Jacksonville Waterways Commission
Regular MeetingJacksonville, FL · November 10, 2021
Agenda
City of Jacksonville
1st Floor - Council Chamber
117 W. Duval Street
Agenda - Preliminary
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
9:30 AM
Council Chambers 1st Floor, City Hall
Jacksonville Waterways Commission
CM Al Ferraro, Chair
CM Michael Boylan, Vice Chair
CM Garrett Dennis
CM Matt Carlucci, Alternate
Jon Michael Barker
Robert Birtalan
Lindsey Brock
Lane Burnett
Senator Audrey Gibson
Mark Devereaux
Andrew Fraden
Marc Hardesty
Jill D. Haskell
Raymond S. Pringle, Jr.
Marshall Adkison, Ex-Officio
Adam Hoyles, Ex-Officio
Maritza Sanchez & Jessica Smith, Legislative Assistants
Kealey West, Asst. General Counsel
Dr. Quinton White, Jacksonville University
Dr. Gerard Pinto, Jacksonville University
Richard Distel, Research Assistant
Jim Suber, Waterways Coordinator
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Meeting Convened: Meeting Adjourned:
1. Call To Order
2. Roll Call
4. Approval - Jacksonville Waterways Commission Minutes for Wednesday, October 13,
2021.
5. St. Johns River Status Report on Water Quality and Manatees - Dr. White & Dr. Pinto
New Business
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6. 2021-0739 ORD- Adopt Small-Scale Amend To the FLUM Series of the 2030
Comp Plan at 5902 Seaboard Ave, btwn 110th St & Talton Ln (4.91±
Acres)-LDR to MDR -Evangelistic Missionary Movement, Inc. (NKA:
Movimiento Misionero Evangelistico LUZ A Las Naciones Inc.).-(Appl.
#L-5608-21C) (Dist 9-Dennis)(Trout) (LUZ)
(Rezoning 2021-740)
10/12/21 CO Introduced: LUZ, JWC
10/19/21 LUZ Read 2nd & Rerefer
10/26/21 CO Read 2nd & Rereferred:LUZ
11/9/21 CO PH Addnt'l PH 11/23/21
LUZ PH –11/16/21
Public Hearing Pursuant to Sec 163.3187, F.S. & Chapt 650, Pt 4, Ord
Code –11/9/21 & 11/23/21
DEFERRED
Contact:
Ed Lukacovic
7. 2021-0762 ORD- Approp $499,821.44 Awarded by FL Dept of Environmental
Protection (“FDEP”) for the Const of the “McCoy’s Creek Living Room
Project"; Purpose of Approp; Amend the 2022-2026 5-Yr CIP Apvd by
Ord 2021-505-E to Reflect FDEP Grant Funding for the Project;
Providing for Oversight by the Public Works Dept. (B.T. 21-134)
(Hodges) (Introduced by CP Newby at Req of Mayor) (Co-Sponsor CM
Carlucci)
10/12/21 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, TEU, F, JWC
10/18/21 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer
10/18/21 TEU Read 2nd & Rerefer
10/19/21 F Read 2nd & Rerefer
10/26/21 CO PH Read 2nd & Rereferred:NCSPHS, TEU, F
11/1/21 NCSPHS Amend/Approve 5-0
11/1/21 TEU Amend/Approve 6-0
11/2/21 F Amend/Approve 6-0
11/9/21 CO Amend/Approved 18-0
Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601-10/26/21
Contact:
Nikita Reed
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8. 2021-0782 ORD Approp $444,964.86 Awarded by Federal Emergency
Management Agency (“FEMA”), Funded by the Hazard Mitigation Grant
Prog to Improve Drainage Along the McCoy’s Creek Channel; Purpose
of Approp; Amend the 2022-2026 5-Yr Capital Improvemt Plan Apvd by
Ord 2020-505-E to Reflect FEMA Grant Funding for the Project;
Providing for Oversight by the Public Works Dept. (B.T. 21-133)
(Hodges) (Introduced by CP Newby at Req of Mayor)
10/26/21 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, TEU, F, JWC
11/01/21 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer
11/01/21 TEU Read 2nd & Rerefer
11/02/21 F Read 2nd & Rerefer
