City of Jacksonville

117 W. Duval Street

Jacksonville, FL 32202

Agenda - Revised Marked

Tuesday, March 17, 2026

1:00 PM

Council Chamber,

1st Floor, City Hall

Finance Committee

Joe Carlucci, Chair

Nick Howland

Ron Salem

Rory Diamond

Raul Arias

Will Lahnen - Excused

Ju'Coby Pittman - Excused

Legislative Assistant: Barbara Ireland Hobson

Council Auditor's Office: Kim Taylor, Council Auditor

Council Auditor's Office: Phillip Peterson, Asst. Council Auditor

Council Research: Colleen Hampsey, Chief

Office of General Counsel: Mary Staffopoulos, Deputy

Administration: Brittany Norris

COUNCIL RULE 4.505 DISRUPTION OF MEETING

Any person who disrupts a regular meeting of the City Council, standing committees,

special or select committees, sub-committees 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.

Disruption of a meeting includes the following types of behaviors:

1) Any form of political campaigning or electioneering regarding a specific candidate or

group of candidates in City elections;

2) Impeding the orderly progress of the meeting by shouting, yelling, whistling,

chanting, singing, dancing, clapping, foot stomping, snapping fingers, cheering, jeering,

using artificial noise makers or musical instruments, waving signs of any size, or

engaging in any other display of excessive noise, sounds, or movement;

3) Displaying or waving signs of any sort, except where used to support the speaker’s

presentation at the podium, and only where the sign is 21 inches by 21 inches or smaller

in size and cannot be displayed in a manner which unreasonably obstructs the view of the

dais for any member of the audience, regardless of message;

4) Audible noise from cellphones or other electronic devices;

5) Consumption of alcohol or controlled substances;

6) Making vulgar or offensive remarks or gestures, or using threatening language or

gestures, including but not limited to pantomiming discharging a firearm, choking, or

throat-cutting;

7) Refusing to stop speaking when his or her time has expired or is otherwise directed

by the presiding officer to do so due to disruptive behavior as described herein;

8) Returning to the meeting after having been removed or ejected, or attempting to do so.

Meeting Convened: 1:00 p.m.

Meeting Adjourned: 1:59 p.m.

Attendance:

CM Boylan: 2026-137, 2026-151

CM Miller: 2026-139

CM Freeman: 2026-138

• Presentation on Durkeeville Study (Ord. 2024-253-E) – Ennis Davis

• Council Auditor Kim Taylor to discuss:

- James Weldon Johnson Park grant

- Report #857A: Follow-up on Equestrian Center Audit

- Report #726D: Follow-up on Municipal Code Compliance Division Revenue Audit

Item/File No.

2024-0627

Title History

ORD-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

2024-0966

ORD 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

2025-0361

ORD 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

2025-0775

ORD-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

2026-0136

ORD Approp $3,100,000 from New Berlin Rd (Cedar Pt to Starrt/Pulsky) -

Other Construction Costs Acct, to Prov Funding for the City’s Acquisition of 5

Parcels of Land, all Located in Jax, FL, in Council Dist 2 & 8, as Required for

the Completion of the New Berlin Rd Improvement Proj, with Such Parcels

Identified as follows: 12630 Yellow Bluff Rd (R.E. #: 106930-0030), 0 New

Berlin Rd (R.E. #: 106536-0235), 0 New Berlin Rd (R.E. #: 106536-0210),

3696 New Berlin Rd (R.E. #: 106548-0000), & 3694 New Berlin Rd (R.E. #:

106548-0050) (Collectively, the Property); Appv & Auth the Mayor, or Her

Designee, & the Corp Sec to Execute & Deliver those Certain Real Estate

Purchase & Sale Agrmts Required for the City to Effectuate its Acquisition of

the Propty, as follows: Real Estate Purchase & Sale Agrmt Btwn the COJ &

Lucy Paret & Jorge Monzon for the Purchase of 12630 Yellow Bluff Rd (R.E.

#: 106930-0030) for the Negotiated Purchase Price of $1,190,000, Real Estate

Purchase & Sale Agrmt Btwn the COJ & Donald Heath Williams for the

Purchase of 0 New Berlin Rd (R.E. #: 106536-0235) & 0 New Berlin Rd (R.E.

