Rules Committee
Regular MeetingJacksonville, FL · May 15, 2023
Agenda
City of Jacksonville
117 W. Duval Street
Jacksonville, FL 32202
Agenda - Revised Marked
Monday, May 15, 2023
2:00 PM
Council Chamber, 1st Floor, City Hall
Rules Committee
Michael Boylan, Chair
Nick Howland, Vice Chair
Danny Becton
Rory Diamond
Al Ferraro
Sam Newby - Excused Absence
Brenda Priestly Jackson
Legislative Assistant: Steven Libby
Council Auditor's Office: Trista Carraher
Council Research: Colleen Hampsey
Office of General Counsel: Carla Lopera
Administration: Rachel Zimmer
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Meeting Convened: Meeting Adjourned:
Attendance:
Item/File No. Title History
1. 2022-0797 ORD Auth the Mayor, or His Designee, to Execute: (1) An Amended &
DEFER Restated Redev Agrmt btwn the COJ & Springfield Lofts, LLC; & (2) Loan
Docs & Related Docs as Described in the Agrmt, to Support the Redev by
At request of Developer an 2.12± Acre Site at 1341 Pearl St, 235 W 3rd St & 205 W 3rd St,
OED in the COJ; Auth a Redev Completion Grant in the Amt of $1,500,000 to the
Developer Upon Substantial Completion of the Proj, to be Approp by
Subsequent Legislation; Auth a Dev Loan in the Amt of $1,500,000 With a
Term of 20 Yrs in Connection With the Proj, to be Approp by Subsequent
Legislation; Desig the OED as Contract Monitor for the Agrmt & Related
Agrmts; Providing for City Oversight of the Proj by Public Works & the OED;
Auth the Execution of All Docs Relating to the Above Agmts & Transactions;
& Auth Tech Changes to the Docs; Waiver of That Portion of the Public
Investment Policy Adopted by Ord 2022-372-E, As Amended, to Auth a Redev
Completion Grant & a Dev Loan That are Not Currently Auth by the Public
Investment Policy (Sawyer) (Req of Mayor)
10/25/22 CO Introduced: R, F
10/31/22 R Read 2nd & Rerefer
11/1/22 F Read 2nd & Rerefer
11/9/22 CO PH Read 2nd & Rerefer
Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 – 11/9/22
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2. 2023-0020 ORD-MC Relating to the City of Jacksonville’s Procurement Code; Repealing
DEFER & Replacing Pt 1 (General Regulations), Pt 2 (Supplies, Contractual Services &
Capital Improvements), Pt 3 (Professional Services Contracts), Pt 5
At request of (Extraordinary Critical Purchasing Procedures), Pt 7 (Design-Build Contracts),
CM Cumber & Pt 9 (Art in Public Places), Ch 126 (Procurement Code), Ord Code, & Pt 6
(Cultural Service Grant Program), Ch 118 (City Grants), Ord Code, in Their
Entirety; Creating a New Pt 1 (General Regulations; Ethics & Transparency in
Public Contracting), Pt 2 (Jacksonville Procurement Awards Committee), Pt 3
(Procurement Thresholds, Modes, Methods, & Procedures), Pt 5 (Ex-Offender
Program), Pt 7 (Buy American Program), & Pt 9 (Bid Protests, Suspension, &
Debarments), Ch 126 (Procurement Code), Ord Code, to Modernize & Provide
Greater Efficiencies in the COJ Procurement Code; Amend Pt 4
(Nondiscrimination Policy), Ch 126 (Procurement Code), Ord Code, to Amend
the Definition of Nondiscrimination Consistent with Employee Svcs
Nondiscrimination Policy; Amend Pt 6 (Jacksonville Small & Emerging
Business Program), Ch 126 (Procurement Code), Ord Code, to Make the Part
Consistent with the Changes in this Ord; Creating a New Pt 6 (Cultural Service
Grants & Art in Public Places), Subpt A (Cultural service Grant Program) &
Subpt B (Art in Public Places Program), Ch 118 (City Grants), Ord Code, to
Relocate the Art in Public Places Program Previously Under Pt 9, Ch 126, Ord
Code, to Pt 6, Ch 118, Ord Code; Amend Sec 24.603 (Duties of Chief of
Procurement), Pt 6 (Procurement Division), Ch 24 (Finance & Administration
Department), Ord Code, to Add Add’l Duties Regarding Contract Admin &
Oversight; Creating a New Pt 4 (Contract Administration & Oversight), Ch 21
