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Meeting Name: Rules Committee Agenda status: Marked
Meeting date/time: 12/1/2025 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
2025-0775 13. 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 10/20/25 R Read 2nd & Rerefer 10/21/25 F Read 2nd & Rerefer 10/28/25 CO PH Read 2nd & Rerefer Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 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
2025-0811 15. 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
2025-0817 16. ResolutionRESO Conf the Mayor’s Appt of Charles Garrison, a Duval County Resident, to the Jax Housing & Community Dev Commission, Representing the Local Planning Agency, Replacing Ali Marar, Pursuant to Sec 34.203 (Jacksonville Housing & Community Development Commission; Commission Members), Pt 2 (Housing & Community Development Division), Ch 34 (Neighborhoods Department), Ord Code, for a Partial Term to Exp 11/30/27 (Wilson) (Req of Mayor) 10/28/25 CO Introduced: R 11/3/25 R Read 2nd & Rerefer 11/12/25 CO Read 2nd & Rerefer   Not available Not available
2025-0838 17. 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 11/17/25 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer 11/17/25 R Read 2nd & Rerefer 11/18/25 F Read 2nd & Rerefer 11/25/25 CO PH Read 2nd & Rerefer Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 11/25/25   Not available Not available
2025-0843 18. ResolutionRESO Appt Daniel D. Reese, a Duval County Resident, as a Member of the Jax - Duval County Council on Elder Affairs, as the Council Dist 5 Rep, Pursuant to Ch 82, Ord Code, Filling a Seat Formerly Held by Montelle Trammell, for a Partial Term Exp 6/30/26, Followed by a 1st Full Term Exp 6/30/28 (Hampsey) (Introduced by CM J. Carlucci) 11/12/25 CO Introduced: R 11/17/25 R Read 2nd & Rerefer 11/25/25 CO Read 2nd & Rerefer   Not available Not available
2025-0844 19. ResolutionRESO Appt Stephen C. Swann, P.E., a Duval County Resident, as a Member of the Environmental Protection Brd, Pursuant to Sec 73.101, Ord Code, Replacing Thomas Deck as an Affected Industry Rep, for a 1st Full Term Exp 9/30/29 (Hampsey) (Introduced by CP Carrico) 11/12/25 CO Introduced: R 11/17/25 R Read 2nd & Rerefer 11/25/25 CO Read 2nd & Rerefer   Not available Not available
2025-0846 110. ResolutionRESO Conf the Sheriff’s Appt of Alan Parker, as Director of the Dept of Police Svcs in the Office of the Sheriff, Pursuant to Sec 37.106 (Department of Police Services), Pt 1 (Organization), Ch 37 (Office of the Sheriff), Ord Code; Prov an Appt Effective Date (Staffopoulos) (Req of Sheriff) 11/12/25 CO Introduced: R 11/17/25 R Read 2nd & Rerefer 11/25/25 CO Read 2nd & Rerefer   Not available Not available
2025-0847 111. ResolutionRESO Conf the Sheriff’s Appt of Michael Paul, as Chief of the Investigations Div within the Dept of Investigations & Homeland Security in the Office of the Sheriff, Pursuant to Sec 37.109, Ord Code; Prov an Appt Effective Date (Staffopoulos) (Req of Sheriff) 11/12/25 CO Introduced: R 11/17/25 R Read 2nd & Rerefer 11/25/25 CO Read 2nd & Rerefer   Not available Not available
2025-0848 112. ResolutionRESO Conf the Sheriff’s Appt of Christopher King, as Chief of the Technology & Operational Support Div within the Dept of Police Svcs in the Office of the Sheriff, Pursuant to Sec 37.106 (Department of Police Services), Pt 1 (Organization), Ch 37 (Office of the Sheriff), Ord Code; Prov an Appt Effective Date (Staffopoulos) (Req of Sheriff) 11/12/25 CO Introduced: R 11/17/25 R Read 2nd & Rerefer 11/25/25 CO Read 2nd & Rerefer   Not available Not available
2025-0851 113. ResolutionRESO Conf the Mayor’s Appt of Leroy Kelly, a Duval County Resident, Replacing Palecia Crawford-Maddox, as a Citizen Member of the KingSoutel Crossing CRA Advisory Brd that Lives within 1 Mile of the CRA Boundary Representing the General Public, Pursuant to Sec 53.202 (Membership; Appointment & Removal; Terms of Office), Pt 2 (KingSoutel Crossing CRA Advisory Board), Ch 53 (CRA Advisory Boards), Ord Code, for a Partial Term to Exp on 12/31/25, Followed by a Full 1st Term to Exp on 12/31/29 (Wilson) (Req of Mayor) 11/12/25 CO Introduced: R 11/17/25 R Read 2nd & Rerefer 11/25/25 CO Read 2nd & Rerefer   Not available Not available