#: 106536-0210) for the Negotiated Purchase Price of $958,245, & Real Estate

Purchase & Sale Agrmt Btwn the COJ & New Cedar Point Properties, LLC, a

FL LLC, for the Purchase of 3696 New Berlin Rd (R.E. #: 106548-0000), &

3694 New Berlin Rd (R.E. #: 106548-0050) for a Negotiated Purchase Price of

$768,400 (Collectively, the Agrmts), & all Closing & Other Docs

Contemplated Therein or Relating Thereto, & to Otherwise Take all Necessary

Action to Effectuate the Purposes of the Agrmts to Purchase the Subj Propty at

a Total Negotiated Purchase Price, Inclusive of Closing & Related Costs, not to

Exceed $3,100,000; Prov for Oversight by the Real Estate Div of the Public

Works Dept for the Acquisition of the Propty & by the Dept of Public Works,

Engineering & Construction Mgmt Div Thereafter (Wilson) (Introduced by CM

Gay) (Co-sponsor CM White)

2/24/26 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, TEU, F

3/2/26 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/3/26 TEU Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/3/26 F Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/10/26 CO PH Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/16/26 NCSPHS Amend/Approve 7-0

3/17/26 TEU Amend/Approve 5-0

3/17/26 F Amend/Aprove 5-0

Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 3/10/26

AMENDMENT

1. Attach Revised Exhibit 1 (BT) to correct account codes

2. Authorize amendment of the 2025-505-E Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan to reflect

appropriation between expenditure types and attach CIP sheet as a new Exhibit

3. Correct Scrivener’s

• Total project costs anticipated to be approximately $43 million (all funds previously

appropriated)

• Proposed acquisition of the following properties:

- 12630 Yellow Bluff Rd. – +/- 2.09 acres – $1,190,000

- 0 New Berlin Rd. (2 parcels) – +/- 3.4 acres – $958,245

- 3696 & 3694 New Berlin Rd. – +/- 2.13 acres – $768,400

2026-0137

ORD Relating to the Council Rules; Amend Council Rules 2.202 (Attendance;

Voting) & 2.210 (Rules in Committee), Pt 2 (Committee Procedure), Ch 2

(Committees), Council Rules, to Address Council Member Attendance & Auth

Absences for Standing Committee Meetings & the Required Quorum for

Council Standing Committees; Amend Council Rule 4.106 (Quorum), Pt 1

(Meetings; Quorum), Ch 4 (Procedures), Council Rules, to Address Council

Member Attendance & Auth Absences for Council Meetings; Estab a

Prospective Date of 7/1/26, for the Council Rule Amends Prov Herein to

Become Effective (Staffopoulos) (Introduced by CM Boylan) (Co-Sponsor CM

Diamond)

2/24/26 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, R, TEU, F, LUZ

3/2/26 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/2/26 R Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/3/26 TEU Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/3/26 F Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/3/26 LUZ Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/10/26 CO PH Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/16/26 NCSPHS Approve 6-1 (Gay)

3/16/26 R Amend/Approve 6-0

3/17/26 TEU Amend/Approve 5-0

3/17/26 F Amend/Aprove 5-0

3/17/26 LUZ Amend/Approve 7-0

Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 3/10/26

RULES AMENDMENT

1. Clarify that, in the event there are two excused absences for a standing committee meeting, the

quorum shall be reduced to four members for that meeting

2. Correct scrivener's errors

• Amends Council Rule 2.202 (Attendance; voting) to:

- Clarify written requests are required for excusals from standing, special, and select committee

meetings

- Add provision that no more than one Council Member may be excused from a regular meeting

of a standing committee with the exception that additional absences may be authorized for a

medical reason for a Council Member or relative of a Council Member and when a Council

Member is ordered into military service

- Revise language regarding unexcused absences to specify that failure to attend three regular

meetings of a standing committee (instead of three consecutive meetings) or three consecutive

meetings of a special or select committee (instead of three meetings) without approval of the

committee chair during a given Council year will constitute automatic withdrawal from the

committee (instead of automatic withdrawal upon recommendation by the chair to the

President)

- Add provision that each committee chair will announce how they intend to address absences

and excusals at the outset of each Council year

• Amends Council Rule 2.210 (Rules in Committee) to:

- Establish the quorum for standing committees as 5 members (instead of a majority of its

members)

