[0:07] >> All right. I do have a

[0:13] quorum yes. Okay. Welcome

[0:14] everyone to the city of

[0:15] Jacksonville City Council

[0:16] meeting for Tuesday MARCH

[0:19] 24th. It is 5 o'clock on the

[0:20] dot. So we are officially

[0:24] adjourned. MISTER Floor later.

[0:24] >> MR. PRESIDENT first or

[0:25] business is the indication the

[0:27] Pledge of Allegiance. Please

[0:27] recognize our council Chaplin

[0:32] Councilmember Kevin Maher.

[0:33] Thank you, MR. Of Floor

[0:37] leader.

[0:38] >> Tonight, our invocation

[0:40] will be delivered by passively

[0:41] by Ralston a he is the

[0:42] assistant pastor for River

[0:45] City Baptist Church, which is

[0:48] located in the heart of

[0:51] Arlington with over a decade

[0:52] of minister experience past

[0:53] Levi's committed to preaching

[0:54] teaching and supporting the

[0:55] spiritual and practical needs

[0:58] of the community. Passing. The

[1:00] buck is married with 2

[1:02] children, an honor to have the

[1:03] opportunity to serve both the

[1:06] congregation and the wider

[1:07] community through

[1:08] encouragement, the scripture

[1:09] and through prayer. Please

[1:11] received pastored Levi Ralston

[1:16] for tonight's invocation.

[1:17] >> We have the River City

[1:18] Baptist Church. I want to

[1:19] extend our sincere gratitude

[1:22] to each of you who serve on

[1:22] this council, their

[1:26] willingness to give your time.

[1:27] Kerry responsibility and make

[1:29] difficult decisions for the

[1:29] good of this community does

[1:31] not go unnoticed. We are

[1:32] thankful for your service and

[1:33] for your commitment to the

[1:36] people. Who you represent.

[1:40] Let's take a moment and pause.

[1:41] And reflect and set our hearts

[1:44] as this meeting begins. The

[1:45] word of GOD reminds us in

[1:48] Micah 6, 8, It says he has

[1:49] told you, oh, man, what is

[1:53] good? And what does the lord

[1:54] require of you? But to do

[1:57] justice and to love kindness

[1:58] and to walk humbly with your

[2:03] GOD. James, 1, 5, it says. And

[2:04] if any of you lack wisdom, but

[2:09] a mask of got. Who gives

[2:10] generously to all without

[2:11] reproach and it will be given

[2:15] him. Let us pray. Heavenly

[2:18] father, we come before you

[2:20] with gratitude for this day

[2:20] and for the responsibility

[2:21] entrusted to those who gather

[2:25] here. We acknowledge that all

[2:26] authority ultimately comes

[2:29] from you. And we ask for your

[2:29] guidance and every decision

[2:32] that will be made. Grant,

[2:34] these council members wisdom

[2:37] that is clear in discerning.

[2:38] Give them courage to act with

[2:41] integrity and humility. To

[2:42] serve the people of this

[2:45] community faithfully. Help

[2:46] them to pursue justice. With

[2:49] fairness, to extend mercy with

[2:50] compassion and to lead with

[2:51] hearts that seek the good of

[2:55] all. We pray for unity in the

[2:56] midst of differing

[2:58] perspectives. That

[2:59] conversations would be marked

[3:01] with respect and patients and

[3:02] a shared desire for what is

[3:07] right. Lord Guard against

[3:08] Division and strength, a

[3:09] strength and a spirit of

[3:09] cooperation. For the

[3:12] well-being of the city. We

[3:13] also looked at the people of

[3:15] this community that they MAY

[3:16] be supported, protected and

[3:16] encourage to the work done

[3:19] here. Made his counsel be a

[3:21] source of stability, wisdom

[3:26] and good leadership port. Your

[3:28] piece that it would rest on

[3:29] this meeting, that all things

[3:32] that are done would be done in

[3:33] a way that honors you and

[3:36] benefits others. The commit

[3:37] this time to you and we ask

[3:38] these things in the name of

[3:43] Jesus Christ and then. I

[3:46] pledge allegiance.

[4:04] >> MR. PRESIDENT one

[4:05] announcement for the group

[4:06] since there are 5 Tuesday's

[4:07] this month next week as 5th

[4:09] week said there will be no

[4:09] council business next week.

[4:14] We'll pick it back up with a

[4:14] committee meetings of the week

[4:15] of APRIL 6. All right. Thank

[4:19] you for that. This PRESIDENT

[4:20] Next step is roll. Call.

[4:32] >> Roll. Call.

[4:38] >> 17 present. This PRESIDENT.

[4:39] We have excuse me next step is

[4:41] the approval. The minutes from

[4:41] the regular council meeting

[4:43] MARCH 10th. I move the

[4:44] approval.

[4:44] >> All right. We've got a

[4:45] motion and second on the

[4:47] approval of the minutes, all

[4:48] in favor the minute signify by

[4:49] saying Aye, aye, any opposed,

[4:51] say nay. The minutes have been

[4:52] approved.

[4:52] >> This PRESIDENT For

[4:53] communications from the

[4:55] mayor's office and others

[4:55] would like read are filed with

[4:56] legislative services. We are

[4:58] going to get those filed very

[4:59] well, sir. We have one

[5:00] presentation tonight by

[5:03] Councilmember Chris Miller

[5:03] committing the Florida

[5:04] Sheriffs Association

[5:05] correction officer of the

[5:06] year. Councilmember Miller,

[5:07] please go to the podium. And

[5:08] MISTER Till MAY please read

[5:11] the resolution. Resolution

[5:18] 2026 1, 1, 0, In MAY of 2025.

[5:18] Jacksonville Sheriff's Office

[5:19] Corrections Officer Bobby

[5:20] Johnson was working his shift.

[5:24] >> At the community transition

[5:25] center when an inmate alerted

[5:25] him that a woman had jumped

[5:26] from an overpass into Hogans

[5:29] Creek. Without hesitation.

[5:31] Officer Johnson located the

[5:33] woman floating face down in

[5:35] the water, jumped in to rescue

[5:37] her and administered

[5:38] life-saving measures for at

[5:39] least 10 minutes until rescue

[5:39] personnel could reach the

[5:43] remote location. Due to

[5:44] Officer Johnson's bravery and

[5:46] his quick and selfless

[5:46] reaction. The woman survived

[5:51] the incident. In SEPTEMBER of

[5:52] 2025. Sheriff tk Waters

[5:54] recognize Corrections Officer

[5:55] Johnson with the corrections

[5:56] officer of the month award and

[6:00] a lifesaving medal. Each year.

[6:02] The Florida's share ucf's

[6:03] Association recognizes an

[6:04] officer who has demonstrated

[6:05] unparalleled courage,

[6:06] commitment and sacrifice in

[6:10] the line of duty. The Florida

[6:11] Sheriffs Association selected

[6:13] jso Corrections Officer Bobby

[6:14] Johnson as the 2026

[6:16] Corrections officer of the

[6:18] year for his instinct to serve

[6:19] and protect, even at great

[6:22] risk to himself and for

[6:22] representing the very best of

[6:25] the policing profession now,

[6:26] therefore, be it resolved by

[6:27] the council. The city of

[6:30] Jacksonville. The city council

[6:31] here by commends Jacksonville

[6:32] Sheriff's Office Corrections

[6:34] Officer Bobby Johnson upon his

[6:36] recognition by the Florida

[6:38] Sheriffs Association as the

[6:40] 2026 corrections officer of

[6:41] the year. The City Council

[6:43] appreciates Officer Johnson's

[6:44] honor, heroism and dedication

[6:59] to protecting our city.

[7:07] Thank

[7:08] you, everyone. Thank you for

[7:08] all the support for this

[7:10] resolution. I think it's

[7:13] important. That we make the

[7:17] time. To recognize and honor.

[7:19] Our men and women in blue who

[7:22] have gone above and beyond and

[7:24] I just want to make sure we

[7:27] didn't MISS What MR. Teal Red,

[7:30] 2 very important things.

[7:35] Corrections Officer Johnson.

[7:37] Ran toward the concern that

[7:38] day as our men and women in

[7:42] blue always do. And those of a

[7:44] firefighter force as well. He

[7:47] ran toward that. The concern,

[7:51] a woman in need. And he saved

[7:53] her life. He saved her life.

[7:57] Had he not. Intervened more

[7:59] than likely that wouldn't have

[8:00] occurred. There would be one

[8:03] less so walking this earth.

[8:04] But instead of that being the

[8:08] outcome. She's alive and well

[8:10] because of this man taken

[8:12] action. And so I want to make

[8:14] sure we do MISS That. And we

[8:16] take every opportunity to

[8:17] shine a light on these

[8:19] wonderful examples that are

[8:20] happening all over our city

[8:22] every day. Actually, these

[8:25] types of things are happening.

[8:27] We just want to show our young

[8:28] kids the way forward and what

[8:30] you do when there's a problem.

[8:32] This is a prime example of

[8:33] what you do when there's a

[8:37] problem. You get involved and

[8:37] try to do the best thing you

[8:40] can to help out. And the other

[8:42] thing is, you know, I'm going

[8:43] corrections officers. There

[8:45] are in the state of Florida

[8:49] over 7,700. And this man right

[8:51] here again was named number

[8:56] one out of 7 1700 Corrections

[8:57] officer officers for the

[9:00] entire state of Florida. So I

[9:02] don't want I want to make sure

[9:03] everyone here and everyone

[9:06] watching listening in, they

[9:08] understand what we are

[9:11] recognizing today. Its what

[9:12] this man has chosen to do and

[9:15] how he's chosen to live a

[9:17] selfless life of service as

[9:18] well as the other men and

[9:20] women in blue are represented

[9:21] here. But there's so many

[9:24] others. And so I hope we

[9:25] continue to take the

[9:29] opportunity. To shine the

[9:31] light on the great things that

[9:32] are happening on. And I've

[9:33] been on the wonderful people

[9:36] of our great city who are

[9:36] serving us and protecting us

[9:39] every day. So GOD bless you

[9:40] and and I know you want to say

[9:43] a few words. Please do. First

[9:45] off, thank you so much. For

[9:47] this award. It's awesome. It's

[9:49] amazing. But just quick, I

[9:50] want to let everybody know

[9:51] too, that that day.

[9:53] >> I really, really appreciate

[9:54] it. But there was a lot of

[9:55] other officers that were

[9:58] involved as well. Wasn't just

[10:00] me as jfrd. My chain of

[10:03] command. My line officers is a

[10:07] bunch of people. So it's a big

[10:07] group effort that saved her

[10:12] life. Thank you. And I really

[10:12] appreciate you. I have a great

[10:24] day.

[10:25] >> MR. PRESIDENT this time

[10:26] while they're taking pictures.

[10:28] I want to recognize tonight's

[10:29] Page. We have and really from

[10:30] pulls middle school, serving

[10:38] with us. It is now time to

[10:39] take up cause our judicial

[10:41] items. The first which is

[10:42] found on page for these arms

[10:43] were now taking up to now

[10:45] include public hearings as

[10:46] they were thoroughly reviewed

[10:47] at the committee level where

[10:47] public hearings are part of

[10:49] the decision-making process.

[10:49] Council members are reminded

[10:51] clarity, ex parte

[10:53] communications. I'm number

[10:54] one, 2026, 0, 0, 6, 0, I move

[10:58] the amendment. Before the

[10:58] amendment. We've got some ex

[10:59] parte councilmember gay.

[11:04] You're recognized.

[11:05] >> Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT,

[11:06] rise to declare ex parte

[11:09] communication. On this.

[11:11] Received phone call from Zach

[11:17] Miller, old 3, 6, 26 hosted a

[11:18] community meeting on this bill

[11:21] on 3, 12, 26. Thank Alright.

[11:26] Vice PRESIDENT Now.

[11:27] >> Thank you, sir. Are also

[11:27] rising declare ex parte

[11:29] communications. I had a

[11:30] conversation by phone

[11:31] yesterday MARCH 23rd with the

[11:34] applicant's agent agent.

[11:35] That's MISTER Zack Miller as

[11:36] well. And we'll make sure it's

[11:37] filed with legislative

[11:38] services. Thanks. All right.

[11:41] Past PRESIDENT Freeman. Well,

[11:42] I think you MR. PRESIDENT, I

[11:43] rise to the clicks pertaining.

[11:46] I had a call with pardon on

[11:50] behalf of Zach Miller the

[11:51] share with me, the details of

[11:51] the project in this has been

[11:52] filed with legislative

[11:54] services. Thank you. All

[11:55] right. Also want to

[11:57] acknowledge that COUNCILWOMAN

[11:59] Pittman is here and she's late

[11:59] because Dzhokhar, that you

[12:00] can't fix the situation with

[12:02] the trains in San Marco. So he

[12:04] apologized to you. That's

[12:08] right. He's working on. All

[12:09] right. So we have a motion

[12:11] second on the amendment all in

[12:12] favor. The amendment signify

[12:13] by saying Aye, aye, any

[12:15] opposed, say nay them in. The

[12:16] Kerry says the bill as amended

[12:18] motion second on the bill as

[12:19] amended on not Councilmember

[12:22] gay, you're recognized.

[12:25] >> Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT

[12:26] that this is in my district.

[12:29] And so

[12:31] >> we we work back in through

[12:34] with the community and the

[12:34] applicant. Feel like we got to

[12:39] a good place and the community

[12:42] seem to be for the most part

[12:43] behind it. And so I will be

[12:45] supporting Thank you. All

[12:47] right. Thank you. And

[12:48] >> Bill has been moved and

[12:49] seconded and amended. So let's

[13:04] open about quarter vote.

[13:05] 18

[13:07] yeas, 0 nays by actually

[13:10] approved 2026 Dash 0, 0, 6, 0,

[13:13] t 2026. 1.32 I'm of the bill.

[13:14] Got a motion a second on the

[13:15] bill. There's no one in the

[13:16] queue. Please open about

[13:25] records about. 18 yeas, 0 by

[13:28] or actually approved 2026 Dash

[13:29] 0, 1, 3, 2, 3, 2026, 1.35 I

[13:32] moved the bill. Motion second

[13:33] on the bill no one in the

[13:34] queue. Please open about a

[13:48] quarter vote.