11/9/21 CO PH Read 2nd & Rereferred:NCSPHS, TEU, F
Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601-11/9/21
Contact:
Nikita Reed
9. 2021-0786 ORD Apv, & Auth the Mayor, or His Designee, & the Corp Sec to
Execute & Deliver, For & On Behalf of the City, That Certain
Sovereignty Submerged Lands Fee Waived Lease Renewal (BOT File
#160224032) btwn the COJ & the Board of Trustees of the Internal
Improvement Trust Fund of the St of FL (The “Lease”) for the Purpose
of Operating a Public Boat Ramp & 2 Accessory Docks in Conjunction
with an Upland Park at Goodby’s Creek for a 5-Yr Term at No Cost to
the City; Providing for Oversight of Acquisition, Execution & Recording
of the Lease by the Real Estate Div, Public Works Dept, & Oversight of
the Lease & Boat Ramp Docking Facility by the Parks, Rec &
Community Serv Dept. (Staffopoulos) (Introduced by CP Newby at
Req of Mayor)
10/26/21 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, F, R, JWC
11/1/21 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer
11/2/21 F Read 2nd & Rerefer
11/2/21 R Read 2nd & Rerefer
11/9/21 CO PH Read 2nd & Rereferred:NCSPHS,F,R
Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601-11/9/21
Contact:
Renee Hunter
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10. 2021-0796 ORD Making Certain Findings & Auth the Mayor, or His Designee, to
Execute: (1) A Redev Agreemt (“Redevelopment Agreement”) Among
the COJ (“City”), Downtown Investment Authority (DIA), & Fuqua
Acquisitions II, LLC (“Developer”), Which Redev Agreemt Provides for
the Design & Construction of a 2 Phase Project on That Certain Parcel
of Real Property Located at 1 Riverside Ave & Known Generally As the
Times-Union Property Located on the Northbank of the St. Johns River
Within the Downtown W Northbank Downtown Community Redev Area;
Phase 1 of the Project is Comprised of a Min 39,256 Sq Ft of Retail
Space, Inclusive of a Major Branded Grocery Store of not less than
22,000 Sq Ft, & a Min of 265 Multifamily Residential Units, a Full-Svc
Restaurant with not less than 2,500 Sq Ft of Enclosed Space & a
Structured Parking Facility with not less than 400 Parking spaces (The
“Phase I Improvements”); Phase 2 of the Project will included a Min of
13, 500 Sq Ft of Retail Space, Inclusive of 2 Restaurants, & a Min of
113 Multifamily Resident Units, & a Min of 180 Addn’l Parking Spaces
(The “Phase II Improvements” & Collectively With the Phase I
Improvements”, the “Project”); (2) A Demoliation Agreemt Btwn the City
& Developer Auth the Developer to Undertake the Demo of Certain
Improvemts Located on Approx 4.95 Acre Parcel Within the
Times-Union Prop (“City Parcel”) to be Purchased by the City; Auth a
Purchase & Sale Agreemt Btwn the City & Developer for the Purchase
by the City of the City Parcel for the Amnt of $6,040,680, with
Supplemental Purchase Price of $1,719,320 if Certain Conditions re:
the City Parcel are Satisfied by the Developer; & (3) Easements &
Related Docs as Described in the Redev Agreemt; Auth a Repurchase
Right in Favor of the Developer to Repurchase the City Parcel; Auth a
Put Option in Favor of the Developer for the City to Purchase the Phase
II Mixed-Use Component Parcel, an Approx 1.58 Acre Parcel of Real
Prop at the Rate of $60 Per Sq Ft; Auth a 75%, 22-Yr Phase I Retail
Component Recaptured Enhanced Value (REV) Grant in the Max Amnt
Not to Exceed $2,757,711 in Connection with the Construction of the
