Good evening and welcome.

I call to order the June 23rd, 2026 meeting of the Jacksonville City Council.

And according to Office of General Council, we have a quorum.

FYI today, I am filling in for Council President Kevin Carico.

And Mr.

Floor Leader.

Over to you, please.

Thank you, Mr.

Vice President.

Our first order of business tonight is the invocation and pledge of allegiance.

I'm going to have our council liaison to JFRD, Councilmember White, introduce tonight's chaplain, the JFRD chaplain, Percy Golden Sr.

Thank you.

Dr.

Percy Golden Sr.

is a senior pastor and bishop of the Holy Church of the Living God Revival Center in Atlantic Beach.

He retired from the JFRD after 26 years, where he wore many hats while protecting our city.

Some of his roles were chaplain of JFRD, Union Chaplain for the local, and vice president of the fellowship of Christian firefighters.

He also served as administrator over the honor guard and pipe and drum team.

He also served as coordinator for the emergency preparedness region three CISM team.

After a couple years of retirement, Dr.

Golden was asked to come back as chaplain for JFRD and to be the critical incident officer.

He is the administrator also of the peer support team.

I've known Dr.

Golden for many years.

And the congratulations and thank you, sir.

Thank you.

Before I pray, I want to uh again extend my gratitude and appreciation for each and every one of you that sits on this council.

For many years, I've been serving the city as well for over 30 years, and I've seen and work with many of you as I've not only uh within the fire service but in the community.

I've been on a lot of stages where we have met and done.

So I just want to thank all of you uh again for um for what you've done, for your dedication to our community, um, for the growth and well-being, and I want to thank you for the timeless efforts and thoughtful decisions and the commitment that you're making to our city, that it will be a better place.

Also, want to thank each and every one of you and appreciate you for the countless hours uh that you have put in listening, planning, and acting uh for the good of our community.

Thank you all for your leadership and making a real difference in the lives of so many.

Let us bow for a word of prayer.

Father God, we come now before you today with grateful hearts.

We thank you for the opportunity to serve the community, and thank you for the gifts of this city, uh, for the people at home and for the privilege of working together for the common good.

Grant wisdom to each council member as they gather here, guide their thoughts, guide their words, and guide their decisions so that they may be rooted in fairness, integrity, and compassion.

Help them to listen with open minds and speak with respect and act with courage in the face of challenges.

Bless our mayor, bless our citizens, bless our neighborhoods, and all who labor to make our city safe, vibrant, and we welcome peace that we may work together and reflect over division and service of self intent and hope over fear.

We ask you to protect us over the days to come and protect our community and to guide us uh through tough times, and we access in that holy name.

Amen.

Amen.

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.

And to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Roll call, please.

16 present.

Any announcements, Mr.

Vice President.

Yeah, thank you, Mr.

Floor Leader.

I actually have three announcements.

First, there will be a jump in the agenda after we hear public comment, we'll jump to page 34 and hear item number 72, which is 2026 0418, the JSO parking bill, first, and then we'll proceed with the agenda.

Thank you.

Second, uh I look forward to seeing everyone at the council president and council vice president installation here in the chambers Thursday night, two nights from now at 5 p.m.

And then lastly, FYI for the record.

Uh the current council president has directed that we postpone a vote to override uh the mayor's um, sorry, we postpone a vote to override the mayor's veto of our council bill 2025 0872.

You probably saw that item is 2025 0872 in the first addendum published just before noon.

Uh and then you saw it omitted from the updated addendum published later in the afternoon.

Um, if it were my preference, we'd take it up tonight um just because when there's a disagreement between council and the administration, I prefer it not linger.

I prefer we deal with it openly and and quickly.

Um, but we will make sure that this gets cleaned up on July 28th in the first meeting the next council year.

Um with that, back to you, Mr.

Floyd Leader.

Thank you, Mr.

Vice President.

One announcement from me.

Everyone already knows up here at least that there will be no regular council or committee meeting scheduled from June 29th through July 17th.

So our next council meeting will be the morning of July 20th with the mayor's budget presentation.

That is my only announcement.

And with that, Mr.

Vice President, we're gonna move on to approval of the minutes from the regular counseling uh council meeting of June 9th.

I move the approval.

We have a motion and a second on approval of the minutes.

We'll take this vote verbally.

All in favor of approving the minutes indicate by saying aye.

Aye.

Aye, all against saying no.

The minutes pass.

Mr.

President, we have three communications from the mayor's office and others.

Would you like them read or filed with Let's Live services?

Let's file them, please.

Very well, sir.

We have no presentations tonight.

At this time, I would like to recognize our pages, Daryl Shelton and Daniel Shelton, both from Paxson School of Advanced Studies.

Uh thank you for serving with us tonight.

Thank you, Darrell and Daniel, for being the pages tonight.

Before we proceed, Mr.

Floor Leader, uh, Councilman Freeman is on the queue.

You'd like to say a few words.

Thank you, Mr.

Vice President.

Just uh an announcement you made earlier about the uh postponing of the vote of the veto.

Um, can I just get clarification?

Is there a way if there's the will of a group tonight to vote on it?

Is there is that a possibility that we can still take that vote tonight?

Um, or I'll just stop the information.

Mr.

Freeman, let me turn to uh Miss Stefopoulos.

Would you mind opining on that?

Uh through the president designate to council member Freeman.

So we review the rules with respect to this matter and have um a lot of discussion.

And rule 4.1001 provides that an ordinance or resolution budget appropriation item or sum of money disapproved by the mayor in return to the council shall be considered by the council at the regular meeting at which it is returned by the mayor unless otherwise directed by the president or the rules committee.

So the decision of the president to direct that it be taken up by the next at the next meeting is within his authority under the rule, and this this is non um non-appealable.

Mr.

Freeman, you still have the floor.

Uh thank you, uh Mr.

Vice President.

Okay, and thank you for that clarification.

And then just one other point of clarification in can it be deferred again as we move forward, or is this the this is it?

And no matter what, we're taking a vote on the next meeting, Mr.

That is understood.

A great question, thank you.

Um, through the president, doesn't it to council member freeman?

So that same rule also says in no event shall consideration of the returned ordinance or resolution budget appropriation item or sum of money be delayed beyond the meeting of the council next following its return.

So at the next meeting, it does have to be taken up pursuant to that rule.

All right, Mr.

Freeman.

Thanks for clarifying that, Mr.

Vablos.

Thank you.

Um, any other speakers in the queue.

All right, seeing none, Mr.

Floyd leader back to you.

Thank you, Mr.

Vice President.

Well, now take up quasi-judicial items, the first of which is found on page five.

These items we are now taking up do not include public hearings as they were thoroughly reviewed at the committee level where public hearings were part of the decision making process.

Council members are reminded to clear any ex parte communications.

Item number one, 2026-472.

I move the amendment to grant appeal.

We have a motion and a second to grant the appeal.

I see no one in the queue, but before you take the vote, I would like to declare my ex parte communications, Mr.

Floor Leader.

Um I had a conversation with Mr.

Mike Herzberg yesterday, June 22nd, 2026 at 3 p.m.

by phone.

We'll make sure it's filed with legislative services.

And seeing no one else on the queue for ex parte or to comment on the amendment, which is to grant the appeal.

Let's take uh yeah, do we have a second?

We have a second.

Uh let's take this vote verbally.

All in favor of the amendment to grant the appeal indicate by saying aye.

I all against saying no.

The amendment passes.

I move the bill as amended to grant appeal.

And colleagues, as a reminder, a green vote is granting the appeal on this.

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

Seeing no one in the queue, let's open the ballot and record your vote.

Fifteen yes, one nay.

By your action, 2026 0472 passes, granting the appeal.

I'm two 2026 304.

Council Vice President, please recognize uh council member and our LUZ chair, Councilmember Joe Carlucci.

Council member Joe Carlucci, you are recognized, sir.

All right, thank you.

Um, hold on, I have right here.

Um sorry I got kind of caught off guard here.

Ms.

Mary, can you help me with this?

Just got handed this and I forgot.

I don't it's nothing serious, but if you could go ahead and yes, sir.

So and I'll also defer to Mr.

Harvey to the extent that um I get any of this wrong, but the land use and zoning committee heard item number two, 2026 304 at its last meeting.

And if you see by the short title on the agenda, the motion to approve the bill failed by a vote of zero to five, which in land use and zoning, when we handle quasi-judicial legislation, they're written in the affirmative.

So normally when the land use and zoning committee's intention is to deny an application, they have to amend the bill to to revise the language to turn it into a denial.

And so rather than doing that at the committee level, and which would have required a reconsideration and then another action by the committee this evening.

The floor amendment that's being offered by council member Joe Carlucci would amend the bill to reflect the proposed denial or the reported denial of the land use and zoning committee.

All right, great.

So I'm moving the floor amendment.

Looking for a second.

Second.

All right, we have a motion and a second on the Carlucci floor amendment.

Just a reminder if you vote yes on this floor amendment, you're voting to deny consistent with how LUZ voted, as you can see on your agenda.

Um I see one member in the queue.

It's Ms.

Pittman.

I I do apologize.

This is at oh, sorry.

I do apologize, but I wanted just a little bit more information on this because it is in my district.

So Ms.

Mary, can you give me some information, please?

Because I know I've been out.

Yes, go ahead, Mary.

Through the chair to council through the president designate to council member Pittman, are you wanting more information about the application itself?

I'll defer to Mr.

Harvey on that.

Terrence you're up.

Yes, this was a uh uh through the chair to council member Pittman.

This was an ordinance for rezoning um from uh CCG one to CCG two.

The committee uh considered the application.

Uh, it was heard at Planning Commission and at LUZ, and both committees decided to vote it down um unanimously, and it was at the recommendation of the planning department.

There were uh one person in opposition who spoke um uh to it as well, and uh the committee came down to that decision to be unanimously uh deny the application.

And yeah, can you tell me what the project was?

She did not go into uh detail, it's in the application.

I defer to that, but I believe it was related to a more intense um industrial use on that.

Oh okay, all right, thank you.

Okay, seeing no other speakers in the queue.

We do have a motion, a second on the amendment to deny.

So if you vote yes, you are uh voting to deny the bill before it's uh we vote on the full bill.

They're voting yes on the amendment to deny the bill, which would put it consistent with LUZ.

All right.

Seeing no speakers, we'll take this vote verbally.

All in favor of the amendment indicate by saying aye.

Aye.

Aye, all against saying no, the amendment passes.

I move the bill as amended to deny.

Looking for a second.

All right, we have a motion and a second on the bill as amended to deny.

We have Ms.

Clark Murray on the queue.

Thank you, Vice President Howlin.

I just want to speak in regards to this just to help Miss Um, well, to help everyone basically on the day.

So this was a proposal for CCG 2 in basically the block of King's Road and 45th Avenue, which is across the street from a residential, a large residential neighborhood.

It would have been a bad idea to change the zoning to CCG2.

And so I am in full support of the amendment as we saw earlier, and in regards to denying this particular bill.

And once again, I in addition to the fact that I have family there, and I know this area very well.

And this particular zoning application would have been once again a very bad fit for the community.

Thank you.

All right.

See no other speakers in the queue.

Before we open the ballot, just again want to remind everyone if you vote yes on this motion as amended to deny your voting consistent with how the LUZ voted on this particular matter.

Um so with that, let's open the ballot and accord your vote.

16 yes, zero nays.

By your vote, you have moved to deny 2026-0304.

I'm three, 2026-309 move the bill.

We have a motion and a second on the bill.

Seeing no speakers in the queue.

Let's open the ballot and record your vote.

16 yes, zero nays.

By your vote, 2026, 0309 passes.

Item 4, 2026 373, move the amendment.

We have a motion and a second on the amendment.

Seeing no speakers in the queue.

Let's take this vote verbally.

All in favor indicate by saying aye.

Aye.

All against say no.

Amendment passes.

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

No speakers in the queue.

Let's open the ballot and accord your vote.

16 yes, zero nays.

File your vote 2026 0373 passes.

Item 5, 2026 374.

I'll declare my ex parte now.

I had a conversation yesterday with Josh Cockerel, the applicant.

We discussed this overall bill, and this has been filed legislative services.

Thank you, sir.

We also have Mr.

Miller in the queue.

Thank you.

Um Mr.

President elect.

Um I also rise to declare ex parte communications.

I had a conversation with Mr.

Josh Cockrell today, and we'll file this with legislative services.

Thank you, sir.

No other speakers.

I move the amendment.

We have a motion and a second on the amendment.

Seeing no one in the queue, let's take this vote verbally.

All in favor of the amendment indicate by saying aye.

Aye.

All against saying no, the amendment passes.

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

No speakers in the queue.

Let's open the ballot and record your vote.

12 yes for nays.

And by your vote, 2026 0374 passes.

Item six, 2026, 440, move the bill.

We have a motion and a second on the bill.

No speakers in the queue.

Let's open the ballot and accord your vote.

16 years, zero nays.

By your vote, 2026, 0440 passes.

I'm sorry, 2026, 441 move the bill.

We have a motion and a second on the bill.

We have Mr.

Boylan on the queue.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

I uh uh stand to declare uh ex parte on this item.

I've received multiple emails, all asking me to vote uh to deny this application and it's been filed with legislative services.

Thank you.

Thank you, sir.

Any other ex parte's all right?

No one on the queue.

We do have a motion and a second.

Let's open the ballot and record your vote.

15 yes, one nay.

By your vote, 2026, 0441 passes.

Item 8, 2026, 442 move the bill.

We have a motion and a second on the bill, no speakers in the queue.

Let's open the ballot, accord your vote.

16 yes, zero nays.

By your vote, 2026, 0442 passes.

Item 9, 2026, 443, move the bill.

We have a motion and a second on the bill.

No speakers in the queue.

Let's open the ballot and record your vote.

16 yes, 0 nays.

And by your vote, 2026 0443 passes.

Mr.

Vice President, we're now on page nine to take up the consent agenda.

Colleagues, if you want to be out as a co-sponsor on any item, please reach out to Legislative Services as council rules prohibit items from being pulled for this reason.

Mr.

Teal, would you please read the bills?

2026 364, 444.

Pull.

450, 460, 467, 468, 473, 519, 520, 521, and 522.

Mr.

Vice President, I have a poll on 444 by Councilmember White and a poll on 522, I believe from Councilmember Diamond and Johnson, if that's correct.

Okay.

Well, those are the two I have a poll on.

So I move approval of the consent agenda with the exception of items 2020.

Looking for a second.

Alright, we have a motion and a second on approving the consent agenda minus item 0444 and 0522.

We have Mr.

Matt Carlucci on the queue.

Are you waiting on one of those two other bills, sir?

Okay.

Uh, we have no speakers on the queue.

Let's open the ballot and record your vote.

16 yes, 0 nays.

By your vote, the consent agenda minus 0444 and 0522 passes.

We're gonna go back to item 11, 2026, 444.

I move the bill.

Uh before we move the bill, um, Mr.

White, I think you have a floor amendment, right?

Yes, sir.

I don't get uh Miss Mayor to explain that, please.

Is that okay?

We didn't, yeah.

Uh through the president designate to the council.

So council member white's floor amendment would um reflect that the grant term has been adjusted.

It was extended by um the Department of Children and Families.

It originally was for March 23rd, 2026 through June 30th of 2026, but it is now July 1st, 2026 through September 30th of 2026, and it also attaches the grant award letter reflecting the grant award and the revised grant term as an exhibit one to the bill.

And you'll just need to get a motion and second on that amendment, Mr.

President Designate.

