[0:10] I call to order the Tuesday

[0:11] 8/11/2026, meeting of the

[0:11] Jacksonville City Council.

[0:16] Good evening, everybody. And

[0:17] the first order of business is

[0:19] to thank former council

[0:19] PRESIDENT Carrico who will be

[0:22] stepping in tonight as floor

[0:23] leader COUNCILMAN Boylan is on

[0:23] an excused absence. So with

[0:27] that, let's turn over to

[0:29] former council PRESIDENT

[0:30] Carrico. Right? Thank you as

[0:31] the PRESIDENT Add my welcome

[0:33] to everybody as well. What

[0:34] we'll do. That first is called

[0:35] the Joplin. If you like to go

[0:36] ahead and get the invocation

[0:40] and the pledge.

[0:41] >> MR. Marielis a better

[0:42] tomorrow. You're recognized,

[0:48] sir. Thank you, MR. Floor

[0:50] leader. Good evening,

[0:54] everyone. Tonight invocation

[0:59] will be delivered by elder

[1:00] Earl Matthews. Past Matthews

[1:02] is the senior pastor of New

[1:02] Horizon Church.

[1:04] >> Located in Jacksonville,

[1:07] Florida, he considers himself

[1:08] a Jacksonville native being

[1:10] resided in the city since

[1:11] early childhood. He's a

[1:13] graduate of Stanton High

[1:14] School. He served 11 years in

[1:17] the U.S. Marine Corps. For the

[1:18] past. 24 years, he's been

[1:19] employed full time in

[1:21] ministry. He serves Florida

[1:26] central first jurisdiction as

[1:26] jurisdictional secretary and

[1:27] superintendent of the

[1:29] Jacksonville Metropolitan

[1:32] District. He is a sought-after

[1:33] workshop. Facilitator focusing

[1:37] on protocol in the church. He

[1:38] currently serves by Merrill

[1:39] appointment as a commission on

[1:40] the Jacksonville, Housing and

[1:43] Community Development

[1:44] Commission. It's lights pursue

[1:46] is to serve GOD through

[1:47] service to the people of GOD

[1:50] and humanity at large.

[1:51] Tonight, he's here with his

[1:52] wife, Gail, his companion of

[1:54] 18 years. Please receive pass

[1:55] to Matthews for tonight's

[2:01] invocation. To Councilmember

[2:02] Prep Hardman Council PRESIDENT

[2:04] Nick Holland. Council, Vice

[2:06] PRESIDENT Joe Carlucci

[2:10] COUNCILMAN Arrow and this

[2:12] AUGUST body. Thank you for

[2:13] extending this privileged

[2:17] invitation. As you begin this

[2:19] evening with the business of

[2:21] continuing.

[2:22] >> To make a beloved city, the

[2:23] nba municipality's around the

[2:28] country. There's no doubt that

[2:30] this collective body has to

[2:33] make extremely important and

[2:35] weighty decisions that will

[2:36] impact the lives of every

[2:37] citizen that calls

[2:40] Jacksonville home. Those who

[2:43] serve in leadership capacities

[2:43] must remember that is not

[2:45] about you or I it's about

[2:50] servant leadership. Scripture

[2:53] teaches us in Mark 9.35

[2:54] states. If anyone wants to be

[2:58] first, he or she must be the

[3:00] very last and the servant of

[3:03] all. Let's continue to work in

[3:07] harmony, shall we pray? GOD,

[3:08] we ask for your wisdom and

[3:11] guidance as we gather. To make

[3:15] decisions for our community.

[3:16] Bless this meeting with

[3:19] understanding and cooperation.

[3:20] Help us to listen with

[3:24] respect. Speak with kindness

[3:27] and act with integrity. So

[3:28] that the work of this evening

[3:35] is productive. Grant. The

[3:35] council clarity, fairness and

[3:38] unity in purpose as they carry

[3:39] out responsibility to serve

[3:43] the citizens of this city.

[3:44] Lord, we lift in prayer.

[3:46] Mayor, the council members and

[3:50] other city officials. We pray

[3:51] for their protection as well

[3:53] as the protection of law

[3:56] enforcement officers. First

[3:57] responders and everyone that

[4:00] has chosen to serve humanity

[4:01] and the people of the Lord

[4:05] said it's a meant. I pledge

[4:20] allegiance.

[4:23] MR. PRESIDENT,

[4:24] this would be the appropriate

[4:26] time to call for the role.

[4:26] >> All right. Before we do,

[4:27] let me do one quick

[4:33] announcement. On Thursday

[4:35] begin the budget hearings.

[4:37] It's Thursday, AUGUST 13th.

[4:38] And for all my colleagues,

[4:38] you're all welcome to attend.

[4:40] Even if you're not on finance

[4:43] committee and if you do it and

[4:44] please Bernadette know so we

[4:46] can make sure we have your

[4:47] name on the dais and have the

[4:49] right seating adjusted for it.

[4:51] That's all I have. Roll. Call,

[5:03] please. That this Thursday.

[5:08] >> 17 present. This PRESIDENT.

[5:09] Announcement for me the

[5:10] general election is being held

[5:12] on Tuesday. 8, 18. 26 per

[5:16] ordinance 2026. 5.68 e Tuesday

[5:17] standing committee meetings

[5:18] will be rescheduled to

[5:21] Wednesday. 8, 1926. And then,

[5:21] of course, the next council

[5:22] meeting will be held on

[5:23] Tuesday. AUGUST 25th, thank

[5:24] you, sir. Alright, as you

[5:28] know, the first order of

[5:29] business tonight is the

[5:32] approval of the minutes from

[5:33] July. 28 2026 will move to

[5:36] approve the minutes.

[5:38] >> We have a motion and the

[5:38] second on the approval of the

[5:39] minutes from the regular

[5:42] meeting of JULY 2020. 26. We

[5:43] will take this vote early and

[5:45] there's no speakers in the

[5:46] queue. All in favor of

[5:47] approving the minutes indicate

[5:47] by saying aye again saying no.

[5:51] The minutes pass. MISTER

[5:52] PRESIDENT. We have several

[5:52] communications from the mayor

[5:53] and other entities. Would you

[5:54] like he's reading the record

[5:55] or followed with legislative

[5:55] services?

[5:58] >> Let's file them. Please.

[5:59] We'll get that done, MR.

[6:02] PRESIDENT, we have one

[6:02] presentation tonight. So if we

[6:05] could have Arrow head down to

[6:07] the podium and then we'll have

[6:07] the council secretary read the

[6:14] resolution. MR. Secretary. As

[6:15] Mike Broken. Okay. Let's get

[6:25] one. Resolution 2026 408. This

[6:28] is a Lisa Jones ii. Brooks,

[6:29] Jacksonville native and

[6:30] graduate of Douglas Anderson

[6:33] School of the Arts has served

[6:33] Duval County Public Schools

[6:35] with distinction for more than

[6:37] 30 years from 1995. Through

[6:40] 2026. As a teacher,

[6:41] exceptional student education

[6:44] specialist and administrator.

[6:46] This is John Seabrook's earned

[6:47] a Bachelor of Science in

[6:47] mentally Handicap education

[6:51] from Edward Waters. University

[6:51] and a master of science in

[6:52] educational leadership from

[6:54] the Jacksonville University

[6:56] and began her career in 1995.

[6:57] Is a middle school educator in

[7:02] exceptional student education.

[7:03] This is John Seabrook served

[7:04] at Arlington Middle School as

[7:05] a teacher, exceptional

[7:07] student, education specialist

[7:09] and administrator and played

[7:10] an instrumental role in

[7:10] helping the school rise from a

[7:14] low see rating to achieving

[7:15] its first state of Florida b

[7:19] grade in more than 10 years.

[7:19] Missus, Jones erodes is known

[7:20] for her practical

[7:21] student-centered teaching

[7:24] approach that emphasize

[7:25] lifelong skills such as

[7:27] handwriting communication,

[7:28] confidence building and

[7:29] personal responsibility

[7:31] leaving a lasting impact on

[7:31] generations of students and

[7:36] families across Jacksonville.

[7:37] This is John Seabrook served

[7:38] Duval County Public schools

[7:39] across multiple campuses,

[7:39] including Arlington, Middle

[7:41] School. Johnny Forward k k

[7:45] through 8 Montessori School

[7:46] Lake Shore, Middle School,

[7:48] Jefferson Davis, Middle School

[7:48] twins likes Twin Lakes

[7:50] Academy, Middle School, Terry

[7:52] Parker, High School and Eugene

[7:56] Butler, Middle School. This is

[7:57] John Seabrook's demonstrated

[7:57] exceptional leadership in

[7:59] transforming pride units for

[8:01] students with behavioral and

[8:03] mental health needs into

[8:04] structured supportive

[8:05] effective learning

[8:06] environments where students

[8:07] could thrive academically

[8:12] socially and emotionally. This

[8:12] is John Seabrook's was named

[8:13] Teacher of the Year at

[8:15] Arlington Middle School in

[8:17] 2001 and received the Star

[8:19] Administrator Award in 2012 in

[8:20] recognition of her outstanding

[8:21] impact in schools and

[8:24] communities. Missus Jones ii

[8:26] Brooks has devoted herself to

[8:28] service beyond the classroom,

[8:30] through programs with the

[8:30] bridge of northeast Florida,

[8:32] including the state attorneys

[8:34] program and the new Chance

[8:35] Program supporting teen

[8:37] parents as well as youth

[8:38] development through summer

[8:39] camps with the Boys and Girls

[8:43] Club. This is John Seabrook's

[8:45] is a proud 34 year member of

[8:47] Delta Sigma Theta sorority

[8:49] incorporated. Having been

[8:50] initiated through the Omicron

[8:52] Beta chapter at Edward Waters

[8:54] College and has supported

[8:55] numerous civic and service

[8:55] initiatives through remember

[8:59] her through her membership.

[9:00] This is John Seabrook's is a

[9:01] devoted member of Spring Hill

[9:02] Missionary Baptist Church

[9:04] where she has served as

[9:06] Tuesday night Bible class

[9:08] teacher nurturing spiritual

[9:09] growth in guiding others

[9:09] through teaching and

[9:13] encouragement. As Missus Jones

[9:14] ii Brooks and retirement.

[9:16] After more than 30 years of

[9:18] public service, her legacy of

[9:20] excellence, compassion and

[9:22] transformational leadership

[9:22] has strengthens Duval County,

[9:24] Public Schools and forever

[9:25] changed the lives of countless

[9:26] students and families across

[9:29] Jacksonville now, therefore,

[9:30] be it resolved by the Council

[9:33] of the City of Jacksonville.

[9:35] The city council hereby honors

[9:36] and recognizes misses Alicia

[9:39] Jones ii Brooks for more than

[9:39] 30 years of dedicated service

[9:40] to Duval County, Public

[9:42] Schools and the Jacksonville

[9:44] community and extends its

[9:45] sincere. Congratulations and

[9:46] best wishes upon her

[10:00] retirement.

[10:06] Through the chair.

[10:07] It's an honor for me to be

[10:10] able to recognize.

[10:10] >> Missy Brooks for her

[10:12] accomplishment.

[10:17] >> I I

[10:17] >> Empathetic with educators

[10:18] because I think it's one of

[10:19] the most on the rate of

[10:22] professions. Anywhere no one

[10:25] can become a doctor without

[10:26] having an educator or a lawyer

[10:30] or anything of that matter.

[10:33] And so it reminds me of a

[10:34] quote from Melvyn gravely of

[10:36] his grandmother's wisdom's

[10:37] where he says that grandma

[10:40] told him that you you can

[10:41] scrub the floor with a mock.

[10:42] You have to get down on your

[10:44] knees and you have to work the

[10:45] corners. And that's what

[10:46] educators throughout the day

[10:49] as they plant seeds in the

[10:50] minds of young minds and

[10:52] develop them and she's done it

[10:55] for 30 years. So tonight just

[10:56] wanted to say congratulations

[10:58] and thank you what you've

[10:59] done. The minds shape in this

[11:06] community.

[11:08] >> First of all, I want to

[11:12] thank this. Governing body

[11:18] that governs. The city of

[11:19] Jacksonville, the county of

[11:24] Duval I just thank you for

[11:24] recognizing a little me. I

[11:26] never expected grown up in

[11:27] Amazon's, you know, Im going

[11:28] to some of the best schools in

[11:30] Duval County that I would be

[11:33] standing here today.

[11:36] >> And was just happy to serve

[11:37] in the I thank you so very

[11:38] much. Thank you. Thank you.

[11:46] GOD.

[11:50] >> All right. We will announce

[11:51] our so Paige tonight. So

[11:52] please give a round of

[11:54] applause for MISTER Hudson,

[11:55] Williams all the way from

[11:56] Creekside High School. Thanks

[11:56] for volunteering with us

[12:02] tonight. Hudson. He did that

[12:03] politician way. Really good to

[12:07] see that. All right, next

[12:08] PRESIDENT Is quasi judicial

[12:09] actions. So we are now ready

[12:11] because I actions beginning on

[12:12] Page 5 council members to

[12:14] declare any ex parte

[12:15] communications as the bills

[12:16] are introduced, all remind the

[12:18] public that these items do not

[12:19] include public hearings as

[12:19] these matters were thoroughly

[12:21] reviewed at the committee

[12:23] level where public hearings

[12:25] were part of the process and

[12:25] MISTER Floor leader before we

[12:28] move on call for an MR.

[12:28] Freeman like to speak. Thank

[12:33] you. Thank you, MR. Chan

[12:35] CHAIRMAN Seabrooks and I thank

[12:36] you for thank you for your

[12:37] service to the community. I

[12:39] cannot sit quiet without

[12:41] speaking. Many of you know, if

[12:42] you don't know her, you know,

[12:44] her son, Winston Seabrooks and

[12:47] what I love most is we just

[12:48] acknowledge the 30 years of

[12:51] your service of others and

[12:53] their kids. But you did it

[12:54] without neglecting your own.

[12:55] And you raise an amazing son.

[12:56] And I want to just put that on

[12:58] the record, the work that he's

[12:59] done is an evident of the hard

[13:02] work that you've done for

[13:02] others. The sides want to

[13:03] share that. Sir, thank you so

[13:04] much for sharing your son with

[13:09] that. Thank you. MR. Payment,

[13:10] MR. Floyd leader, back to you,

[13:11] Sir. Alright, as PRESIDENT

[13:13] Were on Page 5 item, one,

[13:13] 2026, Dash, 0, 5, 4, 4, a

[13:14] move. The amendment to grant

[13:18] the appeal. All right. We have

[13:19] a motion and second on the

[13:20] amendment to grant the appeal.

[13:21] Let me give my colleagues a

[13:23] chance. Just in case missed it

[13:28] to declare if they have it.

[13:28] >> Okay. Seeing none. I will

[13:29] turn over before we vote to

[13:31] mystified. Plus to explain the

[13:37] both here on the amendment.

[13:37] Thank you. Through the

[13:38] PRESIDENT To the council. So

[13:39] the amendment before used to

[13:41] revise the bill to grant the

[13:42] appeal.

[13:43] >> If this amendment is

[13:45] approved and the bill as moved

[13:47] as amended, if you vote yes,

[13:49] you're voting to grant the

[13:51] appeal and overturn the final

[13:51] order of the Jacksonville

[13:53] Historic Preservation

[13:55] Commission. If you vote no,

[13:57] you're voting to deny the

[13:58] appeal in support or uphold

[13:59] the Historic Preservation

[14:01] Commission's final order.

[14:02] >> All right. And with that,

[14:03] MR. Police say you're

[14:07] recognized. Thank you, MR.

[14:08] PRESIDENT this appeal relates

[14:11] to a property in my district.

[14:13] For those of you that

[14:13] unfamiliar the historic

[14:15] district incredibly important.

[14:18] I would just. Asked you guys

[14:21] tonight us a vote no on this.

[14:23] Hpc is a body that we have

[14:24] empowered and we should

[14:25] continue to empower them. We

[14:28] should recognize that its

[14:29] panel of experts and people

[14:30] who care about historic

[14:33] preservation. These. This

[14:38] property is not. It's an

[14:39] important part of the fabric

[14:42] of the community. And so I'll

[14:42] be voting no. When I ask that,

[14:46] you do as well. Thank you.

[14:47] >> All right. Thank you, MR.

[14:48] Police. So there are no other

[14:48] speakers in the queue. So we

[14:50] will take this vote verbally

[14:51] all in favor of the amendment

[14:52] indicate by saying Aye, again

[14:58] say no.

[15:03] >> Want to revoke a little bit

[15:04] Let's take a revote on We'd

[15:05] like to do it by hand. All in

[15:06] favor of the amendment

[15:10] indicate by raising your hand.

[15:11] I'll give legislative services

[15:17] time to count. Okay and all

[15:23] against raise your hand. The

[15:25] amendment passes move the bill

[15:25] as amended. We have a motion a

[15:29] second on the bill as amended.

[15:30] Seeing those speakers in the

[15:30] queue. Let's open the ballot

[15:45] Cordova.

[15:50] >> 11 yeas, 5 nays.

[15:51] >> By your vote, 2026, 0, 5,

[15:55] 4, 4, passes as a minute as

[15:56] PRESIDENT Were on pace excited

[15:57] to 2026 Dash 0, 3, 7, to move

[16:00] the bill. All right. We have a

[16:01] motion and a second on the

[16:02] bill. No speakers in the queue

[16:03] it up in the Valley. A quarter

[16:14] vote.

[16:17] >> 16 yeas one nay.

[16:20] >> By your vote 2026, 0, 3, 7,

[16:21] 2, passes, 3, 2026, Dash, 0,

[16:24] 4, 3, 4, I move the amendment.

[16:24] We have a motion and second on

[16:27] the amendment. No speakers in

[16:28] the queue will take the vote

[16:28] verbally all in favor of the

[16:30] amendment indicate by saying

[16:32] Aye, I again say no amendment

[16:35] The bills meant we have a

[16:36] motion and second on the bill

[16:36] as amended, MR. Police say

[16:40] you're recognized. Thank you,

[16:41] MR. PRESIDENT, I stand of the

[16:42] clerics in support of this

[16:43] item received a letter in

[16:44] support from Sparta Fury. The

[16:44] applicant supporting the pd.

[16:45] Thank you.

[16:48] >> Thank you, sir. No other

[16:48] speakers that's open about a

[16:59] quarter it. 17 yeas, 0 nays by

[17:01] your vote. 2026, 0, 4, 3, 4,

[17:03] passes. Item for 2026 Dash, 0,

[17:05] 4, 3, moved amendment. We have

[17:07] a motion and the second on the

[17:08] amendment before we vote all

[17:13] recognize Ms Kirchner.

[17:14] >> Thank you, PRESIDENT. How

[17:15] and I rise to declare ex

[17:18] parte. Hey. JULY, the 21st

[17:22] spoke with Peter King here in

[17:24] council chambers during a land

[17:24] use and zoning committee

[17:25] meeting and we discussed a

[17:28] time. Date and time with MR.

[17:30] King Khan could meet with the

[17:33] community.

[17:40] >> Also JULY, the 21st I

[17:41] received voice message from

[17:44] the honorable we need to 4.

[17:46] She talked about the land

[17:46] trust in. She vouched for

[17:47] Peter King, the applicant's

[17:53] representative. Lastly on

[17:55] JULY, 30th, I met with Michael

[17:58] Bowling key Corey Blinky and

[17:59] Peter King during a high

[18:02] growth community meeting on

[18:03] JULY. The 30th at the Lane

[18:05] Wiley Senior Center in MR.

[18:10] King and Corey lanky. Chase.

[18:12] Ok, I'm a like that. So I

[18:13] think you so chase blank. For

[18:15] the record. Chase blinking met

[18:19] with them at the once again,

[18:20] the Lane Wiley Community

[18:21] Center and they basically

[18:22] presented the project to the

[18:22] community. The community was

[18:25] allowed to ask questions. They

[18:26] also at that time told us

[18:29] about the revised exhibit for

[18:31] the project and all of all the

[18:32] tax bite, a communications

[18:35] have been filed with

[18:35] legislative services.

[18:36] >> All right. Thank you,

[18:37] ma'am. We have no other

[18:38] speakers in the queue. We have

[18:39] a motion a second on the

[18:41] amendment will take the vote

[18:41] verbally all in favor of the

[18:42] amendment indicate by saying

[18:44] Aye, I'll again same know the

[18:44] amendment passes, move the

[18:47] bill as amended. We have a

[18:47] motion a second on the bill as

[18:50] amended. No speakers and he

[18:51] lets open about a quarter of

[18:58] it.

[19:00] >> 17 yeas, 0 nays.

[19:03] >> By your vote. 2026, 0, 4,

[19:06] 3, 5, passes. PRESIDENT Are

[19:07] now ph 7 item, 5, 2026, 0, 4,

[19:09] 3, 7, I move the amendment. We

[19:11] have a motion and second on

[19:13] the amendment. No speakers in

[19:13] the queue will take the vote

[19:14] verbally all in favor of the

[19:17] amendment indicate by saying

[19:17] Aye, I again say no. The

[19:19] amendment the bills meant it.

[19:20] We have a motion and second on

[19:22] the bill as amended, no

[19:23] speakers that's open about a

[19:30] quarter it.

[19:33] >> 17 yeas, 0 nays.

[19:36] >> By your vote, 2026, 0, 4,

[19:37] 3, 7, pass. We are on item

[19:39] 6.26 To 0, 4, 8, 3, I move

[19:40] amendment. We have a motion

[19:41] and second on the amendment.

[19:45] MISTER You're recognized.

[19:47] Thank you, MR. Cherise that

[19:49] Claire ex Parte during my sco

[19:49] re meetings. We had

[19:53] conversations about this.

[19:54] >> The information will be

[19:55] filed with legislative

[19:56] services if it has not yet

[19:59] been done. Thank you, sir.

[20:00] >> No other speakers in the

[20:00] queue will take the vote on

[20:01] the amendment verbally all in

[20:02] favor of the amendment

[20:05] indicate by saying against say

[20:06] no amendment passes, move the

[20:07] bill as amended. We have a

[20:08] motion and second on the bill

[20:10] as amended. No speakers

[20:11] incudes open about a quarter

[20:18] vote.

[20:21] >> 17 yeas, 0 nays.

[20:24] >> By your vote. 2026 0. 43

[20:25] passes item number 7, 2026 0,

[20:28] 4, 8, 4, I move the bill. We

[20:30] have a motion and second on

[20:31] the bill, give it a minute and

[20:33] case anyone is ex parte.

[20:34] Seeing none was open about a

[20:42] quarter it.

[20:44] >> 17 yeas, 0 nays.

[20:47] >> By your vote, 2026, 0, 4,

[20:49] 8, 4, passes. Revis PRESIDENT

[20:50] Are now on Page 8 item a

[20:51] twenty-twenty 6 Dash 0, 4, 8,

[20:53] 5, I moved the bill. We have a

[20:54] motion second on the bill.

[20:55] MISTER Palou. So you're

[20:57] recognized. Thank you, MR.

[20:59] PRESIDENT extended clear ex

[21:00] Parte met with Dr Richard and

[21:01] for Dana Stone, Kristen Reed

[21:02] and Faith and all of whom are

[21:03] in support of this project.

[21:04] It's been 5 legislative

[21:07] services. Thank you, sir. No

[21:10] other speakers in the queue.

[21:10] We have a motion a second on

[21:11] the bill itself in about a

[21:19] quarter vote.

[21:22] >> 17 yeas, 0 nays.

[21:26] >> By your vote. 2026, 0. 45

[21:26] passes item number 9, 2026. 0,

[21:29] 4, 8, of the bill. We have a

[21:32] motion and second on the bill.

[21:32] No speakers in the queue to

[21:47] open about a quarter vote.

[21:51] >> 17 yeas, 0 nays.

[21:55] >> By your vote, 2026, 0, 4,

[21:56] 8, 6, passes moving on item

[21:56] 10, 2026, Dash, 0, 4, 8, 7, a

[21:59] move. Amendment. We have a

[22:00] motion and second on the

[22:04] amendment, MR. Gay recognized.

[22:08] On the bill right to that. No.

[22:08] Other speakers on the

[22:09] amendments will take this vote

[22:10] verbally all in favor of the

[22:12] amendment indicate by saying

[22:13] Aye, again saying No, the

[22:15] amendment passes, move the

[22:16] bill as amended. We have a

[22:17] motion and second on the bill

[22:17] as amended, MISTER Geyer

[22:21] recommends.

[22:24] >> Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT

[22:25] Rose to declare on this. I

[22:26] received 2 emails in

[22:27] opposition and has been filed

[22:27] legislative services. Thank

[22:32] you. Thank you, sir.

[22:33] >> No other speakers on the q

[22:33] emotion in a second on the

[22:34] bill as amended. Let's open

[22:49] the ballot court.

[23:06] >> 16 yeas one nay.

[23:10] >> And by your vote 2026, 0,

[23:11] 4, 8, 7, passes.

[23:12] >> MR. PRESIDENT are now on

[23:13] Page 9 item, 11, 2026 Dash, 0,

[23:15] 4, to move the bill. We have a

[23:17] motion and second on the bill.

[23:27] MR. Gay, you're recognized.

[23:27] Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT I

[23:28] received 2 in regards to this

[23:30] bill in opposition.

[23:32] >> And so I have filed with

[23:33] legislative services for

[23:36] export thank you.

[23:38] >> Thank you, sir. Seeing no

[23:38] other speakers in the queue.

[23:39] We do have a motion and the

[23:40] second on the bill. Let's open

[23:50] about a quarter of it.

[23:53] >> 16 yeas, one nay.

[23:54] >> By your vote 2026 year for

[23:57] a day passes. Moving on item

[23:58] 12, 2026 Dash, 0, 5, 3, of

[24:00] Bill. We have a motion a

[24:03] second on the bill. No

[24:04] speakers in the queue. Let's

[24:14] open about a quarter of

[24:17] >> 17 yeas, 0 nays.

[24:17] >> By your vote, 2026, 0, 5,

[24:21] 3, 3, passes. And 13, 2026,

[24:22] Dash, 0, 5, 3, 4, move the

[24:23] bill. We have a motion and

[24:26] second on the bill. Seeing no

[24:28] speakers in the queue. So

[24:43] about a quarter it.

[24:53] >> 17 yeas, 0 nays.

[24:54] >> By your vote, 2026, 0, 5,

[24:58] 3, 4, passes. All right. That

[24:59] moves us on to the consent

[25:02] agenda on Page 10. So a move,

[25:07] the consent agenda. After the

[25:09] secretary's the Bills. Is Mike

[25:15] phones working?

[25:19] >> 2026? 5. 37 38. 5. 39 5.40,

[25:22] 5. 46 5. 47 5.48 6, 1, 3, 6,

[25:27] 1, 4, 6, 1, 7,

[25:31] >> All right, MR. PRESIDENT, I

[25:33] move the consent agenda. Minus

[25:35] the item pulled, which was I

[25:37] believe in him 20 to 26, 6, 1,

[25:39] 4, All right. So we are moving

[25:42] the consent agenda.-0 6, 1,

[25:42] 4,

[25:43] >> We have a motion second to

[25:45] move the consent agenda. Minus

[25:46] item number 20 to 2026, 0, 6,

[25:49] 1, 4, Let's open the ballot

[25:56] record your vote.

[25:59] >> 17 yeas, 0 nays.

[26:00] >> By your vote, the consent

[26:01] agenda passes minus. The bill

[26:04] noted. All right, MISTER

[26:05] PRESIDENT, we're not gonna

[26:07] move to Page 13 and take up

[26:08] item. 22 individually

[26:09] twenty-twenty 6 Dash 0, 6, 1,

[26:13] 4, We have a motion and second

[26:14] on 2026, 0, 6, 1, 4, MR.

[26:17] Freeman with you. But this

[26:17] peak, you're recognized, Thank

[26:20] you, MR. PRESIDENT. Alright,

[26:21] just to bring everyone's

[26:24] attention to this bill. We

[26:25] discussed it in a resolution

[26:26] we discussed committee about

[26:28] Sunshine 8, 1, 1, day and

[26:29] during committee, MISTER

[26:30] PRESIDENT. We asked if there

[26:34] are other other organizations

[26:36] within the industry that we're

[26:37] aligned with it and they are

[26:38] here in the today. You don't

[26:40] mind MAY I please recognize

[26:41] Mister Gary Monahan from

[26:43] Teco's People's Gas to share

[26:45] the importance of digging and

[26:47] why you should call 8, 1, 1,

[26:49] prior to if you would. So

[26:53] indulge me. And as idea, Mr,

[26:54] Monaghan, you and your name

[26:54] and address and to share a

[26:59] little bit about. Thank you,

[27:01] Sir. Good evening, Gary

[27:02] Monahan taking people's gas.

[27:04] 44 to Philips Highway

[27:05] Jacksonville, Florida.

[27:08] >> 3, 2, 207. But today is

[27:12] AUGUST 11 for a 1, 1, day. And

[27:14] we are here with your support,

[27:15] COUNCILMAN Training and those

[27:16] in the rules committee to

[27:18] recognize the importance of

[27:20] damage prevention, protecting

[27:21] our underground utilities,

[27:24] infrastructure. Florida leads

[27:26] the nation for damaged

[27:27] underground utilities. And we

[27:30] want to make sure that people

[27:31] know and understand the

[27:31] requirement to Callie 1, 1,

[27:34] prior to digging. That's me

[27:36] that you it's our neighbors

[27:36] doing any planting or

[27:39] installing a mailbox in our

[27:40] front yard. That's also

[27:42] contractors as well. So we

[27:42] appreciate the opportunity to

[27:44] call attention to this, to

[27:45] keep our communities, our

[27:45] utilities, our neighbors safe.

[27:52] Thank you. Thank you, MR. My

[27:52] thank you so much. And I

[27:53] thought it was just important

[27:56] that we all as leaders in our

[27:57] community are aware of this

[27:59] and that we can go back share

[28:00] with our constituents a mile.

[28:01] So want to take pride in the

[28:01] fact of the day was 8.11

[28:03] Hopefully everyone caught on

[28:04] to that because I want to say

[28:07] I am the self-professed dad

[28:08] joke winter up here on the

[28:11] council. So thank you so much.

[28:11] >> Masterclass and legislative

[28:13] timing. There's well done as

[28:18] Clark where you're recognized.

[28:19] Thank you to I just want to be

[28:20] added as a co-sponsor, if it's

[28:22] possible at this time.

[28:23] >> Also, it is my grandson's

[28:24] birthday. So 8.11 has another

[28:27] significance for He's 13 u All

[28:30] right. Thank you, MR.

[28:30] Monaghan.

[28:31] >> Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT

[28:33] want recognize our front, here

[28:34] in sport as well. Thanks. All

[28:36] right. Thank you, sir. With

[28:38] that. We have a motion MR. All

[28:39] right. We have a motion a

[28:40] second on this one. Let's open

[28:41] the ballot. And of course, you

[28:52] want.

