Transportation, Energy & Utilities Committee
Regular MeetingJacksonville, FL · December 6, 2021
Agenda
City of Jacksonville
117 W Duval St
Jacksonville, FL 32202
Agenda - Revised Marked
Monday, December 6, 2021
2:00 PM
Council Chambers 1st Floor, City Hall
Transportation, Energy & Utilities Committee
Joyce Morgan, Chair
Al Ferraro, Vice Chair
Danny Becton
Matt Carlucci
LeAnna Cumber
Randy DeFoor
Terrance Freeman
Legislative Assistant: Melodi Murray
Legislative Services Manager: Bernadette Smith
Deputy General Counsel: Peggy Sidman
Research Assistant: Richard Distel
Asst. Council Auditor: Phillip Peterson
Council Auditor's Office: Edward Linsky
Administration: Rachel Zimmer
Planning Dept.: Laurie Santana
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Item/File No. Title History
1. 2021-0788 ORD Amend Fiscal Yr 2018-2019 JTA Budget; Amend ORD
Contact: 2018-504-E (The COJ Budget) by Amending the JTA Budget Revised
Greg Hayes / Schedules O & P; an ORD Amending FY 2019-2020 JTA Budget;
Jessica Shepler Amending ORD 2019-504-E (The COJ Budget) by Amending the JTA
Budget Revised Schedules O & P. (Sidman) (Introduced by CP Newby
at the Req of JTA)
10/26/21 CO Introduced: TEU, F
11/1/21 TEU Read 2nd & Rerefer
11/2/21 F Read 2nd & Rerefer
11/9/21 CO PH Read 2nd & Rereferred:TEU, F
Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601-11/9/21
2. 2021-0814 ORD Closing & Abandoning &/or Disclaiming Drainage Easement
Public Hearing Recorded in Bk 1145, Pg 498 of the Public Records of Duval Co, FL, at
Open and Close the Request of Robert’s Diesel Service, Inc. (Dist 10 – Priestly Jackson)
(Staffopoulos) (Introduced by CP Newby at Req of Mayor)
AMEND 11/9/21 CO Introduced: NCSPHS,TEU
11/15/21 NCSPHS Read 2nd Rerefer
Contact: 11/15/21 TEU Read 2nd Rerefer
Renee Hunter 11/23/21 CO PH Read 2nd & Rereferred:NCSPHS, TEU
12/06/21 NCSPHS 6-0
TEU PH Pursuant to Sec 336.10, F.S.:12/6/21
Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601-11/23/21
AMENDMENT
Reflect that the applicant paid the additional closure or abandonment with
encroachment fee of $516
• The closure is being requested for the storage and maintenance of school buses
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3. 2021-0815 ORD Closing & Abandoning &/or Disclaiming a 24 Foot Drainage &
Public Hearing Utilities r/w Established in the Wispering Pines Plat, as Recorded in Plat
Open and Close Bk 26, Pg 15 of the Public Records of Duval Co, FL, at the Request of
Robert’s Diesel Service, Inc. (Dist 10 – Priestly Jackson) (Staffopoulos)
AMEND (Introduced by the CP Newby at Req of Mayor)
11/9/21 CO Introduced: NCSPHS,TEU
Contact: 11/15/21 NCSPHS Read 2nd Rerefer
Renee Hunter 11/15/21 TEU Read 2nd Rerefer
11/23/21 CO PH Read 2nd & Rereferred:NCSPHS,TEU
12/06/21 NCSPHS 6-0
TEU PH Pursuant to Sec 336.10, F.S.:12/6/21
Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601-11/23/21
AMENDMENT
Reflect that the applicant paid the additional closure or abandonment with
encroachment fee of $516
• The closure is being requested for the storage and maintenance of school buses
4. 2021-0816 ORD Apv, & Auth the Mayor, or his Designee, & the Corp Sec to
Contact: Execute & Deliver, For & On Behalf of the City, That Certain Purchase
Renee Hunter & Sale Agreemt btwn the COJ & Cynthia M. Young, & all Closing &
Other Docs. at 5565 Old Middleburg Road S (R.E.# 015223-0000), for
Acquisition, at the Negotiated Purchase Price of $330,000.00, to be
Utilized as a Pond Site for the Old Middleburg Rd Proj; Oversight by the
Real Estate Division of the Public Works Dept, & Oversight of the
Property by the Engineering & Construction Management Division of
Public Works Department thereafter. (District 12–White) (Staffopoulos)
(Introduced by the CP Newby at Req of Mayor)
11/9/21 CO Introduced: TEU, F
11/15/21 TEU Read 2nd & Rerefer
11/16/21 F Read 2nd & Rerefer
11/23/21 CO PH Read 2nd & Rereferred:TEU,F
Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601-11/23/21
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5. 2021-0820 ORD Apv & Auth the Mayor, or His Designee, & the Corp Sec to
Contact: Execute & Deliver That Certain Air Pollution Control Specific Operating
Melissa Long Agreemt btwn the State of FL Dept of Environmental Protection (DEP) &
Duval Co (The “Agreement”) Provide for Oversight by the
Neighborhoods Dept, Environmental Quality Div. (Staffopoulos)
(Introduced by CP Newby at Req of Mayor)
11/9/21 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, TEU
11/15/21 NCSPHS Read 2nd Rerefer
11/15/21 TEU Read 2nd Rerefer