All right.

Did you move it, Mr.

White?

All right, and do we have a second?

I second.

Okay, we have a motion and a second on the white floor amendment.

Seeing no speakers in the queue.

We'll take this vote verbally.

All in favor of the white floor amendment, indicate by saying aye.

Aye, all against say no.

White floor amendment passes.

With the bill as amended.

We have a uh actually we need a second.

We got it.

Alright, we have a motion and a second on the bill as amended.

Uh Ms.

Clark Murray, you're in the queue.

Thank you.

Um, I need some clarification.

Uh, I'm looking at the actions from the previous committees, and it says to withdraw.

So, though, and we just passed an amendment.

Please explain, um, through the vice president to miss um Stepopolis, please explain what we are voting on, considering the fact that it does say that the actions earlier are to withdraw.

Yes, uh, through the president designate to council member Clark Murray.

So you are correct.

It was originally reported out of committees as a withdrawal at the request of JFRD because they weren't able to receive word from the state that the extension to the grant term had been granted such that they would have had an opportunity to spend the funds.

That came late after the committee actions were taken.

They did receive that grant award letter that had the extended grant term, and so they've asked the council to consider the item this evening.

Okay.

Thank you for that.

Um, what action are we taking today?

Because if the action is to withdraw, does it need to be changed to it was pulled off of consent and was moved, the floor amendment was moved and approved, and the bill has been moved for approval as amended.

So you're not taking it up as a withdrawal, you're taking it up as an action to approve the bill with the amendment.

All right, thank you.

Miss Clark Murray, thank you for clarifying that.

Appreciate it.

So I think we heard it clearly from Ms.

Defopoulos what we're voting on, and we have a motion and a second on the bill as amended.

Let's open the ballot and record your vote.

16 yes, zero nays.

By your vote, 2026 0444 passes.

Going on to item 20, 2026, 522.

I'll move the bill.

We have a motion and can we get a second, please?

On the bill.

All right, thank you.

We have a motion and a second.

Uh, on the bill, and uh we have Mr.

Matt Carlucci, followed by Mr.

Rory Diamond.

Uh yes, sir.

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

All right.

Let the record show that over to Mr.

Dynam.

I think it's just uh move a floor amendment.

Second.

We have a motion and a second on a council amendment.

We'll take this vote verbally.

All in favor indicate by saying aye.

Aye, all against saying no.

All right.

With that, uh, Mr.

Council Secretary, I wonder if you would please read this bill out loud for us before we take a vote.

Uh, okay.

I move the bill as amended.

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

Uh now, Mr.

Council Director, would you mind reading it, please?

Resolution 2026 522.

On July 4th, 2026, the United States of America commemorates its semi-quintessential, semi quint, semi-quincentennial.

Thank you.

And that's why we asked you to read it.

That's an ACT or SAT word.

Marking 250.

I should have read this before now.

Marking 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the birth of a nation endeavoring to be free from any allegiance to a king.

America was founded upon the enduring ideals of liberty, self-determination, representative government, and the belief that all people are created equal.

America's history has been shaped by patriots and pioneers, dreamers and dissenters who dare to imagine a more just society for future generations.

The semi-quincentennial offers an opportunity for celebration and for reflection and a recommitment to the work of maintaining a nation worthy of its highest ideals.

At 250 years old, America remains one of the greatest democratic experiments in human history, not without flaws, but founded upon the courage of ordinary people doing extraordinary things together in pursuit of opportunity and hope.

Jacksonville's history reflects the very essence of the nation itself, a city forged through struggle and perseverance, rebuilt from fire and hardship, strengthened through diversity.

Generations of Jacksonville residents have answered the call of military service, supporting national security and installations like Naval Air Station Jacksonville and Naval Station Mayport.

The City of Jacksonville recognizes that patriotism can be displayed through service to our country, but also by the willingness to serve one another, to practice democracy, and ensure that freedom is experienced in every community.

Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Council of the City of Jacksonville.

The City Council hereby honors and celebrates the semi-quincentennial of the United States of America and joins communities across the nation in honoring the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States.

The City Council affirms its commitment to I to ideals upon which this nation was founded by striving to build a Jacksonville where opportunity is expanded, democracy is protected, neighborhoods are strengthened, and every resident is empowered to participate fully in the American dream.

The City Council encourages everyone throughout the city to commemorate America's 250th anniversary through acts of service and the continued pursuit of liberty and justice for all.

Thank you, Mr.

Vice President.

Well done, Mr.

Council Director.

And I also want to um thank one of the original introducers, Councilman Johnson, as well as council staff, namely Colleen Hamsey, Council Research for writing such a beautiful resolution, and it's fitting as we enter uh America's 250th birthday, and we won't have another council meeting until then that that resolution got read into the record.

So thank you very much.

We have a motion and a second uh on that bill.

Seeing no one in the queue, let's open the ballot and accord your vote.

Sixteen yay, zero nays.

By your vote, twenty twenty-six zero five-two-two passes.

Mr.

Vice President, we're going to jump ahead to third read to item number seventy-seven to take up an appointment.

That's twenty twenty-six-four five-six.

I move the amendment.

All right, we have a motion and a second on the amendments.

Seeing no one in the queue, let's take the vote verbally.

All in favor of the amendment, which again we're on item number seventy-seven, page thirty-seven.

All in favor of the amendment indicate by saying aye.

Aye.

All again saying no, the amendment passes.

Move the bill as amended.

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

No one in the queue.

Let's open the ballot.

Record your vote.

16 yay, zero nays.

By your vote, 2026, 0456 passes.

Mr.

Vice President, please recognize our rules chair.

Mr.

Miller, you are recognized, sir.

Thank you, Mr.

Vice President.

We've just approved the following appointments as part of the consent agenda, plus the additional item we just took up.

If you are in the audience, please stand to be recognized.

Steve W.

McMichle, appointed to the Jacksonville Duval County Council on Elder Affairs.

David Monk to the Building Code Adjustment Board.

Dr.

Truett L.

Moreland to the Jacksonville Journey Forward Board, and Ivy Henderson to the Downtown Development Review Board.

Please join me in thanking them for their service.

Thank you, Mr.

Vice President.

Mr.

Vice President is now time for public comments.

Ladies and gentlemen, if you wish to speak, you should have filled out a green public comment card.

No cards will be accepted after six, and council rules call for an allotment of 90 minutes for public comment.

Give the number of cards submitted.

Each speaker will be given three minutes so that all those wishing to speak will have an opportunity to do so.

This may change if more cards are submitted between now and six.

I'll announce five speakers at a time.

When I call your name, please come down to the reserve seats of the front row while awaiting your turn to speak.

Your time will not start until you arrive at the podium, and remember to state your name and address before beginning, or you may say my address is on file.

A speaker may be invited to the green room for further discussion at a council member's discretion.

I'll read the first five names now so they can begin to make their way down, and then I'll have Mr.

Teal read Council or 4.505 regarding disruption of meetings.

First five speakers, please come on down.

Miss Kathleen Pereira, Melanie Carr, Deborah Carsteritis, and I'm sure I'm pronouncing that wrong, and I apologize.

Alan Skinner and Becky Boy.

Mr.

Teal, may you please read Council Rule 4.505.

Council Rule 4.505, disruption of meeting.

Any person who disrupts a regular meeting of the City Council, standing committees, special or select committees, subcommittees, or any other public meeting presided over by a city council member, may be forthwith barred, removed, or otherwise ejected in the discretion of the presiding officer from further attendance at that meeting.

If necessary, due to the nature of the disruption, the audience may be cleared from the council chambers or meeting location in the discretion of the presiding officer.

Any person who refuses to leave the city council chamber may be subject to arrest.

Thank you, Mr.

Teal.

Let's leave services.

Note the start time as 533, and Miss Pereira, you may start.

My name is Kathleen Prayer.

My information is on file.

Do we have to accept the old cliche that progress is inevitable?

Does every neighborhood have to continue fear that the city will reflexively change zoning and land use codes so that big developers can callously ruin their community?

Does the city want its citizens to swallow the notion that all big money will have their way?

That is what neighborhoods that have had to endure the threat of an oil depot, morgue, slaughterhouse, and now a 15,000 seat soccer stadium can attest.

Instead, when will the city involve citizens from the very start of a project with proactive plans that will save big developers money and protect neighborhoods from unnecessary encroachment as the 2045 comp boasts?

And why has the 1995 neighborhood bill of rights been ignored and why wasn't it codified?

Everyone should know by now that smart planning and development should be the norm.

The current helter-skelter approach should have stopped in the last century.

The soccer stadium in St.

John's Tile Center is a very bad fit with the two surrounding neighborhoods.

And finally, thank you for withdrawing 2026 0364.

It would have further eroded the neighborhood bill of rights, whatever's left of it, since it could have been used to hamstring all neighborhoods in fighting encroachment.

Finally, please honor the 4th of July.

Thank you.

Famous prayer.

Miss Melanie Carr, you're next.

Good evening.

My name is Melanie Carr with Riverside City Stead in the Lackawanna district.

My address is 663 Willowbunch Avenue, 32205.

I'm here tonight to support and encourage the Free to Garden Act, which will make community and market gardens permissible by right in Jacksonville.

I currently grow vegetables and herbs on a one-eighth acre city lot.

This helps provide me with fresh produce and my family with a modest income from selling plants.

Growing plants has helped provide additional income for me for years at times when I had little or no other income.

It's helped ease the pain of temporary unemployment.

I would like to see more of my neighbors involved in similar activities.

I feel that having these urban gardens can help with economic resilience and utilize open space.

We should encourage our neighbors to turn unused space into a resource for their families.

On a larger scale, it can help revitalize neighborhoods by providing economic activity in areas where there may be none.

It can provide jobs close to where people live, caring for the growing spaces, and harvesting produce.

In conclusion, I feel the Free to Garden Act will help build our communities and create economic opportunity in the neighborhoods of Jacksonville.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Next up, Deborah Lastname K.

Good evening.

My address is on file.

From January of 24 to August of 25, between my husband and I, we were diagnosed with the following precancerous colon lesions, diabetes type one, hydrogen SIBO, malabsorption, IBS, severe osteoporosis, CNSD demyelination, and a brain lesion that carries mimics of autism, like adherence to strict routines, sensory sensitivity, and communication challenges.

It's my belief, after some figurative and literal digging, these are all linked to my latest diagnosed condition, glyphosate toxicity.

Glyphosate is the active ingredient, and many herbicides and pesticides that have been sprayed increasingly on lawns, golf courses, and public spaces in America since the late 1970s.

In fact, a recent chalm study linked living within one mile of a golf course to 126% increased chance of getting Parkinson's.

Even non-GMO crops are sprayed pre-harvest to help them dry quicker.

The EPA relied heavily on a study from 2000 to establish safety limits for human exposure to glyphosate.

That study was retracted in December of 2025.

Based on our lifestyle lack of knowledge, we became overexposed.

Only after I reduced exposure, switched to organic diet, and started growing my own food, did I begin to heal.

I'm not the only one.

People are sick of being sick.

Jacksonville now has the opportunity to be known not only as a major hospital hub for the ill, but also as a choice for those of us who now realize that food is a better medicine than pills.

I beg you, please join us and support and help us create the Free to Garden Act.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Next up, Alan Skinner.

Good evening, Alan Skinner.

My address is on file.

I am support of the Free to Garden Act.

And I have a business called Soil Life Organics, and I consult all over the Southeast with farmers and landscapers where to try to get them off the chemical train and get them into more regenerative biological methods of farming and running their landscaping.

And uh I'm I'm in favor of the Free to Garden Act, mainly for a lot of reasons.

There's a lot of good reasons to support it.

Number one is the human health factor.

You know, when you have your health, you've got everything, and when you don't have your health, you're fighting a you know, up and uphill battle the whole way.

And the only way you really have control over that is to is to eat, you know, grow your own food and eat food you know just grown without any chemicals or anything, which is what I do at my house and at other places.

And um, and so the you have to have the ability to do that at your house or in your neighborhood, and that's why it's so important to get this thing passed.

Um, you there's other also a community aspect to it too.

I I've been the uh soil kind of the soil health manager at Earth's Farmer Market, down in Moncrief, and we it was a remediated brown field site that was in bad shape in terms of the soil they brought in to fix everything was still pretty bad.

We brought it to life, and now it's a garden of Eden.

Now it's like a destination, and there's people come there as community, there's kids running around, they're having a good time.

And so, all around, um, and you uh having the right to grow your own food either in your front yard or locally in a neighborhood is so important, and so for that reason I'm in favor of the free to garden act.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Next up is Becky Boury, and then the five after that, please come on down.

Regina Clark, Donovan Castelli, Wells Todd, Samantha Sears, and Lisa Corporu.

Hello, my name is Becky Boiry.

Um, I live in Jacksonville.

My address is on file.

I'm affiliated with Overalls Farms.

I've worked for the United States Navy for the past 23 years as a civil servant, and in my spare time, I volunteer at Overalls Farms and I participate frequently in many of their community activities.

I'm here tonight to support and encourage your support for the Free to Garden Act, which will make community and market gardens permissible by right here in Jacksonville, Florida.

For the better part of the last decade, I've seen up front and up close the benefits that these gardens, these community gardens, they're amazing for the people in our community.

They not only provide fresh, healthy, easily accessible food directly to the people in our local community, minus the carbon footprint, but these gardens also enrich the social fabric of our community.

They're family-friendly and provide an enriching activities for people of all ages to participate in, and plus they increase food security for everybody here, all of our neighbors.

So with so much global uncertainty at play right now with the current food supply and food prices continuing to rise.

These local community gardens are really relevant and so important in our community right now.

Local market gardens might actually become a necessity at some point in the future.

So creators and supporters of these local market gardens shouldn't need to fight for years on end just to get permission to grow food for our own selves and our own people in our communities for our neighbors.

These gardens provide direct solutions to some of these potential food supply issues, and they also enrich the lives of so many in our community.

So we kindly request please that you consider approving and providing support for the Free to Garden Act, so that it will support the health and the well-being of those in our community, and it has so many other benefits as well.

Thank you so much for your consideration.

Thank you.

Regina Clark.

Good evening.

My name is Regina Clark, and I'm here in support of the Right to Garden Act.

I believe Jacksonville residents deserve that freedom to grow food and strengthen communities.

Instead of creating more red tape and bureaucracy hurdles, why not create partnerships?

Why not involve schools, students, community organizations, and volunteers?

Imagine students learning science, nutrition, agriculture, responsibilities through hands-on experience.

Imagine community gardens supplying fresh produce beautifully neighborhoods and giving young people a sense of ownership and pride in their communities.

Rather than viewing a garden as an obstacle to future development, we should view them as an opportunity to educate our children, strengthen our neighborhoods, and make protective use of land that might otherwise be vacant for years.

A garden does more than grow vegetables, it grows a community.

Thank you for your time.

Thank you.

Donovan Castelli.

And then Wells Todd after Donovan.

Hello, my name is Donovan Castelli.

My address is on file.

I support the Free to Garden Act.

This is because it benefits the benefits it brings are worth the time and effort.

This act directly supports the growth of community education and the development of smaller businesses by making small scale small-scale urban agriculture uses small scale agriculture uses as permissible by right.

It's been said before, but food deserts aren't going to become less of a problem unless more options to buy and sell food are made available, and the free to garden act helps with solving this problem.

Also, as a grower, I see too many people that don't know where their food even comes from.

We need more people to understand the value of the food that sustains our society, and so it needs to be easier for people to start growing food and community.

Please start.