[28:53] >> 17 yeas, 0 nays by your

[28:55] vote. 2026, 0, 6, 1, 4, passes

[28:57] at this time. I'd like to

[28:57] recognize COUNCILMAN Matt

[29:03] Carlucci

[29:03] >> Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT, I

[29:08] appreciate that very much. It

[29:10] is possible been a secure dad.

[29:13] Me too. As a co-sponsor, too

[29:18] item. 23 2026 0. 6, 1, 7,

[29:20] honoring the life of one of my

[29:22] former colleagues on the

[29:26] council, Harry Regan. Harry

[29:27] was one of the finest counts.

[29:29] Bon Iver served with.

[29:31] Extremely effective. And his

[29:36] work. And I can be added as a

[29:37] sponsor. But I sure would like

[29:41] to. And also just thought I'd

[29:43] say that there will be a

[29:45] celebration of his life this

[29:47] Sunday at the History Center

[29:49] starting. I think it 1 o'clock

[29:51] till probably 5 for those who

[29:55] would like to. Who knew him

[30:00] show up and honor his family.

[30:01] Been a tough couple of years

[30:04] for accounts. Reagan. And

[30:04] losing his wife and his

[30:07] daughter. He has one remaining

[30:11] daughter who will be there.

[30:12] Lot of probably never knew.

[30:15] Harry Regan. Lot of Golden.

[30:22] But this was and incredible.

[30:26] And everything that he did.

[30:28] Appreciate you recognizing me.

[30:30] And then also wanted to throw

[30:32] and the celebration of his

[30:34] life for this. Thank you. All

[30:37] right. Thank you, MR. Carlucci

[30:39] and this will be the time to

[30:39] recognize our rules chair.

[30:42] Let's councilmember game.

[30:45] >> Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT,

[30:46] we have just approved the

[30:46] following appointments as part

[30:49] of our consent agenda. If you

[30:50] are in the audience, please

[30:54] stand to be recognized. Alicia

[30:54] Summers to the Cultural

[30:56] Council of Greater

[30:59] Jacksonville, Arlene. Lloyd,

[31:01] to the Cultural Council of

[31:03] Greater Jax Please, we join

[31:05] join me in thanking these for

[31:08] their service to the city.

[31:11] Thank you Thank you, MISTER

[31:15] PRESIDENT. All right. This

[31:16] PRESIDENT That brings us to

[31:19] the public comments section of

[31:19] meeting tonight. So if you are

[31:23] ready for public comments, the

[31:23] Council show reserve up to one

[31:25] 1 half hours of time for the

[31:26] public comment period. The

[31:26] deadline for Fiat filling out

[31:29] and submitting a speaker card

[31:30] for public comment is 60

[31:30] Minutes after the public's

[31:32] start. Time of the council

[31:32] meeting.

[31:34] >> When there are multiple

[31:35] speakers, the time allocate

[31:36] per person shall be divided.

[31:36] So as to allow as many

[31:38] speakers turn to speak, each

[31:40] person addressing the council

[31:42] shall proceed to the place. A

[31:43] sign for speaking, which will

[31:44] be this front row up here.

[31:46] We'll do that 5 of the time.

[31:48] And then you'll be called up

[31:49] and comments. We ask that they

[31:52] be directed to the body as a

[31:54] whole. We have a significant

[31:55] amount of cars and as you can

[31:56] see, so we'll set the time of

[31:58] 2 minutes and 30 seconds.

[32:00] Members of the audience should

[32:00] refrain from demonstrations

[32:02] during our meeting that

[32:02] include the ministrations of

[32:04] approval, disapproval such as

[32:05] the plus signs or displays

[32:06] that can cause disruption to

[32:07] the meeting. Council members

[32:08] are reminded that this is our

[32:09] time to hear from the public

[32:10] and this is not a time for a

[32:12] question and answers or

[32:13] debate. However, and member of

[32:14] the public MAY be invited to

[32:16] the green Room for further

[32:17] Councilmember subject to

[32:18] approval by the council

[32:19] PRESIDENT MAY extend this

[32:20] invitation MR. Secretary,

[32:23] could you please read council

[32:23] rule 4.5, '05, regarding

[32:26] disruption of meetings.

[32:27] >> Council rule 4.5, 0, 5,

[32:31] disruption of meeting. Any

[32:32] person who disrupts the

[32:33] regular meeting of the City

[32:35] Council standing committee's

[32:36] special or select committees,

[32:37] subcommittees or any other

[32:38] public meeting presided over

[32:42] by a city council member,

[32:43] maybe 4th with barred, removed

[32:44] or otherwise ejected in the

[32:45] description in the discretion

[32:46] of the presiding officer from

[32:47] further attendance at that

[32:49] meeting. If necessary, due to

[32:52] the nature of the disruption.

[32:53] The audience MAY be cleared

[32:55] from the council chambers or

[32:55] meeting location in the

[32:57] discretion of the presiding

[32:58] officer. Any person who

[32:59] refuses to leave the City

[33:00] Council chamber MAY be subject

[33:06] to arrest. Thank you,

[33:07] Secretary. Let the time or let

[33:09] the record reflect the time is

[33:10] 05:33am. And go ahead. Call

[33:11] the first 5 speakers. If

[33:12] you're coming down, sit in the

[33:13] front row as so. You will be

[33:14] ready when your name is

[33:15] called.

[33:17] >> That is going to be

[33:20] Kathleen Pereira Loring in

[33:22] Anderson, Melanie Saxon,

[33:22] Isabella Spencer, Kira

[33:27] Marrero. Those 5 to come up

[33:28] front and Kathleen Pereira.

[33:29] You know the drill. You can

[33:31] take the podium and start with

[33:31] your name and address. Not a

[33:36] day.

[33:37] >> My name is Kathleen Prayer.

[33:39] My information is on file. In

[33:41] some ways I cannot blame the

[33:43] city Council for growing a

[33:44] death here in the citizens

[33:45] constantly complain about over

[33:46] development encroachment into

[33:46] previously peaceful

[33:49] neighborhoods and her and just

[33:50] traffic. After all, anyone

[33:51] would become numb to

[33:53] complaints after having their

[33:54] ears bent enough by those

[33:57] developers, full-time

[33:58] lobbyists. Hammer point is

[33:59] that the city council have

[34:00] developed that deaf ear

[34:00] because they haven't looked at

[34:03] the big picture. Most citizens

[34:03] don't come here just for the

[34:06] sake of complaining,

[34:07] especially when it means that

[34:09] they will have to leave jobs

[34:11] early enough and get Baber

[34:12] senators to come here and

[34:12] petitioned the council to

[34:13] redress of grievances. I think

[34:17] they would much rather not

[34:18] have to worry about what the

[34:18] council will or will not do to

[34:20] protect their quality of life

[34:23] or to worry that the council?

[34:25] Well, York, the comprehensive

[34:27] plan will reflexively

[34:28] previously rational zoning

[34:30] code in order to please

[34:32] developers who don't care at

[34:33] all about careful land use

[34:35] planning much less ruining

[34:37] neighborhoods as long as I can

[34:39] make money. Just listen to the

[34:40] neighborhoods which have had

[34:41] to fight of Morgan the cursed

[34:44] or an Old Depot, the

[34:45] slaughterhouse and now maybe a

[34:47] 15,000 see poor. They play

[34:49] soccer stadium in Saint Johns

[34:51] Town center, especially when

[34:52] there are plenty of land

[34:53] opportunities in Jacksonville

[34:54] that will not encroach upon

[34:56] the quality of life for long

[34:57] established neighborhoods. My

[35:01] part of the old Regency Square

[35:01] them are some commercial

[35:03] center center or the Cecil

[35:04] Field Center to name just a

[35:07] few after our neighborhoods.

[35:07] Want to save everyone time and

[35:10] money over bad ideas. And we

[35:11] definitely want to save the

[35:13] counselors council's years,

[35:17] which would be very easy to do

[35:17] codify and follow the 1995

[35:20] neighborhood Bill of Rights

[35:22] enforce the 2045 comprehensive

[35:24] plan and be proactive in

[35:25] stopping development that

[35:27] encroach upon neighborhoods. I

[35:29] hope you heard that loud and

[35:30] clear and also please support

[35:31] the right to Garden. Thank

[35:32] you.

[35:33] >> Thank u next we have Lauren

[35:39] Anderson. Good evening. My

[35:40] name is Lauren Anderson. And

[35:41] I'm a resident of Atlantic

[35:44] Beach. I'm here tonight in

[35:44] support of the Free to Garden

[35:46] Act, which will make community

[35:47] and market gardens permissible

[35:52] by Wright in Jacksonville. As

[35:53] a social worker, fitness,

[35:53] professional and herb list. My

[35:54] entire life revolves around

[35:57] health and wellness and at a

[35:58] time we have astronomically

[36:00] high levels of anxiety and

[36:00] obesity. It is more important

[36:01] now than ever to ensure that

[36:03] everyone has access to clean

[36:07] and fresh food diet makes a

[36:08] huge difference not only in

[36:08] our health, but in our levels

[36:12] of anxiety and depression. And

[36:13] interacting with nature is

[36:16] coming to the nervous system

[36:17] beneficial for microbiome and

[36:20] very good for immune systems

[36:22] having community gardens and

[36:23] urban farms allows more

[36:24] opportunities for people to

[36:26] interact with nature. Help

[36:27] children understand where food

[36:28] comes from and leads to

[36:31] healthier communities. I

[36:33] imagine you've heard of the

[36:34] affordability crisis that

[36:35] we're in groceries are

[36:38] insanely expensive and

[36:38] healthcare is completely

[36:39] unaffordable for people like

[36:42] me. Most of us are making well

[36:44] under $50,000 a year so

[36:45] anywhere we can supplements

[36:47] and grow things that make for

[36:49] ourselves barter with our

[36:50] neighbors, trade and sell

[36:53] things that we grow is a win.

[36:54] This is a neighborhood

[36:56] friendly, common sense

[36:58] legislation that builds upon

[36:59] regional state and local

[37:01] policy foundation's. I implore

[37:02] you to recognize the

[37:03] importance and efficacy of

[37:05] urban community farming. We

[37:07] hope you will vote for the

[37:09] home occupations Bill and then

[37:10] respectfully request you to

[37:11] support the free to Garden Act

[37:13] as a sponsor. Once it has been

[37:15] filed to learn more, please

[37:17] join us at the notice. Meeting

[37:19] on AUGUST 19th at 10:15am, to

[37:21] discuss. We can make

[37:22] neighborhood friendly

[37:23] marketing Community Gardens,

[37:24] permissible Ri right. And by

[37:25] amending the zoning Code.

[37:27] Thank you for your time. Thank

[37:28] u. Next. We have Melanie

[37:37] Saxton. Council members. My

[37:38] name is Melanie Saxon. My

[37:40] address is 6, 0, 2, 7, myself

[37:41] drive.

[37:43] >> On Jacksonville's Westside.

[37:44] Well, I've had a front yard

[37:47] organic vegetable garden for 6

[37:50] years with support from Nathan

[37:51] and his team at men in

[37:52] overalls. I've had the joy of

[37:52] eating a lot of really

[37:55] healthy, good food. I'm here

[37:56] to speak in favor in support

[38:00] of the free to Garden Act. A

[38:02] development manager for food

[38:03] Pantry in Springfield, which

[38:04] shows most of, you know, is a

[38:08] food desert. In the 2 years

[38:09] that I've been there. I've

[38:10] seen firsthand how much this

[38:13] community needs food. The

[38:14] number of people coming to us

[38:15] for food is increasing every

[38:19] month. We as a community need

[38:21] to be doing all the smart

[38:23] things we can to grow more

[38:26] food to help people grow food

[38:27] and to provide more food to

[38:31] our community. Please vote for

[38:32] the home occupation Bill. Then

[38:35] once it's filed, please

[38:37] support the free to garden at

[38:41] it's the right thing to do. To

[38:43] learn more. Please join us at

[38:45] the noticed meeting on August

[38:47] 19th at 10:15am, to discuss

[38:49] how we can make neighborhood

[38:50] friendly community and market

[38:53] guard permissible by right?

[38:55] Thank you. Our next speaker is

[39:04] Isabella Spencer.

[39:05] >> Hello, my name is Isabella

[39:07] Spencer Live off of Enzo Way.

[39:09] I'm a resident of Duval

[39:09] County. I'm coming to you

[39:11] today to request an increase

[39:13] in funding for the tnr program

[39:14] in Duval County. As many of

[39:17] you know, the stray and feral.

[39:19] >> Community is an inch in is

[39:21] an issue that is unfortunate

[39:22] continuing to grow. I would I

[39:23] do want to highlight the

[39:24] impressive program that this

[39:28] county has. We do need more

[39:29] assistance, turning our backs

[39:31] on this issue will not make it

[39:32] disappear. Increasing the

[39:33] funding will allow residents

[39:35] of the county to help close

[39:36] the gap that the shelters,

[39:37] humane society and humane

[39:39] agents can't do themselves.

[39:39] Every pet isn't accessible

[39:42] resource. That helps many

[39:44] residents throughout the

[39:46] county. It remains accessible

[39:47] by allowing its remain free to

[39:49] those residents who don't

[39:49] dedicate their time trapping

[39:50] and transporting these

[39:54] animals. By allowing the cost

[39:56] to get cats fix allows us to

[39:57] continue to tackle this

[39:58] problem. I appreciate your

[39:59] time and your consideration

[40:00] and supporting the spay neuter

[40:05] program and Duval County.

[40:06] >> Thank you. Our next speaker

[40:06] will be a row and rose coming

[40:09] down. I'll call the next 5

[40:09] speakers to come down to the

[40:12] front row. Jennifer Joyner,

[40:12] Nathan Valentine, Samantha

[40:15] Series. Brooke McNeil and

[40:20] Edward Whistler. Greetings.

[40:24] >> I'm Karah Morrow. I'm the

[40:27] director of dig local network

[40:27] which trends to farmers

[40:28] markets into community gardens

[40:30] out at the beach. And I'm also

[40:34] a resident of Atlantic Beach

[40:35] here to speak in favor of the

[40:39] free to Garden Act as somebody

[40:41] who's been closely involved in

[40:41] farmers, markets here in Duval

[40:45] County since 2008, I've seen

[40:47] more and more of our local

[40:48] farm applicants come not from

[40:52] traditional farmland, but from

[40:53] homesteads small market

[40:54] gardens and backyard farms

[40:57] right here in Duval County.

[40:59] It's I think very important

[41:01] for the economic security our

[41:02] small agricultural businesses

[41:05] and Duval County to pursue

[41:06] this kind of diversification

[41:12] of efforts. Promote the use of

[41:13] resources that are previously

[41:16] and utilized. It's relieve

[41:17] some pressure on our

[41:21] agricultural supply chains,

[41:22] especially as you as I'm sure

[41:22] you've all seen with recent

[41:26] recalls outages and Web

[41:29] services. And and that farmers

[41:31] markets and small markets in

[41:32] general are a growth industry

[41:38] within agriculture. It's also

[41:39] promotes the visibility of

[41:40] work. Unproductive land use

[41:43] when you have a very indoor

[41:45] work culture in the county,

[41:46] it's really useful to young

[41:48] people to see folks working

[41:52] outdoors and producing food

[41:53] themselves. And I'd like to

[42:00] point out also that

[42:02] agricultural land in Duval

[42:04] County itself has been greatly

[42:08] reduced between the year 2002

[42:09] 1010, we lost 85% of our

[42:10] agricultural lands to

[42:12] development here in Duval

[42:13] County, which further stresses

[42:16] those agricultural supply

[42:16] chains. So I just would like

[42:21] to emphasize that diversifying

[42:22] the resources that we have

[42:24] within the small agriculture

[42:25] is critically important to our

[42:27] future. Thank you. Thank u.

[42:34] Next. We have Jennifer Joyner.

[42:34] My Counsel. My name is

[42:38] Jennifer. Join I am a member

[42:39] of the Southeast cpac and my

[42:42] address is on file.

[42:43] >> I am here as our city

[42:44] budget is currently in the

[42:46] works and the proposed fiscal

[42:49] year. 26 to 27 highlights our

[42:50] highly lacking an allotment

[42:52] for animal welfare. Despite an

[42:53] ever-increasing need in our

[42:56] growing city. I volunteered my

[42:57] efforts and tnr trap neuter

[42:59] return for those who don't

[43:01] know for 6 years and the

[43:03] difference this program makes

[43:04] exponential for neighbors.

[43:05] Shelters, rescues and of

[43:09] course, the community cats.

[43:15] Benefits of Tnr. See We've got

[43:18] reduces unwanted kittens. Keep

[43:22] cats in their territory. There

[43:24] will give them much better

[43:25] chance at having a good life.

[43:26] Not being just dumped

[43:26] somewhere where they don't

[43:28] know where to get food and

[43:31] water. It improves their

[43:32] health by preventing

[43:34] reproductive teases diseases

[43:36] and reducing meeting related

[43:37] injuries, reduces nuisance

[43:38] behaviors. So whether or not

[43:41] neighbors like cats,

[43:42] regardless, everyone can

[43:44] benefit with less room less

[43:45] fighting, less, yelling,

[43:49] spraying and meeting behavior

[43:50] and it gradually decreases the

[43:51] community cat population,

[43:52] which ultimately helps all

[43:54] animals. Because in shelters,

[43:55] rescues and other resources

[44:02] are freed up. So it helps them

[44:02] in that way and just improve

[44:03] relationship. Sometimes there

[44:06] are problems with neighbors

[44:07] just because there are cats

[44:09] next door and they're having a

[44:10] problem there yelling are

[44:11] fighting because they're

[44:11] wanting to meet. Well, Tnr

[44:12] gets rid of that and then it's

[44:16] no longer an issue. Duval

[44:17] Catholics which covers Tnr is

[44:21] currently funded at 2000. But

[44:24] are $232,402 annually. This

[44:25] was exhausted within the first

[44:26] couple of months of the last

[44:28] of this of this current fiscal

[44:30] year per the ceo of every pet

[44:32] who I consulted for a number.

[44:35] This number has not been

[44:36] increased 4 significantly for

[44:39] many years. Our city is

[44:41] growing very fast. So is our

[44:41] animal population and an

[44:42] effective increase would be

[44:45] around a 10250,000 to cover,

[44:46] the increased costs and demand

[44:49] for this program. It is our

[44:50] responsibility to be stewards

[44:52] of GOD's creatures. We can do

[44:53] better. Please consider this

[44:54] as details are being worked

[44:58] out in our budget has now is

[44:59] the time to lead, by example

[45:01] and to embrace this beautiful

[45:02] responsibility that we've been

[45:02] blessed with to do right by

[45:03] the little guys in our city.

[45:05] Thank you so much.

[45:06] >> Thank u next speakers.

[45:17] Nathan Valentine. Good

[45:22] evening. My name is Nathan

[45:23] Valentine. Or as farm grows at

[45:27] one, 25 East, 7th Street. I'm

[45:30] here as an urban gardening

[45:31] entrepreneur, chair of the

[45:34] Duval Urban Ag Council and on

[45:36] behalf of 1630 people who

[45:37] signed the petition for

[45:40] permission to grow. Which

[45:41] calls on City Council to

[45:43] support the Free to Garden

[45:44] Act. Proposed amendment to the

[45:46] zoning code that will make

[45:47] neighborhood friendly market.

[45:47] And Kim Unity Gardens

[45:48] permissible by Wright in

[45:51] Jacksonville. I'd like to

[45:52] submit the text of the

[45:52] petition and list of names for

[45:55] the record. If I MAY to

[45:56] document the level of support.

[45:56] This proposed legislation in

[46:00] Joyce. To quote the petition

[46:02] in part, whereas Jacksonville

[46:03] has a proud tradition of

[46:05] neighbors, feeding neighbors

[46:07] and a centuries-old legacy of

[46:09] backyard gardens market and

[46:10] community gardens, urban

[46:12] fruit, tree nurseries and

[46:14] orchards. Where is Duval

[46:15] County has no straightforward

[46:17] business as usual means for

[46:18] stand-alone community. Our

[46:20] market garden to secure the

[46:21] legal right to grow on most

[46:25] property in Duval County. And

[46:26] whereas diet related diseases

[46:27] now kill more Floridians, then

[46:30] faulty plumbing ever did

[46:31] making access to fresh local

[46:33] food every bit as essential to

[46:34] public health as clean water

[46:37] and pave streets. And whereas

[46:39] Florida law confirms that food

[46:41] cultivation even inside city

[46:42] limits is a protected public

[46:45] good rather than a nuisance.

[46:46] Therefore, we the undersigned

[46:47] urge the City Council to

[46:49] support the free to Garden

[46:51] Act. So future community

[46:52] market gardens, gardeners can

[46:54] focus on carrots, not

[46:58] courthouse paperwork. We hope

[46:59] you'll vote for the home

[47:02] occupation Bill. Then we

[47:03] respectfully request you to

[47:04] sponsor the Free to Garden

[47:06] Act. To learn more. Please

[47:09] join us. Reese's public

[47:10] noticed meeting on AUGUST 19

[47:14] here in City Hall to discuss

[47:15] how we can make neighborhood

[47:15] friendly market in community

[47:17] gardens permissible by right?

[47:18] Thank you. And thank you so

[47:21] much for your service. All

[47:22] right. Thank you. Next, we

[47:28] have some of the series.

[47:30] Samantha Series address on

[47:31] file. Of course, I'm here

[47:33] today to talk about over

[47:34] development.

[47:35] >> I understand we do need

[47:37] more homes. I think we need to

[47:39] maybe have more affordable

[47:41] homes. I recently read an

[47:41] article that stated that

[47:44] Florida is number one. Number

[47:45] one in foreclosures. That's

[47:47] for sure. So I think we're

[47:48] running into an issue where

[47:49] we're building too quickly and

[47:53] costing too much people are

[47:54] buying in a non able to make

[47:55] those payments. So now we are

[47:59] number one in foreclosures.

[48:00] Again, I think we need more

[48:03] affordable homes rather than

[48:04] just over developing creating

[48:06] heat domes in our city.

[48:09] Natural land does keep our

[48:09] temperatures down. It does

[48:12] filter out the the wastewater

[48:16] to not, you know, get into our

[48:19] drinking water streams, rivers

[48:22] and ocean. It helps with. All

[48:25] sorts of reasons. And I wanted

[48:27] to inform you guys. There was

[48:27] a new report from the public

[48:29] employees for Environmental

[48:31] responsibility and the Water

[48:33] Keepers. Florida reveals that

[48:35] over 52% of assessed water

[48:37] bodies in Florida fail to meet

[48:38] the state water quality

[48:39] standards due to excessive

[48:40] nutrients and bacterial

[48:44] contaminations. But the

[48:46] findings show a significant

[48:47] decline. Environmental

[48:48] enforcement with state actions

[48:48] are dropping to less than half

[48:50] of their historical average

[48:53] despite the surge in

[48:55] population over development is

[48:55] part of the reason we are

[48:58] having this issue. We need to

[49:01] protect our natural lands. Not

[49:04] only just for enjoyment, it

[49:05] actually helps the

[49:06] environment. It helps our

[49:08] water. We are being poisoned v

[49:13] a our food, our water, our

[49:15] air. We need natural land to

[49:16] make sure we are able to get

[49:17] rid of some of those prudence.

[49:19] I know you all I'm sure have

[49:21] heard of forever chemicals. We

[49:22] have some legislation that's

[49:25] coming up to address 2 of

[49:26] them. There's hundreds of

[49:27] forever chemicals. It is very

[49:28] difficult to get forever

[49:30] chemicals out of our water and

[49:33] it's dangerous. People are

[49:34] getting sick. It's not

[49:36] something that is a trick to

[49:38] address lightly and each step

[49:39] each person in our city

[49:41] council, each part of our

[49:42] politics. They need to start

[49:43] addressing these things

[49:45] because it's the people that

[49:46] are hurting. The companies are

[49:48] making money that people are

[49:50] being hurt. It's not easy. I

[49:52] know people in many different

[49:53] cities, a lot of them are

[49:54] having health issues because

[49:55] of the contamination that's

[49:58] happening. Thank you.

[49:58] >> Thank you. Our next speaker

[50:09] is Brooke McNeil. Good

[50:11] evening. My name is perfect.

[50:13] Meal with Final Acre Urban

[50:13] farm in the Fort Caroline area

[50:15] 14. 21 Kate Lee Road.

[50:17] >> I'm here tonight to support

[50:18] the Free to Garden Act, which

[50:20] will make neighborhood

[50:21] friendly community and market

[50:21] gardens permissible by Wright

[50:25] in Jacksonville. When my

[50:28] husband I first started

[50:28] transforming our front yard

[50:31] into garden in 2020. We were

[50:31] afraid that the neighbors

[50:33] would hate Kuz our property

[50:36] zoned residential, real, but

[50:39] we're surrounded by hr ways.

[50:40] Much our surprise. It was

[50:41] actually the opposite. They

[50:44] loved it. I can't tell you how

[50:46] many times people have been

[50:46] walking by walking their dog

[50:47] out working and want to stop.

[50:51] Talk to us, bring their

[50:52] grandkids and showing where a

[50:54] tomato or care it actually

[50:56] comes from. I believe growing

[50:58] food should be right

[50:59] accessible to every person who

[50:59] desires to do so for

[51:02] themselves or for others.

[51:04] Garden strengthen communities.

[51:05] Improve health of those who

[51:07] grow them and those who eat

[51:10] from them. So we hope you'll

[51:11] vote for the home occupations

[51:14] bill. And then we respectfully

[51:16] request you to support the

[51:17] free to Garden Act as a

[51:19] sponsor. Once it has been

[51:21] filed to learn more, please

[51:23] join us at the notice. Meeting

[51:23] on AUGUST 19th 10, 15 to

[51:25] discuss how we can make

[51:27] neighborhood friendly market

[51:30] gardens. Marketing community

[51:31] gardens permissible right?

[51:34] Ending zoning code. Thank you.

[51:35] >> Thank you. Our next

[51:36] speakers, Edward Whistler. Why

[51:37] he comes up the next 5 after

[51:39] him will be easy. Top Mary

[51:40] Elizabeth Allen team. Mikey

[51:44] Howell. Lindsay Schaefer and

[51:54] Suzanne Kramer.

[51:57] >> My name is Eddie Whisler

[51:58] and I'm a resident of

[51:59] Jacksonville Beach and my

[52:02] address is 14. 25 Tanglewood

[52:03] Road. I'm here tonight to

[52:07] support the free to garden at

[52:08] which makes neighborhood

[52:09] friendly community and market

[52:13] gardens permissible by Wright

[52:14] in Jacksonville. You're at

[52:15] from some other gardening

[52:16] entrepreneurs and people who

[52:19] are in the business. I would

[52:22] love to support those folks.

[52:23] And I'm hoping that you would

[52:24] be able to as well with this

[52:26] free to Garden Act. Some of

[52:29] us. Just really love

[52:32] gardening. And some of us are

[52:33] better than the others of us.

[52:39] Adam. But all the same the

[52:40] property owners should have

[52:40] the right to be able to grow

[52:43] food without excessive

[52:44] bureaucratic barriers. And

[52:48] seems to be able to align this

[52:51] act does align our zoning code

[52:52] with Jacksonville's, local

[52:55] government comprehensive plan,

[52:56] the Florida home occupation

[53:00] bill and the right to farm.

[53:01] And then also protects the

[53:02] right to feed ourselves and

[53:07] our neighbors. And so this

[53:09] neighborhood friendly

[53:09] commonsense legislation that

[53:10] builds upon residential state

[53:13] and local policy foundation's

[53:14] is one that we should really

[53:18] consider so please consider Co

[53:18] sponsoring the Free to Garden

[53:22] Act. Thank you.

[53:23] >> Thank u next speaker is zz

[53:35] Top. Good evening. My name is

[53:36] e and I'm here representing

[53:38] farm and forage small.

[53:38] >> Urban farm located Murray

[53:42] Hill. I'm here tonight and

[53:43] support of the Free to Garden

[53:47] Act. So one of the biggest

[53:49] challenges of urban farms

[53:50] isn't the ability to grow food

[53:52] or the demand from our

[53:54] neighbors navigating

[53:55] unnecessary barriers that can

[53:57] make it difficult for

[53:57] small-scale growers operate

[54:01] where they're needed most.

[54:01] Their families looking for

[54:04] fresh local food farmers.

[54:06] Markets looking for more local

[54:07] vendors and property owners

[54:09] who want to put their land to

[54:11] productive use neighborhood

[54:12] scale gardens and market farms

[54:13] can help meet all 3 of those

[54:16] needs. This is not about

[54:17] turning neighborhoods into

[54:20] industrial farms. It's about

[54:21] allowing responsible

[54:22] neighborhood friendly food

[54:23] production to exist alongside

[54:26] the communities. It serves.

[54:28] Let's work together to make

[54:29] Jacksonville more resilient,

[54:30] supporting small local

[54:30] businesses and increase access

[54:31] to fresh food. Thank you for

[54:35] your time. Thank you. Our next

[54:36] speaker is Mary Elizabeth

[54:40] Valentine.

[54:46] >> Good evening. My name is

[54:47] Mary Elizabeth Valentine,

[54:48] Springfield, neighborhood.

[54:49] Residents and I addresses on

[54:51] file. I'm here tonight as a

[54:55] mom. To support the free to

[54:57] Garden Act because my friends,

[54:58] kids who refuse to eat

[55:00] vegetables at home, we'll eat

[55:02] lettuce and kale pick straight

[55:04] out of our neighborhood farm.

[55:07] I've heard concerns that urban

[55:09] gardens could be a nuisance.

[55:12] So I support this proposal

[55:13] because it addresses concerns

[55:15] like these while celebrating

[55:15] the beauty of fresh grown

[55:18] food. I hope you will vote for

[55:22] the home occupations And then

[55:22] I respectfully ask you to

[55:25] support the free to Garden Act

[55:26] as a sponsor. Once that has

[55:29] been filed. Please join us for

[55:31] an AUGUST 19 because you've

[55:32] heard previously to discuss

[55:33] how we can amend the zoning

[55:36] code. Thank you for your

[55:37] service to every citizen of

[55:39] Jacksonville.

[55:40] >> Right. Thank you. Our next

[55:53] speaker is Mikey Howell.

