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Meeting Name: Rules Committee Agenda status: Marked
Meeting date/time: 10/20/2025 2:00 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Council Chamber, 1st Floor, City Hall
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2024-0627 11. OrdinanceORD-MC Concerning the Mayor’s Transfer Authority; Amend Secs 106.304 (Mayor’s Transfer Power) & 106.308 (Capital Improvement Transfers, Appropriation Amendments & Change Orders), Subpt A (General Provisions), Pt 3 (Appropriations), Ch 106 (Budget & Accounting Code), Ord Code, to Limit the Mayor’s Transfer Authority to $100,000 Among the Capital Improvement Projs Listed in the CIP Appvd by the Council & to $100,000 During Any FY into or Out of Any Agency, Nondept or Dept Existing Line Item; Prov for Codification Instructions (Staffopoulos) (Introduced by CM Diamond) 8/13/24 CO Introduced: R, F 8/19/24 R Read 2nd & Rerefer 8/20/24 F Read 2nd & Rerefer 8/27/24 CO PH Read 2nd & Rerefer Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 8/27/24   Not available Not available
2024-0966 12. 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
2025-0539 13. OrdinanceORD re the Establishment of the Five Points Dependent Special Dist in Accordance with Sec 189.02, F.S.; Incorporating Recitals; Adopt a Charter for the “Five Points Dependent Special District” for the Purpose of Improving the Five Points Area with Svcs, Including But Not Limited to Security, Landscaping & Promotion; Estab the Dependent Nature of the Dist; Estab the Purpose, Powers, Functions & Duties; Estab a Geographic Boundary for the Dist; Acknowledging the Authority to Create the Dependent Special Dist; Recognizing the Best Alternative; Estab a 5 Member Board of Supervisors with Alternates Appointed by the City Council; Prov Add’l Requirements; Identifying the Method of Financing; Recognizing the Consistency with the Comp Plan (Reingold) (Introduced by CM Peluso) 7/22/25 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, R, F 8/4/25 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer 8/4/25 R Read 2nd & Rerefer 8/5/25 F Read 2nd & Rerefer 8/12/25 CO PH Read 2nd & Rerefer Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 8/12/25   Not available Not available
2025-0600 14. OrdinanceORD-MC Amend Sec 111.390 (Driver Education Safety Trust Fund), Pt 3 (Public Safety & Courts), Ch 111 (Special Revenue & Trust Accounts), Ord Code, to Increase the Civil Traffic Penalty from $3 to $5 Consistent with the Dori Slosberg Driver Education Safety Act, Sec 318.1215, F.S.; Prov for Codification Instructions (Reingold) (Req of Mayor) 8/12/25 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, R 8/18/25 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer 8/18/25 R Read 2nd & Rerefer 8/26/25 CO PH Read 2nd & Rerefer Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 8/26/25   Not available Not available
2025-0740 15. ResolutionRESO Conf the Mayor’s Appt of Terrance D. Holmes as Chief of the Fire Training Division of the Fire & Rescue Dept of the City, Pursuant to Sec 31.402 (Division Chief), Pt 4 (Fire Training Division), Ch 31 (Fire & Rescue Department), Ord Code (Wilson) (Req of Mayor) (Co-Sponsor CM Johnson) 9/23/25 CO Introduced: R 10/6/25 R Read 2nd & Rerefer 10/14/25 CO Read 2nd & Rerefer   Not available Not available
2025-0743 16. ResolutionRESO Conf the Mayor’s Appt of Robin G. Smith, a Duval County Resident, to the JHA, Filling a Seat Formerly Held by Andrea P. Reyes, Pursuant to Sec 51a.103 (Appointment, Qualifications, & Tenure of Commissioners; Hiring of Employees), Pt 1 (Jacksonville Housing Authority Established), Ch 51A (Jacksonville Housing Authority), Ord Code, for a Partial Term to Exp on 9/16/26, Followed by a 1st Full Term to Exp on 9/16/30 (Wilson) (Req of Mayor) 9/23/25 CO Introduced: R 10/6/25 R Read 2nd & Rerefer 10/14/25 CO Read 2nd & Rerefer   Not available Not available
