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Meeting Name: Neighborhoods, Community Services, Public Health and Safety Committee Agenda status: Marked
Meeting date/time: 11/17/2025 9:30 AM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Council Chamber, 1st Floor, City Hall
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2024-0966 11. OrdinanceORD Apv an Agrmt for Settlement of Fines Imposed by the Municipal Code Enforcement Brd/Special Magistrate btwn the City & Live Oak Ancient City Living, LLC, a Delaware LLC, & Directing the Mayor, or Her Desig, & the Corp Sec to Execute & Deliver the Agrmt on Behalf of the City or Auth the Agrmt to Become Effective without the Mayor’s Signature; Auth the Execution of All Docs Relating to the Agrmt & Auth Tech Changes as Herein Defined; Prov for Oversight of the Agrmt by the Municipal Code Compliance Div of the Neighborhoods Dept; Req Emergency Passage Upon Intro (Staffopoulos) (Introduced by CM Carrico) 11/26/24 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, R, F 12/2/24 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer 12/2/24 R Read 2nd & Rerefer 12/3/24 F Read 2nd & Rerefer 12/10/24 CO PH Read 2nd & Rerefer Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 12/10/24   Not available Not available
2025-0361 12. OrdinanceORD Concerning Retiree Adjustment Payments; Incorporating Recitals; Auth a Retired Employee Adjustment Payment to Retirees & Beneficiaries of the Correctional Officers, General Employees & Police & Fire Pension Funds of the City; Prov for Funding from Pension Liability Surtax; Requiring Certification of Eligibility by the Administrator of the General Employees’ Pension Plan & Executive Director of the Police & Fire Pension Plan; Prov for Timing of Payments (Reingold) (Introduced by CM White) (Co-Sponsors CMs Johnson, Gay, Carlucci, Amaro, Gaffney, Jr., Carrico, Peluso & Pittman) 5/13/25 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, F 5/19/25 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer 5/20/25 F Read 2nd & Rerefer 5/27/25 CO PH Read 2nd & Rerefer Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 5/27/25   Not available Not available
2025-0765 13. OrdinanceORD-MC re the Timing for Consolidated Gov’t Elections & the Qualifying for Such Elections; Amend Sec 350.102 (Consolidated Government Elections) & 350.106 (Qualification of Candidates), Pt 1 (General Provisions), Ch 350 (Elections, Election Regulations, & Campaigning), Ord Code, to Modify the Timing for the 1st Consolidated Gov’t Election & the Qualifying for the 1st & Gen Consolidated Gov’t Elections; Prov for Codification Instructions (Pinkstaff) (Introduced by CM Carrico) 10/14/25 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, R 10/20/25 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer 10/20/25 R Read 2nd & Rerefer 10/28/25 CO PH Read 2nd & Rerefer 11/3/25 NCSPHS Amend/Rerefer 7-0 11/3/25 R Amend/Rerefer 7-0 11/12/25 CO Amend/Rerefer 17-0 Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 10/28/25   Not available Not available
2025-0781 14. OrdinanceORD Making Certain Findings & Approp $15,000,000 from Council Contingency Accts to Subsidies & Contributions to Private Org Accts ($4,000,000) & Subsidies & Contributions to Other Govt Accts ($11,000,000) to Prov City Funding for Various Progs & Capital Projs as Follows: (1) $1,000,000 to Northeast Florida Builders Association, Inc. (NEFBA) for the NEFBA Workforce Dev Ctr, (2) $2,675,000 to Edward Waters University, Inc. (EWU) for the Living, Learning, Community Ctr, (3) $325,000 to Workforce Industrial Training, LLC (WIT) for the Operation Boost Initiative, (4) $6,000,000 to the UNF for Capital Repairs & Upgrades to Hodges Stadium & Construction of Add’l Grass Practice Fields at the Facility, & (5) $5,000,000 to FSCJ for Purchase of a Bldg at Cecil Commerce Ctr to House the FSCJ Training Institute; Auth the Mayor, or Her Desig, & the Corp Sec to Execute & Deliver Agrmts btwn the City & NEFBA, EWU, WIT, UNF, & FSCJ for the Respective Prog or Proj to Be Undertaken by Each Entity as More Particularly Described Herein; Waiving Sec 118.107 (Nonprofits to Receive Funding Through a Competi   Not available Not available