[55:53] Mikey, how from Ken Danko

[55:54] Farms and Urban Farm in Murray

[55:59] Hill. My address is 33 28 Plum

[56:00] Street and I'm here in support

[56:04] of the free to garnet. For the

[56:08] following reasons. My dad to

[56:09] grandpas or to a grandpa and

[56:10] uncle and an aunt have all

[56:12] died from various cancers. My

[56:14] mom has copd. My father, my

[56:17] stepdad has diabetes. My uncle

[56:20] have Parkinson's right now. I

[56:20] was 300 pounds and 13 years

[56:25] old. I struggle with substance

[56:26] abuse and mental and physical

[56:26] health conditions. Most of my

[56:30] adult life. Growing plants and

[56:31] connecting to food. Saved my

[56:34] life. Cook connecting the

[56:38] community, saved my life. My

[56:39] hands or what can an urban

[56:43] farm do? My hands have moved

[56:44] upwards of nearly half a

[56:45] million pounds of food into

[56:46] this community in 4 and a half

[56:50] years. I planted. Hundreds of

[56:54] thousands of seats. After

[56:55] this. I'm going home to plant

[56:58] trees and more seat. Imagine

[57:00] what these hands could do with

[57:01] unfettered support. Opposes

[57:05] skepticism. Or apprehension.

[57:06] And this is not a political

[57:11] issue. Everyone wins. We work

[57:13] together. Jacksonville could

[57:14] be an example for not just the

[57:16] rest of this state. But the

[57:18] rest of the country for what's

[57:18] possible with community

[57:21] gardens and urban farms.

[57:23] Plants and food do not care

[57:25] about gender race, religion,

[57:26] socioeconomic class or

[57:28] political affiliation. And

[57:29] this is a chance to display

[57:30] that unity is not only

[57:33] possible practical. So please

[57:35] join us. AUGUST 19 for the

[57:39] meeting at 10:15am, to discuss

[57:40] making community gardens and

[57:41] urban farms permissible by

[57:42] right? Thank you, guys. For

[57:44] hearing saw today. All right.

[57:45] Thank you. Next, have Lindsay

[57:53] Schaffer? Good Evening Council

[57:55] members. My name is Lindsay

[57:57] Schaefer addresses 14 31

[57:57] Riverplace Boulevard.

[57:58] >> And I have lived in the

[58:01] South Bank for 8 years after

[58:03] moving to Jacksonville, I

[58:03] noticed many community cats

[58:07] living in the neighborhood. I

[58:07] realized that these cats

[58:08] needed help. So I did my

[58:10] research. And with help from

[58:11] the community, I learned about

[58:16] trap neuter and release Tnr.

[58:16] And the wonderful program

[58:17] available to us at every pet

[58:21] and trapped. My first cat

[58:21] today I am requesting

[58:23] additional funding from the

[58:26] city to help cover vet care

[58:26] for spay and neuter programs

[58:28] so that my fellow trappers and

[58:31] I and continue to stretch our

[58:32] personal dollars elsewhere in

[58:35] this cause items such as fuel

[58:36] for transportation, for the

[58:39] cats back and forth for the

[58:40] tuna and rotisserie chicken as

[58:43] and Tyson bait with a large

[58:44] traps themselves and all the

[58:45] other gear that helps us trap

[58:48] more cats more efficiently,

[58:50] additional funding for this

[58:51] program would also reduce the

[58:52] burden on our local shelter

[58:54] intake and help prevent the

[58:56] growth of community cat of the

[58:57] community. Cat population.

[59:00] Thank you for your time and

[59:01] consideration.

[59:01] >> Thank you very much. Our

[59:02] next speaker will be Suzanne

[59:03] Kramer and wellness creamers.

[59:05] Coming up, I'll read the next

[59:05] by noon. If you could come

[59:10] down front. Steven has been at

[59:12] us. And Patrick Robert

[59:13] Stafford, nice Scott and Trey

[59:17] Ford.

[59:18] >> I'm Suzanne Kramer and I

[59:21] live in San Marco and in 2010,

[59:23] I started trapping feral cats

[59:26] and I'm still at it. There are

[59:28] a lot of four-letter words in

[59:29] this life that here a couple

[59:30] good for a letter. Words for

[59:37] you. Spay safe. We would

[59:37] really like more funding. The

[59:39] cats need help. I'm a cat

[59:41] lover. I do it. I cannot tell

[59:44] you how many people do it that

[59:45] are not huge cat lovers, but

[59:46] it's the right thing. Thank

[59:54] you so much.

[59:56] >> Thank u. Next is Steven has

[59:56] been and if we could just be

[59:58] more specific when we state

[1:00:00] our address, neighborhoods are

[1:00:01] nice. But if you could either

[1:00:02] say it's on file or say your

[1:00:02] actual address on the card,

[1:00:05] thank you.

[1:00:06] >> Good afternoon. My name

[1:00:08] Stephen has the head farm and

[1:00:10] earth his farm and work live

[1:00:11] 13. 36 Overstreet

[1:00:14] Jacksonville, Florida. I'm

[1:00:15] here today to speak to speak

[1:00:16] in support of the free to

[1:00:18] Garden Act. And I want to tell

[1:00:19] you guys about a former

[1:00:21] student mine. He's smart as

[1:00:23] can be, but he's struggled to

[1:00:24] find direction. He's a gang

[1:00:25] members. Faced a life of

[1:00:26] struggle. But in my class, he

[1:00:29] found something he loved

[1:00:30] agriculture specifically

[1:00:33] growing plant. Remember the

[1:00:34] excitement showed when he

[1:00:34] realized he could make a

[1:00:36] living installing raised beds,

[1:00:38] notable landscaping for his

[1:00:39] neighbors. I watched him find

[1:00:42] peace in the garden and I

[1:00:42] watched him take pride and

[1:00:43] feeding his family and his

[1:00:44] community, something it.

[1:00:49] Grown. And so. That young man

[1:00:50] is what many of young men and

[1:00:51] people encountered while

[1:00:52] teaching for Duval County

[1:00:54] Public Schools. We found

[1:00:54] something they love to an

[1:00:56] opportunity through

[1:00:57] agriculture. In some ways. His

[1:01:00] story is my story, too. These

[1:01:01] young people are the people in

[1:01:03] here today to advocate for

[1:01:04] Duval County as many

[1:01:06] agricultural education

[1:01:06] programs throughout its high

[1:01:08] schools. And when the students

[1:01:09] graduate, I want them to be up

[1:01:10] to take those skills and build

[1:01:12] careers right here in their

[1:01:14] communities. We have an

[1:01:15] agriculture community here in

[1:01:15] Jacksonville that is already

[1:01:18] incredible asset to our city.

[1:01:19] Farmers are doing the work.

[1:01:20] Nonprofits are doing the work

[1:01:21] and community gardeners to

[1:01:21] doing the work. Small

[1:01:24] businesses are as well and

[1:01:25] people from across the country

[1:01:26] are starting to pay attention

[1:01:27] to what we're doing here in

[1:01:29] the city. We need our city

[1:01:30] government to let us do our

[1:01:32] thing above court. Allow us to

[1:01:33] feed the homeless, allows to

[1:01:35] grow peace within our

[1:01:36] communities. Alas, to pass

[1:01:38] down generational knowledge,

[1:01:40] our young people to turn the

[1:01:40] skills they've learned into

[1:01:42] businesses careers. This is

[1:01:44] more about the growing This is

[1:01:46] about creating opportunities

[1:01:48] giving young people a place to

[1:01:50] belong. It's about building

[1:01:51] relationships between

[1:01:51] neighbors and it's about

[1:01:52] finding common ground at a

[1:01:54] time when that seems

[1:01:56] impossible. The Bible says

[1:01:57] Love thy neighbor. We farmers

[1:01:58] and gardeners. We love our

[1:01:59] communities. Let it spread

[1:02:01] that love. Please vote for the

[1:02:03] home occupation Bill and wants

[1:02:05] 5. So you support the free to

[1:02:07] garden that. Please join us at

[1:02:08] the notice. Meeting on AUGUST

[1:02:08] 19th at 10:15am, to discuss

[1:02:11] how we can make neighborhood

[1:02:12] friendly community and market

[1:02:13] gardens permits right? Thank

[1:02:15] you. Right. Thank you. Had a

[1:02:24] son, Patrick. Good evening

[1:02:25] City Council members. My name

[1:02:26] is out of some. Patrick. My

[1:02:28] address is on file.

[1:02:29] >> This evening, I have a few

[1:02:30] things to mention salt. Go to

[1:02:34] them. Quick. Cleat number one,

[1:02:35] I still oppose the mega jail

[1:02:39] and the big government

[1:02:39] spending associated with this.

[1:02:41] We don't need this. This is

[1:02:41] going to burden taxpayers but

[1:02:44] decades of debt. We would like

[1:02:45] an update on that before the

[1:02:49] end of the year. Let's expand

[1:02:51] our mental health diversion

[1:02:52] programs, not build bigger

[1:02:52] state incarceration,

[1:02:56] infrastructure. Free market

[1:02:57] dynamics, not tax dollars

[1:02:59] should drive development. We

[1:03:00] shouldn't be picking winners

[1:03:01] and losers. Using taxpayer

[1:03:04] money is corporate welfare.

[1:03:05] Lest we forget, we do have

[1:03:06] that pending property tax

[1:03:09] referendum. Let's fix the

[1:03:11] housing supply shortage by

[1:03:13] remove rent removing all these

[1:03:14] government bottlenecks. But

[1:03:15] simplify some of the zoning

[1:03:16] codes and empower property

[1:03:18] owners to get creative and

[1:03:21] build more attainable housing

[1:03:22] to use duplexes Triplexes and

[1:03:27] others. Let's sell off

[1:03:28] blighted city-owned properties

[1:03:29] directly to local residents as

[1:03:31] part of public. Private

[1:03:33] partnerships with workforce

[1:03:34] development who will then

[1:03:35] restore them and put them back

[1:03:39] on the tax rolls. We do need

[1:03:40] absolutely strict compliance

[1:03:42] with public records. Laws. We

[1:03:43] need to codify or neighborhood

[1:03:47] Bill of rights and keep our

[1:03:47] local governments small

[1:03:48] accountable and out of

[1:03:52] everyone's personal lives. As

[1:03:55] far as flock cameras and these

[1:03:55] drone as first responders,

[1:03:59] that jso is using. We need to

[1:04:02] be keeping tabs on exactly how

[1:04:03] we keep track of these drones.

[1:04:05] How are they notated in police

[1:04:07] reports and how do we hold jso

[1:04:08] accountable and ensure privacy

[1:04:12] is not violated? Ban flock

[1:04:13] cameras. Let's cancel these

[1:04:16] contracts as soon as possible.

[1:04:17] And also I support the free

[1:04:19] garden at thank you so much.

[1:04:21] >> As Patrick Dr, Johnson had

[1:04:22] requested to speak with you

[1:04:23] and the green room. Our next

[1:04:34] speaker is Robert Stafford. My

[1:04:35] name is Robert Stafford by

[1:04:38] addresses on file. I attended

[1:04:39] the Mares town hall meeting

[1:04:45] last week. We've all seen high

[1:04:47] school. I'm certified in

[1:04:49] federal and uniform federal

[1:04:50] Accessibility standards. The

[1:04:51] federal government's

[1:04:54] equivalent of the Americans

[1:04:56] with Disability Disabilities

[1:04:57] Act. So when I enter a

[1:04:58] building that I'm kind of

[1:05:00] conscious of. Disa civil

[1:05:03] rouse. And I was as I was

[1:05:07] sitting there, I kept saying.

[1:05:07] The mayor staff squeeze

[1:05:12] between. The ball and and

[1:05:12] seats take seats in

[1:05:17] auditorium. And started

[1:05:18] looking more in a row llamas

[1:05:19] on. And although the roads are

[1:05:20] called to the upper tier.

[1:05:21] Well, right up against the

[1:05:23] wall. Right up against the

[1:05:26] wall. You know, so I'm

[1:05:26] thinking well, as should be

[1:05:27] least 36 inches of space

[1:05:30] between those seats in the

[1:05:31] wall. A look around. They're

[1:05:33] so simple. Things and it

[1:05:36] occurred to me that the fire

[1:05:36] marshal does the final

[1:05:40] inspection before. The school

[1:05:44] board is will? Dcps is issued

[1:05:47] a certificate of occupancy.

[1:05:52] Did they fall Krista? A waiver

[1:05:52] to deviate and waiver from the

[1:05:55] standards? This is dangerous.

[1:05:58] Ladies and gentlemen, I've

[1:05:58] never seen this. It butts

[1:06:00] right up against the wall. So

[1:06:02] there's one interests the way

[1:06:04] one way to egress. If there

[1:06:05] those a panic also get

[1:06:09] injured. So we talk about

[1:06:10] student safety student and

[1:06:12] teacher safety. This is. Life

[1:06:16] safety. This is part life

[1:06:19] safety concern. Take a look at

[1:06:22] and take pictures. But I

[1:06:22] notice someone on this

[1:06:27] council. From Mary with

[1:06:27] barcodes. I like That person

[1:06:30] to take a look. You know,

[1:06:31] intend to investigate this all

[1:06:34] reach out to person. This this

[1:06:35] should be looked at I feel if

[1:06:37] you explain it to me, I'll try

[1:06:38] to understand what they were

[1:06:39] granted a certificate of

[1:06:40] occupancy and isis but right

[1:06:42] up against the wall. I've

[1:06:49] never pool.

[1:06:50] >> Thank you. Past PRESIDENT

[1:06:51] White would like to see you in

[1:06:52] the green room. He might be

[1:06:53] that guy. That knows a little

[1:06:55] something about the fire code.

[1:06:55] Our next speaker is Denise

[1:07:00] Scott. But Ray Ford. Lets you

[1:07:03] want to switch. Okay. That's

[1:07:07] got.

[1:07:08] >> Good evening, I'm Denise

[1:07:13] Qaeda. My addresses on file.

[1:07:14] As you always say before

[1:07:14] public comments. This is your

[1:07:15] time to listen to the people.

[1:07:17] So we want be minutes back.

[1:07:21] How do we do that? Kids

[1:07:22] alliance? I see a vote on that

[1:07:24] over 50 million dollars to

[1:07:26] that organization. I'm just

[1:07:26] curious how many folks on this

[1:07:27] council will benefit from that

[1:07:29] old just because you abstain,

[1:07:34] us still not right. City

[1:07:35] council assay that the

[1:07:35] auditors report stated that j

[1:07:41] e a those large commercial

[1:07:41] companies that they've built a

[1:07:44] for 2 decades. That's

[1:07:45] 55 million dollars. Guys come

[1:07:50] on. As I said before, when we

[1:07:51] as the people when we don't

[1:07:52] have enough money to pay, I'm

[1:07:55] Jay a bill we can request

[1:07:56] payment arrangement and I'm

[1:07:59] glad of that. Guess what?

[1:08:00] That's what they should do

[1:08:01] because if we don't make bill,

[1:08:05] they disconnect services. You

[1:08:06] disconnecting these big

[1:08:06] companies service. That's not

[1:08:08] fair to to the people,

[1:08:10] especially since you decided

[1:08:12] since they decided on JUNE

[1:08:13] 30th to increase that rates.

[1:08:15] That's not right. This

[1:08:15] supposed to be a public

[1:08:19] utility. We need to make that

[1:08:21] happen. Let's talk about these

[1:08:22] flock cameras on the license

[1:08:25] plate readers. Learned that

[1:08:26] when we're in public that

[1:08:28] there is no expectation of

[1:08:30] privacy. However, why do the

[1:08:31] innocent have to all the stuff

[1:08:33] of information have to be

[1:08:33] stored just because we passed

[1:08:38] by certain street. How long

[1:08:40] does this information stolen?

[1:08:42] It and also found out that

[1:08:43] it's $114,000 a year. I'm not

[1:08:47] clear, but it's fan for that.

[1:08:48] The city does that come out to

[1:08:50] jso is budget. Speaking about

[1:08:56] that share. See that You all

[1:08:57] have decided to spend $750,000

[1:09:01] for consulting that they can

[1:09:02] tell you all aware best to put

[1:09:05] the jail in our city, that

[1:09:06] companies from Miami. Where do

[1:09:07] they know what we want? The

[1:09:09] jail? You mean to tell me

[1:09:10] there's not one consulting

[1:09:13] firm in this city that you all

[1:09:14] can pay to take care of it?

[1:09:15] Because do they know that the

[1:09:17] people don't want this jail in

[1:09:19] certain neighborhoods? That's

[1:09:20] not fair. Just because you

[1:09:22] have the just because

[1:09:23] negotiated that down. From one

[1:09:24] point, something million

[1:09:26] dollars to 7.50 That's still

[1:09:27] not right. I'm sure that

[1:09:28] someone in the city that can

[1:09:29] do that. Thank you.

[1:09:33] >> Thank u next. We have Trey

[1:09:35] Ford and our next 5 after Trey

[1:09:35] will be Casey Jones Roxy

[1:09:41] McLeod. Hardison.

[1:09:41] >> William Barker and Jennifer

[1:09:50] Kelly. MR. Port, thank you.

[1:09:52] Trey Ford representing do also

[1:09:54] on the water Conservation

[1:09:57] addresses on file. Also

[1:09:57] representing Florida Fish Prep

[1:09:58] Rico, which is a chamber of

[1:10:00] commerce for gardeners and

[1:10:01] growers.

[1:10:02] >> And I was on the steering

[1:10:02] committee for the Dew Off Food

[1:10:04] Policy Council. So want to add

[1:10:06] some perspective by now.

[1:10:08] Pretty much everybody should

[1:10:08] know that it's permissible to

[1:10:10] grow your own food and share

[1:10:12] with neighbors. We want to be

[1:10:12] cautious about the word farm

[1:10:15] when we drafted the the

[1:10:15] language because it can carry

[1:10:17] some con the connotation about

[1:10:18] livestock, which can open up a

[1:10:21] whole nother can of worms, pun

[1:10:22] intended. The real

[1:10:24] conversation brewing is about

[1:10:26] urban agriculture market

[1:10:28] gardens and small farms inside

[1:10:28] Jacksonville's neighborhoods.

[1:10:29] I want to expand the

[1:10:31] conversation beyond just

[1:10:32] fable. Zoning towards access

[1:10:34] to funding and other

[1:10:35] resources. Fredy Guarin Act is

[1:10:36] about economic development and

[1:10:38] act and access to quality

[1:10:41] food. We keep seeing recalls

[1:10:42] in the news lettuce recently.

[1:10:44] The jalapenos. And it's a

[1:10:44] reminder of how fragile our

[1:10:45] reliance on the national food

[1:10:48] supply really is. As we

[1:10:49] approach an official ordinance

[1:10:52] on urban agriculture. I ask

[1:10:53] you to consider programs that

[1:10:55] encourage citizens to start

[1:10:56] businesses that can start by

[1:10:57] directing city resources

[1:10:59] toward uf Ifas Extension

[1:11:01] office and refunding the

[1:11:02] Duval. So the water

[1:11:03] Conservation District, which

[1:11:04] host to start farming, mentor

[1:11:04] ship, which I was a part of

[1:11:08] the 2021 we've seen filmmakers

[1:11:09] and artists received $10,000

[1:11:12] stipends, which I support. And

[1:11:13] I'd ask that you imagine that

[1:11:14] same kind of investment

[1:11:15] towards direct towards local

[1:11:16] growers and agribusiness

[1:11:18] owners. Honorable members of

[1:11:19] the council, which imagine how

[1:11:23] good can get Jacksonville were

[1:11:24] able to gain real independence

[1:11:26] from the federal food system

[1:11:27] through a hole, local

[1:11:27] gardeners, farmers and

[1:11:30] agribusiness owners. Thank

[1:11:30] you.

[1:11:42] >> Thank u Casey Jones.

[1:11:46] >> How you Casey 7 to 5 for

[1:11:49] street, South Jacks Beach.

[1:11:53] Hear about the flock cameras

[1:11:56] and he does on the agenda.

[1:11:57] Thanks, Tom. This needs to be

[1:12:00] voted on. I I think both sides

[1:12:03] can vote. Book slowly becoming

[1:12:08] a police state. I I think he

[1:12:10] should be in and in this next

[1:12:13] Thomas voted on because, you

[1:12:14] know, it's called the 4th

[1:12:18] Amendment. And a half. It is

[1:12:23] amazing. So how many jso?

[1:12:24] Flock cameras are is seen by

[1:12:31] noaa. Over 400. So you leave

[1:12:32] your house. This is not a

[1:12:33] license tag reader. That's

[1:12:37] false. We all know what it's

[1:12:48] called. It's it's it's you're

[1:12:51] getting data tracked on where

[1:12:56] you go. Minute by minute.

[1:12:59] Every camera. That you pass

[1:13:06] by. You're being tracked. Both

[1:13:08] sides unanimously. Next

[1:13:09] meeting or the meeting after

[1:13:12] that. Get rid of these.

[1:13:13] There's already been 2 cities

[1:13:16] in the state of Florida.

[1:13:17] >> The hole I'm going I'm

[1:13:19] going Tallahassee. The whole

[1:13:22] state needs to get real. Let's

[1:13:24] don't leave it up. The city.

[1:13:30] The whole state. We just had a

[1:13:31] 250 anniversary. Happy

[1:13:36] birthday. And where slowly

[1:13:39] becoming a police state. It's

[1:13:42] scary. Think about it. It is

[1:13:48] so scary. Over 400 cameras, a

[1:13:51] recording you. And it's not a

[1:13:54] license tag plate reader. It

[1:13:57] said data. Minute by minute

[1:14:06] where you're going. This year.

[1:14:07] I want to know why the sitting

[1:14:09] on the agenda tonight. 2

[1:14:11] cities have already banned.

[1:14:14] Right. Thank you, sir.

[1:14:15] >> It's not enough time. Thank

[1:14:18] you. Our next speaker will be

[1:14:19] Roxy McLeod and Councilmember

[1:14:20] for District 7 would like to

[1:14:27] see you in the green room.

[1:14:27] >> It is honor once again to

[1:14:30] be here before you all. Thank

[1:14:32] you for letting me come and

[1:14:33] talk to. I'm Roxanne McLeod.

[1:14:36] My address is on file. I

[1:14:39] probably live in District 10.

[1:14:41] And I'm even a member of the

[1:14:45] cpac in Northwest and I'm here

[1:14:47] representing common Ground

[1:14:49] Community Garden, which is

[1:14:50] located in Panama Park

[1:14:52] neighborhood. It's one of our

[1:14:53] larger neighborhoods, but I

[1:14:57] believe that is the only.

[1:14:58] Garden that there isn't that

[1:15:01] whole neighborhood, which is a

[1:15:03] food desert and you MAY

[1:15:06] already know this, but done my

[1:15:07] research and there are way too

[1:15:09] many food deserts in our city.

[1:15:10] So, you know, good and well,

[1:15:14] but I'm here and representing

[1:15:16] and let you know that I stand

[1:15:21] for the freedom to Garden Act,

[1:15:22] but also please vote on the

[1:15:26] home occupations Bill. And you

[1:15:27] are definitely again, number 6

[1:15:29] or 7 inviting you to next

[1:15:31] Wednesday. That's not

[1:15:33] tomorrow. I usually wear my

[1:15:33] farmer's hat today. I'm

[1:15:37] wearing my teacher hat. Not

[1:15:38] tomorrow. But look at your

[1:15:39] calendar and put it on your

[1:15:41] calendar for next Wednesday.

[1:15:43] The 19th we'll be in the Dawn

[1:15:45] Davis room. You know where

[1:15:46] that is. And at 10, 15 in the

[1:15:49] morning, all be there. And I'm

[1:15:51] looking for you to be there.

[1:15:52] We'll talk a little bit more

[1:15:55] details about that freedom to

[1:15:57] Garden Act. I know there's

[1:15:57] more. I'm sure I'm going to

[1:16:03] say let me see this morning

[1:16:04] when I was wearing the garden

[1:16:07] hat, I loved what MISTER Has

[1:16:11] been said. Earlier. He was

[1:16:11] talking about the

[1:16:13] transformation of someone.

[1:16:17] Why? Because of the the

[1:16:19] environment that being in a

[1:16:20] garden does for love it when

[1:16:23] there's from a thing or now it

[1:16:25] does something to you. It gave

[1:16:26] that man that young man piece

[1:16:27] in it helped transform his

[1:16:30] life this morning I was in the

[1:16:33] garden trying to learn the new

[1:16:34] bus schedule for the kids that

[1:16:35] come and catch the bus on the

[1:16:36] corner where the garden is.

[1:16:37] They love to come to the

[1:16:39] garden. An old neighbor, old

[1:16:41] man walking. He stopped me. He

[1:16:42] said, you know what you're

[1:16:45] doing? And I said I'm having

[1:16:47] fun. I'm in the garden. He

[1:16:49] goes No. You are creating a

[1:16:52] safe place for these children.

[1:16:54] And he looked around and you

[1:16:55] know what he's talking about.

[1:16:59] It's that part sorry. Thank

[1:17:00] y'all. Come on in saying that

[1:17:01] you are ate it next is Micah

[1:17:08] Hardison. Good afternoon. My

[1:17:11] name is make a partisan car. I

[1:17:14] am a local beekeeper grow. Our

[1:17:15] food entrepreneur, educator

[1:17:15] and I am in support of the

[1:17:17] free to Garden Act.

[1:17:18] >> I just want to bring to

[1:17:19] state your address so that it

[1:17:24] sometime. Yes, I'm sorry. It's

[1:17:25] 1, 3, 5, 3, 4, or Admiral

[1:17:25] Court Jacksonville, Florida,

[1:17:27] 3, 2, 2, 1, 8, I just want to

[1:17:28] bring to the council's

[1:17:32] attention. The recent focus on

[1:17:33] our first comprehensive food

[1:17:35] plan. The state of the food

[1:17:37] plan and really how city

[1:17:40] leaders have recognized that

[1:17:41] food access and full

[1:17:42] resilience really are a

[1:17:43] central part of city planning.

[1:17:45] A lot of the food that we have

[1:17:46] probably most of the food that

[1:17:50] we have here travels very long

[1:17:54] and complicated supply chains.

[1:17:55] Hundreds and thousands of

[1:17:57] miles before it reaches

[1:18:01] Jacksonville, a resilient city

[1:18:02] can't. It's only depend

[1:18:03] exclusively on food. That's

[1:18:07] from somewhere else

[1:18:08] transported again, lots of

[1:18:09] miles and delivered to a

[1:18:12] limited number of outlets. We

[1:18:13] also have to build local

[1:18:15] capacity to feed ourselves the

[1:18:16] free to Garden Act is a

[1:18:17] practical step toward that

[1:18:20] goal. It allows more food to

[1:18:22] be grown and distributed. And

[1:18:24] so communities where it's

[1:18:26] needed. It also gives

[1:18:28] residents access to fresh or

[1:18:29] food from growers that they

[1:18:33] know and trust. While also

[1:18:34] allowing greater transparency

[1:18:35] about how that food is

[1:18:38] produced. Thank you. Thank u

[1:18:53] next of William Parker.

[1:18:56] Good

[1:18:57] afternoon Council members. My

[1:18:57] name is William Barker. My

[1:18:58] addresses on file.

[1:19:02] >> I am a could local

[1:19:05] entrepreneur and the community

[1:19:07] urban farmer. And I was just

[1:19:09] here to support the free 2,

[1:19:12] the free to guard that. And I

[1:19:13] just want to take time to

[1:19:16] paint a picture of. Wise and

[1:19:18] important coming from and to

[1:19:18] serve community and a local

[1:19:22] food as it myself. I wanted to

[1:19:23] bring you guys attention to

[1:19:26] the vast possibilities that

[1:19:28] urban development around

[1:19:30] community Garden brings to the

[1:19:31] community is more than just

[1:19:33] being able to grow full. But

[1:19:38] it offers education. And if we

[1:19:39] can expand the use of these

[1:19:40] urban farms into classroom

[1:19:44] settings. Areas that we

[1:19:47] continue to push workforce

[1:19:48] development, teaching students

[1:19:51] that are coming from these

[1:19:52] underserved communities,

[1:19:53] skills that are valuable that

[1:19:54] they can learn in their own

[1:19:55] communities outside of the

[1:19:57] school outside of the

[1:19:59] independent home in these

[1:20:02] areas. It off of and

[1:20:03] tremendous results and the

[1:20:04] community and I've seen it

[1:20:05] myself and I know a lot of

[1:20:06] times you guys are not always

[1:20:09] on the ground level and I just

[1:20:11] want you guys to paint a

[1:20:13] picture to see how the zoning

[1:20:17] issues came. Calls problems in

[1:20:19] the community on on a larger

[1:20:19] scale because a lot of towns

[1:20:22] funding is involved. Getting

[1:20:24] custom zoning to do more than

[1:20:24] just Grohl at a farm. If I

[1:20:27] wanted to other amendments to

[1:20:29] the community that will help

[1:20:33] educate students are oust him

[1:20:34] around. Other things like

[1:20:34] engineering being able to

[1:20:36] offer farm stands, being able

[1:20:38] to offer different levels of

[1:20:39] educational training outside

[1:20:43] of just growing full. Removing

[1:20:43] those barriers around the

[1:20:47] zoning would definitely help.

[1:20:49] All 4 of a wider and broader

[1:20:49] reach to what we can offer in

[1:20:52] these underserved communities.

[1:20:53] So going into the free to go

[1:20:54] there, I just wanted to paint

[1:20:56] that picture. So you guys to c

[1:20:57] is more than just growing food

[1:21:00] is being able to offer more to

[1:21:01] the community and the guardian

[1:21:04] be a entryway to offer these

[1:21:06] things and removing those

[1:21:08] barriers will help us do that.

[1:21:08] We understand we do have the

[1:21:10] right to grow and we know we

[1:21:12] can grow, but we want to paint

[1:21:14] a picture that is bigger than

[1:21:15] growing and the impact that it

[1:21:16] will make in underserved

[1:21:19] communities. Thank you. All

[1:21:20] right. Thank you. As Jennifer

[1:21:21] Kelly comes up, call out the

[1:21:23] next 5 speakers which will be.

[1:21:26] >> But Ash-Har Hobbs, Dragon

[1:21:29] Beloit, Valery Sproles. Jamie

[1:21:31] Travis Leonard and Wells tied.

[1:21:36] Jennifer Kelly, you are up.

[1:21:37] >> Good Evening City Council.

[1:21:37] My name is Jennifer Kelly and

[1:21:40] my address is on file. I'd

[1:21:42] like to begin by saying Shift

[1:21:45] laughed, chef to laughed,

[1:21:47] shift left. What does that

[1:21:50] mean? Business shift left

[1:21:51] means solving a problem as

[1:21:55] early as possible. When

[1:21:56] intervention is simpler and

[1:21:57] less expensive than waiting

[1:21:59] for the problem to become a

[1:22:02] much bigger issue. That's more

[1:22:03] expensive and more difficult

[1:22:03] to manage as it moves

[1:22:07] downstream. This is exactly

[1:22:10] what the trap neuter return

[1:22:11] and accessible spay and neuter

[1:22:14] programs do for Jacksonville.

[1:22:15] When we fund a surgery today,

[1:22:17] we aren't just helping one

[1:22:19] cat. We are preventing future

[1:22:20] letters. We are preventing

[1:22:24] sick animals, injured animals,

[1:22:25] animals that fight and need

[1:22:28] care from entering the system

[1:22:29] and generating animal

[1:22:30] concurrent control calls are

[1:22:31] producing another generation

[1:22:33] of community cats. That's

[1:22:37] what's called shifting left.