Please support the free to garden act.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr.

Wells Todd.

My name is Wells Todd, and my address is on file, and I'm a member of Take Em Down Jacks.

Um, I might be mistaken, but it appears that JWB has great influence over the city council and the administration.

It also appears that the Zionist community has great sway over this body.

The conviction of Connor Carly by Jacksonville Kangaroo Court proves that point.

If I am wrong on any of these points, please speak up now forever hold your peace.

But your job is to work for the working people of this town.

But time and time again, you have proven that the rich come first, and that those who support genocide come first.

A number of you will be terming out.

Thank you.

Samantha series.

Since we had 2652 right onto the record regarding the celebration of our 250th year, I feel it is appropriate to read a Theodore Roosevelt quote.

Americanism is a question of principle, of purpose, of idealism, of character.

It is not a matter of birthplace or creed or line of descent.

Another quote I would like you to think about by George Washington.

Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.

I want I would also like to say that I would like to support the Free to Garden Act.

I hate to see how many lawns are wasted around Jacksonville and in Florida.

Do you all have lawns at your houses?

Do those lawns have St.

Augustine Grass?

Did you know St.

Augustine Grass isn't even native to Florida?

Not sure why they allow that name, but you know, it's something to consider.

That grass has a lot of pesticides that's used.

I think we should encourage people of Florida and Jacksonville to be able to garden in their own lawns, their own space.

We don't need the, it's actually less environmental, have this green St.

Augustine grass than just having native plants there.

It doesn't absorb any of the heat, it doesn't retain the water, it doesn't clear it out because it's full of pesticides, not meant to be in Florida.

And I think that the Free to Garden Act would actually help people transition from having these pesticide ridden lawns to more natural native plant lawn.

I also just want to mention, of course, let's work on trying to develop smartly and not overdevelop areas that don't have any grocery stores or anything like that or sidewalks or transit.

I think we should start concentrating on the empty buildings that we have and maybe incentivize the owners of those buildings to either start developing with the developers that are trying to take over Jacksonville or you know, start finding them, maybe make some money off of them because they're just wasting space downtown, they're wasting space everywhere when other developers are trying to tear down trees, tear down our natural areas when we have plenty of empty buildings.

It's easy to make a trade, just you know, give them a nudge.

Why don't you look into this area instead?

And like the soccer stadium, which I hope this does not come up, but we have a sporting complex.

Isn't that where the sports are supposed to go?

The sporting complex.

I think things should make sense.

I know it's hard for cities to run and make sense, but I think we should start maybe looking into that.

I also was also would like to mention the jail.

It should not be campus style.

It makes zero sense to have a campus-style jail in Jacksonville.

Jacksonville is too large.

At all times, there's 2,600 inmates in our jail.

Do you think a campus-style jail makes sense?

No.

I used to live in Gainesville.

They have a campus-style jail.

It's one story.

They have no, they have barely any inmates.

Thank you.

Next up, Lisa Corprow, and then the five after that.

Come on down, Mohammed Bashidi, Dutchie Stevens, Jennifer Kelly, Kelsey Harrell, and Risa Grant.

Go ahead, Miss Corporate.

Good evening.

My name is Lisa Corprou.

I'm the founder of the Melanita Girls Foundation.

My address is on file.

I am here tonight in support of the Free to Garden Act.

As the founder of a nonprofit organization that has built and supported community and school gardens throughout Jacksonville, I want to emphasize that urban agriculture is indeed agriculture.

Too often the word urban causes people to view this work as beautification.

When in reality, it's food production.

It's economic development, it's public health, it's education, and it is community resilience.

I respectfully ask this council to consider three things.

One grant us access to vacant city-owned lots and underutilize public spaces for community gardens with public access.

I understand that we are greening up our spaces in Jacksonville.

We're making beautiful lawns in Jacksonville.

The Emerald Trail is beautiful.

There are no food gardens along the Emerald Trail.

I'm asking that you create pathways for modest startup funding to help communities establish gardens that can become self sustaining over time.

I'm also asking that you allow community gardens to operate small, fresh markets with proceeds reinvested directly back into the gardens to support operations, programming, and growth.

At Melanita Growers Foundation, we have seen firsthand how gardens transform communities.

They reduce food insecurity, which is a real problem in Jacksonville, Florida, Florida.

We have over 40 areas that are designated as food deserts.

They beautify the neighborhoods indeed.

They bring residents together around a shared purpose.

The Free to Garden Act should do more than just remove zoning barriers.

It should create opportunities and provide resources that allow communities to thrive.

The Melanita Girls Foundation stands ready to partner with the city of Jacksonville by providing oversight, technical assistance, volunteer coordination, and community engagements for these projects.

When we invest in urban agriculture, we are investing in healthier residents in stronger neighborhoods.

We are investing in the local economy, and we are investing in a more resilient Jacksonville.

Thank you for your time.

Thank you.

Next up, Mohammed Bashidi.

Hello, my name is Mohammed.

My address is on file.

We the people demand that the sergeant of arms officer Aliaga be removed from city council as a sergeant of arms or to remove the ridiculous sentencing of Connor Collie to stay away from Aliaga.

How can Connor practice his First Amendment right at City Council if he cannot be within a thousand feet of Aliaga?

Either remove Aliaga or remove the sentence.

I'd say both.

As Aliaga has issues with domestic abuse, and that Connor is being made into an example for all of us who even think about speaking up.

And I want to be clear anti-Zionism is not anti-Semitism, nor is it anti-Judaism.

I also love all my fellow Americans, my family, and I'm not suicidal.

Criticizing a foreign state is my right, and I'ma do it.

Israel is a terrorist state that is committing genocide and influencing our government to help continue that genocide.

Our government is complicit in this genocide, doing cover for the genocide, and possibly for a criminal blackmail, sex trafficking, pedophile ring, and that it is our duty to stop it.

Israel is not aligned with U.S.

values.

It is not a democracy.

It is an apartheid state where Jewish supremacy is enforced.

It has not allowed the freedom to practice one's faith as it is consistently hostile to all faiths in the region.

I am a second generation Muslim Palestinian American.

My ancestors were dispossessed, displaced, and killed by US imperial colonialism.

Ever since I entered the public education system in middle school, I have been called a terrorist, a sand, N-word, and whatever racist term you can think of for Arabs.

I accepted it because I wanted to fit in.

It took a lot of learning and unlearning to be able to see America for what it really is.

It is an oligarchy, it is fascist, it is imperial, it is colonial, it is racist, and it is terrifying.

I know I may seem uh alarmist, but then why am I not allowed to boycott Israel as a business in Florida?

Why did Trump pay himself 1.7 billion dollars?

Why am I not allowed to make about a joke about Netanyahu dropping a bomb in a group chat?

Why are people being arrested and deported for speaking truth to power?

Why do we have masked ice judges in the street kidnapping people and placing them into unaccountable detention centers?

Why are we merging the US and Israeli militaries against the wishes of the people?

Why did Trump bomb Iran just to surrender to them weeks later?

Why are we still allied with Israel?

Why the corruption?

Why?

Where's our humanity?

Also, I support the Right to Garden Act for all our people everywhere.

Thank you.

Dutchy Stevens.

It's Mr.

Oh, there she is.

Duchess Stevens' addresses on file.

Well, this past Saturday councils, we had some four wild black peas that had showed up at Singleton Park.

And boy, it was a mess because there was some private boys' football teams that were showing up playing games where they paid the city parts and recreation to borrow the usage of the par.

It shouldn't have took zone six, JSON over um four hours to show up.

Them pigs could have ran out there and been attacking those kids.

I believe some people are dropping wild animals off on the state right away, new King's Road, and then they'll start wandering all through the cities right away.

People yaws and the park, but it was something else.

But we couldn't understand why nobody from either the Animal Care and Protective Service couldn't have come and picked them up.

You know, because that's a city right away, and that's not no wild area, ain't no full wooded area.

This ain't Georgia.

But um, we got to get something done with something like that occurs in the residential neighborhood where it could be endangering the public safety.

I feel like to see the animal care, she'd be the one coming to pick them up and take them way out or where they should take them because we would just worry about the state of the kids that was using Sanguin pod to play the game and the pigs is on the pot.

It was on the city pot property.

I say Sangenton pod.

I don't say sanctum wildlife.

Thank you.

Jennifer Kelly.

And then Kelsey Harrell after Jennifer.

Good even good evening, City Council.

My name is Jennifer Kelly.

Address is on file, and I'm here to exercise my constitutional right and express my opinion.

But really, I'm just here to put a bug in your ear about something for the budget process that I think you need to be aware of.

So please listen up.

This is important to the community.

I'm here tonight to ask for a modest but important increase of 100 to 150,000 to the Duval Cat Fix program.

If you live in Jacksonville, you know we have a feral cat overpopulation issue.

I can't even go to my local Wendixie in Ocean Way without seeing 40 to 50 stray cats after work.

Currently, the program has actually exhausted its funding that it gets from ordinances from pet licensing fees.

And after it exhausts the funding, it uses Rosie's fund, which comes from private donors.

It's very nice, and it's great that Jacksonville recognizes this as an issue, but for a growing city that has a feral cat issue, this is just not enough money to take from pet licensing fees.

And that puts the burden on responsible pet owners who actually pay those fees.

Jacksonville is one of the fastest growing cities in America, and it's one of the most important port cities.

We have people coming and going, and we have a lot of people that are putting their savings into homes and they don't want to move into neighborhoods where there are large unmanaged colonies.

I'm actually somebody that goes out and traps cats as a volunteer.

Um, I will tell you that I have uh trapped a cat under the Dames Point Bridge that had mange, his eyes were crusted so badly he couldn't even open his eyes.

I brought the cat to every pet.

He was neutered, he was vaccinated, and within a month he was restored to great health.

The problem with this program, exhausting funding halfway through the year, is there's currently a fee of $25.

That doesn't seem like a lot, but for people who are going out and getting cats and managing colonies that the animal control is not getting, that adds up very quickly.

When I went to get this cat under the Dames Point Bridge, the person didn't call the animal control, they called me a volunteer.

I'm very concerned about the ripple effect this is going to have because people who are dealing with lots of cats, 40 to 50 cats at a time, they're getting turned away by humane society.

They're saying you can't bring these all these cats here.

So I'm asking you in the budget process, please consider this.

You're growing the city, more people are coming.

More of these cats are just everywhere.

I know you know it.

We all know it.

Uh pet licensing fee by ordinance is not enough.

So please consider that for the budget.

Thank you.

Thank you, Kelsey Harrell.

Hello, good evening, City Council.

My name is Kelsey Harrell.

My address is on file.

I'm a Jacksonville resident and voter.

And I'm here today to speak about the exhaustion of funding for the trap neuter uh return TNR program that every pet in Norwood Avenue does.

For years, this program has provided a critical service to our community.

TNR is a humane and effective way to reduce the population of free roaming cats.

The cats are trapped, spayed or neuters, vaccinated, and returned to their colonies.

Over time, this prevents thousands of unwanted kittens being born, reduces noise, uh nuisance behaviors, improves the health of the cats, and decreases the burden placed on the local shelters and animal control services.

The success of this program depends heavily on volunteer trappers.

These individuals donate countless hours of their time to identify colonies, trap cats, transport them for surgery, monitor the well-being afterwards.

They perform work that directly benefits the Jacksonville residents and saves taxpayer refources.

Unfortunately, due to funds running out, volunteers are now required to pay $25 per cat.

While this may seem like a very nominal nominal fee and manageable for someone who brings in two to three cats from their local neighborhood each year, it creates a significant financial burden for those dedicated trappers, like my friend Miss Kelly, who could bring in hundreds of cats annually.

These are very, these very people that are helping Jacksonville control its cat community are now being penalized for their efforts.

This issue also has implications for Jacksonville's long-term growth and development goals as our city continues to expand and attract new residents.

Unmanaged cat populations can create challenges in neighborhoods, parks, commercial corridors, and residential development areas.

Large colonies often generate complaints from residents and businesses, and can damage public health.

With an effective TNR program to stabilize and reduce these populations, the city may face, you know, lower demand on this.

A growing city requires proactive planning and managing cat populations through TNR is far more effective and cost effective than attempting to address the consequences of their unchecked overpopulation later.

We've reached out to every pet regarding this issue, and they were in for we were informed that it would take about 100,000 to 150,000 dollars of continued funding to uh to be able to continue this program for free for Duvall County residents.

Um I personally have reached out to Mayor Deegan as well as my city council representative, Mr.

Arias, to seek uh information and assistance in this issue, though to date I have received no response.

And as a resident who participates in every election, I find that the lack of this lack of communication deeply concerning.

When constituents take the time to raise concerns about a growing community issue, they deserve acknowledgement and engagement from their elected leaders.

I want to be clear, however, that this issue is bigger than cats.

It's about responsible stewardship of public resources, support for volunteers who are providing valuable community services, and ensuring that Jacksonville has effective humane solutions for the ongoing challenges.

I would like you all to support this.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Next up is Risa Grant, then the five after that.

Come on down.

Roxy McLeod, Addison Patrick, Denise Cook, James Matchett, and Anthony Brown.

Come on down.

Go ahead, Miss Grant.

Thank you.

Good evening, Council.

I'm Risa Grant.

My address is on file.

My friends Jennifer and Kelly have kind of let the cat out of the bag.

Get it.

I'm going to tell you that male unneutered cats like to have sex and lots and lots of it.

Um, just as a little stat here, an unspayed female cat.

Her male and all of her offspring produce two litters per year with two.

To uh per litter can total after eight years, over two million kittens.

And if you think about that exponentially citywide, we're talking about oodles and oodles of kittens.

So we think that 100 to 150,000 per year to help curb this is a relatively small ass in the grand scheme of things.

Um if you've ever been trying to fall asleep and have heard the sound of mating cats under your bedroom window, um, you'll know that it's pretty unpleasant.

So this is a pretty small dollar amount to help solve a pretty big problem.

Um, I'm also a volunteer on the Jack's Litter League, and that means that I go and pick up trash around Jacksonville's ocean white area for fun.

I know that sounds a little crazy, but I do that to try to help make my community look better.

And one of the things that I'm often picking up are old plates and trays of cat food that very nice people put out to help pick help feed the feral animals because they're just trying to be thoughtful and caring for the animals that they see that need food, but they're not helping the situation.

Feeding feral animals, while it may seem kind, is really just helping to foster this problem.

So if we can get those animals neutered, we're really gonna help curb this situation.

So if you're thinking about this planning, the budget coming up, if you can throw in a few bucks for this situation, this relatively small amount for a city this large, we would really be very very grateful.

Thank you for hearing me out.

Thank you.

Next up, Roxy McLeod.

And then Addison Patrick.

Good evening.

It's so good to it's an honor to be here and speak before you.

My name is Roxy McLeod.

My address is 8029 Buffalo Avenue, and that is in the middle of a food desert, just four and a half miles north of where you're sitting.

It um this morning I walked down to our community garden.

It is awesome.

It's four years old.

It's growing.

And um, okay, I'll calm down.

I'm here, guess what, to support the free to garden act.

And um this morning when I got there, the flowers greeted me, the tomatoes and the okra greeted me.

And um, after I worked in the garden just a little bit, along comes um Miss Emily.

Miss Emily walks down to the convenience store.

That's the only grocery store we have for miles there along Buffalo Avenue in Panama Park, and she stopped.

She stops by sometimes on her way to the convenience store to get her beer, not just once a day, it's three times a day.

There's a beer that she goes down to get, and then she comes back, but sometimes she'll stop in the garden and weed a little while.

