City of Jacksonville

117 W. Duval Street

Jacksonville, FL 32202

Agenda - Revised Marked

Tuesday, March 17, 2026

9:30 AM

Council Chamber,

1st Floor, City Hall

Transportation, Energy & Utilities Committee

Will Lahnen, Chair - Excused

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:

Presentation on FY 24/25 Recycling Report

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 & CONTINUE

DEFER

Due to

noticing

requirements

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

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

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)

AMEND

Contact:

Nina Sickler /

Scott Carter

2/3 vote

required by

Council

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

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)

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

RULES

AMEND

Contact:

CM Boylan

2/3 vote

required by

Council

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

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

• 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

2026-0140

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 & CONTINUE

DEFER

Due to

noticing

requirements

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

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

2026-0141

ORD Closing & Abandoning &/or Disclaiming Unopened & Unimproved

Portions of 3 Unnamed R/W, Estab in the Plat of Jacksonville Farms, as

Recorded in Plat Bk 3, Pg 41, of the Current Official Public Records of Duval

County, FL, Located in Council Dist 12, at the Req of JEA (Wilson) (Req of

Mayor)

PUBLIC HEARING

OPEN & CLOSE

2/24/26 CO Introduced: TEU

3/3/26 TEU Read 2nd & Rerefer

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

TEU PH Pursuant to Sec 336.10, F.S. - 3/17/26

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

• Closure requested by JEA for construction of solar facility

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)

DEFER

At request

of 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

2026-0188

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)

2nd

3/10/26 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, TEU

3/16/26 NCSPHS 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.

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

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