(Executive Branch, Generally), Ord Code, to Require Contract Admin &
Oversight in City Contracts: Estab a Prospective Date of 2/1/24, for Code
Repeals, Amdts, & New Provisions Contained in This Ord to Become
Effective; Directing the Chief of Procurement to Update the Procurement
Operating Manual Consistent With This Ord Prior to 1/1/24; Prov for Oversight
by the Procurement Div, Finance & Administration Dept; Prov for Codification
Instructions (Hodges) (Introduced by CM Cumber)
1/10/23 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, R, F, TEU
1/17/23 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer
1/17/23 R Read 2nd & Rerefer
1/18/23 F Read 2nd & Rerefer
1/18/23 TEU Read 2nd & Rerefer
1/24/23 CO PH Read 2nd & Rerefer
Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 1/24/23
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3. 2023-0090 ORD re Redistricting of the Jax City Council Districts & Group At-Large
DEFER Residence Areas; Amend Ord 2022-800-E to Strike Sec 7 & Such Other
Language Therein Necessary to Confirm the Council’s Intent to Permanently
At request of Adopt the Maroon III E Fix Map for Use in Duval County Until the Next
OGC Decennial Census in 2030; Req 1 Cycle Emergency Passage (Roberson) (Req
of OGC)
2/14/23 CO Introduced: R
2/21/23 R Read 2nd & Rerefer
2/28/23 CO PH Read 2nd & Rerefer
Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 2/28/23
4. 2023-0277 ORD-MC re Recycling Requirements for Construction & Demolition Debris
Contact: Recycling Facilities; Amend Sec 380.108 (Operation of Solid Waste Disposal
CM Diamond or Management Facility), Pt 1 (Certificate of Public Convenience & Necessity),
Ch 380 (Solid Waste Management), Ord Code, to Amend the Min Recycling
Percentage Requirements for Construction & Demolition Debris Recycling
Facilities; Providing for Codification Instructions (Hodges) (Introduced by CM
Diamond)
4/25/23 CO Introduced: R, TEU
5/1/23 R Read 2nd & Rerefer
5/2/23 TEU Read 2nd & Rerefer
5/9/23 CO PH Read 2nd & Rerefer
Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 5/9/23
• Amends Code Sec. 380.108 (Operation of Solid Waste Disposal or Management Facility) to revise
the recycling requirement for construction and demolition debris recycling facilities
• Current requirement:
- 2023 – 86% minimum recycling
- 2024 and subsequent years – 87% minimum recycling
• Proposed requirement:
- 2023 and subsequent years – 51% minimum recycling
5. 2023-0282 RESO Conf the Reappt of Robert B. Maldonado as a Member of the Duval
County Election Advisory Panel, Pursuant to Ch 59, Ord Code, for a 2nd Full
Term Expiring 4/16/26 (Hampsey) (Introduced by CP Freeman)
4/25/23 CO Introduced: R
5/1/23 R Read 2nd & Rerefer
5/9/23 CO Read 2nd & Rerefer
REAPPOINTMENT
Has attended 11 of 11 or 100% of meetings during first full term of 4/17/20 – 4/16/23
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6. 2023-0284 RESO Appt Irvin B. Cohen as a Member of the Health Planning Council of
Northeast Florida, Inc., Replacing Cheryl Bergman as a “Purchaser”, Pursuant
to Sec 408.033, F.S., For a 1st Full Term Expiring 9/30/24 (Hampsey)
(Introduced by CP Freeman)
4/25/23 CO Introduced: R
5/1/23 R Read 2nd & Rerefer
5/9/23 CO Read 2nd & Rerefer
APPOINTMENT
7. 2023-0285 RESO Conf the SOE’s Reappt of Raymond S. Pringle, Jr., a Duval County
Resident, to the Duval County Election Advisory Panel, Pursuant to Ch 59, Ord
Code, for a 1st Full Term Ending 4/16/26 (Hampsey) (Req of SOE)
4/25/23 CO Introduced: R
5/1/23 R Read 2nd & Rerefer
5/9/23 CO Read 2nd & Rerefer
REAPPOINTMENT
Has attended 5 of 6 or 83% of meetings during partial term of 2/24/22 – 4/16/23
8. 2023-0286 RESO Conf the SOE’s Appt of Catherine L. Phillmon, a Duval County
Resident, as a Member of the Duval County Election Advisory Panel,
Replacing Charles L. McWhite, Pursuant to Ch 59, Ord Code, for a 1st Full