2025-0852 114. ResolutionRESO Conf the Mayor’s Appt of Ernest J. Smith, III, a Duval County Resident, Replacing Russell Jackson, as a Citizen Member of the KingSoutel Crossing CRA Advisory Board that Lives within 1 Mile of the CRA Boundary Representing the General Public, Pursuant to Sec 53.202 (Membership; Appointment & Removal; Terms of Office), Pt 2 (KingSoutel Crossing CRA Advisory Board), Ch 53 (CRA Advisory Boards), Ord Code, for a Partial Term to Exp on 12/31/26, Followed by a Full 1st Term to Exp on 12/31/30 (Wilson) (Req of Mayor) (Co-Sponsor CM Peluso) 11/12/25 CO Introduced: R 11/17/25 R Read 2nd & Rerefer 11/25/25 CO Read 2nd & Rerefer   Not available Not available
2025-0856 115. 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 11/17/25 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer 11/17/25 R Read 2nd & Rerefer 11/25/25 CO PH Read 2nd & Rerefer Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 11/25/25   Not available Not available
2025-0866 116. OrdinanceORD-MC Amend Sec 165.102 (Presence of Dogs in Outdoor Portions of Public Food Service Establishments), Ch 165 (Public Food Service Establishments), Ord Code, to Substitute the Planning Dept as the Entity Responsible for Processing Appls Made Under this Sec; Prov for Codification Instructions (Hartung) (Introduced by CM Arias) 11/25/25 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, R Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 12/9/25   Not available Not available
2025-0867 117. OrdinanceORD-MC Amend Sec 122.604 (Preparation & Submission of the Capital Improvement Plan Budget & Capital Improvement Plan), Pt 6 (Capital Improvement Plan), Ch 122 (Public Property), Ord Code, to Require that Input from the DCSB Be Requested & Considered When Developing the Proposed CIP; Prov for Codification Instructions (Staffopoulos) (Introduced by CM Howland) (Co-Sponsor CM lahnen) 11/25/25 CO Introduced: R, F Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 12/9/25   Not available Not available
2025-0869 118. OrdinanceORD-MC Creating a New Sec 10.110 (Elected Officers of the Council; Installation), Ch 10 (Organization of the Council), Ord Code, to Require the Installation of the Elected Officers of the City Council & Events Related Thereto Be Held in a Facility Owned or Operated by the City or Any Independent Agency or Constitutional Officer of the Consolidated Govt of the City, Subj to Certain Conds; Prov for Codification Instructions (Staffopoulos) (Introduced by CM Carlucci) 11/25/25 CO Introduced: R Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 12/9/25   Not available Not available
2025-0872 119. OrdinanceORD-MC re Appts to Certain Brds & Commissions of the City; Amend Sec 77.106 (Membership, Organization & Meetings), Ch 77 (Kids Hope Alliance), Ord Code, to Provide that 4 Members of the KHA Brd Shall Be Appointed by the Mayor & Confirmed by the City Council & 3 Members Shall Be Appointed by the Council President & Confirmed 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 Provide that 7 Members of the Brd of Library Trustees Shall Be Appointed by the Mayor & Confirmed by the City Council & 5 Members Shall Be Appointed by the Council President & Confirmed by the City Council as More Particularly Described Herein; Prov for Codification Instructions; Proviso Re Initial Appts to Be Made by the Council President; Proviso Re Current Brd Membership (Staffopoulos) (Introduced by CM Salem) 11/25/25 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, R Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 12/9/25   Not available Not available
