Rules Committee
Regular MeetingJacksonville, FL · February 6, 2023
Agenda
City of Jacksonville
117 W. Duval Street
Jacksonville, FL 32202
Agenda - Marked
Monday, February 6, 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
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:
Presentation by Laure Whitmer, Director of Budgets - JEA
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) (Introduced by CP at 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
2. 2022-0877 RESO Confirm the Appt of Donovan J. Bradley as a Member of the Taxation,
WITHDRAW Revenue & Utilization of Expenditures (TRUE) Commission, Pursuant to Ch
57, Ord Code, for a Partial Term Ending 6/30/24 (Hampsey) (Introduced by CP
At request of Freeman) (Co-Sponsor CM Howland)
Appointee 11/22/22 CO Introduced: R
12/5/22 R Read 2nd & Rerefer
12/13/22 CO Read 2nd & Rerefer
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3. 2022-0917 RESO Conf the Sheriff’s Appt of David S. Coarsey, as Director of
Investigations & Homeland Security, in the Office of the Sheriff, Pursuant to
Sec 37.109 (b), Ord Code; Prov for a Retroactive Appt & Confirmation
(Lopera) (Introduced by CP at Req of Sheriff)
12/13/22 CO Introduced: R
1/3/23 R Read 2nd & Rerefer
1/10/23 CO Read 2nd & Rerefer
APPOINTMENT
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4. 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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5. 2023-0025 ORD Amend the JEA FY 21-22 Budget; Amend Ord 2021-504-E (The City of
AMEND Jax Budget Ord) By Amend Schedule C (JEA Consolidated Operating Budget)
& Schedule D (JEA Consolidated Capital Budget) to Reflect Revenues
Contact: Exceeding the Apvd JEA Budget for FY 21-22 (Staffopoulos) (Introduced by
Laure Whitmer CP at Req of JEA)
1/10/23 CO Introduced: R, F
1/17/23 R Read 2nd & Rerefer
1/18/23 F 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
AMENDMENT
Clarify in the bill that the amendment is necessary due to expenditures exceeding budget
authority
6. 2023-0026 ORD Approp Grant Funds in the Amt of $400,000.00 From the U.S. Dept of
AMEND Justice, Office For Victims of Crime, to Fund the 2022 Jax Victims Svcs Grant,
a New Iteration of the AccessJax Community Collaboration Proj, to be Used
Contact: For Improving & Expanding the Availability of Accessible Victim-Centered,
Daryl Joseph/ Trauma-Informed Svcs For Certain Victims of Crime; Prov For Carryover of
Johnnetta Moore Funds; Auth a Social Svcs Specialist Position Within the JSO; Apv & Auth the
Mayor, or His Designee, & the Corp Sec to Execute & Deliver Agrmts With 2
of the City’s Sub-Grantees, Opportunity Dev, Inc. d/b/a Center for Independent
Living Jacksonville & Hubbard House, Inc., For the Provision of Svcs For the
AccessJax Community Collaboration Proj; Invoking the Exemption in Sec
126.107 (G), Ord Code, to Allow For Direct Contracts With Center For
Independent Living Jacksonville & Hubbard House, Inc.; Waiving Sec 118.107
(Nonprofits to Receive Funding Thru a Competitive Evaluated Award Process),
Ord Code; Prov for City Oversight by the Parks Recreation & Community Svcs
Dept, Social Svcs Div (B.T. 23-050) (Staffopoulos) (Introduced by CP at Req
of Mayor) (Co-Sponsors CMs Clark-Murray & Gaffney, Jr.)