Term Ending 4/16/25 (Hampsey) (Req of SOE)
4/25/23 CO Introduced: R
5/1/23 R Read 2nd & Rerefer
5/9/23 CO Read 2nd & Rerefer
APPOINTMENT
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9. 2023-0302 ORD-MC re Employees Working in an “Acting” Capacity on a Temporary
2nd Basis in the Sherriff’s Office; Amend Sec 37.103 (Procedures Involving
Vacancies in Certain Appointed Positions), Pt 1 (Organization), Ch 37 (Office
of the Sheriff), Ord Code, to Auth “Interim” & “Acting” Employee Status; To
Simplify the “Interim” & “Acting” Designation Process & to Allow Such
“Interim” & “Acting” Employees to be Compensated at the Level of the
Position’s Duties which they are Temporarily Performing (Young) (Req of
Sheriff)
5/9/23 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, R
5/15/23 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Refer
Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 5/23/23
10. 2023-0307 ORD-MC re the Jax Police & Fire Pension Board of Trustees; Amend Sec
2nd 22.12 of the Charter of the COJ; Prov for Codification Instructions (Hodges)
(Co-Introduced by CP Freeman at Req of Jax Police & Fire Pension Board of
Trustees & CM White) (Co-Sponsor CM Pittman)
5/9/23 CO Introduced: R, F
Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601- 5/23/23
11. 2023-0312 ORD Apv an Amendment to the Settlement Agreement & Release Adopted by
2nd City Council on 7/25/2017 & Enacted as Ord 2017-395-E (Pollock) (Introduced
by CM Becton)
5/9/23 CO Introduced: R, F
Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601- 5/23/23
12. 2023-0315 ORD-MC Amend Sec 30.204 (Functions), Pt 2 (Planning Commission), Ch 30
2nd (Planning & Development Department), Ord Code, & Secs 656.131 (Zoning
Exceptions) & 656.137 (Notice of Public Hearing & Public Meetings for
Rezonings), Subpart D (Zoning Exceptions, Variances & Waivers,
Amendments to Final Order, Appeals of Written Interpretations of the Director
& Appeals of Final Orders of the Commission), Pt 1 (General Provisions), Ch
656 (Zoning Code), Ord Code, to Designate The City Council as the
Quasi-Judicial Body that Approves, Approves with Conditions, or Denies
Zoning Exceptions for Alcohol Related Uses; Prov Codification Instructions
(Staffopoulos) (Introduced by CP Freeman) (Co-Sponsor CM Gaffney, Jr.)
5/9/23 CO Introduced: R, LUZ
Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601- 6/13/23
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13. 2023-0316 ORD-MC Amend Ch 111 (Special Revenue & Trust Accounts), Pt 9
2nd (Neighborhood Development), Ord Code, to Create a New Sec 111.909 to
Estab a Permanent Trust Fund for a Prog to be Entitled the “Restore
Endangered Historic Adaptable Buildings Trust Fund”; Prov for Creation of the
Criteria & Selection of Grant Recipients by Planning & Dev; Prov for
Oversight of the Financial Aspects of the Prog by the CAO or Their Designee;
Prov a Carryover of Funds Into Subsequent FYs (Lopera) (Introduced by CM
Carlucci) (Co-Sponsor CM Boylan)
5/9/23 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, R, F, TEU
5/15/23 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Refer
Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601- 5/23/23
14. 2023-0317 ORD re Ch 745 (Addressing & Street Naming Regulations), Ord Code; To
2nd Re-Name a Portion of “RG Skinner Way” Beginning at the Corner of the Entry
Rd (Which Turns Eastward Into the Parking Lot of Atlantic Coast High School)
Extending Northbound to the R/W in Front of the End of the Storm Water Pond
To “Stingray Parkway”; To Name the Bus Loop Entrance Into the Parking Lot
of Atlantic Coast High School to “Stingray Way”; An Ord Re a Historic
Monument Marker in Council Dist 11; Installing a Historic Monument Marker
at the Intersection of R G Skinner Pkwy & Annie Eliza Rd for Richard Green
