[0:01] making fun of Buffalo. Lot.

[0:08] >> Good evening and welcome

[0:09] everybody. It is time to kick

[0:09] off the city of Jacksonville

[0:14] City Council meeting today for

[0:16] 1/13/2026 is 05:00pm on the

[0:18] dot. And I'd like to welcome

[0:21] everyone back from the New

[0:21] Year and man of few words,

[0:22] I'll turn over to the floor

[0:25] later. Thank you, MR.

[0:26] PRESIDENT, Happy New Year for

[0:27] story. Businesses, the

[0:27] invocation and pledge please

[0:28] recognize or council Chaplain

[0:31] Councilmember Kevin Maher.

[0:32] >> Thank you, MR. Floor

[0:32] leader. Happy New Year to

[0:37] everyone well. Tonight our

[0:39] invocation is being delivered

[0:40] by ac Sanders. He's in a bit

[0:43] native of Jacksonville and a

[0:44] proud graduate of William

[0:49] rains, plants of 79. Also the

[0:54] 2025 class 3, a state football

[0:58] champions pt Bond. Ac is also

[1:01] a graduate. And 4 year

[1:02] Letterman and team captain in

[1:02] basketball for the University

[1:05] of New Orleans and Louisiana.

[1:06] He is the owner of a see

[1:08] Sanders insurance agency for

[1:12] the past. 33 years, member of

[1:13] the Arlington Church of Christ

[1:17] for the past 38 years with 20

[1:19] of those years spent as the

[1:21] church's pastor ac loves the

[1:22] city of Jacksonville and

[1:25] enjoys promoting the city and

[1:26] every place he has had the

[1:28] pleasure of visiting. Please

[1:35] receive pastor ac centers.

[1:36] >> I give the indication on

[1:38] tonight, I had a thought. I

[1:42] thought that. You the chamber

[1:46] before us. Put your name and

[1:52] reputation. You represent your

[1:55] districts. That's Carrie.

[1:59] That's very important. Each

[1:59] one of these wonderful

[2:02] citizens behind me. Here

[2:06] tonight because they care.

[2:06] They could have done many

[2:09] things tonight. But they have

[2:13] chosen to be here to speak.

[2:15] Whether in support of

[2:18] opposition, it really doesn't

[2:19] matter what truly matters is

[2:20] that everyone in this room

[2:25] cares. Whenever you have

[2:26] indifference, that's mean you

[2:29] are As long as we have people

[2:32] who care. We're willing to put

[2:35] forth their efforts. And come

[2:39] to make us a better city. To

[2:40] give us results, but not just

[2:41] results. The very best

[2:42] results. Then I say they can

[2:46] thrive. So to GOD, be the

[2:46] glory for all that has been

[2:48] done. All that is here

[2:49] tonight. We thank you so much.

[2:51] Let's go to our the in prayer.

[2:55] Please. Most Tony righteous in

[2:56] the back father, which are in

[3:00] it. Father. We it throne of

[3:01] grace. We give. Thanks you

[3:01] once again for being a great

[3:04] guy that you are. No one has

[3:07] left us like you. No one has

[3:10] treated us better than you.

[3:13] You are the great I am. And

[3:17] for that, we are thankful.

[3:18] With thankful for every

[3:19] blessing that you have given

[3:20] us. You have blessed us to be

[3:22] in the greatest country ever

[3:25] been in existence. Best that

[3:25] you bless us to be in a great

[3:29] city. And so father, we thank

[3:30] you again for the collection

[3:33] of people that we have in this

[3:34] city. Thriving to be the very

[3:36] best that we can be. We thank

[3:38] you again for your mercy. We

[3:40] thank you for your kindness.

[3:41] We thank you for your long

[3:44] suffering. But most of all,

[3:45] with think before you son

[3:48] Jesus Christ, our Lord. Who

[3:50] came down to this earth to

[3:51] down across with a sense of

[3:51] the world know greatest

[3:54] sacrifice has ever been given.

[3:55] So that we say thank you.

[3:56] Thank you for your power

[3:57] forward that we have. Thank

[3:59] you for your son church. They

[4:02] died for. My father as we

[4:04] prepare to hear from one

[4:06] another. Bless us and

[4:09] thoughts. Bless us. In our

[4:12] words. Bless us. And I respect

[4:16] for one another. Knowing

[4:18] father that you are sitting

[4:18] high above and you hear all

[4:22] things. So bless us again to

[4:22] speak. Those things that will

[4:25] be helpful to all. Thank you

[4:27] again for this great chamber.

[4:29] Thank you for this opportunity

[4:30] to call in your Holy name.

[4:32] Before we begin. Thank you

[4:33] again for the great citizens

[4:35] stats rest behind me that you

[4:38] are blessed. Father. We do

[4:38] love you, but we know that you

[4:40] love. That's even more. And

[4:41] again, for that, we say thank

[4:46] you. Give us about help us be

[4:47] more like your son, Jesus.

[4:49] Every day about lies. What is

[4:50] impressive name of Jesus

[4:51] Christ. Our Lord. Save that.

[4:56] We do pray a I pledge

[5:02] allegiance.

[5:08] >> And Well, got and this is

[5:15] with the for all.

[5:16] >> All right. Floor leader, I

[5:17] think we're going to roll

[5:31] call.

[5:49] He team present. All

[5:50] right. Thank you for that. We

[5:51] have a couple quick

[5:52] announcements, one from the

[5:53] floor leader about next week's

[5:54] schedule and update from jta

[5:57] from our Liaison Ducks

[5:57] Johnson.

[5:58] >> Yes, MR. PRESIDENT reminder

[5:59] to our colleagues and everyone

[6:01] here next week because of the

[6:01] Martin Luther King junior

[6:03] holiday on Monday committees

[6:04] will be shifted one day to the

[6:05] Rice will have neighborhoods

[6:08] and rules on Tuesday to you

[6:09] finance until you see on

[6:10] Wednesday. Thank you, MR.

[6:11] Floor, Leader, Ducks Johnson.

[6:12] You're recognized. Thank you,

[6:13] MR. PRESIDENT, I will keep

[6:14] this brief over the last

[6:15] several days. My phone inbox

[6:17] have been 4 with one clear

[6:17] message.

[6:18] >> That connection plus

[6:20] matters. And this is for the

[6:22] community. The service is an

[6:22] inconvenient. It's a lifeline

[6:24] for residents with

[6:25] disabilities who depend on

[6:27] this service. And as the

[6:28] council liaison, I didn't just

[6:30] to hear those concerns. I

[6:32] showed up attended community

[6:32] meetings even one last night

[6:34] that lasted about 3 hours over

[6:36] jta where we listen to

[6:37] questions. But one thing I

[6:38] want to say is leadership is

[6:39] about responsibility. I will

[6:43] say that I here the residents,

[6:44] I hear the emails and see the

[6:45] emails coming through

[6:49] connection. Plus, it does work

[6:50] and jta is changing the scope

[6:51] of it, but they will not be

[6:52] getting rid of connection.

[6:53] Plus and I wanted to make sure

[6:55] that we understood that

[6:57] there's going to be a pilot

[7:00] going on for 6 months with sub

[7:00] out with a valuation. I will

[7:01] admit some steps from what I

[7:03] saw. Mistakes were made. But

[7:05] what jta doing is trying to

[7:07] rectify that. So you can find

[7:08] out any information from jta

[7:10] Fla Dot com and they'll be

[7:11] coming to present to the

[7:13] Transportation Committee on

[7:14] next week. Thank you, MR.

[7:15] PRESIDENT. All right. Thank

[7:16] you, DR. Johnson missed for

[7:18] later. Thank u next up is

[7:19] approval. The minutes from the

[7:19] regular council meeting a

[7:22] DECEMBER 9th and move the

[7:22] approval.

[7:23] >> We've got a motion in

[7:25] second on the minutes, all in

[7:26] favor signify by saying Aye,

[7:27] aye. The minutes are proving

[7:28] excuse me. Anyone oppose. The

[7:31] minutes are approved.

[7:32] >> Let's present. We have some

[7:33] communications from the

[7:34] mayor's office and others.

[7:34] Would you like to read or 5

[7:35] with legislative and get those

[7:39] very well, sir. We have one

[7:40] presentation tonight and

[7:41] that's the 2025 Office of

[7:44] Inspector General annual

[7:48] report ir inspector general at

[7:48] La Salle Muscle Cell. We're

[7:49] going to give you a 10 minutes

[7:55] for this presentation. Good

[7:55] evening, at La Salle inspector

[7:58] General. See Jacksonville, MR.

[7:59] And I said our half of this

[8:00] presentation rock on know,

[8:03] right? All condenses into

[8:05] about 5 minutes worth of quick

[8:06] comments, first and foremost,

[8:08] like to thank the council and

[8:09] the mayor's office for their

[8:09] continued cooperation

[8:12] throughout the year. From the

[8:12] spectrum perspective, we've

[8:15] had a very good year in terms

[8:16] of providing oversight and

[8:17] turn improve the efficiency of

[8:18] the of the consolidated

[8:22] government. As you know, my

[8:23] terms of for your appointment,

[8:25] it's up in MARCH next year or

[8:29] this year, rather in

[8:30] Twenty-twenty 6. And I've

[8:33] asked for a another 4 years.

[8:33] The Inspector General

[8:34] selection retention committee

[8:35] has agreed to that has to come

[8:36] before you as a council to

[8:39] approve another 4 years should

[8:40] be worthy of note that this is

[8:41] the first time as part general

[8:43] has asked actually lasted for

[8:45] unable to make it to the

[8:46] report faces. So I'm pretty

[8:46] depressed myself for that

[8:51] accomplishment. The success of

[8:52] our office is all about the

[8:53] people. So I'd like to take my

[8:54] minutes that I have to talk

[8:56] about a couple of our folks in

[8:56] accomplishment that they've

[8:58] had over the course of last

[9:00] year. First and foremost as my

[9:03] deputy inspector general, MR.

[9:05] Examples. Rick is a an expert.

[9:07] Many things and his expertise

[9:07] is recognized. He was asked to

[9:09] come to our go to San Diego

[9:11] for the National Conference of

[9:13] the Association inspector

[9:15] General's and speak to that

[9:17] conference. So NOVEMBER of

[9:18] this year. This past year,

[9:19] rather, Rick went and gave a

[9:20] speech on a public relations

[9:24] for oversight professionals is

[9:25] very well-received. Got a

[9:27] great deal of feedback.

[9:28] Positive feedback. And it's

[9:29] it's nice to know that the

[9:31] city has an asset like that in

[9:34] the office that we're able to

[9:35] reach out to it you know,

[9:35] leverage his expertise in

[9:37] front of the city's victims.

[9:37] So I'd like to recognize

[9:41] wreck. Next is is my creation

[9:44] manager MISS Christina It's

[9:45] got to does many things for

[9:47] the office as the creation

[9:48] manager. Again, she's

[9:50] recognized by your peers and

[9:53] was invited 2 statewide peer

[9:54] reviews for accreditation for

[9:55] the Florida Law Enforcement

[9:57] Commission for Nation, which

[9:57] is a very big deal. Again, we

[10:00] have that in house expertise

[10:00] where we have someone is

[10:03] considered to be an expert in

[10:04] our office who's been asked to

[10:05] go out and share expertise

[10:06] with the rest of the states.

[10:09] That's that's very impressive.

[10:10] And the last person like to

[10:10] recognize is my senior

[10:12] investigator, Brandon King.

[10:14] Brent is just incredible work

[10:15] this year. So this

[10:15] investigation, you've all

[10:19] pretty to you've seen and MR.

[10:20] King because of expertise in

[10:21] because of his reputation. The

[10:24] city by a request from the fbi

[10:26] for Brennan to be part of the

[10:27] major procurement Task force

[10:30] with the fbi. So we've entered

[10:31] into you with the fbi that the

[10:33] mayor signed this past year.

[10:35] That makes Brandon a task

[10:35] force officer. What that does

[10:39] for us is it gives I believe,

[10:39] will access to federal systems

[10:43] and allows us to do a lot more

[10:44] comprehensive analysis on some

[10:45] of the subject our

[10:46] investigations and his

[10:47] expertise again being

[10:48] recognized. He's the only

[10:50] inspector general from the

[10:51] city level. That's on a task

[10:53] force. I'm aware of. So that's

[10:57] pretty impressive for him. I

[10:57] provide looked copy of report

[10:59] for you guys to look at and I

[11:00] give you a hard copy tonight,

[11:03] a look at as well. Any

[11:04] questions on the report? I

[11:05] mean, more happy to answer

[11:05] them. If not in this form, you

[11:07] can certainly for questions to

[11:07] my office. We knew that

[11:08] chancellor as soon as

[11:10] possible. Than that, I'm

[11:12] available for questions. All

[11:18] right, Doctor Salem. Thank

[11:20] you, MR. PRESIDENT, I just

[11:21] wanted to stand and thank

[11:24] MISTER The cell and his staff.

[11:25] >> I had the opportunity to

[11:26] work very closely with him

[11:29] when I was PRESIDENT

[11:30] Occasionally interact with him

[11:32] and his staff, they are very

[11:34] professional and they are very

[11:35] independent, which is I think

[11:36] clearly needed in this

[11:40] environment. Very excited that

[11:40] he's hopefully going to be

[11:41] around here another 4 years

[11:44] because we have been through

[11:46] it for us that have been

[11:47] around a while and that

[11:48] particular office. So

[11:49] congratulations to you and to

[11:54] your staff and sir. Alright,

[11:55] councilmember done.

[11:55] >> Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT, I

[11:56] would say the exact same

[11:57] thing. Matt, you're awesome.

[11:58] And your team is also McKinley

[11:59] are deputies last name a

[12:00] sample and you're like the ig.

[12:04] That's awesome, too. Like if

[12:05] you had bet on the pali market

[12:08] that you be up for another 4

[12:09] years that the Jacksonville,

[12:10] it would last a second for you

[12:11] would've made a ton of money.

[12:13] Pit bet. Yes. So

[12:14] congratulations and thanks for

[12:14] everything you guys do. Thank

[12:15] you very much.

[12:21] >> All Righ Colonel Miller.

[12:22] >> Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT to

[12:24] the PRESIDENT, MR. I want to

[12:25] echo the comments of my

[12:29] colleagues having been

[12:30] inspector general for the

[12:31] armed forces through Europe

[12:34] and Israel and also for state

[12:36] of Florida. I know how hard a

[12:38] job it is that you and your

[12:39] team have. And I've been

[12:42] watching for a long time this

[12:43] office through those periods

[12:46] that you referred to and I am

[12:49] happy to say in public you and

[12:50] your team or what I believe

[12:52] right? Looks like. And this

[12:56] city is well served by you and

[12:58] your team. And I hope you you

[12:59] all stay there for a long time

[13:02] to help us with all the things

[13:05] that you do with transparency,

[13:05] accountability, helping us

[13:08] find ways to better do things

[13:10] and protect him. Better use

[13:11] taxpayer dollars. So thank you

[13:14] very much. Thank you, sir. All

[13:15] right. That is all the

[13:16] speakers floor leader. And

[13:17] thank you, sir, for coming

[13:19] down. Present. Make sure.

[13:21] >> MR. PRESIDENT colleagues at

[13:21] this time I'd like to

[13:23] recognize tonight's pages. We

[13:24] have Regina. I was a from

[13:25] weave tales and Collin Johnson

[13:27] from the Florida virtuous, a

[13:28] virtual school. Thank you for

[13:36] serving with us today. Right?

[13:37] >> We're now on Page 4 will

[13:37] take up cause additional

[13:39] items. The first of which is

[13:40] here on pace for these arms

[13:40] are now taking up to not

[13:42] include public hearings as

[13:43] they were thoroughly reviewed

[13:44] at the committee level where

[13:46] public hearings are part of

[13:47] the decision-making process.

[13:47] Council members are reminded

[13:50] to clear any ex parte

[13:51] communications. Our first

[13:51] item, number one, it's a quasi

[13:53] judicial resolution. I'm 2025,

[13:54] 0, 8, 4, 5, I move the

[13:57] amendment to grant appeal.

[13:59] >> I've got a motion and

[13:59] second on the amendment is

[14:00] known in the queue all in

[14:01] favor of the amendment signify

[14:04] by saying Aye you post an ad

[14:04] the cares. I moved the bill as

[14:07] amended to grant appeal. I've

[14:08] got a motion a second on the

[14:09] bill as amended. No one is in

[14:10] the queue. Please open the

[14:25] ballot and record your vote.

[14:30] >> 17 yeas, 0 nays actually

[14:33] approved 2025. Dash 0, 8, 4,

[14:34] 5,

[14:34] >> No, not quasi judicial

[14:35] ordinance is the first which

[14:38] is item to 2025, 0, 6, 7, 5,

[14:39] out to clear my ex parte. I

[14:41] received one phone call from a

[14:43] resident in support of this

[14:44] ordinance and one e-mail from

[14:45] a resident in opposition. And

[14:47] this has been filed, but slave

[14:48] services arrived. Acute was

[14:49] cleared out. I mean, so get

[14:50] back in for your ex Parte

[14:51] Council. Vice PRESIDENT Nick

[14:56] Allen. You're recognized.

[14:58] Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT, I

[15:01] also rise to declare its parte

[15:01] communications. I received a

[15:03] phone call and spoke with a

[15:03] resident in support today and

[15:07] I received a voicemail.

[15:08] >> Reply but didn't connects

[15:09] with the applicant today.

[15:09] Thank you. We'll make sure

[15:12] that both filed. All right.

[15:12] Thank you. Keeps getting

[15:14] cleared out. So right now I'm

[15:14] known in the queue, but I know

[15:15] you're all in councilmember

[15:19] Palooza.

[15:21] >> As PRESIDENT Declare ex

[15:22] parte in favor of this

[15:23] rezoning us your hemline over

[15:25] the phone today to discuss

[15:26] this item and compromises made

[15:27] with other neighbors.

[15:30] >> It's been 5 legislative

[15:31] services.

[15:32] >> All right. We're glitch and

[15:33] hard over Just raise your hand

[15:33] on this side. Anyone

[15:38] Councilmember Miller. Thank

[15:41] you, MR. PRESIDENT I rise to

[15:42] declare ex Parte

[15:42] communications I received one

[15:45] MAY e-mail in opposition.

[15:46] >> Telephone message from

[15:50] Hayden Phillips. And today I

[15:51] spoke with Josh Cockrell on

[15:53] the telephone about this and

[15:56] the these 3 have been filed

[15:56] with legislative services.

[15:58] Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT

[16:00] Councilmember Ari declared

[16:00] Month Beginning Council

[16:05] COUNCILMAN Tomorrow. I too

[16:05] rise of the cleric part ex

[16:07] Parte received the

[16:09] >> phone call today from the

[16:12] applicant did not speak with

[16:13] him. Nevertheless, information

[16:15] will be filed with legislative

[16:15] services. I want thank you

[16:21] Councilmember Day. PRESIDENT

[16:23] Arrives the clerics, parte

[16:27] receive emails several calls

[16:32] in opposition of We've had

[16:34] notice meetings one on 10 to

[16:38] 25 the other on 12 3.25 that

[16:39] ended the planning Commission

[16:46] on 12 for. 25 use the 1, 6, 26

[16:48] in also met with the applicant

[16:51] and the developer on 10, 14,

[16:52] 20 fa and 12 to 25 thing in

[16:55] all. This has been filed with

[16:56] legislators services.

[16:56] >> All right. Past Presidents,

[17:02] Salem. Thank you, MR.

[17:02] PRESIDENT average have

[17:03] received one e-mail in

[17:04] opposition and it's been 5

[17:04] legislative services.

[17:08] >> Thank you.

[17:10] >> All right. No one else in

[17:11] Mike. You raise your hand on

[17:11] the left side. He wants big

[17:14] can expect today. All right. I

[17:15] have ex parte. I received a

[17:18] phone call from Josh Cockrell.

[17:19] He lives in the neighborhood

[17:21] next to development. He was in

[17:21] support, said that they had

[17:23] come to some kind of terms

[17:25] where the developer would help

[17:28] the adjacent community with a

[17:30] park and then I had a meeting

[17:31] in my office with Hayden

[17:31] Phillips in which she talked

[17:34] about the same same

[17:35] conversation and also showed

[17:36] me the actual layout of the

[17:37] development and we'll get that

[17:39] fall with legislative

[17:40] services. No other speakers in

[17:43] the queue, I moved the bill.

[17:44] Have a motion. A second on the

[17:48] bill Councilmember game. Thank

[17:53] you, MR. PRESIDENT.

[17:56] >> On this, this bill here

[17:56] that had several community

[17:57] meetings where the community

[18:01] come out and from the

[18:03] onslaught of this. There was

[18:05] many, many that was an

[18:05] opposition. There was an

[18:07] agreement that was made with

[18:13] community down the road, too.

[18:13] Basically redo their picnic

[18:17] table and and slide. So that

[18:19] basically change that one

[18:22] particular development. But to

[18:22] give you a better context. So

[18:28] what this is this road here is

[18:31] basically a where this

[18:33] development is going as a

[18:34] waterfront community. It's got

[18:38] 41 half acre. Lots on on this

[18:42] river. He's got 32, one acre

[18:42] lots on this river. He's got

[18:47] 1, 2 acre lot. He's got 1, 3,

[18:51] 3 acre, lots. It's got one 4

[18:54] acre lot, 1, 5 acre lot one, 6

[18:56] acre lot. And at the end of

[19:02] the road, that is the same

[19:03] developer this to do. This is

[19:06] putting in over 70 rld 100. So

[19:11] it they hold road on the

[19:13] waterfront. Is based on the

[19:15] larger lots and to come into

[19:16] Tuesday in what the community

[19:18] was saying was we're not

[19:20] saying no to this. We want

[19:21] something compatible with

[19:24] larger. Lots on on the water.

[19:26] So, yes, it's a conventional

[19:29] zoning or you can't do that.

[19:30] And so that actually what the

[19:33] issue is, does it say wrong so

[19:35] on and needs to be a put that

[19:37] allows for the mixed luncheon.

[19:38] So it needs to go back and be

[19:42] done correctly. So I'm not

[19:44] going support this and, you

[19:55] know, looking at. Whole this

[20:00] whole zone. You know, yes. Rld

[20:02] 60. That's that's density that

[20:06] that's bn push out there. But

[20:09] Rld 100 is still residential.

[20:10] Low density and we can't tend

[20:15] to get just not focused on

[20:16] what is allowed and

[20:17] residential low density is

[20:19] allowed in. So to say no Real

[20:24] d. And 60 or to 100 and say 6,

[20:27] the only allow it is a

[20:28] disservice and is not

[20:34] compatible community that

[20:38] where the money is being 42

[20:42] for their little picnic table.

[20:42] They are not even on the

[20:47] water. There's 14 acres that's

[20:48] between them and the water.

[20:53] And so not the same situation

[20:56] all the way down. What was

[20:57] already there are established.

[21:00] So, you know, looking at this

[21:05] and what was stated You see

[21:09] that basically we got except

[21:10] rld, whatever low-density had

[21:13] density or, you know,

[21:16] basically get out no. I'm not

[21:18] going to be quiet. I'm not

[21:20] going to accept it. Up.

[21:22] Communities not deserve that

[21:24] type of treatment to wear.

[21:26] They're told to be quiet, shut

[21:27] down, shut up or get out. No,

[21:30] that's not going happen. One

[21:31] of the speakers will barber

[21:33] Broward that come here and

[21:36] spoke and to be told that the

[21:37] river that this was on as the

[21:42] Broward River. Polin Bonaparte

[21:42] Broward Bridge, which is the

[21:44] dames point bridge. You know,

[21:47] this is a disservice to that

[21:48] family to say except the U.S.

[21:52] Or get out. That that's our

[21:55] our point on this. That is not

[21:59] compatible and strongly say

[22:02] vote is down. Thank you. All

[22:02] right. Thank PRESIDENT Carter

[22:11] g. Think of this PRESIDENT.

[22:12] I'm somebody just go stand up,

[22:12] say I stand with the District

[22:15] Council person. When I ran for

[22:19] council back in 2019, of

[22:20] course, I was running at

[22:23] large, not visit every part of

[22:25] Jacksonville and one of my

[22:29] stops was. On the North This

[22:35] is the lady Leslie was more.

[22:37] This more. Is as speaker?

[22:39] Please be since the 2, the

[22:42] extremes of zoning this, the

[22:44] smaller districts not are the

[22:47] smaller units next to. The

[22:55] larger lots. Are so abundant

[22:57] in that district out there.

[23:01] And I told I would. And I've

[23:03] tried to hold tight to that

[23:04] over the years. I've been on

[23:06] the council since then and I

[23:09] will stick to it tonight.

[23:10] Look, every part of

[23:11] Jacksonville's district is

[23:13] different. If you go to

[23:16] southwest side of

[23:17] Jacksonville, that's where

[23:18] you'll find the ranch is in

[23:20] the Cowboys. If you go to the

[23:24] North side, you'll find they

[23:25] have their own traditions and

[23:26] cultures and say market has

[23:29] their own and and the beaches

[23:30] has the beaches seen? I mean,

[23:31] every part of Texas different

[23:32] were big town. Sometimes i

[23:35] think would be great things.

[23:36] Somehow we can all get to know

[23:37] each other a little better

[23:38] understand. But every part of

[23:42] town is about. Might be too

[23:44] late now. But might not be a

[23:46] bad idea of. We took a a few

[23:50] days and Torah teach others

[23:51] districts. And so we can see

[23:52] what our districts are

[23:57] actually about. But I just

[24:01] have to I want keep true, too.

[24:02] The promise I made to MISS

[24:04] More and I will of district

[24:08] councilmember out there. In

[24:11] those that area. I know it Not

[24:12] as well as you do, sir, but I

[24:14] do hope that district they're

[24:16] very well and I support and I

[24:18] hope that everybody else here,

[24:18] we'll support the district

[24:20] COUNCILMAN As well. Just like

[24:23] I know you want them. You want

[24:25] him to support you. Thank you.

