Transportation, Energy & Utilities Committee
Regular MeetingJacksonville, FL · August 1, 2023
Agenda
City of Jacksonville
117 W. Duval Street
Jacksonville, FL 32202
Agenda - Revised Marked
Tuesday, August 1, 2023
2:00 PM
Council Chamber
1st Floor, City Hall
Transportation, Energy & Utilities Committee
Ju’Coby Pittman, Chair
Chris Miller, Vice Chair
Matt Carlucci
Tyrona Clark-Murray
Mike Gay
Nick Howland
Jimmy Peluso
Legislative Assistant: Steven Libby
Council Auditor's Office: Edward Linsky
Council Research: Cory Armstrong
Office of General Counsel: Carla Lopera
Administration: Brittany Norris, Dir. of Intergovernmental Affairs
Planning Dept.: Laurie Santana
Transportation, Energy & Utilities Agenda - Revised Marked August 1, 2023
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Meeting Convened: Meeting Adjourned:
Attendance:
Item/File No. Title History
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1. 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 the (Extraordinary Critical Purchasing Procedures), Pt 7 (Design-Build Contracts),
Administration & 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) (Co-Sponsors CMs Salem
& Carlucci)
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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2. 2023-0347 ORD-MC Amend Sec 656.306 (Medium Density Residential Category),
AMEND Subpart B (Residential Use Categories & Zoning Districts), & Sec 656.311
(Residential-Professional-Institutional Category), Subpart C (Commercial Use
Contact: Categories & Zoning Districts), Pt 3 (Schedule of District Regulations), Ch 656
CM Freeman (Zoning Code), Ord Code, to Add Detached Townhomes as a New Permitted
Use; Amend Sec 656.604 (Number of Off-Street Parking Spaces Required),
Subpart A (Off-Street Parking, On-Street Parking & Loading for Motor
Vehicles), Pt 6 (Off-Street Parking, On-Street Parking & Loading Regulations),
Ch 656 (Zoning Code), Ord Code, to Prov Parking Standards for Detached
Townhomes; Prov for Codification Instructions (Eller) (Introduced by CM
Diamond) (Co-Sponsor CM Freeman) (PD Amd/Apv) (PC Apv)
5/23/23 CO Introduced: TEU, LUZ
6/6/23 TEU Read 2nd & Rerefer
6/6/23 LUZ Read 2nd & Rerefer
6/13/23 CO Read 2nd & Rerefer
6/27/23 CO PH Addn'tl 7/25/23
7/25/23 CO PH Cont'd 8/8/23
LUZ PH - 7/18/23, 8/1/23
Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166.041(3)(c)(2)(b), F.S. & CR 3.601 - 6/27/23
& 7/25/23, 8/8/23
AMENDMENT
1. Reflect that one guest parking space shall be provided for every three detached townhome units
2. Reflect that if each detached townhome has three off-street spaces, no guest parking shall be
required
3. Amend Section 656.604(a)(2) subsection heading to include detached townhomes
4. Correct scrivener’s
• Amends Chapter 656 (Zoning Code) to allow the construction of detached townhomes with a
minimum lot width of 25 feet and minimum area of 1,500 square feet and provide for yard, lot
coverage and parking requirements
• Detached townhomes would be allowed in Residential Medium Density (RMD) zones A – D
• Legislation was approved by Planning Commission at their 7/20/23 meeting
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3. 2023-0372 ORD Approp $418,750.00 from the FL Dept of Environmental Protection
DEFER (FDEP) for the Duval County 2022 Hurricane Ian & Nicole Recovery Proj;
Prov for Oversight by the Dept of Public Works, Engineering & Construction
At request of Mgmt Div (B.T. 23-095) (Staffopoulos) (Req of Mayor)
the Administration 6/13/23 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, F, TEU
6/20/23 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer
6/21/23 F Read 2nd & Rerefer
6/21/23 TEU Read 2nd & Rerefer
6/27/23 CO PH Read 2nd & Rerefer
Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 6/27/23
4. 2023-0373 ORD Approp $2,200,000 from the Marine Fire Station # 68 (New) - DM Other
DEFER Construction Costs Acct to the Marine Fire Station # 68 (New) - DM Land Acct
to be Used for the Acquisition by the City of a 3.27± Acre Parcel Located at
At request of the 10562 Scott Mill Rd, Jax, FL (R.E. # 158834-0000), to be Used for the New
Administration Marine Fire Station # 68; Apv & Auth the Mayor, or Her Designee, & the Corp
Sec to Execute & Deliver that Certain Real Estate Purchase Agrmt btwn the
City & Phillip & Suzanne Noe, & All Closing & Other Docs Relating Thereto,
to & Otherwise Take All Necessary Action to Effectuate the Purposes of the
Agrmt to Purchase the Subj Propty at the Negotiated Purchase Price of
$2,100,000; Amend the 23-27 5-Yr CIP Appvd by Ord 2022-505-E to Reflect
This Transfer of Funds for the Purchase of Land for the New Marine Fire
Station # 68; Prov for Oversight of Acquisition of the Propty by the Real Estate
Div of the Dept of Public Works, & Oversight Thereafter by JFRD (B.T.