• Amends Council Rule 4.106 (Quorum) to:

- Add limit of no more than two excused absences for any regular meeting of the Council, with

the exception that additional absences may be authorized for a medical reason for a Council

Member or relative of a Council Member and when a Council Member is ordered into military

service

- Require unexcused absences to be announced at the beginning of each Council meeting

- Add provision that the Council President will announce how they intend to address absences

and excusals at the outset of each Council year

• Establishes a prospective date of July 1, 2026 for the proposed changes to become effective

2026-0138

ORD Estab the FY 26-27 Categories of Most Vulnerable Persons & Needs for

Public Svcs Grant Approps in Accord with Ch 118 (City Grants), Ord Code

(Staffopoulos) (Introduced by Public Service Grant Council)

2/24/26 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, R, F

3/2/26 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/2/26 R Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/3/26 F Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/10/26 CO PH Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/16/26 NCSPHS Approve 7-0

3/16/26 R Approve 6-0

3/17/26 F Amend/Approve 4-1 (Diamond)

Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 3/10/26

• Proposed categories and percentage funding for FY 26/27 Public Service Grants are:

- Acute – 30%

- Prevention and Diversion – 35%

- Self-Sufficiency and Stability – 35%

- PSG Micro Grant Program – 0%

• FY 25/26 categories and percentages were initially approved through Ord. 2025-225-E and did

not include an allocation for micro-grants. City Council later reallocated $200,000 for

micro-grants as part of the FY 25/26 budget process and revised the percentages to the following:

- Acute – 34%

- Prevention and Diversion – 29%

- Self-Sufficiency and Stability – 34%

- PSG Micro Grant Program – 3%

2026-0139

ORD-MC Amend Sec 111.920 (Homelessness Initiatives Special Revenue

Fund), Pt 9 (Neighborhood Development), Ch 111 (Special Revenue & Trust

Accounts), Ord Code, to Require Prior City Council Appvl for Expenditures in

Excess of $100,000 from the Homelessness Initiatives Special Rev Fund; Prov

for Codification Instructions (Staffopoulos) (Introduced by CM Miller)

2/24/26 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, R, F

3/2/26 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/2/26 R Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/3/26 F Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/10/26 CO PH Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/16/26 NCSPHS Amend/Approve 7-0

3/16/26 R Amend/Approve 6-0

3/17/26 F Amend/Approve 5-0

Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 3/10/26

NCSPHS AMENDMENT

Revise language to limit spending authority on any project, program, or initiative to $100,000

without prior Council approval instead of any single expenditure

• The Homelessness Initiatives Commission has executed a contract for consulting services and

strategic plan development in an amount not to exceed $260,000 for the period of 2/24/26 – 2/23/27

2026-0142

ORD Pertaining to Opioid Settlement Proceeds Grant Awards; Waiving

Subsection 118.301(A)(3)(iii) (Expenditure of Appropriated Funds), Part 3

(Administration of City Grants), Ch 118 (City Grants), Ord Code, to Allow the

Opioid Settlement Proceeds Grant Funds Awarded to University of Florida

Foundation, Inc. (“UFF”) to Be Used for Contributions to the UF Board of

Trustees (on Behalf of University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville

(“UFCOM-J”) & Shands Jax Medical Center, Inc. (“Shands”) to Support

UFCOM-J’s & Shands’s Respective Activities in Estab & Operating a

Medication-Assisted Treatment Clinic in Jax; Auth the Mayor, or Her Desig, &

the Corp Sec to Execute a Grant Agrmt Btwn the City & UFF Subj to Certain

Revised Terms (Staffopoulos) (Introduced by CM Salem) (Co-Sponsor CM

Clark-Murray)

2/24/26 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, R, F

3/2/26 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/2/26 R Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/3/26 F Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/10/26 CO PH Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/16/26 NCSPHS Amend/Approve 7-0

3/16/26 R Amend/Approve 6-0

3/17/26 F Amend/Approve 5-0

Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 3/10/26

AMENDMENT

Clarify documentation requirements for subrecipients

• Waives Code Sec. 118.301(a)(3)(iii) to allow the University of Florida Foundation, Inc. to

distribute fiscal year 25/26 Opioid Settlement Proceeds grant funds to the University of Florida

Board of Trustees and Shands Jacksonville Medical Center, Inc. for establishment and operation

of a medication-assisted treatment program

2026-0143

10.