And today she took down, she took an armful of the leftover cabbage and collard greens that are still alive from the winter crop.

And um, then I also want to introduce you to Dave Brian.

He lives in our neighborhood in Panama Park on the north side, and he has spent hours sweating in the garden just helping out, but now he's not alone.

There's a lot of boys that will join him and come running into the garden when it's open and say, what can we do?

What can we do?

Can we weave?

Can we water?

What can we pick?

And they always leave with a handful or stomach full of strawberries or maybe some greens or okra to take home for to their mom to cook.

And I just want you to know the gardens, the community gardens make a huge difference in our city, in our neighborhoods, and in the lives of those kids that would otherwise continue to believe that real food is the TikTok chips that they buy at the convenience store.

They're now learning it's not that.

So do consider the freedom free to garden act.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Next up, Addison Patrick.

Good evening, uh City Council members.

My name is Addison Liberty Patrick, and my address is on file.

I've got a lot of things.

I'm gonna talk kind of quickly.

I'm 26-446.

This is about voting locations.

Uh, it looks like those are going to be in effect immediately.

Not sure that you can do anything about that, but I do not like that we're changing locations and things in such a tight turnaround time before an election that can cause voter confusion and lower turnout.

Um, I do want to encourage everyone to check the registration status online to confirm their polling location.

Um, 26-458.

Uh, I do like that we're gonna adopt um something here to have a list of real or a list of real property as uh Jacksonville does not need to be in the housing business.

Let's get those things off of our books.

I also support the Free to Garden Act for a lot of reasons, and I've talked about it before.

Um, 2026-0489 to clarify the process for making recommendations for the Committee on Homelessness.

I would uh like to support pushing that through so they can get the clarification they need.

I would also like to humbly ask to consider my application for that committee as well.

We have food deserts, uh, affordable housing issues, and we are fighting existing homelessness.

Uh, meanwhile, JEA is kind of a political playground right now.

We've got a monopoly uh with our public utility and scandal.

Uh, while not to downplay the importance of these current issues, we have more pressing matters like the ones that I mentioned before that are essentially basic needs, you know, Maslow's hierarchy of needs.

Um, so let's sell the properties and get Jacksonville out of the real estate business, as I mentioned.

That includes the old mortgage.

The proceeds from the sale of that building should directly benefit the underserved areas, most of which have been directly affected by redlining.

Our zoning laws are criminal.

We need to stop supporting crony capitalism and support these local interests in the way of the Free to Garden Act, Free to Garden Act, and small business owners instead of giving uh I believe it's 28.25 million in taxpayer dollars uh towards that new development that's gonna be mixed use that would potentially have a public.

I look forward to the findings of the jail consultant.

Um that we paid 750,000 for a site of search and evaluation for.

Um, and I just want to say like our community is speaking here.

Uh if you notice, uh, there's a big overlap in political parties, and we're all saying essentially the same thing.

So these are the issues that are important to us, and I hope that you will um these will lay heavy on your heart and you will pay attention and listen and do the best thing to like move Jacksonville forward.

Thank you for your time.

Thank you.

Next up, Denise Cook.

Hi, good evening.

Denise Cook, my address is on file.

Um I don't have a lot to talk about tonight, but I wanted to um talk about the CPACs.

I've been mentioning those for the last six months, and I was in a recent meeting, and one of the councilmen did indicate that uh this council wants to have the CPACs make a more uh be more of a integral part of decision making and have more teeth.

And I just want to know if there's somebody that's leading that up.

I want to know how that's working with the mayor's office since this is the mayor's program.

The CPACs are, um, not the city councils.

Is it this gonna be a recommendation?

Um I've been uh attending CPAC meetings in my own district for quite some time, and I'm still not a member.

I'm not a member because I haven't had my homeowners association sign off on my form.

There are many of us that don't have homeowner association, neighborhood associations, and you are not permitted to become a member of your CPAC.

So I would be very interested in what the next steps are that I uh heard reference to in my recent meeting, and I would volunteer to assist in any way that I can assist.

I do support the free garden act.

We need to still continue to talk about redlining.

Um I know it sounds like a broken record, but we have not had any resolution.

Um, we've had some.

I mean, there's been some sidewalks.

There's been a study, there's you know, there's been a few things that have been done, but we need to keep moving forward on this.

Um, there's a huge potential for the northwest side of Jacksonville to be gentrified as UF uh comes into our city, and housing is needed.

So we need to make sure that we're protecting the people and getting generational wealth passed down to people as it should be.

Um, other than that, I thank everybody for their service.

Um, as we move forward to the 4th of July, um, and we celebrate that together.

I hope that we truly can celebrate it together, not by party lines, not by differences, but by Americans, and I thank each of you out and have a safe and happy good night.

Thank you.

Next up, James Matchett.

James Match addresses on file.

Um everybody should take vacation.

I just got back off minds.

I've been absent a while.

A lot to catch up on.

While I understand that this body can't do much about geopolitical situations that are happening and things uh that we might feel passionate about, or some people might feel passionate about, that's happening outside of the scope of what y'all can do.

But what you can do, as we start this budget process, is service the needs of our community.

Everyone in here uses the road system.

There's an opportunity to put money on there, resurface the roads.

That's eye candy for the community.

That's something they can see that's tangible.

Your work can be done from your seat.

This free to garden.

I think it's a good positive movement.

It gives that community something to do with these pro with these properties that we are called black.

We can clean them up and we can put gardens on them.

I understand that you're gonna be taking up a bill here shortly about what to do with those city owned properties.

I would encourage you to find smaller developers and give them an opportunity to develop.

These big developers are putting facilities, they're taking over these facilities and they put in affordable housing as definite as defined by the average minimum income of the whole city.

But when it goes into a community where the median income is 50% of what the state with the city, with the uh uh city minimal income, the house becomes unaffordable.

So let's quit playing with words affordable housing, and let's come and let's use the proper term.

Houses people can afford.

We can do this.

We can find developers here locally, put them to work, these small business, there's opportunities in our community that we can do, and then build houses that people can afford.

Y'all have a monumental task coming up.

A lot of decisions gotta be made, and there's gonna be a lot left on the floor.

I just think when you make those decisions, think about the people.

Thank you.

Next up, Anthony Brown and the five after that.

Come on down.

Leah Dawson, Raymond Day, Candace Knutson, and Alexander Sheridan.

Uh, Mr.

Brown.

Um, name is Anthony Brown.

My address is on file.

Um, as I look to you in your eyes and scan across the city council, there are 19 of you in 2024.

All 19 agreed that redlining was a debilitating issue in our community.

Um, that stunted the growth of some of these communities that depress some of these communities.

Uh, seven of the 19, which is a third of this city council will be completely termined out by the end of or of the middle part of next year.

And you would think that with so many city council members terming out, this was an opportunity, a prime opportunity for you to do something in the area of legislation.

You're leaving, you don't have to worry about it.

So if some of the other communities or some of the other people criticize you, here's an opportunity for you to do something right for a change on your way out.

The other thing that I would press upon you is I've had meetings with quite a few of you.

Um a lot of your intentions are in the in a right place.

Um, but sometimes we don't know where to start.

Um, I'm a fan of reaching out to people when I don't know exactly where to get started and ask questions when I don't know what I'm doing.

There are several cities that are dealing with these issues.

I've been in meetings with them like Asheville, North Carolina.

They've dealt with redlining and they've come up with some tangible solutions as a city that's much smaller than Jacksonville.

So we should be able to reach out to them.

When it comes to affordable housing, Evanston, Illinois, right now has uh a really good idea that's that's on the table.

So for those men who want to reach out outside of the city, we don't necessarily have to just think inside the box.

I would encourage us to think outside the box for a change.

The other thing that I want to press upon is we really need some grassroots respirator representative representation, excuse me, here on this city council.

And if you're trying to stunt the growth of a progressive city council, that's really that's really disappointing.

You know, August 18th, there's going to be a special election, and I would hope that everybody who wants to participate in the electorate has a fair and opportunity fair opportunity to do so.

We don't want to stunt democracy.

We don't want to give off the impression that we want to continue to do the status quo with the city council.

So I just want to encourage you that you still have an opportunity to do right by redlining.

How communities change is by policy reform and by institution building.

When you go to other communities, they have thriving institutions and they have policy that protect their community.

That's what all of these other communities, particularly depressed red line communities need as well.

So I would encourage you to think about doing the right things, reach out to the people who are who are on ground zero trying to make a difference, and come on to our meeting every now and then.

The next one is July 16th, 1405 State Street West.

We had a nice turnout, and we want to see the majority, if not all, of you come out.

Uh it is not attack on the city council, it's an opportunity to build.

And with that said, thank you.

Hope you do the right thing.

Thank you.

Mr.

Leo Dawson.

Okay, thank you, Raymond Day.

Leo Dawson, I was reading the record, he was here to talk about the redlining bill.

My name's Raymond Day.

My address is on file.

Vice President Howland, members of the council.

I am serve as chair of the taxation revenue and utilization of expenditures or the true commission, and I'm here tonight to deliver our annual report.

Pursuant to the requirements of ordinance code section 50.110B, the following is the true commission's annual report to be presented to the council.

It will be transmitted to the council in writing in July.

We have 18 members, eight appointed by the council president, I'm sorry, uh six by the council president, six by the mayor, and six by the each of the six CPACs gets one appointment, so total of 18.

As of June 26, we have 10 seated members and eight vacancies.

The mayor has five appointments still to make.

So there are two CPAC vacancies.

We meet monthly, August through June, and we have met 11 times during this year from August of 2025 until June of 2026.

We have reviewed 18 council auditors' reports during the year.

We have discussed various topics, including revising the true commission bylaws, city accounting procedures, council auditor methodology, grant compliance and oversight, the city P card procedures and processes, city budget drafting and legislation, procurement, and millage rate reductions.

We have a total of 11 invited speakers that presented to the commission during the last year.

We passed two resolutions.

We passed a resolution supporting the 1-8th mil reduction in the Avalorum taxes.

We also passed a resolution supporting that the city council adopt the mayor's budget as she presented with a prorater reduction in each of the line item spending pursuant to the reduced revenue.

In the year ahead, we will review spending of all city departments in a comprehensive manner.

Thank you very much for your service.

Thank you, Mr.

Day.

Next up, Candice Nutson.

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen of City Council.

I although I know that the particular topic.

Ma'am, you say your name and address, please.

Okay, yes.

My name and my address is on file.

My name is Candice Knutson.

I'm speaking for myself.

Back to what I was about to say.

I know that y'all are not having a public hearing on this topic I'm going to speak on, but I only bring it up because you have the comp plan that comes up every so often.

You have numerous chances to check out zoning and doing it systematically and in order.

These two bills that are voting on, do not do this.

Rather than doing it systematically, like the legislature and like the law and like precedent has had it.

Please get back to reason and follow this, follow the protocol that's been set for years.

Don't start and letting these outside developers come and steal our property.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Next up, Alexander Sheridan, followed by uh please come on down.

Uh Alex, I cannot read the last name, but lives on Royal Turn Road.

Felix Bon Venture, Nancy Murray Settle, Derek Anthony Bermudez, and last name Reed.

Go ahead, sir.

Gotcha.

Hello.

Uh, my name is Alexander Sheridan.

All my information uh should already be on file.

I'm coming up here to talk about Connor Collie, a love member of the community.

Has who, as is clearly documented on some particularly disturbing video footage that I hope all of you have seen.

Uh, if not, just look up Connor Collie footage and you'll probably find it.

Um he was suddenly and violently assaulted in this room, exercising his constitutional right to free speech.

Even if you don't agree with the content of his beliefs, you can at least respect that he peacefully stood up for what he believed in through the appropriate channels.

In response, as again as well documented on video, he is suddenly and violently assaulted and then was charged with bogus charges.

To add insult to injury, Connor is now legally required to stay 1,000 feet from Officer Aliaga, who is the one that instigated and attacked him.

Again, all of this is on video.

This is the thing where he has to stay a thousand feet away from the officer, effectively silences his constitutional rights to free speech because he cannot come here and speak his voice anymore.

Earlier this evening, the city council affirmed to empower every resident to participate in democracy, only very lightly paraphrasing there.

To speak said words directly to your citizens.

Well, knowing that that right to dissent is not being safely protected.

And in fact, the city will resort to blatantly lying, charging you with jail time, and then silencing your constitutional voice all because they disagree with the content of your voice, is shameful.

Shame on you.

If you have not seen the video, go watch the video.

Please punish the officer who violently overreacted, Officer Aliaga.

Drop all of the charges against Connor Collie.

Thank you.

Next up, again, it's, I believe it's Alex, and I cannot read the last name but lives on Royal Turn.

Sorry about that.

It's actually a let was.

But that happens all the time.

So it's all right.

Uh good evening.

My name is Let Weist.

I'm representing myself and my garden club.

Uh my address is on file, and I'm here tonight to support encourage the Freedom to Garden Act, which will make community gardens and market gardens permissible by right in Jacksonville.

Community gardens provide fresh, healthy food for neighbors who need it.

Right now, Nathan Ballantine is currently has hundreds of families on his waiting list who want to patronize his community gardens, including myself.

And even though I'm not currently patronizing Nathan's gardens right now, I do rely on market gardens.

Um and our farmers' markets need more market garden vendors.

I get my uh produce from organic market vendors because a lot of the organic produce at the grocery store that is USDA organic is no longer reliable.

The USDA has been lowering standards for organic produce since 2002, allowing many herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides that were once traditionally not seen as organic practices on produce.

And at some point, sometimes they even under uh allow synthetic pesticides.

We shouldn't have to fight for years, just get permission to grow affordable and safe produce for our families, neighbors, and communities.

And instead of being known as the most boring city in the United States, it would be nice to be known as the most beautiful city in the United States.

Uh I kindly request you to review the Free to Garden Act and consider how it update our zoning code to raise existing community and market gardens at a legal limbo, legal limbo.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Next up, Felix Bonventure.

And then Nancy Murray settle after him.

My name is Felix Bonventry, and my address is on file.

First, I want to point out the hypocrisy in allowing everyone to clap earlier for the bills you passed celebrating this country, but not allow us to clap during public comment.

You call it celebration when it's convenient for you and disruption when it's not.

But I don't remember the part in the First Amendment where it says that you only have the right to free speech if people agree with what you're saying.

The arrests and the cases against Connor Collie and Leah Grady prove that everyone on this council is a hypocrite and a coward.

Connor is still sitting in jail for the alleged crime of disrupting a council meeting.

As if getting arrested wasn't enough of a violation of his first amendment rights.

He's now effectively been barred from coming back to council meetings once he gets out of jail, thanks to Officer Aliaga's restraining order against him.

It makes no sense that if you're a cop, you can throw someone around by their neck and then turn around, claim to be the victim and get a restraining order against them.

That is insane.

This officer is the one who does not belong at council meetings, not Connor Collie.

And acting as though this situation isn't isn't your fault or your responsibility to make right just makes you look like you'd rather stay in Zionists' pockets than stand up for the people who genuinely care about this community.

Second, redlining.

You could do something about it.

You could do something concrete about it instead of just acknowledging that it exists and it's a major problem in this city.

That's not enough.

Do something about it.

Third, the Free to Garden Act.

Please support it.

It really doesn't have any negative consequences for the community.

And as everyone has said, a lot of people in Jacksonville are living in food deserts and in situations where the ability to grow their own food would majorly impact their quality of life.

So I do ask that you support that.

Nancy Murray Settle.

It started.