Skinner & Annie Eliza Skinner; Prov for the Installation of a Historic
Monument Marker to be Located in the Appropriate Location on the Designate
Rdwy in Council Dist 11; Approp $3,770.00 ($3,770.00 from the Council Dist
11 Autumn Bond Acct To the Parks & Rec Dept Acct); To Provide Funding for
the Historic Monument; Prov for Oversight by Parks & Rec & Public Works;
Finding a Public Purpose; Honoring the Legacies of Richard Green Skinner &
Annie Eliza Skinner & Recognizing the Achievements of Richard Green
Skinner & Annie Eliza Skinner; Waiver of Sec 745.105 (c), Ord Code; Waiver
of Sec 745.105 (h), Ord Code; Directing the Legislative Svcs Div to Forward
this Ord to Planning & Dev for Processing, Implementation, & Coordination
with the Public Works Dept, Traffic Engineering Div, Parks & Rec, 911
Emergency, Fire & Rescue Dept, the Post Office & Other Affected Agencies &
Organizations (Pollock) (Introduced by CM Becton) (Co-Sponsor CM Boylan)
5/9/23 CO Introduced: R, TEU
Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601- 5/23/23
15. 2023-0318 RESO Reappt Jill D. Haskell as a Member of the Jax Waterways Commission,
2nd as a General Public Rep, Pursuant to Ch 95, Ord Code, for a 3rd Full Term Exp
12/31/24 (Hampsey) (Introduced by CP Freeman) (Co-Sponsors CMs DeFoor
& Bowman)
5/9/23 CO Introduced: R
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16. 2023-0319 RESO Recognizing & Commending the Jacksonville Public Library’s 2023
Scrivener’s “Summer Learning at the Library” Prog (Clements) (Introduced by CMs
Carlucci, Becton, White, Morgan, Carrico, Boylan, Gaffney, Jr., Clark-Murray,
Diamond, Salem & Howland) (Co-Sponsors CMs Freeman, Bowman &
Pittman)
5/9/23 CO Introduced: R
Scrivener’s
Pg. 1, line 16: strike “reaching” and insert “reading”
17. 2023-0321 RESO Conf the Urban Core Dist Citizen’s Planning Advisory Committee’s
2nd Appt of Kimberly A. Pryor as a Member of the TRUE Commission, Filling a
Seat Formerly Held by Niki Brunson, Pursuant to Ch 57, Ord Code, for a 1st
Full Term to Exp 6/30/25 (Hampsey) (Req of Urban Core CPAC)
5/9/23 CO Introduced: R
18. 2023-0323 ORD-MC Concerning Ch 94 (Tree Commission), Ord Code; Amend Sec
2nd 94.105 (Purpose) to Create & Add a New Subsection (e) to Include Hearing
Quasi-Judicial Appeals from Notices of Violations Pursuant to Sec 656.1208,
Ord Code, & Sec 94.106 (Duties), to Create & Add a New Subsection (l) Auth
the Tree Commission as the Appropriate Forum for Appeals of Notices of
Violations Pursuant to Pt 12 (Landscape & Tree Protection Regulations), Ord
Code; Prov for Codification Instructions (Pollock & Grandin) (Introduced by
CM Becton)
5/9/23 CO Introduced: R, LUZ
Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601- 5/23/23
19. 2023-0324 ORD-MC Concerning Ch 656 (Zoning Code), Ord Code; Amend Pt 12
2nd (Landscape & Tree Protection Regulations), Subpart B (Tree Protection), Sec
656.1208 (Enforcement; Violations & Penalties; Stopping Work, Correction of
Violation), to Create & Add Settlement Policy Criteria Auth the Reduction of
Certain Fines Imposed for Violations of Pt 12 (Landscape & Tree Protection
Regulations), Subpart B (Tree Protection), Differentiating btwn the Mitigation
Payment & the Fine for Tree Removal Without a Permit, Replacing the
Planning Commission with the Tree Commission as the Appropriate Forum for
Appeals of Notices of Violations & Assessment of Fines Under Subpart B (Tree
Protection); Prov for Codification Instructions (Pollock & Grandin) (Introduced
by CM Becton)
5/9/23 CO Introduced: R, LUZ
Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601- 6/13/23
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NOTE: The next regular meeting will be held Monday, June 5, 2023.
*****Note: Items may be added at the discretion of the Chair.*****
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