[24:25] All right. Thank you. Colonel

[24:29] Miller. Thank you, MR.

[24:32] PRESIDENT to the PRESIDENT

[24:33] Normally because of the

[24:37] process that. These bills go

[24:41] through an extensive input

[24:42] that's that is obtained

[24:43] through the process. And in

[24:46] this case and just meant by

[24:47] local community. However,

[24:51] playground. Offered, I think,

[24:53] is a good gesture. But I'm but

[24:54] I'm not sure in a dress is all

[24:55] the things that

[24:58] >> the District Council member

[25:01] was concerned about. And so

[25:02] even know normally I would

[25:05] support ease because they are

[25:08] strong with that. It through

[25:10] the process because the

[25:10] district councilmember feel so

[25:15] strongly about this. I will be

[25:17] supporting his position on

[25:18] this and will be voting

[25:21] voting. No. Thank you.

[25:22] >> All right. There are no

[25:23] other members in the queue. So

[25:24] up in the Valley record, the

[25:36] vote.

[25:38] >> 13 yeas, 4 nays.

[25:39] >> I actually approved 2025 0,

[25:42] 6, 7, 5,

[25:43] >> Write a page 5 3, 2025, 0,

[25:44] 7, 5, 7, and move the

[25:47] amendment.

[25:48] >> Got a motion second on the

[25:48] amendment in the queue all in

[25:49] favor. The amendment signify

[25:52] by saying aye, oppose say nay.

[25:52] The amendment. Kerry see the

[25:56] bill as amended. Got a motion.

[25:56] A second on the bill as

[25:57] amended north please up in

[26:12] about quarter vote.

[26:17] >> 17 yeas, 0 nays.

[26:18] >> By your action, you've

[26:19] approved 2025 dash, which was

[26:20] that there was 7 for 2020 too.

[26:25] So. Motion second on the bill

[26:25] known in the Queue, please up

[26:40] in about a quarter vote.

[26:46] >> 17 yeas, 0 nays. Meyer

[26:49] actually approved 2025. 0, 8,

[26:49] 2, 7,

[26:50] >> And 5 twenty-twenty Pfizer

[26:52] e 3, 0, move the bill got a

[26:53] motion second on the bill

[26:54] known in the Cubans on about a

[27:08] quarter vote. 17 yeas, 0 nays

[27:11] by actually approved 2025. To

[27:11] 0, 8, 3, 0, 6, 2025, 0, 8, 3,

[27:14] 1, to the amendment. Got a

[27:15] motion second on the

[27:16] amendment. There's no in the

[27:16] queue all in favor of the

[27:17] amendment signify by saying

[27:19] Aye aye, any opposed say nay.

[27:22] Medicare's the bill has got a

[27:24] motion second on the bill as

[27:25] amended. There's no in the

[27:25] queue. Please up in about a

[27:39] record. Your vote. 17 yeas, 0

[27:40] nays by or actually approved

[27:44] 2025. 0, 8, 3, 1, We're now in

[27:44] a page them to take up the

[27:45] consent agenda. Colleagues. If

[27:47] you want to be a co-sponsor

[27:49] any item, please reach out to

[27:49] legislative services as

[27:50] council rules prohibit items

[27:51] from being pulled for this

[27:51] reason.

[27:51] >> MR. Taylor, would you

[27:56] please read the Bills?

[28:02] >> 2025 8.38 8.65 8.67 8.68

[28:10] 8.73 8.74 8.75 8 81 84.

[28:10] >> That was up along. Which

[28:16] number comes with them. Your

[28:16] 3, 8, 7, 0, 8, 3, item 7 has

[28:19] been pulled its full year.

[28:20] >> I move the consent agenda

[28:22] with the exception of item 7

[28:27] I'm some 2025. Is or a 3.

[28:28] >> Right? We've got a motion

[28:28] in second on the agenda. Minus

[28:31] item 7, all in.

[28:31] >> Favor open up the ballot

[28:39] and record a vote.

[28:42] >> 18 yeas, 0 nays. But

[28:43] actually, you past the consent

[28:46] agenda. Minus item 7.

[28:47] >> said 2025, 0, 8, 3, 8, I

[28:49] moved the bill. Got a motion a

[28:54] second on the bill.

[28:57] Correction. I move to withdraw

[28:58] on the bill to withdraw

[28:59] motion. Second on that, please

[29:13] open about record vote.

[29:17] >> 18 yeas, 0 nays.

[29:18] >> Thank you, MR. Dimon by Air

[29:19] Action, you've approved 2025

[29:23] to 0, 8, 3, 8, unanimously.

[29:24] >> PRESIDENT, I thank you, MR.

[29:25] Diamond, please recognize or

[29:30] rules chair. Yes. Rules here.

[29:32] Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT,

[29:34] we've just approved the

[29:35] following appointment is part

[29:38] of the consent agenda and the

[29:40] if you're in the audience, if

[29:41] you would, please stand to be

[29:41] recognized. And that is MISTER

[29:43] Abner. Are Davis. He's been

[29:45] appointed to the board of

[29:46] trustees of the Jacksonville

[29:47] retirement system, MR. Davis

[29:51] out there you are. Thank you

[29:51] very much. Very important

[29:55] position and role and thank

[29:56] you for stepping up. It please

[29:57] thank MR. Davis for

[30:02] volunteers. Thank you, MR.

[30:05] PRESIDENT. MR. PRESIDENT now

[30:07] time for public comment lays.

[30:08] And John, if you wish to

[30:09] speak, you should filled out a

[30:10] green public comment cards. No

[30:12] cards will be accepted after 6

[30:13] council's call for an

[30:15] allotment of 90 minutes for

[30:16] public comment.

[30:17] >> Give the number card

[30:18] submitted so far. Each speaker

[30:20] will be given 3 minutes. That

[30:20] is subject to change of

[30:22] additional cards are turned in

[30:24] before 6 on now. It's 5

[30:25] speakers at a time. When I

[30:25] call your name, please come

[30:26] down to the reserve seats in

[30:27] the front row while waiting

[30:30] your turn to speak. Your time

[30:31] will not start until you

[30:32] arrive at the podium. And

[30:32] remember to state your name

[30:33] and address people are

[30:35] beginning or you MAY addresses

[30:38] on file. A speaker MAY be

[30:38] invited to the green Room for

[30:40] further discussion of council

[30:41] members discretion. I'll read

[30:42] the first 5 names now so they

[30:44] can begin to make their way

[30:45] down and that I will have

[30:47] MISTER Till read Council real

[30:48] 4.5, 0, 5 regarding disruption

[30:49] of meetings. The first 5

[30:51] speakers. Please come on down,

[30:52] Jerry, what I'm Kathleen

[30:57] Pereira. Nicole Cressey, Doug

[31:00] Hansard and Samantha Series,

[31:01] MR. Till MAY please read

[31:04] Council roll 4.5, 0, 5,

[31:06] Council roll 4.5, 0, 5,

[31:09] disruption of meeting. Any

[31:11] person who disrupts the

[31:12] regular meeting of the City

[31:13] Council standing committee's

[31:16] special or select committees,

[31:16] subcommittees or any other

[31:17] public meeting presided over

[31:20] by a city council member maybe

[31:22] forthwith barred, removed or

[31:23] otherwise ejected and the

[31:24] discretion of the presiding

[31:24] officer from further

[31:28] attendance at that meeting. If

[31:29] necessary, due to the nature

[31:29] of the disruption, the

[31:30] audience MAY be cleared from

[31:33] the council chambers or

[31:34] meeting location in discretion

[31:36] of the presiding officer. Any

[31:37] person who refuses to leave

[31:38] the City Council chamber MAY

[31:40] be subject to arrest. Thank

[31:42] you, MR. Till let's leave

[31:44] services. Please note the

[31:44] start time as 5.32 And that's

[31:51] Europe.

[31:55] >> Jerry address on file. Good

[31:56] evening. Council members and

[31:58] fellow citizens Happy New

[31:58] Year. I pray you all enjoyed

[32:02] your Christmas break. A

[32:02] chaplain for the Duval

[32:05] Republican Liberty Caucus. And

[32:07] we stand for citizens rights

[32:08] as our founders intended

[32:09] standing for the Constitution.

[32:12] >> And the bill of rights

[32:13] because we believe the words

[32:14] of the Bible. First

[32:17] Corinthians 14, 40, but all

[32:17] things be done decently and in

[32:21] order. I must speak out as

[32:24] many citizens seen the news

[32:25] about district 11 councilmen

[32:26] showing disrespect towards my

[32:29] COUNCILMAN District 2. He said

[32:31] the fact is that people don't

[32:33] want density that should go

[32:35] somewhere else. He also showed

[32:36] his frustration saying I'm

[32:38] getting fed up with it. I feel

[32:39] this behavior was unethical

[32:42] and should not happen again

[32:44] when this behavior is allowed.

[32:44] It brings down the whole

[32:45] council in front of the

[32:49] citizens who to represent them

[32:50] and not disrespect them. Good

[32:51] night and thank you for your

[32:52] time. Thank you. MISS Kathleen

[32:58] Prayer.

[32:58] >> My name is Kathleen Prayer.

[33:02] My information somehow. Out

[33:02] with the old and in with the

[33:04] is not a cliche. It is a

[33:08] profound problem. Proverb.

[33:11] Like the out is giving blanket

[33:11] approval for projects and

[33:12] developments without regard to

[33:14] the neighborhoods. Impact,

[33:15] especially when those

[33:17] neighborhoods have already

[33:18] just because land use and

[33:21] zoning codes MAY allow event

[33:21] if they don't specifically

[33:23] deny particular project does

[33:24] not mean that they're a good

[33:26] fit for the neighborhoods.

[33:28] Therefore, it is now in to

[33:31] actually review in and force

[33:33] and codify the 1995

[33:34] neighborhood that Bill of

[33:35] rights. So that controversial

[33:36] projects like the morgue, the

[33:39] slaughterhouse, the Old Depot

[33:40] and the like will now merely

[33:42] bement lessons taught about

[33:43] bad policy. In fact, the

[33:47] Council connect this ordinance

[33:48] right away, codify right away

[33:49] before the plans for the new

[33:50] are written in any kind of

[33:54] back room. Also out is using

[33:56] the budget as a magical

[33:57] bottomless treasure chest to

[33:59] pay for pet projects, pet

[34:03] staff and pet non for profits

[34:05] and ngo's. Instead in with the

[34:06] responsible, transparent

[34:08] stewardship taxpayers monies

[34:10] because that is everyone's

[34:12] job. This can start right

[34:13] away. Now, using any savings

[34:15] found from any line item to

[34:19] pay down our city's debt?

[34:20] Finally, it is definitely in

[34:22] in 2026. To listen to the

[34:23] citizens who come to each

[34:24] meeting to petition this

[34:26] council for any redress

[34:28] grievances. This would mean

[34:28] giving your full and serious

[34:30] attention to these grievances

[34:32] with about a dress or peas

[34:34] them to the best of your

[34:36] ability. It also means

[34:36] respecting other council ments

[34:40] and their districts. But it's

[34:41] also definitely out to

[34:43] tolerate spiteful inflammatory

[34:44] or threatening words of or

[34:46] actions from bitter people

[34:47] suffering from suicidal

[34:50] empathy or grandiose. He goes

[34:53] if that means compromising

[34:54] order. Prudence for civility

[34:54] when conducting the business

[34:56] of the public's business. Not

[35:00] to mention how outages to be

[35:01] unethical, unbiased during

[35:02] quasi judicial meetings like

[35:04] what happened in the Easy

[35:06] committee meeting one council

[35:06] when the COUNCILMAN For

[35:09] district allow 11 disrespected

[35:10] the councilmen and citizens of

[35:14] district want to. But that

[35:17] said, just think about 2026.

[35:20] The possibilities.

[35:21] >> Thank u next up, mystical

[35:33] Crescent. Good evening

[35:36] Councilmembers. Nicole Cressey

[35:37] 14 68 Hendricks Avenue. I am

[35:38] the executive director of

[35:39] Green scape of Jacksonville.

[35:41] >> It's a pleasure to be with

[35:43] you tonight. I'm here to

[35:45] provide an update for upcoming

[35:46] great tree giveaway. And our

[35:47] collaboration with the city to

[35:48] offer this support our

[35:52] community. I'm pleased to

[35:53] announce that we will be

[35:55] hosting our great tree

[35:56] giveaway this coming Saturday,

[36:00] JANUARY 17th from 9 to one. At

[36:02] Unf. The jag wires had such an

[36:04] amazing season. We have

[36:06] relocated. We will be hosting

[36:08] this giveaway in partnership

[36:08] with keep Jacksonville

[36:09] beautiful for a paper

[36:12] shredding event and recycling

[36:14] and unf. We will give away

[36:17] 1800 free trees to the public.

[36:21] This is the largest single

[36:26] initiative to provide trees on

[36:27] public public initiative for

[36:28] private property. And we're

[36:28] really thrilled to do this

[36:32] with the city. Our 1800 trees

[36:33] will include a converse him

[36:36] and Schumer do Kramer Dulls

[36:37] Southern Crabapple, bald

[36:40] cypress, Dahoon Holly, a

[36:41] Magnolia red Maples and black

[36:44] gums. And we're really excited

[36:47] these trees will provide

[36:47] significant benefits to the

[36:51] community for the long term,

[36:53] including and equivalent of

[36:55] 3.8, 8 million dollars in

[36:58] total economic and

[36:58] environmental benefits to the

[37:01] community over 75 years, these

[37:03] 1800 trees that we will offer

[37:06] will intercept nearly

[37:07] 340 million gallons of

[37:11] rainwater and almost

[37:13] 32 million dollars of storm

[37:14] water will be of avoided with

[37:16] the 1800 trees that we offer

[37:21] for free. And we will also

[37:23] have approximately 47.5

[37:24] million pounds of co 2 reduced

[37:26] with the trees that we are

[37:27] planning here. Those are huge

[37:28] numbers to put them in

[37:30] perspective. The co 2

[37:34] reduction equate too taking

[37:36] 4,600 cars off the road for a

[37:37] full year. The storm water,

[37:40] the rainfall excuse me would

[37:42] fill more than 515 Olympic

[37:44] size pools. So this is a key

[37:45] initiative that aligns with

[37:48] the city stewardship of

[37:49] enhancing our community.

[37:51] Ensuring is a strong tree

[37:52] canopy and I'd like to call

[37:55] out for the public's

[37:57] awareness. The Jacksonville is

[37:58] a tree City usa, which is an

[38:01] amazing distinction, too.

[38:02] Recognize the city's

[38:04] commitment to environmental

[38:05] stewards stewardship,

[38:07] particularly in urban

[38:10] forestry. That is 27 years and

[38:13] counting. Jta is a tree line

[38:16] usa and Unf is now a tree

[38:17] campus. Usa. And so it's

[38:20] really a testament to our

[38:21] local commitment to ensuring a

[38:24] tree canopy for generations to

[38:24] come. We're really thrilled to

[38:28] partner with the city with

[38:29] jta, with csx, with the

[38:31] Florida for service with Jack

[38:33] Sport, with the tm and the

[38:33] Gates Foundation to offer this

[38:35] service to the public. So

[38:39] thank you to the city for your

[38:40] support in helping to make

[38:40] this a reality. And we're

[38:41] excited to do it for many more

[38:43] years to come. Thank you.

[38:48] Thank you. Next up, hansard.

[38:49] >> And then Samantha serious

[39:04] here after MR. Hanson.

[39:08] >> Greetings and Happy. New

[39:10] Year Cancer. Information on

[39:13] file. And hoping that you can

[39:19] hear pretty clear. I stand.

[39:21] And representation of j tack.

[39:24] Kt a c. As well Jacksonville

[39:27] Council of the Blind. And for

[39:28] those in our disabilities

[39:33] community. Thank you. I'm

[39:36] thankful that. The news of you

[39:39] serve. Well, not be going

[39:44] away. That's the good news.

[39:46] The not so good news. Is a

[39:50] fare hike. I understand him

[39:55] greatly understanding about.

[39:55] Finance is going up.

[39:57] Everybody's finances going up.

[40:00] But with this financial

[40:04] increase. $6 to $10. It's

[40:09] like. When Saturday the

[40:10] temperature was 80 degrees and

[40:10] all of a sudden a couple of

[40:12] days later was down to making

[40:14] a the 50's. It was called to

[40:20] shot. Our bodies. It's the

[40:22] same way with price increase.

[40:27] As it most of either work pool

[40:29] time or even more part-time,

[40:32] such as myself or are just on

[40:35] a fixed income. It's hard to

[40:38] make ends meet as it is. We

[40:42] hope and pray. That solution

[40:45] will be worked on. Together.

[40:52] With j Tack. Jta and with the

[40:53] And finally, I would like to

[40:56] say.

[40:59] >> We far better together and

[41:02] we ever will separate. I think

[41:06] you. My time is up and I think

[41:10] you for yours.

[41:11] >> All right. Thank you. I

[41:12] have a council member in the

[41:13] Queue. Councilmember areas

[41:14] join speak. Yes, Sir. MISTER

[41:17] PRESIDENT, thank you for this.

[41:18] >> So very quick. I know words

[41:21] matter and I said something I

[41:21] shouldn't said last week

[41:22] committee. So I want to

[41:23] apologize not only Mr, Gay,

[41:26] but also community in general.

[41:27] What I said really affected

[41:28] every but lot of people that

[41:29] were here. And I just want let

[41:33] you guys know that I misspoke.

[41:33] My frustration clarity. We

[41:34] need more houses in

[41:35] Jacksonville and a lot of

[41:36] people are building houses in

[41:39] the South side and all

[41:40] different parts of town. And

[41:42] we need more developments.

[41:42] Happening now is my

[41:43] frustration. I want more

[41:45] houses will be built. So but I

[41:47] misspoke and I'm a human

[41:48] being, I on the action on said

[41:51] the way I said it. But I

[41:52] definitely am for more

[41:52] development because we need

[41:54] more houses in general and

[41:57] Jackson. So my apologies to

[41:58] you, sir. But also to

[41:59] everybody out here watching

[41:59] and that's here. So I might I

[42:01] really do mean it. Thank you.

[42:02] Thank you, MR. For late, if

[42:05] you want to continue.

[42:06] >> next, several be Samantha

[42:07] Series the next 5 after that.

[42:09] Please start coming down.

[42:10] Wells Todd Sherry Mathis,

[42:15] Taylor, full land. Juror and

[42:16] Ronnie Bursa. Please make your

[42:19] way down. If I call your name

[42:20] series.

[42:21] >> Samantha Series address on

[42:22] file. I'm just here today to

[42:24] remind you all. I do

[42:25] understand development is

[42:26] important, but I think when

[42:27] you have responsible

[42:27] development, I think that

[42:31] would be the most. Proper way

[42:32] to go about it. We have many

[42:34] buildings for Lee's many areas

[42:36] that, you know, could be

[42:37] renovated instead of just

[42:39] building on top of new areas.

[42:41] We can kind of look internally

[42:45] and look for places that, you

[42:46] know, could be renovated,

[42:47] changed into the use. You

[42:48] know, there are many buildings

[42:50] that are sitting empty. Just

[42:52] have fairly signs. There are

[42:53] many projects that are done

[42:57] this rezoning this the

[42:58] different rural areas. You

[42:59] know, I understand that we do

[43:01] need more development, but

[43:02] sometimes we are putting the

[43:05] cart before the horse. I think

[43:07] that we need to understand

[43:09] that the way that we're

[43:10] developing is developing our

[43:13] land is not the proper way. We

[43:15] are allowing these developers

[43:16] who build as quickly as

[43:17] possible without any rhyme or

[43:22] reason. I see it. I drove to

[43:24] Tampa this past week for work

[43:26] and watching all of the land

[43:27] up for sale. But different

[43:31] empty. Lots of just, you know,

[43:32] dirt all for sale and they

[43:34] build these buildings without

[43:34] the need. I don't understand

[43:38] why. We're seeing a need that

[43:41] isn't actually there because I

[43:42] see the empty buildings. I see

[43:44] the empty lots. All of the

[43:46] areas are for sale. You know,

[43:48] I understand we do need some

[43:49] development. But again, I use

[43:52] irresponsible. I thing the way

[43:52] that we're trying to work

[43:56] with. The downtown areas

[43:57] perfect. I think that's

[43:58] something that we need to

[43:59] concentrate on because there

[44:00] are many empty buildings there

[44:02] that could be used for

[44:04] different things instead of

[44:05] offices, they could be made

[44:07] into homes like the

[44:07] infrastructure is already

[44:08] there. I think it's important

[44:11] that. You know, we concentrate

[44:12] more on working together. You

[44:15] know, it's not the developers

[44:16] against the people. It should

[44:17] be developers working with

[44:20] people. And I think it's

[44:21] important that we concentrate

[44:22] on working together with them

[44:26] and having them maybe. Invest

[44:27] in other areas before they

[44:29] tear down different sections

[44:30] of Jacksonville. I think there

[44:31] are many beautiful things

[44:31] about Jacksonville. I loved

[44:33] hearing about the trees. I

[44:35] think that's a wonderful

[44:36] initiative that the woman just

[44:37] spoke and I think we need more

[44:40] of that rather than less of

[44:42] that really it's hard to see

[44:45] all the different development

[44:47] just tearing down these trees,

[44:48] tearing down these

[44:49] environments for the animals.

[44:50] No one ever talks about We

[44:53] need more development for the

[44:55] people coming in. What about

[44:56] that's already there. There's

[44:57] rd things there. There's

[44:58] already animals. There's

[44:59] already plants. There's

[45:00] vegetation. There are things

[45:01] that protect our wetlands that

[45:04] protect our We need those

[45:05] sayings. Florida cannot

[45:08] survive as of concrete slab.

[45:10] And I encourage you all to

[45:11] take better care and look into

[45:12] these rezoning requests. Thank

[45:23] you. Thank u. Next up taught.

[45:23] >> My name is wealth time.

[45:27] Would take him down. Jax. To

[45:29] the 19 city council members

[45:29] into the 20th City

[45:33] Councilmember Blake Hopper. In

[45:34] 2025, it was one city council

[45:36] scandal after another. You

[45:40] refuse to vote on a resolution

[45:41] that would call for a

[45:44] cease-fire in Gaza while

[45:45] supporting the Zionists,

[45:48] Israeli government. You had 3

[45:48] young people arrested because

[45:50] they clap during a meeting.

[45:54] But the real reason was their

[45:55] verbal support for a

[45:56] cease-fire resolution. One of

[45:58] them continues to face a

[46:02] felony charge. You showed no

[46:03] relief to the predominantly

[46:07] African-American Brentwood

[46:07] community. While a medical

[46:08] examiner's office and more was

[46:09] built right across the street

[46:12] from an elementary school. You

[46:15] are in favor of developers.

[46:17] You work to rezone residential

[46:19] areas. It's not that we need

[46:20] more housing. We need

[46:24] affordable housing. You now

[46:25] give full-throated support 2

[46:28] moms for Liberty who now make

[46:30] up the majority of the school

[46:34] board. A number of you support

[46:35] book bans, including the 28th

[46:36] member of the City Council.

[46:39] Blake Harper. The beaches City

[46:41] Councilmember supports Charlie

[46:42] Kirk's turning Point usa Clubs

[46:46] in our schools, these clubs

[46:47] and nothing more than vehicles

[46:48] that help spread the false

[46:50] ideology of white supremacy. I

[46:52] raise these issues because in

[46:56] this coming year you will see

[46:58] more resistance to the city

[46:59] council and that resistance

[47:04] will continue to grow. Next

[47:09] up, after this. After that,

[47:19] Taylor, Poland. What will they

[47:23] be when the time is up?

[47:23] >> sorry. Will you be when the

[47:28] time is My name is Sherry

[47:29] Moffat's Mon Grap. I live

[47:29] Clayton Road in Jackson in

[47:34] Jacksonville. I was a I've

[47:35] been a member of the Jack in

[47:35] the Transportation Advisory

[47:38] Committee for several years.

[47:38] We were instrumental that

[47:43] committee members in getting

[47:45] you so connection. Plus, we

[47:46] encourage an at jta to have

[47:51] that for you. Then we as a

[47:51] group called at city's and

[47:52] asked how they did it. We took

[47:54] our findings back to jta and

[48:00] encourage them again. And one

[48:00] thing with said that 6 months

[48:05] later with. It was cheaper po

[48:06] ride for connection. Plus,

[48:09] because on the regular buses,

[48:10] they have to buy the big buses

[48:13] every so often they have to

[48:14] maintain those buses. They

[48:16] have to pay gas and those bus

[48:16] if they have to clean those

[48:17] best, that you do not have to

[48:19] do that for that connection.

[48:21] Plus, they have the wrong

[48:23] vehicle. So they were thinking

[48:26] at the time jta said, why

[48:28] don't we make type of as part

[48:31] of the actual regular

[48:32] connection for everyone

[48:35] because keeper and it's

[48:37] obvious they want us to

[48:38] transition away to the big

[48:39] bands because when you raise

[48:43] your price, 600% and you're

[48:44] going to get a great majority

[48:45] of those 31,000 right to go

[48:48] in. Now go to the big buses,

[48:48] which I think it's gonna over

[48:50] tax them and they're not ready

[48:51] for it. But let's say it works

[48:52] perfectly. There things that

[48:54] the the big buses can't do.

[48:58] They can't do. We'll call

[49:00] ready right? I'm ready. We

[49:02] don't have to think ahead

[49:03] time. What coming am I going

[49:03] to be out of the store? What

[49:05] time am I going to be? And if

[49:06] we underestimate or ride was

[49:07] sitting there waiting for an

[49:11] hour or 2 without him, frozen

[49:12] foods you melting of standing

[49:13] outside the doctor's office

[49:20] waiting if we over estimate.

[49:21] If the other way round. We

[49:23] overestimate underestimate we

[49:24] MISS A ride. And according to

[49:26] jta, we could wait up to 3

[49:26] hours for the next best. That

[49:29] model that's model of having

[49:32] do that with. Connection.