1/10/23 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, R, F
1/17/23 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer
1/17/23 R Read 2nd & Rerefer
1/18/23 F 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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AMENDMENT
1. Correct scrivener’s errors
2. Clarify within waiver of Code Sec. 118.107 that Hubbard House and Center for Independent
Living Jacksonville were specifically named in the grant application
3. Attach revised Exhibit 2 to attach the correct grant award letter
4. Attach revised Exhibit 4 to correct subgrantee funding agreement
5. Attach revised Exhibit 5 to correct grant budget
• Appropriates grant funding of $400,000 to be allocated as follows:
• Hubbard House - $66,957.04
• Center for Independent Living Jacksonville - $199,811.96
• Jacksonville Sheriff's Office - $128,781
• Social Services Division - $4,450
• Authorizes a new Social Services Specialist position within JSO
• Waives Code Sec. 118.107 (Nonprofits to receive funding through a competitive evaluated award
process) to allow for direct contracts with Opportunity Development, Inc. d/b/a Center for
Independent Living Jacksonville and Hubbard House, Inc. to provide services under the Jax
Victim Services Grant program
7. 2023-0033 ORD-MC Concerning the Executive Reorganization (Reorg) of the City of
AMEND Jacksonville’s Office of Grants & Contract Compliance, Finance & Admin
Dept; Approp $152,780.00 to Effectuate the Reorg; Prov for an Executive
Contact: Reorg Concerning the Office of Grants & Contract Compliance, Finance &
Joey Greive Admin Dept & a Statement of Plan Pursuant to Pt 2 (Executive
Reorganization), Ch 21 (Executive Branch, Generally), Ord Code; Repealing &
Replacing Pt 9 (Office of Grants & Contract Compliance), Ch 24 (Finance &
Administration Department), Ord Code; Creating a New Pt 9 (Grants &
Contract Compliance Division), Ch 24 (Finance & Administration
Department), Ord Code: Amend Sec 80.104 (Organization & Proceedings), Ch
80 (Public Service Grant Council), Ord Code; Amend Sec 118.104
(Definitions), Pt 1 (General Provisions), Ch 118 (City Grants), Ord Code;
Amend Sec 118.803 (Grants Administrator; Responsibilities) & 118.807
(Review, Evaluation & Scoring of Applications by PSG Council), Pt 8 (Public
Service Grants), Ch 118 (City Grants), Ord Code; Auth Position, Resulting
from this Reorg; Providing for Purpose; Providing for Codification Instructions
(B.T. 23-037) (R.C. 23-066) (Hodges) (Introduced by CP at Req of Mayor)
1/10/23 CO Introduced: R, F
1/17/23 R Read 2nd & Rerefer
1/18/23 F 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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AMENDMENT
1. Clarify funding source is General Fund – GSD Fund Balance
2. Clarify funding will be used for salary, benefits, and internal services for the newly created
Division Chief position
3. Amend Code Sections 117.111 (Grant awards to follow Uniform Federal or State Procurement
Rules or Procurement Code) and 117.112 (Reporting) to update reference from Office to Division
4. Correct scrivener’s errors
• Repeals Part 9 (Office of Grants and Contract Compliance) of Chapter 24 (Finance and
Administration Department), Ordinance Code, and replaces it with a new Part 9 (Grants and
Contract Compliance Division)
• Creates a Division Chief position for the newly established Grants and Contract Compliance
Division
• Appropriates $152,780 from the General Fund GSD fund balance for the salary, benefits, and
internal service charges of the new Division Chief position
• Updates Code Sections 80.104, 118.104, 118.803 and 118.807 to reflect the change from Office to
Division
8. 2023-0034 RESO Conf the Mayor’s Appt of Dr. Saralyn Grass, as Chief of Grants &
Contract Compliance Div of the City of Jax, Pursuant to Sec 24.902 (Division
Chief), Pt 9 (Grants & Contract Compliance Division), Ch 24 (Finance &
Administration Department), Ord Code; Prov for Conditional Confirmation
(Wilson) (Introduced by CP at Req of Mayor)
1/10/23 CO Introduced: R
1/17/23 R Read 2nd & Rerefer
1/24/23 CO Read 2nd & Rerefer
APPOINTMENT
• Appointment of Dr. Saralyn Grass is conditioned on the Council’s approval of bill 2023-33 which
will establish the new Grants and Contract Compliance Division
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9. 2023-0045 ORD Apv & Auth the Mayor, or His Designee, & the Corp Sec to Execute &
2nd Deliver the 1st Amendment to Lease Agrmt btwn COJ & S.O.C.K. Outstanding
Students (S.O.S.) Academy, Inc. for Charter Middle School, to Allow for the
Continued Lease of a Portion of the Mary Lena Gibbs Community Center
Complex, Located at 6974 Wilson Blvd, Jax, FL 32210, by S.O.C.K.