[13:59] 18 yeas, 0 nays.

[14:00] But you're actually approved

[14:03] 2026 Dash, 0, 1, 3, 5, We're

[14:04] now on the page 5 to take up

[14:05] the consent agenda.

[14:06] Colleagues, if you want to be

[14:07] as a co-sponsor any item,

[14:09] please reach out to Leslie

[14:10] Services. Council rules

[14:10] prohibit eyes from being

[14:11] pulled for this reason. MR.

[14:12] Till would you please read the

[14:14] Bills?

[14:19] >> 2026. 49. 51. 74 108, one.

[14:24] 41 one. 47 one. 55 1.56 one.

[14:29] 57 one. 93 one. 94. One. 95.

[14:34] One 96. When 98 and one. 99.

[14:35] Thank you, MR. Teal I have a

[14:39] pool on item. Number 14, 2026.

[14:41] 1.94 So with that, I move

[14:42] approve the consent agenda

[14:45] with the exception of item 14.

[14:46] All right. We have motion

[14:47] second on the consent agenda

[14:51] minus. The eye to mention for

[14:52] pole. There's no one in the

[14:52] queue. So please open about

[15:00] record

[15:04] >> 17 yeas, 0 nays. I actually

[15:05] knew approve the consent

[15:07] agenda.-20. 26 0, 1, 9, 14,

[15:10] 2026. 1.94 a move. The bill.

[15:11] >> Got a motion and a second

[15:13] on the bill. Dr Johnson,

[15:18] you're recognized. Thank you

[15:19] for recognizing me. MISTER

[15:19] PRESIDENT and I rise to

[15:23] support this legislation.

[15:23] >> I do believe that this

[15:24] should be a council member.

[15:25] Let me tell you why Donald

[15:27] Smith has been and incredible

[15:31] frame to the Jacksonville

[15:32] community as not only we've

[15:35] had to to see the tough

[15:36] exterior he's put up when he

[15:38] was serving as the interim

[15:39] chief of staff temperature of

[15:40] staff of the mayor's office,

[15:42] but also the leadership that

[15:44] he brought with Florida Blue.

[15:48] I while I am a little sad to

[15:49] see him retire. I know that

[15:49] his retirement will not be

[15:51] from work and service in this

[15:52] community and to see the fact

[15:55] that this little boy from a

[15:57] little small area of Saint

[15:58] Augustine rose to the heights

[15:59] of power to lead one of the

[16:02] largest companies on the first

[16:03] coast shows that it is

[16:05] possible for anyone. And so I

[16:07] wanted to also invite

[16:08] everyone. Florida Blue is

[16:10] having a community day on this

[16:14] Saturday, starting at 11. Am.

[16:14] And it's a tough loss Bronson

[16:15] Park, which is on the East

[16:18] Side 10, 50 Franklin Street.

[16:19] But it will also be a book

[16:19] drive will be bounce houses

[16:21] and painting and Florida blue

[16:23] will be investing in the

[16:25] community. And so I urge all

[16:29] of you to join me to honor

[16:30] Darnell, but certainly Florida

[16:30] blue in the work that they're

[16:32] doing. But to bring a book

[16:32] because there will be this

[16:33] will be a book drive. And so

[16:35] everyone that brings the book

[16:36] will be able to to push

[16:37] forward into the community.

[16:37] And that's something literacy

[16:40] is near and dear to his heart.

[16:42] So with that, Mr, PRESIDENT, I

[16:43] would do move for Council

[16:45] amendment to support this.

[16:46] Second wonderful person has

[16:47] done such great work in

[16:49] Jacksonville. All right. We've

[16:50] got a motion and several

[16:51] seconds on the Council

[16:53] Amendment all in favor. The

[16:54] COUNCILMAN's in by saying Aye,

[16:55] aye, any opposed say nay. The

[16:56] council amendment has been

[16:57] passed. I moved the bill as

[16:58] amended.

[17:00] >> We've got a motion second

[17:01] on the bill as amended. Thank

[17:03] you for pulling that. He

[17:03] really does deserve all the

[17:04] recognition. We could go

[17:05] around the horseshoe and

[17:07] everyone here has a Darnell

[17:07] Smith story has been a friend,

[17:08] a mentor to many of us,

[17:09] including myself, so open

[17:16] about and record the vote.

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

[17:21] >> I actually approved. 2026

[17:24] Dash 0, 1, 9, 4,

[17:25] >> Counselors are now going to

[17:28] to page 24 to take up 3rd

[17:29] reading resolution. So on

[17:30] Page, 24 item 60 2026. 1.52 I

[17:33] move the amendment.

[17:36] >> Motion second on the

[17:38] amendment. They're the

[17:38] amendment signify by saying

[17:39] Aye aye, any opposed say nay

[17:40] to Medicare's the bill as

[17:42] amended motion and second on

[17:43] the bill as amended. No one's

[17:44] in the queue. Please up in

[17:54] about a quarter vote.

[17:55] >> 17 yeas, 0 nays. They are

[17:57] actually approved 2026 Dash 0,

[18:01] 1, 5, 61. 2026. Of the

[18:02] amendment.

[18:02] >> Motion second on the

[18:04] amendment on the queue all in

[18:04] favor. The amendment signify

[18:05] by saying Aye aye, any opposed

[18:07] say nay to carries the bill as

[18:09] amended. Got a motion second

[18:10] on the bill as amended is

[18:10] known in the Queue. Please

[18:23] open about a quarter vote. 17

[18:24] yeas, 0 nays by actually

[18:27] approved 2026 Dash 0, 1, 5, 3.

[18:29] I'm 62 2026. Of the amendment

[18:31] got a motion second on the

[18:32] Amendment. Oliver, the

[18:34] amendment signify by saying

[18:35] Aye aye, any opposed say nay

[18:36] to Medicare's the bill as

[18:37] amended, have a motion and

[18:39] second on the bill as amended

[18:39] nose in the queue. Please open

[18:49] about encourage about. 17

[18:50] yeas, 0 nays. Fire actually

[18:53] approved 2026 Dash 0, 1, 5, 4,

[18:56] We're now going to go to page.

[18:58] 32 in, take up item. 77 2026.

[18:58] 0, 2, 100.

[19:02] >> emergency.

[19:02] >> Got a motion second on the

[19:05] emergency, all in favor

[19:06] emergency signify by saying

[19:07] Aye, aye, any opposed say nay

[19:09] to emergency passes us

[19:09] PRESIDENT. I have no public

[19:10] participation card. So I moved

[19:12] the bill as an emergency. All

[19:13] right. We've got a motion

[19:15] second on the bill as an

[19:16] emergency loans in the queue.

[19:24] About record your vote.

[19:28] >> 17 yeas, 0 nays.

[19:29] >> actually approved 2026

[19:31] Dash, 0, 2, 0, 0, as an

[19:34] emergency going to top age. 33

[19:36] 78, 2026 era to 0, emergency.

[19:38] We've got a motion second on

[19:39] the emergency know was in the

[19:40] queue all in favor emergency

[19:42] signify by saying Aye, aye,

[19:43] any opposed say nay to merge

[19:44] cares. I have no public

[19:45] participation card. So I moved

[19:47] the bill as a mercy. Got a

[19:48] motion second on the bill as

[19:49] emergency. No one's in the

[19:50] queue. Please up about quarter

[19:59] vote.

[20:03] >> 17 yeas, 0 nays.

[20:04] >> I actually recruit

[20:06] Twenty-twenty 6 Dash, 0, 2, 0,

[20:06] 1, MR. PRESIDENT please

[20:08] recognize or rules chair rules

[20:09] Chair Colonel Miller. You're

[20:11] recognized sir. Thank you, MR.

[20:14] PRESIDENT. We just approved

[20:18] the following appointments via

[20:19] the consent agenda and the

[20:19] additional items that we've

[20:21] taken up. If you are in the

[20:22] audience, would you please

[20:26] stand to be recognized

[20:27] appointed to the cultural

[20:28] Service Grant Program

[20:31] Committee are Kasey Bonds. Dr

[20:33] Darren Brownlie. Alana, look

[20:40] shot. And Chris Yates.

[20:41] Appointed to the Duval County

[20:42] election advisory panel are

[20:44] Raymond has Pringle junior

[20:49] Edward l Williams. And

[20:49] appointed to the 5 points

[20:51] Dependent Special District

[20:52] Board of Supervisors are

[20:54] Lorenzo Lawn Walton. David,

[20:58] when guards. Pointed to the

[21:00] sex trafficking and survivors

[21:03] leaders excuse me, Leadership

[21:05] Council is Cindy Hammett. If

[21:06] any of you are here, would you

[21:09] please stand to be recognized?

[21:10] And let's thank them for their

[21:15] public service. Thank you very

[21:17] much, MR. PRESIDENT. All

[21:19] right. Thank you. Israel

[21:20] share.

[21:21] >> MR. PRESIDENT. Now time for

[21:22] public comments. Ladies and

[21:23] gentlemen, if you wish to

[21:24] speak, a shift filled out a

[21:25] green public comment cards, no

[21:27] cards will be accepted after 6

[21:27] council rules call for

[21:29] allotment of 90 minutes for

[21:31] public comment. Given the

[21:32] number card submitted so far,

[21:32] each speaker will be given the

[21:36] full 3 minutes announced 5

[21:36] speakers at a time. When I

[21:38] call your name, please come

[21:39] down to the reserve seats in

[21:40] the front row while waiting

[21:42] her turn to speak. Your time

[21:43] will not start to arrive at

[21:44] the podium. And remember to

[21:45] state your name and address

[21:46] before beginning or you MAY

[21:50] say my addresses on file

[21:50] speaker, maybe invite to the

[21:51] Green Room for further

[21:53] discussion at a council

[21:54] members discretion. I'll read

[21:55] the first 5 names now so they

[21:58] can begin to make their way

[21:59] down and have MISTER Till read

[22:00] Council real 4.5, 0, 5

[22:02] regarding disruption of

[22:03] meetings. Our first 5

[22:04] Spiegel's speakers will be

[22:06] missed. Kathleen Pereira Wells

[22:11] Todd Leo Dawson, Sally Barnes

[22:12] and tree spell. So please come

[22:12] down to the first right here.

[22:16] If I called your name and MR.

[22:16] Tell me, please read council

[22:20] ruled 4.5, 0, 5, Council, real

[22:20] 4.5, 0, 5 disruption of

[22:23] meeting. Any person who

[22:24] disrupts the regular meeting

[22:29] of the City Council standing

[22:30] committees or special or

[22:30] select committees,

[22:31] subcommittees or any other

[22:32] public meeting presided over

[22:35] by a city council member.

[22:36] >> Maybe forthwith barred,

[22:37] removed or otherwise ejected

[22:38] in the discretion of the

[22:39] presiding officer from further

[22:42] attendance at that meeting, if

[22:42] necessary, due to the nature

[22:45] of the disruption, the

[22:46] audience MAY be cleared from

[22:47] the council chambers or

[22:48] meeting location in the

[22:49] discretion of the presiding

[22:51] officer. Any person who

[22:52] refuses to leave the City

[22:53] Council chamber MAY be subject

[22:57] to arrest. Thank you, MR.

[22:57] Tail, Let's Leave services.

[22:59] Please note the start. Time as

[23:01] 5.23 And per the floor is

[23:02] yours.

[23:02] >> My name is Kathleen. Per my

[23:04] information is on file the

[23:07] most logical place to put

[23:08] sports checks. Jack's a soccer

[23:09] stadium is in the already

[23:11] established and city focused

[23:12] downtown entertainment

[23:15] district, no medication

[23:16] mitigation is justified. When

[23:18] the stadium's presumed

[23:20] location will destroy. Saint

[23:20] Johns Town center is

[23:22] productive. Big Island swap

[23:24] and corresponding wetlands,

[23:27] which include Pablo Creek,

[23:28] resulting in putting 2 large

[23:29] neighborhoods and immediate

[23:31] jeopardy of being flooded and

[23:34] septic tanks being overtaxed

[23:35] with runoff. Not to mention

[23:36] that the project will blast

[23:37] the same neighborhoods with

[23:39] noise and light pollution. And

[23:42] what about the traffic impact?

[23:44] Sure. The roads could probably

[23:44] handle bumper to bumper

[23:46] traffic in all 4 lanes. But

[23:47] the amount of time to get to

[23:49] or from anywhere in that era

[23:52] area would be astronomical.

[23:53] And no mitigation is justified

[23:57] for this project when there

[23:58] are lots of properties that

[23:58] can accommodate a soccer

[24:00] stadium of any size without

[24:03] negatively impacting

[24:04] homeowners such as the Old

[24:05] Regency Square Shopping Mall

[24:07] Cecil Field, which will also

[24:10] be home to the Jack spare or

[24:12] partnering with U.S. And

[24:13] soccer field. I'd hate to

[24:14] think that the city's hobby is

[24:18] collecting bad ideas like the

[24:20] oil depot morgues

[24:21] Chick-Fil-a's slaughterhouse

[24:22] and a poor. They placed noisy

[24:24] stadium pleading that it can

[24:26] stand in the way of progress

[24:27] and development with such a

[24:30] rubber stamp, destructive

[24:32] projects, attitude. Why even

[24:32] have a council planning

[24:34] commission or even planning

[24:36] department, please move this

[24:37] student stadium finally vote

[24:43] for 2026. 0, 1, 3, 7, Tonight,

[24:47] a Duval County on Duval County

[24:47] resident there from Saint

[24:48] Johns County from being

[24:49] appointed to the Jax Housing

[24:52] Finance Authority has proposed

[24:52] by ordinance 2026. '02, to

[24:55] one. Support the commendable

[25:00] and bravely up proposed 2026,

[25:02] 0, 2, 2, 7, and and do your

[25:05] fund years share of funding to

[25:06] George Create ii State Park.

[25:06] Thank you.