[49:34] Plus, you call. I'm ready.

[49:35] I've never had to wait. More

[49:38] than 7 minutes And if you want

[49:42] to go from point abc get to

[49:42] the bank, go get your

[49:43] medicine, go pick up your

[49:47] child from daycare from

[49:48] destination, one to 2 with the

[49:53] jta Big Best motto, 2 hours.

[49:57] Destination 2 to 3, 2, 6,

[49:58] cetera. What is connection?

[50:00] Plus, you can do it in a

[50:01] matter minutes, depending on

[50:05] how far away the next next

[50:09] destination. It. So what would

[50:10] have normally taken 6 hours

[50:10] not to take too. And then they

[50:12] wonder why this. So this is so

[50:15] popular if we want, if they

[50:18] want more numbers on the

[50:19] regular connection so they can

[50:20] get bigger federal grants

[50:21] which what seems to be why

[50:24] don't we make the connection

[50:28] plus type. Thank you. Thank

[50:29] you, Ma'am. Councilmember

[50:30] Jones would like to talk to in

[50:32] the green Room if I could get

[50:33] when council systems to help

[50:36] Matthews gets the green room.

[50:37] >> And their next speaker will

[50:48] be Taylor fo land. Good

[50:54] Evening. Council members. Not

[50:54] 2 members of the council. My

[50:56] name is Taylor, Poland. It's

[50:56] not the land. It's not the

[51:02] >> Poland. Enlightened

[51:03] citizenry is indispensable for

[51:05] proper functioning of a

[51:08] republic. Self government is

[51:09] not possible. Alas, the

[51:10] citizens are educated

[51:13] sufficiently. Therefore, they

[51:14] will be unable to x or

[51:21] exercise oversight. It is

[51:21] therefore imperative that a

[51:24] nation see it provided all to

[51:25] its citizens. Thomas Jefferson

[51:28] paraphrase.

[51:28] >> I'm here because I'm not

[51:32] really happy.

[51:33] >> I have never been stopped

[51:35] by a police officer in my

[51:36] life. I chose Jacksonville

[51:38] from a new home and I chose to

[51:41] chose it because of its

[51:43] metropolitan Vives and country

[51:45] appeal. I've been visiting

[51:47] here since my early 20's. I

[51:53] was harassed. Illegally.

[51:53] Thrown out of a publicly

[51:58] funded place. That budget that

[52:01] built that park is 25 million

[52:02] dollars. We pay for the public

[52:05] budget. 1.5% goes into that.

[52:07] Someone used the makes make.

[52:11] It makes sense to me why I was

[52:13] thrown out of a publicly

[52:13] funded place by the citizens

[52:17] of Jacksonville. You 19

[52:20] represent us with what I do. I

[52:22] look at all of your seats as a

[52:23] business. Now with what I do

[52:26] professionally for a decade.

[52:27] And if I don't have proper

[52:34] remedy of reasonably under the

[52:35] ticket, regal Leury course of

[52:36] this because I'm over this.

[52:37] That officer that day on

[52:40] JANUARY 6. Just so happened to

[52:44] be JANUARY 6th. With my luck.

[52:49] Talked about the rules. And

[52:50] then acquitted the rules of

[52:51] paying my apartment, which is

[52:54] a privately funded and ever to

[52:55] a publicly funded place and

[52:56] insinuated that I was

[52:58] illiterate. And that I MAY be

[53:01] a sexual predator. Relation to

[53:02] your quads on them. And you

[53:08] know what? This is my rules.

[53:08] Constitution of the United

[53:12] States of America. It trumps

[53:15] any city Trump, Santa Claus. I

[53:16] amendment trumps any amendment

[53:18] that this city council passes

[53:22] and I want somebody to explain

[53:25] to me why this happened. Time

[53:28] credibly angry about this. And

[53:29] there has discretionary

[53:31] oversight of the budget and tk

[53:33] Waters needs to fire that

[53:37] sheriff like yesterday. Next

[53:45] up Windsor.

[53:46] >> Like to talk about the

[53:48] school's of hope. I think

[53:50] everyone needs to understand

[53:55] what the school's of hope are.

[53:59] The schools of hope. He's

[54:00] having charter schools,

[54:02] for-profit charter Schools Co

[54:05] locate in public schools. And

[54:07] it's the next logical

[54:08] extension on the road to

[54:09] destroy public school

[54:13] education. For over 20 years.

[54:14] Public schools have been

[54:17] undermined and shortchanged by

[54:19] charter schools and vouchers

[54:19] for private schools and

[54:23] homeschooling. This plan is

[54:24] clearly to promote the profits

[54:27] of charter school operators.

[54:32] Because there will be no cost.

[54:34] To the charter private charter

[54:35] school operator of co-locating

[54:36] in a public school. The costs

[54:40] will be 0 rent, 0 rent for a

[54:40] poor for-profit charter

[54:43] school. And they will pay 0

[54:48] for maintenance. Of that

[54:51] school of that public school.

[54:54] So the cost is to the public

[54:54] in a major, serious blurring

[54:57] of the line between public

[54:58] schools and for-profit

[55:02] schools. Makes public funds

[55:04] available again to for-profit

[55:08] businesses. For these MISS

[55:10] Named Schools of Hope. Just

[55:12] like the MISS Named Moms for

[55:16] Liberty. We can thank the

[55:17] governor and the politicians

[55:20] meeting in Tallahassee today.

[55:22] I understand that you all

[55:23] don't oversee the schools, but

[55:23] I think it's important for

[55:24] everyone to understand what

[55:29] the school's of hope Hopefully

[55:31] it'll be repealed, not just

[55:33] modified in this next

[55:36] legislative session. Thank

[55:36] you.

[55:37] >> Thank you. We have received

[55:38] some additional card so we are

[55:39] going to cut the time to 2

[55:41] minutes. And 45 seconds going

[55:43] forward. Our next speaker will

[55:44] be running Burress at than the

[55:45] 5 after that. Please come on

[55:48] down. Blake Harper Jonelle

[55:50] Keener Rick Babineaux Kathleen

[55:51] Marie and Joanne de Angelo MR.

[55:55] Burst.

[55:56] >> name is Ronnie Burris

[55:57] Olivet. 36, 40 Jacksonville,

[56:01] Florida. Business manager of

[56:06] Lionel, Local 6.30

[56:06] >> And

[56:08] >> as you see back here with a

[56:11] sea of orange like I've got

[56:13] on. These are employees of

[56:14] Jacksonville City of

[56:15] Jacksonville, and Duval County

[56:19] School board. I represent all

[56:21] 3 ice in each one of you are

[56:23] on my behalf email was sent to

[56:26] each one of you asking to meet

[56:30] with the with meat. Last week.

[56:35] And several. Responded. Yes,

[56:35] we would love to meet with

[56:39] you. MISTER Burris. Then about

[56:40] 30 minutes later, I got

[56:42] started getting e-mails.

[56:43] Sorry, MISTER Burress, we

[56:47] can't meet with you. Israel

[56:49] recently come to my attention

[56:50] that as a city council member

[56:52] Ryan put prohibited by our

[56:53] city Council rules for meeting

[56:55] with your organization

[56:56] regarding the collective

[56:59] bargaining negotiations with j

[57:00] a until after there is

[57:01] agreement between the Union

[57:06] and j a. My letter, the e-mail

[57:11] that was sent on my behalf.

[57:12] Said I'm reaching out to

[57:13] schedule an in-person

[57:15] conversation between you and

[57:16] the locally unions. Business

[57:21] manager Ronnie Burris. Nothing

[57:25] said negotiations with j. Was

[57:30] said in that. Then, of course,

[57:30] I did a public records

[57:36] request. And because it had to

[57:38] come from somewhere, I don't

[57:39] think any of you decided that

[57:40] this is what was supposed to

[57:43] be. So I did a public records

[57:50] request. And this is what? A

[57:55] letter that I got through that

[57:55] process said Jason, the

[57:59] communication you have.

[58:01] Drafted looks good. I've made

[58:02] a couple of changes to it.

[58:03] Otherwise I believe it is

[58:04] ready to be sent to the

[58:06] council members. Sign. Kristy

[58:13] Gavin. Attorney. What

[58:14] Christine concerned that I'm

[58:14] going to say to you or talk to

[58:16] you about that? They got to

[58:20] come to this and tell you that

[58:20] you can't talk because of your

[58:26] rules. Through public records

[58:31] process. I did I did the rules

[58:33] Council rules, Representative.

[58:40] And this is what it says in 4.

[58:42] Threes are. Thank u next like

[58:46] our part. And then Jonelle

[59:01] Keener after like copper.

[59:04] >> 28th Councilmember Blake,

[59:07] Harper information on file.

[59:08] MR. PRESIDENT, I sure like to

[59:08] get on board and get my

[59:10] officers. You can set that up

[59:12] for me and I I can hardly wait

[59:13] to find out what happens when

[59:15] lose all my hair. You know,

[59:16] GOD said to a precious few

[59:17] weekends gives within the rest

[59:18] hair. There's a wise man right

[59:19] over there, MR. Vice

[59:24] PRESIDENT. Okay. So. But we

[59:25] have a New York City is we

[59:26] have a pro at mayor that has

[59:27] said he's doing away with

[59:28] individual and bringing on

[59:30] collectivism.

[59:34] >> remember and Rand 40 years

[59:35] ago she told us this. What is

[59:36] the basic world issue the

[59:39] world today? The basic issue

[59:41] in the world is between 2

[59:42] principles. Individual and

[59:47] collectivism. Holds. That man

[59:48] has inalienable rights which

[59:49] cannot be taken away from him

[59:52] nor any other man.

[59:52] Collectivism holds. That man

[59:55] has no rights. That's what's

[59:58] going on in New York City. And

[59:59] quite frankly, my friend who

[1:00:01] just decided on the 28th

[1:00:03] councilmember, it's part of

[1:00:04] that crew down here in

[1:00:05] Jacksonville will sot is as

[1:00:06] well as well as Mike lot

[1:00:09] Ludwick. The reality is we

[1:00:10] have socialism coming to

[1:00:11] Jacksonville. It's sweeping

[1:00:16] over the nation. And we need

[1:00:17] to understand what the role we

[1:00:18] have as what you know we want

[1:00:21] you all have is as government.

[1:00:22] It comes down here to what is

[1:00:22] the proper function of

[1:00:24] government. The proper

[1:00:28] function of government is to

[1:00:28] protect individual rights of

[1:00:31] man. That means to protect men

[1:00:35] against brute force. And what

[1:00:36] we see going on around ground

[1:00:38] nation these days. You see the

[1:00:42] Democrat Party and the leftist

[1:00:42] fomenting the insurrection.

[1:00:43] They claim happened 5 years

[1:00:46] ago. They're standing against

[1:00:47] ice. They're shooting at ice.

[1:00:49] The running over ice. There

[1:00:50] have been what law enforcement

[1:00:52] officers who have been run

[1:00:54] over all manner of

[1:00:55] insurrection in rebellion is

[1:00:58] happening in our nation. Each

[1:00:59] of you has a responsibility to

[1:01:00] protect our rights. I

[1:01:01] certainly hope you will. Thank

[1:01:03] you. Thank u next step kneel

[1:01:07] Keener. Jonelle maybe Jonelle

[1:01:17] Caner. Brooke. Avenue. And

[1:01:18] then Kathleen Mary, after

[1:01:23] Brooke.

[1:01:24] >> Good evening. My name is

[1:01:25] Brooke Baldwin on my address

[1:01:27] is on the record and I've come

[1:01:30] to talk to you about public

[1:01:31] safe today. It's a very simple

[1:01:34] issue. It's called civil

[1:01:36] engineering civil engineering

[1:01:39] determines the speed limit

[1:01:42] from stoplight to stop like

[1:01:43] that. If you travel app or

[1:01:45] slightly below the speed

[1:01:46] limit, you had a green light

[1:01:49] almost every time. This is

[1:01:52] seems to be an issue that

[1:01:53] Basically unaware on the

[1:01:57] public. Agenda. I would

[1:01:59] recommend that the City

[1:02:05] Council draft a simple metal.

[1:02:07] 2 media let people know on a

[1:02:09] regular basis what civil

[1:02:09] injuring means and how it

[1:02:13] works. The bonus is going to

[1:02:16] be there's going to be less

[1:02:18] road rage lesson jams at each

[1:02:19] stop light and it's going to

[1:02:23] be a lot more economically

[1:02:27] feasible less wasting of fuel,

[1:02:27] less wasting a ball of motor

[1:02:30] parts break. Parts to

[1:02:32] deteriorate. The machine. If

[1:02:34] it's used to chat. Lee, it

[1:02:36] lasts a lot longer. So the

[1:02:39] benefits to public safety, the

[1:02:40] public economy are quite

[1:02:44] simple. Check with your civil

[1:02:45] engineering crew to see if I'm

[1:02:50] being honest or accurate.

[1:02:51] Recommend put this out on a

[1:02:51] regular basis through the

[1:02:54] media. They can be helpful.

[1:02:56] Tell them they're helping

[1:02:57] civil values. Tell them

[1:02:58] they're helping public safety

[1:03:01] because the road rage. I see

[1:03:05] the people that are going 70

[1:03:07] miles an hour in a 45 mile an

[1:03:08] hour zone. That is not an

[1:03:11] anomaly. So please pay

[1:03:14] attention and help. Thank you

[1:03:14] very much. Thank you, Sir.

[1:03:21] Kathleen Marie.

[1:03:21] >> Good evening. Kathleen

[1:03:24] Marie address on file. I'm

[1:03:26] going to engage in personally

[1:03:27] directed speech, which is

[1:03:28] constitutionally protected for

[1:03:30] the 11th District Court of

[1:03:32] Appeals in Moms for Liberty

[1:03:35] versus the Brevard County

[1:03:37] Public Schools as the state

[1:03:38] education director for

[1:03:39] citizens defending Freedom.

[1:03:40] I'm here to address remarks

[1:03:41] made by COUNCILMAN Areas

[1:03:44] during the land use and Zoning

[1:03:45] Committee meeting ordinance

[1:03:48] 2025, 0, 6, 7, 5, during that

[1:03:49] meeting council areas complain

[1:03:50] that residents were, quote,

[1:03:52] constantly always wanting the

[1:03:53] same thing. He said he was,

[1:03:56] quote, getting fed up and told

[1:03:57] citizens that if you don't

[1:03:58] want density, you should

[1:04:02] quote, go somewhere else. The

[1:04:02] First Amendment exist because

[1:04:03] free speech and the right to

[1:04:05] petition government are

[1:04:07] essential when citizens

[1:04:08] repeatedly raised the same

[1:04:09] concerns. It is not a

[1:04:10] disruption. It is a sign they

[1:04:14] are not being heard. Citizens

[1:04:15] defending Freedom empowers

[1:04:17] citizens to defend their

[1:04:18] liberty and place local

[1:04:18] government back into the hands

[1:04:21] of the people. What occurred

[1:04:22] in that meeting showed public

[1:04:25] input being dismissed rather

[1:04:27] than respected. Well, apology

[1:04:29] to the second district was an

[1:04:30] order. There is a pattern of

[1:04:30] disrespect to neighborhoods

[1:04:33] throughout ball to include the

[1:04:34] building of a morgue in the

[1:04:35] residential neighborhood of

[1:04:37] Brentwood. And more recently,

[1:04:39] a slaughterhouse in a

[1:04:40] residential area. Meanwhile,

[1:04:43] the COUNCILMAN Said, quote, It

[1:04:43] wouldn't be fair to tell

[1:04:47] developers they can't build

[1:04:47] the COUNCILMAN's own words

[1:04:48] declared his loyalty to the

[1:04:51] developers over the

[1:04:52] constituents. If COUNCILMAN

[1:04:53] Areas is unwilling to hear the

[1:04:55] people most affected by these

[1:04:56] decisions, then perhaps he

[1:04:57] should take his own advice and

[1:05:00] go somewhere else for these

[1:05:02] remarks. We respectfully call

[1:05:03] on COUNCILMAN Areas to step

[1:05:03] down from the l Yeezy

[1:05:07] Committee. Thank you.

[1:05:08] >> This will be last call for

[1:05:10] Jonelle. Keener is jonelle

[1:05:12] here. She was going to speak

[1:05:13] about 2025, 0, 6, 7, 5, which

[1:05:14] we already took up at the

[1:05:15] beginning. So imagine she left

[1:05:16] after the vote. Joanne de

[1:05:23] Angelo. And then after Joe and

[1:05:23] I'll call the next 5 now, Reef

[1:05:27] Nelson Peoples. Lisa Grant,

[1:05:28] Sharon d#

[1:05:28] #

[1:05:30] , Angela Walker

[1:05:31] and or else will be the next 5

[1:05:34] missed anslee.

[1:05:37] >> I'm here to support 2025,

[1:05:41] 0, 8, 6, 9, If these

[1:05:44] installments are to continue,

[1:05:45] they should be held in a

[1:05:47] facility owned or operated by

[1:05:48] the city so that it is

[1:05:52] accessible to everyone. Since

[1:05:53] taxpayers paid for the last

[1:05:55] than you, it would have been

[1:05:58] nice to have been invited. I'm

[1:05:59] sure that my husband and I

[1:06:02] would have been would have

[1:06:02] enjoyed such a beautiful

[1:06:07] event. We certainly wouldn't

[1:06:07] have been able to go to such

[1:06:11] an event like that because

[1:06:15] we're both on fixed incomes.

[1:06:18] It would also have been it

[1:06:21] would also have taken me to

[1:06:25] almost 2 years of my Social

[1:06:28] Security just to pay the

[1:06:30] $14,140. But the taxpayers me

[1:06:35] and all of the all. For that

[1:06:35] private venue for just one

[1:06:39] night. I hope that you will

[1:06:43] all vote. Yes for this and I

[1:06:46] thank you for your time.

[1:06:48] >> Thank u. Next up is Ruth

[1:06:48] Nelson. People's followed by,

[1:06:54] I believe its recent

[1:06:55] >> Good evening roof. Now some

[1:06:58] people's my addresses on file.

[1:06:59] I'd like to ask for your

[1:07:01] support on ordinance 2025.

[1:07:04] '08, 6, 9, This ordinance

[1:07:05] makes completes sense to me

[1:07:08] for installation of vents.

[1:07:09] Every single year. Events are

[1:07:11] held in Jacksonville to

[1:07:12] recognize the incoming

[1:07:14] PRESIDENT Of the council and

[1:07:16] to recognize committee

[1:07:18] members. I am surprised that a

[1:07:18] special event is held for

[1:07:23] installations. Especially

[1:07:24] since Erdos committee is

[1:07:26] looking for ways to save

[1:07:28] money. I did a bit of research

[1:07:29] on how other counties in

[1:07:31] Florida handled installations,

[1:07:32] Palm Beach, Hillsborough,

[1:07:36] Polk, Pinellas, Brevard and

[1:07:39] Broward counties hold

[1:07:40] installation events, regular

[1:07:40] scheduled meetings that are

[1:07:43] open to the public. Often

[1:07:44] these for melodies are handled

[1:07:47] during council meetings or

[1:07:49] other regular county meetings

[1:07:50] on county owned or city owned

[1:07:53] property and then they get on

[1:07:55] with handling the people's

[1:07:56] business. There's no special

[1:07:59] instant installation event. I

[1:08:02] have a concern about the

[1:08:04] $14,140 of taxpayer money that

[1:08:06] was spent to rent a facility

[1:08:08] this year. I realized that

[1:08:09] city-owned venues also have

[1:08:10] some associated costs, but not

[1:08:14] typically this great just

[1:08:15] because something isn't

[1:08:17] illegal, doesn't make it

[1:08:18] right. These are one year

[1:08:22] positions one year. And as

[1:08:22] we've seen this year, some

[1:08:23] committee members aren't even

[1:08:26] on the committee for a year.

[1:08:27] Here are some compiled

[1:08:29] expenses paid by taxpayers for

[1:08:31] the last 4 years for

[1:08:33] installation events that equal

[1:08:34] $40,000 that we could have

[1:08:39] spent on other things 2022.

[1:08:42] Almost $6,000. Plus, 4500 for

[1:08:45] damaged artwork. 2023 over

[1:08:50] 11,500 2024, about 4,000 2025.

[1:08:54] Over $14,000 spent many of us

[1:08:56] have had to do some belt

[1:08:57] tightening to live within our

[1:09:03] means. Many of us have had to

[1:09:05] eliminate pleasures that we

[1:09:07] previously enjoyed to finance.

[1:09:08] More important concerns like

[1:09:11] food and how house housing

[1:09:13] City government is no

[1:09:16] different passing. This

[1:09:17] ordinance will prevent

[1:09:17] questions in the future and

[1:09:20] will save taxpayers money and

[1:09:21] still a bit. Installation

[1:09:23] events should be held in a

[1:09:24] city building where everyone

[1:09:25] has the opportunity and access

[1:09:29] to a 10. It should reduce the

[1:09:31] use of private funds to

[1:09:32] finance such an event from

[1:09:34] individuals who MAY be seeking

[1:09:35] future favors and would be an

[1:09:36] advantage to any COUNCILMAN

[1:09:39] Doing the work of the people

[1:09:40] for the people as it would

[1:09:42] reduce impropriety questions.

[1:09:43] Thank you. Thank you. Next to

[1:09:48] Presa Grant.

[1:09:49] >> COUNCILMAN Clark, Mary

[1:09:50] would like to see in the Green

[1:09:53] Room. It's great. You're up

[1:09:59] next.

[1:10:00] >> Good evening. I'm recent

[1:10:02] grant address on file. I

[1:10:03] support the passage of

[1:10:06] ordinance 2025. A 69, the

[1:10:07] special committee on Duval.

[1:10:09] Those was established last

[1:10:10] MARCH to analyze recent growth

[1:10:12] and city departments and

[1:10:14] programs as well as evaluate

[1:10:16] services provided for the

[1:10:18] purposes of identify areas for

[1:10:19] potential savings. Clearly

[1:10:20] there was reason to believe

[1:10:22] there was that that needed to

[1:10:24] be cut. I support that. And I

[1:10:24] don't think there are too many

[1:10:27] people who wouldn't want to

[1:10:27] see our government budget

[1:10:29] trimmed down to lean but not

[1:10:31] mean. And I realize there will

[1:10:32] always be debate among people

[1:10:32] with differing opinions on

[1:10:36] wants versus needs and

[1:10:38] ostentatious installation

[1:10:39] ceremony of the council.

[1:10:39] PRESIDENT And vice PRESIDENT

[1:10:40] Seem right for savings

[1:10:43] opportunities to me. In MARCH

[1:10:44] 2025. Neither the new

[1:10:45] PRESIDENT Nor the new vice

[1:10:47] PRESIDENT Were Duval. Those

[1:10:49] committee members. But I

[1:10:50] imagine they participated in

[1:10:51] committee assignments and

[1:10:52] therefore, we're fully aware

[1:10:53] of Duval toes and its

[1:10:56] mandates. Disappointed that so

[1:10:57] soon after the creation of the

[1:10:59] do special committee last

[1:11:02] MARCH, more than $14,000

[1:11:03] 14,000 taxpayer dollars were

[1:11:04] spent towards an installation

[1:11:05] ceremony that could have and

[1:11:09] some will say should have been

[1:11:10] held in a facility owned or

[1:11:12] operated by the city. There

[1:11:14] was an opportunity to save

[1:11:15] Jacksonville citizens money

[1:11:16] but also provide the public,

[1:11:17] the media and the disabled

[1:11:18] access to what should be a

[1:11:21] public event. I'm a proponent

[1:11:22] of cutting unnecessary costs,

[1:11:24] which is why do was

[1:11:26] implemented? I believe every

[1:11:26] person here today wants to see

[1:11:27] the tightest most prudent use

[1:11:30] of the city's budget. I

[1:11:31] strongly support and have full

[1:11:32] confidence in this 19 member

[1:11:35] council's vote in favor this

[1:11:37] responsible legislation and

[1:11:39] savings opportunity. Let's

[1:11:40] show the citizens Jacksonville

[1:11:42] that every council member here

[1:11:44] is unequivocally support of a

[1:11:44] fiscal responsibility of

[1:11:46] Jacksonville. Taxpayers

[1:11:48] dollars. Jacksonville has many

[1:11:49] needs, but a lavish

[1:11:49] installation ceremony of

[1:11:51] council leadership isn't one

[1:11:53] of them. And with installation

[1:11:55] ceremony is being a regular

[1:11:56] occurrence. Jacksonville

[1:11:57] simply cannot afford this

[1:11:59] practice every year. Let's

[1:12:00] find city-owned or city

[1:12:01] operated facilities that are

[1:12:03] in not profit oriented and get

[1:12:07] the job done. Swear the person

[1:12:09] and have a drink snack. Take a

[1:12:10] few photos. Give an interview

[1:12:11] or 2 and let's get back to

[1:12:13] work that would show us. You

[1:12:14] mean business? Look, it's

[1:12:15] pretty simple. We all have to

[1:12:19] trim the fat it home. We are

[1:12:20] finding less expensive ways of

[1:12:20] doing more everyday. We think

[1:12:24] you can too. And we expect it

[1:12:25] to be responsible and

[1:12:26] transparent stewards of the

[1:12:27] funds of this great city of

[1:12:28] ours. We put our faith in you

[1:12:31] with our vote. Please take

[1:12:32] this responsibility seriously

[1:12:34] and use your time in office

[1:12:36] wisely when people see

[1:12:39] themselves in you, their

[1:12:40] elected officials beef and you

[1:12:41] really double. And that

[1:12:41] connection earns you their

[1:12:42] vote at the ballot box next

[1:12:46] time. Thank you for your time.

[1:12:46] Thank next up share index

[1:13:01] followed by Angela Walker.

[1:13:13] >> Good evening. Sure. And I

[1:13:15] think that's my entrance. On

[1:13:18] file, I want first think.

