City of Jacksonville  
117 W. Duval Street  
Jacksonville, FL 32202  
Agenda - Revised Marked  
Tuesday, August 4, 2026  
9:00 AM  
Council Chamber,  
1st Floor, City Hall  
Transportation, Energy & Utilities Committee  
Ken Amaro, Chair  
Ju’Coby Pittman, Vice Chair  
Raul Arias  
Matt Carlucci  
Tyrona Clark-Murray  
Reggie Gaffney, Jr.  
Jimmy Peluso  
Legislative Assistant: Angela D. Green  
Council Auditor's Office: Edward Linsky  
Council Research: Steven Libby  
Office of General Counsel: Carla Schell  
Administration: Bill Delaney  
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:  
Attendance:  
Meeting Adjourned:  
Item/File No.  
Title History  
1.  
ORD re Chapter 745 (Addressing & Street Naming Regulations), Ord Code;  
Estab an Honorary St Desig for Dr. Devegowda Gopal on Kingsbury St in  
Council Dist 9; Prov for the Installation of 2 Honorary Rdwy Markers on  
Kingsbury St; Renaming a Portion of the Rdwy Currently Identified as  
“Kingsbury Street” btwn Fountain Rd & Ellis Rd S to “Gopal Way” in Council  
Dist 9 Pursuant to Sec 745.105 (Public Street Name Changes), Pt 1 (General  
Provisions), Ch 745 (Addressing & Street Naming Regulations), Ord Code;  
Waiving the Requirements of Subsec 745.105(h) (Public Street Name  
Changes), Pt 1 (General Provisions), Ch 745 (Addressing & Street Naming  
Regulations), Ord Code, That All St Name Changes Be for the Entire Length of  
the St & Not for a Short Segment of the St; Directing the LSD to Forward a  
Copy of This Ord, Once Enacted, to the PW Dept, Dev Svcs Div, Addressing  
Unit for Processing, Implementation & Coordination with the Traffic  
Engineering Div, the Applicant, 911 Emerg, the JFRD, the USPS & Other  
Affected Agencies & Orgs (Pollock) (Introduced by CM Carlucci)(Co-Sponsor  
CM Pittman)  
PUBLIC HEARING  
OPEN & CLOSE  
Scrivener’s  
Contact:  
CM M. Carlucci  
2/3 vote  
required by  
Council  
6/23/26 CO Introduced: R, NCSPHS, TEU  
7/20/26 R Read 2nd & Rerefer  
7/20/26 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer  
7/21/26 TEU Read 2nd & Rerefer  
7/28/26 CO PH Read 2nd & Rerefer  
8/3/26 R Approve 7-0  
8/3/26 NCSPHS Approve 7-0  
TEU PH Pursuant to Ch 745 Ord Code - 8/4/26  
Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 7/28/26  
Scrivener’s  
1. Pg. 3, line 2: correct formatting  
2. Pg. 3. lines 4-5: strike “so close by on Normandy Boulevard” and insert “within walking  
distance of his home”  
3. Pg. 5, line 13: strike “not”  
• Waives Subsection 745.105(h), which requires that all street name changes be for the entire  
length of the street  
2.  
ORD Rescheduling the Finance Committee, TEU Committee, & LUZ  
Committee Meetings of Tuesday, 5/18/27, to Wednesday, 5/19/27;  
Acknowledging the 1st Regular Meeting of the City Council in March 2027  
Will Occur on Wednesday, 3/10/27, in Accordance with Council Rule 4.102  
(Regular Council Meetings); Directing Approp Notification by the Chief of the  
LSD; Waiving Council Rule 2.201 (Meetings) to Auth the Rescheduling of the  
Standing Committee Meetings as Described Herein (Staffopoulos) (Introduced  
by CM Howland)  
2nd  
7/28/26 CO Introduced: R, TEU, F, LUZ  
8/3/26 R Read 2nd & Rerefer  
Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 8/11/26  
3.  