Outstanding Students (S.O.S.) Academy, Inc.; Waiving the Provisions of Sec
126.202 (Competitive Sealed Bid), Pt 2 (Supplies, Contractual Services &
Capital Improvements), Ch 126 (Procurement Code), Ord Code, to Allow for
the Continued Operation of a Charter Middle School at the Premises Without
the Necessity of a Competitive Sealed Bid; Prov for Oversight by Parks, Rec &
Community Svcs (Staffopoulos) (Introduced by CP at Req of Mayor)
1/24/23 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, R, F
Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 2/14/23
10. 2023-0053 ORD-MC re Ethics Education & Training; Amend Sec 602.1001 (Ethics
2nd Education Program), Pt 10 (Ethics Education), Ch 602 (Jacksonville Ethics
Code), Ord Code, to Allow the Ethics Director to Set the Time for Training &
to Allow for Digital Confirmation of Completion of Training (Johnston &
Pollock) (Introduced by CP at Req of Jax Ethics Commission) (Co-Sponsor
CM Clark-Murray)
1/24/23 CO Introduced: R
Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601- 2/14/23
11. 2023-0055 RESO Honoring & Commending Aging True Community Senior Services on
60 Yrs of Service to the Jacksonville Community & Its Senior Residents
(Clements) (Introduced by CM Carlucci) (Co-Sponsor CM Morgan)
1/24/23 CO Introduced: R
12. 2023-0056 RESO Honoring & Commending U.S. Navy Captain Matt Schellhorn on 44 Yrs
of Outstanding & Dedicated Service to the U.S. on the Occasion of His
Retirement (Clements) (Introduced by CM Bowman) (Co-Sponsor CM
Morgan)
1/24/23 CO Introduced: R
13. 2023-0057 RESO Conf the Appt of Joseph S. “Scott” Simpson, a Duval Co Resident &
2nd Registered Voter, as a Member of the Jax Ethics Commission, Pursuant to Sec
602.912, Ord Code, Aptd by the Ethics Commission to the Seat Formerly Held
by Imani A. Boykin, for a 1st Full Term Ending 12/31/25 (Johnston)
(Introduced by CP at Req of the Jax Ethics Commission)
1/24/23 CO Introduced: R
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14. 2023-0058 RESO Conf the Mayor’s Appt of Joana Berling, AIA, a Duval County Resident,
2nd to the Downtown Development Review Board, as an Architect Representative,
Replacing Craig D. Davisson, Pursuant to Sec 656.361.9 (Downtown
Development Review Board), Subpt H (Downtown Overlay Zone & Downtown
District Use & Form Regulations), Pt 3 (Schedule of District Regulations), Ch
656 (Zoning Code), Ord Code, for a 1st Full Term to Expire on 6/30/24
(Hodges) (Introduced by CP at Req of Mayor)
1/24/23 CO Introduced: R
15. 2023-0059 RESO Conf the Mayor’s Reappt of James F. Register, a Resident & Qualified
2nd Elector of the City of Jax, to the Civil Service Board, Pursuant to Sec 17.02
(Civil Service Board), Article 17 (Civil Service), Charter of the City of Jax, for
a 2nd Full Term to Expire on 6/30/25 (Hodges) (Introduced by CP at Req of
Mayor)
1/24/23 CO Introduced: R
16. 2023-0060 RESO Conf the Mayor’s Reappt of Tom Vanosdol, a Resident & Qualified
2nd Elector of the City of Jax to JEA, Pursuant to Sec 21.03 (Composition;
Compensation; Officers; Meetings), Article 21 (JEA), Charter of the City of
Jax, for a 2nd Full Term Expiring on 2/28/27 (Hodges) (Introduced by CP at
Req of Mayor)
1/24/23 CO Introduced: R
17. 2023-0061 RESO Conf the Mayor’s Appt of Cantrece Jones, a Duval County Resident, to
2nd the Renew Arlington Community Redevelopment Agency Advisory Board,
Replacing Randall R. Goodwin, as a Category 4 Marketing, Public Relations, or
Advertising Profession Rep Pursuant to Sec 53.102 (Membership; Appointment
& Removal; Terms of Office), Pt 1 (Renew Arlington Community
Redevelopment Agency Advisory Board), Ch 53 (Community Redevelopment
Agency Advisory Boards), Ord Code, for a Partial Term to Expire on 12/31/23
(Hodges) (Introduced by CP at Req of Mayor) (Co-Sponsor CM Clark-Murray)
1/24/23 CO Introduced: R
18. 2023-0062 RESO Reappointing Martha “Marty” Lanahan, a Duval County Resident, to
2nd JEA, Pursuant to Article 21, Jacksonville Charter, for a 2nd Full Term Exp
2/28/27 (Staffopoulos) (Introduced by CP Freeman)
1/24/23 CO Introduced: R
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19. 2023-0063 RESO Appt Chandler A. Cole as a Member of the Building Codes Adjustment
2nd Board, Pursuant to Ch 56, Ord Code, Replacing Tamara G. Baker, for a 1st Full
Term Exp 9/30/25 (Hampsey) (Introduced by CP Freeman)
1/24/23 CO Introduced: R
20. 2023-0064 RESO Conf the Appt of Wade S. Alliance as a Member of the Renew Arlington
2nd Community Redevelopment Agency Advisory Board, as a Banking Profession
Rep, Pursuant to Ch 53, Ord Code, Filling a Seat Formerly Held by Rajendra R.
Adhikari, for a Partial Term Ending 12/31/23 (Hampsey) (Introduced by CP
Freeman)
1/24/23 CO Introduced: R
21. 2023-0066 RESO Honoring & Commemorating the Life & Accomplishments of Harry
Frisch & Extending Condolences to His Family, Friends, & Many Admirers
(Clements) (Introduced by CM Morgan) (Co-Sponsors CMs Salem &
Diamond)
1/24/23 CO Introduced: R
NOTE: The next regular meeting will be held Tuesday, February 21, 2023.
*****Note: Items may be added at the discretion of the Chair.*****
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