2025-0782 15. OrdinanceORD Honoring the Legacy & Brave Svc of Firefighter Henry Bradley to the City; Naming the City-Owned Bldg Located at 12 Catherine St, Jax, FL, in Council Dist 7, Pursuant to Sec 122.105 (Public Buildings, Public Facilities & Public Parks Naming & Renaming Procedures), Ord Code, to Be Known as the “Henry Bradley Firefighters Museum”; Waiving the Timeline Estabd in Sec 122.105 (Public Buildings, Public Facilities & Public Park Naming & Renaming Procedures), Ord Code, Pertaining to the Report & Recommendation from the Historic Preservation Sec of the Community Planning Div of the PDD & the JHPC for Naming of a City-Owned Bldg; Renaming a Roadway Currently Identified as “Catherine Street” to “Henry Bradley Place” in Council Dist 7 Pursuant to Sec 745.105 (Public Street Name Changes), Ord Code; Directing the LSD to Forward This Ord, Once Enacted, to the Public Works Dept, Dev Svcs & Traffic Engineering Divs, for Processing, Implementation, & Coordination with 911 Emerg, the JFRD, the USPS, & Other Affected Agencies & Orgs Pertaining to the Road Renaming (Pollock) (Introduced by CMs Johnson   Not available Not available
2025-0810 16. OrdinanceORD-MC Creating a New Sec 106.330 (Direct Appropriations; Minimum Threshold), Subpt B (Special Provisions), Pt 3 (Appropriations), Ch 106 (Budget & Accounting Code), Ord Code, to Estab a Mini Threshold Amt of $25,000 for City Funding Awarded to a for-profit or not-for-profit Org by Direct Approp in Accordance with the Exemption from Competitive Solicitation Outlined in Subsec 126.108(g), Ord Code; Prov for Codification Instructions (Staffopoulos) (Introduced by CM Salem) (Co-Sponsor CM Lahnen) 10/28/25 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, R, F 11/3/25 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer 11/3/25 R Read 2nd & Rerefer 11/4/25 F Read 2nd & Rerefer 11/12/25 CO PH Read 2nd & Rerefer Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 11/12/25   Not available Not available
2025-0811 17. OrdinanceORD-MC Concerning ACPS; Amend Sec 462.106 (Procedures), Pt 1 (General), Ch 462 (Animals), Ord Code, to Clarify Standards for Issuance of Citations; Amend Sec 462.201 (Cruelty to Animals Defined Generally), 462.203 (Neglecting or Abandoning Animals), 462.204 (Restraint by Tethering), 462.205 (Dog Fighting & Other Animal Fighting), 462.209 (Citation), & 462.210 (Taking Custody of Mistreated Animals), Pt 2 (Cruelty to or Neglecting Animals), Ch 462 (Animals), Ord Code, to Revise & Clarify Provisions Related to Cruelty, Neglect, Abandonment, & Tethering of Animals, to Specificy That Animal Fighting Activities Constitute Animal Cruelty, & to Align the Code with the Required Timelines & Procedures for Animal Custody Petitions Outlined in Sec 828.073, F.S.; Amend Sec 462.301 (General), 462.302 (Noise), 462.303 (Animals At-Large Prohibited), 462.304 (Habitual Nuisance), & 462.305 (Destruction of Property & Biting), Pt 3 (Nuisances), Ch 462 (Animals), Ord Code, to Simplify Language & Clarify Standards for Issuance of Citations; Amend Sec 462.601 (Impounding of Animals), Pt 6 (Impoundment, Sur   Not available Not available
2025-0814 18. OrdinanceORD Approp $56,203.89, Including $39,000.00 from the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Prog - Contractual Svcs Acct to the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Prog - Salaries Part Time Acct, & a Budgetary Adjustment to Correct Negative Bals in the Amt of $17,203.89; Auth Positions (R.C. 26-014) (B.T. 26-016) (Smith) (Req of Mayor) 10/28/25 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, F 11/3/25 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer 11/4/25 F Read 2nd & Rerefer 11/12/25 CO PH Read 2nd & Rerefer Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 11/12/25   Not available Not available
