On August 11, 2026, the Jacksonville City Council convened two consecutive Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) meetings: the King Soutel Crossing CRA and the Renew Arlington CRA. Both meetings addressed fiscal year-end fund reallocations, program guideline amendments, and routine approvals. Votes were conducted by ballot with unanimous approval on all items.
Staff also noted that annual CRA schedules had been distributed on July 31, 2026, and a quarterly status report for the Mandatory Compliance Grant Program was provided.
You need 13. Okay. All right. We I call to order the King Soutel Crossing CRA meeting and uh legislative services. Please announce if we have a quorum. We have a quorum. All right. Thank you very much. First order of business is approval of the May 12, 2026 minutes. Uh this vote does not require public comment. Um we will take this vote verbally unless there's any speakers who want to comment on the minutes on the queue. Move the minutes. We'll call for a motion. We have a motion and a second on the minutes. See no speakers in the queue. We'll take the vote verbally. All in favor of the minutes indicated by saying aye. Aye. All against say no. Minutes pass. All right. So the next agenda item is the consideration of relocation of 3.967 million 365 dollars in funding to New King's Road Capital Improvement Project before we take a motion. As long as you're okay with this, Ms. Stephopolis, we'll hear from Miss Nasrella. Good afternoon and thank you. Karen Nasralla, OED staff. We are at the end of fiscal year. We're remaining funding and unallocated authorized plan authorized expenditures must be allocated to an ex to an existing program or project, or we need to create a new program or project. The King Soutel Crossing Advisory Board voted unanimously to make the recommendation to you that we continue funding the new King's Road Capital Improvements Project, which is a multi-phase multi-year infrastructure project and an endeavor consisting of several projects, which includes uh relocating of some infrastructure, creation of new infrastructure at 295, new sidewalks, crosswalks, uh, landscape medians, many other projects involved over a 2.2 mile area from uh Suitel Drive to New Uh to Trout River Boulevard. So there is a remaining balance of 3 million 967,365. That would be added to the new King's Road Capital Improvements Project if you approve it today. With that, I can happy to address any questions. All right, I see no speakers in the queue. Let's see if there's any public comment. Have we received any cards? We have received none. We'll entertain a motion to consider to reallocate that amount listed. We have a motion and a second on a motion to reallocate 3,967, 365 dollars in front of the new King's Road Capital Improvements Project. See no speakers in the queue. Uh we take the vote verbally. We take it by ballot. All right, please open the ballot and accord your vote. 13 yes, zero nays. All right, by your vote, the motion passes. Um the next agenda item is the consideration of amending the King's Hutel Crossing Building Renovation Grant Program. Miss Nasrella, if you'd please extend. Yes, sir. Thank you. This item is a policy consideration by you on page 12 of your packages. Uh you have a copy of the King's Seattle Crossing Building Improvement Grant Program Guidelines.