[1:13:20] COUNCILMAN Johnson for coming

[1:13:23] 2, I think talk last name. I

[1:13:27] didn't remember Talk 10 years.

[1:13:29] And and we spawn that's never

[1:13:33] really concentrate. That's the

[1:13:35] plan. And so appreciate him

[1:13:39] growing As you have heard

[1:13:43] about connection. Plus. And

[1:13:44] too, would like us to go back

[1:13:46] to the original model. We've

[1:13:49] heard about cost. I want to

[1:13:51] break that down for you. I

[1:13:55] worked full time. It. I live

[1:13:59] over 15 miles for my job. So

[1:14:04] it would cost me $320 a week.

[1:14:08] To take transportation. 300,

[1:14:11] $20 a week. To go to work. So

[1:14:14] I ask you. It's another from

[1:14:19] hole. The amendment votes. And

[1:14:21] now you support me. I went to

[1:14:25] light even work. Some This is

[1:14:29] not a privilege. It is a

[1:14:31] right. We have a right to

[1:14:33] work. We have a right to have

[1:14:34] social activities. This

[1:14:36] affects our quality of I would

[1:14:40] ask that you. Work with j t a

[1:14:41] to come up with a reasonable

[1:14:44] solution. To reducing the cost

[1:14:48] of the program. You a lot of

[1:14:50] money and to the vehicles.

[1:14:51] What about the rest of us?

[1:14:53] What about the ones they're

[1:14:57] here now? Need this important.

[1:14:58] I would ask that you take a

[1:15:02] look at this. And work with tt

[1:15:03] it to come up with a solution

[1:15:05] that works for all of us. At

[1:15:07] the end of the day, can we

[1:15:10] discern and transportation

[1:15:11] will affect our quality of

[1:15:12] life. Our access to

[1:15:16] employment. Education, medical

[1:15:19] care. I on the right to live

[1:15:23] just you do. I have a right to

[1:15:25] go work and come home without

[1:15:27] spending 4 hours

[1:15:29] transportation. What do you

[1:15:30] want to spend 4 hours

[1:15:33] transportation? I worked an

[1:15:36] eight-hour day. I don't even 2

[1:15:40] hours to get home. So I'm once

[1:15:42] again in 20 the police take

[1:15:45] the tumble. So you jta for

[1:15:48] what and come up with a

[1:15:51] solution and what's us?

[1:15:52] >> Thank you, MADAM. Next up,

[1:15:56] Angela Walker. After Angelo be

[1:16:11] Jose Morales.

[1:16:13] But it's service

[1:16:14] that we have the ability to

[1:16:14] lower and raise that podium.

[1:16:29] Can we help out?

[1:16:50] >> Good evening. My name is

[1:16:52] Angela Walker in my addresses

[1:16:54] on file. I would like to take

[1:16:54] a few minutes just to

[1:16:56] reiterate everything that

[1:16:59] Sharon has said. But I think

[1:17:04] that it's important that I

[1:17:05] speak for those who can speak

[1:17:07] for themselves. There's a

[1:17:11] reason why the jt connection

[1:17:13] plus is so valuable to those

[1:17:17] of us who noble. And it is

[1:17:17] because is it offers us an

[1:17:21] opportunity. Not to have to

[1:17:24] ride with others. Some of us

[1:17:27] have disabilities that. Well,

[1:17:30] not allow to be on shared

[1:17:35] rides. Some of us have

[1:17:35] disability that we're constant

[1:17:42] pain. And so when when you say

[1:17:43] okay, well, come go to work

[1:17:48] and then work go home drive

[1:17:49] for 3 hours. It's just not

[1:17:51] something that's manageable,

[1:17:53] even though we would like to

[1:17:58] do that. So I ask. Want to say

[1:17:59] out of respect. Thank you.

[1:18:02] Also for MISTER Johnson for

[1:18:05] being there at the meeting.

[1:18:06] And I would just ask if

[1:18:07] there's anything you guys can

[1:18:11] do to help or support jta care

[1:18:14] for writing better services

[1:18:17] for us, whether it be through.

[1:18:21] Combination of that 2 rides or

[1:18:22] whatever. There's got to be

[1:18:24] something better. Then what's

[1:18:27] being proposed at the moment?

[1:18:28] And I look forward to working

[1:18:31] in. Supporting and advocating

[1:18:33] in whatever way that I can as

[1:18:36] a citizen of Jacksonville who

[1:18:38] absolutely deserves to have

[1:18:42] the same type of job life

[1:18:45] next. Person to support my

[1:18:47] ability to do so. And my

[1:18:47] independent. So I think you

[1:18:52] very much.

[1:18:53] >> Next will be Jose Morales

[1:18:55] and the next 5 after that,

[1:18:58] Joseph George, Nancy Marie

[1:18:59] Settle Liddy, Lydia Bell.

[1:19:00] Lance Felt in Jamie Travis

[1:19:15] Leonard.

[1:19:20] >> Thank First of all, thank

[1:19:21] you, council PRESIDENT, thank

[1:19:21] you to the whole counsel for

[1:19:23] the off with this attention to

[1:19:25] this matter. My name is Jose

[1:19:25] Morales. Midas on file on the

[1:19:28] director of development for

[1:19:31] the Center Independent Living

[1:19:31] Jacksonville and many

[1:19:33] constituents with disabilities

[1:19:36] all say most of this the

[1:19:37] community across, although of

[1:19:40] the groups are affected by the

[1:19:41] current changes, Jacksonville

[1:19:41] transportation authorities are

[1:19:43] doing to their transit This

[1:19:46] change is giving 2019 because

[1:19:47] of the insufficient or lack of

[1:19:50] quality of service on time

[1:19:52] performance and many other

[1:19:55] situations with pair transit

[1:19:55] during that time to implement

[1:19:58] that connection. Plus, which

[1:20:01] honestly I provided not only

[1:20:02] independence, but it real

[1:20:06] world access to our community

[1:20:06] because of that. Now people

[1:20:07] depend on it point

[1:20:10] appointment, health care. And

[1:20:11] honestly just participation.

[1:20:15] Our community. We hope that I

[1:20:18] and my ask that hopefully I

[1:20:21] COUNCILMAN Johnson COUNCILMAN

[1:20:21] Cano Maryland, many other

[1:20:22] council members. I've been

[1:20:23] reaching out to this. I hope

[1:20:24] that we in the future can

[1:20:28] continue help our come up with

[1:20:28] solutions and me in the future

[1:20:31] about this issue. I hope you

[1:20:35] know, we stakeholders from all

[1:20:35] the disability groups have

[1:20:38] provided to jta different

[1:20:40] solutions for cost. We

[1:20:41] understand that we need to cut

[1:20:43] cost. And when understand the

[1:20:45] efficiency needs to bottom

[1:20:46] line and we have provided

[1:20:47] solutions for that. We

[1:20:48] provided attendance for that.

[1:20:50] We're willing to work with

[1:20:52] them. And we hope that we can

[1:20:53] work with us City Council for

[1:20:54] Oversight and leadership in

[1:20:56] this matter. We thank you for

[1:20:57] your for that for everything

[1:20:58] you're doing and we hope that

[1:20:59] you continue to help us with

[1:21:00] Thank you. Thank u next step

[1:21:13] Joseph George.

[1:21:15] >> My name is Joe. The MAY Co

[1:21:17] do it. PRESIDENT On North

[1:21:18] Florida, Central Labor

[1:21:19] Council. My address is on

[1:21:22] file. The north, Florida

[1:21:24] Central Labor Council. So

[1:21:30] there's by district. And we

[1:21:30] represent close to 32,000

[1:21:34] union members. First, I'd like

[1:21:37] to thank j a for designating

[1:21:40] today is g a senior day by

[1:21:42] providing flu and singles

[1:21:45] vaccine to our seniors. The

[1:21:47] noaa, Florida Central Labor

[1:21:48] Council is here tonight to

[1:21:50] stand in solidarity with

[1:21:53] cleanup local 6.30, in their

[1:21:58] contract negotiation with jta.

[1:21:59] Contract negotiations very

[1:22:01] important for employees and

[1:22:04] the bin says. When they're the

[1:22:06] mutual agreement concerning

[1:22:08] wages. I working condition.

[1:22:10] You have a happy and

[1:22:13] productive employee. With the

[1:22:15] cost of living rising every

[1:22:20] day. Jta workers needs a fair

[1:22:25] contract. You a look at 30.

[1:22:26] He's ready to negotiate in

[1:22:31] good faith. And we asked a jta

[1:22:31] come back to negotiation

[1:22:37] table. Early in my Bear is he

[1:22:38] talked about wanting to meet

[1:22:40] would be council and they with

[1:22:46] you. High of them. We have.

[1:22:47] Legal opinion as to why you

[1:22:53] should it. The Constitution

[1:22:54] and statutory rights of union

[1:22:56] representative and elected

[1:22:58] officials to communicate with

[1:23:00] each other cannot be a bridge

[1:23:01] are restricted by the public

[1:23:04] employees chatter rules.

[1:23:11] Management. A public employer.

[1:23:12] Charter audit has ruled policy

[1:23:15] manager cannot Trump. Konta

[1:23:17] being the state and federal

[1:23:19] which guarantee to right to

[1:23:25] meet. Therefore, it is

[1:23:26] important that the city

[1:23:27] council go to their calendar

[1:23:29] and place a date to meet with

[1:23:34] us. Also, we request that

[1:23:35] continue to bargain in good

[1:23:39] faith. And finally, I'd just

[1:23:42] like to Thank brother Raul

[1:23:45] areas apologizing. The public

[1:23:49] really appreciate that. Thank

[1:23:52] u next. Nancy Marie Settle.

[1:24:03] And then Levy about.

[1:24:03] >> Man summary set all

[1:24:07] addresses on file. I urge you

[1:24:10] to vote no to to requests from

[1:24:11] the sheriff's department

[1:24:12] ordinances. 25, 0, 8, 9, to

[1:24:21] 26. 3, 9 one has to accept

[1:24:22] grants for 2 positions to

[1:24:26] analyze surveillance data. Fed

[1:24:28] into the Fusion centers. The

[1:24:31] other is to accept a grant for

[1:24:33] a van to transport detainees

[1:24:37] to are deportation camps. I am

[1:24:38] really hurt, broken watching

[1:24:40] what is happening to our

[1:24:42] country today. Federal agents

[1:24:43] are escalating, dangerous

[1:24:47] encounters with citizens. We

[1:24:48] all saw ice agents shoot and

[1:24:51] kill an American mother with 3

[1:24:52] bullets to her face and then

[1:24:54] call her I'm not going to

[1:24:57] repeat it. You heard it. Ice

[1:25:00] has become a domestic

[1:25:02] terrorist group full military

[1:25:04] group gear pepper spray, mass

[1:25:07] hygiene, identity. This is not

[1:25:09] my America. 2.87 g Agreement

[1:25:11] have basically turned our

[1:25:12] local law enforcement into

[1:25:15] ice. I heard out in full force

[1:25:19] today. Jacksonville actually

[1:25:21] has U.S. 300 flock cameras

[1:25:21] that surveil us as we drive

[1:25:25] around this town. All of us

[1:25:26] that information is then fed

[1:25:27] into databases. Infusion

[1:25:31] centers that analyzer

[1:25:32] movements. This information

[1:25:36] isn't shared between agencies.

[1:25:38] >> Including dhs and ice. Big

[1:25:39] Brother is watching wherever

[1:25:39] you are in the eye of law

[1:25:41] enforcement is on. You. This

[1:25:45] is not my America. When

[1:25:46] protesting against tyranny and

[1:25:48] governmental abuse becomes a

[1:25:52] crime. When being anti fascist

[1:25:54] becomes terrorism. We need to

[1:25:55] ask ourselves what we're doing

[1:25:59] and how we are supporting this

[1:25:59] machinery that allows U.S.

[1:26:03] Government overreach. Somehow

[1:26:05] we have accepted that anything

[1:26:05] the sheriff's department asked

[1:26:08] for we should give them. Let's

[1:26:10] take a pause on accepting

[1:26:13] these state grants and told

[1:26:14] dhs and ice Act within the

[1:26:19] rules of law stop terrorizing

[1:26:21] citizens, stop violating our

[1:26:25] civil rights, stop shooting

[1:26:26] unarmed citizens and acting

[1:26:29] like reject these grants.

[1:26:30] These grants are designed to

[1:26:34] uphold fascism. The machinery

[1:26:37] of fascism we see and support

[1:26:38] a tear and a call occupation

[1:26:39] of our cities by a corrupt

[1:26:43] regime. Remember the gas

[1:26:44] chambers where the end, not

[1:26:46] the beginnings, stop it. Now.

[1:27:01] >> Lidia Bill.

[1:27:04] Good evening.

[1:27:05] At first came to city council

[1:27:12] in 20. 23. It is now 2026. 3

[1:27:15] years and instead of things

[1:27:16] getting better, things have

[1:27:18] gotten worse. For 3 years. Our

[1:27:20] battle has been.

[1:27:24] >> And ethical Morrow.

[1:27:26] >> Decency, a bad, bad, allow

[1:27:29] protests. Now our battle. It's

[1:27:33] fight for our lives being

[1:27:34] exposed and transporting

[1:27:37] dantley explosive chemicals

[1:27:40] around children and around our

[1:27:44] homes, decomposing holders,

[1:27:44] chemical vapors from embalming

[1:27:49] bomb and you now alright lab

[1:27:52] at the now and saddling. And

[1:27:53] I'm sure most of don't know

[1:27:54] what these chemicals eels

[1:27:55] like. I don't need to, but

[1:27:59] they're neighborhood. They're

[1:28:00] back our children. They're

[1:28:01] coming into our bodies and

[1:28:07] into our homes. Elbow and

[1:28:07] packages doing up properties,

[1:28:08] especially of tuberculosis.

[1:28:12] Corbett, 19 hepatitis. This a

[1:28:15] severe inbound mental problem

[1:28:17] in Brentwood and at no time

[1:28:20] should this 300 body more? And

[1:28:22] for him to clap be placed in

[1:28:26] It around people and it 20

[1:28:29] issues in Jacksonville,

[1:28:31] Florida, the largest city in

[1:28:32] the world pass where Mao and

[1:28:35] nobody could stop it. So what

[1:28:37] type of governing body do? We

[1:28:41] We could do bad what we need

[1:28:45] to pay City Council people to

[1:28:45] break allows to bring this

[1:28:49] type of doubt in neighborhood

[1:28:49] around children around our

[1:28:56] homes. So now. Although your

[1:28:58] relatives, friends, business

[1:29:01] call hurts, are you even you

[1:29:02] can enjoy 63 million dollars

[1:29:06] to place our labs in danger,

[1:29:08] particularly doing hurricane

[1:29:12] season. Nobody thought about

[1:29:12] that. Our care is not about

[1:29:16] about. It's about caring. You

[1:29:18] can go on and enjoy your

[1:29:19] laughed as we continue to

[1:29:21] fight for our we need. New

[1:29:24] leadership next election. We

[1:29:26] need people who are going to

[1:29:30] care about all citizens in

[1:29:31] Jacksonville. Wow. We pan due

[1:29:34] to do worst and worse. It our

[1:29:38] deal. Lance felt. And then

[1:29:44] Jamie Travis Leonard.

[1:29:45] >> Good evening. My name is

[1:29:46] Lance felt address on record

[1:29:47] and the business manager for

[1:29:48] sheet metal workers local 4.

[1:29:50] 35 here in Jacksonville and

[1:29:50] the PRESIDENT Other North

[1:29:54] Florida, building trades, come

[1:29:55] to you.

[1:29:55] >> Talk about my favorite

[1:29:57] topic, apprenticeship,

[1:29:58] registered apprenticeship.

[1:30:00] This year's huge for of what a

[1:30:01] North Florida building tries.

[1:30:03] We will be celebrating our

[1:30:05] 75th graduation here

[1:30:06] Jacksonville. We've got to

[1:30:08] wear 120 apprentices

[1:30:11] graduating on MAY 29th 2026.

[1:30:12] Each one of you will be

[1:30:12] invited to that graduation. I

[1:30:17] hope you accept graduation.

[1:30:18] When it comes apprenticeship.

[1:30:19] I just want to throw some

[1:30:19] numbers out here and I know

[1:30:20] couple you councilmembers know

[1:30:23] these numbers, but 41% of

[1:30:24] construction workers are going

[1:30:27] be retired and next 5 years.

[1:30:28] 56% of construction workers

[1:30:30] across United States will be

[1:30:33] reaching retirement age. This

[1:30:36] is the year we should address

[1:30:36] apprenticeship programs and

[1:30:37] apprenticeship language within

[1:30:39] city projects and move

[1:30:40] forward. We're asking to let's

[1:30:43] start the conversation on the

[1:30:44] present registered

[1:30:45] apprenticeship city funded

[1:30:46] projects. And let's let's

[1:30:49] solve this problem. If we

[1:30:50] don't solve this problem, we

[1:30:53] will see more out of town

[1:30:54] license plates here in

[1:30:56] Jacksonville working on a

[1:30:57] project, we will see more

[1:30:58] illegal immigration coming to

[1:30:59] Jacksonville building these

[1:31:00] projects and each one of you

[1:31:00] should care about that. So

[1:31:04] let's let's. Let's get this

[1:31:05] started. The startup a's.

[1:31:06] Let's move Jacksonville

[1:31:08] forward. Thank you.

[1:31:10] >> Thank u next step is Jamie

[1:31:11] Travis Leonard in the 5 after

[1:31:13] that, John, many Nick Harding.

[1:31:18] Lake past Jennifer Jones. And

[1:31:18] Sully show Young Jamie

[1:31:19] translator.

[1:31:23] >> Thank you. Good evening.

[1:31:23] City councilmembers. I don't

[1:31:26] like to use my name is Jamie

[1:31:27] Travis Leonard, my addresses

[1:31:29] on file my first time actively

[1:31:30] involved in government was at

[1:31:35] the age of 16 in the year 2007

[1:31:35] and flashback. When the

[1:31:36] Florida legislative session

[1:31:41] past. 7, 9, 4, point 0, 5, aka

[1:31:45] the Romeo and Juliet law for

[1:31:45] those that don't know, the

[1:31:47] statue is as follows unlawful

[1:31:49] sexual activity with certain

[1:31:51] minors. Person 24 years of age

[1:31:53] or older who engaged in sexual

[1:31:54] activity with a person 16 or

[1:31:55] 17 years of age commits a

[1:31:58] felony of the second degree.

[1:31:59] According to the Committee of

[1:32:00] Criminal Justice, Florida's

[1:32:02] Romeo and Juliet Law was

[1:32:03] created during the 2000

[1:32:05] legislate 2007 legislative

[1:32:06] session to address concerns

[1:32:09] about high school age youth

[1:32:10] being labeled a sex offenders

[1:32:11] are sexual predators as a

[1:32:11] result of a participating in a

[1:32:13] consensual sexual

[1:32:15] relationship. Who knew we had

[1:32:16] so many? 23 year-old high

[1:32:18] schoolers. Public education, I

[1:32:23] guess. I was so appalled by

[1:32:24] the statute that when it

[1:32:25] passed, I wrote an article

[1:32:26] about it for my high school

[1:32:27] newspaper. That's right. Paper

[1:32:29] paper, friends.

[1:32:31] >> I bring this up.

[1:32:34] >> That legislation is not new

[1:32:39] harmful legislation is not You

[1:32:40] have an opportunity this

[1:32:41] session to champion

[1:32:41] legislation that provides

[1:32:42] relief to our overburdened

[1:32:45] health care system. You have

[1:32:47] the opportunity to provide

[1:32:48] legislation that addresses the

[1:32:51] lack of affordability in our

[1:32:53] housing market. You have the

[1:32:54] opportunity to champion

[1:32:56] legislation that eliminates

[1:32:57] food scarcity.

[1:32:58] >> You could even champion

[1:32:59] legislation that strengthens

[1:33:00] our public education. So we

[1:33:01] don't have these 23 year-old

[1:33:01] heist.

[1:33:05] >> Coolers. And you have the

[1:33:06] opportunity to champion

[1:33:08] legislation that improves

[1:33:08] accessible transportation as

[1:33:10] some people have asked you to.

[1:33:12] You have all this opportunity,

[1:33:15] don't blow it.

[1:33:21] >> Joan, many.

[1:33:27] >> Below. I am John

[1:33:28] philanthropic.

[1:33:28] >> Jelly roll. Good boy

[1:33:32] resiliency. New knee.

[1:33:33] >> 83. 56 pass Cumru

[1:33:34] Jacksonville, Florida, 3, 2,

[1:33:36] 2, 1, 6, the council district,

[1:33:36] 4 cpac, 3 school board

[1:33:42] district 3. Fix is gone in d c

[1:33:44] j. Duval County, Jacksonville.

[1:33:46] Now I went to an ethics

[1:33:48] commission meeting agenda

[1:33:51] item. 51 2026. 0, 0, 4, one

[1:33:53] and asked and you can ask or

[1:33:54] be overdue for Paige Johnson.

[1:33:56] We have 60 packs representing

[1:33:59] the city of Jacksonville. I

[1:34:00] mean, cpac, 3 Raymond, a truth

[1:34:03] Commission. We have the

[1:34:06] mayor's Disability Council.

[1:34:09] The Council on Elder Affairs,

[1:34:11] the senior citizen, gay Robin

[1:34:13] Land on the old, you know, the

[1:34:16] most vulnerable among us. Why

[1:34:21] is Ogc? Office of General

[1:34:23] Counsel not represented at

[1:34:27] these meetings. PRESIDENT

[1:34:30] Donald j Trump Governor Ron

[1:34:32] DeSantis, Joe Johnson arrow.

[1:34:35] Pardon new Now I'll be

[1:34:41] touching on agenda items.

[1:34:45] 2025, 0, 8, 6, 7, That's dcps,

[1:34:47] you know, and what this is for

[1:34:48] the handouts, the cip its

[1:34:50] classrooms and pots bird. Nick

[1:34:52] Allen, Admiral Land and

[1:34:54] Colonel Miller Charter school

[1:34:56] public school field trip Park.

[1:34:57] It's brilliant. This is a

[1:35:01] statewide issue. Okay. Number

[1:35:03] 11, 2025, 0, 8, 8, 1, Main

[1:35:04] Street bridge. That's tourism

[1:35:10] stuff. Cage and item 16, 17,

[1:35:12] 1920, 21. 22 2025, 0, 8, 9, 1,

[1:35:14] that he equestrian center.

[1:35:15] 12th member. Better

[1:35:19] Jacksonville Plan. 27 2025, 0,

[1:35:25] 8, 9, 7, k a new park. 29

[1:35:30] 2025, 0, 9, 102.4 million. 35

[1:35:32] 40, 2025, 0, 8, 7, 6, That's

[1:35:34] the Armory. Hogans Creek, not

[1:35:38] and waterways. 2013, 3.84

[1:35:40] tonight. I'm sure to win 50 to

[1:35:43] 53. 56. 64 66 70 98. Just down

[1:35:45] to 20 some seconds. Dozier

[1:35:50] waterways. Save Rodman Dam and

[1:35:55] feed the manatees. We're just

[1:35:55] getting ready to tell the

[1:35:58] world. Visit Florida. Thank

[1:36:11] you for listening. Nick

[1:36:14] Harding, energy for Duval

[1:36:15] Tribune. I'm here to talk to

[1:36:16] you guys about some of the

[1:36:16] boards and commissions in the

[1:36:20] city I went to the truth

[1:36:21] Commission meeting for the

[1:36:23] first time ever. Probably last

[1:36:23] time. It was the most boring

[1:36:26] thing I've ever been to.

[1:36:28] >> But they passed a rule

[1:36:30] basically. I think I'm I'm

[1:36:32] assuming trying punish MISTER

[1:36:33] New near stop him from talking

[1:36:34] because nobody else gets up

[1:36:34] and speaks. Well, basically

[1:36:37] the rule they pass was too.

[1:36:37] Try to force anybody getting

[1:36:40] up to speak to limit their,

[1:36:42] you know what they say too,

[1:36:44] something that's before the

[1:36:46] board. And if not, they have

[1:36:47] to email It was something

[1:36:47] weird like that. And it was

[1:36:48] almost unanimous. There was

[1:36:49] only one, you know, dissenting

[1:36:50] vote. Speaking of dissenting

[1:36:54] votes. All every single board

[1:36:55] and commission throughout this

[1:36:58] city. Every vote is unanimous.

[1:37:02] >> Je a jta j a.

[1:37:05] >> Every single vote is

[1:37:06] unanimous. And jta is the

[1:37:07] obviously the worst offender

[1:37:09] because, you know, brought out

[1:37:10] in a lot of people who are

[1:37:13] going to be punished by stupid

[1:37:15] policy decision. But it goes

[1:37:16] to show that, you know, being

[1:37:18] stupid as bipartisan because

[1:37:20] jta is half appointed by the

[1:37:21] mayor. Half appointed by the

[1:37:25] governor and what do you know?

[1:37:27] Each one of them managed put

[1:37:29] 3. On the board who can't seem

[1:37:30] to like put together a

[1:37:33] coherent thought to dissent

[1:37:34] and say, hey, maybe for want

[1:37:35] to face a budget shortfall

[1:37:38] mean we shouldn't cut the

[1:37:40] services that are serving poor

[1:37:41] people and the disabled it. We

[1:37:43] should cut the stupid van. The

[1:37:45] drives back and forth for like

[1:37:46] 2 miles downtown. It's ending

[1:37:46] up with 100 million dollars

[1:37:49] something like that. So you

[1:37:52] got me to get these boards

[1:37:52] under control. And I say the

[1:37:55] first thing you guys should do

[1:37:56] if you should go out and you

[1:37:58] should remove all 3 mayoral

[1:38:02] appointees from jta and like a

[1:38:04] j bill up to remove all the

[1:38:05] gubernatorial appointees to

[1:38:10] jta. Jta as well. As well. But

[1:38:11] all these people need to go

[1:38:12] because they're stupid and

[1:38:25] they're useless. Like best.