[25:14] >> Thank you, MR. Todd. My

[25:14] name is well as tighten with

[25:17] taking down jaxa just a few

[25:19] points. One is the city

[25:20] council is not supposed to be

[25:21] involved and now school

[25:24] system. From what I've heard

[25:28] from you guys many times, but

[25:29] MR. Rory Diamond is involved

[25:30] in Turning Point usa Clubs

[25:30] that they're forcing on our

[25:33] children. I think he step back

[25:37] from that. Those clothes were

[25:40] developed by Charlie Kirk. Who

[25:43] is unknown white supremacists.

[25:47] So that's one point. The other

[25:48] point is somebody asked me why

[25:48] am I so h#

[25:48] #

[25:48] o#

[25:48] the city

[25:54] Council? I find that. To be

[25:54] interesting because I see the

[25:55] city council being h#

[25:55] #

[25:55] o#

[25:55] the

[25:58] residents of Jacksonville.

[25:59] Last night. 101 people showed

[26:03] up at a town hall. Regarding

[26:04] the neighborhood below vite

[26:07] rights. All of you were

[26:09] invited. But only 2 of you

[26:14] showed up. They say that.

[26:15] Because when it comes to the

[26:17] business of the people of this

[26:19] town, it seems like always

[26:23] missing. And I want to make

[26:26] that point because it seems

[26:28] that the people you really

[26:28] represent is the developer

[26:31] class. The people who were at

[26:33] that meeting last night. Spoke

[26:37] about the fact. That the

[26:38] development and the city's

[26:40] unbridled. And it is running

[26:43] wild. These developers, they

[26:46] come to you. Telling you what

[26:50] they want to do and it's done.

[26:52] A lot of times. It's done

[26:52] without the notification of

[26:56] the community. A lot of times

[26:57] it's done without the input.

[27:00] Community. So here's where the

[27:02] rubber meets the road either.

[27:04] You're going to continue. To

[27:08] do what you're doing. Putting

[27:09] profits before the needs of

[27:12] the people. All the people

[27:14] will continue to organize. To

[27:17] see that it stops. Leonard

[27:29] also. Name is Leo Dawson. My

[27:34] address don't fall. Learn to

[27:37] do good. See justice, correct

[27:39] oppression. Bring justice to

[27:41] the father. Does and peta

[27:44] calls the world. Want to see

[27:48] this. I've been married for 20

[27:50] years at all 20 years. I mean,

[27:52] if neighbor to mall, why, you

[27:53] know, faith for fall that I'm

[27:57] a family, all of And the

[27:57] reason why I was like that or

[27:59] the reason why didn't like

[28:03] first because I love GOD. And

[28:04] I love that. Love my wife. She

[28:06] was able for decade. Why not?

[28:08] No one heard. And I want to

[28:12] honor GOD my life. And as time

[28:13] went on, the mindset shifted

[28:16] somewhat. Being famous, too.

[28:18] So I think. What kind of

[28:21] legacy? Don't leave my kids.

[28:28] So my Lai. Working the thank

[28:29] you about what kind of legacy

[28:31] something for my kids. I want

[28:32] to be known that they did with

[28:33] the faithful to the mall.

[28:34] Didn't love GOD. It didn't

[28:36] love GOD's people. You know,

[28:37] the meantime, my son. Some

[28:41] want to turn Joe for those.

[28:43] They help just to do this in.

[28:46] Whatever your plans, all. As

[28:48] you did is like I want you to

[28:49] think what kind of legacy you

[28:51] leave him? We do kids. What

[28:52] can be said about your name

[28:55] when you've gone? Welcome to

[28:56] says you MAY have fit people

[28:58] along his journey. Sometimes

[29:01] people get caught up what they

[29:03] want. And while other people

[29:04] Pena's and if we get about the

[29:05] real pitches, begin to you.

[29:06] It's about people. That's the

[29:07] mindset you need to start

[29:11] taking as a whole because what

[29:12] we have a bit accountable for.

[29:14] So I just want to start

[29:14] thinking what kind of legacy

[29:16] in my leaving if your legacy

[29:20] is not right now, it's a

[29:21] change you can change and now

[29:22] still alive. Still got a

[29:24] chance to change. So think

[29:24] about different this is all

[29:26] making you making in his life.

[29:30] What kind of to you? My kids

[29:30] going to be the same m I

[29:31] didn't love. Got love people.

[29:32] He do right by people on a guy

[29:34] with his life can joke. He say

[29:37] that. Based on what you

[29:38] decision-making, how you move,

[29:41] it is like. Thank u next up.

[29:51] Sally Barnes. Good afternoon.

[29:52] My name is Sally addresses on

[29:55] file.

[29:56] >> I'm not here argue tonight.

[29:57] I'm here to say thank you to

[30:01] those of you that showed out

[30:01] and prove that they're

[30:02] interested in what we're

[30:04] trying to accomplish I have

[30:05] some people that did talk to

[30:07] me and offered to help with

[30:09] this situation. I have with

[30:10] that ditch and they called me

[30:13] and let me know that they were

[30:13] trying to help me. At least

[30:15] they made no promise. But they

[30:18] said at least I would try. And

[30:18] those people that I go to

[30:20] several meetings and I see a

[30:22] couple of council people

[30:24] there. They're always there

[30:26] and I can honestly say I

[30:27] appreciate those people. My

[30:30] thing is. Everybody have a

[30:32] conscious. Everybody know my

[30:36] story. But how many of you

[30:38] other one that I know of

[30:39] actually reached out to

[30:41] somebody to get some help. But

[30:45] what I'm going through. So,

[30:45] you know, like the man said, I

[30:46] do pray and I will overcome

[30:49] whatever's after me. But I do

[30:52] say that everybody did it

[30:53] approach this podium, some

[30:54] people you MAY not agree with

[30:56] and some you MAY agree with,

[30:57] but we all have a voice and we

[31:01] have a right to. Voice our

[31:02] opinions. We don't always like

[31:05] what you say. You always like

[31:06] what we say. But at least you

[31:09] should hear us and respect our

[31:11] opinion that those of you that

[31:11] offer to help and get help. I

[31:18] say thank you. Kudos to you.

[31:19] >> Thank u. Next up, is tree

[31:19] spelled in the next 5 after

[31:21] that Angela Freeman Batavia

[31:27] Harris. Well, James. Ulis see

[31:28] the list. He's currently

[31:29] senior and Leonard for its

[31:33] this bill.

[31:37] >> The bail my address is on

[31:41] the George Crady region. 99 20

[31:43] to 20 seats, least favorable.

[31:49] Open it up. But this discreet

[31:50] George vote Krantz

[31:51] Jacksonville Beach Pier Saint

[31:52] Augustine Bolognone want to

[31:57] Shams Rodman Dam, regular

[32:00] beach, Daytona Sky. We peer

[32:01] temple, the manatees. Jay was

[32:04] amridge Oriole fairground je a

[32:09] jta. Overlooked. Governor

[32:13] DeSantis Mayor Deegan, but

[32:14] state reps, the p city

[32:19] Council. Have you all of

[32:21] deaths. Why have you overlook

[32:24] group? We are important too. A

[32:28] historic agree. It's popular.

[32:28] We've been overlook the 20

[32:32] over 2 inches on the years.

[32:33] Taking tax bills. Dollars been

[32:35] an amusing. The for the news

[32:38] least favorable. Favorable.

[32:42] Defendant. These favorable

[32:46] overlooked and it hurt.

[32:56] >> Exodus Angela Friedman.

[32:56] Name and to look for a my

[32:58] addresses on file. I am here

[33:00] to represent the George

[33:02] Bridge. We have been trying to

[33:08] get to Duval open for. And

[33:10] nothing has ever been done.

[33:12] Don't understand why it we are

[33:20] input. 2, the office. We are

[33:21] supposed to. They represented

[33:21] by Yobit. Just don't care.

[33:24] Don't sing my but George Craig

[33:28] Bridge. We worked. We just

[33:29] ain't got nothing done about

[33:30] it. I don't know don't do that

[33:34] to about a bridge. We love our

[33:36] bridge. Been a lot of killings

[33:38] around. There's nothing open

[33:39] close by, but we can dish. We

[33:42] loved to fish and we just

[33:46] don't understand. Thank you.

[33:47] Next step hears ma'am

[33:48] Councilmember Matt Carlucci

[33:49] would like to talk to you.

[33:54] >> In the green room. Over

[33:58] here. Please. Yes, ma'am. The

[33:58] last COUNCILMAN Matt Carlucci

[34:02] like to speak with you. MISS

[34:03] Harris.

[34:03] >> be heres my addresses on

[34:09] file. During this whole cba

[34:10] process. My group and the

[34:13] community spoke for reason

[34:14] that we wanted a model to be

[34:17] protected. We see the board

[34:21] members. Every board member

[34:24] except 2 is part of live The

[34:25] same thing we fought to get

[34:28] away week. We've PRESIDENT

[34:31] Care Co emails. Hey, we even

[34:31] stayed out of the process

[34:32] because we didn't want it to

[34:36] be partial. We didn't want to

[34:38] be bias. Carroll Co can say

[34:39] the mayor can't say that. We

[34:40] reached out and said, hey, we

[34:43] want you to pick those people.

[34:43] Half of these people who want

[34:45] to West Polk week, they got a

[34:47] call from Travis Williams that

[34:50] they won't abort. I'm sorry.

[34:51] Is this not the same thing we

[34:55] asked for was transparency to

[34:57] be fair, we start the whole

[34:59] board outside of MISTER Blair

[35:01] Shrink, who was with Jackson

[35:02] the letter. He does wonderful

[35:04] things for the community. We

[35:05] even have people No disrespect

[35:09] cleaver that the black man

[35:09] about to go get to sit in

[35:12] orbit me. Because they don't

[35:12] do not define neighborhood.

[35:17] It. We have. Sean Ashley, who

[35:20] is But you've got to go to

[35:21] church east to be on the board

[35:22] to make decisions. Now

[35:27] actually hit. Resumes. A

[35:30] people who are living out

[35:33] happen to people up all of

[35:36] them Klevorn is the mentor to

[35:37] Travis Williams, Jesus Christ.

[35:39] Can we get away from these

[35:40] developers or do we just have

[35:40] eat what they do? We have to

[35:42] sleep with them. At some

[35:46] point. We'll 2 people. That

[35:46] the Jameson told me he stepped

[35:48] down from the board. He is the

[35:50] east side. The mega see

[35:51] member. But I guess the

[35:55] object. I mean, I'm just fair

[35:56] by these developers like them

[35:57] and say nobody come in. Don't

[36:01] want to be a process, Kim,

[36:02] she's not even been living

[36:03] decent enough time to even

[36:06] have generational. Say so.

[36:06] Know, when that move that who

[36:08] went through these trials and

[36:09] tribulations were even pick

[36:12] for the board. I guess we're

[36:14] not caviar at the right place.

[36:16] Yes, we're not smoke in the

[36:18] white cigars. No one appeared

[36:19] say you heard anything from to

[36:20] get the east side about who we

[36:22] want to see on the board. That

[36:25] is how you make things better.

[36:27] You have people submit

[36:28] resumes. You submit the

[36:32] outlines and we have. Members

[36:36] is all it takes. Ari on

[36:37] Randolph. She is objection was

[36:39] on payroll. Everybody is

[36:42] falling back to stack date in

[36:45] the community. Jesus, I mean,

[36:46] do we win it by what we have

[36:48] to do the fight to get it

[36:50] fair. Now we've got the fight

[36:51] for people even as the

[36:52] community Keanu people

[36:54] involved don't know about a

[36:58] >> Is just

[36:59] >> But we haven't seen people.

[37:00] Dan Ally, we're sure that they

[37:03] know what he's become.

[37:04] >> This Harris Council in

[37:04] Clark, Mary, like to talk to

[37:06] in the Bob Jones and run. And

[37:13] next up is Bill James.

[37:14] >> Good evening. My name is

[37:17] James them address his own

[37:18] path. I'm here to represent

[37:19] the joys crude breach fishing

[37:23] pier state Paul. Want to have

[37:30] a a fishing crew. Here, too,

[37:31] because just now that's a part

[37:33] of that We are concerned about

[37:36] the joys created bridge.

[37:38] Concerned about. The Duval

[37:39] said Joyce created breach is

[37:42] not open. But Nessel founders

[37:46] open. We are concerned lock on

[37:49] top of the breach. It's a gate

[37:51] that he got a lot going We

[37:55] won't get a lot removed. So to

[37:56] us at a breeze can be open for

[38:00] us. The now to save it. Debris

[38:03] didn't say Forest official.

[38:04] With his own safe was the

[38:06] official why you love the bow

[38:09] to but with pond. Should be

[38:12] the same thing for them. It is

[38:15] not safe. Official. It's not

[38:16] safe for them to be open to

[38:17] the bridge sitting in a boat

[38:22] this Now concern concern of

[38:23] the getting it fixed, getting

[38:26] it open up. As time I was

[38:32] here, I heard a voice here. I

[38:33] I'm concerned that was

[38:37] happening. Please, please

[38:39] don't forget about And a voice

[38:41] came back to where to keep

[38:44] coming. With so we can get it

[38:45] back to you. But the main

[38:51] thing is. We want action.

[38:51] >> Thank you. Let's seize

[38:58] Cromitie senior. I this is

[39:08] criminal scene. Thank you. And

[39:08] I'm here for iPhone. Mont had

[39:09] just voted 6 to define the

[39:12] crisp pass out. Apologize my

[39:14] first time here. And I've been

[39:16] living in Jacksonville 70. 3

[39:20] years. About the job paying

[39:22] breeze mice. Also. This

[39:27] important. They just And you

[39:34] see fit. To restore bridge.

[39:34] And the bridge is his the

[39:36] bridge. It efficient It can be

[39:39] fish. Don't. My mother has 7

[39:43] boys and one girl. She took

[39:45] all the boys told us how to

[39:53] fish. A total you know, us to

[40:00] be. Rob Lowe. What else I want

[40:02] to teach fix, the payoff for

[40:06] your family. The help family.

[40:13] And now. Fish move cut a deal.

[40:18] Grandson. Is local who want

[40:19] give us this opportunity to

[40:23] please. If this Brit. And the

[40:26] business fishbowl. So we think

[40:34] Jacksonville. Above the other

[40:37] counties and we help head.