[1:22:40] When funding runs out. Re put

[1:22:42] production doesn't stop. The

[1:22:43] alternative is waiting until

[1:22:44] kittens are already born. And

[1:22:47] then asking the animal care

[1:22:50] and protective services, the

[1:22:50] Humane Society, volunteers

[1:22:53] foster homes to deal with the

[1:22:55] consequences. I want to know

[1:22:58] that this issue has a strong

[1:22:59] community response. I started

[1:23:01] the petition that has 591

[1:23:04] signatures as of this meeting.

[1:23:05] Right now. The program has run

[1:23:07] out of funding and the cost

[1:23:11] shifted to $25 per cat for

[1:23:12] many residents and volunteers.

[1:23:14] This out of pocket costs is a

[1:23:15] real barrier and is causing

[1:23:16] fewer people to participate in

[1:23:20] the tnr program. When the cost

[1:23:21] goes up, fewer cats get fixed.

[1:23:24] And the cycle continues. Not

[1:23:25] only does it continue, it

[1:23:26] exponentially grows as a

[1:23:29] problem. Right now the program

[1:23:31] is funded by Duval Cat Fix,

[1:23:33] which is funded by ordinance

[1:23:37] for license fees. Shifting the

[1:23:38] burden to consumers who

[1:23:39] actually take the time to

[1:23:42] register their pets and then

[1:23:43] Rosie's Fund, which is private

[1:23:46] donors kick in. It's not

[1:23:48] enough. So I'm asking the city

[1:23:49] to increase funding for the

[1:23:51] community cat and spay and

[1:23:54] neuter program by 100 to

[1:23:56] $150,000 to provide enough

[1:23:58] resources. I'm not asking you

[1:24:00] to spend more money on cats.

[1:24:01] I'm asking you to be a

[1:24:05] business and to invest earlier

[1:24:06] in the problem, right? Jackson

[1:24:07] now has to fear animal. Thank

[1:24:09] you and please shift.

[1:24:10] >> at your time. Latasha

[1:24:17] Hobbs.

[1:24:18] >> Good evening, everyone. My

[1:24:20] name is Latasha Hobbs

[1:24:23] addresses on file. I would

[1:24:24] also like to take a moment to

[1:24:26] acknowledge Rose Devoe mother

[1:24:28] of Gabriel DeVoe. She is. I'm

[1:24:33] here today. I am here today in

[1:24:35] honor of my forever. Only son

[1:24:36] Maurice Hobbs who was murdered

[1:24:39] in district 2 on JANUARY. 26

[1:24:40] 2017, just 2 days after

[1:24:43] celebrating his 18th birthday.

[1:24:44] As of today, it's been 3,484

[1:24:48] days of suffering that I never

[1:24:50] chose and cannot and can never

[1:24:52] undo. I stand before you not

[1:24:54] only as a constituent of

[1:24:55] district 3, but as the mother

[1:24:58] murdered child who has spent

[1:24:59] years living with the

[1:25:00] consequences of violent crime

[1:25:02] and fighting for justice. And

[1:25:03] today I want to talk about

[1:25:04] something that is

[1:25:07] uncomfortable but necessary

[1:25:08] community accountability. We

[1:25:09] talk about gun violence. We

[1:25:11] talk about violent crime. We

[1:25:11] talk about the need for more

[1:25:13] law enforcement, more

[1:25:16] resources and stronger laws

[1:25:17] and those conversations

[1:25:18] matter. But we also have to be

[1:25:21] willing to ask ourselves what

[1:25:21] responsibility do we have as a

[1:25:25] community have when we know

[1:25:26] who was committing violent

[1:25:28] crimes in choose to remain

[1:25:30] silent when someone is

[1:25:31] carrying illegal guns

[1:25:33] committing violent offenses or

[1:25:33] participating in violence

[1:25:35] there often people who know

[1:25:37] something, saw something,

[1:25:38] heard something and yet nobody

[1:25:41] speaks up. That silence has

[1:25:43] consequences. I'm asking those

[1:25:44] who know something to use the

[1:25:46] resources available to report

[1:25:49] information safely and

[1:25:49] anonymously when necessary. We

[1:25:51] cannot demand that law

[1:25:51] enforcement solve every

[1:25:54] violent crime while

[1:25:55] simultaneously withholding

[1:25:55] information that could help

[1:25:57] them solve it. And I would

[1:25:58] like to also acknowledge the

[1:25:59] men and women in law

[1:26:00] enforcement who show up every

[1:26:04] every day. Responding today,

[1:26:05] dangerous situations

[1:26:06] investigating crimes is stand

[1:26:09] with victims in our families.

[1:26:10] They have a difficult job. The

[1:26:12] sheriff's office deserves our

[1:26:13] respect. Our support in our

[1:26:15] partnership. They cannot see

[1:26:17] everything they cannot

[1:26:18] investigate what they don't

[1:26:20] know. Public safety a shared

[1:26:22] responsibility. If you want

[1:26:22] safer neighborhoods, we have

[1:26:23] to build a culture. We're

[1:26:24] protecting innocent lives

[1:26:26] matter. Moore's matters more

[1:26:27] than protecting someone

[1:26:28] committee violence. We have to

[1:26:29] stop confusing. Silence will

[1:26:31] but loyalty. Accountability is

[1:26:33] not retaliation. It's a

[1:26:35] prevention. It is about

[1:26:36] getting law enforcement, the

[1:26:37] information they need before.

[1:26:38] Another mother receives a

[1:26:40] phone call that changes her

[1:26:41] life forever. I know that pain

[1:26:42] personally. I'm the mother of

[1:26:45] a murdered child. Thank you

[1:26:45] for your time. Thank u next

[1:26:53] kept dragging Beloit.

[1:26:55] >> Oh, my gosh. It's me. Hi,

[1:26:55] I'm Brenna Malloy. My

[1:26:57] addresses on file with in. 300

[1:27:00] feet of my house. There are

[1:27:03] about 14 flock cameras. That's

[1:27:06] a lot. I literally cannot

[1:27:07] leave my neighborhood without

[1:27:07] this private corporation

[1:27:08] tracking my every move. I

[1:27:12] don't like it. So I a couple

[1:27:14] of things before you today.

[1:27:16] Actually, this is a list of

[1:27:17] 100 cities who have been in a

[1:27:20] agreement with flock or an lpr

[1:27:22] service and have chosen to end

[1:27:23] it. I'm hoping can add

[1:27:25] Jacksonville to that list.

[1:27:28] This is a list of 250 names of

[1:27:30] Jacksonville residents and

[1:27:32] coats. Every single one of

[1:27:32] them have signed petition

[1:27:35] which I am currently running

[1:27:35] to try and remove Alpr is from

[1:27:38] our city completely. We've

[1:27:39] talked a lot about it. I'm

[1:27:39] going to talk a little bit

[1:27:40] about something we don't talk

[1:27:42] about much, which is the Raven

[1:27:45] program. There are 3 Raven

[1:27:47] activated or raven equipped

[1:27:51] cameras within 300 feet of my

[1:27:52] house. Ray, then is the term

[1:27:54] for the one that listens to

[1:27:56] your voice. It listens to

[1:27:57] voices and it it was

[1:27:58] originally rolled out as a

[1:28:00] gunshot recognition software.

[1:28:03] It's really strange how this

[1:28:03] gunshot recognition software

[1:28:06] now also listens for signs of

[1:28:07] human distress. They didn't

[1:28:08] change it at all. It just

[1:28:12] magically gained that ability,

[1:28:13] which means it always have

[1:28:13] that ability switches,

[1:28:14] software around start

[1:28:15] marketing at a different way.

[1:28:18] It was always listening to the

[1:28:21] people talking around it. One

[1:28:22] of the cameras is right on the

[1:28:23] end of Yellow Pine Drive

[1:28:26] Yellow Pine Drive has a raven

[1:28:29] acquit flock camera right next

[1:28:31] to a child's home. There are 3

[1:28:33] children in this home and they

[1:28:35] are being listened to every

[1:28:36] single day that camera did not

[1:28:42] turn off. That turn away.

[1:28:43] We've already had one arrest

[1:28:44] from someone who decided that

[1:28:44] you guys were not going to do

[1:28:49] your jobs and act on removing

[1:28:50] these cameras and so tried to

[1:28:51] do it themselves because they

[1:28:52] felt their First Amendment and

[1:28:53] 4th Amendment rights were

[1:28:56] being violated. We are going

[1:28:59] to keep asking you to do this

[1:29:01] again. $144,000 is quite a big

[1:29:03] contract. But what you might

[1:29:04] not know is that every time a

[1:29:05] camera is damaged or comes

[1:29:08] down. We pay flock again. When

[1:29:12] they put up a new one. So

[1:29:13] people are mad. They're gonna

[1:29:13] keep breaking The cost is

[1:29:17] going to get bigger. Let's try

[1:29:18] moving left and stopping it

[1:29:20] before we end up doubling that

[1:29:21] cost because people are going

[1:29:23] to keep throwing rocks at the

[1:29:24] cameras. Guys.

[1:29:24] >> Thank u next. We have Spurr

[1:29:38] old.

[1:29:41] >> my name Valerie Sprawl. I

[1:29:44] am my address is 2.86 to

[1:29:45] Yellow Pine Drive in my lovely

[1:29:47] neighborhood in Arlington. I'm

[1:29:52] with I'm here to talk about

[1:29:57] flock and other Alp ours. I'm

[1:29:58] having a degree in computer

[1:30:00] science. I was surprised just

[1:30:01] how many flock cameras I

[1:30:05] witnessed here in Jax. Because

[1:30:07] it is not just a matter of

[1:30:07] privacy, but national security

[1:30:10] as well. Flock is not a

[1:30:12] governmental organization.

[1:30:13] It's a business that

[1:30:16] prioritizes profit. Because of

[1:30:17] this. They are not privy to

[1:30:18] the checks and balances. Our

[1:30:20] lovely government staff are

[1:30:23] beholden to. Because of this

[1:30:25] flock lies about their

[1:30:26] security and prove his

[1:30:29] relatively available. Flock is

[1:30:30] not only store license plate

[1:30:34] data. It stores the video both

[1:30:38] regular and infrared. They all

[1:30:40] have facial recognition. Every

[1:30:44] camera. Some park cameras,

[1:30:45] scammers Staradio Strachan

[1:30:49] mentioned. Flock cameras.

[1:30:52] Let's cameras also have iron

[1:30:53] mentioned. They have patient

[1:30:56] outcomes. Official commission

[1:30:57] all this information is by

[1:31:02] default stored for 30 days.

[1:31:04] It's also us and not.

[1:31:09] Encrypted. All of these

[1:31:09] cameras are also incredibly

[1:31:12] happy. Couple. Because each

[1:31:13] and every camera has its

[1:31:16] computer. Any hacker can

[1:31:18] hockey's cameras and saw their

[1:31:19] own software changing how long

[1:31:21] that information is stored.

[1:31:22] And changing where that

[1:31:27] information MAY come. Cameras

[1:31:30] are throughout Jacksonville.

[1:31:31] And how that data can be used

[1:31:34] cannot only be used to. Stock

[1:31:35] and monitor information about

[1:31:39] office. Regular folk, but also

[1:31:43] every single one of you.

[1:31:45] Information start by flock

[1:31:46] cameras has already been used

[1:31:49] a stock. Several women. Were

[1:31:53] former partners of police

[1:31:53] officers and other cities

[1:31:58] throughout the United States.

[1:32:00] Video information that maybe

[1:32:01] someone could extract from a

[1:32:02] pla camera could also be used

[1:32:06] to say. Okay, thank you. Thank

[1:32:06] you. Next we have Jaime

[1:32:15] Travers, Leonard.

[1:32:16] >> Good Evening City Council.

[1:32:17] My name is Jamie Thomas

[1:32:19] Leonard, my addresses on file

[1:32:22] like to start off by inviting

[1:32:24] everybody on the dias to the

[1:32:25] Emerald Trail as line cleanup

[1:32:27] this Saturday from 9 to 11,

[1:32:28] it's being hosted by your

[1:32:29] side. Pride and groundwork.

[1:32:31] Tax. Hope to see you there.

[1:32:32] Second, I'd like to talk about

[1:32:33] something a little closer to

[1:32:35] the heart. I apologize I get a

[1:32:35] little emotional.

[1:32:38] >> And that is retention pond.

[1:32:39] Safety last Wednesday, a

[1:32:43] little boy. With autism near

[1:32:44] my neighborhood drowned in

[1:32:45] retention pond after being

[1:32:49] missing for several hours a

[1:32:50] lot of the community was

[1:32:52] looking for him. I know the

[1:32:53] jso was out. We had the

[1:32:53] helicopters flying over my

[1:32:56] neighborhood. I think

[1:32:57] everybody on the ground did

[1:32:59] everything they cut. But I

[1:33:01] fear that the city council

[1:33:02] could have done more prior to

[1:33:04] this inciting incident. C 2

[1:33:06] other little boys with autism

[1:33:10] drowned in 2021. That was

[1:33:11] Gavin Doyon and Mohamed Noor.

[1:33:14] And at that time the city

[1:33:16] council was supposed to

[1:33:18] address the lack of protective

[1:33:20] infrastructure around

[1:33:21] retention ponds. And it

[1:33:24] clearly has not. I'm asking

[1:33:27] the city Council. To take that

[1:33:28] initiative back up again. We

[1:33:33] have. Regulations, Florida

[1:33:35] pool regulations for personal

[1:33:36] pools. Florida regulations

[1:33:39] require that barriers. For any

[1:33:40] new or remodeled pool be

[1:33:43] protected with by a four-foot

[1:33:44] area with no gaps large enough

[1:33:45] for a small child prof to

[1:33:49] climb over. I'm asking that we

[1:33:50] have similar protections for

[1:33:53] residential retention ponds. I

[1:33:53] recognize that we can't

[1:33:54] protect every body of water.

[1:33:57] We live in Florida. It's a

[1:33:58] coastal city, but I think

[1:34:00] there's more we can do to try

[1:34:03] and protect these kids.

[1:34:07] Because kids don't scene storm

[1:34:07] water, infrastructure. They

[1:34:09] see a shiny little lake. So

[1:34:10] once again, I'm calling on all

[1:34:14] of you. To pass something 2

[1:34:16] add in some protection for

[1:34:17] children. They're getting too

[1:34:22] close to the spot. Thank you.

[1:34:23] >> There are actually 2

[1:34:23] council members that has to

[1:34:24] speak with you. We can't have

[1:34:26] them both the same time. So

[1:34:27] ladies, first, some as

[1:34:28] payments going to be too. And

[1:34:30] then MISTER Gaffney Junior.

[1:34:32] >> We'll follow up and our

[1:34:35] next speaker is wealth tied.

[1:34:35] And then the remaining

[1:34:36] speakers can come forward

[1:34:42] after Bo have Brooke Dube, Tom

[1:34:42] Maguire, John Janey Antony's

[1:34:46] Cook.

[1:34:47] >> My name is well as taught

[1:34:48] in my address is on file and

[1:34:49] I'm a member of take em down

[1:34:53] Jax. I was watching Bryan

[1:34:54] Stevenson this morning. He's

[1:34:54] the director of the Equal

[1:34:56] Justice Initiative. And he

[1:34:57] spoke about the narrative. In

[1:35:02] America. And how the North won

[1:35:04] the war, the Civil War. But

[1:35:04] the South.

[1:35:09] >> One, a narrative. To put it

[1:35:11] bluntly that narrative has

[1:35:11] always been blacks are

[1:35:12] inferior and whites us a

[1:35:15] period. I raise this part of

[1:35:17] the narrative because it has

[1:35:18] allowed rich white folks over

[1:35:22] the past 400 years to carry

[1:35:22] out untold misery and

[1:35:23] suffering towards

[1:35:23] African-Americans and all

[1:35:27] people of color. The narrative

[1:35:27] has allowed redlining to be

[1:35:31] put into law. The narrative

[1:35:32] allowed major highways to run

[1:35:35] through black communities,

[1:35:37] driving down the value of land

[1:35:39] and that propaganda. That

[1:35:40] narrative was that they were

[1:35:46] getting rid of slums. In

[1:35:46] Jacksonville through that

[1:35:51] narrative. Is the medical

[1:35:52] examiner's office Mort in the

[1:35:57] black community. If not for

[1:35:58] the community organizing there

[1:35:59] would have also been a

[1:36:01] drive-thru liquor store. Part

[1:36:02] of that narrative is, you know

[1:36:03] how black people love their

[1:36:06] liquor. Now you want to put

[1:36:11] concrete. In the black

[1:36:15] community. With no concern

[1:36:15] about the negative and harmful

[1:36:19] environmental costs. So the

[1:36:24] cycle continues. When are you

[1:36:25] all going to do something to

[1:36:32] stop this cycle? All right,

[1:36:43] next we have Brooke, Don Dube.

[1:36:45] >> Good evening. My name is

[1:36:46] Brooke Dube. I live at 85. 0,

[1:36:47] 5 Cordoba Avenue and I've been

[1:36:50] volunteering with traveling to

[1:36:51] return, an art for community

[1:36:51] catch in Jacksonville for

[1:36:54] about 2 years now. In that

[1:36:55] time, I've helped get over in

[1:36:56] the community. Cat fixed,

[1:37:00] investigated. I've seen

[1:37:00] firsthand how important a dual

[1:37:02] Catholics program is to our

[1:37:04] communities at end of each

[1:37:05] fiscal year, funding is

[1:37:07] provided to every pet that

[1:37:07] because the need is so high.

[1:37:08] The sponsor often exhausted

[1:37:11] within just a few months after

[1:37:12] that, many cats have to wait

[1:37:13] for help or rely entirely on

[1:37:13] volunteers trying to find

[1:37:17] other resources. Right now

[1:37:18] cost is $25 per unknown cat

[1:37:20] through every pet that MAY not

[1:37:21] sound like much for one cat,

[1:37:23] but it adds up quickly

[1:37:23] volunteers who are helping

[1:37:24] track multiple cats across

[1:37:28] different communities. Many

[1:37:29] caregivers also simply cannot

[1:37:31] afford the fee and volunteers

[1:37:32] are already paying for traps

[1:37:32] supplies, transportation and

[1:37:33] countless hours of our own

[1:37:36] time. While volunteer and I've

[1:37:37] seen the impact, the delay tnr

[1:37:39] can have kittens are born into

[1:37:40] difficult conditions can

[1:37:41] become sick. Mother catch

[1:37:42] struggle to survive up

[1:37:44] reducing litter after litter.

[1:37:45] Now, cats often get injured

[1:37:45] and fights and wonder Miles

[1:37:47] neighborhoods looking for

[1:37:49] mates. Every time funding runs

[1:37:50] out, it becomes harder prevent

[1:37:51] that cycle from continuing

[1:37:52] because community cats

[1:37:54] reproduce so quickly. Tnr is

[1:37:56] one of the most effective and

[1:37:57] humane ways to reduce the

[1:37:59] outdoor cat population prevent

[1:38:02] future leaders allows cast to

[1:38:03] be vaccinated against diseases

[1:38:03] improve their overall health.

[1:38:04] It reduces the number of cats

[1:38:05] that eventually enter

[1:38:07] shelters. It also reduces

[1:38:08] nuisance behavior such as

[1:38:08] fightin sprain and loud mating

[1:38:09] calls, which benefits

[1:38:12] neighborhoods as well. I

[1:38:13] understand that our city has

[1:38:16] many important priorities. I

[1:38:16] respectfully ask the city

[1:38:17] Council to consider increase

[1:38:18] and maintain and fund and dual

[1:38:20] Catholics program. Right? So

[1:38:25] that it. Continues haven't

[1:38:25] been done throughout the

[1:38:27] entire year rather than the

[1:38:28] first few months and running

[1:38:29] out. Thank you for your time

[1:38:32] and for consideration.

[1:38:33] >> All right. Thank you. Next

[1:38:41] we have Tom Maguire. Good

[1:38:42] evening, ladies and Gentleman.

[1:38:44] I am Tom Maguire. 4, 7, 1, 1,

[1:38:45] heard or road Jacksonville,

[1:38:47] Florida, 3, 2, 2, 1, 0,

[1:38:48] >> Before I start complaining

[1:38:49] tonight, I would like to give

[1:38:51] to creators for events

[1:38:54] recently in the city, very

[1:38:55] pleased with the Johnson and

[1:38:58] Johnson, an active your

[1:39:00] expansion. Good It brings jobs

[1:39:02] to area that really needs jobs

[1:39:05] and we need more of that. So I

[1:39:07] hope y'all continue on in

[1:39:11] that. And hey, jso aviation

[1:39:12] unit finally achieved

[1:39:13] something of note resulting in

[1:39:14] the seizure of several

[1:39:18] vehicles and that's great and

[1:39:19] happy for that. But I'm not

[1:39:20] sure if that justifies the

[1:39:22] expense of the Union. Now

[1:39:27] let's get to the complaining.

[1:39:28] Still struggle to understand

[1:39:29] how in a time of declining

[1:39:33] servant City revenue and the

[1:39:36] pending vote on the property

[1:39:36] tax amendment. We're even

[1:39:38] considering building a new

[1:39:44] jail. We have spent $750,000

[1:39:44] to find a new location. But

[1:39:47] we've not wanted any money.

[1:39:49] Study how much money it would

[1:39:51] take to renovate and repair

[1:39:55] the old jail to make a fair

[1:39:56] comparison. We need both

[1:40:01] datasets on that. We cannot

[1:40:03] make an informed decision

[1:40:06] without that. I also believe

[1:40:07] the information that we are

[1:40:09] using on the cost savings or

[1:40:13] having a new jail does not

[1:40:15] take every aspect of it into

[1:40:16] consideration. You're going to

[1:40:18] be building a much larger

[1:40:20] campus, which you will have to

[1:40:23] maintain and secure every

[1:40:25] single foot of a jail has to

[1:40:26] be secured. That's going to be

[1:40:35] expensive going on. Another

[1:40:36] thing is we're all mostly

[1:40:37] considering locations on the

[1:40:40] outskirts of the city. So

[1:40:40] transporting the inmates to

[1:40:43] the jail to there. Very many

[1:40:44] court appearance is it's going

[1:40:46] to be an enormous cost. And

[1:40:47] that's something we need to

[1:40:50] take into account, too. I

[1:40:51] really can't believe that this

[1:40:54] is the one issue that you all

[1:40:56] and the mayor's office. Found

[1:40:58] that you can bipartisan Lee

[1:40:59] support because it's really

[1:41:04] just a bad idea. Thank you.

[1:41:05] >> Thank u next fresh out of

[1:41:06] the Baker County has seen

[1:41:07] insane asylum. We have John

[1:41:16] Jay new

[1:41:17] >> Really low. I John Jelly.

[1:41:18] Roll intangible, good boy

[1:41:21] resiliency. New to tracing go.

[1:41:22] Say's Bascom Road

[1:41:24] Jacksonville, Florida, 3, 2,

[1:41:25] 2, 1, 6, city council district

[1:41:29] 4 Scott Wilson, cpac planning

[1:41:30] district 3, which was a no

[1:41:31] show at the Finance Committee

[1:41:34] meeting for cpac. Cip

[1:41:39] corruption in Pots. Bird we've

[1:41:40] got some massive backroom

[1:41:43] deals on our waterways and a

[1:41:45] school board district 3, Cindy

[1:41:47] Pearson in her brilliant idea

[1:41:49] for charter school public

[1:41:50] school field trip Public Park

[1:41:54] on Pottsburg Creek, 2025, 0,

[1:41:57] 6, 7, That's a Duval County

[1:42:00] public schools. She oj windy

[1:42:01] Con city of Jacksonville. You

[1:42:01] know, that's a amendment. 3

[1:42:07] stuff. Alright, big shout out.

[1:42:13] 2 Rd. The real do Ron and 600

[1:42:17] wbo be 6 to 9 am Monday

[1:42:18] through Friday. Now elections

[1:42:23] are AUGUST 18th. I'm voting

[1:42:23] for anyone who will pardon

[1:42:27] noon. Be addressing agenda

[1:42:34] items? For 2026, 0, 3, 6, 7,

[1:42:41] 6, 27, 2026, 0, 5, 0, 5. Cip.

[1:42:43] 29 30 31. That's opioid 30 to

[1:42:47] 2026, 0, 5, 11 Kids Hope

[1:42:49] Alliance. 33 2026 0, 5, 1, 2,

[1:42:53] That's Jay e a 35 2026. 0, 5,

[1:42:56] 7, 0. That's jta. Okay. Here

[1:42:59] we go. 39 20. 26. 0, 5.70 This

[1:43:04] is the e-bikes ppp

[1:43:04] public-private partnership now

[1:43:08] be wearing my cia. Cycling

[1:43:13] includes accidents. So a big

[1:43:14] shout out to Morgan and

[1:43:16] Morgan. Harold Harrell, Fair

[1:43:18] or Andy Bike Friendly

[1:43:19] Amendment 3 public Park on

[1:43:23] Pottsburg Creek, cpac. 3 cip

[1:43:24] cycling in Plattsburgh, State

[1:43:27] of Florida. This is tdc

[1:43:29] tourism stuff. Kay agenda item

[1:43:31] 40 just under 14 seconds. 43

[1:43:37] 2026. 0, 5, 7, 4, 85 2026. 0,

[1:43:39] 5, 5, 2, waterways. Vote no.

[1:43:42] Twenty-twenty 6, 0, 6, 0, 1,

[1:43:44] The Northeast, Florida

[1:43:45] regional currently MR. Duty

[1:43:46] when you come back for all and

[1:43:49] are you stick to them? Last

[1:43:50] speaker is that he's cook if

[1:43:51] there any councilmembers in

[1:43:51] the

[1:43:52] >> green room come on back

[1:43:58] when needed for a quorum.

[1:43:59] >> My name is Denise Cook. My

[1:44:01] addresses on file. Good

[1:44:03] evening, everybody. I'm going

[1:44:03] to be pretty brief tonight. I

[1:44:07] was kind of all over the place

[1:44:08] last Want to stay a little bit

[1:44:11] more focus tonight. Want to

[1:44:12] talk about cpac. Want to talk

[1:44:13] about the neighborhood Bill of

[1:44:14] Rights. I want to talk about

[1:44:18] that. I agree that I was a

[1:44:22] good idea to slow down the

[1:44:23] building in downtown so that

[1:44:23] we can look at the incentives

[1:44:26] that were passing out to

[1:44:27] businesses. You know, we have

[1:44:28] a lot of things happening

[1:44:29] downtown with uf and there

[1:44:32] should be some organic

[1:44:35] development within our city

[1:44:38] that will stem from that. So

[1:44:39] let's you know, let's hope

[1:44:39] some of the incentives that

[1:44:42] were passing out like Candy. I

[1:44:44] so I'm glad of that. I also

[1:44:47] want to say that, you know,

[1:44:48] there's some good development

[1:44:50] on the West side that I'm

[1:44:51] unhappy to see as far as the

[1:44:52] Army training facility and

[1:44:54] things like that.

[1:44:56] >> I do want to talk about

[1:44:58] redlining as always. There's

[1:44:59] digital redlining. There's

[1:44:59] environmental redlining.

[1:45:01] There's regular zoning,

[1:45:03] redlining. We're going to

[1:45:04] continue to talk about this

[1:45:05] until there's some more equity

[1:45:08] in our city. We've made some

[1:45:13] slight progress. What are we

[1:45:17] doing as we grow? And

[1:45:17] gentrification to starts

[1:45:21] taking place the Northwest.

[1:45:22] Are we going to protect the

[1:45:23] people that have been there

[1:45:24] for 80 years? Are we going to

[1:45:27] let them be pushed out?

[1:45:27] Because the development is

[1:45:30] going to happen? So I want us

[1:45:31] to really think about this and

[1:45:34] think about our land use and

[1:45:35] zoning and really be

[1:45:36] purposeful with our decisions

[1:45:36] that were that were putting

[1:45:40] forth. I think that's about it

[1:45:44] tonight. I hope everybody has

[1:45:45] a good evening and we'll see

[1:45:49] in a couple weeks. Thank you.

[1:45:51] PRESIDENT That concludes our

[1:45:54] public comment for tonight,

[1:45:56] And we are going to recognize

[1:45:57] Councilmember heirs who want

[1:45:57] speak about his notice

[1:46:00] meeting. I believe.

[1:46:00] >> Yes, And thank you, MR.

[1:46:02] PRESIDENT for allowing some

[1:46:05] time here. So just to put it.

[1:46:06] But it points very quick for

[1:46:07] the council members. Here is

[1:46:08] the fact that next week when

[1:46:09] have a public notice many as

[1:46:11] you heard on the free to guard

[1:46:13] night, there have been I want

[1:46:14] to see 1000 cars today and 975

[1:46:17] have been from that community.

[1:46:17] So I definitely encourage you

[1:46:22] guys to come out meet with us.

[1:46:23] Just have some concerns.

[1:46:24] They're entrepreneurs. They

[1:46:25] want to make sure that they

[1:46:27] have the right to grow. But in

[1:46:27] conjunction with out, there's

[1:46:29] also another bill in the

[1:46:31] process, the home occupation

[1:46:33] build, which was introduced by

[1:46:34] COUNCILMAN Peaceful and Chris

[1:46:37] Minor. That bill has been

[1:46:38] deferred since MAY 12. What

[1:46:40] started the 12 says going on 3

[1:46:43] months now. And so my question

[1:46:45] to MISTER Fall. Why want to

[1:46:45] know what the status is

[1:46:48] without? Because in order to

[1:46:48] to pass is free to guard a

[1:46:49] night or 2. Even start had a

[1:46:52] conversation on this. We do

[1:46:52] have this bill home occupation

[1:46:56] on the rocks prior to that.

[1:46:57] >> Through the PRESIDENT To

[1:46:58] Councilmember Arias. So it's

[1:46:59] currently being deferred and

[1:47:00] committees. It's a sign of

[1:47:03] both rules in the land use and

[1:47:04] zoning committees. I would

[1:47:05] have to either deferred to the

[1:47:07] it one of the introduce ERs or

[1:47:09] to Michelle r MISTER Harvey to

[1:47:10] express why the committees

[1:47:11] have been continuing one or

[1:47:13] one of the chairs MAY be able

[1:47:15] to address And I know council

[1:47:16] regains your committee is

[1:47:17] being deferred. I'm not

[1:47:18] mistaken. Do you are?

[1:47:19] >> So what would you guys? I

[1:47:22] too lioness to what's going on

[1:47:22] with that?

[1:47:23] >> We're addressing committee

[1:47:27] next week. We can next week.

[1:47:28] Michigan, you're recognized

[1:47:33] like to address.