[1:38:26] >> Good evening. Members of

[1:38:27] the council. My name is Blake

[1:38:30] Bass. My addresses on file. I

[1:38:30] stand before you today as a

[1:38:34] member of the true condition.

[1:38:36] I do I did not speak on behalf

[1:38:37] of the commission, but as a

[1:38:40] representative of myself alone

[1:38:41] and to MISTER Harding's point,

[1:38:42] I was the only no vote in

[1:38:44] that. So just knowing. So I'm

[1:38:46] I'm the good guy. A little

[1:38:48] over 3 months ago, I was

[1:38:49] appointed to the true

[1:38:51] condition with a promise that

[1:38:53] i would deliver a report to

[1:38:54] you in 3 months. Time on the

[1:38:55] findings over this last

[1:38:56] quarter. And today I stand

[1:38:59] before you to do just that. 2

[1:39:00] of my top concerns were

[1:39:01] landscaping and mowing and

[1:39:02] parks and rec. 2 city

[1:39:07] essentials. Over this time, I

[1:39:08] had the ability to meet with

[1:39:09] various city departments to

[1:39:11] learn the ins and outs of city

[1:39:13] government. And I was proud to

[1:39:14] see the passion and in our

[1:39:15] city employees a passion to

[1:39:18] make the city a better place.

[1:39:19] At the same time, I also heard

[1:39:22] their concerns. Were there

[1:39:23] while there was funding in

[1:39:24] place to keep these

[1:39:26] departments funded and

[1:39:29] efficient. It was my opinion.

[1:39:30] That it still lacked the

[1:39:30] resources and funding needed

[1:39:33] to be fully effective. At our

[1:39:35] last true commission meeting,

[1:39:38] we discussed jt a's 19 million

[1:39:40] dollar budget shortfall.

[1:39:43] 19 million dollars Council.

[1:39:45] Directly related to the

[1:39:46] funding of the nab, Autonomous

[1:39:48] Vehicle project. How can

[1:39:52] anyone? Justify spending this

[1:39:54] much money on an essential

[1:39:57] non-essential special project.

[1:40:00] When we have ditches medians

[1:40:01] roads and communities, they're

[1:40:02] not asking for a handout. But

[1:40:05] for the services promise to

[1:40:08] them in our city. Charter. As

[1:40:09] young man aspiring to help

[1:40:12] lead this city forward. I fear

[1:40:12] that if we don't address this

[1:40:14] now. We pushed to my

[1:40:19] generation. Thank u next up,

[1:40:28] Jennifer Jones. Jennifer Jones

[1:40:31] by addresses on file. I'm here

[1:40:32] today to talk about schools of

[1:40:35] hope. Schools of Hope is the

[1:40:36] privatization pretending to be

[1:40:40] reform. It distributes public

[1:40:41] moaning, public land and

[1:40:42] public power and give some to

[1:40:46] private charter operators.

[1:40:47] >> All I public schools that

[1:40:48] are communities rely are

[1:40:48] purposely starved for

[1:40:52] resources. When still schools

[1:40:54] struggle. It's not because

[1:40:54] they failed. It's because the

[1:40:55] state is chose not to fund

[1:41:00] them. Instead of investing in

[1:41:01] underfunded school. The state

[1:41:04] uses it as an excuse to say

[1:41:06] fun students, buildings and

[1:41:06] stability away from

[1:41:07] democratically run public

[1:41:10] schools. The system is rigged

[1:41:12] by design. Schools of hope are

[1:41:15] exempt from most educational

[1:41:17] laws. Local oversight,

[1:41:18] staffing standards, zoning

[1:41:21] rules and even property taxes.

[1:41:22] However, public schools are

[1:41:23] expected to carry every

[1:41:25] responsibility. Charter

[1:41:29] operators get to use the free

[1:41:30] use of Duval County school

[1:41:30] buildings and maintenance

[1:41:35] funding. Well, districts lia's

[1:41:36] assets and still carry the

[1:41:38] long-term cost. It is a direct

[1:41:41] transfer of public wealth into

[1:41:42] private hands, education as a

[1:41:45] public. Good, not a commodity.

[1:41:47] I urge everyone to contact

[1:41:48] their representatives and ask

[1:41:48] for schools hope to be

[1:41:53] repealed. Thank you. Next

[1:41:54] steps, Alice, a young Jones

[1:41:55] and then Clarence Long. And

[1:42:00] then that Perez.

[1:42:01] >> Good evening. My name is

[1:42:02] leisha young Jones. My home

[1:42:03] address is 14, 20 Linden

[1:42:05] Avenue in Saint Nicholas. But

[1:42:08] I come before you today as a

[1:42:09] business owner in downtown

[1:42:10] Jacksonville, the Rainbow

[1:42:11] Wedding Chapel and Rainbow

[1:42:14] Notary nuptials network. The

[1:42:14] reason for me coming here

[1:42:17] today and once again, hello

[1:42:18] and happy New Year. It's great

[1:42:19] to see all of you. Wonderful

[1:42:20] people in. Thank you for your

[1:42:24] service to our great city. The

[1:42:25] purpose for me being here

[1:42:26] today is to ask you to take a

[1:42:27] look at the signage.

[1:42:30] Legislation that you have in

[1:42:31] place. Did you know that a

[1:42:34] simple sandwich board is

[1:42:35] illegal? You can't put a

[1:42:37] simple sandwich board outside

[1:42:38] your business or even a

[1:42:39] sandwich board us a meatball.

[1:42:41] Subs are 3.99 today. Sandwich

[1:42:43] board is against Jacksonville

[1:42:48] law. You can't have a sign in

[1:42:51] your window. It's light. Did

[1:42:51] the changes? You know, the

[1:42:55] words I do, fbi background

[1:42:58] checks, fdle level 2 checks,

[1:43:01] notary remote online notary at

[1:43:02] the state. And I have a sign

[1:43:05] that says that they're not

[1:43:06] allowed to have a moving sign

[1:43:08] in your window. You're not

[1:43:09] allowed to have a sign that

[1:43:19] says p so I'm asking you to

[1:43:20] please send me in the

[1:43:23] direction that I need to go to

[1:43:25] to help get this MR. Is my

[1:43:29] council person. But what I'm

[1:43:30] talking about is business for

[1:43:33] all of it. Let all of this

[1:43:34] entire city. And you know,

[1:43:38] when I moved here in 2003.

[1:43:40] From Atlanta, I said, you

[1:43:41] know, Jacksonville kind

[1:43:41] reminds me of Atlanta about 35

[1:43:48] years ago. And now in 2026,

[1:43:49] Jacksonville kind reminds me

[1:43:53] of Atlanta about 50 years ago.

[1:43:54] City is in such a position to

[1:43:56] be great.

[1:43:59] >> We have a port. We have

[1:44:03] rail. We have interstates. We

[1:44:04] have good weather. Most of the

[1:44:07] time and we have a workforce

[1:44:08] that's here with a million

[1:44:12] people in our area. So my

[1:44:13] request is to you is to please

[1:44:16] allow business to be business.

[1:44:17] I know we don't want to see

[1:44:17] downtown Jacksonville look

[1:44:19] like downtown Las Vegas, but

[1:44:21] I'm just asking you as a

[1:44:23] business owner to help me be

[1:44:25] allowed to put out a simple

[1:44:29] sandwich board that says. Home

[1:44:30] of the $100 Express weddings

[1:44:31] right here at the Rainbow

[1:44:34] Wedding Chapel or you know,

[1:44:37] level 2 background checks for

[1:44:38] fingerprinting. So, you know,

[1:44:39] that's my that's my question

[1:44:41] to you is if you can, please

[1:44:41] direct me to how I can be

[1:44:44] helped. Thank you.

[1:44:45] >> Council member Matt

[1:44:46] Carlucci would like to talk to

[1:44:46] in the Green Room. Clarence

[1:44:50] Low. It's clear it's long

[1:44:52] here. What about the net

[1:45:00] Perez? Okay. Well, she's

[1:45:00] coming down to have to speak

[1:45:01] Urquhart who did not wish to

[1:45:05] speak. Debbie Hitchcock

[1:45:06] checked into the disrespect

[1:45:07] shown by council areas to

[1:45:08] Councilmember Day and then

[1:45:11] cart Cary Cooper about the

[1:45:18] George Gray deep here.

[1:45:21] >> My name is known that per

[1:45:24] ends. And I just retired as a

[1:45:24] school nurse from the Duval

[1:45:28] County Public Schools. I am

[1:45:31] very concerned with the crisis

[1:45:33] occurring in Divide County,

[1:45:35] public Schools, school health

[1:45:37] service. I believe this issue

[1:45:41] is not being addressed. I send

[1:45:44] e-mails of my resignation and

[1:45:52] reasons why. To the members to

[1:45:54] the superintendent, the

[1:45:54] school's superintendent

[1:45:57] members of the board chair

[1:46:03] chair CHAIRMAN And Vice

[1:46:03] chairman, I'm innocent. And

[1:46:05] all those members of the

[1:46:06] school administration, which I

[1:46:09] did not receive any response

[1:46:13] from anyone. Just to inform

[1:46:15] you? Director of nursing had

[1:46:18] resigned. I'm nursing

[1:46:22] supervisor, has resigned. And

[1:46:24] many nurses have resigned

[1:46:25] within the last 3 years. You

[1:46:30] can check to see. Their names.

[1:46:32] Nurses are being replaced with

[1:46:33] non-medical people to fill in

[1:46:36] for school nurses with no

[1:46:39] medical background. For

[1:46:42] instance, like a cna or a

[1:46:43] medical assistant to have some

[1:46:48] medical background. I did want

[1:46:54] to say I am very disappointed.

[1:46:56] Disappointed with the of

[1:46:58] involvement and interaction of

[1:47:01] the dcps administration. And

[1:47:02] the school board with the

[1:47:04] school Health services. I

[1:47:06] believe that is one of the

[1:47:09] reasons why our school

[1:47:11] director, I'm not school

[1:47:12] director nursing director,

[1:47:15] retired resigned because she

[1:47:18] was not included in medical

[1:47:18] decisions regarding our

[1:47:25] students. I believe this is a

[1:47:27] very is very did dangerous

[1:47:28] situation and can become a big

[1:47:34] lawsuit. This is why I am

[1:47:36] resigned. I resigned from my

[1:47:38] position. I do not want to

[1:47:40] place my nursing license

[1:47:41] because of inappropriate

[1:47:45] decision making. Ultimately

[1:47:46] it's the national will and up

[1:47:50] being responsible. We nurses

[1:47:52] are held to a different and

[1:47:54] higher standard of working. We

[1:47:58] took an And I will continue to

[1:48:04] follow I worked. Very hard to

[1:48:05] achieve my license. Thank you,

[1:48:07] Okay. Thank you.

[1:48:08] >> And last call for clear

[1:48:13] it's long. Is he here? Your

[1:48:13] rate down? He's here to spill

[1:48:15] speak about 2025. 0, 8, 7, 3,

[1:48:16] but did not indicate any

[1:48:19] support or opposition. This

[1:48:20] PRESIDENT That includes public

[1:48:21] comments. It's now time to

[1:48:23] move on to public hearing

[1:48:24] starting Page 12 Councilmember

[1:48:25] should declare any ex parte

[1:48:27] communications. Anyone the ice

[1:48:28] which is speak should have

[1:48:29] completed a blue card. He will

[1:48:32] be allowed 3 minutes. I would

[1:48:33] ask you filled out a blue card

[1:48:35] on any item tonight. Please

[1:48:36] start making your way forward

[1:48:37] so you can get to the podium

[1:48:38] quicker. We'll tell you make

[1:48:40] your name. You MAY say you're

[1:48:41] out of record, but you're also

[1:48:43] encouraged to be specific with

[1:48:43] your location as that MAY

[1:48:45] impact the weight given to

[1:48:47] your comments. Unlike public

[1:48:47] comment, speaker MAY be

[1:48:48] invited the green Room for

[1:48:49] further discussion of the

[1:48:50] counselors discretion, MR.

[1:48:51] Teal, could you please read

[1:48:53] the Bills from Smith?

[1:49:03] >> 2025. 2025. 8, 68. 61. 62

[1:49:12] 8, 88 89 90 91. 92 8. 93 94 96

[1:49:16] 97. 8.99, 908. 23. 24. 25 26

[1:49:18] and a 59.

[1:49:21] >> These public hearings are

[1:49:22] all open.

[1:49:22] >> I'm 16, 2020 Pfizer, a

[1:49:23] six-year one speaker card, MR.

[1:49:25] Johnie does not wish to speak,

[1:49:26] supports.

[1:49:30] >> Appears close 17, 2025, 0,

[1:49:30] 6, 1, 1, speaker card shown

[1:49:31] any does not wish to speak.

[1:49:34] Supports public areas closed

[1:49:35] item 18, 2025? Very 6, 2, I

[1:49:39] have Kurtz. Public areas

[1:49:40] closed 1920, 25 Zero-day date.

[1:49:42] I have one speaker card MR.

[1:49:43] John, any does not wish to

[1:49:44] speak. Supports public

[1:49:47] hearings closed. I'm 2020, 25,

[1:49:47] 0, 8, 9, I have 2 speaker

[1:49:51] cards. Both not wish to speak.

[1:49:53] Have a 10 man and John Neely.

[1:49:58] They both have a tomane and

[1:49:59] opposes and John, any supports

[1:50:04] speaker cards closer. 21 2025,

[1:50:05] 0, 8, 9, 0, 1, speaker cards

[1:50:06] on any supports. I have no

[1:50:09] more speakers. A case closed.

[1:50:11] I'm 20 to 2025, 0, 8, 9, 1,

[1:50:15] one speaker card. John. Any?

[1:50:16] MR. Noonan New year new you

[1:50:17] actual name National address

[1:50:22] peak to the bill. Please.

[1:50:22] >> Hello.

[1:50:27] >> I am John Jay New knee.

[1:50:29] Jacksonville City Council

[1:50:32] resolution 2023, 0, 8, 1, 9.

[1:50:34] 83. 56 Bascom row

[1:50:34] Jacksonville, Florida, 3, 2,

[1:50:38] 2, 1, city council district. 4

[1:50:39] cpac planning District 3

[1:50:42] school board district 3, 2025,

[1:50:46] 0, 8, 9, 1, It's an ordinance

[1:50:48] Orth rising and to execute and

[1:50:50] deliver a 12th Amendment. You

[1:50:53] know, equestrian center. And,

[1:50:58] you know, you know, it's a

[1:50:59] neighborhood's finance, but

[1:51:01] it's not easy or the cpac.

[1:51:03] And, you know, I just wanted

[1:51:05] to, you know, bring this to

[1:51:06] your attention because, you

[1:51:07] know, I was better.

[1:51:08] Jacksonville plan and way back

[1:51:11] then, you know, you know, part

[1:51:12] of the equestrian center had

[1:51:14] to do with raising 5 million

[1:51:15] bucks and it was long time

[1:51:18] ago. But I just wanted to

[1:51:21] mention and just point out,

[1:51:23] you know, a 12th Amendment. So

[1:51:27] thank you for listening.

[1:51:27] >> Thank you, MR. Duty item.

[1:51:28] 23, one speaker card

[1:51:30] Twenty-twenty Pfizer, 8, 9, 2,

[1:51:32] this Nancy Marie Settle. She

[1:51:34] opposes. I have no more

[1:51:35] speaker cards close the public

[1:51:36] hearing on 2025 to 0, 8, 9,

[1:51:39] one, the previous. And a close

[1:51:41] public hearing on 2025 to 0,

[1:51:43] 8, 9, 2, Thank you. I mean,

[1:51:45] the emergency motion second on

[1:51:46] the emergency vice PRESIDENT,

[1:51:49] how you're recognized. Thank

[1:51:50] you, MR. PRESIDENT chief

[1:51:51] Clements said jso plan to be

[1:51:52] here. And since this went

[1:51:54] through committees unanimously

[1:51:56] 6, 0, 6, 0,

[1:51:57] >> I called him and suggested

[1:51:57] he stay home and have dinner

[1:51:59] with his family. I figure any

[1:52:00] time and over jso can spend

[1:52:01] more time with her family.

[1:52:01] They spent so much time

[1:52:03] protecting our streets in our

[1:52:04] neighborhoods. They should

[1:52:07] spend time with her family. So

[1:52:08] I told him I would explain

[1:52:09] what's happening here. We're

[1:52:09] on the emergency, of course.

[1:52:13] But the whole bill fixes

[1:52:13] schedule be want to have the

[1:52:14] budgets to authorize

[1:52:15] continuation grants. And the

[1:52:16] reason it's an emergency is

[1:52:19] because those grants are

[1:52:19] continuation grants. And if

[1:52:22] there's any disruption, they

[1:52:23] wouldn't get the money they

[1:52:25] need. So being on the

[1:52:25] emergency, it just ensures

[1:52:28] that the continuation remains

[1:52:29] on interrupted. And I fully

[1:52:30] support the emergency in the

[1:52:32] bill. Thank you.

[1:52:33] >> All right. Thank you. We

[1:52:35] had a motion and second on the

[1:52:35] emergency know what's in the

[1:52:36] queue. Unfair. The emergency

[1:52:39] signify by saying Aye any

[1:52:40] opposed say nay to merge

[1:52:41] carries the bill as an

[1:52:42] emergency motion. Second on

[1:52:43] the bill as emergency nose in

[1:52:44] the queue. Please open about

[1:52:53] record your vote.

[1:52:55] >> 19 yeas, 0 nays. Meyer

[1:52:55] actually approved 2025. Dash

[1:52:59] 0, 8, 9, 2 as emergency.

[1:53:02] >> 24 25 26 2025 or 8, 9, 3,

[1:53:03] 0, 9, 4, 0, 8, 9, 6, I have no

[1:53:03] speaker cards. Public hearings

[1:53:07] are all closed. I'm 27, 2025,

[1:53:07] 0, 9, 7, 1, speaker card, MR.

[1:53:13] John, any?

[1:53:16] >> Below? I am John Jay uni,

[1:53:17] Jacksonville City Council

[1:53:21] resolution 2023, 0, 8, 1, 9,

[1:53:22] 83. 56 Bascom road

[1:53:24] Jacksonville, Florida, 3, 2,

[1:53:24] 2, 1, 6, 7, City Council

[1:53:26] district, 4 cpac district, 3

[1:53:30] school board district 3, a

[1:53:31] 2025, 0, 8, 9, 7, It's an

[1:53:32] ordinance. Appropriating one

[1:53:36] point. 4 million from the

[1:53:37] Jacksonville Recreation,

[1:53:38] Environmental Land acquisition

[1:53:40] fund. You know how much money

[1:53:42] is left in that one to provide

[1:53:43] funding for the city's

[1:53:47] acquisition of a parcel of

[1:53:52] land. And, you know, I'm in

[1:53:54] full support. I looked it up.

[1:53:59] It's like 300 grand, you know.

[1:54:02] All about, you know, just more

[1:54:03] parks, man and especially

[1:54:04] those that are on the have the

[1:54:06] potential be on a waterway. So

[1:54:12] I'm in. I just wanted you

[1:54:14] know, just get that out. There

[1:54:14] is a shared with a whole bunch

[1:54:18] of other people. Especially.

[1:54:22] As the city continues to grow.

[1:54:23] You know, public access. Not

[1:54:29] only. Public access just

[1:54:31] general, but especially on our

[1:54:35] waterways. So and full

[1:54:38] support. Thank you for

[1:54:38] listening.

[1:54:39] >> No more speaker cards

[1:54:43] appears close 2025. 2020

[1:54:44] Pfizer, 8, 9, 9. I have

[1:54:47] speaker cards appears close

[1:54:48] the emergency motion. Second

[1:54:48] on the emergency know was in

[1:54:50] the queue all in favor

[1:54:51] emergency signify by saying

[1:54:52] Aye, aye, any opposed say nay.

[1:54:55] The emergency passes bill as

[1:54:56] immersive and a motion second

[1:54:56] on the bill as an emergency.

[1:54:57] No one's in the queue.

[1:55:07] >> Please open about a quarter

[1:55:09] >> 19 yeas, 0 nays. Actually

[1:55:09] have approved 2025. Dash 0, 8,

[1:55:12] 9, 9, as an emergency.

[1:55:13] >> 2020, 25, 0, 9, 0, 0, 1,

[1:55:14] Speaker card, MISTER. John,

[1:55:21] any?

[1:55:22] >> Hello.

[1:55:22] >> I and John j. Noon

[1:55:26] Jacksonville.

[1:55:28] >> Resolution 2023, 0, 8, 1,

[1:55:28] 9,

[1:55:32] >> City Council district 4

[1:55:32] cpac planning District 3

[1:55:37] school board district 3. And

[1:55:41] 2025, 0, 9, 100. Okay. We got

[1:55:42] 2.4 million dollars and we're

[1:55:43] going busting this one Pretty

[1:55:47] good. You know, there's a

[1:55:50] whole bunch in this, but we've

[1:55:52] got to exemptions from

[1:55:56] competitive, solicitations,

[1:55:57] ethics and transparency and

[1:55:58] public contracting. You know,

[1:56:03] that sounds a. Well anyway.

[1:56:04] It's going to be

[1:56:05] neighborhoods, rules, finance.

[1:56:06] What happened to the cpac

[1:56:09] Stroup Commission? You know?

[1:56:12] And when it does go through.

[1:56:14] You know, just remember 2017,

[1:56:16] one, 60 public participation.

[1:56:24] The ability. To address here,

[1:56:27] legislative representatives.

[1:56:27] Before a vote is taken any

[1:56:31] bill. All right. Thank you for

[1:56:31] listening.

[1:56:32] >> MR. Meaning the more

[1:56:35] speaker cards closed. We're

[1:56:36] not page 17 for public

[1:56:37] hearings on land, use

[1:56:38] amendments and certain

[1:56:40] companion rezoning starting

[1:56:41] with Ida 30 2025. Is or a 2,

[1:56:42] 3, I have no speaker cards

[1:56:46] going close the bill got a

[1:56:46] motion saying on the in the

[1:56:47] queue, please up in about a

[1:56:57] quarter vote.

[1:57:00] >> 18 yeas, 0 nays.

[1:57:04] >> By actually approved 2025.

[1:57:04] 0, 8, 2, 3, I'm 31 25 to 4

[1:57:06] have no speaker cards.

[1:57:10] Republicans opposed the bill.

[1:57:11] Got a motion and second on the

[1:57:13] bill is moved to vice

[1:57:15] PRESIDENT. How thank you, sir.

[1:57:16] Before we vote on, just want

[1:57:17] to rise to declare its parte

[1:57:18] communications on this. I

[1:57:19] spoke with Ms Trimmer by phone

[1:57:21] on JANUARY 5th and we talked

[1:57:22] about the commercial uses of

[1:57:22] the pd and we'll make sure its

[1:57:23] final. Thank you.

[1:57:28] >> All right. Thank you, MR. V

[1:57:28] >> no to help them out of

[1:57:46] court. Vote. 18 yeas, 0 nays.

[1:57:46] >> Thank Approved 2025.

[1:57:49] Desiree to 4. I'm 32 25, 0, 2,

[1:57:53] 5, no speaker cards close the

[1:57:54] bill motion second on the bill

[1:57:55] that was in the queue. Please

[1:58:10] up in about a quarter vote.

[1:58:18] All right. Looks like we have

[1:58:23] a little system refresh. Maybe

[1:58:25] nanny was to come up and

[1:58:26] speak. No, okay. Let's not

[1:58:41] permitted as there's no card.

[1:58:47] >> 18 yeas, 0 nays.

[1:58:47] >> But I actually improved

[1:58:50] 2025. Dash 0, 8, 2, 5,

[1:58:52] >> And 33 2025, 0, 2, 6, no

[1:58:53] speaker cards public hearings

[1:58:55] close the amendment. Motion

[1:58:57] second on the amendment all in

[1:58:58] favor of the amendment. Is

[1:59:00] this amendment vice PRESIDENT?

[1:59:00] How

[1:59:04] >> Ex parte Thank you, sir.

[1:59:05] Before we vote on the

[1:59:06] amendment, also on the rise

[1:59:07] and declare ex parte

[1:59:08] communications on this one. I

[1:59:09] spoke with MR. Curtis, her by

[1:59:12] phone on NOVEMBER, 21st, about

[1:59:12] 2025 0, 8,

[1:59:13] >> 2, 6, to discuss the

[1:59:14] commercial uses. We'll make

[1:59:14] sure it's filed. Thank you,

[1:59:18] sir.

[1:59:19] >> All right. Thank you very

[1:59:23] much. And close. But during.

[1:59:24] Did and we move the amendment

[1:59:25] and there's a second. So let's

[1:59:27] vote on it on favor the

[1:59:27] amendment signify by saying

[1:59:28] Aye, aye, any opposed say nay

[1:59:30] to Medicare's. With the bill

[1:59:31] as amended motion. Second on

[1:59:32] the bill as amended nose in

[1:59:33] the queue. Please up in about

[1:59:47] a quarter vote.

[1:59:54] >> 18 yeas, 0 nays.

[1:59:55] >> Action you've approved. 25

[1:59:59] 0, 8, 2, 6 has meant 3 for

[2:00:00] 2025, 0, 5, 9, 1, Speaker

[2:00:07] card. MISS Smith, a series.

[2:00:10] >> Samantha Series address on

[2:00:12] file. I live 30 miles from

[2:00:16] this location as and probably

[2:00:16] most people do. If you have

[2:00:16] looked at a map or to any

[2:00:18] research about this ordinance,

[2:00:19] you would see that is

[2:00:21] surrounded by forests and

[2:00:24] wetlands and vegetation. You

[2:00:25] know, if you look on Google

[2:00:26] Maps, you can look right now

[2:00:29] this is.

[2:00:29] >> Atrocious. I guess I would

[2:00:30] say is the word I would like

[2:00:33] to use.