ORD Auth the Mayor, or Her Desig, & Corp Sec to Execute Amdt 1 to the

Redevelopment Agrmt Previously Auth by Ord 2023-89-E, Btwn the City, DIA

& AR Polar Jacksonville, LLC; Auth the Execution of all Docs Relating to the

Above Agrmts and Transactions, & Auth Technical Changes to the Docs; Desig

of Auth Official & the DIA as Contract Monitor; Prov for City Oversight by the

DIA; Auth the Execution of all Docs Relating to the Above Agrmt(s), & Auth

Technical Changes to the Docs (Lavie) (Req of the DIA)

2/24/26 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, F

3/2/26 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/3/26 F Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/10/26 CO PH Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/16/26 NCSPHS Amend/Approve 7-0

3/17/26 F Amend/Approve 5-0

Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 3/10/26

AMENDMENT

Clarify the completion date for the Festival Park Improvements is also being extended

• Authorizes an Amendment One to the Redevelopment Agreement with AR Polar Jacksonville,

Inc. to make the following changes:

- Revise the commencement of construction of the Fire Station Parcel Improvements from

April 28, 2024 to February 5, 2025

- Revise the completion date of the Festival Park Improvements from June 30, 2025 to

October 31, 2026

- Revise the expiration date of the Options from March 31, 2028 to March 31, 2030

• As authorized by the Redevelopment Agreement, the City has a future obligation to either 1) pay

AR Polar $3,055,000 for conveyance of the marine fire station parcel or 2) convey a 1.35-acre

portion of the adjacent City-owned retention pond parcel to AR Polar, to be filled in at the City’s

expense prior to conveyance

2026-0144

11.

ORD Approp $750,000 from the Gen CIP - Debt Mgmt Fund Principal Acct to

the PWEN Supervision - Engineering - Other Transportation Svcs - Other

Professional Svcs Acct, all Within the Gen Fund Operating Fund, to Prov

Funding for Professional Svcs to Conduct Due Diligence Related to Potential

Locations for a new Jacksonville Justice Center; Prov for Carryover of Funds to

FY 26-27 (B.T. 26-044) (Dillard) (Req of Mayor) (Co-Sponsors CMs Lahnen &

Miller)

2/24/26 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, F

3/2/26 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/3/26 F Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/10/26 CO PH Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/16/26 NCSPHS Approve 7-0

3/17/26 F Approve 4-1 (Diamond)

Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 3/10/26

• Services will include conducting needs and facility assessments, evaluating and

making recommendations for potential locations and sites, and presenting the options and

recommendations to the City

• Authorizes carryover of funds into FY 2026/27

2026-0145

12.

ORD Apv, & Auth the Mayor, or Her Desig, & the Corp Sec to Execute &

Deliver on Behalf of the City an Amdt to the FY 25-26 City Grant Agmt Btwn

the City & I.M. Sulzbacher Center for the Homeless, Inc. for the Mental Health

Offender Program as Originally Auth by Ord 2025-504-E, Subj to a Revised

Budget as Described Herein; Prov for Cont Oversight by the Grants & Contract

Compliance Div of the Finance Dept (Smith) (Req of Mayor)

2/24/26 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, F

3/2/26 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/3/26 F Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/10/26 CO PH Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/16/26 NCSPHS Amend/Approve 7-0

3/17/26 F Amend/Approve 5-0

Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 3/10/26

AMENDMENT

Clarify that the reallocated budget also consolidates Client Housing ($1,000) with Client Personal

($1,100) and attach Revised Exhibit 1 (Amended Budget) to reflect the same

•Proposed budget amendment includes transfers of:

- $121,550 from Psychiatrist Salary to Professional Services (was $0) to support

psychiatrist services

- $1,000 from Client Housing to Client Personal (was $1,100) for clothing and personal

care items

2026-0146

13.

ORD Amend the JTA FY 24-25 Budget; Amend Ord 2024-514-E by Amend

Revised Schedule O (Estimated Operating Revs) & Revised Schedule P

(Operating Expenditures) to Approp Add’l Revs to Offset Increased Operating

Expenses Exceeding the Appvd JTA Budget for FY 24-25 (Staffopoulos) (Req

of the JTA)

2/24/26 CO Introduced: TEU, F

3/3/26 TEU Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/3/26 F Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/10/26 CO PH Read 2nd & Rerefer

Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 3/10/26

2026-0147

14.