[1:47:36] >> Due chair the council will

[1:47:38] be addressing it based on the

[1:47:39] introduce years, if they're

[1:47:41] ready to move forward with it

[1:47:44] or not. We kinda, we're all be

[1:47:48] just really, really unknown.

[1:47:50] There. Desire on I was only

[1:47:51] asking because when we have

[1:47:52] the meeting next week, the

[1:47:53] communities want to know

[1:47:54] what's going on with that

[1:47:55] because

[1:47:56] >> that essentially enables

[1:47:59] residents to be able to have a

[1:47:59] business in their home and

[1:48:02] also sell their products in

[1:48:02] their homes. So it's a your

[1:48:04] meeting will be before it will

[1:48:05] be before saw. I'll go with

[1:48:07] you on that pardon. But once

[1:48:08] again, just want to out and

[1:48:09] buy you guys next week the 4

[1:48:10] to see you guys thank you. All

[1:48:14] right. Thank you. MRS.

[1:48:15] >> All right. As PRESIDENT And

[1:48:16] is now time for public

[1:48:19] hearings beginning on Page 16

[1:48:20] council members to declare any

[1:48:20] ex parte communications.

[1:48:21] Anyone wishing to speak on the

[1:48:22] following bills complete a

[1:48:23] speaker card and you'll be

[1:48:25] allowed 3 minutes to speak.

[1:48:26] State law requires public

[1:48:27] hearings. If you provided your

[1:48:29] address on the forms, credit

[1:48:30] don't wish to state on the

[1:48:31] microphone that you're

[1:48:32] permitted to that. You're a

[1:48:33] resident of Duval County or

[1:48:35] not, but we encourage you to

[1:48:36] be more specific. Your

[1:48:37] location will likely impact

[1:48:38] the weight given to your

[1:48:39] comments. Councilmembers MAY

[1:48:40] obtain. The speakers addressed

[1:48:41] from the floor leader. All

[1:48:41] comments should be addressed

[1:48:43] to the council as a whole and

[1:48:46] not to any member individually

[1:48:47] Bella to complete the form

[1:48:47] provided including the

[1:48:49] provision of any address on

[1:48:50] the formal me. Your name will

[1:48:51] not be called for the public

[1:48:52] hearing, MR. Secretary, please

[1:48:57] read the Bills. 2026. 3. 76

[1:49:01] 4.20, for 21. 5, 0, 5, 5, 0,

[1:49:02] 6, 5, 0, 7, 5, 0, 9, 5, 10, 5,

[1:49:06] 11, 5, 12, 5, 13, 5.14

[1:49:12] >> 5, 31 5.30, to 5. 69. 5. 75

[1:49:13] 71. 5. 72 5, 73, 5, 74. 5. 75.

[1:49:18] 5. 77. 5. 78 5.79 by the 85.

[1:49:22] 81 5.80, to 5, 83, 5, 84, 5.85

[1:49:25] 5, 86, 5, 87, 5, 88 5.89 2026.

[1:49:31] 1. 22 1. 23 one. 26 1.27 4. 34

[1:49:34] 31 for 75. 4. 76 4.77 For 78

[1:49:39] for 79 for ad. 41. 42 5. 23,

[1:49:41] 5. 24 5. 25 26 5. 27 5. 28 5,

[1:49:44] 29 5.30 These public hearings

[1:49:47] are all open.

[1:49:49] >> All right. We're on Page 16

[1:49:51] item. 24 2026, Dash, 0, 3, 7,

[1:49:52] 6, I have one Speaker card.

[1:50:00] John Mooney.

[1:50:00] >> Oh,

[1:50:03] >> I and John Jay new

[1:50:05] >> Jacksonville City Council

[1:50:08] resolution 2023, 0, 1, 9, city

[1:50:09] Council district 4 cpac, 3

[1:50:12] school board district 3. All

[1:50:15] right. This is massive

[1:50:18] sweeping legislation and home

[1:50:22] occupations. You know, put on

[1:50:24] there Amendment 3 home

[1:50:24] occupations Park on Pottsburg

[1:50:28] Creek. You know, it's gonna be

[1:50:31] in Easy but not and waterways

[1:50:32] are neighborhoods, you know,

[1:50:35] just 5 days ago I attended the

[1:50:36] executive committee, the

[1:50:37] Northeast, Florida Regional

[1:50:38] Council at 7 counties. And

[1:50:44] right here. Number 11,

[1:50:45] potential impacts of property.

[1:50:47] Tax reform is pain. Now, the

[1:50:51] reason just mentioning this,

[1:50:51] you know, you're changing

[1:50:56] everything on this. So, you

[1:50:57] know, the public hearings and

[1:50:59] we continued to SEPTEMBER 8th.

[1:51:01] 26, I just wanted to be on the

[1:51:02] record when I go to all these

[1:51:02] other counties really

[1:51:05] throughout the state of

[1:51:06] Florida, you know, the

[1:51:07] implications that this

[1:51:08] legislation is going to have

[1:51:09] for everyone in Duval County,

[1:51:10] Jacksonville, thank you for

[1:51:15] listening. That's a cards.

[1:51:16] PRESIDENT.

[1:51:16] >> Its public hearings

[1:51:17] continued to SEPTEMBER 8th

[1:51:18] Twenty-twenty 6. Alright,

[1:51:22] turning the page MAY 17 item

[1:51:23] number. 25 2026. Dash 0, 4, 2,

[1:51:26] 0, no speaker cards. This

[1:51:28] public areas closed, move. The

[1:51:29] bill. We have a motion and

[1:51:32] second on the bill. Seeing no

[1:51:33] speakers in the cute up about

[1:51:46] a quarter vote.

[1:51:49] >> 16 yeas, 0 nays.

[1:51:52] >> By your vote. 2026, 0, 4,

[1:51:53] to 0 passes. I'm number 26.

[1:51:56] 2026 Dash, 0, 4, 2, 1, I have

[1:51:57] no speaker cards as public

[1:52:00] hearings close the amendment.

[1:52:01] We have a motion and second on

[1:52:02] the amendment. No speakers in

[1:52:03] the queue will take the vote

[1:52:04] early on favor of the

[1:52:04] amendment indicate by saying

[1:52:05] Aye.

[1:52:06] >> again say no. The amendment

[1:52:08] passes move the bill as

[1:52:09] amended. Have a motion and

[1:52:11] second on the bill as amended.

[1:52:12] No speakers in the queue.

[1:52:22] Let's open about a quarter of

[1:52:24] >> 16 yeas, 0 nays.

[1:52:28] >> By your vote. 2026 0. 41

[1:52:29] passes. All right. Moving on

[1:52:31] the page 27 2026, Dash, 0, 5,

[1:52:32] 0, 5, 5, 1, Speaker card. John

[1:52:45] New knee.

[1:52:46] >> Hello.

[1:52:46] >> I am John j. Noon. A

[1:52:50] Jacksonville City Council

[1:52:51] resolution 2023 0, 1, and city

[1:52:52] Council district 4 cpac, 3

[1:52:55] school board district 3. Now

[1:52:56] this is an ordinance adopted

[1:53:01] address. MISTER Nanny. 83 56

[1:53:01] Bascom road.

[1:53:07] >> Jacksonville, Florida.

[1:53:10] >> so 2026, 0, 5, 0, 5, as the

[1:53:11] cip stuff as required like

[1:53:15] chapter one, 22 to public

[1:53:21] property now. Ended last night

[1:53:24] Southwest cpac.

[1:53:28] >> All the all 6 cpac. Are

[1:53:31] supposed to be submitting. You

[1:53:33] know, their cip projects. I

[1:53:37] saw the finance Committee

[1:53:37] Urban Core cpac. You know,

[1:53:41] rate at the table and you know

[1:53:41] what? They've got millions

[1:53:44] that's going to be in here.

[1:53:46] And I I'm curious because

[1:53:46] you're going to be changing

[1:53:47] it. You know, they had some

[1:53:50] roadways stuff.

[1:53:51] >> So, you know, you're going

[1:53:54] to be allowing for roadway

[1:53:54] resurfacing to be included in

[1:53:56] the list of capital

[1:53:56] improvement projects for 26

[1:54:00] 27. No fiscal year. But where

[1:54:03] I'm going with it is.

[1:54:04] >> You know, the other to see

[1:54:06] packs, you Gray, Arlington.

[1:54:08] >> And cpac, 3 was a no show.

[1:54:14] I mean, it is tough. So so

[1:54:17] anyway, you again at last

[1:54:18] night's Southwest see packed.

[1:54:22] Here's the agenda. And I'll

[1:54:23] tell you, they don't have

[1:54:26] anything for cip. So I just

[1:54:29] want to be on the record. You

[1:54:30] know, cip classrooms and pints

[1:54:34] per. Think of amendment 3. And

[1:54:38] so I'm just down to a minute.

[1:54:40] But I wanted to speak to that.

[1:54:43] And remember, with rc packs

[1:54:45] were getting crushed. With

[1:54:53] them. You know. Jay, a jta the

[1:54:53] warning on the agenda. Ogc

[1:54:56] does mills on the cip. I don't

[1:54:59] see it. All right. That's

[1:55:03] Yeah. See if he's big. So

[1:55:04] anyway, classrooms and

[1:55:06] Pottsburg. Thank you for

[1:55:07] listening. That's our last

[1:55:14] speaker. Spokane closed.

[1:55:15] >> All right. The next 2

[1:55:17] items. 28 29 2026. To 0, 5, 0,

[1:55:19] 6 2026 Dash, 0, 5, 0, 7, did

[1:55:20] not have any speaker cards.

[1:55:21] These public hearings are

[1:55:24] closed item number 30 2026. 0,

[1:55:25] 5, 0, 9. I have one speaker

[1:55:33] card. Jaime Travers Lent.

[1:55:37] Minutes later. You still here.

[1:55:39] So that is our own speaker

[1:55:41] card. It's public areas

[1:55:44] closed, moving on to item. 31

[1:55:45] 2026. Or 0, 5, 1, 0. I have no

[1:55:46] speakers. It's public areas

[1:55:52] closed. Turning the page to

[1:55:53] page 20 item, 60 Twenty-twenty

[1:55:54] 6 0, 5, 1, 1, I have one

[1:55:59] speaker card. The item 30 to

[1:56:02] 2020 success or 5, 1, 1, any

[1:56:03] please stick to the bill.

[1:56:08] Please take

[1:56:10] >> I and John Jay New

[1:56:11] Jacksonville City Council

[1:56:12] resolution 2023, 0, 1, and

[1:56:16] city Council district 4 cpac

[1:56:17] planning district 3 school

[1:56:23] board district 3. And 2026, 0,

[1:56:24] 5, 1, 1, It's 50 million

[1:56:27] bucks. From various

[1:56:31] contingency accounts for Kids,

[1:56:32] Hope Alliance. And, you know,

[1:56:33] it ended the AUGUST 5th, you

[1:56:36] know, Kids Hope, Alliance.

[1:56:38] And, you know, just going with

[1:56:41] it. You know, it's just in

[1:56:42] finance. It's not

[1:56:44] neighborhoods. Rules should go

[1:56:44] everywhere because we're going

[1:56:46] to be handing out a lot of

[1:56:52] money. And you know, again,

[1:56:52] what I just want to bring to

[1:56:55] everyone's attention. And even

[1:56:57] at that kids Hope Alliance

[1:57:00] meeting is this amendment 3.

[1:57:02] And the potential. You know,

[1:57:07] for? You know, other counties

[1:57:09] and how Duval County can

[1:57:13] really be a leader with this

[1:57:14] if you tighten or waterways.

[1:57:15] All right. Thank you for

[1:57:16] listening.

[1:57:17] >> Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT.

[1:57:17] That's our last speaker. This

[1:57:22] program is closed item number.

[1:57:23] 33 2026 there. Sara, 5, 1, 2,

[1:57:23] We have one speaker cards,

[1:57:30] John Noonan.

[1:57:33] >> The low I and John j noon

[1:57:34] in Jacksonville City Council

[1:57:37] resolution 2023 0, 1, 9, in

[1:57:38] City Council district 4 cpac,

[1:57:40] 3 school board district 3.

[1:57:44] Okay. This is Jay Yea, stuff.

[1:57:49] And you You got the office of

[1:57:51] General Counsel and the

[1:57:52] auditor's office MAY goal

[1:57:54] change necessary. To

[1:57:57] effectuate the council's

[1:57:58] action. Just remember the

[1:58:03] River Accord. You that was,

[1:58:04] you know, going to for

[1:58:08] waterways. And unison to the

[1:58:10] bill. MISTER Ghani. Yeah.

[1:58:11] Well, you got budget stuff in

[1:58:14] there. And you know that that

[1:58:17] was a big consideration, you

[1:58:18] know, septic tanks that have a

[1:58:20] twenty-twenty 403, to 5, no

[1:58:24] building community. I I've

[1:58:27] been to those jta meetings. So

[1:58:28] anyway, again, I just want to

[1:58:33] get on the record with Jay a

[1:58:34] and Jay said been Heather

[1:58:36] expanding these other

[1:58:40] counties. And, you know, so

[1:58:41] when I go and pull up the

[1:58:42] stuff from a year 2 years, 3

[1:58:45] years with j a that don't know

[1:58:47] what I was talking about. And

[1:58:49] then I just shared with all of

[1:58:51] you tonight. All right. Thank

[1:58:52] you. Thank you. As counsel

[1:58:54] before we go any further,

[1:58:55] there were 16 people behind

[1:58:56] you in about 25 in front of

[1:58:58] you that all want to see their

[1:59:00] government move efficiently.

[1:59:00] So please, if you have

[1:59:01] something important to

[1:59:02] Sanibel, you're always welcome

[1:59:02] to sign up for any public

[1:59:03] hearing. But

[1:59:05] >> please reserve that for

[1:59:06] important things so everyone

[1:59:07] else can move on with their

[1:59:10] lives. Thank you. Also a

[1:59:11] COUNCILMAN Lane your

[1:59:12] neighboring district council.

[1:59:12] Like to see you in the Green

[1:59:14] Room, MR. Nanny.

[1:59:15] >> So that's the last card on

[1:59:16] that one. As PRESIDENT. It's

[1:59:20] probably there is closed item

[1:59:21] number. 34 $0.26 or 5, 1, 3,

[1:59:23] no speaker cards. This public

[1:59:27] hearing is closed item number

[1:59:29] 30, twenty-twenty 6 Dash 0, 5,

[1:59:35] 1, 4, have 2 speaker cards.

[1:59:37] One speaker cards, And Timothy

[1:59:43] Jones.

[1:59:46] >> I am John Jay new Standing

[1:59:48] by to go into the green room.

[1:59:54] All right. 83 had just 6. But

[1:59:55] ask them Jacksonville,

[1:59:56] Florida, 3, 2, 2, 1, city

[2:00:00] council. District, 4 cpac

[2:00:01] planning district 3 school

[2:00:06] board district 3 Twenty-twenty

[2:00:06] 6, 0, 5, 1, 4, 1.8 million

[2:00:08] from the suspect. Special

[2:00:10] counsel continued seeing to

[2:00:14] jta. Again, this is going to

[2:00:15] be approving the fiscal year.

[2:00:20] 26 to 27 budget for the jta.

[2:00:23] So again, this is in finance

[2:00:26] to rules to you see packs or

[2:00:27] waterways. You know, again, I

[2:00:27] can just show you even last

[2:00:32] night. You know, cpac jh to be

[2:00:36] in all the seat packs. Same

[2:00:37] thing with that there are no

[2:00:41] shirt, no Okay. Well.

[2:00:41] >> All right. All right. Let's

[2:00:42] pause, MISTER Colors. You're

[2:00:48] recognized. MR. Nanny. I have

[2:00:48] been one of the friendliest

[2:00:52] councilmembers to And you know

[2:00:53] that I have known you a long

[2:00:56] time. And rather you keep

[2:00:58] coming up here time and time

[2:01:00] again. You're not making a

[2:01:05] point. So what you're doing? I

[2:01:05] don't care about being held

[2:01:07] up. I could be held up. I can

[2:01:08] sit here and listen. Listen,

[2:01:10] listen. Lot of people back

[2:01:13] here, though. Are going to

[2:01:14] want to get up and hear their

[2:01:17] bills. There's people here

[2:01:17] that have important bills.

[2:01:18] They want to talk to and they

[2:01:20] want to get to their points.

[2:01:22] And you're not. And you're

[2:01:25] holding them up. Now, John,

[2:01:27] you know that that is not.

[2:01:32] Polite. And you are a polite

[2:01:33] person. You know your manners.

[2:01:35] But you're breaking right now.

[2:01:35] So that's the point I want to

[2:01:38] make to him. And I've known

[2:01:41] this man for a long time. And

[2:01:42] you know, what you're doing is

[2:01:45] repetitive. It's out of order.

[2:01:47] And if you do it again, I

[2:01:47] bring the point of Did the

[2:01:51] other night. Most top. This is

[2:01:53] out of my character. I don't

[2:01:55] like doing this. But also

[2:01:57] don't like to good people held

[2:01:58] up because somebody wants to

[2:02:01] get the attention of the

[2:02:03] diocese and not make a point

[2:02:05] and just ramble on. It's not

[2:02:08] fair. For fairness. Ok, I gave

[2:02:12] you a nice resolution.

[2:02:13] Commending you because you've

[2:02:15] done good things. The people

[2:02:15] appear they will take that

[2:02:16] away from you. And I won't do

[2:02:20] it. Because I like to err on

[2:02:23] the side of kindness. You need

[2:02:25] to err on the side of

[2:02:29] kindness. Tonight. Stop Okay.

[2:02:30] Your point is well taken.

[2:02:31] Thank you. MISS A new knee.

[2:02:36] You have a minute. 47 left.

[2:02:37] >> he said it was what the

[2:02:38] coach I I do well Well, thank

[2:02:39] you. And and you know, I go to

[2:02:42] the jta meetings and, you

[2:02:45] know, a raise.

[2:02:45] >> And you know, this is for

[2:02:48] the pair transit. And you know

[2:02:49] what? All I want to just bring

[2:02:54] to everyone's attention is

[2:02:54] that, you know, when you do

[2:02:59] that tend jta meeting. And

[2:03:00] whoever it is, should take

[2:03:01] hope that transportation to

[2:03:05] the meeting. And I have

[2:03:05] demonstrated over a period of

[2:03:10] time. You taking the Skyway,

[2:03:15] for example. And then report

[2:03:16] reporting back. We're showing

[2:03:20] up in a jta board meeting.

[2:03:21] >> And again, here you have,

[2:03:23] you Jill says the but well,

[2:03:24] the book on the bill is for

[2:03:27] the paratransit program. You

[2:03:30] know, and you know, for the

[2:03:30] 1.8 million. So I'm just

[2:03:33] saying and using this period

[2:03:36] of time, is that going forward

[2:03:40] when you everyone? Especially

[2:03:41] just cpac meetings. If it had

[2:03:42] a public place in the meeting

[2:03:45] starts at 5. Whoever is

[2:03:46] representing jta should be

[2:03:47] taking public transportation

[2:03:48] to that meeting. All right.

[2:03:51] Thank you.

[2:03:52] >> Thank you. As new next

[2:04:05] speaker Khartoum Atd Johnson.

[2:04:07] >> Good evening, everyone.

[2:04:11] They said my name. The address

[2:04:13] is 1, 8, 0, 0, The Knicks

[2:04:15] court. State your name as

[2:04:18] well. So that, again, you

[2:04:19] state your name from his Web

[2:04:19] summit, the d Jones and

[2:04:22] senior. Thank you.

[2:04:26] Representing District 7.

[2:04:26] Brooklyn, Riverside and San

[2:04:32] Marco. MR. Pelosi. Are you

[2:04:33] doing? We'd like to see you at

[2:04:34] the scene. That when you get

[2:04:37] an opportunity? We are going

[2:04:40] to reassemble is the Brooklyn

[2:04:40] Community Development

[2:04:44] Corporation. We have to elect

[2:04:46] new It's been dormant for a

[2:04:50] little while, but that's part

[2:04:52] of this bill. This is the tt a

[2:04:54] pair transit program into MR.

[2:04:55] PRESIDENT.

[2:04:56] >> Please do quickly, sir. So

[2:04:59] specifically for San Marco.

[2:05:00] There are no books coverings

[2:05:04] from Philips. Although we do.

[2:05:07] Let's round number 17. Case in

[2:05:12] point. On what we hear. As the

[2:05:15] week for the books. Musser was

[2:05:19] dry. When I left the House. I

[2:05:20] use an umbrella to sue me from

[2:05:21] the sun because there's no

[2:05:24] coverage. With this budget.

[2:05:28] Hope. That bill address that.

[2:05:35] Because my dry cleaning bill.

[2:05:36] It's really all I got to say

[2:05:39] about that. A lot of folks

[2:05:40] that I talk to on the bus, I'm

[2:05:44] not satisfied. They I guess he

[2:05:48] left for job. So he was saying

[2:05:49] all these great things about

[2:05:51] what he did. But you'll have a

[2:05:54] good.

[2:05:54] >> All right. Thanks,

[2:05:55] PRESIDENT. That's our last

[2:05:58] speaker. Probably going close.

[2:05:59] All right. I'm 36 2026 0, 5,

[2:06:03] 3, 1, witness be carts. But

[2:06:04] we're going close a number. 37

[2:06:05] 2026 or 0, 5, 3, 2, of 3

[2:06:07] speaker cards. Kristen Reed.

[2:06:12] >> Alibi.

[2:06:12] >> Nancy Marie settled and

[2:06:27] Jamie me some answers.

[2:06:36] Good

[2:06:37] evening, Kristin. Read 1, 2,

[2:06:40] 7, 4, 0 Gram Bay Parkway West.

[2:06:41] >> So eat 23, 50 Jacksonville,

[2:06:43] Florida, 3, 2, 2, 5, 8, I'm

[2:06:44] really here for questions.

[2:06:47] Only

[2:06:48] >> You know, when a new

[2:06:49] market, I guess I'm still

[2:06:49] hazing you for being back in

[2:06:52] the in the public sector.

[2:06:54] Private sector. Sorry about

[2:06:55] that. Next speakers, Nancy

[2:06:58] Marie Settle followed by. Who

[2:06:59] does wish to speak all of us.

[2:06:59] Met the series is now or

[2:07:06] speak.

[2:07:08] >> Good evening, Nancy Marie

[2:07:10] Settle address on file

[2:07:13] District, 7 Seed pac, 5

[2:07:13] Northwest Jax. I'm here to

[2:07:15] talk about concrete, healthy

[2:07:18] neighborhoods and redlining

[2:07:19] specifically a plan to allow

[2:07:23] the operation of a concrete

[2:07:24] batch plant in the vicinity of

[2:07:26] Tell Kings crossing cra,

[2:07:29] although the land-use

[2:07:30] currently in the area part

[2:07:33] light industrial. The has p

[2:07:34] you d request that a concrete

[2:07:38] batch plant be allowed.

[2:07:39] Current zoning light

[2:07:42] industrial. Those plans are

[2:07:44] expressly prohibited concrete

[2:07:45] batch plants produce high

[2:07:47] levels of particulate matter

[2:07:48] deaths which can cause serious

[2:07:50] health implications for people

[2:07:52] living nearby. They also bring

[2:07:53] high truck traffic and noise

[2:07:53] that can occur around the

[2:07:59] clock. This 17 acre proposed

[2:08:00] facility. Part of that acreage

[2:08:02] is included in the Kings who

[2:08:04] tell crossing community

[2:08:06] redevelopment area.

[2:08:08] >> And that's an area the city

[2:08:09] has committed millions of

[2:08:10] dollars to uplift this

[2:08:11] historically underserved

[2:08:11] district through retail,

[2:08:15] housing and commercial

[2:08:17] corridor enhancements, a new

[2:08:18] heavy industrial use like

[2:08:19] concrete black batch plant is

[2:08:20] incompatible with that

[2:08:21] mission. All 19 of you guys

[2:08:26] sit on that board.

[2:08:29] >> there

[2:08:29] >> residents nearby. And I'm

[2:08:30] just here to say the

[2:08:32] degradation of the

[2:08:32] environmental quality will

[2:08:34] further the historical blight.

[2:08:37] That's this area has

[2:08:38] experienced. This is a part of

[2:08:40] a historically marginalized

[2:08:42] and underinvested section of

[2:08:44] the city closely tied to the

[2:08:45] legacy of discriminatory,

[2:08:50] local zoning. Redlining. So

[2:08:52] let's slow this down and ask

[2:08:53] ourselves if we really want to

[2:08:54] continue on this path. The

[2:08:56] city of Jackson said we down

[2:08:57] and that's why we do have the

[2:09:01] Kings to tell crossing cra to

[2:09:02] stop redlining and to improve

[2:09:03] these historically neglected

[2:09:10] neighborhoods.

[2:09:13] >> These areas Moncrief they

[2:09:13] want it. It's going to be

[2:09:14] Lincoln Villas, Carver manner

[2:09:16] in Sherwood Forest children

[2:09:17] and residents will be exposed

[2:09:19] to excessive noise and

[2:09:20] pollution produced by a

[2:09:25] concrete block plant. There is

[2:09:27] an industrial land use in this

[2:09:29] area today because of

[2:09:30] historical red line in and

[2:09:32] it's light industrial. Let's

[2:09:34] not bring in a heavy use

[2:09:34] concrete batch plant into

[2:09:40] these neighborhoods. It's not

[2:09:41] compatible with where the

[2:09:42] direction the city is going.

[2:09:46] We put millions of dollars

[2:09:47] into to tell Kings crossing

[2:09:49] area. Let's not backtrack

[2:09:51] that. And then make it into

[2:09:53] like a lot more heavy

[2:09:54] industrial. And let's slow it

[2:09:56] down just a bit. I'm part of

[2:09:58] cpac and their meeting this

[2:10:02] week. 5, thank you.

[2:10:03] >> All right. Thank you. And

[2:10:05] the last card again with

[2:10:06] Samantha Serious, who does not

[2:10:07] wish to speak and she opposes

[2:10:07] the legislation. Public

[2:10:12] hearings closed. All right.

[2:10:14] Turn the page page. 22 item.

[2:10:15] 38 2026, Dash, 0, 5, 6, 9, We

[2:10:18] have no speaker cards. It's

[2:10:20] public areas. Number. 39,

[2:10:22] 2026, Dash, 0, 5, 7, 0, I have

[2:10:23] 3 speaker cards starting with

[2:10:28] John. My Kathleen Pereira. And

[2:10:32] Jaime Travers learned. MR. And

[2:10:40] New Knee. He's in support.

[2:10:46] Well, didn't come on down.

[2:10:47] Ronnie Bikes.

[2:10:48] >> All right. Thought you had

[2:10:56] called them first. I am. John.

[2:11:01] Evil Knievel. Mooney 83. 56

[2:11:01] Bascom Road Jacksonville,

[2:11:04] Florida, 3, 2, 2, 1, 6, and

[2:11:05] city council district 4 cpac,

[2:11:08] 3 school board district 3. Now

[2:11:10] this, you know, this is bbb

[2:11:12] stuff. Boylan's beautiful

[2:11:21] Bill. And you I'm taking this

[2:11:22] opportunity because this is

[2:11:23] sweeping legislation not only

[2:11:25] in Duval County, but you

[2:11:27] really throughout the entire

[2:11:32] state. So and they can to

[2:11:34] donations. One will be used to

[2:11:36] 2026. For that's the Parks

[2:11:38] Trust Fund. Great here. And

[2:11:45] then the other is 2026, 0, 3,

[2:11:46] 9, 6, 0, e d said on the bill.

[2:11:49] As said. And that's the movie

[2:11:54] Trust Fund. So no, right now

[2:11:55] you've got rules,

[2:12:00] neighborhoods t e u. And more.

[2:12:02] That's right. I'm done. Thank

[2:12:03] you for listening. He still

[2:12:05] wanted. Observe your point of

[2:12:08] order. MISTER College.

[2:12:13] >> And Pereira your that

[2:12:13] works.

[2:12:14] >> My name is Kathleen. Per my

[2:12:17] information is on file. It

[2:12:19] looks like walking is rapidly

[2:12:21] becoming a luxury because soon

[2:12:22] it's going to be mandatory to

[2:12:24] buy pedestrian insurance from

[2:12:26] all the encounters with bikes

[2:12:28] e-bikes scooters and even

[2:12:29] motorcycles. Bush think that

[2:12:31] those sidewalks are extra 2

[2:12:33] way highways that make them

[2:12:35] immune from any traffic laws,

[2:12:38] especially speeding. Less more

[2:12:41] legislation of this type is

[2:12:44] defined and more importantly

[2:12:45] enforced. There's going to be

[2:12:46] a lot of very happy new

[2:12:48] insurance brokers and very

[2:12:50] broken pedestrians lying on

[2:12:51] the sidewalks, pass this bill

[2:12:52] and even stronger ones. Thank

[2:12:54] you.

[2:12:55] >> All right. Thank you. And

[2:13:01] last is Jaime Travers letter.

[2:13:02] >> Good Evening City Council.

[2:13:04] My name is Jimmy Travis Honor.

[2:13:04] My addresses on file. I am in

[2:13:08] support of 26 5.70 I don't

[2:13:08] have too much to say on this.

[2:13:09] Honestly. My only ask is that

[2:13:13] kids using e-bikes. This is

[2:13:15] grown over the years because

[2:13:16] they lacked transportation

[2:13:17] other forms. So as we continue

[2:13:19] to pass legislation around

[2:13:21] e-bikes and ordinances that

[2:13:22] deal with what is and isn't

[2:13:23] allowed, which I do agree with

[2:13:25] him not being on sidewalks as

[2:13:26] a reminder, I hope that we

[2:13:29] continue to look at

[2:13:30] alternative transportation

[2:13:31] options for our kids to get to

[2:13:34] and from school. As I said,

[2:13:35] this is a very popular mode of

[2:13:37] transportation at this moment.

[2:13:38] So by adding restrictions, you

[2:13:39] are now limiting their access

[2:13:40] to get to and from school.

[2:13:43] Thank you.

[2:13:44] >> All right. Thank you, MR.

[2:13:44] PRESIDENT. It's our last art.

[2:13:47] Public hearings closed.

[2:13:49] Turning the page to page 23 on

[2:13:53] 40 2026. To 0, 5, 7, 1, and

[2:13:53] one Speaker card. Jamie Travis

[2:14:00] Leonard.

[2:14:01] >> Good Evening. City

[2:14:02] COUNCILMAN Name is Jay Thomas

[2:14:03] Leonard by addresses on file.

[2:14:05] This will be quick as well. I

[2:14:07] do want to come in support of

[2:14:09] 26, 5, 7, 1, Homelessness is

[2:14:11] close to my heart ace live in

[2:14:12] the riverside area for many

[2:14:13] years. And I got very familiar

[2:14:13] with a lot of the transient

[2:14:16] population over there. On a

[2:14:17] first-name basis with a lot of

[2:14:18] people in the area for many

[2:14:21] years. They looked out for me.