A lot of the stuff that the young man spoke about, I was exactly what I was gonna say.

So I'm gonna skip over that.

Connor is being held unjustly.

2552 as for citizens empowered to fully participate.

Yet he's not allowed to do that.

But basically, I want to talk about that there's so many issues in front of City Council right now.

I mean, I look at the agenda on Friday, and it's just I there's so many things to look at as far as zoning, housing, affordable housing, gardening, over development, downtown buildings, the land use.

There's always changes in land use and zoning.

I mean, it's almost like we do not even have a zoning code anymore because it's so easy to come in and get a PUD and change it.

So you should definitely let the Gardening Act go through, Free to Garden Act.

That would be easy because we'd change zoning so easily.

I mean, I wonder if you guys know, like about Barth Road.

I mean, that's kind of interesting.

I had to go down that little rabbit hole a bit.

I mean, it's just a lot of changes, and if someone in that neighborhood doesn't notice and care about it to speak up, it just goes through.

And then they're like, hey, I didn't know about that.

We need a better way to inform people about changes that are coming up to get more civic engagement.

All of those things that are in the agenda, though, it really is mind-boggling.

You guys have a lot to look at.

Unfortunately, you start picked to investigate JEA.

What a waste of our money.

I mean, then listen, the former CEO is in prison for his dealings with JEA, and you're gonna play with that fire.

There's something that's not right.

Where there's smoke, there's fire, and there's something not right.

I hear citizens asking you to get rid of flock cameras.

Go investigate that.

Stop the surveillance of our citizens.

Stop police brutality.

People should not be dying in our jails because they're getting beat up or they don't have medicine, or getting beat up here in City Hall in our council meetings, and then having to be in jail.

It's wrong.

We need grocery stores.

We need housing, more affordable housing, a fishing bridge, jobs, JTA buses, where the affordable housing is going.

All of these things need to happen.

It's a lot of work to it.

Things are getting done, and I think you're gonna pass affordable housing, but I have to think, I don't know, you guys hate Deegan so much, you might not want her to have any wins.

So it worries me about 494 91.

Speaking of Deegan, I just want to say Wallet Hub, I'm proud that they said that Jack's government is Florida's best-run city and 18th in the nation.

So Deegan does have wins despite opposition from this House.

Thank you.

Next up will be Miss Reed, and I cannot read the first name but lives on Caney Oaks Drive.

And then I'm gonna go ahead and call out the remaining speakers.

Go ahead and come on down.

Derek Bermudez, Dina Zacharia, Jamie Travis Leonard, and Sarah Posey.

Please come on down if I called your name and uh Miss Reed.

Go ahead.

Good evening.

My name is Nikita Reed.

I'm also known as Nikki Reed.

My address is on file.

So I am the vice president of Eric B.

Mays Foundation.

And I want to take a moment to tell you who Eric Mays was, because his legacy is why I'm here today.

Eric was a councilman activist and a union fighter and political politician from Flint, Michigan, who's known as the nation's favorite councilman.

He lived at one 25 Russell Street, and he died at 125 Russell Street.

Because he refused to leave his community.

He fought for the poorest community.

He fought for the poor residence of Flint over a decade.

He answered every phone call.

He knew every name of the children in his ward.

And he held the government accountable when it even made people uncomfortable.

Eric was known for his bold bombastic style in city council meetings.

He was also never afraid to speak his mind, challenged the status quo and demand better for his people.

He was even recognized by Robert Kennedy Jr., and through his strong democratic voice.

He respected love people party lines across his constituents.

Sorry, what was it already?

Because people knew he would fight and he was never about it was never about politics.

He always, sorry.

It was always about the people.

The energy is what made the people across the nation fall in love with him.

He was featuring one of the largest African-American magazine, Ebbie Magazine when he died last uh two years ago.

He had every opportunity to walk away and pursue more a comfortable life in richer communities, but he chose to stay at 125 Russell Street until his very last day.

People come people from across the country would find him on TikTok and call him for help, and he answered every single phone call.

I can attest to that because we were very good friends.

Eric was a man of fate.

He never cheated his time with the Lord.

In one of his last public speaking of the city council in Flint, Michigan, he said to the city council people when you hear about my home going, do not cry for me.

I'll be okay.

Because he knew he gave it everything and every everything he had to his community, the first ward of Flint, Michigan, and nationwide.

I had the honor of being his power, I had the honor of being a power attorney for Eric B.

Mays, his sole ear, Eric Hakim Deontay Mays.

Yes, that's my comments up.

Thank you very much.

Thank you so much.

Don't feel like next is Derek Bermudez, please.

Good evening.

How's everybody doing tonight?

All right, my name is Derek Tatine.

Bermudez Hendrix, the keeper of the flame and the tip of the spear for the Endongo tribe.

Uh I saw Judge Lance Day in the courthouse, and he thought I was a Prince Hall Freemasonaire.

And I told him I'm not a Prince Hall Freemasonaire or Jonathan Ogden.

I know they're from Bermuda and the other one from Antigua.

Um, as I was in your address, sir.

Oh, sorry about that.

Uh my address is on file, brother.

Thank you.

Sorry about that.

It's just been a while since I've been down here at City Council community meetings.

But I want to share some of my unmatched history.

I'm from the United States Virgin Island.

I am a victim of the whole Jeffrey Epstein deal and the traffic in my family on the most farmland and the most history and culture in the entire Virgin Island.

So I am a heir and a descendant of the first queen of St.

Croix, Queen Jessica at the time, Muller and Christian Shane Hendricks, who the farmer's market in the Virgin Island, the town of Christian State is named in honor of my grandfather and that market been in use since the early 1750s.

If you haven't known and don't know the story, Alexander Hamilton is from St.

Croix.

Alexander Hamilton grew up on the island of St.

Croix.

Alexander Hamilton was best friends with George Washington, and he took our rum, our sugar cane, and the molasses is actually what the troops drank at the battle of Gettysburg before they went into battle.

Alexander Hamilton, he's on the $10 bill.

This here is my great, great great-granddaddy.

This is John Frederick to Tyne.

I know y'all have my name on file as Tatan, and y'all mess it up a little bit, but that's fine.

That's John Frederick to Tyne.

He's a Danish ship merchant owner.

He actually bought Alexander Hamilton to America, and on his ship, on our ship, we took John J.

and Benjamin Franklin to go meet King Louis XIII during the time of the Revolutionary War.

You had to have a certain bloodline and a certain royal family in order to go meet with the Kings and the Queens.

And I have one more thing I want to show you.

This is the Royal Quest for the Tatan.

Right here, the Royal Crest.

I'm legit.

This is my bloodline, my history, my DNA, and my genealogy.

This right here is my great great-grandmother, John Frederick to Tyne's mother.

You're gonna see my face.

This is Perlina Titan.

She's on a Danish $20 bill.

The Danish $20 corona.

And if I'm not mistaken, the island of St.

Croix, out of all the islands in the Virgin Islands, they was once ruled by the Dutch and the Dutch family is who colonized America, and we also have a lineage into Harvard University.

So I just want to share a little bit of my American history and my Virgin Island history.

And this is my grandmother right here, the first queen of St.

Croix, Ken America, could also validate who I am and everything about my story.

So thank you.

Have a great day.

Notice my grandmother have the sugar cane in her hand.

Thank you, sir.

Thank you.

Next up, uh Dina Zacharia.

Dean Zachariah address on file.

I'm standing here with the Jacksonville Palestine Solidarity Network to say our rights to free speech in chambers are under threat.

The council members and officials in front of me, some of them not in their seats today, have encouraged and allowed the brutal attack against Connor Collie and Leah Grady.

Leah and Connor were targeted for being regular attendees and regularly speaking up for their community.

Director Thiel was quoted saying that an example needed to be made of Leah and Connor's cases.

How is an official allowed to peddle such egregious and vindictive attacks on our amendment rights?

A lawyer no less.

Teal actually has a track record of not uh quite comprehending First Amendment rights, like when he drafted rules for the Duval Canvassing Board, that was meant that was met with condemnation across the board from Democrats, Republicans, and countless First Amendment organizations.

So that's who it was the director is.

And Teal and the council before me condoned JSO grabbing Connor by the neck and throwing him to the ground for being a concerned citizen recording an unlawful arrest.

And now he's sitting in the county jail for 60 days because of it.

If council members support what Aliaga did to Connor, they'll wholeheartedly support any of us here facing that same fate and cheer if more of us get put in jail.

We need representatives that speak up for their constituents and not against them.

I sat through both trials and it was clear that this case was never about Leah or Connor or about following the rules.

It was about silencing the people who speak out, like any of us here at public comment, like speaking out against redlining, plaguing our city and wanting affordable housing, food sovereignty in their communities, and proper representation.

You're allowing officers with a record of citizen complaints and domestic violence injunctions like Officer Aliaga to consistently work at these meetings.

There's no screening to keep violent cops off the streets and out of these rooms.

Who's to say that the cops around us don't have similar records, domestic violence or otherwise?

The attack on Leah and Connor was co-signed by the people sitting in front of me.

How are you keeping the rest of this rest of the people in this room safe?

The judge ruled that Connor can't be within a thousand feet of Officer Aliaga, so as long as you allow him to work at these meetings, this council is infringing upon Connor's constitutional right.

Remember that 250th anniversary, right?

It's coming up.

So constitutional rights are important.

Constitutional right to be at public comment.

We demand that Officer Aliaga be removed as Sergeant of Arms.

Aliaga's presence prevents our right to free speech, and he undoubtedly poses a risk to public safety.

Thank you.

Jamie Travis Wonder.

Thank you.

Good evening.

My name is Jamie Travis Leonard.

My address is on file.

I want to come up and talk about community.

We have a lot of members from the community out here all the time.

They come to these meetings, they come to LUZ, they come to other committee meetings.

We're also forming our own meetings and our own groups in our community.

I had the chance on June 10th to go to Riverview Park for the first time and meet with a lovely group of people, including the Jacks Oyster Conservation, Northside Pride, Jackson, excuse me, St.

John's River Keeper, and RCC.

And they are trying to restore our oysters in the river.

I had never heard of this.

I saw it on social media.

I took my lunch break and went out there.

It was difficult work.

I see, you know, my council member knowing this is this is something that's in known, but I didn't know.

And I'm glad I got that opportunity.

I'm glad I got to connect with my community.

I met some lovely people.

I found about out about some organizations in my area I didn't know about.

I found out that uh Riverview Park, which is right around the corner from my house, has a lot of exciting things happening that I didn't know about.

And that's on me.

But what's on you all is supporting us in our community endeavors, like Riverview Park, like affordable housing, like the Freedom to Garden Act, like interrupt redlining, like addressing systemic issues with our housing and systemic issues with food deserts that we have.

And I know many of you are trying.

I do see that.

But what I don't see is as a collective, this body doing what I think is everything you can.

I see a lot of people hesitating to take a stance, uh, specifically against putting the jail in red line areas.

I see people hesitating to take a stance on holding our developers accountable to give us things we actually need instead of another storage unit or another liquor store or another vape shop.

I live in a food desert.

Now I bought my house there.

I knew what I was going into, but my neighbors who have lived there 20, 30, 40, 50 years, did not.

They moved there with the intent to not only spend their lives there, but allow their children, their descendants to live there.

And they are also impacted by this.

So as we close out this course, and we start a new year of planning, I need you all to get it together, and I need you all to address the community.

Thank you.

Next up, Sarah Posey.

My name is Sarah Posey.

My address is on file.

I'm here with the Jacksonville Palestine Solidarity Network.

I want to first take the opportunity to voice my support for the Free to Garden Act.

I first heard about this a couple months ago while volunteering at Earth's Farm up in Moncree, as they worked on their own community garden, and the Free to Garden Act just makes a lot of sense.

This would support local food production.

It would reduce the food insecurity in our city, and it would help put any wasted empty land to valuable use.

Now I'm here primarily to talk about Connor Collie.

As part of his sentencing, Connor was ordered to stay a thousand feet away from Mikhail Aliaga Ruiz, who, as far as we know, still serves as sergeant of arms here in these meetings.

I'm gonna break this down a little bit because during Connor's trial, our council secretary Jason Teal requested a ban on Connor from attending public comment, but the judge ruled that unconstitutional.

And according to a 2021 article written by the Florida Trib, which is a nonpartisan newsroom, highly regarded for their public interest and investigative reporting.

This is not Jason's first time misinterpreting the law of the constitution, but it should be his last.

While Jason was getting his unconstitutional request denied, McHel, who has a violent history on and off the streets, was claiming that he is a victim of Connor.

So Judge Borello used Jason and McKell's testimonies to rule that Connor Collie stays a thousand feet away from Mikkel, the cop who violently assaulted him.

This is a workaround that ensures that Connor cannot attend these meetings so long as Michael is still employed here.

Now we haven't seen Michael in the chambers for a few meetings.

It can be assumed that this is a matter of keeping him comfortable and far away from this scrutiny, or that he's here and I'm simply not recognizing him because they all look the same.

But if instead you have already committed to removing him as sergeant of arms, I just ask that you let us know and make the choice a permanent one.

Connor deserves to speak freely in these chambers with the rest of us without worrying about running into his abuser.

And for everyone else, we deserve to know that you will make it a new standard to never employ officers in these chambers who have documented violent histories.

It's public knowledge, it's an extremely low bar, and it's a very reasonable request.

To any of the council members or anyone else in the room who has heard of Connor's sentencing and thought something to the effect of, well, at least it wasn't worse.

I just need to counter that right now because this alludes to some world where mercy was involved.

There is no merciful sentence for an unjust conviction.

There's no mercy from a state attorney who attacks our rights and constantly rules in favor of cops who keep murdering our neighbors, and there is no mercy from a council who works with the state to silence the community members that they disagree with, can't stand up for families losing their loved ones daily to ferocious cops, and still somehow you guys are able to sleep at night while proudly claiming that our city supports the bombs that are still being dropped on families daily in Gaza and in Lebanon as your favorite Zionist entity keeps pushing its expansion.

So yeah, it could have been worse.

I'm not interested in what's worse, we need better.

Thank you.

I also have two speaker cards that did not wish to speak.

Uh Pat Gidnet was here to talk about uh the $25 uh feral cat, I believe the Spain neutering fee, and then Ulysses Cromedy Sr.

was here to talk about the Grady Briggs, uh the Grady Bridge, and that concludes public conen.

Alright, and colleagues, to proceed for the rest of the agenda, we need 14 on the dais.

Right now we got 15.

Uh, meaning please uh check with staff before you leave.

And if there's anyone out in the green room, please return.

Thank you.

We can proceed.

With that.

Well, he checked did not wish to speak on the card.

Did he change his mind?

Ulysses, if you're here and you do wish to speak, we can give you three minutes still, but it has to be right now.

All right.

Thank you for the time.

It's very short and sweet.

Please start with your name and address, sir.

Your list is crummy, you're seeing you.

My address is on Powell.

I'm here to talk about the George Crady Bridge.

I had a great opportunity this weekend to enjoy a 74th birthday, a good Father Day, and a good yesterday, which is June the 23rd.

We gather to the George Crater Bridge.

I had opportunity to be among the many.

Mail.

Excuse me.

The mail was here.

There.

Mayor Degan is there.

And many other references to help keep this bridge open.

Ladies and gentlemen, my federal councilman.

Please hear my pleading cry.

This bridge means so much for me and many more.

That's why I'm here this night to estate my life.

I have lived 74 years here and have enjoyed that bridge.

And I hate to see it demolished, unusable as the last four three or four years that I have aspirin that I cannot cross that bridge.