[40:38] People come from Georgia and

[40:41] ask the fish on a bridge?

[40:45] Please tell me spirit don't

[40:47] give This is my first. I'm not

[40:51] I'm not shame. Okay. I'm just

[40:52] want to him my voice. What you

[40:54] him ableist call. Lot

[40:55] officials say it won't make a

[40:59] deal. I'm here to prove point.

[41:01] Here, the Hill that one I

[41:04] hate. Going to be Thank you.

[41:07] Thank you, sir.

[41:08] >> Next up, Leonard for its in

[41:10] the 5 after that, please come

[41:11] on down Samantha Series, James

[41:12] Match it. Sharon d#

[41:12] #

[41:13] , Ronnie

[41:15] Burris. And Richard, I believe

[41:18] this is Ekeler MR. Fritz.

[41:20] Names Leonard for its my

[41:23] address is on file. First of

[41:24] all, let me thank all of you

[41:26] for the time you put in. I

[41:27] know that there's a lot done

[41:27] before this. A lot done after

[41:30] it.

[41:30] >> Yeah. Time and energy that

[41:31] you put into doing this job.

[41:33] So I thank you for that. Let

[41:35] me use the Marine Corps

[41:36] acronym here Bluff. I'm going

[41:38] to give you the bottom line up

[41:39] front. Okay. The bottom line

[41:42] up front reason. I'm here to

[41:43] talk to you about the Arab

[41:43] American Heritage Month and

[41:45] why that's in there. And I'm

[41:49] just here to caution. You all

[41:53] to not let that recognition

[41:55] creep. They creeped so that it

[41:55] becomes a fighting within

[42:01] Sharia law. I say with some

[42:02] background I have over 40

[42:06] years of service. And I've

[42:07] been to many Arab countries

[42:09] and I've been around a lot of

[42:10] Muslims. Okay. And I know how

[42:10] they work. And I know that

[42:13] there are factions within the

[42:13] Muslim community just like

[42:17] there's factions of Christians

[42:17] and there's good ones bad

[42:19] ones. And the differentiation

[42:22] between those is how really

[42:22] the plea they are involved in

[42:27] enforcing Sharia law. And so

[42:27] that's something that you have

[42:29] to be aware of going forward

[42:30] is making sure that we're not

[42:34] creeping in that direction. So

[42:37] I asked the going forward. To

[42:41] be aware. As we go forward and

[42:42] recognize the month that we

[42:45] don't get that slow boiling of

[42:48] the frog and before we know

[42:49] it, we're in some situation

[42:51] that looks a bit like

[42:56] Minneapolis, Austin. So have

[42:57] thank you, ladies and

[42:58] gentlemen. Appreciate the

[42:59] time. Thank u. Next up, some

[43:05] the series.

[43:06] >> Smith Series address on

[43:09] file enough is enough. We are

[43:11] tired of our politicians

[43:13] putting their own interests

[43:14] for monetary reasons and

[43:15] corporations interests over

[43:18] the interests of our city. We

[43:19] are tired of being told that

[43:21] so many people are moving to

[43:22] Jacksonville. So we need build

[43:23] out in these rural areas by

[43:26] making 30 foot 40 foot. Lots.

[43:27] If people are trying to move

[43:28] to rural area, that usually

[43:30] means they want to land not

[43:33] living on a 0 lot line. That

[43:36] is how people like to move.

[43:37] You know, I understand that we

[43:40] need to development.

[43:41] Completely understand there

[43:44] are plenty of places winning

[43:45] Boulevard where there are

[43:47] commercial spaces for sale

[43:48] that a developer could buy and

[43:50] create mixed use housing and

[43:51] then you wouldn't have to

[43:53] worry about this additional

[43:54] strain on the communities are

[43:57] that are further back where

[43:57] they don't sidewalk to get to

[43:59] their house. They don't have

[44:01] any transit to get there. They

[44:03] have nothing. But if you made

[44:06] a mixed use house that is near

[44:08] this community and if you

[44:09] actually were able to have a

[44:12] walkable area in that spot,

[44:13] you know, that actually could

[44:14] help the city that could

[44:15] actually help people. You

[44:16] know, they are proposing to

[44:20] have these tiny homes. I mean,

[44:20] not technically a tiny home,

[44:22] but it feels like a tiny home

[44:23] because it's on a 30 foot lot

[44:24] in a 0 lot line where you can

[44:28] touch your neighbor and

[44:30] they're proposing it $300,000

[44:31] $350,000. First of all, it's

[44:32] not affordable. Second of all,

[44:36] who wants to buy 0 lot line

[44:38] with no land for that much

[44:41] money. I don't see anyone that

[44:42] would want that. And that's

[44:44] why when these communities get

[44:45] billed and they start for

[44:46] sale, they end up rentals and

[44:47] they're owned by corporations

[44:52] and they have a constant.

[44:53] Battle between the residents

[44:55] and the people who live in the

[44:56] neighborhood because, you

[44:57] know, the neighborhood didn't

[45:01] want it, but you all pass it

[45:02] and they then have nowhere to

[45:04] go runing there, property

[45:06] values or increasing them so

[45:08] much that they can't afford

[45:09] the taxes. So you're pushing

[45:10] people out that lived there

[45:13] and no longer can afford it or

[45:15] you're putting people there

[45:18] that cannot pay $350,000 for

[45:19] no land and then expect them

[45:21] to just deal with it. People

[45:24] don't buy those houses. There

[45:26] are empty communities because

[45:28] of that. And then they become

[45:29] rental communities. And we

[45:31] have 51% of our residents that

[45:33] rent. I thought you all wanted

[45:33] people to buy homes about you

[45:35] wanted people to afford homes.

[45:39] That's not the way to do it.

[45:41] It's difficult to come up with

[45:42] creative solutions. But I know

[45:43] that some of you want mixed

[45:44] use housing. You are one to

[45:46] talk to the developers, tell

[45:47] them to do mixed use housing.

[45:49] They don't listen to us. You

[45:51] are our representatives. You

[45:55] need represent us. We have you

[45:57] up there because we want you

[45:59] all to take control. Do not

[46:00] let the developers and

[46:00] corporations ruin our city as

[46:01] they tried to do.

[46:07] >> Next up, James mentioned.

[46:10] MR. Machin, are you here?

[46:11] Okay. Hold on to his car to

[46:26] MISS Sharon dikes here next.

[46:42] >> Good evening. My name

[46:42] mentioned I I in some fun

[46:48] file. Come again. Pt and tap

[46:51] into mean, started listening.

[46:55] That's coming Ponce. I And

[46:58] that's an as the executive

[47:01] director. Will leave you.

[47:03] There is some find employment.

[47:10] We had and realize People in

[47:13] community with coming up. But

[47:16] can point to get to work. And

[47:16] I know that it been in front

[47:22] of you. And I worked closely

[47:22] with jta. Transportation

[47:24] fights committee. What I am

[47:26] personally treatment committee

[47:30] from a lot for think share.

[47:43] There. There's not going.

[47:44] >> Yes, will restart the

[47:45] clock. Eric, if you could help

[47:57] her out there. Let's put up to

[48:02] 2 minutes which I'm

[48:02] >> People community year

[48:04] having to give up their jobs.

[48:06] And then thing Tatum in front

[48:07] of you and I know that they

[48:10] some things like. That. The

[48:12] on-time performance for

[48:15] connection. It's But they use

[48:16] words that you don't

[48:19] understand. For example, bank,

[48:21] if you listen closely by some

[48:23] of the it's 90 for the point

[48:28] month. Coming counts that this

[48:28] council has no idea what that

[48:33] means. But if you book an

[48:33] appointment, you're more

[48:35] likely to get there on time.

[48:39] If you book a ride. You might

[48:42] need there next 2 hours. I

[48:45] work in 8 to 9 hours day. I

[48:47] worked 16 from the islands and

[48:48] we I don't want in your time.

[48:52] To my day. And then just

[48:52] merely community that's

[48:56] accounted for. Asking, please

[48:58] support them. That smelling

[49:01] community come up solution. I

[49:04] have lived my paper. And I

[49:04] have you know that to each

[49:09] you. Its almost a week and I

[49:10] won't seem feeling response.

[49:13] From this count full. I'm in

[49:15] private for the I took out

[49:20] time. Some not think your tao.

[49:24] I my plan. And I realize that

[49:27] that's a margin of error. My

[49:28] plan. I can say that 18 4.1

[49:34] million. I would love Somebody

[49:42] can step And Prince community.

[49:44] >> It's minor Saint James

[49:45] match. It no longer wishes to

[50:00] speak. Ronnie Burris hero.

[50:13] >> Hello, my name is Ronnie

[50:14] Morris. And address is on

[50:19] file. You know, I'm a business

[50:22] manager for

[50:24] >> water and wastewater

[50:24] employees. It.

[50:29] >> a

[50:30] >> a COUNCILMAN Miller. What

[50:31] you said about the police and

[50:35] fire being heroes is. They are

[50:39] heroes and that was very

[50:39] touching something that I

[50:41] honor you. For being able to

[50:45] say. But I want to tell you

[50:47] about another smother heroes.

[50:53] They don't wear uniforms. But

[50:53] they come to work every day.

[50:56] They work every night. Back a

[50:57] month ago, month and a half

[51:02] ago. There was 3400. Water

[51:04] lines busted. In Jacksonville,

[51:09] Florida. On members worked 16

[51:13] hours a day. And got those

[51:16] 3400 lines fixed. About 10

[51:19] days. That's a hero. They got

[51:22] your water bat. They got the

[51:24] sewer water bat. They got

[51:28] everything running. But where

[51:31] we're at right now with is

[51:32] where at a standstill we're in

[51:34] negotiations. And we haven't

[51:43] moved. We have. Requested. And

[51:45] declared impasse. And we're

[51:47] now at a point going to the

[51:49] special magistrate. That's the

[51:50] only reason I can still be up

[51:51] here tonight talking to you

[51:54] because wants. I get we get to

[51:57] the point of from the special

[51:57] magistrate. I can't do this

[52:02] anymore. We're not there yet.

[52:07] And I hope that Jay, a will

[52:08] look in and think about this

[52:10] and take into consideration.

[52:13] What the employees do. For

[52:18] this city. Also. Because they

[52:19] wore 12, 16 hours a day

[52:24] sometimes longer. They work as

[52:24] many days as they have 2 in a

[52:27] row to get this fixed. To do

[52:29] whatever it takes. And we're

[52:32] going to be coming to you. And

[52:33] what we're asking for is

[52:38] nothing. Out of the ordinary.

[52:39] We've said we would take the 3

[52:41] and a half percent. But in

[52:45] 2000 and 5, there was a $0.35

[52:48] an hour. Difference and water

[52:50] wastewater and electric. The

[52:55] same company. Today. There's

[52:59] between 5 and $10 an hour and

[53:06] one job is $18 an hour. My.

[53:06] The people, it represents me.

[53:07] The people that were working

[53:09] on these 3400 lines make less

[53:11] than on the electric side.

[53:14] Thank you, sir. Thank you.

[53:15] >> Next step will be Richard

[53:18] Ekeler in the 5 after that.

[53:19] Come on down Body o'Connor,

[53:19] Dragon Beloit play Carper.

[53:21] Nancy Marie Settle and a nice

[53:27] Cup. So Richard Ekeler Europe.

[53:28] >> like to ask question before

[53:30] my time starts.

[53:31] >> This is not time for a

[53:32] question, sir. Just public

[53:36] comment.

[53:38] >> requested to speak on 2

[53:38] different issues. Am I

[53:40] required to fit both 3

[53:41] minutes?

[53:42] >> Yes, sir. You need say your

[53:43] name and address first and

[53:48] then you get 3 minutes of his

[53:48] time Let me speak first to the

[53:50] most important one. And that

[53:50] is the.

[53:55] >> And that of one. 37. It

[53:58] seems to me understand it

[53:59] correctly if insufficient

[54:00] members attend their committee

[54:03] meetings.

[54:04] >> And there's no quorum, they

[54:07] simply low lower. The quorum.

[54:07] >> I like to remind everybody

[54:13] here. That for part-time job,

[54:13] you make as much as many

[54:16] Jackson millions. For a

[54:17] full-time job with a show of

[54:21] 40 hours and sometimes 44 to

[54:21] 48 get to get to 40 hours,

[54:25] pay. It seems to me that many

[54:28] of you owned businesses and

[54:29] you schedule things convenient

[54:33] for yourself. You schedule

[54:35] committee meetings in the

[54:36] middle of the day. All knew

[54:38] and travel on attendance is

[54:40] difficult. It seems to me this

[54:40] is simply another park that

[54:43] you want to add on to the many

[54:45] that you pay for my parking.

[54:46] You don't. Many of you have

[54:48] chauffeurs sort of thing. Can

[54:51] please consider? Please

[54:53] consider that every single

[54:56] dime that you send out is a

[54:57] tax on the back of the men,

[55:00] women and children. Of the

[55:02] city who going to be denied

[55:04] >> services.

[55:06] >> I'd also like to say

[55:09] regarding one 50.

[55:10] >> Adam Smith, who some of you

[55:11] MAY have heard of considered

[55:14] father of modern capitalism

[55:17] said rarely a man of substance

[55:18] and power gathered together.

[55:19] But conspiracy against them

[55:21] public is not formed.

[55:24] Encourage you looked

[55:25] especially some of those you

[55:28] sitting here today who are at

[55:29] least alleged to have done

[55:33] exactly that sort of thing.

[55:35] The company that one 50, a top

[55:35] eyes to was formed only in

[55:39] AUGUST. And we're going to

[55:39] give them 5 million dollars in

[55:43] a few short weeks. This

[55:44] company is truly owned by this

[55:46] score. They have a current

[55:48] capitalization release a

[55:51] portfolio value of 35 billion

[55:53] dollars if they can't make a

[55:55] business work on its own

[55:55] without $5 on the back of

[55:58] every man, woman, child in

[55:59] this city, then perhaps they

[56:01] shouldn't be opening that

[56:02] business. And if they can do

[56:06] it without taxing all of us.