[2:14:22] And so any initiatives that I

[2:14:25] see come up where we are

[2:14:26] helping transit transition

[2:14:29] people away from homelessness.

[2:14:31] I support wholeheartedly. I do

[2:14:32] also reminder as we look at

[2:14:33] these transitional policies

[2:14:34] and hopefully continue to grow

[2:14:35] these programs. Remember that?

[2:14:38] Not everyone who is unhoused

[2:14:39] is on the street. There are a

[2:14:40] lot of people who are sleeping

[2:14:42] in their cars, their families.

[2:14:43] So just please keep that in

[2:14:47] mind as you do continue to

[2:14:48] grow these programs and

[2:14:49] hopefully continue to help our

[2:14:50] unhoused population transition

[2:14:51] into being housed again. Thank

[2:14:53] you.

[2:14:54] >> All right. Thank you.

[2:14:56] That's our last speaker cards.

[2:14:57] PRESIDENT. All right. This

[2:14:58] public hearing slow-moving

[2:14:59] emergency. We have a motion

[2:15:02] and second on the emergency.

[2:15:03] Seeing those speakers and he

[2:15:04] will take the boat early all

[2:15:05] in favor of emergency to get

[2:15:07] by saying Aye. Again saying no

[2:15:09] emergency passes. I move the

[2:15:09] amendment. We have a motion

[2:15:12] and second on the amendment.

[2:15:14] Seeing no speakers in the

[2:15:14] queue will take the amendment

[2:15:15] vote fairly. All those in

[2:15:17] favor indicate by saying Aye,

[2:15:18] again saying No, the amendment

[2:15:19] passes move the bill as

[2:15:22] emergency as amended. We have

[2:15:23] a motion and second on the

[2:15:23] bill as an emergency and as

[2:15:25] amended. No speakers and he

[2:15:36] open about a quarter vote.

[2:15:39] >> 18 yeas, 0 nays.

[2:15:42] >> By your vote, 2026, 0, 5,

[2:15:42] 7, 1, passes, MR. PRESIDENT

[2:15:45] the next 2 items, 2026, Dash,

[2:15:46] 0, 5, 7, 2, and 2026 Dash, 0,

[2:15:48] 5, 7, 3, have no speaker

[2:15:51] cards. These public hearings

[2:15:52] are closed, turned up a space.

[2:15:55] 24 in 43 2026, Dash, 0, 5, 7,

[2:15:55] 4, I have 2 speaker cards,

[2:16:05] Knee and Jamie Travis Leonard.

[2:16:08] >> Hello, I am John Jay New

[2:16:11] Jacksonville City Council

[2:16:12] resolution 2023, 0, 8, 1, 9,

[2:16:13] and city Council district 4

[2:16:15] cpac, 3 school board district

[2:16:17] 3 and full support of the

[2:16:18] legislation.

[2:16:23] >> Address least MISTER 83.

[2:16:23] 56.

[2:16:25] >> Bascom road Jacksonville,

[2:16:27] Florida, 3, 2, 2, 1, 6, And

[2:16:32] you right here, you know, it's

[2:16:33] going to rules, neighborhoods

[2:16:35] to eu finance senator

[2:16:36] waterways. You've got the

[2:16:38] Navy, the Coast Guard, the

[2:16:39] merchant Marines near these

[2:16:41] cip careers in Pots. Bird Jay

[2:16:46] said stuff. You know. And so

[2:16:49] anyway, you know, public

[2:16:50] private partnerships, you

[2:16:51] know, and again, all I can

[2:16:53] tell you is this is a very

[2:16:54] positive amendment. 3, you

[2:16:58] know. It's going to be

[2:17:00] tremendous benefit. Thank you

[2:17:03] for listening.

[2:17:04] >> I thank u next Speaker

[2:17:12] Jimmy Travis Leonard.

[2:17:13] >> Good Evening City Council.

[2:17:14] Name is Jamie Thomas my

[2:17:15] addresses on file. I am here

[2:17:19] to support 26, 5, 7, 4, I

[2:17:19] mainly just wanted to come up

[2:17:22] to remind you all that while

[2:17:24] again in full support of this,

[2:17:25] I do believe in supporting our

[2:17:27] military by creating an

[2:17:27] ordinance that specifically

[2:17:29] encourages the creation of new

[2:17:31] jobs specifically for veterans

[2:17:32] and active-duty military

[2:17:33] service in Duval County. This

[2:17:34] is I this is literally

[2:17:36] diversity, equity and

[2:17:37] inclusion. So how you vote

[2:17:41] today? I will remember because

[2:17:43] we're coming up on budget

[2:17:44] review. And I remember last

[2:17:45] year's budget review and some

[2:17:47] of the stuff that you all set

[2:17:50] in that review. So keep that

[2:17:53] in mind. Thank you.

[2:17:54] >> That's our last Speaker,

[2:17:56] MR. PRESIDENT as public areas

[2:17:59] closed item number. 44 0, 5,

[2:18:00] 7, 5, 5, no speaker cards.

[2:18:04] This public areas closed.

[2:18:07] Moving on to pay. 25 45 2026?

[2:18:11] Or 0, 5, 7, 7, s p carts. The

[2:18:13] public closed move emergency.

[2:18:15] We have a motion and second on

[2:18:17] the emergency, you know,

[2:18:18] speakers in the queue. Let's

[2:18:20] vote early on. They favor

[2:18:20] indicate by saying Aye, aye or

[2:18:21] again saying that emergency

[2:18:23] passes move the amendment. We

[2:18:25] have a motion and second on

[2:18:27] the amendment. No speakers

[2:18:28] take the vote verbally all in

[2:18:28] favor of the amendment

[2:18:29] indicate by saying Aye, I

[2:18:32] again say no. Impasses move

[2:18:34] the bill as emergency as

[2:18:36] amended. We have a motion and

[2:18:37] second on the bill as

[2:18:38] emergency as amended. No

[2:18:39] speakers. It's open about a

[2:18:47] quarter it.

[2:18:51] >> 18 yeas, 0 nays.

[2:18:54] >> By your vote, 2026, 0, 5,

[2:18:55] 7, 7, passes. All right.

[2:18:57] Moving on. And 46, 2026, Dash,

[2:18:59] 0, 5, 7, 8, I have no speaker

[2:18:59] cards. This public hearing

[2:19:05] closed. Turning the page.

[2:19:06] We're online. 47 2026. There's

[2:19:09] 0, 5, 7, have one speaker card

[2:19:15] Travis Leonard.

[2:19:16] >> Good evening. City

[2:19:17] COUNCILMAN. A mission try to

[2:19:17] slander my address on file is

[2:19:20] my last time up here. Promise

[2:19:23] I support 26, 5, 7, 9, also

[2:19:25] maybe like we didn't you come

[2:19:26] last council meeting and

[2:19:27] oppose removing something from

[2:19:28] the noncompliance list. You'd

[2:19:30] be correct. So the reason I do

[2:19:32] support removing the a

[2:19:34] foundation where I did not,

[2:19:35] the fop foundations because in

[2:19:36] the bill summary it was

[2:19:38] explained to me what happened

[2:19:41] and the remedies this

[2:19:42] foundation is taking to

[2:19:45] rectify what put them on the

[2:19:46] noncompliance list and telling

[2:19:48] My understanding is there are

[2:19:49] several entities on the

[2:19:50] noncompliance list that will

[2:19:53] probably be getting similar

[2:19:54] bills about. So if you want me

[2:19:55] to come and support, we have

[2:19:57] to do is out in the details.

[2:19:59] Otherwise I will be up here

[2:20:01] posing, but as I said for 26,

[2:20:03] 5, 7, 9, I do support. Thank

[2:20:04] you. Last becomes PRESIDENT

[2:20:07] Spoke very close.

[2:20:08] >> We're going on. 48 2026

[2:20:10] Dash, 0, 5, 8, 0, app. One

[2:20:17] Speaker card John j

[2:20:22] >> Hello. I am John Jay New

[2:20:22] 83. 56 past merge actual

[2:20:26] Florida 3, 2, 2, 1, 6, and

[2:20:27] city council district 4 cpac

[2:20:27] planning District 3 school

[2:20:30] board district 3. And so this

[2:20:36] is an ordinance pro, putting

[2:20:38] 750,000 from the multi-year

[2:20:39] program initiative council

[2:20:40] districts, 6 cba contingency

[2:20:45] account. Noted for dredging of

[2:20:49] deep Bottom Creek and district

[2:20:49] 6. Now it's an average

[2:20:51] finance, but not in more ways.

[2:20:56] And I fully support it. And at

[2:20:57] the same time, you know, we

[2:20:57] just had watched the debate on

[2:21:00] that. Let me just say for a

[2:21:03] year. So in order to make this

[2:21:08] happen, run and mend. The 26

[2:21:11] to 35 year Cip capital

[2:21:12] improvement projects with see

[2:21:14] with cmp, you can do anything

[2:21:15] you know, with the cip.

[2:21:17] There's so much flexibility

[2:21:20] when it comes to that. And

[2:21:23] that's why with the cpac 6 e

[2:21:24] packs. So even let last night,

[2:21:27] cpac. There was even just the

[2:21:33] discussion. A waterway come

[2:21:35] access component. This using a

[2:21:36] cip. So anyway, I just wanted

[2:21:41] to speak to that full support

[2:21:42] of it. And congratulations,

[2:21:43] COUNCILMAN Boylan thank you

[2:21:46] for listening.

[2:21:49] >> All right. Thank you. That

[2:21:49] was our alas, because public

[2:21:51] areas close move the

[2:21:53] emergency. Motion a second on

[2:21:55] the emergency. No speakers in

[2:21:55] the queue will take this vote

[2:21:56] early on favor of emergency

[2:21:58] indicate by saying Aye, get to

[2:22:01] see no emergency passes of the

[2:22:01] bills. Emergency. We have a

[2:22:03] motion in second on the bill

[2:22:05] as an emergency. No speakers

[2:22:06] in the queue it up in about a

[2:22:18] quarter of it.

[2:22:18] >> 17 yeas, 0 nays. Spiro

[2:22:22] Twenty-twenty 6, 0, 5, 8, 0,

[2:22:22] passes. Moving on. And 49 0,

[2:22:24] 5, 8, 1, of no speaker cards

[2:22:30] bouquets lows. Page 27 on 50

[2:22:30] 2026 Dash 0, to have one

[2:22:31] Speaker card. Jamie

[2:22:37] transplant. This Leonard

[2:22:39] appears to have left the

[2:22:39] building. That's our only

[2:22:40] speaker. This public areas

[2:22:43] closed. All right. The next 3

[2:22:46] items item 2026 0, 5, 8, 3,

[2:22:49] 2026, Dash, 0, for 2026, Dash,

[2:22:50] 0, 5, 8, 5, have no speaker

[2:22:51] cards. These public hearings

[2:22:54] are closed item number. 54 on

[2:22:55] page. 28 2026, Dash, 0, 5, 8,

[2:22:56] 6, have one speaker card.

[2:23:10] Frank Cirillo. Good Evening

[2:23:11] City Council. My name is Frank

[2:23:13] Cerillo, 1300 Center Avenue

[2:23:13] apartment 12, 0, 5

[2:23:16] Jacksonville Beach, Florida.

[2:23:17] >> I'm a resident of

[2:23:17] Jacksonville and the Connor

[2:23:18] MISS By training and

[2:23:21] occupation. I asked the city

[2:23:23] Council vote to veto all jso

[2:23:23] budget appropriations until a

[2:23:24] former regulatory ordinance

[2:23:27] and removal framework for mass

[2:23:27] surveillance hardware is

[2:23:30] enacted in city code regarding

[2:23:32] flock cameras. The city

[2:23:32] council must not write a blank

[2:23:33] check for on monitored mass

[2:23:35] surveillance by placing

[2:23:37] legislative hold on jso budget

[2:23:39] Allocations Council starts its

[2:23:39] constitutional power of the

[2:23:41] purse to protect civil

[2:23:43] liberties mandate, full data,

[2:23:44] transparency and establish an

[2:23:45] orderly process to regulate

[2:23:48] and ultimately decommissioned

[2:23:48] an approved flock camera

[2:23:49] networks in Jacksonville.

[2:23:51] Thank you so much. That's our

[2:23:53] last Speaker. Vice PRESIDENT.

[2:23:57] So again, closed.

[2:23:58] >> emergency, we have a motion

[2:23:59] and second on the emergency,

[2:24:00] no speakers in the queue of

[2:24:01] overly all in favor of the

[2:24:02] mers indicate by saying Aye,

[2:24:03] again saying no emergency

[2:24:06] passes. The bill's emergency.

[2:24:07] We have a motion second on the

[2:24:09] bill as an emergency. No

[2:24:09] speakers took them about a

[2:24:20] quarter it.

[2:24:21] >> 16 yeas, 0 nays by your

[2:24:24] vote. 2026, 0, 5, 8, 6,

[2:24:24] passes.

[2:24:26] >> All right. Moving Page. 29.

[2:24:28] The next 2 items. 2026 to 0,

[2:24:32] 5, 8, 7 2026 Dash 0, 5, 8,

[2:24:33] have no speaker cards. These

[2:24:35] public hearings are closed

[2:24:36] item number 57, 2026, Dash, 0,

[2:24:37] 5, 8, 9, I have one speaker

[2:24:37] Card.

[2:24:43] >> John Jane.

[2:24:50] >> The low. I am John Jay new

[2:24:51] >> 83. 56 pass Comer.

[2:24:53] Jacksonville, Florida, 3, 2,

[2:24:54] 2, 1, an city council

[2:24:54] district, 4 cpac, 3 school

[2:24:57] board district 3. You know,

[2:24:59] with this. You know, relating

[2:25:02] the council rules, amending

[2:25:03] the council rules attendance

[2:25:10] and voting. And you know.

[2:25:11] Really just want to speak. I

[2:25:11] thought this was very similar

[2:25:14] to another piece of

[2:25:15] legislation. Maybe it's, you

[2:25:15] know, a lot and just go back

[2:25:19] and just look. I can't tell

[2:25:23] you how many times. The fact

[2:25:24] that I signed the attendance

[2:25:30] sheet. And then I wasn't

[2:25:31] recognized in the minutes or

[2:25:34] even being at a meeting. So

[2:25:36] these checks and balances.

[2:25:42] Impaired. So anyway and just

[2:25:43] full support and just wanted

[2:25:44] to be on the record. You know,

[2:25:47] for that. Thank you.

[2:25:48] >> That's our last speaker cut

[2:25:52] voters closed. We are moving

[2:25:54] on to public hearings on land,

[2:25:55] use amendments and companion

[2:25:58] rezoning Zion. 58 2026 or 0,

[2:26:00] 1, to 2. I have one speaker

[2:26:01] Card Smith Series does not

[2:26:03] wish to speak is in

[2:26:03] opposition. It's public areas

[2:26:05] closed move. The bill. We have

[2:26:07] a motion and second on the

[2:26:07] bill, give my colleagues

[2:26:09] minute to get him q if they

[2:26:09] need to seeing none something

[2:26:21] about where the vote.

[2:26:24] >> 16 yeas, 0 nays.

[2:26:28] >> By your vote, 2026, 0, 1,

[2:26:29] 2, 2 passes. We go to page 59

[2:26:32] 2026, there's 0, 1, 2, 3, have

[2:26:33] one speaker card, Samantha

[2:26:35] Series. And opposition

[2:26:37] questions on. Spokane is

[2:26:40] closed, move the amendment. We

[2:26:41] have a motion and second on

[2:26:45] the amendment. Because in the

[2:26:45] queue take the amendment boat

[2:26:47] early all in favor indicate by

[2:26:47] saying Aye, I again say no.

[2:26:49] The amendment passes move the

[2:26:50] bill as amended motion and a

[2:26:53] second on the bill as amended.

[2:26:53] No speakers. You open about a

[2:27:04] quarter of it.

[2:27:07] >> 15 yeas, one nay.

[2:27:11] >> By your vote. 2026, 0, 1,

[2:27:12] 2, 3, passes moving on item 60

[2:27:14] Twenty-twenty 6 Dash 0, 1, 2,

[2:27:17] 6, I have one speaker cards

[2:27:17] meant series and opposition

[2:27:20] does not wish to speak. This

[2:27:21] public hearings continued to

[2:27:24] AUGUST, 25th 2026. Item

[2:27:29] number. 61. 2026 0 one to 7. I

[2:27:30] one speaker card cement the

[2:27:30] series and opposition does not

[2:27:33] wish to speak. Case continued

[2:27:36] to AUGUST. 25th 2026. And

[2:27:37] number 62. 26 to 0, 4, 3, 0, p

[2:27:39] carts. But we close the bill.

[2:27:40] We have a motion and second on

[2:27:43] the bill. There are no

[2:27:44] speakers that's open them out

[2:27:55] of court

[2:27:58] >> 17 yeas, 0 nays.

[2:28:02] >> By your vote, 2026, 0, 4,

[2:28:03] 3, 0, masks. All right. And

[2:28:03] just a correction. For the

[2:28:04] record, I do have another

[2:28:05] speaker card on that item who

[2:28:05] does not wish to speak here

[2:28:06] for questions only in support.

[2:28:09] That was Brian Small. So we're

[2:28:14] now on item. 63. 2026, Dash,

[2:28:16] 0, 4, 3, one. I have one

[2:28:17] speaker card questions only

[2:28:19] Brian, Small and support

[2:28:19] seeing no speakers or

[2:28:20] questions. Public hearings

[2:28:22] close Bill, have a motion and

[2:28:24] second on the bill.

[2:28:25] >> No one in the queue it up

[2:28:33] in about a quarter vote.

[2:28:36] >> 17 yeas, 0 nays.

[2:28:40] >> By your vote, 2026, 0, 4,

[2:28:42] 3, 1, passes moving on item.

[2:28:43] 64. 26 or 0, 4, 7, 5, I have

[2:28:44] one speaker cards meant series

[2:28:45] and opposition does not wish

[2:28:48] to speak. Spokane is closed.

[2:28:49] Move the We have a motion and

[2:28:51] second on the bill. No

[2:28:52] speakers that's open about a

[2:29:06] quarter vote.

[2:29:11] >> 17 yeas, 0 nays.

[2:29:15] >> By your vote. 2026, 0, 4,

[2:29:16] 7, 5, passes. And once again,

[2:29:17] let the record reflect that

[2:29:18] MR. Small was here in support

[2:29:19] of this bill that and I wish

[2:29:20] to speak. That's on for some

[2:29:20] 5. Want to make sure his

[2:29:23] clients know he's doing his

[2:29:26] job. 65 Twenty-twenty. 6 0, 4,

[2:29:30] 7, 6, I have 2 speaker cards

[2:29:32] Smith, the series and

[2:29:32] opposition questions only and

[2:29:33] Brian Small and support

[2:29:36] questions only. Seeing no

[2:29:39] questions on the Spoken close

[2:29:40] move. We have a motion and

[2:29:42] second on the bill. Those

[2:29:42] speakers. So from about a

[2:29:51] quarter vote.

[2:29:54] >> 17 yeas, 0 nays.

[2:29:57] >> By a vote 2026, 0, 4, 7, 6,

[2:30:00] passes. All right. Moving on

[2:30:01] up 08:35am. 66 Twenty-twenty 6

[2:30:01] 0, 4, 4, 7, I have 2 speaker

[2:30:08] cards. Paul hard support. He

[2:30:10] does wish to speak or not.

[2:30:10] Questions only for MISTER

[2:30:11] Hart. And then we have

[2:30:12] Jacqueline Buckley. Buckley,

[2:30:16] are you here? She's now speak,

[2:30:18] but is in opposition of the

[2:30:19] bill. Those are our 2

[2:30:21] speakers. MISTER PRESIDENT.

[2:30:22] All right. It's public.

[2:30:28] Closed. Sarver online of 66. I

[2:30:33] have more speakers. Chrissie

[2:30:34] Klein follow So it's over the

[2:30:36] public. Thank you. So we have

[2:30:37] Christie climb. Followed by at

[2:30:40] least brush.

[2:30:47] >> Hawaii, me call free. And

[2:30:47] Laura Baucus, Klein does not

[2:30:52] wish to speak and opposition.

[2:30:55] She doesn't know. That does

[2:30:58] not wish speak at least brush

[2:31:00] question. Mark does not want

[2:31:02] to speak any coffee. Question

[2:31:06] marks as I wish to speak.

[2:31:07] Laura Baucus question marks as

[2:31:08] not wish to speak. Those are

[2:31:09] all the cards. All right.

[2:31:10] That's been case closed.

[2:31:17] Amendment. We're going to move

[2:31:18] the bill. Would you do have a

[2:31:22] 4 amendment still? 66 Mobile.

[2:31:22] >> All right. We have a motion

[2:31:24] a second on the bill reminder

[2:31:25] of when we're in Twenty-twenty

[2:31:26] 6, 0, 4, 7, 7, We have a

[2:31:28] motion a second on the bill.

[2:31:29] No speakers in the queue it up

[2:31:31] in about a quarter Oh, wait.

[2:31:31] We have a speaker in the

[2:31:37] queue. MR. Carter g you're

[2:31:37] recognize way to stop. And

[2:31:47] just in Yeah, yes, sir. The it

[2:32:01] is up and it's going go

[2:32:04] >> 17 yeas, 0 nays.

[2:32:05] >> By your vote, 2026, 0, 4,

[2:32:10] 7, 7, passes. All right. Item

[2:32:10] 67 Twenty-twenty 6 Dash 0, 4,

[2:32:14] 7, 8. I have number speaker

[2:32:15] cards starting with Jacqueline

[2:32:20] Buckley. Does not wish to

[2:32:21] speak in opposition. Paul

[2:32:23] Harden questions only and

[2:32:26] support Chrissie Klein.

[2:32:27] Questions only me call for

[2:32:31] questions. Only these are all

[2:32:32] question whether they support

[2:32:33] or oppose guests are going to

[2:32:33] look forward to the amendment,

[2:32:36] at least brush questions only.

[2:32:40] Not staying up and lore Baucus

[2:32:42] questions only questions on

[2:32:42] support or opposition. Those

[2:32:45] are all the speaker cards. All

[2:32:47] right. Before I close public

[2:32:47] hearing as a great time for

[2:32:49] anyone who MAY have expert

[2:32:50] today, we haven't declared it

[2:32:51] all ready to do so. I'll

[2:32:52] recognize MISTER Guaid

[2:32:56] followed by MR. Miller.

[2:32:58] >> Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT

[2:33:00] Claire's Parte received 4

[2:33:01] e-mails and opposition and has

[2:33:02] been filed with legislative

[2:33:04] services. Thank you. Thank

[2:33:05] you, sir. MR. Miller followed

[2:33:09] by MR. Pollution. Thank you,

[2:33:12] MR. PRESIDENT also rise to

[2:33:17] declare ex parte reviewed

[2:33:17] material regarding.

[2:33:19] >> As counties a position to

[2:33:19] the bill. And this has been

[2:33:20] filed with legislative

[2:33:23] services. Thank you, Sir. MR.

[2:33:27] Followed by MR. Mukherjee.

[2:33:28] Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT I

[2:33:29] asked him to the clerics

[2:33:30] against a spoken Krystal,

[2:33:32] Kenney, my office on AUGUST.

[2:33:34] 11th, she expressed concerns

[2:33:35] of redress response to a

[2:33:35] height in road with with the

[2:33:37] drive where size follow that

[2:33:39] with legislative services.

[2:33:40] Thank you, Sir. MR. Mukherjee

[2:33:43] followed by MISTER Lane and

[2:33:48] thank that well, the next has

[2:33:49] been filed with Chrissy Kenny

[2:33:50] is how you pronounce your last

[2:33:53] name. And Baucus yesterday at

[2:33:55] my insurance office and we

[2:33:56] discussed their concerns about

[2:33:58] this on Thank you. Service

[2:34:00] related followed by MISTER

[2:34:02] Mayor U.S. PRESIDENT. I rise

[2:34:05] to clear expert 4 e-mails and

[2:34:05] 3 voicemails and total all in

[2:34:06] a position and this has been

[2:34:07] filed legislative services.

[2:34:08] >> Thank you, Sir. MISTER

[2:34:11] Merrill.

[2:34:12] >> Thank you, MR. Cherise that

[2:34:13] the clerics I'm at with

[2:34:16] Kristie Kenney. About 2 weeks

[2:34:18] ago and she expressed her

[2:34:20] concerns about the impact of

[2:34:21] this proposal. It's being

[2:34:24] followed legislative services.

[2:34:25] >> All right. Thank you, sir.

[2:34:31] Consummate sale. Thank you,

[2:34:31] MR. PRESIDENT also met with

[2:34:35] Kenny about 2 weeks ago. In

[2:34:36] opposition. How have it

[2:34:38] Legislative services? Thank

[2:34:39] you. All right. Thank you,

[2:34:40] sir. Also have to declare ex

[2:34:42] parte communications at a

[2:34:43] phone call, the applicant's

[2:34:46] agent MR. Harden today about

[2:34:46] 01:00pm and will ensure its

[2:34:47] filed with legislative

[2:34:51] services with that unless

[2:34:51] there's any other experts I

[2:34:53] will close the public hearing

[2:34:54] and I will recognize

[2:34:57] Councilmember Joe Carlucci.

[2:34:58] All right. Thank you, MR.

[2:35:01] PRESIDENT now a good time to

[2:35:02] go there's the Floor

[2:35:07] Amendment. Okay. Great. First

[2:35:08] and foremost. I just want to

[2:35:08] say thank you to the

[2:35:11] community. You guys have then

[2:35:12] a lot of meetings. You've been

[2:35:16] very organized these are the

[2:35:16] folks that obviously handed

[2:35:19] out the binders to everyone.

[2:35:20] And this is this is a good

[2:35:21] example. Just real quick

[2:35:22] because unlike last year there

[2:35:28] was a zoning and it got.

[2:35:30] >> Changed into a more

[2:35:31] acceptable zoning. So to speak

[2:35:35] right next door and from that,

[2:35:36] this group formed the Senate

[2:35:39] is a neighborhood association

[2:35:40] and they've got, you know,

[2:35:42] officers now and this is this

[2:35:43] is what you want to see from

[2:35:44] your your communities in your

[2:35:45] neighborhoods. We've got a lot

[2:35:47] in San Marco. We've got Saint

[2:35:47] Nicholas Riverside and all

[2:35:50] those groups have that. And

[2:35:51] it's and it's important. And I

[2:35:52] just want to commend you guys

[2:35:54] and say thank you so with

[2:35:58] that, we were able to. Work

[2:35:59] through a lot of items and the

[2:36:01] floor amendment that I'm

[2:36:02] offering tonight is kind of a

[2:36:06] compilation of the conditions

[2:36:07] that were set at all easy. So

[2:36:09] we said all those conditions

[2:36:10] easy and then we have a

[2:36:14] revised site plan that

[2:36:15] includes a 6 foot at minimum,

[2:36:16] the 6 foot vinyl fence along

[2:36:18] the front of the property as

[2:36:21] well as a landscape. Buffer on

[2:36:22] the outside of the fence

[2:36:24] facing the street. That's

[2:36:25] including the revised site

[2:36:28] plan. And there is also revise

[2:36:29] written description that is

[2:36:30] going to have a high

[2:36:31] restriction to 30 feet. So

[2:36:35] that was included in there.

[2:36:35] Maybe this Kenny is okay

[2:36:39] you're coming down correctly.

[2:36:41] And then it also the florman

[2:36:42] also, like I said, includes

[2:36:44] all of the other conditions

[2:36:44] that are already using. So

[2:36:46] with that, I make a motion to

[2:36:49] approve or support for the

[2:36:50] Foreman. Thank.

[2:36:50] >> All right. We have a motion

[2:36:52] a second on the Floor Give it

[2:36:52] a second printing speakers

[2:36:54] that want to join the queue.

[2:37:00] Clarke

[2:37:05] >> Thank you. PRESIDENT Helen

[2:37:06] My concern to the PRESIDENT To

[2:37:08] the council, my cousins that

[2:37:12] they don't quite no. I know

[2:37:13] you just gave them some

[2:37:14] information. Council

[2:37:15] representative for that

[2:37:15] district, but they're still

[2:37:20] not sure of what exactly is in

[2:37:22] the amendment. So I'm asking

[2:37:23] through the PRESIDENT To MISS

[2:37:24] Plus, if you would just

[2:37:24] actually read the Floor

[2:37:29] Amendment. Verbatim. I'm so

[2:37:30] does. Typically it's you. So

[2:37:36] go right into it. So the floor

[2:37:38] amendment will 2 things. It

[2:37:38] will incorporate the

[2:37:39] conditions that were approved

[2:37:42] at the Committee.

[2:37:43] >> Which included the traffic

[2:37:46] study that was agreed upon and

[2:37:48] let's wait by the chief of

[2:37:49] traffic engineering or their

[2:37:51] designee. A traffic study will

[2:37:53] be undertaken by the developer

[2:37:54] upon pd verification and

[2:37:56] provided during the tense. It

[2:37:58] review the methodology of the

[2:37:59] study shall be determined by

[2:38:01] the developers. Traffic

[2:38:03] engineer, the chief of

[2:38:04] transportation planning with

[2:38:05] their designee and the chief

[2:38:07] of traffic in training or

[2:38:09] their designee. The other 2

[2:38:11] conditions, which were the

[2:38:12] installation of the fence

[2:38:12] along the southern mind of the

[2:38:14] 20 foot road. But for roadway,

[2:38:16] buffer and also the

[2:38:16] landscaping along that fence

[2:38:17] line where the 3 conditions

[2:38:20] that were agreed upon newsy or

[2:38:22] excuse me approved by the Ouc

[2:38:26] Committee. The 2 additional

[2:38:26] amendments that were being

[2:38:28] proposed tonight is the

[2:38:31] revised site plan, which is

[2:38:32] exhibit 4 and revised written

[2:38:33] description, which is exhibit

[2:38:36] 3. Those were both dated

[2:38:38] AUGUST 10, 2026 because they

[2:38:39] incorporate the changes that

[2:38:43] were Easy committee and byes

[2:38:43] written description

[2:38:44] incorporates the change in

[2:38:47] height from 35 feet to 30

[2:38:48] feet. S discuss that they'll

[2:38:48] use committee with that. I'll

[2:38:49] turn it back over to you. All

[2:38:54] right. Clipper. Thank you

[2:38:55] chair with that. I hope that

[2:38:57] the community has a little bit

[2:39:00] of understanding of what the

[2:39:01] amendments are.

[2:39:04] >> I did attend that use e so

[2:39:05] it seemed as if the community

[2:39:06] and the applicant's

[2:39:06] representative had come to

[2:39:08] some type of consensus. So

[2:39:10] with that, I'm going. You

[2:39:12] know, the rest of my time.

[2:39:13] Thank you.