ORD Auth the DIA to Demolish the Bldg (Formerly Known Generally as the

Museum of Science & History Building) & Related Improvements Owned by

the City and Located Generally at 1025 Museum Circle in the City Within the

Downtown Southbank CRA; Prov for City Oversight of the Project by the DIA

& Dept of Public Works (Sawyer) (Req of the DIA)

2/24/26 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, F

3/2/26 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/3/26 F Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/10/26 CO PH Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/16/26 NCSPHS Approve 7-0

3/17/26 F Approve 5-0

Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 3/10/26

• Funding for the demolition is within the Southbank CRA budget

2026-0149

15.

ORD Apv & Auth the Mayor, or Her Desig, & the Corp Sec to Execute &

Deliver, for & on Behalf of the City: (1) a 3rd Mortgage Modification Agrmt

Among the City, VCP-Roosevelt Bldg, Ltd., & VCP-Roosevelt Garage, LLC;

(2) a 3rd Note Modification Agrmt btwn the City & VCP-Roosevelt Bldg, Ltd.,

for the Purpose of Extending the Maturity Date of the Loan From 3/1/26 to

9/1/26, the Original Loan Having Been Auth by Ord 2001-795-E; (3) a 4th

Mortgage Modification Agrmt btwn the City & VCP-Lynch Bldg, Ltd.; & (4) a

4th Note Modification Agrmt btwn the City & VCP-Lynch Bldg, Ltd., for the

Purpose of Extending the Maturity Date of the Loan From 3/1/26 to 9/1/26, the

Original Loan Having Been Auth by Ord 2000-1079-E; Requiring an

Acknowledgment & Consent of Guarantor by the Vestcor Companies, Inc. for

each of the Foregoing Loan Modification Agrmts as a Cond of Closing,

Together with such other Closing Docs & Technical Changes as May Be

Required by the Gen Counsel, or His Desig, & the Mayor’s Office, Prov that

the City’s Costs Are Not Increased; Prov for City Oversight by the DIA

(Sawyer) (Introduced by CM Peluso) (Co-Sponsor CM Miller)

2/24/26 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, F

3/2/26 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/3/26 F Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/10/26 CO PH Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/16/26 NCSPHS Amend/Approve 7-0

3/17/26 F Amend/Approve 5-0

Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 3/10/26

AMENDMENT

1. Attach Revised Exhibit 1 (DIA Resolution) to include executed DIA Resolution

2. Place revised documents on file to include principal balances, correct monthly payment amount

for 11E/Lynch loan, and correct scrivener’s errors

3. Correct scrivener’s error

• Borrower will continue making monthly payments of $42,207.25 for the Roosevelt/Carling loan

and $66,666.67 for the Lynch/11E loan until balloon payments are due 9/1/26

• The outstanding balance of each loan is:

- $11,032,207.36 - Carling/Roosevelt

- $10,973,327.63 - Lynch/11E

2026-0150

16.

ORD Making Certain Findings, & Auth the Mayor, or Her Desig, to Execute:

(1) an Economic Dev Agrmt btwn the City & Campbell Cove, Ltd.

(“Company”); & (2) Loan Docs & Related Docs as Described in the Agrmt, to

Support the Dev by Company of an Approx 240 Unit Mixed-Income Apartment

Community Located at 11000 Beach Blvd in the City (“Project”); Auth a Dev

Loan in the Amt of $5,000,000 with a Term of 20 Years in Connection with the

Proj, to be Approp by Subsequent Legislation; Desig the Neighborhoods Dept

as Contract Monitor for the Agrmt & Related Docs; Prov for City Oversight of

the Proj by the Neighborhoods Dept; Auth the Execution of All Docs Relating

to the Above Agrmts & Transactions, & Auth Technical Changes to the Docs;

Prov a Deadline for the Company to Execute the Agrmt after it is Delivered to

the Company; Waiver of that Portion of the Public Investment Policy Adopted

by Ord 2024-286-E, as Amended, to Auth a Dev Loan that is Not Currently

Auth by the Public Investment Policy (Sawyer) (Req of Mayor & Co-Introduced

by CM Howland) (Co-Sponsors CMs Miller, Amaro, White, Gay, Boylan,

Salem, Freeman & J. Carlucci)