[56:07] Then maybe they should move

[56:09] forward under their own money

[56:13] and with their own money. This

[56:14] corporate welfare is dragging

[56:16] down this city in a way that

[56:20] everything else has not. And

[56:21] it is probably behind some of

[56:22] the misbehavior. That we've

[56:25] been reading about. Be a

[56:32] colder.

[56:33] >> My name is Bobby o'Connor.

[56:36] My addresses on file. In

[56:40] January of last year. Take em

[56:40] down Jax pulled together a

[56:44] group of people and we formed

[56:45] a coalition called interrupt

[56:48] Redlining Coalition. And we've

[56:51] been working since then. We

[56:53] came to know, as we did the

[56:54] work and I'm sure that most of

[56:56] you all know what redlining is

[56:59] that that things that were

[57:00] happening in redlined

[57:01] neighborhoods who are also

[57:02] happening in other

[57:03] neighborhoods. In fact, most

[57:04] of the neighborhoods and his

[57:08] other people spoken. Sometimes

[57:09] a city council seems more

[57:10] interested in the developer

[57:13] and the money and they are in

[57:14] the citizens. So I just want

[57:15] you all to know that we've

[57:18] been working really hard. And

[57:19] his son was already mentioned

[57:20] last night. We had a town hall

[57:23] meeting. There were 101 folks

[57:25] there. A lot of good energy.

[57:27] We've been working with

[57:27] Councilmember Johnson

[57:30] collaborating with him to

[57:32] create a neighborhood Bill of

[57:33] rights. You know that there

[57:35] was a 1995 Bill of Rights

[57:37] neighborhood. Bill writes, it

[57:39] has not been sufficient that

[57:42] Bill of Rights needs to be

[57:44] updated. And in terms of you

[57:44] all, I just want to say a

[57:49] special word of thanks to

[57:49] Councilmember Johnson and

[57:50] council member of the who

[57:52] showed up last night. Came to

[57:53] the city hall and into the

[57:55] city town hall meeting in

[57:56] order to hear what citizens

[58:02] had to say. I think it was in

[58:02] FEBRUARY have to go back and

[58:04] look at my notes. But I sent

[58:07] every one of you an email and

[58:08] called every one of you and

[58:10] ask would you please meet with

[58:11] us and let us talk to you

[58:15] about this issue. Matt

[58:15] Carlucci met with us. You me.

[58:18] Met with us and Councilmember

[58:23] Johnson met with us. Others of

[58:25] you did call and say, well, we

[58:26] can't do this right now. We're

[58:29] busy. We have a lot on plate.

[58:29] We need everything to be

[58:31] completely done before. We can

[58:32] see it. And some of you did

[58:35] not even respond to the e-mail

[58:37] are to the phone call. I wish

[58:42] that. Mean, I don't know. Do

[58:43] y'all have rules about ifs,

[58:46] folks? It is an email. You are

[58:48] you do you feel compelled to

[58:50] respond in some way or at

[58:51] least acknowledge that you've

[58:52] got the e-mail or phone

[58:54] message was left on your

[58:56] phone. I don't know what that

[58:57] ruling is. But there were a

[58:59] number of you that I got no

[59:02] response from. And last last

[59:02] week, every one of you were

[59:05] sent a flyer inviting you to

[59:07] come to this town hall meeting

[59:07] and I'm really disappointed.

[59:11] You weren't there. And I also

[59:12] want to say, please listen to

[59:13] this good woman who shows up

[59:14] every council meeting to ask

[59:17] you to please don't let the

[59:20] rates change almost double on

[59:21] the on the rideshare. Just

[59:24] don't do that. Don't do that.

[59:27] Please use the money that you

[59:28] are giving jta. There's got to

[59:28] be a way that you can do that.

[59:32] I don't know the solution, but

[59:34] you are smart men and women.

[59:35] Please find a solution.

[59:36] O'Connor. Councilmember police

[59:37] would like to talk to you in

[59:38] the pop charts. Next up is

[59:44] dragon below

[59:47] >> Oh, my gosh, guys that we

[59:47] have.

[59:48] >> I name and address oyster

[59:48] address on file. I'm getting

[59:52] there. I'm sorry. So couple of

[59:53] things I want to just touch on

[59:54] before we get to the meat of

[1:00:00] the issue, one. Seconded on

[1:00:01] the whole.

[1:00:03] >> a corporation should

[1:00:04] require 5 million dollars

[1:00:04] open. Seconded on the whole.

[1:00:05] Don't double the rates.

[1:00:08] Seconded on the whole.

[1:00:10] >> Please listen. Your

[1:00:11] constituents.

[1:00:11] >> And I was present at that

[1:00:13] meeting last night. It was

[1:00:14] right. There's a lot of fun

[1:00:18] you in there. Some of you My

[1:00:21] big issue today. Once again,

[1:00:22] flock cameras, they're all

[1:00:23] over the place. I still have

[1:00:25] so many of them in my

[1:00:26] neighborhood. And I know that

[1:00:31] it's a lot of work to. Police

[1:00:32] that to write it. I emailed

[1:00:33] some of you actually got a

[1:00:34] response within an hour from

[1:00:37] Cannes tomorrow. Great job

[1:00:38] asking for more information

[1:00:40] which are provided. I know

[1:00:41] it's a lot of work write an

[1:00:42] ordinance. So I wrote 2 of

[1:00:46] them. I didn't make copies

[1:00:48] because I assume at most one

[1:00:48] of Hughes going to read it and

[1:00:50] it's probably give a blue

[1:00:53] cell. But I will give this to

[1:00:55] the page. I have 2 options

[1:00:57] here. One to protecting law

[1:00:58] enforcement, constitutional

[1:00:59] rights and local control

[1:00:59] ordinance. This one is based

[1:01:01] off of the Hernando County

[1:01:02] Ordinance just regulating how

[1:01:05] alpr is work, how their data

[1:01:08] should be sold to people just

[1:01:10] giving the city council the

[1:01:13] jurisdiction to say, hey, here

[1:01:13] are the flock cameras that

[1:01:17] exist. Here is where they are.

[1:01:19] And it's not legal to sell

[1:01:20] that information. This one, I

[1:01:22] like a lot more. The freeing

[1:01:23] local organizations from

[1:01:24] camera cac a stock or c

[1:01:25] ordinance. I just thought that

[1:01:27] was funny. I'll be honest.

[1:01:31] This one says they're illegal

[1:01:32] and I'm giving both of these

[1:01:33] to you obviously for you do

[1:01:37] this one you have the

[1:01:38] opportunity to pass the one

[1:01:39] that gives you guys clear

[1:01:43] control. But if I get into

[1:01:47] office, I'm passing this on.

[1:01:48] So you guys have the

[1:01:50] opportunity now to say, hey,

[1:01:52] these cameras are a concern.

[1:01:55] Tracking our citizens is a

[1:01:57] concern. The people that say,

[1:01:57] hey, we don't want this, we do

[1:01:59] care about that. I've written

[1:02:01] the ordinance is for you. I've

[1:02:02] done the work. You can just

[1:02:06] pass it. Now. I know it goes

[1:02:07] through a lot more work than

[1:02:08] that. Obviously. But, you

[1:02:11] know, I thought I'd get in

[1:02:12] some practice. So here are

[1:02:14] these. I'm going to give them

[1:02:15] to you. I'm going to e-mail

[1:02:16] them to you so that you also

[1:02:16] have them and can edit them at

[1:02:19] your leisure. I want you to

[1:02:19] know I've done the work

[1:02:23] already. You guys have the

[1:02:25] opportunity to do something

[1:02:26] that is going to be a hit with

[1:02:28] just about everybody. And you

[1:02:29] have that opportunity couple

[1:02:32] of times. I beg you to do it.

[1:02:33] I bet you to please listen.

[1:02:37] Your constituents overall,

[1:02:38] please stop building marks and

[1:02:39] things and redlined

[1:02:39] neighborhoods that shouldn't

[1:02:43] be there. Regulate. Thank you

[1:02:58] like Harper.

[1:03:00] Blake, Harper

[1:03:00] information on file tonight.

[1:03:01] We're going to talk about the

[1:03:04] First Amendment.

[1:03:05] >> Since 2010 have been coming

[1:03:08] down to advocate for the

[1:03:08] Constitution and Christian

[1:03:12] principles which it's built.

[1:03:13] That means that the bill of

[1:03:13] rights of first second 3rd,

[1:03:17] 4003th Amendment so forth.

[1:03:21] When Aaron Bowman put up piece

[1:03:22] of legislation, 2 sensor

[1:03:28] prayer. I fought that 17

[1:03:32] pastors came down to speak.

[1:03:33] Why finds would find some of

[1:03:35] those prayers offensive. They

[1:03:35] have the right under the

[1:03:37] Constitution. To speak, to say

[1:03:40] those prayers. The thing that

[1:03:42] makes unique and makes us such

[1:03:46] a great nation is that no man

[1:03:48] or woman can take those rights

[1:03:49] away from us because those are

[1:03:54] given to us by GOD. When

[1:03:55] they're distraught. When the

[1:03:55] hate crime bill came up. I

[1:03:58] thought that. When the

[1:04:00] disruption came came out. You

[1:04:04] have that panel over there.

[1:04:05] Because of the work I did

[1:04:06] working with you all to get

[1:04:07] something where people pushed

[1:04:08] to stand up and show have

[1:04:14] something to show. For 7

[1:04:15] years. Ben Frazier would come

[1:04:17] down and attack City Council

[1:04:21] members. Michael Boylan got

[1:04:24] the got the brunt of it and he

[1:04:25] sat there and he took it and

[1:04:27] he was in many, many times

[1:04:27] situations where he could

[1:04:28] retaliate.

[1:04:31] >> But he didn't because he

[1:04:32] understands of the importance

[1:04:34] of the First Amendment and the

[1:04:35] rights that people have. For 7

[1:04:41] years. But when I stand at t e

[1:04:45] u document, the fact that the

[1:04:47] Democrat Party is the party of

[1:04:48] racism, that they're the party

[1:04:50] of white supremacy going back

[1:04:55] to compromise of 18. 77. My

[1:04:55] First Amendment rights are

[1:04:57] taken away from me by the vice

[1:05:01] chair, Jacoby Pittman. It's

[1:05:02] kind of interesting. Tyrone

[1:05:03] partners, not here. She seemed

[1:05:03] to think it was all all the

[1:05:09] bomb. There's an easy way to

[1:05:10] learn a lesson and there's a

[1:05:13] hard way to learn a lesson. I

[1:05:14] hope this the let lessons been

[1:05:17] learned. Easy way this time.

[1:05:18] Of our county school board did

[1:05:20] not learn at the easy way.

[1:05:24] They pay $560,000 in legal

[1:05:25] fees because they violated

[1:05:25] some buddies. First Amendment

[1:05:29] rights.

[1:05:29] >> You've got to want to do

[1:05:35] that. Earlier lady said.

[1:05:36] >> We you all need to hear

[1:05:36] what we have to say. Whether

[1:05:40] you like it or not. What I

[1:05:40] stand up and I speak to you. I

[1:05:44] speak you based on facts and

[1:05:45] those facts destroy a

[1:05:45] narrative that you hear over

[1:05:47] and over again. The

[1:05:48] consequence has been to try to

[1:05:51] shut that up. I'm not going to

[1:05:52] shut up and we I'm going to

[1:05:53] keep speaking about those

[1:05:55] facts. I have the right to do

[1:05:57] that here. And I will.

[1:05:58] >> Next up, Nancy Marie

[1:06:08] Settle. And then Denise Cook.

[1:06:09] >> Nancy Marie Settle

[1:06:10] addresses on file. I was at

[1:06:13] the town Hall for neighborhood

[1:06:16] Bill of Rights last night and

[1:06:17] it was really

[1:06:19] >> energizing and wonderful.

[1:06:20] >> I'm thinking of making a

[1:06:24] movie about it. 101 citizens

[1:06:25] and then villain is going to

[1:06:27] be Cruella De j. Ville City

[1:06:29] Council because you guys just

[1:06:31] don't seem to listen to the

[1:06:34] 101 citizens that were there.

[1:06:35] Cities are built for people

[1:06:39] not for profit neighborhoods,

[1:06:40] define the quality of the city

[1:06:43] where we work, where we live

[1:06:44] or replay. It is the heart and

[1:06:47] soul of our city and we live

[1:06:48] in community with one another.

[1:06:50] And we have to learn to get

[1:06:52] along. And oftentimes that

[1:06:53] doesn't happen. So that's why

[1:06:55] we have rules and laws

[1:06:56] defining expectations in

[1:06:58] guiding behavior. We're bound

[1:07:03] by the land use. We have rules

[1:07:05] and laws about how to use

[1:07:06] property that we might own. If

[1:07:09] we're lucky enough. And we are

[1:07:11] guided by the comprehensive

[1:07:14] plan, zoning regulation,

[1:07:15] design guidelines.

[1:07:16] >> And if we are lucky enough

[1:07:18] to be able to buy a piece of

[1:07:20] property, we know what those

[1:07:22] uses and restrictions and

[1:07:23] guidelines are. I noticed that

[1:07:25] when it comes to amending land

[1:07:26] use that developers have a

[1:07:28] larger voice in Jacksonville.

[1:07:32] >> Then the citizens.

[1:07:33] >> We have to. When we set up

[1:07:36] these guidelines, we hire

[1:07:38] people, intelligent, capable

[1:07:40] educated people to make sure

[1:07:45] that they architecture. Pete

[1:07:46] architect, Architects,

[1:07:48] historical preservation as

[1:07:48] urban planning and landscape

[1:07:49] designers, environmental

[1:07:53] impact biologists. We need to

[1:07:53] listen to them when they make

[1:07:57] recommendations and up line.

[1:08:01] Their knowledge to land use.

[1:08:03] Instead of listening to all of

[1:08:05] these appeals and did not that

[1:08:07] from the Niles and then we

[1:08:09] allow lawyers a couple of

[1:08:10] lawyers in this city to

[1:08:11] Control City Council on behalf

[1:08:14] of these developers. I think

[1:08:15] people are really you can hear

[1:08:15] it. People are tired of it.