Retail Component of the Phase I Improvemt; Auth a 75%, 22-Yr Phase I
Residential Component REV Grant in the Max Amnt Not to Exceed
$17,347,914 in Connection with the Construction of the Residential
Component of the Phase I Improvemts; Auth a 75%, 20-Yr Phase II
Mixed Use REV Grant in the Max Amnt Not to Exceed $8,313,544 in
Connection with the Construction of the Phase II Improvmts; Auth a
$750,000 Forgivable Loan Payable Upon Substantial Completion of the
Restaurant Improvemts as Defined in the Redevelopmt Agreemt, to be
Forgiven at the Rate of 10% Annually From the Date of Disbursmt of
the Loan, Provided the Restaurant Remains in Operation Consistent
with the Terms as Set Forth in the Redev Agreemt; Waiving Provisions
of Chpt 126 (Procurement Code), Ord Code, With Respect to the
Demolition Project; Waiving Certain Provisions of Chpt 656 (Zoning
Code), Part 3 (Scheduled of District Regs), Subpt H (Downtown Overlay
Zone & Downtown District Use & For Regs) Sec 626.361.8.A
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(Deviations), Ord Code, to Waive the Subsec 3 & 4 Requiremts That an
Applicant May Not Be Eligible for Economic Incentives When Also
Obtaining a Deviation From the River View & Access Corridors Req of
Subsec 656.361.6.2.H.2, & the Subsec 5 Requiremt of Subsec
656.361.8.A That a 2/3 Majority Vote is Req’d to Apv the Req’d
Deviation; Granting Deviation Appl #DDRB 2021-014, Located at 1
Riverside Ave (A Portion of R.E. No. 0888967 0000 As Described
Herein, Owned by 1 Riverside Prop LLC, to Increase the Max Distance
Allowed btwn Riverfront View & Access Corridors From 250’ to 352’, in
Zoning Dist CCBD, as Defined & Classified Under the Zoning Code;
Designating the DIA as Contract Monitor for the Redev Agreemt;
Providing for City Oversight of the Project by the Dept of Public Works &
DIA; Auth the Exec of All Docs Relating to the Above Agreemts &
Transactions, & Auth Technical Changes to the Docs; Waiver of that
Portion of the Public Investment Policy Adopt by Ord 2016-382-E, as
Amended, to Auth the REV Grants & Restaurant Completion Forgivable
Loan, Which Are Not Expressly Auth by the Public Invest Policy. (Dist 7
Gaffney) (Sawyer) (Introduced by CP Newby at Req of DIA)
10/26/21 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, TEU, F, R, JWC
11/1/21 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer
11/1/21 TEU Read 2nd & Rerefer
11/2/21 F Read 2nd & Rerefer
11/2/21 R Read 2nd & Rerefer
11/9/21 CO PH Read 2nd & Rereferred:NCSPHS, TEU, F, R
Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601-11/9/21
(9:40 AM - 20 minutes)
Contact:
Lori Boyer
11. FIND Committee Recommendations
Contact:
Brian Burket
12. Deep Bottom Creek
Contact:
CM Boylan
Speaker:
Alan Seabrook
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13. Seasonal Updates
Contact: Daryl Joseph
14. Boat Parade - Parks Department
Old Business
15. Coal Ash Situation (45 Minutes)
Contacts:
Commissioner Hardesty
Commissioner Devereaux
Lisa Rinamin, St. John's River Keeper
William Harris - Keystone Terminal
16. Update on Sandbar in St. John's River
Contacts:
Commissioner Mark Devereaux
Commissioner Marc Hardesty
Jason Harrah, ACOE
17. Update on Shad Creek
Contacts:
Brian Burket
Jill Enz
18. Public Comment
19. Adjournment
Note: Our next scheduled meeting is Wednesday, December 15, 2021.
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