2025-0815 19. OrdinanceORD Auth the Mayor, or Her Desig, to Execute: (1) a 2nd Amend & Restated Hotel Redev Agrmt Among the City, DIA, & Shipyards Trustee Jacksonville, LLC, Successor by Assignment to Shipyards Hotel Jacksonville, LLC f/k/a Shipyards Hotel, LLC, which Amends & Restates the Previously Authd Amend & Restated Redev Agrmt Consistent with the Improvements Previously Authd by Ord 2022-871-E to, in Pt, Recognize Increased Mini Required Capital Investment for the Hotel Improvements, & Increase the Max Amt of the Previously Authd REV Grant by an Add’l $6,000,000; (2) a Revised Marina Support Bldg Lease to Recognize Certain Rights of the Restaurant Operator, to Increase the Basic Rent to the City from $1 Annually to $15,000 Per Yr, to Be Offset Against Maintenance Obligations for the Event Lawn to Be Undertaken by Developer; (3) a Revised Marina Mgmt Agrmt to Auth the Marina Manager to Enter Into the Agrmt Prior to Substantial Completion of the Improvements So the Marina Improvements Can Be Fully Operation Upon Substantial Completion, Revise Language re Respective Maintenance Obligations, & Certain    Not available Not available
2025-0834 110. OrdinanceORD Approp $200,000 from the TSIT Information Technologies - Other General Govt Svcs Contractual Svcs Acct, Previously Appropd by Ord 2025-532-E for the JaxCode4Change Prog, to the Youth Empowerment City Council Special Committee - Contingency Acct to Make the Funds Available for Recommendation for Future Approp by the City Council Special Committee on Youth Empowerment (Staffopoulos) (Introduced by CM Freeman) 11/12/25 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, F Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 11/25/25   Not available Not available
2025-0835 111. OrdinanceORD Apv, & Auth the Mayor, or Her Desig, & Corp Sec to Execute & Deliver That Certain License Agrmt btwn the City, as Landlord, & Jacksonville Motorcycle Safety Training, Inc., as Tenant, for an Initial Term of 1 Yr, with Two 1 Yr Renewal Options, for the Use of Circle B Parking Lot in Cecil Commerce Ctr, Located Generally at the Intersection of Lake Newman St & McCarthy Way, Jax, FL, with a Monthly Base Rent of $207 Per Month; Prov for Oversight by the OED (Dillard) (Req of Mayor) 11/12/25 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, F Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 11/25/25   Not available Not available
2025-0836 112. OrdinanceORD re a Partial Ad Valorem Property Tax Exemption for Rehab of a Local Landmark Located at 525 Beaver St, Owned by 525 Beaver, LLC; Prov for Exemption From that Portion of Ad Valorem Taxation Levied by COJ on 100% of the Increase in Assessed Value Resulting from the Qualifying Improvement Proj, Pursuant to Sec 780.303, Ord Code; Prov for an Exemption Period of 10 Yrs Beginning on January 1st of the Year Following the Year in which the Council Enacts this Ordinance, Pursuant to Sec 780.304, Ord Code (Schell) (Introduced by NCSPHS) 11/12/25 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, F Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 11/25/25   Not available Not available
2025-0837 113. OrdinanceORD Approp $50,000.00 in State Grant Funding from the State of FL, Dept of State, Div of Historical Resources to Fund an Updated Historical Survey of North Riverside; Purpose of Approp; Apv & Auth the Mayor, or Her Desig, & the Corp Sec to Execute & Deliver a Grant Agrmt with the State of FL, Dept of State, for the Purpose of Prov the Grant Funds to the City; Prov for Oversight by the Planning Dept (B.T. 26-019) (Reingold) (Req of Mayor) 11/12/25 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, F Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 11/25/25   Not available Not available
2025-0838 114. OrdinanceORD Concerning the Creation of a Dependent Special Dist for the Commercial Properties Along 103rd St from Blanding Blvd to Cecil Commerce Center; Directing the Chief of the Legislative Svcs Div to Distribute Petitions to Commercial & Business Owners within the Proposed Wonderland Dist (Reingold) (Introduced by CM Johnson) 11/12/25 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, R, F Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 11/25/25   Not available Not available
