City of Jacksonville  
117 W. Duval Street  
Jacksonville, FL 32202  
Meeting Minutes  
Monday, June 8, 2026  
11:00 AM  
Council Chamber,  
1st Floor, City Hall  
Special Investigatory Committee on JEA  
Council Member Ron Salem, Chair  
Council Member Rory Diamond  
Council Member Ju ‘Coby Pittman  
Legislative Asst: Rebecca Bolton  
Council Research: Colleen Hampsey  
Auditor: Kim Taylor, Council Auditor  
Auditor: Brian Parks  
OGC:Mary Staffopoulos, Deputy  
Legislative Counsel: Jason Teal  
Meeting Convened: 11:00 am Meeting Adjourned: 12:04 pm  
Attendance: Committee Members Salem and Pittman; CP Carrico; CVP Howland, CM J. Carlucci  
Also: Phillip Peterson and Brian Parks, Auditor's Office; Mary Staffopoulos, OGC; Jason Teal,  
Legislative Counsel; Colleen Hampsey, Council Research  
I.  
Call to Order and Introductions  
Chair Salem convened the meeting and called for introductions.  
Combined Cycle Presentation – JEA Employees  
II.  
The Chair administered the swearing in of Jody Brooks, JEA. Ms. Brooks gave a  
presentation about the combined cycle plant planned for the former St. Johns River Power  
Park. She provided detail on the history of the project and the need for the facility and the  
additional capacity. She said that a combined cycle has been a recommendation since 2012.  
Ms. Brooks said she is a champion for this project, though not the project leader. She  
describe the RFP process, wherein 2 bids were received and the highest ranked vendor  
was GE Vernova. Ms. Brooks compared the benefits and detriments between the  
combined cycle facility and a power purchase agreement. She talked about the reservation  
agreement to secure the turbines from the vendor, and she spoke about the regulatory  
steps required for the project.  
III.  
Q & A from Committee  
Ms. Brooks fielded questions from the committee. Chair Salem asked whether the cost for  
the reservation of the turbines could be refunded if the project was not approved by the  
Public Service Commission. She indicated that the turbines could be "assigned" to another  
party under that circumstance. Chair Salem asked about the likelihood of PSC approval  
and Ms. Brooks said it seems favorable. CM Salem mentioned that JEA Board meetings  
are streamed and recorded but that JEA workshops are not available for the public to  
watch. He expressed his wish for all JEA meetings to be made available.  
Mr. Teal asked Ms. Brooks a series of questions about this project. He asked about one on  
one meetings with JEA Board members about the combined cycle facility, and who was in  
attendance for those meetings. Mr. Teal mentioned several other JEA projects that were  
presented to the TEU Committee and inquired as to why the combined cycle project was  
not presented. He asked whether the other JEA projects involved pre-payment based on  
the speculation of regulatory approval. Ms. Brooks said the projects that Mr. Teal  
mentioned included a commitment but not necessarily an advanced payment.  
Chair Salem administered the oath to Kevin Holbrooks, JEA. Mr. Holbrooks talked about  
the reasons that the combined cycle project involved a payment to reserve the necessary  
turbines, which are quantity limited and have a waiting list, as required for the need  
determination application. Mr. Teal asked about the timeline, and why the turbines were  
needed earlier. Ms. Brooks talked about the waiting list and how delaying could increase  
project costs and the time for completion.  
CM Salem asked about JEA Board approval for this project and Ms. Brooks said the  
project was approved and any cost increases would also have to be approved. CM Pittman  
asked about resiliency and public input. Chair Salem administered the oath to Greg  
Corcoran, JEA. Mr. Corcoran spoke about a public meeting held in February related to  
the combined cycle project. There was further discussion about how all JEA public  
meetings should be accessible via streaming.  
Minutes: Colleen Hampsey, Council Research  
CHampsey@coj.net 904.255.5151  
Posted: 6.11.26 5:00 pm