2025-0750 17. ResolutionRESO Conf the Appt of Dogan Tozoglu, Ph.D., a Duval County Resident, as a Member of the PSG Council with Grant Experience, in Accordance with Sec 80.102, Ord Code, Replacing Leofric W. Thomas, Jr., for a 1st Full Term Ending 12/31/27 (Hampsey) (Introduced by CP Carrico) (Co-Sponsors CMs Miller & Freeman) 9/23/25 CO Introduced: R 10/6/25 R Read 2nd & Rerefer 10/14/25 CO Read 2nd & Rerefer   Not available Not available
2025-0765 18. 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 Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 10/28/25   Not available Not available
2025-0772 19. OrdinanceORD-MC re Downtown Sidewalks & Bars; Amend Sec 154.108 (Consumption on Vender’s Premises), Pt 1 (in General), Ch 154 (Alcoholic Beverages), Ord Code, to Expand the Premises Area; Amend Sec 250.801 (Definitions), Pt 8 (Downtown Sidewalk Cafes), Ch 250 (Miscellaneous Business Regulations), Ord Code, to Expand the Downtown Areas for Sidewalk Cafes & Bars; Prov for Codification (Reingold) (Introduced by CM Arias) 10/14/25 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, R Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 10/28/25   Not available Not available
2025-0775 110. OrdinanceORD-MC Amend Sec 602.802 (Restricted Activities), Pt 8 (Lobbying), Ch 602 (Jacksonville Ethics Code), Ord Code, to Prohibit Certain Expenditures to the Mayor & Council Members; Prov for Codification Instructions (Reingold) (Introduced by CM Carlucci) 10/14/25 CO Introduced: R, F Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 10/28/25   Not available Not available
2025-0781 111. 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 112. 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
2025-0784 113. ResolutionRESO Reappt Annie Battle, a Duval County Resident, as a Member of the Jax - Duval County Council on Elder Affairs, as the Council Dist 14 Rep, Pursuant to Ch 82, Ord Code, for a 2nd Full Term Exp 6/30/27 (Hampsey) (Introduced by CM Johnson) 10/14/25 CO Introduced: R   Not available Not available
2025-0785 114. ResolutionRESO Reappt Herlena Washington, a Duval County Resident, as a Member of the Jax - Duval County Council on Elder Affairs, as the Council Dist 8 Rep, Pursuant to Ch 82, Ord Code, for a 2nd Full Term Exp 6/30/27 (Hampsey) (Introduced by CM Gaffney, Jr.) 10/14/25 CO Introduced: R   Not available Not available
2025-0787 115. ResolutionRESO Commemorating the 10-Year Anniversary of the Sinking of the El Faro Container Ship, Honoring the Lives Lost & the Enduring Impact on the Jacksonville Community (Russell) (Introduced by CMs Amaro, Gay, Johnson, Freeman, Lahnen, Salem, Pittman, Peluso, Miller, Howland, Arias, Gaffney, Jr. & Carrico) 10/14/25 CO Introduced: R   Not available Not available
2025-0788 116. ResolutionRESO Congratulating the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp on their Victory in the Triple-A National Championship on September 27, 2025 (Russell) (Introduced by CMs J. Carlucci, Miller, Diamond, White, Amaro, Salem, Gay, Peluso, Pittman, Howland, Johnson, Carrico, Freeman, Gaffney, Jr., Clark-Murray, & Carlucci) (Co-Sponsor CM Lahnen) 10/14/25 CO Introduced: R   Not available Not available
2025-0789 117. ResolutionRESO Honoring KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools on the Occasion of Its 15th Anniversary, Recognizing Its Significant Contributions to Public Education, Student Achievement, & the Broader Jacksonville Community (Russell) (Introduced by CM Freeman) (Co-Sponsors CMs Miller & Johnson) 10/14/25 CO Introduced: R   Not available Not available
2025-0790 118. ResolutionRESO Commending & Honoring Karen Bowling for Her Exemplary Career in Public Service, Entrepreneurship, & Education, and Acknowledging Her Role as a Pioneer in the History of Our City (Hampsey) (Introduced by CMs Johnson & Diamond) (Co-Sponsors CMs Lahnen, Salem & Miller) 10/14/25 CO Introduced: R   Not available Not available
2025-0791 119. ResolutionRESO Honoring & Commending Mr. DeWitt Cooper, III, for His Outstanding Contributions to the Arts, Education, & the Jacksonville Community (Hampsey) (Introduced by CM Johnson) 10/14/25 CO Introduced: R   Not available Not available