May I digan and the rest of us?

We venture from the Nassau Sound to the George Crater Bridge was on the Jacksonville side.

I like to see that bridge open also for the bridge fisherman.

The one who wants to ride the bike.

Thank you, sir.

With that, Mr.

Vice President, we are done with public comment, and we're going to go ahead to page 34 and take up item 72, which is on third uh reading first.

So item 72, 2026, 418.

I move the amendment.

We have a motion and a second on the amendment.

Seeing no speakers in the queue, let's take this vote verbally.

All in favor of the amendment indicated by saying aye.

Aye.

All against saying no.

The amendment passes.

Move the bill as amended.

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

No speakers in the queue.

Let's open the battle and record your vote.

15 years, your name's.

By your vote, 2026 0418 passes.

We're now going to go back to page 14 and begin public hearings.

Council members should declare any ex parte communications and anyone wishing to speak on the following bill.

Should have completed a blue speaker card.

You will be allowed three minutes to speak.

You may state your addresses on record, but you're encouraged to be specific with your location, as that may impact the weight given to your comments.

Like public comment, a speaker may be invited to the green room for further discussion at a councilmember's discretion while also keep in mind that we are pretty quorum limited for tonight.

Mr.

Teal, please read the bills.

2026, 376, 420, 421, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 486, 487, 488, 489, 490, 491, 492, 493, 494, 495, 496, 497, 498, 499, 2026, 122, 123, 126, 127, 293, 294, 295, 311, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, and 433.

These public hearings are all open.

I'm 21, 2026, 376, one speaker card, Jamie Travis Leonard.

And while Miss Leonard is walking down for anyone out there in the crowd, if you filled out a blue card to speak on any remaining bill tonight, we'd ask that you come down and sit in one of the first few rows so you can get to the podium quicker and have your three minutes.

So again, if you filled out any card on any remaining bill tonight, we'd ask that you come forward.

Thank you.

Go ahead, Miss Leonard.

Thank you.

Good evening, City Council.

My name is Jamie Travis Leonard.

My address is on file.

Uh, I'll be quick.

I previously came and said I support this, I still support this ordinance.

I just am curious if there's uh some of the gaps I previously mentioned in the wording, if those were gonna be filled.

Um so and for reference, let me pull out my old copy.

That's be um anywhere where it says reserved.

Uh so an example would be page three, line 28.

I'm just curious about what that means, and I've been checking the portal to see if any updates have been made.

I haven't seen anything, so it's really what I came up here for.

So thank you.

Thank you.

I have no more speaker cards.

This public hearing is continued to July 28th, 2026.

Everyone knows it says on the agenda closed, but it's not, it's continued as stated.

Thank you.

Ms.

Leonard, Councilmember Pelusa would like to talk to you in the green room.

I'm 22 and 23, 2026, 420, and 421.

I have no speaker cards.

These public hearings are continued or are closed.

Additional public hearings will be July 28th, 2026.

I'm 2425, 2026, 434, 35.

No speaker cards.

These public hearings are closed.

I'm 26, 2026, 436.

I have two speaker cards.

Uh Samantha Sears and Jamie Travis Leonard.

Jamie Travis Leonard is in the green room.

She does not wish to speak and she opposes.

Uh Samantha Ceres.

Come on down.

Samantha series address on file.

I'm gonna be quick, but um, I just don't think that this is a good idea to add the ability to do industrial light uses to 161 acres.

Um, I guess I'm not sure if this is gonna be another city council public hearing because I see it goes to LUZ in July.

I don't see it being continued for city council though, so not Charlotte.

Is it going to?

Okay, perfect.

So I won't take much more time.

Um I oppose this.

Thank you.

Thank you.

I have no more speaker cards.

This public hearings closed.

I'm 27, 2026, 437, no speaker cards.

Is public hearings closed?

I'm 28, 2026, 438, one speaker card, Miss Jamie Travis Leonard does not wish to speak, but she opposes.

That's Nancy Murray Settle.

Address on file.

Um, this should be short.

But now you didn't start the clock, so I'm not but anyway.

It's so it's on affordable housing and justice that I want to speak about.

Um, housing is a human right, it's not a commodity for corporations to make a profit off of.

With this, there's a couple of 490, I think it's 490, 491.

I think I made a mistake on a card I did wasn't going to speak about, but all the federal and state grants that are going to affordable housing, I do support.

We have a lot of work to do in Jacksonville related to that.

Um marginalized communities have often been excluded from housing due to redlining, and so we've talked about that in the council chambers.

Um, when we increase the quality of life for any citizen in this community, we increase the quality of life for every citizen.

And um, I look at these ordinances and I think, well, of course we're gonna pass them, but due to some of the toxic nature that happens in city council, city hall, the partisan politics, it worries me that these will not pass.

So I do support that these pass, and we do need to put a lot of work into affordable housing.

Every human being has a right to housing.

It is not a commodity.

Thank you.

Thank you.

I have no more speaker cards.

This public hearings closed.

This public hearings closed.

I'm 36, 2026, 492.

One speaker card.

Jamie Travis Leonard does not wish to speak, but she supports this ordinance.

This public hearings closed.

I'm 37, 2026, 493.

I have two speaker cards.

Jamie Travis Leonard does not wish to speak and supports.

Nancy Murray Settle does not wish to speak, also supports.

I have one speaker card.

Nancy Murray Settle does not wish to speak, but she supports this ordinance.

Nicely done.

I think we are moving a little bit too fast.

So we're gonna take 30 seconds here just to regroup.

Alright, items 44 and 45, 2026, 122 and 123.

I have no speaker cards.

This public hearing is continued to July 28, 2026, both of them.

She opposes but does not wish to speak.

This public hearing is continued to July 28, 2026.

2026, 127.

I have one speaker card, Miss Samantha Sears does not wish to speak, but she opposes this legislation.

This public hearings continued to July 28th, 2026.

2026 293, I have no speaker cards.

I move the bill.

We have a motion and a second on the bill.

Seeing no speakers in the queue, let's open the ballot and record your vote.

15 yay, zero nays.

By your vote, 2026, 0293 passes.

I'm 49, 2026, 294.

I have no speaker cards.

I move the bill.

We have a motion and a second on the bill.

Seeing no speakers in the queue, let's open the ballot and cord your vote.

I want to make sure we had a quorum.

16 yay, zero nays.

I'm 50, 2026, 295.

I have no speaker cards.

I move the bill.

We have a motion and a second on the bill.

Seeing no speakers in the queue, let's open the ballot and record your vote.

16 years, zero nays.

And by your vote, 2026, 0295 passes.

Oh, can you restart my time again?

I wasn't at the podium.

Thank you.

Good evening, City Council.

My name is Jamie Travis Leonard.

My address is on file.

Uh so if you were at LUZ, some of this is going to be information you have heard and seen before.

What's currently being handed out is a map of a food desert analysis that was done in 2019 for the city of Jacksonville.

Um I do want to clarify that I do support uh 26 31.

Um, I just have concerns as we develop this plan on the areas that are being targeted.

Uh, if you look at the map that was provided for the target growth area, as well as the map for current food deserts, there's overlap.

Um you heard other people during public comment talk about food deserts.

Uh I know that during LUZ, the planning department mentioned that this would not necessarily be part of this piece of the target growth plan, but would come down with uh future ordinances related to it.

So just to clarify, I do support this target growth plan, but as we proceed with building out the plan and the areas that are gonna be impacted and what that's gonna look like, I would like us to consider how we can serve the community specifically with addressing some of the shortages as far as the food deserts go.

Um it was brought to my attention that there is the Northwest Jacks Economic Development Fund, which uh I know that uh Councilman Freeman had mentioned a trust.

Uh, when I brought this up at LUZ, uh councilman Arias had mentioned potentially a tax to address some of these issues.

Uh the purpose of my comment today is really just to ask this plan grows to continue to highlight some areas that I don't know are currently being addressed, but I think should have at least a component as it gets built out.

So uh I appreciate your all's time and again I do support.

I think we do need growth in these areas.

I know that there's uh also some discussion of mixed use and some ways to incentivize our developers to try and bring uh items to the table in these in this growth plan that would serve the community.

I just want to make sure that we are really pushing for that and not letting developers again get away with things like tobacco and liquor and other things that aren't really servicing the community as a whole.

Thank you.

I have no more speaker cards.

This public hearing is closed.

I move the amendment.

We have a motion and a second on the amendment.

No speakers in the queue.

We'll take the vote verbally.

All in favor and gate by saying aye.

Aye, all against saying no.

Amendment passes.

See the bill as amended.

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

Miss Clark Murray, you're recognized.

Thank you.

Um, once this particular bill was discussed by Ms.

Parola a few weeks ago.

I had several concerns about the parameters that they use to determine the target areas.

And this bill seems very familiar to a bill that was submitted maybe a few years ago.

And based on that discussion I had with her, in addition to listening to Ms.

Pierce's description of the committee that they held in regards to determining the parameters and this bill itself.

Uh there seems to be a confusion with quantity and affordability.

Quantity has to do with the amount of housing that's available.

Affordability has to do with the fact that the housing can be afforded by the average person and that it doesn't take up which is typically about 30% of their income.

So while this is looking at the quantity, it's not addressing the affordability aspect.

And I know there's an idea that supply and demand, if you have more in supply, you have demand, you have more in supply, then the cost will go down.

There's a correlation, I understand that.

But this bill does not address the affordability aspect, and I think that's being lost on this in this particular bill.

Additionally, thinking about where the target area map the different areas that it identifies.

Flood risks, okay, those are good factors to consider when you're building housing.

The 20% of affordability is what's going to be affordability aspect, which is going to be required of developers, that I have an issue with because think about you have 20% that's going to be for affordable housing, whatever they decide to build, but then you got 80% that won't be.

And so the idea once again has to do with money.

Can someone afford the housing?

Not so much whether or not there is a large supply, because believe it or not, we have lots of housing that's available.

The issue is that people can't afford it.

Thank you.

All right.

Thank you, Ms.

Clark Murray.

There are no other speakers on the queue.

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

Let's open the ballot and court your vote.

Fifteen yes, one nay.

By your vote, 2026, 0311 passes.

I'm 52, 2026, 365, 1 speaker cards.

This public hearing is closed.

I move the bill.

We have a motion and a second on the bill.

Seeing no speakers in the queue, let's open the ballot and accord your vote.

16 yes, 0 nays.

By your vote, 2026, 0365 passes.

And does not wish to speak.

No more speaker cards.

This public hearing is closed.

Move the bill.

We have a motion and a second on the bill.

See no speakers in the queue.

Let's open the ballot and cord your vote.

16 yes, 0 nays.

By your vote 2026, 0366 passes.

And does not wish to speak.

I have no more speaker cards.

This public hearing is closed.

Move the amendment.

We have a motion and a second on the amendment.

Alright, before we vote, I would like to declare ex parte communications.

I had a conversation with Miss Cindy Tremor by phone on June 9th, 2026, and we'll make sure it's filed with legislative services.

And seeing no other speakers in the queue.

Amendment passes.

Did the bill as amended?

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

Seeing no speakers in queue, it's open the ballot and cord your vote.

15 yes, one nay.

By your vote, 2026, there uh 0367 passes.

I am 55, 2026, 368, one speaker card, Chris Paul, and he does wish to speak.

Is Chris Paul here?

There he is.

Questions only.

He is here for questions only, and I have no more speaker cards.

All right.

This public hearing is closed.

I move the bill.

We have a motion and second on the bill.

No speakers in the queue.

Let's open the ballot and cord your vote.

16 yes, 0 nays.

By your vote, 2026, 0368 passes.

I'm 56, 2026, 369, one speaker card, Chris Paul, and questions only is checked.

No more speaker cards.

This public hearing is closed.

I moved the bill.

We have a motion and a second on the bill.

Seeing no speakers in the queue, it's open the ballot.

16 yes, 0 nays.

By your vote, 2026, 0369 passes.

I'm 57, 2026, 370.

I have one speaker card.

Uh folks Huxford, questions only.

No more speaker cards.

This public hearing is closed.

I move the bill.

We have a motion and a second on the bill.

Seeing no speakers in the queue, it's open the ballot and cord your vote.

16 yes, 0 nays.

By your vote, 2026, 0370 passes.

Item 58, 2026, 371.

I have one speaker card.

Folks Huxford questions only.

No more speaker cards.

This public hearing is closed.

We have a motion and a second on the bill.

No speakers in the queue.

Open the ballot and accord your vote.

16 yes, 0 nays.

By your vote, 2026, 0371 passes.

Item 59, 2026, 422, one speaker card, Randy Bakar.

And I apologize if I'm pronouncing that wrong.

Is there a uh Mr.

Randy out there?

Questions only, sir.

Uh have no more speaker cards.

This public hearing is closed and additional public hearing will happen on July 28, 2026.

Item 60, 2026, 423, no speaker cards.

This public hearing is closed.

Additional public hearing, July 28th, 2026.

Item 61, 2026, 424, one speaker card.

Samantha Ceres, she opposes and is uh, or she does not wish to speak.

This public hearing is closed.

There will be an additional public hearing on July 28, 2026.

Item 62, 63, 64, 2026, 425, 426, 427.

I have no speaker cards.

These public hearings are all closed, and additional public hearings will be held on July 28th, 2026.

65, 2026, 428.

One speaker card, Robert Freilich.

Come on down, sir.

Hi.

Robert Freilick, address on file, Lackawanna.

I am a property owner and investor in the 32254 area, and I'm writing regarding ordinances 2026-428 and 2026-429, known as the Mission and McDuff PUD.

I respectfully request that these ordinances be deferred until the public has been provided complete information regarding taxpayer funding, occupancy levels, traffic impact, public safety, and the long term effects of on future investment and redevelopment within the surrounding community.

I respectfully request answers to the following questions.

What are the funding sources for this project?

Will any taxpayer supported grants, incentives, fee waivers, infrastructure improvements, or public resources be used?

What is the protected cost to taxpayers for any additional law enforcement, code enforcement, sanitation, transportation, or municipal services associated with the expansion?

I'm also recording requesting information regarding the scale of the proposed development.

How many beds currently exist at this location?

How many additional beds are proposed?

Will be the maximum occupancy permitted under the PUD.

Will future increases in occupancy require additional city council approval, or can occupancy be expanded administratively.

I'm also concerned about traffic impacts.

McDuff Avenue is already a heavily trafficked corridor connected to the I 10 interchange.

Before approving of a project of this scale, I believe residents should have access to any traffic impact study or transportation analysis prepared for this development.

If any such studies have been completed, I respectfully request that they be made available to the public before any final vote is taken.

Many property owners, business owners, and investors have committed significant resources toward improving the 32254 area in supporting future development.

Before approving a substantial expansion of this use, I believe the city should carefully evaluate the potential impact on future business investment, economic development, property values, and the long-term vision for the McDuff Corridor.

Thank you.

Thank you, sir.

I have no more speaker cards.

Again, do you wish to speak on this one again, sir?

Okay, thank you.

He does not wish to speak.

That was the companion bill.

This public hearings closed and additional public hearing will be held on July 28, 2026.

Item 67, 2026, 430, as well as items 68, 69, and 70, 2026, 431, 432, 433.

I have no speaker cards.

These public hearings are closed.

All will have additional public hearings on July 28, 2026.

It is time for a third reading starting with 71, 2026, 358.

I move the amendment.

We have a motion and a second on the amendment on 2026 0358, which is on page 34.

Seeing no one in the queue, let's open up.