[1:08:19] People see it happening and

[1:08:20] it's like we're getting it's

[1:08:21] an issue I hear over and over

[1:08:23] again. And city council. We

[1:08:24] should be playing by the

[1:08:25] rules. Everyone should be

[1:08:29] playing by the rules. The

[1:08:30] zoning is there for a

[1:08:32] structure. We need to listen

[1:08:35] to citizens. We need listen to

[1:08:36] planning Council see packs and

[1:08:36] most importantly, the

[1:08:41] citizens. So that we need to

[1:08:42] have council members who are

[1:08:43] not overriding the will of

[1:08:46] these bodies in the people.

[1:08:47] And when the cause. When that

[1:08:48] happens, we mistrust

[1:08:49] government. We suspect money's

[1:08:53] been change. We suspect that.

[1:08:54] Big favors are being called

[1:08:55] out for redemption. My times

[1:08:58] on south that please fix the

[1:08:59] dam bridge for these people

[1:09:00] hear him come in over and

[1:09:03] over. Fix the bridge It's a

[1:09:04] really positive thing in our

[1:09:05] community. And they've been

[1:09:08] begging you for it.

[1:09:09] >> Thank u. Next up is Denise

[1:09:11] Cote in the 5 after that are

[1:09:12] Anthony Brown, Addison Patrick

[1:09:15] Jamie Travis Leonard and

[1:09:18] Timothy Johnson, Ms Cook.

[1:09:19] >> Dennis Cook, my addresses

[1:09:24] on file. All my thunder has

[1:09:26] been stolen tonight with all

[1:09:26] the conversation. What I

[1:09:30] wanted to say is I feel very

[1:09:31] hopeful. You know, I've been

[1:09:33] in in the streets of

[1:09:35] Jacksonville for over a decade

[1:09:38] participating with grassroots

[1:09:39] organizations jumping through

[1:09:39] any hoops that I could jump

[1:09:41] through to try to make a

[1:09:43] difference. Whether it was

[1:09:44] cpac weather meeting with my

[1:09:46] council person, whether it was

[1:09:50] coming down here. Full of hope

[1:09:53] because we have demonstrated

[1:09:54] that there is a movement in

[1:09:59] Jacksonville. 101 people is

[1:10:00] nothing to sneeze at on a

[1:10:00] Monday evening at 6 o'clock at

[1:10:04] night. And those people

[1:10:06] represented every part of

[1:10:07] Jacksonville, not just the

[1:10:08] underserved, not just the ones

[1:10:13] we talk about. We had here.

[1:10:14] You're a prominent zip code.

[1:10:16] Your high income, zip codes

[1:10:18] represented. We had low-income

[1:10:20] zip codes act represented. We

[1:10:21] have Republicans. We had

[1:10:22] Democrats. We had

[1:10:24] libertarians. We had

[1:10:26] independence. All of us were

[1:10:29] together for a common cause of

[1:10:30] developing a neighborhood bill

[1:10:31] of rights. Can put some

[1:10:32] accountability and action in

[1:10:35] 2. Stopping some of the things

[1:10:36] that have occurred in the last

[1:10:37] few years. In regards to land

[1:10:40] use and zoning. You know, why

[1:10:41] do we want to pay 1.5 million

[1:10:43] dollars for a liquor store?

[1:10:45] We're talking about bridge

[1:10:46] repair. That money could have

[1:10:50] went towards that. We've got

[1:10:53] to continue to work together.

[1:10:55] I appreciate you all. I

[1:10:56] offered to work with you every

[1:10:58] time I come up here and speak,

[1:10:59] I don't expect any one of us

[1:11:01] to do this by ourselves. We're

[1:11:05] a community where city. And

[1:11:06] yes, there are things that we

[1:11:07] don't understand things that

[1:11:09] you have to go through, that

[1:11:10] we MAY not be privy to, but

[1:11:12] that's why talking to us on a

[1:11:13] regular basis. But help us

[1:11:18] educate the public. And help

[1:11:19] you have and the your

[1:11:19] constituents have a different

[1:11:23] perspective of things. So I'll

[1:11:26] continue to do this. And come

[1:11:29] and see you as often as I can.

[1:11:30] And I'll continue to be in the

[1:11:31] grassroots organizations. I

[1:11:33] will continue to be a voice

[1:11:36] for the people that I can be a

[1:11:38] voice for. And I want to just

[1:11:40] say to the people that are in

[1:11:41] the audience.

[1:11:41] >> We appreciate you coming

[1:11:45] out every every month. There

[1:11:46] are opportunities for to get

[1:11:47] in there. Can you just threw

[1:11:48] the body not turn around face

[1:11:50] on place?

[1:11:51] >> It's been the microphone

[1:11:56] for the record.

[1:11:58] >> I would like to invite all

[1:11:59] of the communities that are

[1:12:00] here and represented to the

[1:12:02] town hall meeting that takes

[1:12:04] place. The 3rd Thursday of

[1:12:06] every month at 06:00pm at 14.

[1:12:08] 0, 5, State Street West. It is

[1:12:11] a collaborative effort. And we

[1:12:14] are not a partisan group. We

[1:12:18] are trying to build. A bridge

[1:12:19] and work in this city

[1:12:22] together. Thank you.

[1:12:24] >> Thank u next step is

[1:12:25] Anthony print. Counselor would

[1:12:26] like to talk to the Bob Jones

[1:12:27] and room. And if the floor is

[1:12:30] yours. Anthony Brown,

[1:12:33] addresses on file I guess I'm

[1:12:36] just going piggyback on what.

[1:12:40] MISS Denise Cook say. It last

[1:12:42] night. I honored to attend a

[1:12:44] meeting in which 101 people

[1:12:45] lieutenant a town hall

[1:12:50] meeting. There were 2 council

[1:12:50] members from this current city

[1:12:53] council that. Attend it. And

[1:12:59] they left early. So. Even Ed,

[1:13:01] I feel like we should have

[1:13:02] more representation at this

[1:13:03] meeting. If you have not

[1:13:06] heard, I'm pretty sure most of

[1:13:07] you, if not all of you were

[1:13:11] invited and notified. I was

[1:13:11] pleasantly surprised at the

[1:13:14] diversity of the meeting.

[1:13:15] There were people from all

[1:13:15] over the city that had a

[1:13:19] number of different issues.

[1:13:19] They seem to be extremely

[1:13:23] neglect. It. But there is but

[1:13:24] 9 to collect. That is being

[1:13:27] practice here. And durkeeville

[1:13:32] new 40 field, cetera, cetera.

[1:13:33] And when you guys 2 years ago

[1:13:35] passed that resolution, I

[1:13:37] understand that it was an

[1:13:37] acknowledgement, however,

[1:13:40] didn't have a lot of teeth.

[1:13:41] There were plenty of people

[1:13:42] attended that meeting last

[1:13:44] night that were done that. A

[1:13:46] knowledgeable of the

[1:13:46] resolution. There are many

[1:13:50] people who don't know that you

[1:13:50] guys have talked about

[1:13:54] redlining. But they have yet

[1:13:56] to see anything tangible in

[1:13:56] terms of things that you are

[1:13:59] doing to rectify. So I'm not

[1:14:02] gonna stay up for too long.

[1:14:03] But again, Denise could

[1:14:06] mention our meeting. Some of

[1:14:07] you have attended our meeting.

[1:14:10] I think they are very

[1:14:13] productive. We do have action

[1:14:13] steps and we are trying to

[1:14:16] work with the City council.

[1:14:17] But when the city council is

[1:14:18] not doing what he's supposed

[1:14:19] to do, they will be called out

[1:14:21] as they should. And many of

[1:14:22] you know, you should have been

[1:14:23] at the meeting last night. So

[1:14:24] that's why some of you got to

[1:14:28] head now looking crazy. Moving

[1:14:29] forward. We would like to

[1:14:30] continue a cordial

[1:14:30] relationship with City

[1:14:34] Council. Our meeting most of

[1:14:35] the time as every 3rd Thursday

[1:14:38] this week is on the 4th. Which

[1:14:42] is 6 o'clock 14. 0, 5, State

[1:14:44] Street West Pastor Leo Dawson

[1:14:45] is the senior pastor. He spoke

[1:14:47] eloquently earlier today. We

[1:14:49] look forward to all of you are

[1:14:54] most of you attending. We want

[1:14:54] to change the narrative in

[1:14:55] this city. We no longer want

[1:14:59] to say to to be just a pass 95

[1:15:00] or 10. We wanted to rival all

[1:15:03] of the other cities in Florida

[1:15:04] and we need you to address

[1:15:07] redlining head on outside of a

[1:15:09] resolution and what tangible

[1:15:10] bills and with tangible

[1:15:12] policy. Thank you. Thank u

[1:15:23] past. And Patrick.

[1:15:24] >> Hi, good evening, everyone.

[1:15:25] My name is at U.S. And Liberty

[1:15:29] Patrick, my addresses on file

[1:15:30] again want to thank everyone

[1:15:31] who's been working on the

[1:15:31] revised version of the

[1:15:34] neighborhood Bill of Rights.

[1:15:35] As everyone has said before we

[1:15:36] had over 100 people there last

[1:15:41] night, it was incredible and

[1:15:42] impressive to see all of the

[1:15:44] community members across

[1:15:45] economic geographic and even

[1:15:49] across the age spectrum to see

[1:15:50] how everyone was present in

[1:15:51] interested in being involved

[1:15:52] in their community and making

[1:15:56] a better place. The crowd was

[1:15:57] engaged, asked relevant

[1:15:58] questions and the speakers and

[1:15:58] panelists put together a well

[1:16:01] organized event. I left

[1:16:05] feeling energized. I also want

[1:16:08] to add again that all 3 major

[1:16:09] political parties were

[1:16:09] represented there in

[1:16:13] attendance. There were no

[1:16:14] disagreements and we didn't

[1:16:15] need government there to keep

[1:16:19] law and order. I do want to

[1:16:20] thank again council members,

[1:16:23] Johnson incluso for attending.

[1:16:25] And as some are aware, there

[1:16:25] are other meetings tonight. At

[1:16:27] the same time there's a jta

[1:16:28] meeting over Fscj and then

[1:16:30] there's mayors, town hall

[1:16:30] believe so. Appreciate

[1:16:33] everyone who's here. I would

[1:16:36] like to commend Council member

[1:16:38] Mike Gay for holding member

[1:16:39] holding meetings for public

[1:16:40] comment and taking the wishes

[1:16:41] of constituents into

[1:16:44] consideration. I attended the

[1:16:45] Finance Committee meeting last

[1:16:45] week and I would like to thank

[1:16:48] council member Rory Diamond

[1:16:49] for being the only member who

[1:16:52] voted against a quarter of a

[1:16:53] million dollar consulting fee

[1:16:54] to scout a location for a new

[1:17:00] jail. And as a libertarian, I

[1:17:03] hear things I agree with from

[1:17:03] Republicans, Democrats and

[1:17:05] independents across the

[1:17:06] spectrum. I believe that

[1:17:07] language and delivery are

[1:17:10] really important. Some of us

[1:17:13] are building more coalitions

[1:17:14] purposefully by design. So we

[1:17:15] are not in our same echo

[1:17:16] chamber. We want to hear

[1:17:18] different perspective.

[1:17:21] Perspectives and talk about

[1:17:23] solutions. Jacksonville is a

[1:17:24] melting pot of ideas. We hope

[1:17:25] to see that reflected in the

[1:17:26] leadership of the next

[1:17:30] council. We take Jacksonville

[1:17:32] back by coming together across

[1:17:33] party lines and meeting

[1:17:35] everyone as we are neighbors.

[1:17:38] Thank you.

[1:17:44] >> Next steps on it.

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[1:18:19] New All What are just want to

[1:18:20] do next one, then a 2 and a

[1:18:23] half minutes. You know, fwc.

[1:18:26] You know, it's you know, it's

[1:18:28] a play off the Fish and

[1:18:30] Wildlife Commission. The state

[1:18:34] of Florida. And, you know, our

[1:18:35] chair of waterways. This can

[1:18:39] America. And right now. Well,

[1:18:42] I just wanted. Be very excited

[1:18:47] about. Fwc. Fishing with

[1:18:52] crazy. George Crady. You

[1:18:56] nailed Arrow. You did. And you

[1:18:57] know what? I'll be speaking to

[1:18:59] some other pieces. Legislation

[1:19:01] got 4.5 million for some

[1:19:03] trees. You know, I come again

[1:19:04] assured on new or expanding

[1:19:07] drinkin zones lets you know,

[1:19:08] $35,000 was supposed to be the

[1:19:11] amount of money that was Duval

[1:19:17] County. You money for the

[1:19:19] maintenance of the George

[1:19:20] Crady Bridge. But you know

[1:19:24] what? That was terminated,

[1:19:24] diverted, whatever you want to

[1:19:25] call. But you know what? We

[1:19:28] can make it right. And college

[1:19:29] tour is call it just straight

[1:19:33] now. Yes, fishing with crazy.

[1:19:34] And I'll tell you what, you

[1:19:38] could have one of the biggest.

[1:19:39] You know, parties

[1:19:39] tournament's, whatever you

[1:19:41] want to call it. Kim, down to

[1:19:44] a minute for let me just

[1:19:47] change gears, you know, great

[1:19:49] now. You know, I went to last

[1:19:50] night, cpac meeting cpac 3,

[1:19:52] their 60 packs. Let me just

[1:19:55] say ethics is gone. You know,

[1:19:57] I went to the Ethics

[1:19:57] Commission meeting and I asked

[1:19:59] we have succeed packs

[1:20:00] representing the entire city.

[1:20:02] We have the mayor's Disability

[1:20:04] Council. We have the council

[1:20:05] and elder fairs, a senior

[1:20:10] citizens can why o g c? The

[1:20:11] office of General counsel not

[1:20:13] represented at these meetings.

[1:20:14] Last night's meeting was like

[1:20:16] a free for all. And I'll tell

[1:20:18] you something, you get get a

[1:20:22] grip on that one. You know, we

[1:20:23] got the truth Commission

[1:20:24] coming up, taxation revenue

[1:20:27] utilization of expenditures.