2/24/26 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, R, F

3/2/26 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/2/26 R Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/3/26 F Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/10/26 CO PH Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/16/26 NCSPHS Amend/Approve 7-0

3/16/26 R Amend/Approve 7-0

3/17/26 F Amend/Approve 5-0

Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 3/10/26

RULES AMENDMENT

1. Revise contract monitor and oversight to the Office of Economic Development

2. Correct scrivener’s errors

3. Place Revised Economic Development Agreement on file to revise oversight to the Office of

Economic Development, correct Code references, revise the legal description of the parcel, and

correct scrivener’s errors

• Authorizes a $5 million Development Loan to Campbell Cove, Ltd. (Vestcor) for construction of

a 240-unit apartment community to be located at 11000 Beach Blvd.

• All units will be restricted for those at or below 60% AMI

• The Development Loan will have a 20-year term with 1% interest per year with interest-only

payments through maturity and a balloon principal payment at the end of the term

• The loan can be repaid in full or in part at any time with no penalty

• The loan will become due and payable to the City if the project no longer qualifies as affordable

housing during the term of the loan

• The Developer is required to provide annual audits and if the General Partner or affiliates of the

General Partner collectively receive distributions and/or loan interest payments in excess of

$500,000 in any year, the excess will be paid to the City and used to reduce the principal balance

of the loan

• Waives the Public Investment Policy to authorize a Development Loan, which is not an

authorized incentive under the policy

2026-0151

17.

ORD-MC Re Public Svc Grants; Amend Sec 118.803 (Grants Administrator;

Responsibilities), 118.805 (Eligibility to Apply for PSGs), 118.806 (Appl

Requirements), 118.807 (Review, Evaluation & Scoring of Appls by PSG

Council), 118.808 (Funding Allocations by the PSG Council; Grant Award

Limitations), & 118.810 (PSG Appeals Brd; Appeals Procedure), Pt 8 (PSGs),

Ch 118 (City Grants), Ord Code, to Remove the In Person Requirement for

Courtesy Reviews of Appl, Clarify Eligibility Requirements, Update Appl

Requirements, Change the Assignment of Points to the Evaluation Criterion,

Clarify the Use of the High Score Model to Prov Funding to the Next Highest

Ranked Score When an Awarded Recipient Does Not Accept the Award or

Funding Otherwise Becomes Available, & Update PSG Appeals Brd Procedure;

Prov for Codification Instructions (Smith) (Introduced by CM Boylan)

2/24/26 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, R, F

3/2/26 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/2/26 R Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/3/26 F Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/10/26 CO PH Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/16/26 NCSPHS Amend/Approve 7-0

3/16/26 R Amend/Approve 7-0

3/17/26 F Amend/Approve 5-0

Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 3/10/26

AMENDMENT

1. Include Eastside Community Grants program within Sec. 118.805(a) limitations on grant

funding

2. Clarify application contents related to existing programs

3. Correct terminology

4. Correct Code section reference within Sec. 118.805(a)

5. Correct scrivener’s errors

• Amends Part 8 (Public Service Grants) of Ch. 118 (City Grants) to make the following changes:

- Remove requirement for courtesy application reviews to be conducted in person

- Clarify eligibility documents

- Add provision that a requesting agency will be deemed ineligible if the PSG Council or Grants

Administrator determines that a statement made in the application affidavit is incorrect

- Clarify application contents

- Revise the maximum points that can be assigned to each application section

- Clarify process for making changes to the final funding allocations should a PSG recipient

decline funding or additional funding become available

- Clarify the Grants Administrator will determine the timeliness of an appeal

2026-0155

18.