2025-0792 120. ResolutionRESO Honoring & Celebrating October 2025 as Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Month, Acknowledging the Vibrant History, Contributions, & Living Legacy of the Gullah Geechee People, Recognizing Jacksonville’s Role within the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor & Affirming the City’s Commitment to Preserve, Celebrate, & Promote this Unique American Heritage (Hampsey) (Introduced by CM Johnson) (Co-Sponsors CMs Salem & Miller) 10/14/25 CO Introduced: R   Not available Not available
2025-0793 121. ResolutionRESO Conf the Mayor’s Appt of Joshua Garrison, a Resident of the City of Jax, to the Planning Commission, Representing Planning Dist 4, Replacing Julius E. Harden, Pursuant to Sec 30.201 (Establishment; Membership), Pt 2 (Planning Commission), Ch 30 (Planning & Development Department), Ord Code, for a Partial Term to Exp on 9/30/26, Followed by a 1st Full Term to Exp on 9/30/29 (Wilson) (Req of Mayor) (Co-Sponsors CMs Salem & Miller) 10/14/25 CO Introduced: R   Not available Not available
2025-0794 122. OrdinanceORD-MC Concerning ACPS; Incorporating Recitals; Repealing & Replacing Pt 10 (Pet Shops & Animal Dealers), Ch 462 (Animals), Ord Code, to Consolidate with Certain Provisions Currently Provd in Pt 11 (Hobby Breeders & Casual Sellers), to Amend the Definitions of Pet Shop & Animal Dealer, & to Estab a Mandatory Min # of Employees to # of Animals Ratio; Repealing & Reserving Pt 11 (Hobby Breeders & Casual Sellers), Ch 462 (Animals), Ord Code; Amend Sec 462.1803 (Fee Schedule), Pt 18 (Fine & Fee Schedules), Ch 462 (Animals), Ord Code, to Add Permits for Animal Dealers & Hobby Breeders & to Remove Permits for Pet Shops from the List of Fees; Prov for Codification Instructions (Hartung) (Introduced by CM Gay) 10/14/25 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, R Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 10/28/25   Not available Not available
2025-0795 123. OrdinanceORD-MC re the JSEB Prog; Amend Sec 126.607 (JSEB Monitoring Committee; Annual Program Review), Subpt B (Program Administration), Pt 6 (Jacksonville Small & Emerging Business Program), Ch 126 (Procurement Code), Ord Code, to Resolve Conflicting Language re Required Reports & to Allow for More Frequent Mtgs of the Monitoring Committee; Amend Sec 126.613 (Jacksonville Small & Emerging Businesses Certification Criteria), Subpt D (Program Eligibility, Procedures, & Other Requirements), Pt 6 (Jacksonville Small & Emerging Business Program), Ch 126 (Procurement Code), Ord Code, to Resolve Conflicting Language, to Codify Along-Standing Prog Practice That a Business Must Be in Existence for at Least 1 Yr to Qualify for Certification & Prov That the Aforementioned 1 Yr Requirement Be Retroactive to the Enactment Date of Ord 2021-117-E; Prov for Codification Instructions (MacGillis) (Introduced by CM Freeman) 10/14/25 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, R, F Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 10/28/25   Not available Not available
2025-0797 124. OrdinanceORD-MC re Appts to Certain Brds & Commissions of the City of Jax; Amend Sec 77.106 (Membership, Organization & Meetings), Ch 77 (Kids Hope Alliance), Ord Code, to Prov That 4 Members of the KHA Brd Shall Be Aptd by the Mayor & Confd by the City Council & 3 Members Shall Be Aptd by the Council President & Confd by the City Council; Amend Sec 90.101 (Establishment; Composition; Member Qualifications; Terms; Annual Training Requirement; Responsibilities), Ch 90 (Board of Library Trustees), Ord Code, to Prov That 7 Members of the Brd of Library Trustees Shall Be Aptd by the Mayor & Confd by the City Council & 5 Members Shall Be Aptd by the Council President & Confd by the City Council as More Particularly Described Herein; Prov for Codification Instructions (Staffopoulos) (Introduced by CM Arias) 10/14/25 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, R Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 10/28/25   Not available Not available