23-098) (Dist 6-Boylan) (Staffopoulos) (Req of Mayor)
6/13/23 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, F, TEU
6/20/23 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer
6/21/23 F Read 2nd & Rerefer
6/21/23 TEU Read 2nd & Rerefer
6/27/23 PH Read 2nd & Rerefer
Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 6/27/23
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5. 2023-0400 ORD Approp $975,000 From the Fleet Mgmt Permanent & Probationary
Contact: Salaries & Fuel - Motor Vehicle Accts to the Fleet Mgmt Sublet Accidents -
Cris Tongol / Motor Pool Only & Sublet Repairs - Motor Pool Only Accts to Offset a Budget
Erik Preacher Shortfall in Sublet Repairs for Accidents & General Repairs for the Remainder
of FY 22-23; Prov for Carryover of Funds (B.T. 23-101) (Staffopoulos) (Req of
Mayor)
06/27/23 CO Introduced: F, TEU
7/18/23 F Read 2nd & Rerefer
7/18/23 TEU Read 2nd & Rerefer
7/25/23 CO PH Read 2nd & Rerefer
8/1/23 F Approve 7-0
Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 7/25/23
• Appropriation consists of reducing available budget authority for:
- Permanent Salaries - $300,000
- Fuel - $675,000
• And increasing budgetary authority for:
- Sublet Accidents - $100,000
- Sublet Repairs - $875,000
6. 2023-0405 RESO Requesting that the FDOT Deliver the 5th St Bridge Replacement Proj
WITHDRAW as a Local Agency Prog (LAP) Proj to Prov Greater Efficiency, Innovation, &
Cost Savings to the City; Endorsing the Preliminary Dev & Environmental
At request of Assessment by the FDOT that Includes the National Environmental Policy Act
the Administration (NEPA) Activities; Accepting & Auth the Mayor & Corp Sec to Execute all
Docs Related to the Acceptance of Add’l Acquired R/W for the 5th St Bridge #
724039 Bridge Replacement Proj Should it be Needed for Proj Completion
From FDOT in Furtherance of its Financial Proj # 437414-1 in Council Dist 9;
Auth a Separate Transfer & Maintenance Agrmt for the Subj Proj at a Later
Date if Add’l R/W Will be Required for the Completion of this Proj; Prov that
Any Items, in the FDOT’s Sole Discretion & Without Limitation in Accordance
With the Code of Federal Regulations, Deemed to be Federal Non-Participating
Items Shall be Funded at the Sole Expense of the FDOT; Prov Oversight by the
Engineering & Construction Mgmt Div of the Public Works Dept (McCain)
(Req of Mayor)
6/27/23 CO Introduced: R, F, TEU
7/17/23 R Read 2nd & Rerefer
7/18/23 F Read 2nd & Rerefer
7/18/23 TEU Read 2nd & Rerefer
7/25/23 CO Read 2nd & Rerefer
7/31/23 R Withdraw 7-0
8/1/23 F Withdraw 7-0
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7. 2023-0441 ORD Approp $2,392,309.57 in Reallocated Emergency Rental Assistance Prog
2nd (Round 2) Grant Funds from the U.S. Dept of Treasury to the Community Dev
Fund Miscellaneous Grants & Aids Acct to Prov Emergency Rent & Utility
Assistance to Eligible Households in Duval County Through 9/30/25, to be
Administered by the Housing & Community Dev Div of the Neighborhoods
Dept in Accord With the Emergency Rental Assistance Prog Estab by Sec 501,
Div N, of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021; Prov for Oversight (B.T.
23-102) (Staffopoulos) (Req of Mayor) (Co-Sponsor CM Clark-Murray)
7/25/23 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, F, TEU
7/31/23 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer
8/1/23 F Read 2nd & Rerefer
Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 8/8/23
8. 2023-0442 ORD Closing & Abandoning &/or Disclaiming an Unopened & Unimproved
2nd Portion of the Orange St R/W, as Shown on the Unrecorded Plat of Hart’s Map
of Jax, Duval County, FL, at the Req of the City of Jax OED, Subj to
Reservation unto the City of a Drainage Easement Over the Westerly 75 Ft of
the Closure Area (Dist. 7-Peluso) (Staffopoulos) (Req of Mayor)
7/25/23 CO Introduced: TEU
TEU PH Pursuant to Sec 336.10, F.S. - 8/14/23
Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 8/8/23
NOTE: The next regular meeting will be held Tuesday, August 15, 2023.
*****Note: Items may be added at the discretion of the Chair.*****
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