[1:20:27] You know, you know, he's

[1:20:29] coming after psg, you know,

[1:20:35] psg. You anyway, you know.

[1:20:36] Guzman Boylan and hope you'll

[1:20:36] be at the Truth Commission

[1:20:39] meeting. I'm sure you will. 7

[1:20:41] seconds left. Let's go fishing

[1:20:42] with Grady. Thank you for

[1:20:45] listening in. Tourism. Jamie

[1:20:53] Travis Leonard, you next.

[1:20:55] >> Good evening. City

[1:20:55] councilmembers. My name is

[1:20:57] Jamie trying addresses on

[1:20:58] file. It's just really

[1:21:01] difficult. Headline I saw

[1:21:02] coming out of our Florida

[1:21:05] lawmakers, informal housing

[1:21:05] coming up here a few times

[1:21:06] about affordable housing. Many

[1:21:08] people have come up over the

[1:21:12] last several months. And thank

[1:21:14] you to do something. And I've

[1:21:14] had some of you come to mean,

[1:21:18] say it's really heart. We

[1:21:22] can't do a lot guys.

[1:21:23] >> And I'm sorry, that's not

[1:21:23] going to cut it because if you

[1:21:25] can't do it in our state,

[1:21:27] lawmakers can't do it. Why do

[1:21:30] we have the u? Why are we

[1:21:32] paying your salary with art?

[1:21:36] Is from homes. If you can,

[1:21:36] then help us make them

[1:21:39] affordable. 42.4 people in

[1:21:45] this city. Renters. There were

[1:21:46] multiple bills, Thomas,

[1:21:50] Calista few in the state.

[1:21:51] >> For affordable.

[1:21:53] >> Renting hb 675, sb 756, hb

[1:21:55] 703, all failed. And you know

[1:21:57] what the state lawmaker said?

[1:22:01] Well, it's really hard. Its

[1:22:01] its hard to come an agreement.

[1:22:05] No, it's not. I cannot

[1:22:07] conceive how you all can have

[1:22:10] a sitting city council

[1:22:11] PRESIDENT Make a bia and try

[1:22:15] to make his bff. A board

[1:22:15] member on how we can have

[1:22:17] another city council member

[1:22:20] party crash. Jay, a more board

[1:22:21] meeting. How we can have

[1:22:24] multiple city council members

[1:22:24] disrespect public speakers

[1:22:27] Liu, meetings, but we can't

[1:22:28] get affordable housing out of

[1:22:32] fuel. It's real suspicious

[1:22:33] guy. Eyes beginning to think

[1:22:34] there might be some corruption

[1:22:41] at play. We have big do. We've

[1:22:42] demanded we will get where we

[1:22:43] want Eventually you can either

[1:22:44] be on this board when it

[1:22:46] happens. Or you can be voted

[1:22:50] out. Address the affordability

[1:22:51] crisis. Give us legend. It

[1:22:53] will work with you. We you

[1:22:56] heard many people mention our

[1:22:58] neighborhood Bill of Rights. I

[1:22:59] was there last night. We had 2

[1:23:01] city council members there

[1:23:04] last night. All of you have

[1:23:04] been communicated to about

[1:23:06] this requested to provide some

[1:23:08] input. We are asking you were

[1:23:09] trying to build a bridge

[1:23:09] bridge, doing the work for

[1:23:15] you. We need you to show up.

[1:23:17] And if you do when the time

[1:23:19] comes, we will and you won't

[1:23:24] be in those seats.

[1:23:25] >> Timothy Jones in the next 3

[1:23:28] after that, Nick Smith, Amanda

[1:23:29] Breen and Eric's Doodle, blue

[1:23:32] cypress that. MR. Johnson.

[1:23:35] Good Evening, Everybody.

[1:23:37] Council PRESIDENT And all of

[1:23:37] the council in his place. My

[1:23:40] name is Timothy Johnson.

[1:23:41] Senior.

[1:23:42] >> Currently my address is

[1:23:46] 1800 Denise Court. I am a

[1:23:47] veteran of the U.S. Navy and

[1:23:48] the U.S. Coast Guard and I'm

[1:23:51] currently in transition did

[1:23:53] have some specific issues that

[1:23:55] I wanted to address this

[1:23:57] evening. But here in the

[1:23:58] conversation, we're going to

[1:23:59] deter just a little bit and

[1:24:03] try to stay within the time.

[1:24:07] Full disclosure. I pa Kennedy

[1:24:10] for City Council District 7

[1:24:11] and should the good people of

[1:24:12] district 7 given the

[1:24:13] opportunity I can guarantee

[1:24:14] you will be every townhome

[1:24:18] Beaty. And you won't be

[1:24:21] disappointed. They talked

[1:24:22] about that. And the bill of

[1:24:25] rights. I am for neighborhood

[1:24:26] built stop the clock. Real

[1:24:29] quick. Since future reference,

[1:24:32] you cannot come up down here

[1:24:33] and campaign can talk about

[1:24:35] can you do just just letting

[1:24:37] us warning.

[1:24:38] >> Thank you. Moving on elect

[1:24:43] to recognize COUNCILWOMAN.

[1:24:45] Jacoby Pittman for what she

[1:24:45] and Representative Angie

[1:24:47] Nixon. Doing. But whatever the

[1:24:50] MARCH for the veterans again,

[1:24:51] I'm a 33 year veteran of the

[1:24:52] U.S. Navy and Coast Guard, a

[1:24:58] neighborhood It's a problem.

[1:24:59] It's something I've been

[1:25:03] addressing as a citizen. Also

[1:25:06] remember if some of these

[1:25:07] neighborhoods case in point

[1:25:08] right outside the Volunteers

[1:25:12] of America. Veterans. In

[1:25:15] transition. I've called 3

[1:25:17] times this week. It was there

[1:25:20] before I got there and it's

[1:25:22] still there. Now someone told

[1:25:23] me from the mayor's office

[1:25:25] said it would be taken care of

[1:25:28] and still has it. Also, I'd

[1:25:30] like to address the area

[1:25:32] around Macduff 5.29

[1:25:34] Specifically there are about 3

[1:25:35] churches they're in that very

[1:25:39] area and all of them suffering

[1:25:41] light. They've called they've

[1:25:42] written and they've asked that

[1:25:43] these areas be cleaned up and

[1:25:46] they're not being cleaned up.

[1:25:47] So I did like somebody who's a

[1:25:49] part of that committee, maybe

[1:25:50] speak with them and we need to

[1:25:51] make something happen. That

[1:25:54] knows area real quickly, I'd

[1:25:59] like to address. Is Citizens

[1:26:00] Review Board. We don't have

[1:26:02] one if there's going to be

[1:26:06] trusts, restored. Between the

[1:26:08] public and jso, we need a

[1:26:11] citizens review board.

[1:26:16] Finally. Collaboration between

[1:26:17] faith-based organizations and

[1:26:18] nonprofit organizations that

[1:26:21] are dealing with the use and

[1:26:22] providing them with

[1:26:23] alternatives to deter them

[1:26:25] from crime and other things

[1:26:29] that affect their lives. My

[1:26:30] ministry, I'm the founder and

[1:26:33] director of Speed Ministries.

[1:26:34] It's a National llc and our

[1:26:35] focus is to work with young

[1:26:38] boys between the ages of 7.14,

[1:26:41] 14 in 17 18. And 25 we have

[1:26:43] found 5 foundational. Thank

[1:26:44] you, sir. Thank Next up is

[1:26:52] Nick Smith.

[1:26:53] >> Name is Nick Smith and my

[1:26:58] addresses on file. Good

[1:26:59] evening. My name is Nick Smith

[1:27:00] and I water and wastewater

[1:27:05] system at j. Let me tell you

[1:27:05] what that job actually

[1:27:06] involved, because I think it

[1:27:09] matters here. We're required

[1:27:10] to hold. State certifications

[1:27:15] was take years to earn. We're

[1:27:15] an treatment systems that

[1:27:16] protect public health every

[1:27:20] hour of every day.

[1:27:22] Troubleshooter equipment

[1:27:22] maintain infrastructure and

[1:27:23] respond when things go wrong.

[1:27:27] Regardless. When that happens

[1:27:27] or what the conditions are

[1:27:32] outside. During the freeze,

[1:27:33] we're managing burst pipes and

[1:27:36] system stressed citywide. But

[1:27:37] most of Jacksonville was being

[1:27:42] told to stay inside. The

[1:27:43] question I'm bringing to this

[1:27:46] council is a simple one. What

[1:27:46] does the people who do that

[1:27:51] work? We have been in contract

[1:27:51] negotiations for nearly a

[1:27:55] year. We have brought a

[1:27:56] proposal that is grounded in

[1:27:57] Jay's own internal

[1:28:00] compensation which shows a

[1:28:02] growing gap between what our

[1:28:03] members earn and what workers

[1:28:05] in other parts of the utility

[1:28:06] earn for work that overlap

[1:28:10] significantly with ours. We

[1:28:11] have sat at that table and

[1:28:13] bargain seriously. We have not

[1:28:20] seen that the same in return.

[1:28:22] I'm not here tonight because

[1:28:22] of anything else that's

[1:28:26] happening around j. I'm Amber

[1:28:28] situation existed before any

[1:28:30] of this and became Sircy

[1:28:31] talked a little closer to the

[1:28:35] speakers microphone.

[1:28:36] >> My members situation

[1:28:37] existed before any of this

[1:28:37] became news and it will exist

[1:28:42] after. It stands entirely on

[1:28:44] its own experience. Utility

[1:28:45] workers who feel undervalued

[1:28:46] make decisions that cost the

[1:28:50] city over time. I'm asking

[1:28:53] this council to treat our con

[1:28:53] contract situation as a public

[1:28:57] safety issue. It is. Thank

[1:28:59] you. Our last speaker is

[1:29:00] Amanda Breen. Apologize. We

[1:29:06] have 2 Breen Eric's to do.

[1:29:08] >> Good evening. My name is

[1:29:09] Amanda Brain and my addresses

[1:29:14] on file. I'm here tonight to

[1:29:15] offer the City Council a

[1:29:16] perspective that you might not

[1:29:17] hear often. I live in

[1:29:19] Jacksonville and I pay my j a

[1:29:22] bill every single month. And I

[1:29:24] also worked for j a

[1:29:26] maintaining the infrastructure

[1:29:30] that Bill Pace for. See this

[1:29:34] utility from both sides as a

[1:29:35] rate payer. I care about

[1:29:36] whether is Rahm

[1:29:36] responsibility,

[1:29:39] responsibility. And as the

[1:29:40] work I care about, whether the

[1:29:40] people doing this central

[1:29:42] work. Are being treated

[1:29:45] respectfully. And right now I

[1:29:50] have concerns on both ends.

[1:29:50] Jays own internal

[1:29:51] conversation. Data shows that

[1:29:53] water and wastewater workers

[1:29:55] have been falling behind the

[1:29:55] other similar positions

[1:30:00] within. The utility for over

[1:30:01] years. Now we brought that to

[1:30:04] the bargaining table. Along

[1:30:05] with a proposal designed to

[1:30:10] address it. A modest raise, a

[1:30:12] yearly adjustment. Nothing

[1:30:12] that should require a year

[1:30:14] worth of nut years worth of

[1:30:15] negotiations and a complete

[1:30:16] standstill at this point to

[1:30:21] resolve. But here we are. The

[1:30:23] reason that I am raising this

[1:30:24] tonight here with you all as

[1:30:25] though I do not think that

[1:30:26] most of Jacksonville's

[1:30:28] residents. No, what is

[1:30:29] happening. They know there's

[1:30:30] turbulence at j a. They also

[1:30:35] know that. They MAY not know

[1:30:36] that the workers responsible

[1:30:38] for their drinking and

[1:30:40] wastewater systems are sitting

[1:30:41] in a stall negotiations that's

[1:30:42] been dragged on for a better

[1:30:46] part of the year. This council

[1:30:48] is asking hard questions about

[1:30:48] how operates. I'm asking you

[1:30:51] to include this one question.

[1:30:53] How this treat the people at

[1:30:55] the bottom of the org chart.

[1:30:58] Who do the work at the top of

[1:31:01] the priority list right now,

[1:31:03] the answer that's been given,

[1:31:05] it's not a good and not one. I

[1:31:06] thank you for listening. I

[1:31:10] hope you can. So there are

[1:31:10] concerns.

[1:31:11] >> Thank you. Our last Rick's

[1:31:19] to do. Hello. My name Erica

[1:31:25] Stoll a and And the last

[1:31:26] Speaker COUNCILWOMAN Ju'coby

[1:31:27] Pittman would like to talk to

[1:31:28] in the Bob Jones or if you

[1:31:29] could come on down and then

[1:31:30] let's reset mistress to do

[1:31:35] list clock here. Go ahead,

[1:31:38] sir. Sorry about that. Okay.

[1:31:39] Good evening. My name is Eric

[1:31:44] stolen. I work in the water

[1:31:45] wastewater and Jay and I will

[1:31:47] try to keep this short.

[1:31:49] >> The freeze hit Jacksonville

[1:31:51] hard earlier this year. My

[1:31:56] crew and I were out clearing

[1:31:56] calls for 10's 10 straight

[1:31:59] days while the city was still

[1:32:04] gone out. We did not talk

[1:32:04] about that contract where we

[1:32:07] were doing it. The job needed

[1:32:11] to get done and we did it.

[1:32:12] When it was over. We went back

[1:32:15] to the bargaining table that

[1:32:18] has not moved close to a year.

[1:32:22] Jays on record documents.

[1:32:23] That's our wages have been

[1:32:24] falling behind other positions

[1:32:28] inside the utility. We have

[1:32:32] put a fair proposal. On the

[1:32:35] table. We have shown up to and

[1:32:37] engage seriously every time we

[1:32:39] have been asked to. And the

[1:32:44] talks are stuck. I'm here

[1:32:45] because I want the people on

[1:32:49] the council to know. That's

[1:32:51] not because I expect a.

[1:32:56] Dramatic resolution tonight.

[1:32:59] But because 432 workers showed

[1:33:00] up for Jacksonville during the

[1:33:05] crisis. Are now sitting in

[1:33:08] negotiation that gone nowhere.