[2:39:14] >> Thank you, ma'am. We also

[2:39:15] have a next MISTER Matt

[2:39:19] Carlucci in the Queue. Thank

[2:39:21] you, MR. PRESIDENT up. Want to

[2:39:23] ask the question now the of

[2:39:24] the sponsor of the Floor

[2:39:27] Amendment. The other

[2:39:31] COUNCILMAN Carlucci the vinyl

[2:39:32] fence is that on the Old Kings

[2:39:35] Road in front, the sub

[2:39:38] divisional Kings was any room

[2:39:43] or any consideration to? Any

[2:39:45] plantings of oak trees,

[2:39:51] perhaps and at various space

[2:39:53] you know, any spread out. This

[2:39:56] is a part along the front of

[2:40:00] that. That's that fence line.

[2:40:02] Right? Palm trees. No, I'm

[2:40:05] just kidding. Inside Joe, that

[2:40:06] the joke there is I can stay

[2:40:09] in palm trees right? So yet

[2:40:13] there So there's the fence

[2:40:14] that's gonna be the first

[2:40:15] buffer for the backyard. And

[2:40:17] then outside of that, there's

[2:40:21] going to some type of tree and

[2:40:22] and shrub like by burns,

[2:40:25] whatever they can grow high on

[2:40:26] the trees are designated on

[2:40:27] the site plan, MR. Harden,

[2:40:30] correct me if I'm wrong, but

[2:40:31] we didn't want to arbitrarily

[2:40:33] pick a certain type of tree

[2:40:34] because it's going to be in

[2:40:35] that buffer where the sidewalk

[2:40:38] is in the utilities are so

[2:40:40] we're kind of let the

[2:40:40] landscape architects figure

[2:40:41] that out. That's my

[2:40:42] understanding of the site

[2:40:45] plan. How it is right now. Ok?

[2:40:45] Thank you, MR. CHAIRMAN MISTER

[2:40:48] PRESIDENT, can I MR. Harden

[2:40:48] question plays. Yes, okay.

[2:40:51] Thank you. Richard. If you

[2:40:52] want to come to that Bowden,

[2:40:55] please. As well as your

[2:41:08] question. Think of the vinyl I

[2:41:09] think that's a nice manatee.

[2:41:11] As long as nobody damages and

[2:41:17] so forth but and thinking I do

[2:41:19] want to get into amending the

[2:41:20] floor plan, a floor amendment.

[2:41:20] I don't do that. And

[2:41:25] >> I like I I'm sure you but

[2:41:26] but I but I like Things that

[2:41:30] add value. And and I like

[2:41:31] cooperation in boy's been that

[2:41:35] type a person I just want to

[2:41:36] ask if there would be some

[2:41:37] kind of commitment on your

[2:41:38] behalf. The builders

[2:41:40] developers have behalf. There

[2:41:41] are a lot of oak trees on this

[2:41:45] piece property. Large oak

[2:41:45] trees. And I know that

[2:41:46] couldn't be say because of the

[2:41:47] development configuration so

[2:41:50] forth. But I thought it would

[2:41:51] be a good thing there are some

[2:41:56] nice trees planted in front on

[2:41:57] the Old Kings road side. If

[2:42:02] there's room spaces, you know,

[2:42:06] down that line of that of the

[2:42:09] fence, the vinyl fence. That

[2:42:10] would make a nice presentation

[2:42:12] that was softened a bit and

[2:42:16] viber domes, whatever. But but

[2:42:17] that would take a commitment

[2:42:18] because don't want to amend

[2:42:22] this tonight. Because in that

[2:42:24] could cause gymnastics that we

[2:42:25] don't want. I want to get

[2:42:26] into, but I would like to have

[2:42:28] a commitment that. And you

[2:42:29] would meet with the neighbors

[2:42:31] and with the COUNCILMAN To

[2:42:35] make that happen. I gotta tell

[2:42:36] ya met with some neighbors.

[2:42:39] They're heartbroken. They're

[2:42:43] not up here cause and effect.

[2:42:45] Their their district council

[2:42:45] renewed 3 d#

[2:42:45] #

[2:42:47] good job for

[2:42:48] his he did. That's why I know

[2:42:49] they we I look as hard and I

[2:42:52] don't need you. Tell me how

[2:42:52] good.

[2:42:53] >> I know the District Council

[2:42:53] what he did a real good job

[2:42:55] that I good with that. I'm

[2:42:58] asking you, please, sir, as

[2:42:59] somebody who's worked on a lot

[2:43:01] of zonings with you over the

[2:43:03] years, would you just make a

[2:43:05] commitment a day with them

[2:43:06] make them that I commented

[2:43:07] that I I'm sorry. I didn't

[2:43:08] mean interrupt you. That's You

[2:43:09] know, would you put

[2:43:10] interrupting me? Well, I'm

[2:43:10] interrupting you. Yeah. Got

[2:43:15] it. Would you make that

[2:43:16] commitment was large to treat

[2:43:22] me like if you Jimmy. Okay,

[2:43:25] yes, I will. I commit to work

[2:43:25] with you, but Make Nate with

[2:43:27] no to work with the neighbors

[2:43:29] and the developer to plant

[2:43:31] some trees along the front of

[2:43:33] the gate on King's road side,

[2:43:34] some decent size of trees

[2:43:39] place. Yes, I will work with

[2:43:40] the district COUNCILMAN

[2:43:42] Whoever you want work with.

[2:43:45] That was addition, he added on

[2:43:47] the neighbors didn't discuss.

[2:43:48] There were some editions such

[2:43:52] as the height limit that

[2:43:53] MISTER Carlucci propose that

[2:43:53] the neighbor's originally

[2:43:56] didn't want. He added those

[2:43:57] back inside putting trees

[2:44:03] outside of the wall was one of

[2:44:04] those items. I will tell you

[2:44:07] trees not going survive that

[2:44:08] location because there's not

[2:44:09] water co into it. There. There

[2:44:11] are some trees and they

[2:44:12] survive. I'm thinking that

[2:44:14] some of the native volunteers

[2:44:16] and there's an additional 10

[2:44:20] feet southerly of the 20 feet

[2:44:21] that we are already northerly

[2:44:25] of the road where there's room

[2:44:25] for for Theresa Live. If there

[2:44:26] are some trees and there we

[2:44:28] will move guys. But school

[2:44:31] board is going to live for us.

[2:44:32] The property in a certain way

[2:44:35] to certain manner. They've got

[2:44:36] the obligation to raise the

[2:44:39] school deliver us the land in

[2:44:41] a certain way. We will meet

[2:44:44] with I can't guarantee it, but

[2:44:45] we're willing to try to

[2:44:46] resolve that issue. For

[2:44:47] proceed, MR. Name and address.

[2:44:51] Please. Paul, hard. 43 would

[2:44:52] replace Boulevard. Thank you,

[2:44:55] Okay. Well, I don't Spanish

[2:44:59] that's all I was asking. If

[2:45:00] you donate, you have to put

[2:45:01] them on the other side of the

[2:45:05] fence. Whatever I would like

[2:45:07] to see a row of trees along

[2:45:08] that side. I'm very familiar

[2:45:09] with that area. Just like you

[2:45:10] are. We've both grown up in

[2:45:13] that area. We know it and I

[2:45:15] think it would be a nice

[2:45:16] addition. And and I'm sure

[2:45:18] that the district COUNCILMAN

[2:45:19] Has brought fine with that

[2:45:19] sounds like he's already made

[2:45:23] the suggestion. I am an

[2:45:24] at-large COUNCILMAN. That's

[2:45:26] part of my a large geographic

[2:45:28] area. And my request and

[2:45:29] appreciate your Thank you,

[2:45:33] sir. All right. Thank you.

[2:45:33] Starting there are no other

[2:45:35] speakers in the queue and the

[2:45:37] Floor amendment of replaces

[2:45:38] the Committee amendment. So it

[2:45:39] incorporates everything from

[2:45:41] the and

[2:45:42] >> with that scene, no

[2:45:43] speakers in the queue. Let's

[2:45:44] take this vote on the Floor

[2:45:45] amendment verbally all in

[2:45:47] favor indicate by saying Aye,

[2:45:48] I again say no form of the

[2:45:50] passes. Move the bill as

[2:45:51] amended. We have a motion and

[2:45:54] second on the bill as amended.

[2:45:55] No speakers and q, let's open

[2:46:04] the ballot. Cordova.

[2:46:07] >> 18 yeas, 0 nays.

[2:46:11] >> By your vote. 2026, 0, 4,

[2:46:12] 7, 8, passes. Alright, turning

[2:46:15] the page to page. 36 item. 68

[2:46:18] Twenty-twenty 6 Dash 0, 4, 7,

[2:46:20] 9. I have 2 speakers, Solomon,

[2:46:21] Roz and support but does not

[2:46:23] wish to speak your questions.

[2:46:26] Only. And Trevor Peters in

[2:46:28] support but does not wish to

[2:46:29] speak. Those are only carts

[2:46:30] and there are no speakers

[2:46:32] question. So this public

[2:46:32] hearings close if a motion and

[2:46:34] second on the bill. The

[2:46:35] speaker's open about a quarter

[2:46:47] vote. 18 yeas, 0 nays by your

[2:46:49] vote. 2026, 0, 4, 7, 9,

[2:46:54] passes. I have a number. 69

[2:46:55] Twenty-twenty 6 Dash, 0, 4, 8,

[2:46:57] 0, 2, speaker cards Ross and

[2:46:58] support does not wish to

[2:46:59] speak. And Trevor Peters and

[2:46:59] support does not wish to

[2:47:03] speak. The only before I close

[2:47:04] this public hearing. Icmr

[2:47:05] Boisseau question snow. All

[2:47:07] right. As public hearings

[2:47:08] closed weight, did you want to

[2:47:11] declare ex parte? All right.

[2:47:12] I'm reopening public hearing

[2:47:13] go ahead, MR. Flu. So and then

[2:47:15] I'll close it after. I think

[2:47:16] PRESIDENT And the clerics part

[2:47:18] today in favor spoke with

[2:47:19] Alexis Peer vice PRESIDENT

[2:47:19] Development support of the

[2:47:21] project and firewood

[2:47:22] legislative services.

[2:47:23] >> All right. Thank you,

[2:47:24] Anyone else expert today. All

[2:47:24] right. That's been case

[2:47:26] closed.

[2:47:27] >> All right. Move the

[2:47:29] amendment.

[2:47:32] >> We have a motion and a

[2:47:34] second. The amendment. No

[2:47:34] speakers both verbally all in

[2:47:35] favor of the amendment

[2:47:38] indicate by saying Aye, again

[2:47:40] saying no, let it The bill as

[2:47:41] amended. We have a motion and

[2:47:43] second on the bill as amended,

[2:47:44] there are no speakers. It's

[2:47:53] open about a quarter

[2:47:56] >> 18 yeas, 0 nays.

[2:47:58] >> By your vote. 2026, 0, 4,

[2:47:59] 8, 0, passes. Item number 70,

[2:48:01] 2026, Dash, 0, 4, 8, 1, Why

[2:48:04] not just cards, but you're

[2:48:05] excluding amendment to motion.

[2:48:07] And second on the amendment.

[2:48:08] No speakers vote virtually all

[2:48:10] in favor indicate by saying

[2:48:11] Aye, I again say no amendment

[2:48:12] passes, move. The bill is

[2:48:13] meant motion is second on the

[2:48:15] bill as amended. No speakers

[2:48:25] open about a quarter of it.

[2:48:28] >> 18 yeas, 0 nays.

[2:48:30] >> By your vote. 2026, 0, 4,

[2:48:32] 8, 1, passes. Alright, turning

[2:48:35] the page page. 37 item. 71

[2:48:36] Twenty-twenty 6 Dash 0, 4, 8,

[2:48:38] to have no Are areas closed

[2:48:39] move the bill if motion is

[2:48:41] second on the bill? No

[2:48:42] speakers open about a quarter

[2:48:52] of 18 yeas, 0 nays by Euro

[2:48:56] Twenty-twenty 6, 0, 4, 8,

[2:48:58] passes. All right. Next item,

[2:48:59] 72 Twenty-twenty 6 Dash 0, 5,

[2:49:01] 2, 3, have no speaker cards.

[2:49:01] Public areas close additional

[2:49:02] public hearing will be held on

[2:49:06] AUGUST. 25th 2026. Item

[2:49:09] number. 73 20 $26.00, 5, to 4.

[2:49:11] C several speaker cards looks

[2:49:11] like before. So we'll start

[2:49:16] with ira Blue. Followed by

[2:49:17] Nancy week's could make your

[2:49:22] way up front. Jodi stalling

[2:49:28] and Jeremiah Stanley.

[2:49:32] >> Yes, from our Live 1, 6, 9,

[2:49:35] 90 Welles actionable for a 3

[2:49:37] to 2, 3, 4, here today to

[2:49:39] speak about the trailer park

[2:49:40] that they have listed on this

[2:49:42] ordinance yellow water.

[2:49:43] There's no exit from yellow

[2:49:46] water got come from well road.

[2:49:47] Which Wells Road is only a

[2:49:48] mile long, not even a mile

[2:49:51] long. It has a wooden bridge

[2:49:54] to have to cross. It has not

[2:49:57] been updated years. And

[2:50:00] there's no turnaround at root.

[2:50:02] So it's going to be really

[2:50:02] impossible to bring concrete

[2:50:03] trucks stuff to do what they

[2:50:08] are anticipate. What I'd like

[2:50:10] to do is request this

[2:50:15] committee. Paul's. The

[2:50:16] construction on already

[2:50:17] boulevard. All those housing

[2:50:18] projects that you're putting

[2:50:21] out there. Until you can get.

[2:50:26] Norrie Boulevard. Or lying and

[2:50:29] upgraded, which I understand

[2:50:30] COUNCILMAN Was on tv, some

[2:50:32] cost over 300 million dollars

[2:50:33] to get it done. And I think

[2:50:34] it'll be a lot more than that.

[2:50:37] The time it's done. And you

[2:50:37] don't have the funds to do

[2:50:41] that. It's already a safety

[2:50:42] hazard to go down North

[2:50:46] Boulevard to 301. Considering

[2:50:47] the buses that have to stop on

[2:50:50] their. It's crazy what you're

[2:50:50] doing out there until you get

[2:50:54] the infrastructure. I don't

[2:50:55] believe we have the water to

[2:50:55] schools, sewage and all the

[2:50:59] other stuff. To take your all

[2:51:01] the subdivisions that letting

[2:51:02] he's outside. Developers come

[2:51:03] in here and build and going

[2:51:09] leave you. Have to maintain

[2:51:10] stuff. I heard the lady, but

[2:51:12] the cash bond. It won't. 19

[2:51:16] inch pond in there. He's going

[2:51:18] maintain that once they put it

[2:51:18] in there like the rest of

[2:51:20] that, I does all over the the

[2:51:26] county. Live there 50 years.

[2:51:30] And this is all with plan.

[2:51:30] It's while dealing with paper

[2:51:31] company owned all that out

[2:51:34] there. All that water that

[2:51:37] putting this trailer park. All

[2:51:38] that drainage has to come

[2:51:40] through there. And eventually

[2:51:42] gets to yellow Water Creek,

[2:51:43] which eventually gets the

[2:51:46] Black Creek. Which eventually

[2:51:49] get to. The Saint Johns River.

[2:51:54] And if you have. Low tide,

[2:51:55] then it'll flown out to the

[2:51:59] Atlantic. Well, sooner or

[2:51:59] later, we're going to get that

[2:52:03] 100 year flood. And I've

[2:52:04] already seen 3 in my lifetime

[2:52:05] out there where we couldn't

[2:52:05] get up yet tenure at Boulevard

[2:52:08] for the water. One across Cuba

[2:52:11] says couldn't run. So we're

[2:52:13] going to get that flood. And

[2:52:15] all peoples already out there.

[2:52:18] I don't get flooded out. These

[2:52:22] new subdivisions. The rain and

[2:52:23] field or 3 foot high bill put

[2:52:26] the House on. They'll probably

[2:52:26] be safe. But we're done. Going

[2:52:30] to get.

[2:52:30] >> All right. Thanks are our

[2:52:31] next speaker will be Nancy

[2:52:38] weeks.

[2:52:40] >> Good evening. My name is

[2:52:41] Nancy Weeks live at 1, 6, 9,

[2:52:46] 7, 0 Wells Road. Live within

[2:52:48] 350 feet of the proposed rv

[2:52:49] park on Wells Road. And

[2:52:50] amazingly, and only 5 others

[2:52:53] of my neighbors were notified.

[2:52:54] >> Of the proposed rv park our

[2:52:57] street front of 25 families.

[2:52:59] This proposal to rezone and

[2:53:00] grant permission for this

[2:53:01] particular development

[2:53:05] ordinance 2, 0, 2, 6, 0, 5, to

[2:53:06] 4 has direct impact on this

[2:53:08] whole West Side area from the

[2:53:09] new first Coast Expressway to

[2:53:12] highway 301, about one-fifth

[2:53:14] of Duval County. Approximately

[2:53:14] 900

[2:53:21] >> 18.

[2:53:21] >> Square miles. Among the

[2:53:22] plethora of reasons. This

[2:53:25] should not be allowed is the

[2:53:26] idea that only residents

[2:53:27] within 350 feet of the project

[2:53:31] have been notified and sent

[2:53:31] images of what the applicant

[2:53:34] has plans to do here with

[2:53:35] invitations to speak for 3

[2:53:37] minutes to this body. Most of

[2:53:39] them have already made their

[2:53:42] decision. The history of

[2:53:43] Jacksonville planning and

[2:53:43] economic growth, growth

[2:53:46] decisions making body such as

[2:53:48] yourself having to do with our

[2:53:49] area in the government's

[2:53:51] closing of Cecil Field as an

[2:53:52] airbase when permission was

[2:53:56] sought to have a time period

[2:53:58] of 25 years where the planning

[2:53:59] for an economic growth

[2:54:03] commission would be allowed to

[2:54:04] clean fill to some 400 plus

[2:54:08] acres of wetlands site of the

[2:54:09] Army Corps of Engineers report

[2:54:11] of MARCH 1920, 19. I'm not

[2:54:12] sure that permission was

[2:54:14] granted to fill in our

[2:54:16] wetlands. But my point is it

[2:54:19] was sought for economic

[2:54:21] development way back then our

[2:54:22] planning authorities were

[2:54:25] willing to sacrifice our

[2:54:26] wetlands, which would affect

[2:54:27] all of the Westside of

[2:54:29] Jacksonville and beyond. When

[2:54:32] is enough enough? We have

[2:54:33] already on number building

[2:54:34] projects right here, running

[2:54:36] the traffic flow Normandy

[2:54:38] Boulevard, which is an

[2:54:39] evacuation route for our

[2:54:40] community and all other

[2:54:41] residents from the beaches and

[2:54:45] time of emergency evacuation,

[2:54:45] our intersection that yellow

[2:54:48] water and Normandy is deadly.

[2:54:49] Now we Normandy, the

[2:54:51] beginnings of dozens of

[2:54:53] development. When will we

[2:54:55] pause to see what we have

[2:54:55] already done to the wildlife

[2:54:59] corridors and habitat is fwc

[2:55:00] ever consulted about any of

[2:55:03] this? Is there ever a window

[2:55:05] between the tree cutting

[2:55:07] Cypress head intrusion plans

[2:55:09] to reroute creeks, water

[2:55:11] management flow, water,

[2:55:13] drainage and the plan for this

[2:55:14] trailer park. There is a

[2:55:17] detail of a 19 acre pond. The

[2:55:18] sketch of up to the fence.

[2:55:21] Rows of 3 of them. Neighbors

[2:55:22] to what depth the debt and say

[2:55:24] to move that amount of. From

[2:55:26] where it is supposed to be in

[2:55:28] the ground downhill toward the

[2:55:31] creek where water drains built

[2:55:34] up several feet. We don't know

[2:55:35] how high will be and concrete

[2:55:38] added to allow parking of

[2:55:38] large vehicles.

[2:55:39] >> Thank you, right. Thank

[2:55:43] you. And next is. X is Jodi

[2:55:46] Stanley. Yes.

[2:55:46] >> Thank you for this

[2:55:50] opportunity. And I my name is

[2:55:51] Joe the Stanley. I reside at

[2:55:54] 707, Wells Road 3 to 2, 3, 4,

[2:55:55] And I want to stand in

[2:55:59] opposition to 2 to 605, to 4

[2:56:00] inside the rezoning rezoning

[2:56:02] know jersey, the criteria by

[2:56:03] which planning zoning makes

[2:56:05] decisions about rezoning. They

[2:56:07] were listed after reading

[2:56:09] those criteria. I cannot

[2:56:10] understand why zoning

[2:56:12] characters, zoning changes are

[2:56:16] even being considered. And we

[2:56:16] were informed their 5 basic

[2:56:19] questions to be considered

[2:56:19] had. The change has been

[2:56:22] carefully thought out or is it

[2:56:23] premature and whether

[2:56:25] contribute to urban sparks

[2:56:28] brawl we currently have at

[2:56:29] least 45 big developments

[2:56:31] within 3 miles of this

[2:56:34] property. Hundreds of times.

[2:56:36] We've already lost 400 acres

[2:56:36] of the adjacent acreage on

[2:56:38] that same property. On the

[2:56:42] south side of the creek from

[2:56:43] our back fence, all the way to

[2:56:43] Normandy. Every single foot is

[2:56:45] slated for development.

[2:56:48] There's nothing left. This is

[2:56:51] urban sprawl. Second question

[2:56:53] was, does it create a spot

[2:56:55] zone and isolated zone? The

[2:56:57] distric and related to the

[2:56:59] area. There are no rv parks

[2:57:02] within 30 miles of their home.

[2:57:03] And rv park is totally

[2:57:05] inconsistent with the local

[2:57:06] area and will stand in

[2:57:09] isolation. Was this considered

[2:57:10] in the decisions? Again, this

[2:57:11] is not my criteria. This is

[2:57:13] what is expected of those

[2:57:16] making decisions use permitted

[2:57:19] must be considered consistent

[2:57:20] are compatible with the

[2:57:23] existing land use and zoning

[2:57:24] of adjacent and nearby

[2:57:25] properties and general areas

[2:57:28] and must not deviate from

[2:57:29] established develop and logic

[2:57:32] and orderly development

[2:57:34] patterns, 10 acres on 5.10,

[2:57:35] homes on 5 acres. And that

[2:57:38] area would be acceptable. But

[2:57:42] a rv park with 300 pads. On 50

[2:57:47] acres is not nothing areas

[2:57:48] like that. An rv park is in no

[2:57:49] way resembles the area are

[2:57:51] neighbor MISTER Bill, a 9

[2:57:52] year-old man and who's lived

[2:57:53] here many years will have the

[2:57:56] hundreds of campers place

[2:57:58] right on his West property

[2:57:59] line with nothing but a sea of

[2:58:02] campers to look at the 4th was

[2:58:04] no significant impact upon

[2:58:05] adjacent property values. We

[2:58:08] know how that will go with 300

[2:58:10] rv Park, capacity rv Park 5th.

[2:58:14] The proposed rezoning. Will

[2:58:15] not detract from the character

[2:58:17] and quality of life in General

[2:58:19] area and the neighborhood by

[2:58:20] creating excessive traffic

[2:58:23] noise, lights, etc, and other

[2:58:24] deviations. The average family

[2:58:29] has 2 cars, a 300 pad rv Park

[2:58:31] could bring in 300 additional

[2:58:32] vehicles in a neighborhood

[2:58:35] that has about 40 excessive

[2:58:36] lights there. Hundreds of

[2:58:40] existing street lights. I

[2:58:40] mean, they're just a handful

[2:58:41] existing street lights on

[2:58:44] wheels, really, very few yard

[2:58:46] lights, additional 350 rv's

[2:58:47] will bring in all kinds of

[2:58:48] lights at Thank you, Sarah.

[2:58:50] Next speaker is Jeremiah

[2:58:50] Stanley. And that'll be our

[2:58:51] last speaker. Was PRESIDENT.

[2:58:54] All right. Good evening,

[2:58:58] Distinguished Council members.

[2:58:59] >> My name is Jeremiah

[2:59:01] Stanley. I reside at 17, 0,

[2:59:02] 70. Well as road. My wife and

[2:59:06] I are 3 boys. We bought this

[2:59:07] property about 8 years ago.

[2:59:12] Roughly 15 acres and this

[2:59:13] proposal to add this rv park

[2:59:14] will be right adjacent to our

[2:59:15] property line across our

[2:59:19] southern southern boundary. We

[2:59:19] also were able to get my

[2:59:20] parents who you just heard

[2:59:23] from my dad. They were tired

[2:59:25] and we move them onto our

[2:59:25] property, hoping for a

[2:59:26] peaceful way for them to live

[2:59:29] out the rest of their life in

[2:59:31] Duval County. And so as you

[2:59:32] can imagine, we were super

[2:59:34] surprised to see a proposal of

[2:59:35] not neighborhoods. What we

[2:59:38] anticipate unexpected, over

[2:59:40] 300 pads for recreational

[2:59:43] vehicles to be part alongside

[2:59:45] what we have as a green belt.

[2:59:46] We've had established since we

[2:59:49] moved there. It was Greenville

[2:59:49] to before we actually move.

[2:59:51] Then we have a cattle herd of

[2:59:53] that between 20 and 40 cattle

[2:59:55] with a cow calf operation that

[2:59:56] we run. They're on the

[2:59:57] property. And so my concern or

[3:00:01] 2 of them, one is how would

[3:00:05] people expecting to come enjoy

[3:00:08] rv park? Respond to active cow

[3:00:09] calf operation right next

[3:00:11] door. You can imagine this is

[3:00:14] built an issue for conflict. I

[3:00:15] know that my rights are

[3:00:17] protected through the Florida

[3:00:19] right to Farm Well, very well

[3:00:20] aware of what I'm able to do.

[3:00:22] We'll continue to do there.

[3:00:23] But I know that to you all

[3:00:26] will be doing with the issues

[3:00:27] for years to come from the

[3:00:30] complaints that will no doubt

[3:00:32] come from rv's right up

[3:00:33] against our property line. The

[3:00:36] second one is in relation to

[3:00:38] the pond that has been

[3:00:39] proposed. A 10 acre pond

[3:00:40] literally right alongside of

[3:00:43] our property line. And my

[3:00:43] concern is there is nothing in

[3:00:46] the paperwork we received that

[3:00:49] state's any kind of detail

[3:00:51] about how the water for the

[3:00:53] sewage from these 300,

[3:00:56] something rv's will be

[3:00:56] handled. Others new

[3:00:59] information don't station or a

[3:00:59] water treatment. Facility and

[3:01:02] my concern is with farming

[3:01:05] operation right next door.

[3:01:07] What would happen if all which

[3:01:08] somehow got into the pond, if

[3:01:10] there was some type of issue

[3:01:11] related to that getting into

[3:01:13] our water system. And so I

[3:01:15] just like this has been not

[3:01:17] well thought out and

[3:01:20] definitely doesn't come into

[3:01:22] order with what is already

[3:01:23] there in area that established

[3:01:25] as a rule, agriculture area,

[3:01:26] very little of that left here

[3:01:27] within Duval County. We ought

[3:01:30] to do better than this. Thank

[3:01:33] you very Was our last speaker.

[3:01:34] All right. This public

[3:01:34] hearings close, an additional

[3:01:35] public hearing will be held

[3:01:37] AUGUST 25th 2026. Alright,

[3:01:41] turning the page. 38 and would

[3:01:43] you kindly join your district

[3:01:43] COUNCILMAN, the West Side got

[3:01:45] father Chief point in green

[3:01:46] Room. We're going to attempt a

[3:01:47] 6 pack on the next one. This

[3:01:54] PRESIDENT Is so 2026 Dash, 0,

[3:01:55] 5, 2, 5, 2026, Dash, 0, 5, to

[3:01:59] 6, 2026, 0, 5, to 7.

[3:02:01] >> 2026 Dash 0, 5, 2, 8,

[3:02:02] twenty-twenty, 6 0, 5, to 9

[3:02:06] 2026. To 0, 5, 3, 0, have no

[3:02:07] speaker cards.

[3:02:07] >> These public hearings are

[3:02:08] all close. An additional

[3:02:09] public hearings will be held

[3:02:11] AUGUST 25th 2026.

[3:02:15] >> All right. We are on Page

[3:02:17] 40rd reading ordinances,

[3:02:18] starting with number 80 2024.

[3:02:20] 0, 6, 2, 7, And again, if any

[3:02:22] of those folks from Wells Road

[3:02:23] wanted to meet with their

[3:02:24] district council person. He is

[3:02:25] in the green room right to my

[3:02:29] right. Your left. All right.

[3:02:30] Twenty-twenty 4, 0, 6, 2, like

[3:02:31] to state for the record that

[3:02:33] pursuant to council rule 3.1

[3:02:35] of 6.

[3:02:36] >> This bill is pending

[3:02:38] administrative withdraw on 8,

[3:02:39] 13, 2026. And I will turn to

[3:02:41] MR. 5 plus 2 further. Explain,

[3:02:46] please.

[3:02:46] >> Thank you. Through the

[3:02:47] PRESIDENT Of the council. So

[3:02:48] as stated by the council

[3:02:50] PRESIDENT Rule 3.1, '06,

[3:02:52] provides that any bill that

[3:02:54] has a sponsor currently

[3:02:55] serving on the council. That's

[3:02:56] been 10 pending for 2 years

[3:02:58] since its state of

[3:02:59] introduction. Shelby

[3:03:00] administratively, withdrawn

[3:03:02] and removed from all agendas

[3:03:03] by the chief of legislative

[3:03:04] services unless the council

[3:03:07] takes an action prior to its

[3:03:09] withdrawal. So therefore,

[3:03:10] today, legislative services

[3:03:12] has marked the agenda to

[3:03:13] reflect that it will be

[3:03:15] administratively withdrawn. In

[3:03:15] the instance, the council do

[3:03:17] does desire to take some

[3:03:19] action. If you do not take any

[3:03:19] action this evening and I can

[3:03:20] go through the options of that

[3:03:22] MISTER PRESIDENT, if you would

[3:03:24] like, then it will be

[3:03:25] administratively withdrawn on

[3:03:26] the 13th stated on your

[3:03:28] agenda. Please do go through

[3:03:30] the options. So the the rule

[3:03:32] provides that the council can

[3:03:33] take an action on a couple of

[3:03:35] different actions.