[2:00:34] >> How we are just allowing

[2:00:37] all of this.

[2:00:38] >> Land to be changed from a

[2:00:41] rezoning. And why do we even

[2:00:43] have a 2045 comprehensive plan

[2:00:44] if we just keep changing it

[2:00:45] and amending it? Not really

[2:00:48] sure what the reason is for

[2:00:48] that.

[2:00:51] >> So I just want you all to

[2:00:52] in it.

[2:00:53] >> Maybe after council meeting

[2:00:56] during the week look into this

[2:00:57] property. It is not surrounded

[2:00:59] by anyone. It is all

[2:01:02] vegetation. What is the reason

[2:01:02] to do?

[2:01:05] >> 337 acres.

[2:01:06] >> In that area having it

[2:01:12] rezoned 2 from. Rural

[2:01:14] residential, too low density

[2:01:15] residential. I understand we

[2:01:16] want development. This is not

[2:01:17] the area to do it. This it

[2:01:21] would be. Not only suburban

[2:01:24] sprawl, urban sprawl, you

[2:01:25] know, you're putting this

[2:01:26] development. I don't know if

[2:01:27] you are getting more

[2:01:28] information than we received

[2:01:30] when we look into all these

[2:01:30] ordinances.

[2:01:31] >> When I come to city council

[2:01:34] meetings, I understand it.

[2:01:35] Click on the links. I open all

[2:01:37] the exhibits like, you know,

[2:01:38] I'm not sure if you getting

[2:01:41] extra information, but I don't

[2:01:42] see the point for the purpose

[2:01:43] for this change. And I would

[2:01:47] love to know why we just

[2:01:49] casually go through all of

[2:01:51] these without any discussion.

[2:01:52] I know you guys are busy. I

[2:01:52] understand it's a long night

[2:01:55] and you do one more time to be

[2:01:57] wasted. I guess it's waste to

[2:01:58] you because you just want to

[2:01:59] prove everything. But

[2:02:04] >> you know, it's not right.

[2:02:05] You know, I worry that you

[2:02:05] guys don't care about the

[2:02:08] environment of Jacksonville.

[2:02:10] You know, we again are on and

[2:02:11] off for 90% of Jacksonville

[2:02:13] uses the water from the

[2:02:15] aquifer.

[2:02:16] >> If we continue to destroy

[2:02:16] all the land, that water is

[2:02:19] going to be polluted and we

[2:02:20] are not going to be happy with

[2:02:22] the way that things are going.

[2:02:22] You know, we have a river

[2:02:23] where the city of Rivers are

[2:02:27] reversed, dusting, you know,

[2:02:27] they're reason we have

[2:02:28] education in Florida and

[2:02:30] things like that is to help

[2:02:34] filter the pollution again.

[2:02:36] You know, it's easy for you

[2:02:37] all to approve things without

[2:02:39] a second guessed or second

[2:02:40] thought. But it concerns me

[2:02:42] that we're not even paying

[2:02:43] attention to what we're

[2:02:45] proving because this is

[2:02:46] atrocious. And I think you

[2:02:48] will need to take step back

[2:02:49] and look and actually do some

[2:02:50] research into what you're

[2:02:51] proving. Thank you.

[2:02:56] >> No more speakers.

[2:02:57] >> Alright, public hearings

[2:02:57] close. An additional public

[2:03:00] hearing will be on one 27. 26.

[2:03:03] >> We're now page 19 for 3rd

[2:03:04] reading ordinances, beginning

[2:03:07] with item 35 2023 0 a 7, 6,

[2:03:09] pursuant to council ruled 3.1,

[2:03:11] 0, 6, This item is pending.

[2:03:12] Administrator withdrawn

[2:03:13] JANUARY 16th, 2026 and no

[2:03:14] action is required. All right.

[2:03:18] Thank you. As floor leader. 36

[2:03:19] Twenty-twenty Pfizer, 86 6.

[2:03:21] There is a Floor Amendment

[2:03:21] council PRESIDENT From

[2:03:22] Councilmember Areas. Alright

[2:03:26] Council Marius recognized. I

[2:03:27] think you MR. PRESIDENT. I

[2:03:28] just want to make sure that

[2:03:29] everybody in the sense what's

[2:03:31] happening with amendment. I

[2:03:33] wasn't on committee meeting

[2:03:34] for neighbors and rules Knots

[2:03:35] week, but essentially is bill

[2:03:35] came about because

[2:03:37] >> a local restaurant here in

[2:03:40] town got cited by the health

[2:03:41] department saying, hey, you,

[2:03:44] you have animal in your patio

[2:03:45] and you're not allowed to have

[2:03:46] a pet in the patio, which is

[2:03:47] kind of weird because most

[2:03:48] restaurants allowing animals

[2:03:49] inside the establishments,

[2:03:52] especially on the patio. Now,

[2:03:52] this animal is not a service

[2:03:53] animal. That was just a

[2:03:54] regular pet. And so the

[2:03:56] gentleman said, ok, fine,

[2:03:59] where I get my permit and help

[2:04:00] the promise that, well, you

[2:04:00] got to reach out to the city

[2:04:03] to your permit. He called the

[2:04:04] city and the city said, well,

[2:04:04] we don't give these permits.

[2:04:06] We do have a way to give you a

[2:04:07] permit. So he was kind of the

[2:04:08] conundrum like what I do that

[2:04:11] he's going to get cited again.

[2:04:11] So what we had to do was

[2:04:15] actually create a permit now

[2:04:16] for for all the months

[2:04:17] establishments to be able to

[2:04:20] say, coming up live with

[2:04:21] permit and the fees are

[2:04:22] normally like $25. So what I

[2:04:25] decided to what I worked out

[2:04:25] with the time finalist to say,

[2:04:26] okay, we're not charge anybody

[2:04:27] a fee for these permits

[2:04:28] because this is a permit that

[2:04:30] was really just created just

[2:04:31] to kind of, you know. Suffice

[2:04:34] for the health department. So

[2:04:35] that's taking care of. We have

[2:04:35] a permanent place now show we

[2:04:37] pass this bill but not sweet.

[2:04:40] And the committee meeting. I

[2:04:41] wasn't here and I know that

[2:04:42] Murray, MISTER Had some

[2:04:43] concerns about that. The

[2:04:46] signage and so if anybody has

[2:04:46] a business or any kind

[2:04:47] whatever weather is, a

[2:04:50] restaurant or whatever you

[2:04:51] want to be sure that the

[2:04:52] business, especially nowadays

[2:04:53] with Instagram and social

[2:04:54] media to the aesthetic Snook

[2:04:56] spacing, one people walking in

[2:04:58] and to have a sign like this.

[2:04:59] That's on this picture. The

[2:05:00] size of this paper at your

[2:05:04] front door. All right. So I

[2:05:06] understand This is mainly to

[2:05:08] protect people. In case

[2:05:09] they're legit to dogs or

[2:05:09] they're scared of animals

[2:05:13] where the cases because this

[2:05:13] bill is literally only for

[2:05:15] outdoor patios of his foot

[2:05:17] establishments. I made a for

[2:05:18] amendment and I would hope you

[2:05:21] have supported the says. That

[2:05:22] we will no longer have. We

[2:05:23] will not put the signs at the

[2:05:24] front door of the restaurant.

[2:05:25] However, when you walk into

[2:05:28] the patio, the restaurant this

[2:05:29] time will be at the patio. So

[2:05:30] people will still be able to

[2:05:31] be notified that there could

[2:05:34] be a potential animal at that

[2:05:36] patio. So that's all this is a

[2:05:39] pretty for amendment. I said

[2:05:40] it's just because if you guys

[2:05:41] and supported, we will have

[2:05:41] one of the front door and also

[2:05:42] on the patio door. So it's

[2:05:44] kind of like we've done done

[2:05:45] so let's just remove the one

[2:05:45] from the front door to keep

[2:05:47] the aesthetics of the

[2:05:49] restaurant. And that's it. So

[2:05:50] I mean, that is in here.

[2:05:51] Johnson, thank you. All right.

[2:05:56] Thank you, Doctor Salem. We

[2:05:57] have a motion and a second

[2:06:00] doctor. Salem recognized.

[2:06:01] Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT, I

[2:06:04] just want to clarify a point.

[2:06:09] >> The issue that I had with.

[2:06:10] With with this bill was that

[2:06:11] if I'm on a patio eating with

[2:06:15] my grandkids. I want to know

[2:06:17] before go out on that patio,

[2:06:18] that dogs are potentially

[2:06:23] going to be out there. I have

[2:06:24] no issue of taking it off the

[2:06:25] front door. I think that's a

[2:06:26] reasonable thing. But that's

[2:06:30] the issue from a and I want to

[2:06:32] make sure that this sign is on

[2:06:34] every entrance to the patio.

[2:06:35] Is that is that? Is that

[2:06:44] correct?

[2:06:45] >> To Councilmember Salem, I

[2:06:46] apologize. Can you ask me the

[2:06:48] question again on the state?

[2:06:49] It's just sign on every

[2:06:52] entrance to the patio.

[2:06:53] >> Yeah, through the PRESIDENT

[2:06:55] To Councilmember Salem. So

[2:06:56] yes, the Arias for amendment

[2:06:58] is essentially the same as the

[2:06:59] Rules Committee amendment.

[2:07:00] With the exception of it,

[2:07:01] removes the language that

[2:07:03] would have also required the

[2:07:04] signs that are depicted there

[2:07:05] to be at the entrance to the

[2:07:07] establishment.

[2:07:08] >> But it still retains the

[2:07:09] language that requires that at

[2:07:12] each entrance to the patio

[2:07:14] that assign be posted and is

[2:07:15] not as look at this, the sign

[2:07:17] can be horizontal or vertical

[2:07:17] e#

[2:07:17] #

[2:07:18] and there's a depiction

[2:07:20] of each variation in the code

[2:07:20] for use of reference for

[2:07:23] individuals who would want to

[2:07:24] know. Tom Fine with that. Just

[2:07:27] to make the council aware as

[2:07:28] well on in the code, the

[2:07:29] circle in the checkmark around

[2:07:30] the dog will be depicted in

[2:07:31] green. It's just a black and

[2:07:34] white copy on your amendment.

[2:07:35] I would urge with that

[2:07:36] clarification vote for the

[2:07:40] amendment.

[2:07:42] >> Right. No other speakers in

[2:07:43] the queue all in favor of the

[2:07:44] amendment signify by saying

[2:07:47] Aye, aye, any opposed say nay.

[2:07:48] The carries. I moved the bill

[2:07:52] as amended. Got a motion and

[2:07:53] second on the bill as amended

[2:07:53] known in the Queue. About

[2:08:08] record about.

[2:08:11] >> 18 yeas, 0 nays.

[2:08:12] >> I actually approved 2025 0,

[2:08:15] 8, 6, 6 as amended.

[2:08:16] >> They said Twenty-twenty

[2:08:17] Pfizer, a 6, 9, council

[2:08:18] PRESIDENT As we have multiple

[2:08:22] floor amendments on this bill.

[2:08:23] >> Already. So before we move

[2:08:24] that bill there, anyone in the

[2:08:27] queue with floor amendments.

[2:08:27] COUNCILWOMAN Clark, Mary

[2:08:35] recognized.

[2:08:41] >> Thank Present Carrico. As

[2:08:43] you can't imagine this

[2:08:45] particular bill. I think it

[2:08:46] has. It's being presented in

[2:08:49] very good faith and I can

[2:08:52] understand the impetus for it.

[2:08:55] However, I do. Want look at

[2:08:58] both sides of it. And I think

[2:09:01] some of the issues can tell

[2:09:02] you some of the things that

[2:09:03] people said to me in regards

[2:09:04] to the last installation was

[2:09:05] that they didn't know when it

[2:09:08] was going to occur. And that

[2:09:10] they actually came down

[2:09:12] downtown for it. And they were

[2:09:13] like, where's it going to

[2:09:17] occur? In addition to that,

[2:09:18] they when they found out about

[2:09:22] it. Was out, there would end

[2:09:23] that. They said, that's way

[2:09:24] too far. Wasn't always

[2:09:26] downtown. And I couldn't

[2:09:28] answer that question. In

[2:09:30] addition to that, they des

[2:09:31] they the these are people who

[2:09:36] love the city. They typically

[2:09:37] attend in and talking about

[2:09:40] seniors as well. So with that

[2:09:41] being said, and some of the

[2:09:42] other issues is speaking with

[2:09:44] the public comments that were

[2:09:48] made earlier.

[2:09:52] >> The s the the aspect of

[2:09:54] public access. So

[2:09:59] >> being able to attend the

[2:09:59] installation. That's what they

[2:10:00] really really want. In

[2:10:01] addition to the funding

[2:10:03] aspect. But with this

[2:10:04] particular flu amendment, what

[2:10:07] I'm asking is that. Is the

[2:10:10] other part of it. I can

[2:10:12] understand the the pride. And

[2:10:16] the the late Mont, the joy

[2:10:19] that goes along with being.

[2:10:22] Selected, voted as PRESIDENT

[2:10:23] And vice PRESIDENT Of City

[2:10:26] Council. I can understand

[2:10:29] that. So with that being said,

[2:10:30] I am proposing that we strike

[2:10:34] certain aspects from this

[2:10:36] particular bill and those

[2:10:38] aspects being event related

[2:10:39] there, too. And you should

[2:10:41] have lots women in front of

[2:10:42] you. So the at the idea is

[2:10:47] that those events that occur.

[2:10:49] I'd be on the installation

[2:10:50] process. There's the idea that

[2:10:51] it's being paid for by the

[2:10:55] public. It is not funded with

[2:10:57] public dollars. There's a

[2:10:58] portion of it that funded with

[2:10:59] public dollars. And that is

[2:11:00] typically the installation.

[2:11:04] Now there are cases where the

[2:11:06] portion where you have food

[2:11:06] you have drinks, you know,

[2:11:08] that type of thing is held in

[2:11:14] the same space. However, food

[2:11:15] drinks, decorations and other

[2:11:16] aspects are not paid for with

[2:11:18] city funds. They're paid by

[2:11:21] donors. And so because of that

[2:11:24] reason, I'm asking too strike

[2:11:24] that particular language from

[2:11:28] the bill. Because that aspect

[2:11:31] is not being paid for by

[2:11:32] public funds. And that's

[2:11:34] another concern that

[2:11:37] constituents and the city has.

[2:11:38] And so that's Muslim. And I

[2:11:44] will take questions.

[2:11:46] >> All right. We have a motion

[2:11:46] and second on the Floor past

[2:11:54] present Carlucci. I through

[2:11:57] chair. I think understand. But

[2:12:00] the floor amendment is. As

[2:12:03] long as the event is held in a

[2:12:06] public city space. If your

[2:12:12] amendment keeps. After the

[2:12:13] installation in a city public

[2:12:18] own building. If you're only

[2:12:19] talking about, I'm not a

[2:12:22] question of you talk about the

[2:12:24] cost, but I tend of what I'm

[2:12:25] doing. Really. I didn't touch

[2:12:27] some eye. Wasn't the intent of

[2:12:30] the cost. Although I think the

[2:12:33] costs on this was a little

[2:12:34] more than generally is on pup

[2:12:36] on the public buildings. But I

[2:12:37] just want the entire thing to

[2:12:41] be held. In a public city own.

[2:12:45] Facility. In years. Keep it in

[2:12:48] a city-owned facility. And

[2:12:50] then if you could expand a

[2:12:51] little more so I can get a

[2:12:53] little more clarity on which

[2:12:55] are amendment us. Absolutely.

[2:12:58] The PRESIDENT Too.

[2:12:59] >> Past PRESIDENT Matt

[2:13:02] Carlucci.

[2:13:04] >> Yes. So what this does is

[2:13:06] focusing actually separating

[2:13:08] the installation from the

[2:13:08] related events.

[2:13:10] >> Once again, if you look at

[2:13:11] the bill and the current

[2:13:13] ordinance, this is like event,

[2:13:13] 60 days before the

[2:13:14] installation. And then 60 days

[2:13:19] after so the vetted. In my

[2:13:22] mind is where you go in It's

[2:13:23] basically you celebrate its

[2:13:26] not the actual process of

[2:13:27] being installed as PRESIDENT

[2:13:29] Or vice PRESIDENT. It's it. It

[2:13:30] is where you yes, you

[2:13:31] celebrate. You have fun with

[2:13:32] your family. You have fun with

[2:13:34] friends. That type of thing.

[2:13:36] So I'm I am distinguishing the

[2:13:39] 2 because the that aspect once

[2:13:41] again, spoken with

[2:13:42] representatives from

[2:13:43] legislative services, the

[2:13:46] food, the drinks, that type of

[2:13:46] thing. It's paved. The donor

[2:13:47] dollars not with public does

[2:13:52] so. I'm distinguishing the 2.

[2:13:52] >> Case. You just talk about

[2:13:53] 80 present. Okay. Bye. Yeah.

[2:13:56] Yeah. Floor. So any event, 60

[2:13:58] days before afterwards, these

[2:13:59] will make sure they're paid

[2:14:06] for with private dollars. To

[2:14:07] the to the PRESIDENT To

[2:14:07] Councilmember Matt Carlucci

[2:14:12] guests are okay. I'm fine with

[2:14:13] that. And I do have that Plus

[2:14:14] in the queue. So I let her

[2:14:16] expound a little bit.

[2:14:18] >> Thank you. I just wanted to

[2:14:20] offer some opportunity for

[2:14:21] clarification. If that's ok

[2:14:21] with you, Councilmember Clark

[2:14:22] Murray. So through the

[2:14:24] PRESIDENT To Councilmember

[2:14:25] Carlucci. So Councilmember

[2:14:27] Clark, Murray's amendment is

[2:14:28] removing any language from the

[2:14:29] bill that speaks to the

[2:14:31] related events. So if the

[2:14:32] amendment is approved, that

[2:14:33] means the installation

[2:14:36] ceremony itself. The taking of

[2:14:40] the oath of office that the

[2:14:40] address by the PRESIDENT, the

[2:14:41] vice PRESIDENT With respect to

[2:14:43] goals and objectives for the

[2:14:44] ensuing year, we'd all occur

[2:14:47] in a city facility open to the

[2:14:49] public. That is the official

[2:14:49] business that occurs of the

[2:14:51] council at that portion of the

[2:14:52] event. If there is a party to

[2:14:55] be had af 2 words to celebrate

[2:14:59] the installation. Based on

[2:15:00] this amendment that would no

[2:15:01] longer be required to be open

[2:15:03] to the public are held in a

[2:15:04] city facility. That part is

[2:15:06] being removed from the bill to

[2:15:10] allow the incoming leadership

[2:15:12] record and I believe confirm

[2:15:13] Councilmember Clark Murray's

[2:15:13] perspective. She explained she

[2:15:14] recognizes that they have to

[2:15:16] do their own fundraising or

[2:15:17] don't receive donors for

[2:15:18] those. And she did not want to

[2:15:20] require the same obligations

[2:15:24] on that. Party event that

[2:15:25] would be required on the

[2:15:27] installation, which the

[2:15:28] installation is also required

[2:15:29] to be held in the sunshine as

[2:15:29] well. So it's noticed an open

[2:15:33] to the public as required

[2:15:33] under the Sunshine law,

[2:15:35] irrespective of the

[2:15:36] legislation.

[2:15:36] >> Okay. We'll not my whole

[2:15:40] intent to the PRESIDENT Too.

[2:15:41] My friend Councilmember Clark,

[2:15:53] murder. I get back. Repeat it.

[2:15:57] This PRESIDENT. My whole

[2:15:57] regard for the whole intent

[2:15:59] for the 60 day before in the

[2:16:04] 60's afters. The event was if

[2:16:05] whoever was PRESIDENT Wanted

[2:16:09] to have a party or some type

[2:16:12] of ceremony. Whatever. Before

[2:16:16] the installation. And wanted

[2:16:16] to have it. I wanted to be in

[2:16:19] public. Its city-owned

[2:16:20] facility, not in some kind of

[2:16:26] a private. Private facility.

[2:16:26] In other words, anything has

[2:16:28] to do with the installation.

[2:16:31] The celebration, a party, even

[2:16:33] it the installation was a part

[2:16:35] of it. I wanted to be held in

[2:16:38] a public facility or the

[2:16:41] public was welcomed to attend.

[2:16:41] So that's why I want to leave

[2:16:47] it in there. If it means

[2:16:47] paying for with private money

[2:16:56] from fine with me. So the

[2:16:57] amendment has been moved and

[2:16:58] second and we have a q. So you

[2:17:00] had explanation from the

[2:17:00] attorney now we're going to go

[2:17:01] to the members on the to

[2:17:03] Councilmember You're

[2:17:03] recognized.

[2:17:07] >> Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT.

[2:17:07] My question to focus. I think

[2:17:08] you MAY have answered, but

[2:17:09] just so I'm clear again,

[2:17:09] that's only went to one

[2:17:13] committee. So the bill as it

[2:17:13] stands, where you put your

[2:17:15] hand on the Bible, take the

[2:17:16] oath. Everyone's watching you

[2:17:18] give your speech is talk about

[2:17:19] your priorities, that and any

[2:17:21] related reception would have

[2:17:21] to be in a public facility as

[2:17:24] the bill stands now, this

[2:17:25] amendment means okay. We have

[2:17:28] the official in the Sunshine

[2:17:29] installation ceremony. But if

[2:17:30] there is a privately funded

[2:17:32] reception that can take place

[2:17:33] outside of a public facility,

[2:17:34] correct.

[2:17:37] >> MR. PRESIDENT Mike gets cut

[2:17:38] PRESIDENT Councilmember Lan

[2:17:38] and that is correct. Thank

[2:17:42] you. All right. So only

[2:17:42] amendment Councilmember

[2:17:47] Diamond, you're recognized.

[2:17:48] Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT Mary,

[2:17:49] just to help me understand

[2:17:54] this. If we have a swearing in

[2:17:55] irate a unos. Nick is probably

[2:17:55] America's present. Raises

[2:17:56] hand. He does it right here.

[2:17:57] Let's just assume anyone. 7

[2:18:00] party cross the street.

[2:18:02] There's no way under the First

[2:18:03] Amendment. The United States

[2:18:04] Constitution, our freedom to

[2:18:05] assemble that someone can tell

[2:18:07] me he can't go do that. In

[2:18:11] what universe is that allowed?

[2:18:13] Theresa PRESIDENT To

[2:18:14] Councilmember Diamond in the

[2:18:15] universe where you include a

[2:18:17] provision in your code that

[2:18:17] requires it. It can't. But

[2:18:21] through the chair, you can not

[2:18:22] who I love Jacksonville. I

[2:18:24] love the city council that we

[2:18:26] cannot Trump our freedom to

[2:18:27] assemble as protecting the

[2:18:27] First Amendment. That correct?

[2:18:29] Through the council? PRESIDENT

[2:18:30] Councilmember Diamond, you're

[2:18:31] not restricting the ability to

[2:18:34] assemble. You're addressing

[2:18:34] the location of where it can

[2:18:36] be and who would be allowed to

[2:18:40] attend with respect to this

[2:18:41] legislation through the chair

[2:18:44] to marry. I think that's I

[2:18:45] disagree with that analysis. I

[2:18:47] look, I think this whole this

[2:18:48] whole bill is just as sour

[2:18:50] grapes like useless piece of

[2:18:51] argument. But put that aside

[2:18:52] on that. But no, because I

[2:18:53] think is just silliness and

[2:18:54] only spent hours and hours and

[2:18:55] hours doing stuff like this.

[2:18:55] We've got people who are

[2:18:57] disabled can't get to work

[2:18:58] that literally we're doing

[2:18:59] this. We're gonna spend more

[2:19:00] time on this that we are.

[2:19:01] People can't get to work or

[2:19:05] school who are disabled. That

[2:19:06] just drives me crazy. This is

[2:19:07] just outrage. Legislation,

[2:19:10] tired of it. But I don't think

[2:19:12] it's legal. United States

[2:19:13] Constitution to tell whoever

[2:19:14] next council PRESIDENT Is

[2:19:16] where they can have their

[2:19:16] party. It's privately funded.

[2:19:18] I just don't think you can

[2:19:20] okay to all but for this

[2:19:21] amendment. Great thing. I

[2:19:22] totally with you. But these

[2:19:23] ridiculous. Also I will

[2:19:25] support legislation defund is

[2:19:25] all these things of taxpayer

[2:19:26] dollars, which I think good

[2:19:29] thing. All right. Next, we had

[2:19:34] a vice PRESIDENT, Howland.

[2:19:35] Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT case

[2:19:35] anyone wants to hear what I

[2:19:37] have think about this would

[2:19:40] have to say about it. I

[2:19:41] support your amendment.

[2:19:42] COUNCILWOMAN Clark, Mary, I

[2:19:43] think it's a logical but I

[2:19:45] probably will not support the

[2:19:47] bill because well as well

[2:19:48] intentional. I find it

[2:19:49] restrictive, particularly on

[2:19:50] the district COUNCILMAN Who

[2:19:52] MAY choose to have a swearing

[2:19:53] in one day if they're chosen

[2:19:57] as PRESIDENT In their district

[2:19:58] maybe they can't think if

[2:20:00] there's a beaches persons MAY

[2:20:00] Council PRESIDENT. I think

[2:20:01] there's only one or 2

[2:20:02] locations that are actually

[2:20:02] owned by the city under this

[2:20:04] code. And that would be at the

[2:20:04] Neptune Beach Library or

[2:20:06] something like that. And maybe

[2:20:07] they want to do there. Maybe

[2:20:09] they wouldn't. But I think

[2:20:11] it's overly restrictive,

[2:20:12] particularly when you can

[2:20:13] achieve the same thing just by

[2:20:16] asking the question of the

[2:20:17] candidate for running for

[2:20:18] PRESIDENT City Council a

[2:20:21] night. I don't you know if

[2:20:21] I'll ever be elected. So but

[2:20:23] if so, why probably do my

[2:20:26] insulation right here? So

[2:20:27] that's kind of how I look at

[2:20:29] it. Why restricted on people

[2:20:30] when you can just ask them

[2:20:31] what they would do? Thanks.