RESO Designating First Coast Crime Stoppers, Inc. as Duval County’s Agent

Solely for the Purpose of Applying for, Receiving, & Expending Money from

the FL Crime Stoppers Trust Fund Pursuant to Sec 16.555, F.S., & Rule

2A-9.002, FL Admin Code, for a Period of 3 Yrs Beginning 7/1/26 through

6/30/2029; Directing the Legislative Svcs Div to Send a Copy of this Reso to

the Attorney General’s Office, Dept of Legal Affairs, & to First Coast Crime

Stoppers, Inc. Upon its Adoption (Staffopoulos) (Introduced by CMs Howland,

Gay, Freeman, Amaro, Carrico, Miller, Gaffney, Jr., Arias & Pittman)

(Co-sponsors CMs White, Johnson, J. Carlucci, Diamond & Salem)

2/24/26 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, R, F

3/2/26 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/2/26 R Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/3/26 F Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/10/26 CO Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/16/26 NCSPHS Approve 7-0

3/16/26 R Approve 7-0

3/17/26 F Approve 5-0

2026-0179

19.

ORD Apv the Baymeadows Community Improvement Dist Dependent Special

Dist Proposed FY 26-27 Budget Pursuant to Ord 2021-838-E, as Amended by

Ord 2024-69-E, & Sec 189.02, F.S. (Staffopoulos) (Introduced by CP pursuant

to Ord 2021-838-E)

3/10/26 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, F

3/16/26 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/17/26 F Read 2nd & Rerefer

Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 3/24/26

2026-0180

20.

ORD Approp $4,500,000 from the Tree Protection & Related Expenses Trust

Fund (Ordinance) to the Level 2 Tree Planting Prog to Prov Funds for Tree

Plantings Administered by the Dept of Public Works on Public Property; Prov

for Contd Oversight by the Dept of Public Works (MacGillis) (Introduced by

CM Arias)

3/10/26 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, F

3/16/26 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/17/26 F Read 2nd & Rerefer

Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 3/24/26

2026-0181

21.

ORD Approp $359,000.00 in Grant Funding from the FL Dept of Financial

Svcs, Div of State Fire Marshal to the JFRD to Prov Support for Fire Specialty

Teams; Prov for Oversight by the JFRD (B.T. 26-047) (Smith) (Req of Mayor)

3/10/26 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, F

3/16/26 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/17/26 F Read 2nd & Rerefer

Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 3/24/26

2026-0182

22.

ORD Approp $500.00 in Funding from the Tractor Supply Company

Foundation to the JFRD for Lawn & Kitchen Supplies; Prov Oversight by the

JFRD (B.T. 26-045) (Smith) (Req of Mayor)

3/10/26 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, F

3/16/26 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/17/26 F Read 2nd & Rerefer

Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 3/24/26

2026-0183

23.

ORD Amend the 26-30 5-Yr CIP Appvd by Ord 2025-505-E to Revise the

Scope of the Proj Entitled “Fire Station 18” to Eliminate Propty Acquisition &

Parking Expansion & Add Exterior Elements to Improve Aesthetics & Safety

(Dillard) (Req of Mayor)

3/10/26 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, F

3/16/26 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/17/26 F Read 2nd & Rerefer

Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 3/24/26

2026-0184

24.

ORD Approp $120,000.00 in Grant Funding from the FL Fish & Wildlife

Conservation Commission (“FWC”) for Reimb of Certain of the City’s Costs to

Construct a Marine Artificial Reef Complex in the Harm’s Ledge Permitted

Area; Prov for Oversight by the Office of Admin Svcs, EQD (B.T. 26-051)

(Dillard) (Req of Mayor)

3/10/26 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, F, JWC

3/16/26 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/17/26 F Read 2nd & Rerefer

Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 3/24/26

2026-0185

25.

ORD Approp $100,000.00 from the City Hall St. James - Judgements

Recovered Acct within the Public Bldg Allocations Fund, to Pay the Costs for

Repairs to the St. James Bldg (City Hall) Elevators; Prov for Project Oversight

by the Dept of Public Works, Public Bldg Div (Dillard) (Req of Mayor)

3/10/26 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, F

3/16/26 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/17/26 F Read 2nd & Rerefer

Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 3/24/26

2026-0186

26.

ORD Approp $314,900 From Gen Fund Operating Reserves to the FRFO

Admin Svcs - Fire Control - Specialized Equipment Acct, to Prov Funding to

the JFRD for the Purchase & Installation of Infant Safety Devices Commonly

Referred to as “Baby Boxes” at 14 Fire Stations Throughout Duval County;

Prov for Carryover to FY 26-27; Prov for Oversight by the JFRD (Staffopoulos)

(Introduced by CM Diamond)

3/10/26 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, F

3/16/26 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/17/26 F Read 2nd & Rerefer

Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 3/24/26

2026-0187

27.