Sorry, let's take this vote verbally.

All in favor indicate by saying aye.

Aye.

All against saying no, the amendment passes.

Move the bill as amended.

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

Mr.

Miller, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr.

Vice President.

I'd like to be added as co-sponsor, and I'd like to thank uh Mr.

Adkinson for all his work and his advocacy and helping us understand the details of his business and linking up JSON and the concerns uh that were there and working through all these with members of our council and the administration.

So thank you very much, sir.

All right, and there are no other speakers in the queue.

We do have a uh motion for the bill is amended on the table with the proper second.

Let's open the ballot and record your vote.

15 years, zero and nays.

By your vote, 2026 0358 passes.

We already took up item 72, so we'll go to page 35, item 73, 2026, 446.

I move the amendment.

We have a motion and a second on the amendment.

No speakers in the queue.

Let's take the vote verbally.

All in favor of the amendment indicate by saying aye.

Aye.

Aye.

All against saying no.

Amendment passes.

The bill as amended.

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

No speakers in the queue.

Let's open the ballot.

Record your vote.

15 years, 0 nays.

By your vote, 2026, 0446 passes.

I'm 73, 2026, 446.

I move the amendment.

We have a motion and a second on the amendment.

No speakers in the queue.

We'll take the vote verbally.

All in favor indicate by saying aye.

Aye.

All against saying no, the amendment passes.

The bill as amended.

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

No speakers in the queue.

Let's open the ball and accord your vote.

We are on zero four four seven.

Oh, want to redo it?

Okay.

We have a motion and a second on the on 2026 0447 as amended.

Let's open the ballot and accord your vote.

15 yay, zero and a's.

By your vote, 2026 0447 passes.

I've moved the amendment.

We have a motion and a second on the amendment.

No speakers in the queue.

Let's take the vote verbally.

All in favor indicate by saying aye.

Aye.

All against saying no.

Amendment passes.

Move the bill as amended.

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

No speakers in the queue.

Let's open the ballot and record your vote.

15 years, 098.

And by your vote, 2026, 0454 passes.

Item 76, 2026, 0455.

I move the amendment.

We have a motion and a second on the amendment.

No speakers in the queue.

Let's take the vote verbally.

All in favor indicate by saying aye.

Aye.

Aye.

All against saying no.

Amendment passes.

Move the bill as amended.

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

No speakers in the queue.

Let's open the ballot and accord your vote.

15 years, 0 nays.

And by your vote, 2026, 0455 passes.

We already took up item 77.

That was an appointment we took up at the beginning.

So item 78, 2026, 0457.

Council Vice President, I actually have a floor amendment.

That's you're recognized.

Yeah, so I do have a floor amendment.

If I could get a second, I'll explain it.

We have a uh motion for a floor amendment, the lane and floor amendment, and a second.

Go ahead, sir.

Thank you, Council Vice President.

So uh this bill, when it went through neighborhoods, the first change that made uh was made to this originally came through, and we're gonna take out uh short-term debt essentially to fund it.

We changed it to the general fund.

A lot of us we are very hesitant when we use the general fund after finance talking to the auditors.

There was an additional funding source available, and that's because we're running very favorable on our budgeted debt expense for the year.

So this simply changes the funding source.

It's the the third change of the funding source essentially to where we're using uh current year savings from our budgeted debt expense rather than using the reserves for this.

So it's simply the change of substance uh of funding uh source for this bill.

Okay, we have a motion and a second on the lane and floor amendment.

I see no speakers in the queue.

Let's take a verbal vote on the lane and floor amendment.

All in favor indicate by saying aye.

Aye, all against saying no, the lane and floor amendment passes, and I believe that wipes out the need to take up the other amendment.

Uh to the council president designate correct.

So the lane and floor amendment contained all the other aspects of the committee amendment rolled into the floor amendment.

Fantastic.

And I see Dr.

Salem in the queue.

Go ahead, sir.

Thank you, Mr.

Vice President.

Through the vice president to uh to council member Lane, how much money is there in debt savings?

And we're taking it may and uh out of for this.

Yeah, okay.

Uh let's entertain a motion on the bill as amended.

I move the bill as amended.

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

Now, Dr.

Salem, uh, your question again, if you wouldn't mind, and if it's directed to the auditors, okay.

Uh, through the chair to the auditors, we're taking a million out of debt savings.

How much is in debt savings?

Through the Vice President and Councilmember Salem.

Uh currently there's two point six million dollars in this account of debt savings.

So this would reduce it down to 1.6 million.

Thank you.

All right, and uh Mr.

Pelusa, you're recognized.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

Uh, sorry that I'm not listed here as a co-sponsor.

I'd like to fix that right now.

Uh I will tell you this.

I am very grateful to you, Councilmember Boylan for this bill.

Um, this is a long time coming.

This is an eyesore in the community, and there's a lot of um, there's a lot of bad uh uh history with that building.

So I'm very grateful to you, and I'm very happy that we're passing this through.

Thanks.

And there are no other speakers in the queue.

We do have a motion on the bill as amended with a second.

All right, seeing no one else, let's open the ballot and record the vote, fourteen yes, one nay.

By your vote, 2026, 0457 passes.

I'm sending nine, 2026, 458.

I move the amendment.

We have a motion and a second on the amendment.

Seeing no speakers in the queue, let's take the vote verbally.

All in favor indicate by saying aye.

Aye, all against saying no, amendment passes.

Move the bill as amended.

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

No speakers in the queue.

Let's open the ballot and record your vote.

15 yes, zero nays.

By your vote, 2026, 0458 passes.

Item 80, 2026, 459.

I move the amendment.

We have a motion and a second on the amendment.

No speakers in the queue.

Let's take the vote verbally.

All in favor indicate by saying aye.

Aye, all against saying no.

Amendment passes.

Move the bill as amended.

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

No speakers in the queue.

Let's open the ballot and record your vote.

15 years, zero nays.

By your vote, 2026, 0459 passes.

Item 81, 2026, 463.

I move the amendment.

We have a motion and a second on the amendment.

Seeing no speakers in the queue, let's open.

Uh sorry.

Let's take this vote verbally.

All in favor indicate by saying aye.

Aye.

Aye.

All against say no.

Amendment passes.

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

Oh, and we have uh first uh Mr.

Lanen, followed by nope.

Yep, Mr.

Lane, please.

Uh thank Council Vice President.

So in finance, uh the way this bill traveled, it went six to uh six to one, then five to one, the first couple committees.

Finance, we had a more prolonged discussion on it, and a lot of us asked the question really based on the auditor uh auditor note that said pursuant to the cost disbursement agreement.

We were not obligated.

Uh, there were a lot of moving parts on this.

I know Mr.

Weinstein tried to answer some of the questions on the fly.

Uh we were not briefed on this ahead of time.

So I do think that would have cleared up a lot of confusion if we just would have been met with from the beginning.

Uh, after conversation with multiple parties, uh, I think the term wheelhouse was used in finance.

What that is, that was a project within ASM's project list uh that they have agreed they are not doing in return for having this capital investment that was the subject of the debate.

And so I have their project list now, and I'm fully expecting that when they submit for next year, it'll be the dollar amount we're talking about less than that, and certainly as a finance committee, we can then enforce that to make sure that's truly what they are saying they are doing instead of being on the city list of approved projects.

So, with that additional understanding and understanding it's not truly incremental, I will support it now.

But again, I just think that next time there's something this complicated with three or four moving subfunds, just to make sure that we're met with ahead of time to fully understand the accounting on all that.

Alright, thank you, Mr.

Lanen.

Uh Mr.

Freeman, you're in the queue.

Uh thank you, Mr.

Vice President.

Um, I too had some concerns, not necessarily with the makeup of the bill, um, but I saw a lot of the no votes.

And so I spoke with um one of the representatives from the jumbo shrimp, and I asked them.

I say when I look at the 19 members up here, only one played it, made a career out of playing professional baseball.

Only one scouted for seven years in major league baseball.

And why is this the first time I'm talking to you?

And so it's I do do I do my best to try to watch committees, try to keep up with it.

Unfortunately, I missed this finance committee.

And so I saw these notes, and then when I talked to them, I said I'm not very comfortable with it unless I hear those in finance committee share with them.

So my comment is made simply to say that this upcoming year, I really hope that we don't just talk to the finance members, especially when it's bills this important.

And when I talk to Jumbo Shrimp, they understand that.

Now new to the city, and there's Mr.

Weissteen, he understands that as well.

Um I think we should try to get to a point, especially in this next upcoming council, where all 19 of us have a vote.

And so instead of just talking to who they think they can get a vote from, educate all of us on the process.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr.

Freeman.

Over to Mr.

Gay.

Thank you, Mr.

Vice President.

Um I voted uh against this in neighborhoods and rules, and uh I'm still uh uh no on this.

Uh we can sit here and say we're taking it from here, moving it over there.

This kind of a shell game that that's going on, but the whole principle behind what what my no vote on this is across the parking lot, the neighbor has got a bigger project going on, and that project has the same stipulations as this.

Any overruns is borne by this that entity, and this is creating a bad scenario here that uh potentially could come back for an ask because we've done it before, and if they've got money to uh allocate from different buckets of money, well that's where it should have gone to begin with, and not being put in in this format.

So um I'm I'm still gonna be a no and uh thank you, sir.

Thank you, Mr.

Gay, over to Dr.

Salem.

Thank you, Mr.

Vice President.

Uh, I agree completely with Mr.

with Councilmember Lanen, he's correct.

Um new ownership with the jumbo shrimp.

They didn't handle this well.

They realize it.

I don't think it'll happen again.

Um, but I would urge you to vote yes.

I think the issues have been resolved.

Thank you.

Thank you.

No one else on the queue.

Let me hand the gavel to Mr.

Carlucci, and I'd like to speak on this one.

Council Vice President Howland, you're recognized.

Thank you, Mr.

Vice President Alex.

I also am gonna change my vote.

Something I rarely do.

I was a no-in finance, I'll be a yes tonight.

And I'll do that because I had the same concerns in finance that Mr.

Gay had, which this would set a very bad precedent when both at the ballpark and the football stadium, we agreed with those contractual partners that they would cover overruns.

In this case, new information arose, which the ballpark will indeed, as Mr.

Lennon said, decrement a future expected expense.

And because Mr.

Lanen will be the finance chair, and he's gonna be able to hold that up when it comes to review.

Um, I am uh fully uh uh confident that we'll be able to ensure that we enforce that offsetting decrement of a project in turn for getting this one done for the jumbo shrimp.

So in that case, because of that, I will be a yes uh tonight.

Thank you.

All right, thank you, Mr.

Carlucci.

We have no one else in the queue.

Uh we do have a motion um on the bill as amended with a second.

Let's open the ballot and record your vote.

13 years, three nays.

And by your vote, 2026 0463 passes.

With that is time for second reading.

Uh Mr.

Teal, may you please read the second reading bills.

2026, 515, 516, 517, 475, 476, 477, 478, 479, 480, 481, 482, 483, 484, and 485.

Thank you Mr.

Teal.

We're gonna jump to page 45.

We have two items on emergency.

We're gonna take up the first item 101 2020.

I do not have any public participation cards for the record.

Uh item 101 2026 549.

I move the emergency.

Do we have a second on the emergency?

All right, we have a motion and a second on the emergency.

Uh councilman Diamond.

Are you on the bill?

Okay.

Uh we'll take a vote for the emergency verbally.

Uh actually, Mr.

Carlucci before we vote on the bill also.

Okay.

We'll take this vote verbally.

All in favor of the emergency indicate by saying aye.

All against saying no, the emergency passes.

Mr.

Vice President, I was going to introduce a council amendment on this one, but I believe a number of my colleagues may have been doing the same.

We have a um council amendment proposal and a second.

And uh Mr.

Carlucci and Mr.

Salem, you still want to speak on the bill.

Okay, then uh all in favor of the council amendment indicate by saying aye.

Aye.

Aye.

All against say no.

Councilman passes.

I moved the bill as an emergency as amended.

We have a motion to move the bill as an emergency and as amended.

Do we have a second on that?

All right.

And we have a second.

Uh now let me go first to Councilman Diamond.

I think he wanted to speak on this bill, right or no?

You were just gonna make the council amendment.

Okay, Mr.

Carlucci, did you want to speak on the bill?

Sounds good.

And Dr.

Salem, you're still in the queue.

You want to speak or you were on the council amendment?

Great.

Then uh let's uh seeing no other speakers in the queue.

Let's open the ballot and court your vote.

16 yay 0 nays.

By your vote, 2026, 0549 passes.

Can we clear the queue, please?

Thank you.

All right.

102, okay.

Item 102, 2026, 550.

I move the emergency.

We have a motion.

Do we have a second on the emergency?

We have a motion and a second on the emergency for 2026, 0550.

No speakers in the queue.

Let's take the vote on the emergency verbally.

All in favor and negate by saying aye.

Aye.

All against saying no, emergency passes.

I move the bill as an emergency.

And we have a motion and a second to move the bill as an emergency.

No speakers in the queue.

Let's open the ballot and cord your vote.

16 yay, 0 nays.

And by your vote, 2026, 0550 passes.

We're now gonna go skip ahead to page 53 for unfinished business item 125, 2026, 363.

And I believe you need to recognize Councilmember Diamond.

Councilman Diamond, you are recognized.

Uh thank you, Mr.

President Elect.

Uh, appreciate it.

Sorry, it's always bad to be the last thing before it gets everybody out of here, especially at the end of the year.

But uh it's important, Bill.

So let me just walk through a few things.

Uh first of all, thank you for everyone allowing me uh two extra weeks.

I couldn't be here two weeks ago.

I was on orders.

Um, but we made good use of it.

So uh I've been working with Ms.

Norris and Ms.

Sickler with the administration on this bill for the last oh at least month, but in particular, last couple of weeks we went back and forth thanks to Terrence for all his good work on the language.

Super helpful.

Um and so in working with the administration, here are the changes that we made on the substitute and uh and just for official sakes here.

I'll move my substitute if I can get a second.

Second.

Um what this does, first of all, the administration wanted some sort of training component in there, and so we worked out language to ensure that there is uh uh training is required, that it's in there, and that folks need to certify that they understand the laws here in Jacksonville.

That was one.

Uh second thing the administration asked for, and it made perfect sense to me was to harmonize our definitions with the state definitions, and we did that.

And then the third was one I candidly I just didn't think of, but Ms.

Sickler and Ms.

Norris brought it up, which was if uh something that is uh like a horizontal plan, if there's a new community being built or whatever, and there's a there's a section of that that is public right-of-way that's gonna be built and designed and then approved by someone not in the city.

Would you uh and then the city has to take it over as part of the right-of-way that they wanted to have some earlier knowledge about it?

And I fully agreed with that.

So we changed the language.

It said if we have over a thousand linear feet of public right-of-way, then the administration, the building department will get an extra ten days of the kind of uh draft affidavit and all the um uh attachments that would go through so the full application packet um and get 10 extra days to be able to look at that to make sure that they felt that the you know all the boxes have been checked for something that the city is ultimately going to have to take care of and so uh those were all the big issues that we had I would like it if Ms.

Norris could come up um I hate to speak for y'all um but uh I don't believe there's any tension points left uh we've covered everything we found common ground on literally everything and hopefully we've got a good bill here all right Miss Norris you're recognized uh Brittany Norris for the administration through the chair I don't get to say this a lot but thank you Councilman Diamond for working with us we appreciate it but yes we were good with those amendments thank you it's frozen over all right anything further Mr.