[2:20:32] Alright. Councilmember

[2:20:38] Johnson. Thank you, MR.

[2:20:39] PRESIDENT want to start with a

[2:20:40] question or 2 as the 5 pulas I

[2:20:41] vote for you, by the way,

[2:20:42] through the chair mystified.

[2:20:43] Plus what a great answer.

[2:20:46] >> And this universe, my

[2:20:48] question for you, though, is

[2:20:50] if a candidate for council

[2:20:51] PRESIDENT Wanted to have their

[2:20:56] installation. And let's it's

[2:20:57] not technically a city venue,

[2:20:59] but like an outdoor venue like

[2:21:04] a lawn. Would this restrict

[2:21:05] that from happening? Could you

[2:21:09] answer that for me? Please.

[2:21:10] >> through the PRESIDENT To

[2:21:11] Councilmember Johnson so long

[2:21:16] as well. This does this as

[2:21:19] facility exactly. Arguably a

[2:21:21] lawn long as it's accessible

[2:21:23] to the public ada compliant

[2:21:25] allows for media presence and

[2:21:25] live streaming. I'm not sure

[2:21:27] that this bill would really

[2:21:28] address that scenario with the

[2:21:30] language that's been proposed.

[2:21:32] I would not read it. I would

[2:21:33] not want to read it. So

[2:21:34] strictly to suggest that it

[2:21:37] would have to be a city or

[2:21:39] constitutional officer or

[2:21:41] independent agency lawn, so to

[2:21:42] speak. But you MAY also

[2:21:44] addressed that question to the

[2:21:45] introduce or of the bill to

[2:21:45] make sure that that would be

[2:21:48] in keeping with his intent as

[2:21:49] well.

[2:21:51] >> I will through PRESIDENT To

[2:21:52] COUNCILMAN Carlucci because I

[2:21:53] honestly I will tell you, in

[2:21:55] looking at this legislation, I

[2:21:57] kind of agree with the vice

[2:21:58] PRESIDENT. I do think I just

[2:22:02] don't see the necessity of it.

[2:22:03] >> Or the need for it. But the

[2:22:05] way this bill as written and I

[2:22:05] am a student of the law

[2:22:07] learning and the way the midst

[2:22:08] plus explains it. And the way

[2:22:11] I read it based on this, we

[2:22:12] would not be able to have an

[2:22:17] installation on a green area

[2:22:18] is that a problem for the way

[2:22:18] you put it together?

[2:22:19] Councilmember coach Matt

[2:22:22] Carlucci.

[2:22:22] >> Well, I never thought about

[2:22:24] having and insulation. 95

[2:22:29] degree weather the summer on a

[2:22:31] green lawn. But just let me

[2:22:31] being a little facetious

[2:22:33] there. I hope you can laugh a

[2:22:37] little bit at that. And I

[2:22:38] would object to it being on

[2:22:43] the green lawn of a city own

[2:22:44] property. It looked that this

[2:22:44] is what I'm trying to

[2:22:46] accomplish here. If it's on

[2:22:48] the green lawn in front of

[2:22:50] forming arts center. If so,

[2:22:52] the green lawn to the

[2:22:54] riverfront parks. I just

[2:23:00] think. That this office, these

[2:23:05] offices belongs not to. The

[2:23:06] person fixing to take the

[2:23:08] office. It belongs to the

[2:23:10] people and it should be held

[2:23:13] and public. Or a public

[2:23:15] facility. If you want to amend

[2:23:17] it to include crane space as

[2:23:19] long as it can be. Ada

[2:23:24] compliant. And it can meet the

[2:23:25] streaming in all the other

[2:23:25] things that are required of

[2:23:30] building. That's fine. Okay.

[2:23:31] Thought I thank you,

[2:23:32] councilmember if appreciate

[2:23:32] the clarification, I just want

[2:23:34] to say PRESIDENT.

[2:23:35] >> As it stands now, I think

[2:23:39] it's pretty unfair for to 20

[2:23:39] more seconds. The bill sponsor

[2:23:43] happy really tight out take.

[2:23:44] Just don't think it's fair to

[2:23:45] be hamstrung as to where it

[2:23:46] could be. I believe that as

[2:23:49] long as it's accessible. Every

[2:23:50] time I've been coming to these

[2:23:52] installations since I was a

[2:23:53] young child and they've always

[2:23:55] been in places, not always

[2:23:57] owned by the city, but they've

[2:23:58] always been in places. And as

[2:23:59] we know with the sunshine,

[2:24:00] they must be accessible side.

[2:24:01] Don't see the need for this

[2:24:03] legislation. I hope that we

[2:24:04] can amend it because if we

[2:24:06] choose to have an outsider

[2:24:07] somewhere else, council

[2:24:09] members who are elected into

[2:24:11] leadership as Councilmember

[2:24:12] Clark Murray said as part of

[2:24:13] the celebration should not be

[2:24:15] hamstrung. Thank you, MR.

[2:24:16] PRESIDENT and Johnson. And

[2:24:17] we're still going the cutest

[2:24:18] reminder on the amendment.

[2:24:19] Still, Ron, clerk, Mary

[2:24:25] Amendment next is Dr Sale.

[2:24:26] >> Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT I

[2:24:28] was in rules and participate

[2:24:30] in this debate. And I voted

[2:24:34] for this bill. And I have

[2:24:35] since come to the conclusion

[2:24:37] that was a mistake.

[2:24:42] >> I made the argument. In

[2:24:43] rules that day that I was part

[2:24:44] of an installation where I had

[2:24:47] to have it at the performing

[2:24:51] Arts center because of the all

[2:24:53] the new council members in the

[2:24:53] constitutional officers. They

[2:24:55] had to participate. I had no

[2:24:57] choice and I had to raise

[2:24:57] money for that party for all

[2:25:02] those people. I mention then

[2:25:03] and I still believe it today

[2:25:04] that I would have loved to

[2:25:06] have had that have been in the

[2:25:06] remote club. The club that I

[2:25:09] grew up in as a child. What an

[2:25:10] event that would have the

[2:25:13] added. We have sense my

[2:25:15] installation spent several

[2:25:16] $100,000 to renovate it. And I

[2:25:17] think it would be very

[2:25:21] appropriate. Particularly now

[2:25:22] that have that And I heard

[2:25:23] from some of my relatives in

[2:25:25] cousin's son said. Why not

[2:25:28] have it here? It's in

[2:25:29] COUNCILMAN Care Coast

[2:25:30] District. Interestingly, and I

[2:25:32] think it's a wonderful venue

[2:25:34] now, I don't think. That's

[2:25:38] going to happen all the time.

[2:25:39] I think it'll be a rare

[2:25:43] occasion. I there MAY be a

[2:25:45] unique circumstance could be

[2:25:46] an ethnic reason or could be a

[2:25:46] council district reason where

[2:25:49] they want to have that

[2:25:51] installation outside of the

[2:25:53] core area and a particular

[2:25:54] venue. And I think we should

[2:25:56] support that. I don't think

[2:25:58] it'll happen. I think former

[2:26:00] PRESIDENT White mentioned it

[2:26:02] probably won't happen very

[2:26:04] often. But I want to reserve

[2:26:05] the right for someone to do

[2:26:08] that. So I will be voting

[2:26:10] against the bill, but I will

[2:26:11] support the Clark Murray

[2:26:13] Amendment because it makes

[2:26:14] least a little bit better.

[2:26:16] Then the bill itself, which I

[2:26:19] think is way too. I've come to

[2:26:20] the conclusion. It's way too

[2:26:23] restrictive. Thank you, MR.

[2:26:24] PRESIDENT.

[2:26:25] >> All right. Thank PRESIDENT

[2:26:26] Salem. And then for the second

[2:26:26] time we have passed PRESIDENT

[2:26:33] Privilege. Well, in that case.

[2:26:38] I don't often not support my

[2:26:39] friend council member Clark

[2:26:40] Murray's. But I'm not going

[2:26:43] support it. And the reason

[2:26:44] local supported is the bill

[2:26:47] speaks for itself. These

[2:26:48] offices belong to the people.

[2:26:53] And they should be. And city

[2:26:56] spaces. And city facilities

[2:27:00] that are owned by the public.

[2:27:01] And I think they should be

[2:27:02] held to centrally located as

[2:27:04] possible. So people know where

[2:27:05] they're at and they're

[2:27:10] comfortable there. I heard my

[2:27:11] friend Council America talk

[2:27:12] about the PRESIDENT, the

[2:27:15] governor. Their dog year aged.

[2:27:18] In public state. Federal

[2:27:20] buildings. We should do the

[2:27:23] same thing here. I'm a

[2:27:28] traditionalist. Perhaps there

[2:27:31] has been swearing in

[2:27:32] insulation at a private

[2:27:34] facility other than the last

[2:27:35] one. And I'm not picking on

[2:27:36] the last one. People think I

[2:27:41] am, but I'm not. I just happen

[2:27:41] to care about our consolidated

[2:27:43] government and what it means.

[2:27:47] And it was it was meant to

[2:27:50] mean something to the people.

[2:27:53] And when you hold it outside.

[2:27:55] A public facility like we have

[2:27:55] traditionally for 50 some odd

[2:28:00] years. I want to just kind of

[2:28:00] goes against what I think the

[2:28:03] intent in the spirit. Of what

[2:28:07] we're supposed to be about. I

[2:28:08] had my way and I say we all

[2:28:10] just haven't done here. And

[2:28:14] then if we want to go to the

[2:28:14] library, so elect we do with

[2:28:15] counsel present whites. That

[2:28:20] was ideal. Holding out

[2:28:21] somewhere where people don't

[2:28:23] really know how to get there.

[2:28:24] And somebody people to come to

[2:28:28] these events. They're people

[2:28:29] that are used to coming for

[2:28:32] years. And now they got to go

[2:28:33] somewhere where they don't

[2:28:38] know what's going to be.

[2:28:40] Conscious. But I know where my

[2:28:40] conscious takes me. And I

[2:28:41] think this is a good

[2:28:42] government playing government

[2:28:46] Bill. But thank you. Actions

[2:28:47] Scarlet jacket was in queue

[2:28:47] all in favor of the clerk.

[2:28:48] Mary Amendment. Raise your

[2:28:57] hand.

[2:29:01] >> Passes.

[2:29:02] >> Next, we have another

[2:29:05] floor. Members aren't. You're

[2:29:05] not in Cuba? I think it's

[2:29:06] yours. COUNCILWOMAN Clark

[2:29:07] Mayor, you're recognized.

[2:29:10] >> You are correct. Thank you.

[2:29:15] So you are receiving aid. And

[2:29:16] additional floor amendment. So

[2:29:17] in the bill, there is a waiver

[2:29:21] section. Let me explain the

[2:29:24] waiver section. So the waiver

[2:29:25] section that's currently in

[2:29:25] the bill, not a floor

[2:29:26] amendment currently in the

[2:29:29] bill says that. If you want to

[2:29:33] hold the installation. At a

[2:29:37] private. Location, then you

[2:29:38] can apply. You need to apply

[2:29:42] for a waiver. And you can do

[2:29:43] so. Then their parameters upon

[2:29:46] that waiver. So the floor

[2:29:47] amendment that you have before

[2:29:49] you basically says it. Okay,

[2:29:52] you want to have the event is

[2:29:55] delay shun at a private place.

[2:29:58] Then. Seeing that the

[2:30:00] installation is a public

[2:30:03] event. You must notify the

[2:30:08] public in 2 ways week before

[2:30:12] U.S. Notice it in a written

[2:30:13] medium meeting, a newspaper,

[2:30:16] example, a daily record. And

[2:30:19] you must notify at least 2

[2:30:22] visual mediums, meaning

[2:30:23] television, the time location

[2:30:25] of the event. And so that is

[2:30:30] my. Floor amendment to the.

[2:30:33] Bill presented by council

[2:30:35] member Matt Carlucci in

[2:30:36] regards to this. And I will

[2:30:37] take any questions at this

[2:30:40] time. All right. Thank you.

[2:30:41] Councilmember Diamond on the

[2:30:42] amendment.

[2:30:46] >> We do have a second through

[2:30:48] the chair, Mary. So since we

[2:30:50] just amended this thing to

[2:30:50] essentially just say, all

[2:30:51] we're talking about is like

[2:30:52] raising the hand and swearing

[2:30:53] in.

[2:30:55] >> That's all the bill counts

[2:30:57] for now. And if this gets in

[2:30:59] there, it's not for the

[2:31:01] party's. It's just for the

[2:31:01] raising the hand. Is that fair

[2:31:05] reading now? What this floor

[2:31:06] amendment would do to the

[2:31:08] waiver section through the

[2:31:08] PRESIDENT To Councilmember

[2:31:10] Diamond. Yes, since the First

[2:31:11] Amendment passed really this

[2:31:11] language, what would be left

[2:31:13] in the bill?

[2:31:14] >> That the waiver would apply

[2:31:15] to would be to the

[2:31:15] installation itself. Only

[2:31:17] thanks. All right. Thank you.

[2:31:23] Councilmember thank you, MR.

[2:31:24] PRESIDENT said my

[2:31:25] understanding that the waiver

[2:31:26] can only be done if if the

[2:31:27] public.

[2:31:27] >> Space isn't available,

[2:31:31] correct. So this is still.

[2:31:32] This is still lighting without

[2:31:35] to the to the. Amendment

[2:31:35] Amendment. You have missed

[2:31:39] partner. Through the PRESIDENT

[2:31:42] To Councilmember Blue. So.

[2:31:43] >> So what this does that

[2:31:44] there's a section in the

[2:31:46] current legislation that's is

[2:31:48] that okay? Let's say, for

[2:31:49] example, you want to hold the

[2:31:49] lead the installation

[2:31:51] somewhere other than a public

[2:31:52] building, then you can. But

[2:31:55] you must apply for a waiver.

[2:31:57] And so what this summit, what

[2:31:59] this floor amendment does I'm

[2:31:59] simply saying that, ok, you

[2:32:01] can do that if you if you

[2:32:05] decide but you must once

[2:32:06] again, the issue is that the

[2:32:08] public needs to know it's done

[2:32:13] because of The Sunshine laws

[2:32:14] and one way, but that way is

[2:32:16] not notice to the entire

[2:32:17] public. Most people don't have

[2:32:18] access to that particular way.

[2:32:21] So this way, the public does

[2:32:22] know about because the

[2:32:24] insulation itself is a public

[2:32:26] event. So you must once again

[2:32:28] notify at least one print

[2:32:32] medium and to visual mediums.

[2:32:33] >> The however the waiver

[2:32:34] still needs to have two-thirds

[2:32:35] vote and something to be

[2:32:38] accompanied with justification

[2:32:38] as to why pull up. So it is

[2:32:42] not available right yes, that

[2:32:44] is a question for the

[2:32:45] introduce make sure. All

[2:32:46] right. I'm fine with it that

[2:32:46] way, if that's what it is. But

[2:32:49] of the bill. But it would only

[2:32:50] be if you cannot use a public

[2:32:52] facility going to speak to

[2:32:54] bill later on. But I this is

[2:32:56] all so much for something that

[2:32:56] was a really good bill. And I

[2:32:57] don't know why we're getting

[2:33:00] it this way. All right. On the

[2:33:05] And then Ducks, Salem.

[2:33:08] >> The PRESIDENT To Plus, did

[2:33:09] I hear a two-thirds vote on

[2:33:14] the waiver? To approve it.

[2:33:16] >> Through the PRESIDENT To

[2:33:16] Councilmember sailing, yes,

[2:33:18] the bill as written would

[2:33:18] require, would require a

[2:33:19] two-thirds vote of the full

[2:33:22] council. So 13 members we did

[2:33:22] approve.

[2:33:25] >> You have to follow that

[2:33:25] legislation appropriately way

[2:33:29] ahead of time in order to get.

[2:33:32] Maybe you're only elected in

[2:33:34] MAY I the installations the

[2:33:35] end of JUNE. It It would seem

[2:33:36] almost unless you did it as an

[2:33:37] hour, something through the

[2:33:38] PRESIDENT To counselors that's

[2:33:39] essentially what would have to

[2:33:41] occur is you have to do it as

[2:33:42] essentially isn't in and out,

[2:33:43] which in and of itself would

[2:33:44] require a two-thirds vote to

[2:33:47] approve. And that was part of

[2:33:47] what was contemplated by

[2:33:48] Councilmember Clark Murray's

[2:33:51] amendment with the one week

[2:33:53] turn around for the

[2:33:54] advertisement contemplating

[2:33:54] that there's a very short time

[2:33:56] frame to work with in there.

[2:33:57] >> I'm going vote for this,

[2:33:57] but I'm going vote against the

[2:34:00] whole bill. Because this makes

[2:34:04] the Carlucci bill that in my

[2:34:06] mind. But the whole thing I've

[2:34:08] come to that conclusion is

[2:34:09] bad. So I'm gonna vote for

[2:34:10] this. But vote against entire

[2:34:11] Bill. Thank you.

[2:34:12] >> All right. Thank you.

[2:34:16] Councilmember areas. Thank

[2:34:18] you, MR. PRESIDENT is Plus the

[2:34:19] first floor amendment limits

[2:34:22] crockery gave us To keep the

[2:34:22] installation in a public

[2:34:27] space.

[2:34:28] >> Through the PRESIDENT,

[2:34:28] Councilmember Arias. So yes,

[2:34:30] what it did was it struck all

[2:34:31] references to the related

[2:34:34] events, such that if the bill

[2:34:35] is approved, it would require

[2:34:36] that the installation itself

[2:34:40] ranked occur within a public

[2:34:40] facility that's owned by the

[2:34:43] city owned operated by the

[2:34:44] city. Its independent

[2:34:45] authorities are constitutional

[2:34:46] officers then also there's

[2:34:47] other risk requirements such

[2:34:49] ada, Accessibility at Center

[2:34:51] right. The second part of that

[2:34:51] first floor amendment is that

[2:34:54] the second part, the party

[2:34:58] would be any where? The

[2:34:59] PRESIDENT At the time would

[2:35:01] like to have it. Okay. Now

[2:35:06] this second 4 minutes states

[2:35:07] That we need to be able to to

[2:35:08] reported to the news media

[2:35:11] isn't all that. If we're going

[2:35:12] use it at a private event at a

[2:35:13] private center for the

[2:35:14] installation of almost any

[2:35:16] rights for the installation

[2:35:17] part.

[2:35:18] >> Through the PRESIDENT

[2:35:19] Councilmember are yes, yes. If

[2:35:20] the bill only now pertains to

[2:35:20] the installation based on the

[2:35:22] approval of the First

[2:35:24] Amendment, what the waiver

[2:35:25] would apply to was a request

[2:35:27] by presumably and incoming

[2:35:30] PRESIDENT To host installation

[2:35:32] at a non city for security. I

[2:35:35] ask that because we we just

[2:35:35] approved the First Amendment

[2:35:36] and says the installation has

[2:35:37] to be at a public. Facility

[2:35:39] yet. Now we're seeing that the

[2:35:40] second amendment is saying

[2:35:43] that. If it's not at a public

[2:35:47] facility but us redundant in a

[2:35:48] way because we already we

[2:35:50] already said that he has to be

[2:35:51] at a public facility, though,

[2:35:53] through the PRESIDENT's

[2:35:54] councilmember Arias. Floor

[2:35:56] amendment is addressing. There

[2:35:57] was a waiver provided for in

[2:35:59] the original bill was filed.

[2:36:00] So the original bill is filed,

[2:36:02] said that the installation and

[2:36:03] any related events would have

[2:36:05] to occur in a city owned or

[2:36:05] operated facility. But you

[2:36:07] could wave that by a

[2:36:10] two-thirds vote of the full

[2:36:11] council with a justification

[2:36:13] as to why a city-owned

[2:36:16] facility is not sufficient or

[2:36:17] available. So if she's

[2:36:18] indicating through her Second

[2:36:19] Amendment is yes, we still

[2:36:20] have to hold the installation

[2:36:23] in city-owned facility. But if

[2:36:26] there is a request to waive

[2:36:27] that requirement, then if

[2:36:28] that's granted that it would

[2:36:30] need to be advertised

[2:36:30] additional places besides just

[2:36:31] the sunshine notice that would

[2:36:32] be released. Okay. All right.

[2:36:33] Thank you for the

[2:36:37] clarification.

[2:36:38] >> All right. Thank you,

[2:36:38] wrapping up the discussion on

[2:36:41] the amendment. No, okay. All

[2:36:42] right. All in favor of the

[2:36:43] amendment signify by saying

[2:36:44] Aye, aye. Any opposed say nay.

[2:36:46] And then carries. Now we are

[2:36:49] on the bill there. Moved. The

[2:36:51] bill is twice amended. Got a

[2:36:54] motion. Second on the bill has

[2:36:55] twice amended going once going

[2:36:56] twice open about a quarter

[2:37:00] vote. No, no, no, no, no.

[2:37:03] Councilmember Police. Thank

[2:37:06] you, MR. PRESIDENT. I didn't

[2:37:08] speak on this bill during

[2:37:09] committee. I really spoken on

[2:37:10] this bill much at all, but I

[2:37:12] would speak on it now. It also

[2:37:13] would like to be listed as a

[2:37:14] co-sponsor of this bill. And I

[2:37:17] was on a one not on here and

[2:37:19] this. I have to applaud

[2:37:20] COUNCILMAN Carlucci. Following

[2:37:23] this bill. I'm really

[2:37:24] disappointed with some of

[2:37:24] stuff that I've heard

[2:37:29] regarding it. To Kurt.

[2:37:33] Leadership is a privilege. And

[2:37:34] being the PRESIDENT, this

[2:37:35] council or the vice PRESIDENT

[2:37:38] Is a privilege. And to think

[2:37:40] that anyone would want to

[2:37:43] leave one of these beautiful

[2:37:43] public buildings and not have

[2:37:46] the ceremony done here. Is

[2:37:48] ridiculous to me. Want to a

[2:37:50] private reception couple days

[2:37:51] later. Buying the media

[2:37:51] reception should also probably

[2:37:53] be in a public building,

[2:37:54] frankly. So I don't I don't

[2:37:55] love the amendment that would

[2:37:55] just pass, but it is what it

[2:38:00] is. I just don't understand in

[2:38:01] Congress. If you get sworn in

[2:38:03] as a new senator or a new

[2:38:04] Congress member to do it on

[2:38:07] the floor. In the state

[2:38:08] legislature. If you're a House

[2:38:09] member or a senator, you do it

[2:38:11] on the floor. Why the h#

[2:38:11] #

[2:38:13] would we not do it here? It

[2:38:16] doesn't make sense to me.

[2:38:16] Language Bozo. Called Mr,

[2:38:19] PRESIDENT, but it's just this

[2:38:20] isn't rocket science. And this

[2:38:21] isn't a bad bill. This is kind

[2:38:25] of common sense. And to the

[2:38:25] point of what one of our

[2:38:27] former council PRESIDENT Said,

[2:38:28] I thought it was a beautiful

[2:38:29] ceremony that was of the

[2:38:29] performing Arts center right

[2:38:30] on our river in a public

[2:38:33] building. This is the people's

[2:38:36] chamber. Of the city of

[2:38:37] Jacksonville were a big deal.

[2:38:40] This is a big city. And we

[2:38:41] should be proud of that. And

[2:38:42] if you're in leadership, you

[2:38:43] should get sworn in right up

[2:38:50] there. I love the fancy

[2:38:51] parties that I've seen a prior

[2:38:53] events and love seeing women

[2:38:56] with Champaign dresses. That's

[2:38:56] not what being in public

[2:39:00] service is about. It's about

[2:39:03] getting sworn in and doing a

[2:39:05] job for a year as the chair of

[2:39:08] a large governing body. It's

[2:39:08] not meant to be some big,

[2:39:14] awesome party. And it's not.

[2:39:15] So much to ask that it be done

[2:39:18] in our city hall one of the

[2:39:19] many public buildings that are

[2:39:22] within a stone's throw. Yeah,

[2:39:24] we've got people who are

[2:39:25] disabled. They can't use jta

[2:39:26] services. But guess what, to

[2:39:29] have one of these events and

[2:39:30] events space where they might

[2:39:31] not have ada. Compliance is

[2:39:34] crazy to me. I just don't get

[2:39:38] it. This is a good bill. And

[2:39:39] what COUNCILMAN Carlucci want

[2:39:41] to do was right. And I think

[2:39:44] that anyone who goes into

[2:39:45] leadership should be excited

[2:39:46] to stand here with their

[2:39:49] family. And get sworn in to

[2:39:50] lead a great governing body.

[2:39:51] But to think that we need to

[2:39:53] raise all this money and spend

[2:39:55] tons of cash on and event. All

[2:39:57] we're doing is helping out our

[2:39:58] lobbyist and consultant

[2:39:59] friends. And that's not

[2:40:01] appropriate either. Grow up.

[2:40:07] This isn't about ego. Is about

[2:40:08] representing this city as the

[2:40:09] Predator times like this was a

[2:40:12] thank you, councilmember them.

[2:40:12] Questions been called on

[2:40:13] become the question. Raise

[2:40:27] your hand.

[2:40:28] Questions been

[2:40:43] called about a quarter. Both.

[2:40:50] >> 7 yeas, 11 nays.

[2:40:54] >> your vote 2025 to 0, 8, 6,

[2:40:54] 9, fails.

[2:40:55] >> One 38. 2025 series. So

[2:40:58] year I move the amendment.

[2:40:59] >> All right. We're on number

[2:41:02] 38. When 25 to 0, 8, 7, one

[2:41:03] person purpose. Point of

[2:41:04] personal privilege. I don't

[2:41:08] think so. No called point of

[2:41:10] order. We can check with ogc

[2:41:11] this if it stands. What is

[2:41:11] your point of order if you

[2:41:14] haven't? I really don't have a

[2:41:15] point or I just wanted to ask

[2:41:16] a person point of personal

[2:41:19] privilege to share something.