[3:03:36] >> The council can postpone

[3:03:37] the bill to a date certain or

[3:03:40] re refer to committees. In

[3:03:41] that instance, it would only

[3:03:43] allow for 60 additional days

[3:03:44] for there to be some

[3:03:45] disposition of the bill

[3:03:45] through either the council or

[3:03:48] the committee process and back

[3:03:50] to council. The council can

[3:03:51] take an action this evening to

[3:03:53] withdraw the bill if they

[3:03:54] choose to do so without to

[3:03:55] take a formal action to

[3:03:55] withdraw it rather than allow

[3:03:57] it to be administratively

[3:03:59] withdrawn or if a motion is

[3:04:00] made to take up the bill. The

[3:04:02] council can take up the bill

[3:04:03] this evening. I will tell you

[3:04:05] that the actions to take up

[3:04:08] the bill this evening if it

[3:04:11] gets moved or to or to

[3:04:12] postpone the legislation. All

[3:04:12] would require a two-thirds

[3:04:16] vote of the council to

[3:04:16] accomplish.

[3:04:17] >> All right. Thank you, MR. 5

[3:04:18] plus, I'll give it a minute. I

[3:04:21] see no speakers. All right.

[3:04:23] With that, we will proceed to

[3:04:23] item number 81 in

[3:04:24] Twenty-twenty 6, 0, 5, 3, 5,

[3:04:28] All amendment. Motion and

[3:04:31] second on the amendment. I see

[3:04:32] no speakers will vote Le on

[3:04:33] the amendment. All in favor of

[3:04:34] the amendment indicate by

[3:04:35] saying Aye it all again saying

[3:04:36] though the amendment passes

[3:04:39] bill as amended. We have a

[3:04:40] motion and second on the bill

[3:04:41] as amended reminder on 2026,

[3:04:44] 0, 5, 3, 5, No speakers. It's

[3:04:56] up in about a quarter of

[3:04:59] >> 17 yeas, 0 nays.

[3:05:02] >> By your vote, 2026, 0, 5,

[3:05:03] 3, 5, passes. PRESIDENT Were

[3:05:06] on Page 41 item 80 to 2026

[3:05:08] Dash 0, 5, 3, of the

[3:05:08] amendment. We have a motion

[3:05:12] and second on the amendment.

[3:05:12] No speakers in the q a vote

[3:05:13] verbally all in favor of the

[3:05:14] amendment indicate by saying

[3:05:15] Aye aye again saying no move

[3:05:17] the bill as amended. We have a

[3:05:18] motion and second on the bill

[3:05:20] as amended. No speakers that's

[3:05:31] open about a quarter of a

[3:05:34] >> 17 yeas, 0 nays.

[3:05:39] >> By your vote, 2026, 0, 5,

[3:05:40] 3, 6, passes. Moving on to 83

[3:05:41] Twenty-twenty 6 Dash 0, 5, 4,

[3:05:42] of the amendment. We have a

[3:05:42] motion and second on the

[3:05:45] amendment. Seeing no speakers

[3:05:46] will vote for Le all in favor

[3:05:47] of the amendment indicate by

[3:05:48] saying Aye, again, same no

[3:05:49] amendment passes, move the

[3:05:52] bill as amended. We have a

[3:05:53] motion and second on the bill

[3:05:53] as amended. We have MISTER

[3:06:00] Freeman, Thank you, MR.

[3:06:03] PRESIDENT and I'll I'll be

[3:06:04] supporting

[3:06:05] >> This bill today, but I just

[3:06:06] want to bring to the attention

[3:06:06] of my colleagues. If you did

[3:06:10] not watch committee, this was

[3:06:11] a situation where I had a

[3:06:12] meeting scheduled with the

[3:06:16] fire chief during rules was

[3:06:17] scheduled for that day. At 3

[3:06:18] o'clock, it was canceled about

[3:06:22] 9.30, between 9, 30 10 as a

[3:06:23] member of Finance committee.

[3:06:23] Up on that a bit troubling

[3:06:24] because I want to talk about

[3:06:25] the budget. However, you also

[3:06:26] see that there's a item here

[3:06:29] in front of us. I was informed

[3:06:32] at that time that via email

[3:06:32] all meetings with the fire

[3:06:35] chief. Having a member of the

[3:06:38] administration in it. If you

[3:06:39] go back and pull the tape, you

[3:06:42] will see that. I stated that

[3:06:42] is the first in the 10 years

[3:06:43] that I've been here that I've

[3:06:47] heard of that. I also stated.

[3:06:51] That the previous fire Chiefs.

[3:06:53] Chief Powers, Chief Wilson.

[3:06:56] Our one ethnicity, one race. I

[3:06:57] also stated that this current

[3:07:00] one. And I'm going there and

[3:07:04] I'm saying it trouble still.

[3:07:05] Because when they announce

[3:07:06] Houthis fire chief was going

[3:07:06] to be, they said it must be

[3:07:07] someone from a diverse

[3:07:08] background. And I feel like I

[3:07:11] don't speak up. I am doing a

[3:07:13] disservice to all my little

[3:07:14] man tease. From all walks of

[3:07:17] life. I don't ever think their

[3:07:18] voices should be silenced.

[3:07:20] Now, I will say I had a

[3:07:21] meeting today and I'm grateful

[3:07:25] for it. I did not at root. I

[3:07:26] did not disrespect

[3:07:27] administration. I allow them

[3:07:31] and use that word. Seriously.

[3:07:32] I allow them to stay in it. It

[3:07:35] won't happen again. From here

[3:07:37] on out as a member of the

[3:07:37] Finance committee and the

[3:07:41] Finance chair. If I need them

[3:07:42] in the meeting I'm gonna

[3:07:44] requested if they demand to be

[3:07:45] in. And I really hope that

[3:07:45] MISTER Darnell Smith is

[3:07:47] watching. And that he comes

[3:07:50] back and change the tone. But

[3:07:50] if that does not change, will

[3:07:53] not take that meeting. And if

[3:07:54] I do not take that meeting and

[3:07:56] I do not feel comfortable

[3:07:57] voting, I'm hoping that

[3:08:01] members of whatever financial

[3:08:03] rule will support their

[3:08:04] colleague and saying and maybe

[3:08:05] I'm the only one up here. I

[3:08:07] hope I'm not. Because that was

[3:08:12] in another message. But

[3:08:12] hopefully that will

[3:08:14] communicate that he is able

[3:08:14] because I'm gonna close with

[3:08:16] this. I said my little son

[3:08:21] watching. Is asking my his

[3:08:22] daddy. Why is this young man?

[3:08:23] Why is this person who was so

[3:08:24] credible in this room? Not

[3:08:28] allowed to speak? That bothers

[3:08:33] me. Because he is. He has

[3:08:36] experience. You should be

[3:08:41] trusted. Going to sit down,

[3:08:41] I'm going to support this. But

[3:08:42] I wanted to make sure that I

[3:08:44] put that on the record. Moving

[3:08:46] forward to the administration.

[3:08:46] I would not take another

[3:08:49] meeting. If I'm told I have to

[3:08:49] have someone in

[3:08:53] administration. Thank you. All

[3:08:54] right. Thank you, MR. Freeman,

[3:08:55] no other speakers in the

[3:08:56] queue. We have a motion on the

[3:08:58] bill as amended.

[3:08:58] >> Took in about a quarter of

[3:09:13] a

[3:09:20] >> 17 yeas, 0 nays.

[3:09:21] >> By your vote, 2026, 0, 5,

[3:09:24] 4, 2 is approved. Came as

[3:09:26] PRESIDENT Were on page. 42

[3:09:26] item. 84. I think if someone

[3:09:27] in the queue possibly Mr,

[3:09:29] Dime. Yet MR. Diamond, you are

[3:09:33] recognized. Thank you, MR.

[3:09:34] PRESIDENT want to say this

[3:09:36] during because I support the

[3:09:37] bill, but I just want to echo

[3:09:38] my colleague whose he jumped

[3:09:43] right on it. That is an issue,

[3:09:43] especially for the District

[3:09:44] Council people as 14 of us. I

[3:09:47] respect you at large folks.

[3:09:48] Your fancy. But for the

[3:09:49] District Council, we have work

[3:09:51] to do. I get calls about parks

[3:09:53] and sidewalks and streets and

[3:09:54] we've got to work with the

[3:09:58] administration. We just have I

[3:09:59] mean, to have to pick up the

[3:09:59] phone, I have to call parks

[3:10:01] and say we got issue a park

[3:10:02] and pick up the phone and say

[3:10:03] I've got issue on Florida

[3:10:04] Boulevard and get it fixed. I

[3:10:08] do not have time nor the

[3:10:08] inclination to beg for

[3:10:09] permission for the

[3:10:11] administration. Have these

[3:10:12] meetings with Republican or

[3:10:12] Democrat up here, whether you

[3:10:15] like the Mary do we? We've got

[3:10:16] to get this fix. I have a lot

[3:10:17] of respect for the people

[3:10:17] sitting up here. I know they

[3:10:20] know that's true. So let's get

[3:10:22] this fix because all of us

[3:10:23] have work to do. And I'm not

[3:10:24] waiting permission to do that

[3:10:29] work. All right. Thank you,

[3:10:31] MR. Dimon now to 2026, 0, 5,

[3:10:32] 4, 3, I move the amendment. We

[3:10:33] have a motion and second on

[3:10:34] the amendment. Those speakers

[3:10:37] in the queue vote on amendment

[3:10:39] all in favor indicate by

[3:10:41] saying Aye, I again say no

[3:10:43] amendment passes the bills

[3:10:44] minute we have a motion and

[3:10:45] second on the bill as amended,

[3:11:01] no speakers over court vote.

[3:11:12] >> 17 yeas, 0 nays.

[3:11:15] >> By your vote. 2026, 0, 5,

[3:11:16] 4, 3, passes. All right. Turn

[3:11:18] the page. 43 item. 85 2026,

[3:11:20] Dash, 0, 5, 5, the Amendment.

[3:11:22] We have a motion and second on

[3:11:23] the amendment, seeing those

[3:11:24] speakers of overly all in

[3:11:25] favor of the amendment

[3:11:26] indicate by saying Aye, again

[3:11:29] same know in the past the bill

[3:11:30] as amended. We have a motion

[3:11:31] and second on the bill as

[3:11:34] amended. Seeing no speakers

[3:11:49] over the ballot, according

[3:11:53] >> 15 yeas, 2 nays.

[3:11:54] >> By a vote, 2026, 0, 5, 5,

[3:11:57] 2, passes.

[3:11:58] >> All right. We are now

[3:12:00] moving on to the next session,

[3:12:02] which is going to be on Page.

[3:12:04] 44.

[3:12:05] >> That is the public

[3:12:06] participation. And if the

[3:12:09] clerk could go ahead and read.

[3:12:10] >> The second reading and then

[3:12:11] all announced the speaker

[3:12:11] cards on the public

[3:12:12] participation. We have

[3:12:16] several.

[3:12:20] >> 2026, 5, 0, 8, 5, 93, 5, 94

[3:12:26] 5. 95. 5, 97. 5, 98, 5.99, 6,

[3:12:27] 0, 1, 6, 0, to 6, 0, 3, 6, 0,

[3:12:32] 4, 6, 0, 5, 6, 0, 660-8609.

[3:12:35] >> 6, 10, 6, 11, 6, 12, 6, 15,

[3:12:36] 6.16, 2026. 5, 0, 1, 5, 0, 2,

[3:12:43] 5, 0, 3, 504, 5. 53 5. 54. 55.

[3:12:49] 56. 57 58. 59 5. 65 61. 5 62

[3:12:54] 63. 64 5. 65 66 57 5.90

[3:12:55] >> Thank you, MR. Secretary I

[3:12:56] will now just skip to the

[3:12:58] items that have public

[3:13:00] participation cards. They're

[3:13:01] all John some MR. Nunes, you

[3:13:03] come up and start to speak on

[3:13:05] these bills. Most of these are

[3:13:07] council appointees and things

[3:13:08] of that nature. So if you have

[3:13:08] something favorable or

[3:13:09] unfavorable that about the

[3:13:10] council person, please stick

[3:13:12] to the bill don't wander off

[3:13:13] and just read it. So we're

[3:13:16] going to go to 2026 Dash, 601,

[3:13:17] which is on Page. 93 1 speaker

[3:13:21] card. John MR. Many before

[3:13:22] speeches understand that your

[3:13:23] First Amendment rights are

[3:13:25] there for you to enjoy not to

[3:13:25] use as weapons against the

[3:13:28] rest of Thank you so I catch

[3:13:37] that. Just go. Stunning. I I

[3:13:43] am. John Jay new knee.

[3:13:46] >> Jacksonville City Council

[3:13:48] resolution 2023, 0, 8, 1, 9,

[3:13:49] 8, 3.56 Past the merge, actual

[3:13:50] Florida, 3, 2, 2, 1, 6, some

[3:13:52] in city Council district 4

[3:13:53] cpac planning District 3

[3:13:54] school board district 3. Now

[3:13:59] the first one resolution

[3:14:00] appointing JaCoby Pittman is a

[3:14:01] member of the Northeast,

[3:14:04] Florida Regional Council. I

[3:14:05] would hope that you would

[3:14:07] reconsider that. And instead a

[3:14:12] point. Chris Miller, the

[3:14:15] Northeast, Florida regional

[3:14:18] colonel, the guy is a

[3:14:18] superstar. I'm just saying

[3:14:20] he's been at some of these

[3:14:22] meetings. I was just to the

[3:14:25] executive committee meeting.

[3:14:26] You know, for the Northeast,

[3:14:26] Florida Regional Council, 7

[3:14:33] counties. And agenda item 11

[3:14:34] potential impacts of property.

[3:14:38] Tax reform misses pain. And so

[3:14:41] I mean, this is big stuff. I'm

[3:14:43] going to these other. Here's

[3:14:44] Saint Johns County. I don't

[3:14:45] know if Duval County has taken

[3:14:47] a position or has meetings,

[3:14:52] you know, on this yet. You

[3:14:57] know, and I just and if and

[3:14:59] also I would throw, you Dr

[3:14:59] Selmon there to, you know, and

[3:15:00] the reason is it like you take

[3:15:04] 2026? 0, 0, 2, 4, you know,

[3:15:05] the big part about this is

[3:15:10] going to be our waterways. And

[3:15:11] I just wanted to say that on

[3:15:17] that particular one. So. Yeah,

[3:15:18] the northeast, Florida

[3:15:22] regional colonel, I mean a

[3:15:23] Thai I just hope you would

[3:15:27] just Anyway, ok, ready for the

[3:15:30] next one.

[3:15:31] >> All right. That was our

[3:15:33] last speaker on that one. So

[3:15:34] we're going to go to item 94

[3:15:38] Twenty-twenty 6 Dash, 0, 6, 0,

[3:15:38] 2, We got a vote on the

[3:15:39] emergency before do the public

[3:15:45] participation. Thank second on

[3:15:46] the emergency will take this

[3:15:47] vote, probably all in favor of

[3:15:49] emergency indicate by saying

[3:15:49] Aye.

[3:15:51] >> I again say no passes.

[3:15:52] Right now we passed the can

[3:15:55] read the public John JANUARY,

[3:16:02] a month. Like my mom is going

[3:16:03] to hospital right now. I need

[3:16:13] to Can you please, right now?

[3:16:18] >> Ok, my name is John 83. 56

[3:16:20] Bascom actual Florida. 3, 2,

[3:16:24] 2, 1, 6, and you know these

[3:16:25] next 3, you know, the tourist

[3:16:26] Development Council. Let me

[3:16:27] just say this. I mean, it's

[3:16:31] it's big statewide. But as far

[3:16:32] as the appointments, I just

[3:16:33] wanted to be on the record.

[3:16:36] You know that, you know, to

[3:16:38] support, you know, council

[3:16:40] PRESIDENT Howland is chair of

[3:16:45] tdc put on here Amendment 3

[3:16:48] tdc and the frc find cpac, 3

[3:16:49] public Pottsburg Creek is a

[3:16:49] Jacksonville. It's all

[3:16:53] tourism. That's it. Going the

[3:16:57] next one. Thank you for

[3:16:58] permission, MR. Noonan, his

[3:16:59] last speaker. So we're going

[3:17:01] to the bill's emergency.

[3:17:01] >> We have a motion a second

[3:17:03] on the bill as an emergency.

[3:17:16] Open about a quarter

[3:17:19] >> 17 yeas, 0 nays.

[3:17:22] >> By your vote. 2026, 0, 6,

[3:17:22] 0, 2, passes.

[3:17:23] >> All right. Moving on to

[3:17:24] item and 95 twenty-twenty 6

[3:17:27] Dash, 0, 6, 0, 3 move

[3:17:27] emergency.

[3:17:28] >> We have motion a second on

[3:17:29] the emergency. No speakers of

[3:17:30] overtly on favor the emergency

[3:17:31] indicate by saying Aye.

[3:17:33] >> I again say no mercy

[3:17:34] passes. All right. We have one

[3:17:37] public participation car John

[3:17:39] >> My name is genuinely name

[3:17:40] and addresses on file. I just

[3:17:41] want to be on the record. You

[3:17:42] know, again, you know, I

[3:17:46] support the legislation and

[3:17:47] just know that, you know, the

[3:17:47] tourist Development Council,

[3:17:49] you know, it's statewide

[3:17:51] stuff. And so I support it.

[3:17:53] That's

[3:17:57] >> All right. With the Bills

[3:17:58] emergency, we have a motion a

[3:17:59] second on the bill as an

[3:17:59] emergency. No speakers in the

[3:18:10] queue to open about a quarter

[3:18:13] >> 17 yeas, 0 nays.

[3:18:17] >> By your vote. 2026, 0, 6,

[3:18:18] 0, 3, passes. All right. We

[3:18:19] have a public participation

[3:18:21] card on item. 96 Twenty-twenty

[3:18:24] 6 Dash, 0, 6, 0, 4, It's John

[3:18:26] >> All right. My name is John.

[3:18:27] Names and addresses on file.

[3:18:28] And this is resolution

[3:18:31] reappointing arrow. As a

[3:18:31] member of the Northeast,

[3:18:36] Florida Regional Council and

[3:18:37] no, I support in 2026. For

[3:18:40] that's the park's trust fund.

[3:18:43] And he instrumental in that.

[3:18:44] So that's big tourist

[3:18:46] development Council stuff.

[3:18:47] It's also northeast Florida

[3:18:50] Regional Council stuff. And

[3:18:51] big thing is it's like visit

[3:18:52] Jacksonville, visit Florida.

[3:18:54] So all that tourism. That's

[3:18:59] it. Thank you.

[3:18:59] >> That's the only speaker

[3:19:01] cards. So will move to item 98

[3:19:04] Twenty-twenty 6 Dash 0, 6, 0,

[3:19:06] of emergency. We have a motion

[3:19:07] in second on the emergency. No

[3:19:07] speakers will overly all in

[3:19:09] favor indicate by saying Aye,

[3:19:11] I again say no passes. We have

[3:19:12] one speaker card, MISTER John

[3:19:22] New Start the clock. Please.

[3:19:23] This one is on me. John, do

[3:19:23] you want me to be on the

[3:19:26] Northeast? Are the what tc 2

[3:19:30] women to be on the tdc job

[3:19:30] Yeah.

[3:19:33] >> My take my apologies. All

[3:19:35] right. John new name and on

[3:19:36] file. No, I fully support

[3:19:42] district. 4 city COUNCILMAN

[3:19:43] Know, no great that you're

[3:19:44] going to back on Tdc. Thank

[3:19:47] you listening.

[3:19:48] >> Thank you, John. Move the

[3:19:48] bill as emergency. All right.

[3:19:49] We have a motion second on the

[3:19:51] bill is an emergency. No

[3:19:51] speakers. It's open about a

[3:20:04] quarter vote.

[3:20:06] >> 16 yeas, one nay. That's

[3:20:11] right. I just want to bet.

[3:20:13] Just want to bet. All right.

[3:20:14] So by your vote, 2026, 0, 6,

[3:20:17] 0, 6, passes.

[3:20:20] >> So now going to turn the

[3:20:24] page. 54 one 27.

[3:20:29] >> And that's going to be. And

[3:20:30] it's going to be they're going

[3:20:36] to be.

[3:20:38] >> 2026, 0, 6, 4, 1, There

[3:20:39] does move emergency on 2026,

[3:20:42] 0, 6, 4, We have emergency and

[3:20:44] a second Twenty-twenty 6, 0,

[3:20:45] 6, 4, 1, MR. Diamond emergency

[3:20:49] of the bill. Okay. Seeing no

[3:20:49] speakers in the vote early on

[3:20:51] favor indicate by saying Aye,

[3:20:56] I again say no mercy passes.

[3:20:57] We have a motion and the

[3:20:58] second on the bill has

[3:20:59] emerged, MR. Diamond, you are

[3:21:01] recognized. Thank you, MR.

[3:21:02] PRESIDENT First I want to

[3:21:04] thank my good friend

[3:21:05] COUNCILMAN Freeman. We were

[3:21:05] just reminiscing that we

[3:21:06] worked with wc back on the Old

[3:21:09] Jax days and

[3:21:10] >> I have just the biggest

[3:21:11] heart for him. And he has the

[3:21:13] biggest heart for

[3:21:13] Jacksonville. One of my

[3:21:14] favorite people ever met

[3:21:15] public service. And so I move

[3:21:17] a COUNCILMAN. I can't. All

[3:21:17] right. We have a motion a

[3:21:20] second on the Council

[3:21:20] amendment. Got no speakers

[3:21:21] actually MR. Freeman

[3:21:26] COUNCILMAN.

[3:21:27] >> One, thank you so much for

[3:21:27] that COUNCILMAN Dominant. In

[3:21:28] the end, he said this in a

[3:21:29] public space. All to share

[3:21:30] with you all. He's been

[3:21:32] diagnosed Parkinson's disease.

[3:21:33] And so he stepped away because

[3:21:34] science is saying that

[3:21:37] exercise can reduce those

[3:21:38] symptoms from it. And so I

[3:21:39] really want I believe in

[3:21:41] giving people their they can

[3:21:42] still And so this is another

[3:21:44] example of we can do that.

[3:21:45] Thank you.

[3:21:46] >> All right. Thank you, sir.

[3:21:48] So the council amendment is on

[3:21:49] the table right now with the

[3:21:49] second was voted early on

[3:21:50] favor. The COUNCILMAN Indicate

[3:21:52] by saying Aye, I'll get saying

[3:21:55] no councilmen that passes.

[3:21:55] >> Moved the bill as an

[3:21:59] emergency as amended. We have

[3:22:00] a motion second to move the

[3:22:01] bill as an emergency as

[3:22:02] amended and MR. Freeman,

[3:22:03] you're still in the q. Do you

[3:22:05] want to talk ok? All right.

[3:22:05] And with that, we have no

[3:22:06] speakers soap and about a

[3:22:21] quarter of a

[3:22:24] >> 17 yeas, 0 nays by

[3:22:28] unanimous vote 2026, 0, 6, 4,

[3:22:29] 1, passes bright with that

[3:22:30] MISTER PRESIDENT. We're going

[3:22:31] to move to paid 61. And I'm

[3:22:32] gonna make a motion to move

[3:22:35] the

[3:22:36] >> All right. We have a motion

[3:22:39] a second on the and then them

[3:22:40] no speakers will vote

[3:22:40] virtually all those in favor

[3:22:43] indicate by saying Aye, again

[3:22:47] saying no, Dana passes.

[3:22:48] >> All right, MR. PRESIDENT,

[3:22:49] there are no action items on

[3:22:51] the 10 men. So that concludes

[3:22:53] this meeting. We can go ahead

[3:22:54] and call for the role and then

[3:22:55] we'll do announcements and get

[3:22:55] about here.

[3:23:10] >> Roll call, please.

[3:23:12] 17

[3:23:15] present. Thank Before we

[3:23:16] adjourn and then do

[3:23:17] announcements, I just want to

[3:23:18] say MR. Thank you so much for

[3:23:19] stepping in floor leader. You

[3:23:21] did a fantastic job. Thank

[3:23:22] you, sir. Hopefully not good

[3:23:22] enough for a permanent

[3:23:24] replacement. That's right. Not

[3:23:26] good. Thank you. And with

[3:23:27] that, we are adjourned.

[3:23:31] Announcements next. We'll go

[3:23:32] to COUNCILMAN Reggie Gaffney

[3:23:34] junior first. Thank you. Thank

[3:23:36] you to the chair. So as

[3:23:39] minute, you know, payment. So

[3:23:43] it as you know, we had a 7

[3:23:46] year-old kid passed away last

[3:23:47] week.

[3:23:47] >> broke my heart. I got a

[3:23:49] call from the pair. She was

[3:23:54] devastated last week what I

[3:23:55] want to in the next few weeks,

[3:23:58] almost unnoticed meeting

[3:23:59] trying come up with some

[3:24:01] legislation. You know, I did

[3:24:03] my research. I think in last 5

[3:24:05] years we had these 10 kids the

[3:24:08] pass away from dawn and

[3:24:09] retention ponds. So as

[3:24:12] legislators, you know, do we

[3:24:13] stand by and and and don't do

[3:24:15] anything. We do something. You

[3:24:16] know, I'm not sure what would

[3:24:17] come out of this notice.

[3:24:18] Meeting. But what I do want to

[3:24:20] invite is invite you guys to

[3:24:23] builders. Hl a's the

[3:24:23] community. This to try to

[3:24:24] figure out how we you know,

[3:24:28] come up with a solution. You

[3:24:29] know, my biggest fear is that

[3:24:31] I got another call like I got

[3:24:33] last week. You know? It's

[3:24:34] typically we take these things

[3:24:35] for granted into it. I would

[3:24:38] destroy home. So rush on to be

[3:24:39] sending out e-mails some time.

[3:24:42] So you know, and like I just

[3:24:44] been noticed, meeting,

[3:24:48] understand the cause. You

[3:24:50] know, beyond Pittman Gate,

[3:24:51] every you know, cause I get

[3:24:54] it. I thought about it. But

[3:24:55] trust me, I get it. But so in

[3:24:58] a of on the low, 40 e mail it

[3:24:59] next couple of weeks, I'm not

[3:24:59] sure what come out of

[3:25:02] resolution. I don't Maybe

[3:25:03] encouragement, safety, but

[3:25:08] just want to hear you guys out

[3:25:09] decide to propose legislation.

[3:25:10] So just be I don't look at

[3:25:12] e-mail. Thank you. Thank you,

[3:25:18] Over to MISS Pittman.

[3:25:19] COUNCILMAN Gaffney, I would

[3:25:21] just say I love to share a lot

[3:25:22] of information that has been

[3:25:26] done already

[3:25:26] >> with legislation, but

[3:25:29] mainly what we've done is had

[3:25:32] a marketing campaign funds

[3:25:37] that allocated from the Kerry

[3:25:38] administration and also by

[3:25:42] mere Deegan, we did have a

[3:25:44] meeting with several of the

[3:25:45] developers and engineers, but

[3:25:48] I think it's time to pick that

[3:25:51] up again. And I urge all of

[3:25:52] you all if we can come

[3:25:56] together and develop some

[3:25:58] legislation because retention

[3:25:59] ponds are everywhere and of

[3:25:59] course, is kind of out of

[3:26:01] sight out of mind. If you do

[3:26:03] hear anything. But this is

[3:26:06] really, really serious,

[3:26:11] especially kids who yeah,

[3:26:12] autism. So I'll be happy to

[3:26:13] share that information and

[3:26:17] i'll be glad to work with on

[3:26:18] on some legislation as well.

[3:26:20] Thank you.

[3:26:22] >> Thank you. MISS Pittman and

[3:26:23] with that, I'll recognize Dr

[3:26:31] Johnson.

[3:26:32] >> Okay. There we go. Thank

[3:26:33] you so much. I will do it

[3:26:36] since we have a special

[3:26:37] day-to-day. First of all, we

[3:26:39] want to recognize birthdays

[3:26:40] today. And our birthdays.

[3:26:41] Right now. I'm just doing it

[3:26:42] as a favor because we know the

[3:26:44] reigning birthday diva is

[3:26:45] COUNCILWOMAN Pittman. So

[3:26:48] birthdays. First of all,

[3:26:48] AUGUST 11th would be Rory cca

[3:26:52] Mackenzie. AUGUST 13th when

[3:26:56] Dean all. Arnold, windy and

[3:27:00] AUGUST. 21st Big e Erik

[3:27:01] Grantham, though they're all

[3:27:02] celebrating birthdays. But

[3:27:05] most importantly. This will be

[3:27:09] the final birthday for. On

[3:27:10] City Council for my dear

[3:27:13] friend. I got to say this for

[3:27:13] not forever just for this term

[3:27:17] as she is term limited. So you

[3:27:18] will not celebrate another

[3:27:18] birthday up here, but we still

[3:27:19] got 5 worse. They're going

[3:27:21] celebrate. I've known JaCoby

[3:27:22] personally probably longer

[3:27:24] than anybody on this day is

[3:27:25] for decades in decades. I want

[3:27:28] to say how many Jacoby I just

[3:27:30] got to say from all of you

[3:27:32] know, as I say frequently, I

[3:27:34] was there after your health

[3:27:35] situation, what 20 some years

[3:27:37] ago now sitting next to you in

[3:27:38] the hospital when you woke up

[3:27:40] with everything attach to you,

[3:27:41] no one could have seen you in

[3:27:43] the place that you are now.

[3:27:45] But got the GOD that we serve

[3:27:47] is is is that's a miracle that

[3:27:47] you're sitting here and I'm

[3:27:48] thankful to call you my friend

[3:27:51] and my sister and so Jacoby

[3:27:53] Pittman will be celebrating a

[3:27:55] birthday on AUGUST. 20th. I

[3:27:57] will say what number it is,

[3:27:58] but what we want to do to Kobe

[3:28:01] is all of us say happy

[3:28:02] birthday to you. And you know,

[3:28:02] you have to sing it because

[3:28:04] it's to Kobe Pittman. And

[3:28:05] since it's to cobia, by the

[3:28:06] way, I want to tell everybody

[3:28:08] who's watching at home in

[3:28:10] here. Every one of us gets

[3:28:13] birthday cards, bar mitzvahs,

[3:28:16] divorces, whatever it to Kobe

[3:28:17] comes and does all the

[3:28:19] announcements from this day is

[3:28:20] and you spin that out of your

[3:28:21] pocket. Thank you. From all of

[3:28:23] us here on the city council.

[3:28:24] And because it's Chicago, you

[3:28:25] have to sing at the way Stevie

[3:28:27] Wonder did so here we go. 1,

[3:28:28] 2, 3,

[3:28:31] >> Happy birthday to The

[3:28:36] birthday to happy birthday.

[3:28:39] Happy birthday. Cold air.

[3:28:45] >> Happy birthday. Covid.

[3:28:46] Happy birthday.

[3:28:46] >> Happy birthday to covid.

[3:28:51] Enjoy your day. All right. And

[3:28:52] with then happy birthday,

[3:28:53] Jacoby.

[3:28:55] >> Any other speakers? All

[3:28:56] right. We're already

[3:28:59] adjourned. Everyone have a

[3:28:59] great night.

[3:29:04] >> Thank Is to speak

[3:29:06] >> We do have the prayer.

[3:29:08] Yeah. Arrow. Do you want to

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