2025-0876 120. OrdinanceORD Declaring that Certain Parcel of Real Property Located at 851 N Market St, Jax, FL 32202 Known Generally as the Armory Building (R.E. # 074384-0100 (Portion)) in Council Dist 7, to Be Surplus to the Needs of the City; Apv & Auth the Mayor or Her Desig & Corp Sec to Execute & Deliver a Purchase & Sale Agrmt btwn the City & Armory Redevelopment Associates, LLC & All Deeds & Closing Docs Relating Thereto, & Otherwise Take All Necessary Action to Effectuate the Purposes of the Agrmt, for the Conveyance of the Property to the Purchaser for a Purchase Price of $2,890,251.36; Waiving Sec 122.424 (Disposition for Direct Sale), Pt 4 (Real Property), Ch 122 (Public Property), Ord Code, to Allow for Conveyance of the Property to the Purchaser; Waiving Sec 122.425 (Disposition by Auction or Sealed Bid), Pt 4 (Real Property), Ch 122 (Public Property), Ord Code, to Allow for Conveyance of the Subject Property to the Purchaser; Prov for Oversight of the Transfer of the Property to Purchaser by the Real Estate Div of the Public Works Dept in Coordination with the OED; Prov Oversight of the Prop   Not available Not available
2025-0877 121. OrdinanceORD Apv the Collective Bargaining Agrmt btwn JEA & the Professional Employees’ Association (PEA), such Agrmt Commencing 10/1/25, & Ending 9/30/28 (Gavin) (Req of JEA) 11/25/25 CO Introduced: R, TEU, F Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 12/9/25   Not available Not available
2025-0878 122. OrdinanceORD Apv the Collective Bargaining Agrmt btwn JEA & the International Brotherhood of Electrical Worker, Local #2358 (IBEW), such Agrmt Commencing 10/1/25, & Ending 9/30/28 (Gavin) (Req of JEA) 11/25/25 CO Introduced: R, TEU, F Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 12/9/25   Not available Not available
2025-0879 123. OrdinanceORD Apv the Collective Bargaining Agrmt btwn JEA & the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, Florida Council 79, Local 429 (AFSCME), such Agrmt Commencing 10/1/25, & Ending 9/30/28 (Gavin) (Req of JEA) 11/25/25 CO Introduced: R, TEU, F Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 12/9/25   Not available Not available
2025-0880 124. OrdinanceORD Apv the Collective Bargaining Agrmt btwn JEA & the JEA Supervisors’ Association (JSA), such Agrmt Commencing 10/1/25, & Ending 9/30/28 (Gavin) (Req of JEA) 11/25/25 CO Introduced: R, TEU, F Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 12/9/25   Not available Not available
2025-0881 125. ResolutionRESO Expressing the City Council’s Strong Support for the Nomination of the John T. Alsop Jr. Bridge (Commonly Known as the Main Street Bridge) for Listing on the National Register of Historic Places; Encouraging the Planning Dept, the Jax Historic Preservation Commission, & the Dept of Public Works to Collaborate & Prepare a Nomination Submittal (Armstrong) (Introduced by CMs Carlucci, Peluso, Amaro, Arias, Pittman, Lahnen & Gaffney, Jr.) (Co-Sponsors CMs J. Carlucci & Salem) 11/25/25 CO Introduced: R   Not available Not available
2025-0882 126. OrdinanceORD re the Grant Agrmt btwn the City & Northside Community Involvement, Inc. (NCI) for the Communities with Resources Working Together for the Betterment of Jax, FL Re-Grant Prog Originally Appvd & Authd by Ord 2025-472-E; Amend Ord 2025-472-E by Amend Revised Exhibit 2 (NCI Term Sheet & Budget) to Remove the Requirement that Applicants for Re-Grants Thru the Prog Must Have a Physical Address within Council Dist 8; Req 1 Cycle Emerg Passage (Staffopoulos) (Introduced by CM Gaffney, Jr.) 11/25/25 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, R, F Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 12/9/25   Not available Not available
2025-0884 127. ResolutionRESO Appt Abner R. Davis as a Member of the Brd of Trustees of the Jax Retirement System, Replacing Julie Bessent as a Citizen Trustee, Pursuant to Ch 120, Ord Code, for a 1st Full 3-Yr Term; Estab a Substantial Economic Business Interest in Duval County, Pursuant to Sec 50.102 (Members of Boards & Commissions), Pt 1 (Organization), Ch 50 (Organization of Boards & Commissions), Ord Code (Hampsey) (Introduced by CP Carrico) (Co-Sponsor CM Johnson) 11/25/25 CO Introduced: R   Not available Not available