my sincere thanks to each and every one of you.
29:52 And I I feel bad because I had some things at home for each of you, and I I didn't it didn't click with me.
29:59 This was the last day.
30:00 I thought we had one more meeting.
30:02 So Tuesday night, you'll see something in front of your seats at the full council meeting just as a small token of my appreciation, something a little patriotic as we're going in the 250th celebrations uh going on.
30:18 So thank you all very much for your support for your commitment, and uh I look forward to having another great year starting on July 1st.
30:28 Past President Salem, you're recognized.
30:33 Just wanted to express my gratitude uh for your leadership over the last year.
30:38 Um this was my first time on rules, and uh it was an experience and appreciate what you've done to get us through these meetings.
30:47 You've run them very well, and uh I think you've set yourself up for future.
30:56 Councilmember uh gay, you're recognized.
31:01 I also want to express my appreciation for your leadership on this committee and uh uh navigating through the through the agendas like you have and uh uh steering us in the right direction and uh uh very supportive of you for all your efforts.
31:20 Pass President White, recognize.
31:23 Yes, I want to thank you for your leadership and uh uh no drama like all the drama Mr.
31:28 Gay had in his uh but both of y'all did a great job, and I want to thank you.
31:34 Um council member Amaro, you're recognized.
31:40 Uh basically, Ditto.
31:41 I want to thank you for your leadership, and thank you for your integrity to the process.
31:48 Councilmember Borland, you're recognized.
31:51 I I just of course what everyone else has already said.
31:55 You know, I felt a little bad.
31:56 Uh in the leadership evening.
31:58 Didn't do a very good job.
31:58 I'd like to use this opportunity to say how much I appreciate your nomination, your interest, your support over the course of the past couple of years.
32:16 And to your earlier comment.
32:20 There were some changes that occurred that we don't need to go into on the record.
32:25 But I appreciate you filling in when those changes occurred.
32:30 So thank you very much.
32:31 Nothing to be concerned about.
32:33 I appreciate you as well as I appreciate everyone on this committee.
32:37 So thank you all again.
32:55 God bless you all and have a great rest of your day.