City of Jacksonville  
117 W. Duval Street  
Jacksonville, FL 32202  
Agenda - Marked  
Monday, March 16, 2026  
9:30 AM  
Council Chamber,  
1st Floor, City Hall  
Neighborhoods, Community Services, Public Health and Safety  
Committee  
Mike Gay, Chair  
Randy White, Vice Chair  
Ken Amaro  
Chris Miller  
Ron Salem  
Michael Boylan  
Tyrona Clark-Murray  
Legislative Assistant: Rebecca Bolton  
Council Auditor's Office: Phillip Peterson, Asst. Council Auditor  
Council Research: Colleen Hampsey, Chief  
Office of General Counsel: Mary Staffopoulos, Deputy  
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 9:30 AM  
Meeting Adjourned:10:57 AM  
Attendance:  
CVP Howland - Visiting  
CM Peluso - Visiting  
Item/File No.  
Title History  
1.  
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  
2.  
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  
3.  
ORD re Ch 745 (Addressing & Street Naming Regulations), Ord Code; Estab  
an Honorary Street Desig & Associated Roadway Markers for Cedric Burrell;  
Estab an Honorary Street Desig on 16th St E Extending btwn Main St &  
Hubbard St in Council Dist. 7 for Cedric Burrell; Prov for the Installation of 2  
Honorary Roadway Markers to Be Located in Appropriate Locations on the  
Desig Road in Council Dist. 7; Waiving the Requirement of Subsec 745.105(i)  
(2), Ord Code, that the Honoree to Be Deceased for at Least 5 Yrs; Waiving the  
Requirement of Subsec 745.105(i)(3), Ord Code, that the Honoree Reside in the  
Community within 5 Miles of the Street Being Desig for at Least 10 Yrs;  
Directing the Legislative Svcs Div to Forward a Copy of this Ord, Once  
Enacted, to the Public Works Dept, Traffic Engineering & Addressing Divs, for  
Processing, Implementation & Coordination with the Applicant & Other  
Affected Agencies & Orgs (Pollock) (Introduced by CM Peluso)(Co-Sponsors  
CMs Pittman & Johnson)  
1/13/26 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, R, TEU  
1/20/26 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer  
1/20/26 R Read 2nd & Rerefer  
1/21/26 TEU Read 2nd & Rerefer  
1/27/26 CO PH Read 2nd & Rerefer  
2/3/26 TEU PH Only  
3/17/26 TEU PH Only  
TEU PH Pursuant to Sec 336.10, F.S. - 2/3/26 & 4/7/26  
Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 1/27/26 & 4/14/26  
4.  
RESO Urging the FL Legislature Pass House Bill 981 & Senate Bill 1066, Also  
Known as the “Northeast Florida Rivers, Springs, & Community Investment  
Act,” to Address Restoration of the Ocklawaha River & Creation of  
Recreational & Economic Dev Opportunities in the Surrounding Counties;  
Directing Legislative Svcs to Transmit Copies of this Reso, Once Adopted, to  
the Members of the Duval County Legislative Delegation, the Senate President,  
the Speaker of the House, & the Governor of the State of FL; Req 1 Cycle  
Emergency Passage (Dame) (Introduced by CM Peluso) (Co-Sponsor CM  
Boylan)  
1/27/26 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, R  
2/2/26 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer  
2/2/26 R Read 2nd & Rerefer  
2/10/26 CO Read 2nd & Rerefer  
3/16/26 NCSPHS Withdraw 7-0  
3/16/26 R Withdraw 7-0  
5.  
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  
6.  
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  
Scrivener’s  
1. Pg. 1, line 10: insert “, special, and select” after “standing”  
2. Pg. 2, line 20: strike “is” and insert “are”  
• 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  
7.  
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 based on Council approved budget (2025-509-E) are:  
- Acute – 34%  
- Prevention and Diversion – 29%  
- Self-Sufficiency and Stability – 34%  
- PSG Micro Grant Program – 3%  
8.  
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  
• 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  
ORD Re Ch 745 (Addressing & Street Naming Regulations), Ord Code;  
Renaming Confederate St Extending Btwn Hubbard St & Liberty St to “Rose  
Arbor Way” in Council Dist 7 Pursuant to Sec 745.105 (Public Street Name  
Changes), Ord Code; Directing the Legislative Svcs Div to Forward a Copy of  
this Ord, Once Enacted, to the Public Works Dept, Dev Svcs Div, Addressing  
Sec, for Processing, Implementation, & Coordination with Various City Depts  
& Other Affected Agencies & Orgs (Pollock) (Introduced by CM Peluso)  
2/24/26 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, R, TEU  
3/2/26 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer  
3/2/26 R Read 2nd & Rerefer  
3/3/26 TEU Read 2nd & Rerefer  
3/10/26 CO PH Read 2nd & Rerefer  
3/17/26 TEU PH Only  
TEU PH Pursuant to Ch 745 Ord Code - 3/17/26 & 4/7/26  
Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 3/10/26 & 4/14/26  
10.  
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  
11.  
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  
12.  
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  
13.  
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  
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  
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  
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  
AMENDMENT  
1. Correct scrivener’s errors  
2. Place Revised Economic Development Agreement on file to change references from the  
Economic Development Officer to the Director of the Neighborhoods Department, 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  
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  
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  
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  
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  
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  
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  
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  
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  
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  
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  
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  
28.  
ORD Apv & Auth the Mayor, or Her Desig, & the Corp Sec to Execute &  
Deliver that Certain Stipulation of Parties for the Permanent Closure of 8th St E  
Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing, FDOT Crossing No. 713594W, & the  
Opening of Otis Rd Public Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing, btwn the City &  
the FDOT; Prov for Oversight by the Dept of Public Works (Sawyer) (Req of  
Mayor)  
3/10/26 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, TEU  
3/16/26 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer  
3/17/26 TEU Read 2nd & Rerefer  
Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 3/24/26  
29.  
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  
30.  
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  
31.  
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 Monday, April 6, 2026.  
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