Diamond all right we have a uh motion and a second on the diamond floor substitute um mr miller you want to speak on the floor substitute or you want to speak on the bill very good uh let's take a vote on the floor substitute verbally all in favor indicate by saying aye all right aye all against saying no the floor substitute passes and that accounts and for the original floor substitute no need to take that up correct to the council president doesn't it correct it included all the other aspects of the land use and zoning committee substitute and with the addition of the few items that council member diamond went over so you don't need to take up any other substitutes thank you ma'am I have moved the bill as substituted we have a motion and do we have a second second on the bill as substituted uh we'll go over to uh miss Tyrone Clark Murray thank you chair but if you would recognize um council member miller first I would appreciate it oh okay yeah sorry you just jumped quicker on the queue we'll go to Mr.

Miller first and we'll come back to you Ms.

Clark it's fine either way thank you Mr.

Vice President um I just wanted to be added as co-sponsor but also I just want to thank everybody for working together I know we're at the end of the year so there's always a first time no I'm just kidding.

I'm just kidding no really I'm serious that's what everyone would expect us to do.

So thank you all very much.

Thank you sir over to Miss Clark Murray.

Thank you, Chair.

I'm just going to continue the love because this is a great bill it is it's a very very good bill and I know you all are wondering what may happen when you walk outside of here today seeing that the um introducer was council member diamond and our wonderful loving relationship that he and I have but it is a fantastic bill.

First of all once again it is an example of great collaboration between the executive branch and the legislative branch.

Additionally it's the thing that I look for the most for us to do which is to solve problems this bill solves a problem and an LUZ uh a couple weeks ago council member diamond mentioned the fact that if there's any tweaks that need to be made he's open to having those tweaks made so I'm especially grateful for the work that he's done and I'm gonna call for if you don't mind a council amendment so that you can all sponsor this because co-sponsor because it is a great bill we have a motion and a second for a council amendment.

I have two speakers on the queue I want to just make sure they're on the bill.

Mr.

Gay and Ms.

Pittman you're on the bill not the council amendment correctly I know I know but I didn't know when it popped up okay so uh we'll take the vote for the council amendment verbally all in favor indicate by saying aye.

Aye all against saying no count we uh council amendment still passes um we would you go ahead and move it with I move the bill as substituted as amended.

We have um motion and hopefully a second second on the bill as substituted as amended we'll go to Mr.

Gay followed by Ms.

Pittman thank you Ms.

Vice President uh through the Vice President to Councilmember Diamond um the you mentioned about training is it training or is it a test that they'll have to uh through the president to Council McGay, it's training.

So uh what you would do is you'd sign that you have kind of learned about our laws and that you understand them, and that's it.

So the originally was there's an idea of a test, there's no test.

Okay, thank you.

I'll support it.

Thank you, sir.

Over to Ms.

Pittman.

Are you speaking on the bill?

No, no, no.

Oh, you're done.

Okay.

Uh over to Mr.

Peluso.

You're on the queue.

Thank you, Mr.

Vice President.

So, one of my questions of concerns to the um to the sponsor of the bill.

So the 10 calendar days.

Um that keeps getting brought up.

I just want to verify.

So calendar days is a little bit concerning to me given what if we are going into a holiday weekend or something along those lines.

Is it was there any conversation with the administration about whether that be business days as opposed to calendar days.

Talking about on page five and six about the affidavits.

Yeah, through the president to councilman Pelusa, we did discuss this.

I felt like we got to business days.

Um if it's to the Florida stat, there's a Florida statute that covers this.

We're essentially memorializing Florida law, and we would be borrowing whatever theirs was.

I maybe uh through the chair to Terrence.

Um, are we at calendar days or business days right now?

The legislation speaks to calendar days, um, but it is business days in the statute.

So if you're willing to make that's fine.

I I'll make the quick amendment to change that section.

Can we do that, Mary?

Oh, well, let me ask you this.

I I can come back with a fix in two weeks.

I promise to do it that way.

We can do it today without having to keep everybody here.

I would sponsor that.

By the way, that was the reason why I did not say yes to the to the council amendment.

Is because I wanted to verify this because I know calendar days could be very can be very uh uh controversial.

Thank you.

So to address council member diamond's question, that's an amendment I would need to draft to distribute this evening.

If there's a desire to not have to do that on the floor this evening, there can be a motion to postpone the item to the July 28th meeting, but I'm happy to work on drafting that amendment immediately.

If that's Mr.

Chair, I'd rather pass this right now.

Uh I know going through a whole nother thing, but I bet you'll have some other tweaks coming up here soon or not.

The administration's heard it's on the record that we're talking about business days.

We'll get it cleaned up before then.

So you want to postpone?

I mean, I'd like to just make this make the motion.

Actually, we're allowed to suspend that rule.

I move to suspend the rule that it has to be in writing.

Okay, we have a motion and a second to suspend the rule that has to be in writing.

Ms.

Stepopolis, would you please weigh in on that?

It's two words, Mary.

Through the to the council president designate, if the motion to suspend the rule has been made and seconded, it requires 13 votes to approve.

But I would recommend that if it's approved to not have the amendment in writing that Mr.

Diamond put on the record the exact line and page number of the change and what it would be so it's clearly established verbally on the record.

Uh I would ask uh if uh OGC's office could give the exact line and page number, and then I'll say yes.

Mr.

Harvey, I'm assuming we're looking at page six line three.

That is correct.

So it would say um on page six line three.

Uh instead of ten calendar days, it would say ten business days.

It would be a change of calendar.

Okay, but I would say uh Mr.

President, the motion on the floor is to suspend the rule to not require uh the amendment to be in writing.

Okay, we have a motion on the floor to suspend the rule to not require an upcoming amendment to be in writing, because we've not done that amendment yet.

So first we have to suspend the rule, then Mr.

Diamond will have to make that amendment.

So we have a second on that.

We're gonna do this by hand.

This is the vote to suspend the rule.

All in favor indicated by raising your hand.

We need a count of 13.

Mary, could you confirm the count?

All right, the motion to suspend the rule passes.

Mr.

Diamond, you got the floor to make the amendment.

I'll make the amendment, uh, Mr.

President, but it looks like the administration has something to say.

Apologies to the chair to council member diamond.

Director Sickler says on line 22 also just references days.

I don't know if you need to also clarify that as well.

Give me the line again.

Twenty-two.

Twenty-two.

Mary, can you reread that?

That'll be my motion.

Three and twenty two on page six.

Okay.

So through the president designate to the council.

So the amendment that Mr.

Diamond is prepared to move would change the word calendar on page six line three of the floor substitute to business days.

And it would state on page six, line twenty-two, no fewer than 10 business days prior to the affidavit being submitted.

There is currently just says 10 days, so we'd be adding the word business there.

So moved.

Alright, we have a motion.

Do we have a second?

All right, we have a motion and a second.

And now I have two people in the queue, Mr.

Carlucci and Mr.

Peluso.

Would you like to speak on the amendment, please?

No, and Mr.

Pelusa, you would okay.

Go ahead, sir.

Thank you, Mr.

Vice President.

Just to verify.

Also, number uh uh number 11, line eleven also says 10-day period.

Just to just to verify for the purposes of any time it says 10 days, it should be 10 business days.

It says prescribed 10 day periods so it's referring back to what is already gonna say.

That's fine.

I wanted to verify that was the case.

Then fine.

Sounds good to me.

Thank you.

Okay, then we have the motion for those two changes for the to amend it with those two changes on the table.

It's been properly seconded.

We will take this vote verbally.

All in favor of the diamond amendment indicated by saying I.

Aye.

All against saying no.

The amendment passes.

Now let's see if you can get this one right.

I move the bill as substituted as twice amended.

Oh, right.

Do we have a second?

All right, we have a motion on the bill as substituted as twice amended.

Well done, Mr.

Lennon.

And we have a proper second.

We are ready to open the ballot and record the vote.

Oh, wait, sorry.

Mr.

Pelusa, you want to speak?

Thank you, Mr.

Vice President.

I'm only standing to speak and say, well done, Councilmember Diamond.

And I appreciate your flexibility on this.

I appreciate the administration's flexibility on this.

And uh and I'm glad that I was able to I think make the bill a little bit better than the last minute.

Sorry, I was gone too from my two-week annual training.

Thank you.

And Mary's flexibility to uh nod to change the rule.

Um, Mr.

Carlucci, we also have you on the queue.

Thank you.

I want to compliment Councilman Diamond on his hard work on this, and I'm supporting it all the way through.

Um hard work and good legislation based on its merits.

I always try to support.

Um, and I'm gonna ask, so I'm I'm gonna jump on this little love train that we got going on here.

But I'm also also ask uh Councilman Diamond to put a little work into uh the art museum drive road between Atlantic and Beach.

That's a project that's been on my radar for a long time.

Um our disabled community.

And anybody that knows me knows that uh my first three terms I spent a lot of time on disabled um disabled uh issues, and that's a very dangerous road, and it's very expensive to try to put sidewalk on there.

It's not laying a like laying a Mr.

Carlucci, please do stay on the bill if you would.

Uh okay.

Where's Mr.

Nooney when I need him?

I think you get my drift.

I'll leave it at that.

Thank you.

All right, thank you, sir.

And no other speakers in the queue.

Let's open the ballot and record the vote.

16 yay, zero nays.

And by your vote 2026, 0363 passes.

Congratulations, Mr.

Diamond and the administration.

With that, we're gonna go to the very uh last page where the revised addendum is.

I move the addendum.

We have a motion and a second on the addendum.

We'll take this vote verbally.

All in favor indicate by saying aye.

Aye.

All against saying no, the addendum passes.

With that, Mr.

Vice President, that concludes the business of this council year.

Fantastic.

Let's do roll call then get into announcements.

16 present.

All right.

And uh with that, if you have any announcements, let's get in the queue.

I will call one person up briefly.

That's Mr.

Joe Enderhees.

No one else is up there, and then we'll turn over to Miss Pittman.

Uh Mr.

Enderhees, I wanted you to briefly, if you could tell us about what's going on on July 3rd and 4th for America 250 since we won't be meeting again.

Sure.

The difficulty here in doing that briefly is we've got so much to talk about.

Suffice it to say, uh, July the 3rd on the South Bank from 5 30 to 10.

Our friends at the Wounded Warrior Project are uh partners in in this participating partners in this.

So we really appreciate their support.

Um lots of activities, a lot of fun, concerts, music, apple pies.

And I want to say that Harrison Conyers was on the bring back the apple pie train long before McDonald's decided to get in on that.

So um congratulations to Harrison for putting together a great a great um program.

And then on the fourth, uh, from four to nine thirty, um, over on the North Bank and the South Bank, but the main activation will be on the North Bank, Riverfront Plaza, things for families, things for kids to do, bounce houses, face painting, food, games, all the all the stuff.

And then 10 o'clock, largest 4th of July fireworks show in city history.

We'll uh launch from the bridges and the barges.

So please get the word out to your constituents.

Come down and celebrate with your families, and my hats off to Office of Sports and Entertainment, Veteran Affairs, Harrison, Alex, their teams, and uh the far the folks at DVI also participated in the planning for this, and then of course, all of the supporting partners, JSO, JFRD, you guys know the list.

Um, so thank you and congratulations on uh closing out the council year.

Enjoy the break, and we look forward to getting back together again in mid-July.

Thank you, sir.

Appreciate your hard work.

The administration's hard work and all those partners you mentioned in putting together America 250.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Uh, over to Mr.

Freeman, you are on the queue.

Uh thank you, uh Mr.

President Desney.

Just want to remind everyone to bring to your attention July the 11th will be the ninth annual pack your sack, uh, pack the sack uh giveaway.

Uh partner with Walmart and uh I will tell you this year we're giving away 6,000 backpacks.

Uh, is the gold Jerry in the back?

If she can hear me, um please excuse the me not being able to read without my glasses on.

Um, but here's what we're doing different this year.

We're also having a teacher's corner.

Um, so unlike any year before, we were partnering with Duvall County Public Schools.

I know that was in a big agenda and it was important to our president.

Uh so I reached out to them, and so they're going to have their space there as well that teachers are gonna come and get supplies for their classrooms as well.

So really excited about it.

Many of you have come and volunteered and helped, and we love you.

See, there's no fake my face is not on it, no one's faces on it.

This is something that we're doing on behalf of the city as the council years, but in the year previous years, my name would be on it, but this is not the case anymore.

I really want to leave this council as many have said tonight with a unified front.

So we'd love to have you there.

Um we give away haircuts, um, there's food that's given away to the kids.

We've done eye exams.

Uh, I'm gonna try to have voter registration again.

Uh, but we really try to make this a community event.

Um, my Masonic brothers will be there.

Uh, Divine Nine will be there as well, and we'd love to have each of you at least stop by.

I think Ron's coming to pass.

Many of you have come by in the past, so we'd love to have you guys come by.

Thank you.

All right, thank you, Mr.

Freeman.

Ms.

Pittman, did you have anything to wrap up?

Update um regarding Wendixie.

So if y'all have not had an opportunity and thanks for reminding me to say that this past Saturday, they had a ribbon cutting on Main Street.

If you have not gone into Wendyxie, you need to stop by prior to that.

I wanted to let you know.

Um, for two weeks, um, I had gone into the store, had an opportunity to talk to people who shopped there to see how they felt about the new renovations and the inventory that is there.

This store looks amazing.

Um, we love the lighting, we love the variety of um products that we have, it's very clean.

I feel proud when I come in here, and um their whole team was there this Saturday.

Last month they did a ribbon cutting for the one on Moncrieve, same results.

I just would not believe how proud the seniors are when they come in there.

So I just want to give you an update and tell you thank you for saving that store and giving the people in that neighborhood an opportunity to not be a um food desert.

So we have quite a few um birthdays.

Um, one, I want to start with the um council staff, which Angela Green, her birthday is uh June 25th.

Evance Bento.

I hope I'm saying that right.

Birthday is July 7th, and Jessica Denson is July 8th.

And then we have Brianna, who is the ECA uh council member Clock Murray.

Her birthday is also on June 25th.

And of course, our sweet Jackie Lee, President Carico ECA.

Her birthday is July the 19th.

And of course, we have birthday.

We got three birthdays on Mike Gay.

Stand up, Mike.

And then we also have Chris Miller.

Stand up, Chris.

So, you know, we're gonna do something different.

We all are gonna sing happy birthday birthday to each one of those.

And also would like to say a happy belated um Father's Day to all of our fathers who are on the dance.

So, y'all ready?

Let's go.

Happy birthday to you.

Happy birthday to you.

Happy birthday, Chris and Mike.

Happy birthday to you.

Did y'all know Chris knew how to sing?

Listen, we got to get a choir.

So next year, I don't know if it's too late to sing Thursday, but um next year uh we're gonna get a choir out of the council.

Okay, all right, thank you so much.

All right, with that, no one else in the queue.

We are adjourned at 7 53, followed by the prayer, Dr.

Johnson.

Thank you.

Very quickly, Psalms 91 said he that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide in the shadow of the Almighty.

Let's pray.

Dear Father, thank you for the opportunity of this amazing council year and the amazing people around this day.

We are blessed to be in a space to take this city forward.

And now, as we take a much needed vacation or break for just a couple of weeks, God keep us, bring us back together.

Allow us to have a recharge and spirit, a recharge and purpose so that when we come back, we come back filled, God.

Touch our new council president and vice president elect, touch those who are in leadership, God, and allow us to be open, ready, and prepared.

These and all the blessings we ask in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

Amen.

Thank you all and have a good night.