11/23/21 CO PH Read 2nd & Rereferred:NCSPHS, TEU
12/06/21 NCSPHS 6-0
Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601-11/23/21
6. 2021-0824 ORD MC-Making Certain Findings & Auth “Commercial Property
NCSPHS Assessed Clean Energy” (C-PACE) Assessments to Encourage the
SUBSTITUTE Energy Efficiency of the Comm Businesses in the City; Creating a new
Chapt 344, Title VIII, ORD Code; Providing for Defin; Providing a Short
Contact: Title; Providing a Purpose; Providing Auth for Local Govs; Providing for
Stephanie Burch C-PACE Prog Admin; Providing for C-PACE Prog Req; Providing for
C-PACE Prog Boundaries; Providing for Eligible Participants; Providing
Req for Prog Comp & Assessment Implementation; Prov Codification
Instructions & Auth; & Prov an effective date. (Bowles) ( Req of Mayor)
11/9/21 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, TEU, R
11/15/21 NCSPHS Read 2nd Rerefer
11/15/21 TEU Read 2nd Rerefer
11/16/21 R Read 2nd Rerefer
11/23/21 CO PH Read 2nd & Rereferred:NCSPHS, TEU, R
12/06/21 NCSPHS 6-0
Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601-11/23/21
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As substituted:
1. Clarifies program is available to eligible participants within Duval County and that the
Beaches and Baldwin will be required to opt out of C-PACE Program
2. Strikes requirement that C-PACE Administrator or the City establish pricing rules and
enforcement mechanisms regarding contractor charges to property owners
3. Strikes requirements that C-PACE Administrator establish a code of conduct that
sets standards for contractors and confirm contractor qualifications at least annually
4. Clarifies language regarding execution and contents of financing agreement
5. Clarifies reporting requirements of C-PACE Administrators
6. Includes Council Auditor's Office within City audit rights language
7. Clarifies consent requirements for properties owned by entities
8. Authorizes the City’s Finance Director to create an account for the special
assessments and make disbursements to the C-PACE Administrator for assessments
collected and to reimburse the City for administrative costs
9. Corrects scrivener's errors throughout bill
• Establishes the Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) Program in
order to finance eligible energy efficient improvements to commercial properties within
Duval County
• Authorizes the City to use private administrators to operate the C-PACE Program
• Assessments authorized under the C-PACE Program will be repaid by the property
owner through non-ad valorem assessments
7. 2021-0839 ORD Apv the Final Costs of Underground Utility Installation Improvemts
2nd for the S. End River Rd – NW End River Oaks Rd Neighborhood
Assessment Program, Auth & Funded by Ord 2020-486-E;
Incorporating the Recitals; Specifying the Unit of Measurement;
Adopting the Non-Ad Valorem Assessment Roll at Public Hearing,
Pursuant to the Uniform Method of Collecting Non-Ad Valorem Special
Assessments as Auth by Sec 197.3632, FL Statutes; Notice of Public
Hearing Served to Affected Properties; Providing for Certification of the
Assessment Roll & Directing the Council Sec to Cooperate with the Tax
Collector & the Property Appraiser & JEA in the Certification of the
Non-Ad Valorem Assessment Roll; Directing the Council Sec, JEA & the
Tax Collector to Record the Final Assessments in the Improvemnt Lien
Book; Providing for Payment of Final Assessments & Liens;
Implementing the Assessments & Directing the Tax Collector to Provide
Notice of Assessment (Bowles) (Introduced by CM Cumber)
11/23/21 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, TEU, F
12/06/21 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer
Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601-12/14/21
Public Hearing Pursuant to F.S. Sec. 197.3632(3)(a)-1/11/22
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8. 2021-0840 ORD-MC Amend Sec 804.1012 (Unauthorized Parking in Disabled
2nd Parking Space Prohibited), Pt 10 (Parking), Chapt 804 (Jax Traffic
Code), Ord Code, to Prohibit Obstructing a Disabled Parking Space,
Curb Cut or Access Aisle; Providing for Codification Instructions
(Staffopoulos) (Introduced by CM Newby at Req of Mayor)
11/23/21 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, TEU
12/06/21 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer
Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601-12/14/21
9. 2021-0841 ORD-MC Amend Sec 656.1218 (Intersection Visibility), Subpart C
2nd (Landscaping Requirements), Pt 12 (Landscape & Tree Protection