ORD-MC re Electric Bicycles; Amend Sec 804.102 (Definitions), Pt 1  
(Definitions & Short Title), Ch 804 (Jacksonville Traffic Code), Ord Code, to  
Prov New Definitions; Amend Secs 804.901 (Reserved) & 804.902 (Reserved),  
Pt 9 (Bicycle Regulations), Ch 804 (Jacksonville Traffic Code), Ord Code, to  
Prov Regulations & Enforcement Procedures Pertaining to Operation of  
Electric Bicycles; Prov for Codification Instructions; Prov for Severability  
(Milo) (Introduced by CM Boylan)  
7/28/26 CO Introduced: R, NCSPHS, TEU  
8/3/26 R Read 2nd & Rerefer  
8/3/26 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer  
Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 8/11/26  
2nd  
4.  
ORD Apv, & Auth the Mayor, or Her Desig, & the Corp Sec to Execute &  
Deliver a Memo of Understanding btwn the City of Atlantic Beach & the City  
of Jax to Assist the City of Atlantic Beach with the Mgmt of Disaster Debris;  
Prov for Oversight by the PW Dept (Dillard) (Req of Mayor)  
7/28/26 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, TEU, F  
2nd  
8/3/26 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer  
Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 8/11/26  
5.  
ORD Entitled the “Stand for Service Act”; Making Certain Findings, & Apv, &  
Auth an Amdt to the Public Investment Policy of the OED to: (1) Require  
Companies Receiving a Recapture Enhanced Value Grant Incentive to Make a  
Good Faith Effort to Hire Qualified Active-Duty Military Spouses &/or  
Veterans for a Min of 10% of New Jobs Created & (2) Acknowledge Cecil  
Airport as a Primary Engine Affecting Economic & Workforce Dev & to Prov  
That Projs Benefitting Cecil Airport Should Be Given Add’l Positive  
Consideration When Evaluating Potential Public Investments; Replacing the  
Former Public Investment Policy as Appvd by Ord 2022-726-E & Subsequently  
Amend by Ord 2024-165-E, Ord 2024-286-E, & Ord 2026-396-E  
(Staffopoulos) (Introduced by CMs Howland, Gay, Miller, Freeman, J.  
Carlucci, Amaro, Pittman, Salem, Boylan, White, Arias, Lahnen & Gaffney, Jr.)  
7/28/26 CO Introduced: R, NCSPHS, TEU, F  
2nd  
8/3/26 R Read 2nd & Rerefer  
8/3/26 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer  
Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 8/11/26  
6.  
ORD Declaring the Public Necessity for Acquiring Fee Simple Title,  
Temporary Construction Easements, & Permanent Drainage Easements  
Through Condemnation by Right of Eminent Domain to & Over Certain Real  
Property in Council Dist 12, Such Real Property Interests Being Near or  
Adjacent to a Portion of Chaffee Rd South (the “Property”), as Req’d for the  
Chaffee Rd Widening From Normandy Blvd to I-10 Proj; Auth Acquisition of  
the Properties by Negotiation or Eminent Domain; Auth the Chief of the  
Engineering & Construction Mgmt Div of the Dept of Public Works to Make a  
Good Faith Deposit Into the Court Registry; Auth the Chief of the Real Estate  
Div of the Dept of Public Works, or Her Desig, to Make Offers & Negotiate the  
Purchase of the Prop, Subj to Certain Conds; Auth the Chief of the Real Estate  
Div of the Dept of Public Works, or Her Desig, at the Direction of the  
Engineering & Construction Mgmt Div of the Dept of Public Works, to Make  
Offers & Negotiate Claims for Business Damages, Attorneys’ Fees, & Costs  
Related to the Purchase of the Prop, Subj to Certain Conds; Waiving the  
Settlement Limitation in Sec 112.307 (Claims & Suits Brought Against the City  
for Monetary Relief), 112.308 (Eminent Domain), & 112.309 (Attorneys’ Fees),  
Pt 3 (Settlement of Claims & Suits by & Against City), Ch 112 (Claims by &  
Against City), Ord Code, Regarding Limitations on the Total Amt of a  
Settlement; Auth & Dir the OGC to Institute Approp Condemnation  
Proceedings & Declarations of Taking; Prov for Oversight by the Engineering  
& Construction Mgmt Div of the Dept of Public Works (Garrett) (Introduced by  
CM White)  
2nd  
7/28/26 CO Introduced: R, NCSPHS, TEU, F  
8/3/26 R Read 2nd & Rerefer  
8/3/26 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer  
Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 8/11/26  
NOTE: The next regular meeting will be held Wednesday, August 19, 2026.  
*****Note: Items may be added at the discretion of the Chair.*****  
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