ORD Approp $30,000 from the Multiyear Prog & Initiatives - Council Dist 1

CBA - Contingency Acct to the Gen Fund Operating - Subsidies &

Contributions to Private Org Acct to Prov Funding to North FL School of

Special Education, Inc. (“NFSSE”) for the NFSSE Vocational

Training/Community Integrated Employment Program (“Program”) as

Described Herein; Prov for Carryover to FY 26-27; 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 NFSSE; Apv, & Auth

the Mayor, or Her Desig, & the Corp Sec to Execute & Deliver on Behalf of the

City a Grant Agrmt Btwn the City & NFSSE, Inc. for the Prog; Prov for

Oversight by the Grants & Contract Compliance Div of the Finance Dept

(Staffopoulos) (Introduced by CM Amaro) (Co-Sponsor CM Peluso & Johnson)

3/10/26 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, R, F

3/16/26 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/16/26 R Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/17/26 F Read 2nd & Rerefer

Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 3/24/26

2026-0189

28.

ORD Approp $32,500.00 from the Tax Collector Misc Rev Acct, to the Repairs

& Maintenance Acct, for the City’s Use Toward Refurbishment of the Westside

Tax Collector Branch Premises btwn the 61st & 72nd Month of the Lease

Term; Prov for Oversight by the Tax Collector (B.T. 26-052) (Wilson) (Req of

Mayor)

3/10/26 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, F

3/16/26 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/17/26 F Read 2nd & Rerefer

Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 3/24/26

2026-0190

29.

ORD Apv a Change Order in the Amt of $44,897.19, in Connection with the

Buildout of the Tax Collector Office Located at 11160 Beach Blvd, Pursuant to

a Lease Agrmt btwn the City, for & on Behalf of the Tax Collector (Tenant), &

St. Johns Square Land Trust (Landlord), as Auth by Ord 2025-328-E, & Auth

the Mayor, or Her Desig, & the Corp Sec to Execute & Deliver Any Related

Change Orders Arising Under the Lease, Prov that Such Change Orders Do Not

Exceed the Total Amt Approp for the Proj & Do Not Exceed 10% of the

Originally Agreed Upon Buildout Costs, & Any Lease Amdt Related to Same;

Prov for Oversight by the Tax Collector (Wilson) (Req of Mayor)

3/10/26 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, F

3/16/26 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/17/26 F Read 2nd & Rerefer

Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 3/24/26

2026-0207

30.

ORD Approp $355,000 from the Jax Recreation & Environmental Land

Acquisition Fund - Investment Pool Earnings Acct to the McDuff Ave Park

Proj - Land Acquisition Cost Acct to Prov Funding for the City’s Purchase of 6

Properties Located at 0 McDuff Ave N (R.E. # 056005-0000, 056006-0000,

056007 0000), 957 McDuff Ave N (R.E. # 056008-0000), 961 McDuff Ave N

(R.E. # 056009-0000), & 971 McDuff Ave N (R.E. # 056010-0000), Jax, FL,

in Council Dist 9 (Collectively, the Property), Near Westbrook Center & Park,

to be Used as a Passive Park; Apv & Auth the Mayor, or Her Designee, & the

Corp Sec to Execute & Deliver that Certain Real Estate Purchase & Sale Agrmt

Btwn the COJ & Kevin Thigpen & William Taylor, & All Closing & Other

Docs Contemplated Therein or Relating Thereto, & to Otherwise Take all

Necessary Action to Effectuate the Purposes of the Agrmt to Purchase the Subj

Propty at a Negotiated Purchase Price not to Exceed $350,000; Amend the

26-30 5-year CIP Appvd by Ord 2025-505-E to Reflect this Appropriation of

Funds to a New Proj Entitled “McDuff Ave Park;” Prov for Oversight by the

Real Estate Div of the Public Works Dept for the Acquisition of the Propty &

by the Parks, Recreation, & Community Svcs Dept Thereafter (Wilson)

(Introduced by CM Clark-Murray)

3/10/26 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, F

3/16/26 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/17/26 F Read 2nd & Rerefer

Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 3/24/26

NOTE: The next regular meeting will be held Tuesday, April 7, 2026.

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