Regulations), Chapt 656 (Zoning Code), Ord Code, to Clarify the
Measurement of Sight Triangles; Amend Sec 804.617 (Obstructing
Visibility), Pt 6 (Misc Driving Rules), Chapt 804 (Jax Traffic Code), Ord
Code, to Clarify the Difference in Measurement btwn an Obstruction
within a Sight Visibility Triangle Created by a Sign, Poster or Vegetation
& the Measurement for Sight Visibility Relative to a Structure (Grandin)
(Introduced by CM Morgan)
11/23/21 CO Introduced: TEU,LUZ
LUZ PH-1/19/22
Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601-1/11/22
10. 2021-0845 ORD Approp $15,000.00 in Grant Funding from the FL Fish & Wildlife
2nd Conservation Commission (The “FWC”) for Reimbursement of the City
of Jax’s Costs to Remove 1 Derelict Vessel Located in a Public
Waterway in the City of Jax, Purpose of Approp; Providing for Oversight
by the Neighborhoods Dept, Environmental Quality Div (B.T. 22-022)
(Staffopoulos) (Introduced by CM Newby at Req of Mayor)
11/23/21 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, TEU, F, JWC
12/06/21 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer
Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601-12/14/21
11. 2021-0852 ORD re Chapt 745 (Addressing & Street Naming Regs) Ord Code; to
2nd Clarify & Re-Name “Tampa Ave r/w” Currently Located Several Blocks
N.E. of the “Tampa Ave” St Sign as “Droad St”; Waiving the
Requirements of Sec 745.105 (c), Ord Code, Which Requires the
Planning & Dev Dept to Send Written Notification to Affected Property
Owners; Directing the Legislative Svcs Div to Forward this Ord to the
Planning & Dev Dept & the Public Works Dept (Pollock) (Introduced by
the TEU Comm)
11/23/21 CO Introduced: TEU, R
TEU PH Pursuant to Chapt 745 Ord Code-1/3/22
Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601-12/14/21
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12. 2021-0853 ORD Declaring that Certain Parcel of Real Prop, a Tax Reverted Parcel,
2nd Located at 714 Jessie St (The “Subject Parcel”), to be Surplus to the
Needs of the City; Waiving Sec 122.423 (Disposition for Affordable
Housing), Pt 4 (Real Propty) of Chapt 122 (Public Propty), Ord Code, to
Allow for the Conveyance of the Subject Parcel to in the Word
International, Inc., the Neighboring Propty Owners, at no Cost; Auth the
Mayor & the Corp Sec to Execute any & all Documents Necessary for
Such Conveyance; Providing a Right of Reentry for Failure to use the
Subject Parcel for the Operation for Community Service Out Reach
Programs; Providing for City Oversight by the Dept of Public Works,
Real Estate Div (R.E. #122274-000)(Dist 7-R.Gaffney) (Sidman)
(Introduced by CM R. Gaffney)
11/23/21 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, TEU, R
12/06/21 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer
Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601-12/14/21
13. 2021-0855 ORD Declaring 9216 1st Ave, Jax, FL 32208 (R.E. #-036499-0000),
2nd btwn Soutel Dr. & Belvedere St., to be surplus to needs of the City;
Auth Convey of subject parcel to Christ the Living Cornerstone, Inc., a
FL not for profit corp, at no cost; Auth Mayor & Corp Secretary to
execute a quitclaim deed & other convey docs; Waiving Sec. 122.425
(dispo by auction or sealed bid), Pt 4 (Real Prop), Chpt 122 (Public
Prop), Ord Code, to allow donation to Christ the Living Cornerstone,
Inc.; Providing a right of reentry for failure to use subject parcel for the
operation of a wellness clinic and/or Comm Outreach Ctr; Prov for City
Oversight by the Dept of Public Works, Real Estate Div (Dist 8-Pittman)
(Johnston)(Introduced by CMs Ferraro & Pittman)
11/23/21 CO Introduced: TEU, F, R
Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601-12/14/21
14. 2021-0865 ORD Re Property at 1230 Hendricks Ave in Compliance with the PUD
EMERGENCY Requirement of Ordinance 2017-136-E; making certain findings; Auth
the Mayor, or his Designee, & Corp Secretary to Execute & Deliver a
Contact: Maintenance Agreement & a Public Access Easement by & btwn the
CM Cumber / City of Jax & Chadbourne II LLC; Auth Technical Changes; Providing
Joelle Dillard for Oversight by the Public Works Dept; Req 1 Cycle Emergency
Passage.
(Dist 5-Cumber) (Dillard) (Introduced by CM Cumber)
11/23/21 CO Introduced: TEU
Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 – 12/14/21
• Authorizes a maintenance agreement with the property owner to allow for
improvements in the right-of-way to be maintained by the property owner
NOTE: The next regular meeting will be held Monday, January 3, 2022.
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