[2:41:22] >> I don't know if that's a

[2:41:23] something that can be did not

[2:41:24] are not going to through the

[2:41:24] will. We are denying so you

[2:41:31] can d c. You can always speak

[2:41:36] at the end with announcements.

[2:41:37] >> Through the 2 through the

[2:41:37] PRESIDENT's councilmember

[2:41:39] college, you think the

[2:41:39] determination of whether to

[2:41:40] allow to speak on item that's

[2:41:41] already been voted upon as a

[2:41:42] determination of the presiding

[2:41:45] officer. He's he's chosen to

[2:41:46] deny your request to have the

[2:41:50] floor extended. I thank us for

[2:41:51] later.

[2:41:52] >> Thank you. I believe I

[2:41:55] moved the foreman or I'm sorry

[2:41:57] the amendment on. I'm 38 2025.

[2:41:57] Zichri motion. Second on the

[2:41:58] amendment was in the queue all

[2:41:59] in favor. The amendment

[2:42:00] signify by saying Aye. Aye new

[2:42:00] posting with the bill as

[2:42:04] amended. Motion second on the

[2:42:05] bill as amended, please up in

[2:42:19] about a quarter vote.

[2:42:34] >> 18 yeas, 0 nays by actually

[2:42:37] approved 2025. 0, 8, 7, 0,

[2:42:38] >> Thank you. Colleagues on

[2:42:38] the 39 2025. 37 1 move the

[2:42:40] amendment.

[2:42:43] >> Motion second on the

[2:42:43] amendment. No one's in the

[2:42:44] queue. Unfair to the amendment

[2:42:45] signify by saying Aye. I post

[2:42:47] an ad. Medicare's.

[2:42:51] >> I move to refer as amended.

[2:42:52] Got a motion and second on the

[2:42:53] re refer as amended notice in

[2:42:54] the queue. Please up in about

[2:43:09] a quarter vote.

[2:43:22] >> 18 yeas, 0 nays.

[2:43:23] >> But I actually have

[2:43:24] approved 2025 to 0, 8, 7, 1,

[2:43:29] I'm sorry. 25 to 0. 7 Yes. Re

[2:43:30] referred you. Re refer 2025.

[2:43:33] As you're with someone.

[2:43:34] >> And for 2025 very some 6. I

[2:43:36] moved the rules. Substitute.

[2:43:38] Motion. Second on the rules,

[2:43:39] substitute known in the cube

[2:43:51] is up about a quarter vote.

[2:43:52] >> are all in favor of the

[2:43:54] substitutes event by saying

[2:43:55] Aye aye substitutes pass.

[2:43:57] COUNCILMAN Johnson, you're

[2:43:57] recognized. I made the bill a

[2:44:01] substituted. Thank you, MR.

[2:44:02] PRESIDENT, I just wanted to

[2:44:04] rise quickly to say this bill

[2:44:05] was this particular

[2:44:09] legislation was dead. This

[2:44:10] group Reconstruction has

[2:44:12] worked diligently to make this

[2:44:14] happen. I spent a good part of

[2:44:16] my childhood in this building.

[2:44:16] The armory was formally

[2:44:18] department of Parks and

[2:44:19] Recreation. You're for the

[2:44:20] city of Jacksonville and at

[2:44:23] the time back in the 1980's

[2:44:24] maritime hosiery

[2:44:24] headquartered. The mayor's

[2:44:26] team volunteer program in this

[2:44:28] building. Also in a subsequent

[2:44:31] meeting, learned back in the

[2:44:32] 1940's that per soprano Marian

[2:44:33] Anderson saying in this

[2:44:34] building. So there's so much

[2:44:36] history there and I'm happy

[2:44:37] that reconstruction is here.

[2:44:37] And then I was able to do the

[2:44:41] work to help them to bring

[2:44:42] this across the finish line.

[2:44:42] I'm looking forward to seeing

[2:44:43] this crown jewel of

[2:44:45] Jacksonville be reactivated

[2:44:46] and then we preserve its

[2:44:47] history. I hope that you'll

[2:44:48] support this legislation.

[2:44:48] Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT,

[2:44:49] thank Doug Johnson,

[2:44:50] Councilmember Blue. So thank

[2:44:53] you. As PRESIDENT. This item

[2:44:56] or this, this parcel has

[2:44:57] discussed for many, many years

[2:44:57] now. Glad to see that we're

[2:44:59] seeing some real action on it.

[2:45:00] I will say, though, one of the

[2:45:01] things that I was looking at

[2:45:02] doing as an amendment, but I'm

[2:45:04] holding back on when the

[2:45:06] property does go through and

[2:45:09] gets old. One of my goals was

[2:45:10] that we would take some of the

[2:45:11] some of the cell costs about

[2:45:11] $500,000 moving to the

[2:45:12] Northwest Trust fund.

[2:45:15] >> The reason why that number

[2:45:16] makes sense is because year

[2:45:17] ago we took out $500,000 from

[2:45:19] the Trust fund because of the

[2:45:21] fuel depot. If you recall. So

[2:45:27] we we took 500 k I think put

[2:45:28] it towards some project out.

[2:45:29] They're related to the fuel

[2:45:30] Depot and 500,000 is a lot in

[2:45:32] the trust fund. And so for

[2:45:33] those of us who have districts

[2:45:36] that trust fund facts, there's

[2:45:36] a lot of small businesses,

[2:45:39] facade, grant improvements.

[2:45:40] You know, especially in some

[2:45:42] pretty hard hit, you know,

[2:45:43] commercial areas. It's really,

[2:45:44] really important. So just

[2:45:46] bring that up now at a later

[2:45:48] time. And we are talking about

[2:45:50] where dollars go from the

[2:45:51] sale. I just asked to keep an

[2:45:52] open mind that we look at to

[2:45:55] to to put at least if not, I

[2:45:56] don't take all of it. I think

[2:45:59] it is getting 500,000 to pay

[2:45:59] off what was already taken

[2:46:00] out. That's gonna make sense.

[2:46:01] Thank you so much. All right.

[2:46:04] Thank you. Councilmember done.

[2:46:06] Was already in the queue to

[2:46:07] say the exact opposite. I

[2:46:07] think we should sell as much

[2:46:10] as we can.

[2:46:11] >> There's so many piece of

[2:46:13] property the city owns and I

[2:46:15] was happy to see this actually

[2:46:15] got filed. I was dynamite ing

[2:46:16] some of our staff to get off

[2:46:20] their key stirs too. Get this

[2:46:20] thing sold. Also some I'm glad

[2:46:24] my my to go in here. But we

[2:46:25] should sell anything that is

[2:46:27] not necessary for government

[2:46:29] service and we should take the

[2:46:31] money that we get from

[2:46:32] buildings and land that we

[2:46:33] sell, whether it's in land

[2:46:34] bank or anything else and use

[2:46:35] it to pay off all this

[2:46:37] ridiculous amount of

[2:46:39] completion grants. So I would

[2:46:40] ask that the Finance Committee

[2:46:41] when we see this money come

[2:46:41] through because it's gonna

[2:46:43] come to the budget. Once the

[2:46:45] sale closes that we grab as

[2:46:47] much money we can in finance

[2:46:48] and put it against completion

[2:46:49] grants so that we can actually

[2:46:50] survive the next couple of

[2:46:51] years. I'm sure council and it

[2:46:53] will greatly. Alright,

[2:46:58] councilmember gay. Thank you,

[2:47:00] MR. PRESIDENT of initially

[2:47:02] voted against this.

[2:47:07] >> But they came back and we

[2:47:08] wouldn't get in the the money,

[2:47:11] the deal that we should have.

[2:47:12] And so they came. But before

[2:47:15] rules and up to to 500,000

[2:47:19] more to it. So I was hoping by

[2:47:20] the time we get here would

[2:47:23] have another 500,000. But

[2:47:24] supportive of and now. So

[2:47:26] thank you. All right. That's

[2:47:31] PRESIDENT White.

[2:47:32] >> MR. Just mash the button

[2:47:32] for MISS Pittman. Her

[2:47:35] computers down.

[2:47:36] >> Alright, COUNCILWOMAN

[2:47:36] Pittman on behalf of past

[2:47:46] present White. Just for

[2:47:48] clarification. So I can

[2:47:52] understand COUNCILMAN To me.

[2:47:54] Can you share with me if this

[2:47:56] is like a one time opportunity

[2:47:59] for northwest or can we do

[2:48:00] this with other deals as well?

[2:48:05] Decide spot. Thank you,

[2:48:07] COUNCILMAN Fly question to the

[2:48:08] PRESIDENT. So no, I was just

[2:48:09] saying when the sale nothing's

[2:48:10] happening tonight. There's no

[2:48:11] action this evening. But if

[2:48:12] you recall, we had remember

[2:48:13] the first year of our term.

[2:48:14] >> lot of people redshirt

[2:48:18] showed up for like 2 years

[2:48:18] talking about a fuel depot in

[2:48:22] district 12 later on that item

[2:48:25] was withdrawn and for whatever

[2:48:26] reason, we gave $500,000 on

[2:48:27] the Northwest Trust Fund to

[2:48:28] that entity, I think to move

[2:48:31] the project to another place.

[2:48:32] So that means we lost $500,000

[2:48:33] out of the Northwest Trust

[2:48:35] fund those dollars on our

[2:48:36] economic development go to a

[2:48:37] slew of different things,

[2:48:41] mainly for projects and

[2:48:41] districts to 12 and then 7, 8,

[2:48:46] 9, 10. So really hard hit

[2:48:46] areas. Some really great

[2:48:47] commercial corridors. I was

[2:48:48] just suggesting like

[2:48:49] COUNCILMAN Time it was

[2:48:50] suggesting sale goes through

[2:48:52] those dollars are, you know,

[2:48:54] it's going to be up to the

[2:48:55] administration and where those

[2:48:57] dollars go from the sale go

[2:48:58] directly to the general fund.

[2:49:00] Doesn't go into reserve

[2:49:02] contingency. Doesn't go into

[2:49:03] the reserves. What does it do?

[2:49:05] And I was just saying, let's

[2:49:05] take the $500,000. That kind

[2:49:08] of was abruptly taken out

[2:49:11] towards the fuel Depot. Let's

[2:49:12] put that money back into the

[2:49:13] Northwest Trust funds. There's

[2:49:14] a number of projects and I'm

[2:49:15] sure can get done that. I'm

[2:49:17] sure economic development like

[2:49:18] to do. I know economic

[2:49:19] development did a lot of work

[2:49:20] on this project since I've

[2:49:22] been in office. And so I also

[2:49:23] want to make sure that that at

[2:49:24] and his team and a few more

[2:49:25] tools in the tool kit to help

[2:49:26] make sure that our are areas

[2:49:29] that are most hard hit, get

[2:49:30] some additional resources. So

[2:49:32] that said it wasn't meant for

[2:49:32] one project. It's just meant

[2:49:35] to go into the into the fund

[2:49:36] so they can go to any number

[2:49:37] of things. Yeah, I just I just

[2:49:39] want to set presidents and if

[2:49:41] we were, you know what type of

[2:49:43] legislation would be done

[2:49:45] because, you know, I remember

[2:49:46] when this project first came,

[2:49:48] I was very excited. I'm like.

[2:49:51] >> COUNCILMAN Johnson. You

[2:49:54] know, a lot of us have

[2:49:55] experience opportunity in that

[2:49:56] building when it was concerts

[2:49:59] or anything like that. But I

[2:49:59] just wanted to understand the

[2:50:01] whole process. And what was

[2:50:04] your thinking that?

[2:50:05] >> Listen, if we want to put

[2:50:05] all the dollars in the

[2:50:06] Northwest Trust fund would

[2:50:08] love it. But I feel like

[2:50:09] Patriots might not want sure.

[2:50:10] I understand. Thank you. All

[2:50:11] right. That's present Salem

[2:50:17] recognized.

[2:50:19] >> Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT, I

[2:50:20] just wanted to stand in

[2:50:22] support the comments by

[2:50:23] Councilmember Diamond in terms

[2:50:24] of trying to cover some of

[2:50:25] these completion grants that

[2:50:27] are going to swallow And I

[2:50:29] bring your attention to 2025.

[2:50:30] '09, 100 that we passed a

[2:50:32] little while ago. Which is 2

[2:50:39] point. For a 3, 4 million

[2:50:42] dollars and interest from from

[2:50:43] the cra out on the north side

[2:50:47] that has since closed and the

[2:50:47] administration has proposed

[2:50:50] spending it on some things. I

[2:50:51] believe that money as well

[2:50:53] should go towards completion

[2:50:55] Now I'll be having an

[2:50:56] amendment when that gets into

[2:51:00] committee to do just that.

[2:51:02] Councilmember gay, in his

[2:51:04] district. Obviously if he had

[2:51:05] some thoughts, I'm sure like

[2:51:09] to hear those. But if not, we

[2:51:10] need to. We need to pay off

[2:51:12] these completion grants in any

[2:51:12] money that we uncover, in my

[2:51:15] opinion between now and budget

[2:51:16] time ought to go towards that.

[2:51:20] Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT.

[2:51:21] >> All right. Thank you past.

[2:51:23] Present or lose you as Taylor

[2:51:24] is on the ql as one on our

[2:51:24] council auditors and they

[2:51:27] won't speak.

[2:51:28] >> Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT

[2:51:28] through the present to the

[2:51:29] council just for

[2:51:30] clarification, wanted to make

[2:51:32] sure everyone knows that

[2:51:34] pretty amendment. It will go

[2:51:34] into the Jax Recreational and

[2:51:38] Land acquisition fund. So

[2:51:39] separate legislation would be

[2:51:42] needed if anyone, whatever

[2:51:42] mission that anyone is wanting

[2:51:44] to accomplish would need to be

[2:51:46] filed to pull those funds out

[2:51:48] of that fun. You wouldn't see

[2:51:49] it on a quarterly summary.

[2:51:49] That funds not going to show

[2:51:50] up within that report. So just

[2:51:51] wanted to clarify that. If you

[2:51:52] have any questions.

[2:51:53] >> All right. Thank you, MR.

[2:51:57] Taylor PRESIDENT G. The

[2:51:58] questions. I threw the council

[2:52:03] PRESIDENT. Perhaps a general

[2:52:05] counsel. There is this

[2:52:05] considered of the armory, says

[2:52:13] it used to be the home of the

[2:52:13] recreation department. Just

[2:52:14] consider Parkland. I'm just

[2:52:20] curious.

[2:52:21] >> Through the county council

[2:52:22] PRESIDENT To Councilmember

[2:52:23] College. You know, I don't

[2:52:23] believe it's considered ok.

[2:52:25] And the second question is

[2:52:29] generally, when before we sell

[2:52:32] surplus land, that land has to

[2:52:33] be offer to all the different

[2:52:34] city departments to see if

[2:52:40] they. Have use of that land.

[2:52:41] And is that going through that

[2:52:42] process or does that process

[2:52:45] even apply anymore?

[2:52:46] >> Through the council

[2:52:48] PRESIDENT To Councilmember

[2:52:49] Carlucci. I do believe that

[2:52:50] that process was undertaken.

[2:52:52] There are some waivers in the

[2:52:53] bill, but it was determined

[2:52:55] that there wasn't a need for

[2:52:56] it by any of the departments

[2:52:56] within the city. So that was

[2:52:59] way for going through and in

[2:53:01] check in with all the

[2:53:02] difference this. Hunter did

[2:53:03] undertake that process, I

[2:53:04] believe and clarified that

[2:53:05] committee goes on. I just want

[2:53:12] to make sure that was done let

[2:53:13] me just make one little

[2:53:15] editorial comment here since

[2:53:16] everybody else's editorial

[2:53:20] comments tonight. So concerned

[2:53:22] about these completion grants.

[2:53:23] We should have thought about

[2:53:24] that when we cut the millage

[2:53:26] rate at our last budget. Just

[2:53:31] same. All right. Just wasn't a

[2:53:32] proper posture. Believe the

[2:53:33] substitute has already been

[2:53:35] approved in the bill's been.

[2:53:35] >> Moved. And second, Ines

[2:53:40] upstairs, that wrecked. And

[2:53:40] the Florida leaders in the

[2:53:41] queue is joining. Go ahead.

[2:53:43] Your favorite topic, maybe.

[2:53:44] Thank you, PRESIDENT. All of

[2:53:46] us continue to point out that

[2:53:47] we were at the Finance

[2:53:48] Committee given a budget that

[2:53:49] had a 90 million $1.05 year

[2:53:50] deficit when it left finance

[2:53:52] with the millage rate.

[2:53:52] >> They had a 80 million

[2:53:54] dollar 5 year deficit. So with

[2:53:56] the military reduction, our

[2:53:58] Finance Committee budget

[2:53:59] approved by full Council,

[2:54:01] reduce the five-year deficit

[2:54:01] by 10 Million. And I'll keep

[2:54:03] on saying that whenever it

[2:54:05] comes up. Thank you.

[2:54:06] >> I'm Brian. Let's open about

[2:54:21] a record votes.

[2:54:27] >> 17 yeas, 0 nays. By action.

[2:54:28] Approved 2025. 0, 8, 7, 6, as

[2:54:31] substitute. It.

[2:54:34] >> Next page, 41 2025 8, 7, 7,

[2:54:35] the amendment.

[2:54:35] >> Motion second on the

[2:54:36] amendment. All in favor

[2:54:38] amendment signify by saying

[2:54:39] Aye. All right. You post an ad

[2:54:40] the cares through the bill as

[2:54:41] amended motion second on bill

[2:54:42] as amended those in the queue.

[2:54:43] Please up in about a quarter

[2:54:58] vote.

[2:55:04] >> 16 yeas, 0 nays by actually

[2:55:07] approved 2025. To 0, 8, 7, 7,

[2:55:10] >> And 42 in 25, 0, 7, 8, move

[2:55:11] the amendment.

[2:55:11] >> Motion second on the

[2:55:13] amendment all in favor of

[2:55:14] amendment signify by saying

[2:55:15] aye any opposed, say nay. The

[2:55:16] men carry see the bill as

[2:55:17] amended motion. Second on the

[2:55:17] bill as amended know is in the

[2:55:18] queue. Please open the ballot

[2:55:26] and record your vote.

[2:55:29] >> 16 yeas, 0 nays.

[2:55:30] >> By actually approved 2025

[2:55:33] to 0, 8, 7, 8 as amended for

[2:55:34] 3, 2025, 0, 7, 9, with the

[2:55:36] amendment motion. Second on

[2:55:37] the amendment was in the queue

[2:55:38] all in favor. The amendment

[2:55:39] signify by saying Aye aye, any

[2:55:40] opposed say nay. The amendment

[2:55:43] cares bill as amended. We've

[2:55:44] got a motion and a second on

[2:55:46] the bill as amended that was

[2:55:46] in the queue. Please open

[2:55:58] about records about

[2:55:59] >> 16 yeas, 0 nays. By

[2:56:02] actually approved 20 or 8, 7,

[2:56:03] 9 as amended.

[2:56:03] >> He's 44 twenty-twenty

[2:56:06] Pfizer, 8, 8, 0, move the

[2:56:08] amendment motion second on the

[2:56:08] amendment and was in the queue

[2:56:09] on amendment signify by saying

[2:56:11] Aye aye, any opposed say nay

[2:56:14] and theres the bill has and

[2:56:15] motion a second on the bill as

[2:56:16] amended. There's no one in the

[2:56:17] queue. Please up in about a

[2:56:28] record. Your vote.

[2:56:30] >> 16 yeas, 0 nays. Faction of

[2:56:33] approved 2025 0, 8, 8, 0, as

[2:56:35] amended page. 24 to second

[2:56:35] reading resolutions. MISTER

[2:56:36] Till MAY please read the

[2:56:36] Bills.

[2:56:41] >> 2025 902, 903.

[2:56:45] >> 85 86 87.

[2:56:47] >> Thank you, MR. Till we have

[2:56:49] no action items are no public

[2:56:49] participation carts who are

[2:56:50] not going to go on to page.

[2:56:52] 42, the addendum. And on Page

[2:56:56] 40, I move the addendum.

[2:56:57] Motion second on the all in

[2:56:59] favor. Signify by saying Aye.

[2:57:02] I both say they need is moved

[2:57:03] MR. PRESIDENT the addendum

[2:57:04] requires no action tonight. So

[2:57:05] with that, we have completed

[2:57:08] our agenda. All right. So

[2:57:10] thank you for that.

[2:57:22] >> We will now do roll call.

[2:57:24] The

[2:57:29] >> 17 present.

[2:57:29] >> All right. We have an

[2:57:35] announcement. COUNCILWOMAN

[2:57:39] Pittman. Yes. Council members

[2:57:40] that just wanted to let you

[2:57:43] know, we have a birthday on

[2:57:46] JANUARY. 24, which is Terrance

[2:57:49] Freeman. He's not with us

[2:57:49] today. In other birthdays at

[2:57:53] we have already celebrate. It

[2:57:54] will also we have George put

[2:57:57] his birthday is also on the

[2:58:02] 24, who is the dca for Joe

[2:58:03] Carlucci and Williams. Her

[2:58:05] birthday was on JANUARY. The

[2:58:07] 10th. And then of course, Joe

[2:58:10] Johnson's birthday was on

[2:58:11] that. Well, he is the 4 counts

[2:58:14] of men are now. Thank you so

[2:58:16] much. Thank you. Councilmember

[2:58:22] Makar Liz, the announcements.

[2:58:26] There we go.

[2:58:30] >> Just wanted to mention the

[2:58:30] $900,000 that work so hard to

[2:58:32] get for affordable housing

[2:58:36] that and the budget. It is now

[2:58:38] and the process of paying for

[2:58:39] almost 50 townhomes at the

[2:58:46] beach. And prospectively will

[2:58:48] help a lot of veterans because

[2:58:48] it's so close to Poor big of

[2:58:52] Mont Mayport Base. Maybe some

[2:58:54] of would be like to hear that.

[2:58:56] I think it's great news

[2:58:58] because 50 families that are

[2:58:59] now going to have a place to

[2:59:02] call home. And I intend to.

[2:59:05] And this year trying to get

[2:59:06] more money for affordable

[2:59:10] housing. I think we had a very

[2:59:12] good sunshine meeting the

[2:59:12] other day. And I want to thank

[2:59:15] those who came the to sunshine

[2:59:18] eating and it ended. I enjoyed

[2:59:21] meeting with you all. And the

[2:59:22] point of personal privilege. I

[2:59:23] want to say earlier which I

[2:59:29] was denied. Which is rare by.

[2:59:29] Any council PRESIDENT That

[2:59:33] served with. Will simply say I

[2:59:34] was putting my bill out there,

[2:59:41] not as any personal challenge.

[2:59:42] I never spoke to anything that

[2:59:42] happened at the last

[2:59:46] installation. I never mention

[2:59:49] one thing personal about what

[2:59:49] happened at the last

[2:59:51] installation. I was simply

[2:59:58] drawing. 50 years. Of

[3:00:02] tradition of the city Council.

[3:00:03] Does anybody remember me

[3:00:04] saying anything personal about

[3:00:06] any of that? What happened

[3:00:10] last time? No, I didn't. I was

[3:00:11] trying to stick to the merits

[3:00:13] of the bill. I didn't talk

[3:00:14] about all the money that was

[3:00:18] spent. He collected. I tried

[3:00:21] stick to the Mariners. I hope

[3:00:25] maybe one day. So my service,

[3:00:28] terrible timing. And I said,

[3:00:28] you know, what I found is

[3:00:31] never good timing up here. But

[3:00:32] i did what I thought was

[3:00:36] right. And have to say

[3:00:37] disappointed in the city

[3:00:40] Council tonight. But you voted

[3:00:44] the way want to and and good

[3:00:45] luck with the facing the

[3:00:47] voters on that As I know how

[3:00:49] the voters were talking to me

[3:00:53] about the whole thing. Is MR.

[3:00:58] PRESIDENT, I. Have tried to be

[3:00:59] as respectful as possible. The

[3:00:59] you I don't think I've

[3:01:01] anything disrespectful to you.

[3:01:06] Since you took office. Public.

[3:01:12] On this floor. I would urge

[3:01:13] you to extend more courtesy.

[3:01:15] To your colleagues on this

[3:01:20] council floor, thank you.

[3:01:21] Thank you. Scarlett Jea. Did

[3:01:22] you have one more announcement

[3:01:23] before pray it out with the

[3:01:27] chaplain? Alright has

[3:01:28] >> We leave first of all, I'd

[3:01:29] like to say I think

[3:01:33] congratulations is in order to

[3:01:35] our PRESIDENT Who list we got

[3:01:39] merit for of the end of the

[3:01:40] year. And I just want to say,

[3:01:42] congratulations. Make got

[3:01:48] bless for you and Ms Kerry Co

[3:01:49] congratulations again. I let's

[3:01:50] give him a big round of

[3:01:52] applause.

[3:01:53] >> Thank you. Thank you. Thank

[3:01:56] you.

[3:02:05] >> Chapman. We are adjourned.

[3:02:12] >> ceremony was I do. You do.

[3:02:13] Gracious GOD. We've come to

[3:02:15] the close. Our first meeting

[3:02:20] of New Year, new opportunity.

[3:02:23] It. That you've given us to

[3:02:24] continue to serve this

[3:02:27] community. To ask you to

[3:02:31] continue to pick off parts.

[3:02:31] Our minds and remind us what

[3:02:34] we're here for. It's not

[3:02:37] self-service. It's public

[3:02:41] service. Be with us for the

[3:02:41] weeks ahead in the months

[3:02:48] ahead. And the ironic blessing

[3:02:49] simply says the law bless you

[3:02:52] and keep you. Lord make his

[3:02:54] face to shine upon. You. And

[3:02:56] to be gracious unto you. And

[3:02:59] to give you peace, leave in

[3:03:14] peace, get home safely.

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