City of Jacksonville

117 W. Duval Street

Jacksonville, FL 32202

Agenda - Revised Marked

Tuesday, April 7, 2026

9:30 AM

Council Chamber,

1st Floor, City Hall

Transportation, Energy & Utilities Committee

Will Lahnen, Chair

Ju’Coby Pittman, Vice Chair

Rahman Johnson

Ken Amaro

Matt Carlucci

Reggie Gaffney, Jr.

Tyrona Clark-Murray

Legislative Assistant: Vanessa Galan

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

2026-0005

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)

PUBLIC HEARING

OPEN & CLOSE

AMEND

Contact:

CM Peluso /

Cherry Pollock

2/3 vote

required by

Council

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

4/6/26 NCSPHS Amend/Approve 7-0

4/6/26 R Amend/Approve 7-0

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

AMENDMENT

1. Reflect that additional notices were sent to two affected property owners and reflect revised

results of noticing

2. Attach Revised Exhibit 3 (Results) to reflect the results of the additional noticing

3. Attach Revised Exhibit 4 (Responses) to exclude responses associated with the two parcels that

were re-noticed

4. Place revised notices on file to reflect additional noticing

5. Correct Scrivener's

• Waives Code Sec. 745.105(i)(2) which requires that the honoree has been deceased for at least

five years

• Waives Code Sec. 745.105(i)(3) which requires that the honoree have resided in the community

within five miles of the honorary street designation for at least ten years

2026-0140

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

PUBLIC HEARING

OPEN & CLOSE

NCSPHS

AMEND

Contact:

CM Peluso /

Cherry Pollock

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

4/6/26 NCSPHS Amend/Approve 5-2 (Gay & Salem)

4/6/26 R Amend/Approve 4-3 (Gay, Salem & Freeman)

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

2/3 vote

required by

Council

NCSPHS AMENDMENT

1. Revise renaming to include the portion of Confederate Street from Market Street to Liberty

Street

2. Include waiver of Code Sec. 745.105(h) to authorize a portion of the street to be renamed rather

than the entire length

3. Reflect that a second notice was sent to one affected property owner and reflect non-response

4. Attach Revised Exhibit 2 (Notice) to include second notice

5. Page 1, line 31 and page 2, line 12, strike “745.105(j) (10)” and insert “745.105(c)”

• “Rose Arbor Way” commemorates the historic rose arbor in Springfield Park

2026-0146

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)

Contact:

Jessica Shepler

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

JTA is amending their FY 2024/25 budget by $29.3 million in additional revenues for the

following:

- Bus Division: appropriating $19.8 million in additional revenue from Bus Transit Operating

Reserves and using $800K in contingency funds to cover the increased transfer to the Connexion

Division ($9.5 million), overages in Fringe Benefits ($6 million), and NAVI operations ($5.1

million)

- Connexion: appropriating the $9.5 million increased transfer from the Bus Division and using

$164K in contingency funds to cover increased costs for the Connexion and Connexion Plus

services ($9.2 million) and overages in Fringe Benefits ($443K)

2026-0188

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)

AMEND

Contact:

Nina Sickler

3/10/26 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, TEU

3/16/26 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/17/26 TEU Read 2nd & Rerefer

3/24/26 CO PH Read 2nd & Rerefer

4/6/26 NCSPHS Amend/Approve 6-0

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

AMENDMENT

Place corrected Stipulation of Parties on file to include referenced exhibits

• Proposed Otis Rd. crossing will allow rail capability to be extended to the Cecil Commerce Mega

Site

2026-0215

ORD Approp $75,000.00 from the Solid Waste Disposal Fund - Contributions

from Private Sources Acct, to Prov Funding for Beautification Initiatives

Including St Sweeping Trash & Debris from Roadways; Prov for City

Oversight by the Division of R/W & Stormwater Maintenance of the Dept of

PW (B.T. 26-053) (Dillard) (Req of Mayor)

2nd

3/24/26 CO Introduced: NCSPHS,TEU, F

4/6/26 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer

Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 4/14/26

2026-0216

ORD Making Certain Findings; Apv the Appl of GFL Solid Waste Southeast

LLC for Renewal of Its Certificate of Public Convenience & Necessity (CON)

to Operate a Construction & Demolition Debris Processing & Recycling

Facility with a Modification to Operate the Facility as a Construction &

Demolition Debris & Yard Trash Transfer Station & a Clean Debris Recycling

Facility; Prov for Conds of Said Renewal (Dillard) (Introduced by the CP

pursuant to Ch 380, Ord Code)

2nd

3/24/26 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, TEU

4/6/26 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer

TEU PH Pursuant to CH 380, Ord Code- 4/21/26

Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 4/28/26

2026-0222

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

Behalf of the City that Certain Declaration of Restrictive Covenant btwn the

City & the FL Dept of Environmental Protection Pertaining to those Portions of

the Lomax St & Bishop Gate Ln R/W Located Adjacent to 500 & 555 Bishop

Gate Ln, Jax, FL 32204 (R.E. # 090148-0100 & 090143-0000); Prov for

Oversight by the PW Dept (Staffopoulos) (Introduced by CM Peluso)

3/24/26 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, TEU

2nd

4/6/26 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer

Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 4/14/26

2026-0226

ORD Approp $77,440.00 in Grant Funding from the FL Fish & Wildlife

Conservation Commission for Reimbursement of the City’s Costs to Remove &

Dispose of 4 Derelict Vessels Located in Public Waterways All within Duval

County; Prov for Oversight by the Office of Admin Svcs, Environmental

Quality Div (B.T. 26-054) (Dillard) (Req of Mayor)

2nd

3/24/26 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, TEU, F, JWC

4/6/26 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer

Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 4/14/26

2026-0230

RESO Concerning the Vacation of Portions of the Plat of Subdiv of Lot 10, Sec

33, T1S-27E, Pursuant to Sec 177.101(3), F.S.; Returning a Portion of the

Lands Shown on Said Plat of Subdiv of Lot 10, Sec 33, T1S-27E, to Acreage;

Making Findings; Abandoning Certain Unopened Rds within the Boundaries

of the Jax Heights Subdiv Plat That Have Not Been Opened & Have Not

Become Rds Suitable & Necessary for the Traveling Public; & Ensuring Legal

Access to Abutting Properties (Harvey) (Introduced by CM Amaro)

3/24/26 CO Introduced: R, TEU

2nd

4/6/26 R Read 2nd & Rerefer

2026-0231

10.

RESO Expressing City Council’s Support for Protected Bicycle Lanes

Downtown on Portions of Beaver St, Monroe St, Hogan St & Liberty St

(Reingold) (Introduced by CM Peluso)

2nd

3/24/26 CO Introduced: NSCPHS, R, TEU

4/6/26 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer

4/6/26 R Read 2nd & Rerefer

NOTE: The next regular meeting will be held Tuesday, April 21, 2026.

*****Note: Items may be added at the discretion of the Chair.*****

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