2025-0839 115. OrdinanceORD Approp $50,000.00 in State Grant Funding from the State of FL, Dept of State, Div of Historical Resources to Fund the Mayport Village Oral History & Wayfinding Tour; Purpose of Approp; Apv & Auth the Mayor, or Her Desig, & the Corp Sec to Execute & Deliver a Grant Agrmt with the State of FL, Dept of State, for the Purpose of Prov the Grant Funds to the City; Prov for Oversight by the Planning Dept (B.T. 26-020) (Reingold) (Req of Mayor) 11/12/25 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, F Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 11/25/25   Not available Not available
2025-0840 116. OrdinanceORD-MC Amend Sec 37.106 (Department of Police Services), Pt 1 (Organization), Ch 37 (Office of the Sheriff), Ord Code, to Create a New Technology & Operational Support Div within the Dept of Police Svcs; Prov for Codification Instructions; Req 1 Cycle Emergency Passage (Staffopoulos) (Req of Sheriff) 11/12/25 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, R Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 11/25/25   Not available Not available
2025-0841 117. OrdinanceORD Auth the Mayor, or Her Designee, to Execute: (1) a 1st Amdt to the 2nd Amended & Restated Redev Agrmt, Previously Authd by Ord 2025-103-E, Among the City, DIA & MOSH; & (2) a 1st Amdt to the Museum Improvements Costs Disbursement Agrmt btwn the DIA & MOSH, to Align Performance Schedules & Reduce the Parking Obligation from 75 Parking Spaces to 30 Parking Spaces, & to Authorize the CEO of the DIA, the Director of Public Works, & the Director of Parks, Recreation & Community Svcs to Administratively Apv the Final Parcel Legal Descriptions for the Proj Parcel, Joint-Use Parcel & Park Parcel; Prov for City Oversight of the Proj by the Dept of Public Works & the Dept of Parks, Recreation & Community Svcs; Auth the Execution of All Docs Relating to the Above Agrmts & Transactions, & Auth Tech Changes to the Docs (Sawyer) (Req of DIA) 11/12/25 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, F Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 11/25/25   Not available Not available
2025-0842 118. OrdinanceORD Approp $80,000 from the Municipal Dues & Affiliation Contingency Acct to the Dues & Subscriptions Acct to Pay the City’s FY 25-26 Contribution to the Jacksonville Black Chamber of Commerce in the Amt of $26,666.67, to the First Coast Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in the Amt of $26,666.67, & to the Asian Chamber of Commerce of North Florida in the Amt of $26,666.66; Prov for Oversight by the OED (Staffopoulos) (Introduced by CM Arias) 11/12/25 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, F Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 11/25/25   Not available Not available
2025-0856 119. OrdinanceORD-MC re the Homelessness Initiatives Commission; Amend Sec 86.104 (Functions, Powers & Duties), Ch 86 (Homelessness Initiatives Commission), Ord Code, to Extend the Deadline to Create a 5-Yr Strategic Plan; Prov for Codification Instructions (MacGillis) (Introduced by CM Peluso) 11/12/25 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, R Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 11/25/25   Not available Not available
2025-0858 120. OrdinanceORD Entitled the “SNAP Gap Relief Act”; Approp $2,000,000, Including $1,000,000 from a Special Council Reserve Contingency Acct Created by Ord 2025-385-E & $1,000,000 from General Fund Operating Reserves, to the Feeding Northeast Florida - Subsidies & Contributions to Private Org Acct, to Provide Funding to Regional Food Bank of Northeast Florida, Inc. d/b/a Feeding Northeast Florida (FNEFL) for the Purchase & Distribution of Food to Duval County Residents, Subject to Certain Conds as Described Herein; Prov for Reverter; Waiving Sec 118.107 (Nonprofits to Receive Funding through a Competitive Evaluated Award Process; Waiver & Disclosures), Pt 1 (General Provisions), Ch 118 (City Grants), Ord Code, to Allow for a Direct Contract with FNEFL; Auth the Mayor, or Her Desig, to Negotiate an Agrmt with FNEFL to Carry Out the Purposes of this Ord & Further Auth the Mayor, or Her Desig, & the Corp Sec to Execute & Deliver on Behalf of the City a Grant Agrmt btwn the City & FNEFL as Described Herein; Prov for Oversight by the Neighborhoods Dept; Req Emergency Passage Upon Intro (Staffopoulos)    Not available Not available