[1:33:10] And I think that deserves to

[1:33:13] be said out loud in this room.

[1:33:17] We are not difficult. People.

[1:33:17] We are not making unreasonable

[1:33:21] demands. We are asking to be

[1:33:23] paid fairly for the work that

[1:33:23] the city cannot function

[1:33:26] without. And that is the whole

[1:33:29] of it. I appreciate your time

[1:33:34] and thank you. This PRESIDENT

[1:33:35] Also had 2 cards that did not

[1:33:36] wish to speak or read them

[1:33:39] into the record. Now, David

[1:33:40] Williams.

[1:33:40] >> Negotiate with jta are

[1:33:41] unfair and not in good faith

[1:33:44] in uninformed. And then

[1:33:45] Tabitha buyers redlining

[1:33:45] neighborhood Bill of Rights

[1:33:47] and cpac. All right. Thank

[1:33:51] you. As floor leader. And with

[1:33:52] that is now time for public

[1:33:53] hearing starting on Page 11

[1:33:54] council members should declare

[1:33:55] any ex parte communications

[1:33:57] and anyone wishing to speak on

[1:33:58] the following bills should

[1:33:59] have completed a blue speaker

[1:34:01] card. You will be allowed 3

[1:34:02] minutes. You MAY say or add

[1:34:03] just on the record, but you're

[1:34:04] encouraged to be specific with

[1:34:05] your location. Is that MAY

[1:34:06] impact the weight given to

[1:34:07] your comments. Unlike public

[1:34:11] Speaker MAY be invited Bob

[1:34:12] Johnson room for further

[1:34:13] discussion of council members

[1:34:13] discretion, MR. Till please

[1:34:21] read the Bills. 2026. 1 31. 31

[1:34:26] one. 33 1. 34 one 71. One. 72

[1:34:26] one. 73 1.74

[1:34:29] >> One. 75 1. 76 one. 77. One.

[1:34:36] 78 one. 79 1.80 one. 81. 22 1.

[1:34:39] 83 1.84 When 85 one. 86 1.87

[1:34:43] one. 88 one. 89 one, 92, 0, 7,

[1:34:52] 6, 7. 22 23, 83. 84. 85 86

[1:34:57] 1.20 to one. 23, one. 24 1.25

[1:35:00] one. 26 one. 27 one. 28 1.29

[1:35:00] These public hearings are all

[1:35:03] up.

[1:35:07] >> I was 1920, 21. And 22

[1:35:09] 2026. 1. 31 31 win. 33 one 34

[1:35:12] have no speaker cards. Public

[1:35:13] hearings closed and 23 2026

[1:35:14] wants everyone to have 3

[1:35:15] speaker cards like public

[1:35:16] comment. Please come on down.

[1:35:17] If I call your name, the first

[1:35:18] speaker will be Kelvin Lewis

[1:35:21] followed by Thurman Young,

[1:35:26] followed by Daryn, as ul. If I

[1:35:27] caught any of those names, I

[1:35:28] go ahead. Just make your way

[1:35:30] to the podium and whoever gets

[1:35:31] there first can speak to start

[1:35:31] with your name and address,

[1:35:37] please. My name is. Name is

[1:35:42] Calvin Lewis. 13. 29 North

[1:35:44] Market Street, Jacksonville,

[1:35:47] Florida, 3, 2, 2, 0, 6,

[1:35:48] >> I'm the pastor of Mount

[1:35:49] Carmel Missionary Baptist

[1:35:52] Church at. 13. 29 North Market

[1:35:56] street. We are the church that

[1:35:59] is contiguous to. The building

[1:36:02] at 13. 41 North Market Street

[1:36:05] that is seeking the variance.

[1:36:06] Mount Carmel is vehemently

[1:36:10] opposed to granting. A

[1:36:12] variance for the selling of

[1:36:13] alcoholic beverages of any

[1:36:19] kind on that property. The

[1:36:21] fake a lot. That is between a

[1:36:25] the 2 buildings is also owned

[1:36:27] by the church. Mount Carmel

[1:36:27] Missionary Baptist Church in

[1:36:29] which we are in the process of

[1:36:33] planning. Dining hall addition

[1:36:36] to our church that is going to

[1:36:38] move the church building even

[1:36:45] closer. To the property wants

[1:36:46] to sell beer and wine. So

[1:36:47] again, we are vehemently

[1:36:48] opposed to it. And at the

[1:36:52] Planning Commission meeting

[1:36:53] and agent for either the owner

[1:36:55] of the building or the

[1:36:59] business that operates in the

[1:37:03] in the property at 13. 41

[1:37:04] representative to the planning

[1:37:07] Commission that we approved

[1:37:08] such a quick requests and I'm

[1:37:10] here to state again that we

[1:37:16] made no such approval. A Mount

[1:37:17] Carmel has been a church in

[1:37:18] that location since 1946. And

[1:37:19] in fact, this business as well

[1:37:21] as the owner of the business

[1:37:22] knew we were a church before

[1:37:27] they acquire this property.

[1:37:28] The church constantly has to

[1:37:31] deal with vague Runcie not to

[1:37:34] be too graphic, but we even

[1:37:36] have to deal with atrocities

[1:37:39] like vagrants Def. Okay, Ting

[1:37:40] and you are in on the front

[1:37:42] porch of our church on a

[1:37:44] Sunday morning. So we're not

[1:37:47] interested in increasing the

[1:37:49] use or the access of alcoholic

[1:37:52] beverages by any means. So we

[1:37:54] are asking respect fully that

[1:37:58] this council denied the

[1:38:01] request that is made by either

[1:38:04] the occupants or the owners of

[1:38:05] 13. 41 North Market street.

[1:38:07] And with that, are you thank

[1:38:13] you, Sir. Thurman Young.

[1:38:14] >> And then I believe this is

[1:38:15] Karen, as will be after

[1:38:19] MISTER.

[1:38:19] >> Good evening. My name is

[1:38:22] Thurman. You know. Addresses

[1:38:27] on file. I stand here too.

[1:38:29] Expressed opposition to the

[1:38:31] requested zoning waiver that

[1:38:34] would reduce the minimum

[1:38:37] required distance liquor

[1:38:38] licenses, establishment and

[1:38:40] the church's school from 500

[1:38:46] to 6 defeat. The existing 500

[1:38:48] foot buffer servers and

[1:38:52] important purpose. It helps to

[1:38:55] protect the care to the safety

[1:38:58] and the well-being of

[1:38:59] environments dedicated to to

[1:39:01] education, worship, community

[1:39:06] development. Reducing distance

[1:39:11] to just 60 feet significantly

[1:39:12] weakens their protection and

[1:39:14] increases the likelihood of

[1:39:21] negative impacts. Including

[1:39:22] increased exposure of minors

[1:39:26] to alcohol related activity.

[1:39:28] Potential disturbances and

[1:39:29] conflicts with the intended

[1:39:32] use of these sensitive

[1:39:36] locations. Zoning standards

[1:39:40] put in place to maintain a

[1:39:43] balance within the community.

[1:39:48] Granting this waiver. Wood

[1:39:50] said a concerning precedent

[1:39:54] and undermine those standards.

[1:39:55] The proposed reduction is not

[1:39:58] a minor adjustment. It is

[1:40:00] drastic change that would have

[1:40:05] that could have. Lasting

[1:40:08] consequences for nearby

[1:40:09] families. Students and

[1:40:11] congregations. And for these

[1:40:15] reasons, I stand here

[1:40:16] opposition 2 grand in that

[1:40:18] waiver. Thank you. Thanks next

[1:40:21] Speaker, Darren as And

[1:40:28] apologize. If I mispronounce

[1:40:31] Good evening. My name Ezell.

[1:40:35] >> And my address is on fire.

[1:40:38] I am a number of Mount Carmel

[1:40:38] Baptist Church. I'm also a

[1:40:39] member of the board of

[1:40:43] directors. And with that said

[1:40:45] anything that is official for

[1:40:47] Mount Carmel would need to

[1:40:49] come through the board of

[1:40:53] directors for approval. So

[1:40:54] therefore, anything that's on

[1:40:55] fathers signed by the board

[1:41:00] directors is now ballot. I

[1:41:00] would also like to say that

[1:41:03] when I first saw this request

[1:41:06] a petition that my first

[1:41:07] thought was I should probably

[1:41:09] run for city Council myself so

[1:41:10] that I would be one of the

[1:41:11] first to vote. No on this

[1:41:17] petition. Time seemed to have

[1:41:18] changed here recently. People

[1:41:20] used to love and respected

[1:41:20] church, but now it seems as

[1:41:23] though they want to fight the

[1:41:25] church, make the there in a

[1:41:26] minute. Mount Carmel doesn't

[1:41:28] want to be the enemy to

[1:41:32] anyone. We just want to be the

[1:41:33] same Mount Carmel Missionary

[1:41:35] Baptist Church and historic

[1:41:39] Springfield and not the. That

[1:41:40] church. That's next to the

[1:41:43] alcoholic. Beverage sales. On

[1:41:48] Market Street. I would guess

[1:41:49] that probably many of you that

[1:41:51] attending church, the church,

[1:41:51] churches from that within

[1:41:57] 1000. Of alcohol sales and you

[1:41:58] probably wouldn't like it and

[1:41:59] probably would be standing in

[1:42:02] my position right now to

[1:42:03] oppose it. If it was to come

[1:42:07] to your church area. I would

[1:42:10] say this a savvy business

[1:42:13] person developing a business

[1:42:15] plan with no, that location is

[1:42:16] a priority for his

[1:42:21] profitability. And therefore,

[1:42:22] why would you want to move

[1:42:25] next to a church knowing what

[1:42:25] the restrictions and the

[1:42:27] current laws or regulations

[1:42:30] are regarding alcohol sales

[1:42:32] within that specific distance.

[1:42:35] Now that they're in that

[1:42:36] building and they realize that

[1:42:39] they made a poor. Business

[1:42:40] decision and now they want to

[1:42:44] play bully ball by trying to

[1:42:45] summit a position to change

[1:42:48] the rules and regulations.

[1:42:49] This petition also all

[1:42:53] understand that the current

[1:42:54] order indicates that this is

[1:42:58] also affects schools as well.

[1:42:59] What are we what we already

[1:43:00] have a problem weapons in

[1:43:01] schools where kids and now

[1:43:03] we're gonna put alcohol sales

[1:43:07] within 60 feet of a school.

[1:43:08] What we're going to have kids

[1:43:11] going to across the street for

[1:43:12] 6 pack from much and then come

[1:43:13] back and decide that the

[1:43:14] alcohol made them bring a

[1:43:18] weapon to school. As that you

[1:43:20] vote. No. Thank you. Number

[1:43:26] speaker cards. Public hearings

[1:43:27] close.

[1:43:27] >> Gentlemen, a counselor

[1:43:28] police say would like to talk

[1:43:29] to all 3 of you in the Bob

[1:43:34] Jones and I was 24. 25 26 27.

[1:43:37] 28. That's 2026. 1. 72 1. 73

[1:43:38] 1. 74 wins. In 5, 1, 7, 6, 7

[1:43:40] speaker cards. These. But here

[1:43:42] closed. I'm 29. 2026, 0, 1, 7,

[1:43:46] 7, I have 2 speaker cards. The

[1:43:47] first is Tory race and also

[1:43:52] also and costs. And that's

[1:43:53] Torrey race and and costs.

[1:43:54] Whoever gets to the podium

[1:44:06] first can start.

[1:44:07] >> Hello, my name is Tory

[1:44:08] Reis. I'm at one to 0, 9, or

[1:44:11] intro Jacksonville 3 to 207.

[1:44:14] I'm here to oppose frontage

[1:44:18] variants and subdivision of.

[1:44:20] The property at 4, 5, to 6

[1:44:23] Monday road. We as a

[1:44:25] neighborhood have come

[1:44:27] together to fight the

[1:44:28] subdivision from what I've

[1:44:29] heard just from sitting here

[1:44:31] for past 90 minutes seems to

[1:44:32] be a theme between developers

[1:44:33] spreading out across the city,

[1:44:36] buying a property and land and

[1:44:38] this is no different in our

[1:44:39] opinion. We've been approached

[1:44:44] by a developer along with land

[1:44:45] use attorney to subdivide a

[1:44:50] lot into 3 parts and then sell

[1:44:51] them not into affordable

[1:44:54] housing. But in 2 beautiful

[1:44:56] luxury homes. I have photos if

[1:44:57] I'd like to hand them to the

[1:45:00] page that illustrate our

[1:45:03] opposition when it comes to

[1:45:03] safety and specifically

[1:45:06] against the frontage variance.

[1:45:09] That adds access to roadway

[1:45:10] and endangers the safety of

[1:45:12] the pedestrians. That user

[1:45:15] neighborhood, our neighborhood

[1:45:19] currently has 36 children

[1:45:22] under the age of 16 and out of

[1:45:24] 57 homes. Only the idea that

[1:45:25] there's a young child in each

[1:45:26] of those homes that is walking

[1:45:29] biking in school during gives

[1:45:30] us great alarm for the

[1:45:33] developer that wants to add

[1:45:35] multiple roadways car access

[1:45:40] to this small lot. They are

[1:45:41] asking for a full 144 feet

[1:45:44] down to 0, which would give

[1:45:45] them ability to do any thing

[1:45:48] they want to land. And also

[1:45:51] there on willing to use the

[1:45:53] current driveway or visible

[1:45:54] roadway that's already there

[1:45:56] again, visible in the photos

[1:46:00] that I can present to the

[1:46:01] council. We are deeply

[1:46:03] concerned about all of the

[1:46:03] children in our neighborhood

[1:46:07] that used this specific area.

[1:46:11] 4 playing baseball football.

[1:46:12] School during by Kings. Some

[1:46:13] of our council members, their

[1:46:16] children, even access this

[1:46:17] road. My children for children

[1:46:18] in my household, specifically

[1:46:23] 3 across the street used this

[1:46:24] specific area that the

[1:46:24] developer would like to

[1:46:27] subdivide and increased

[1:46:29] traffic and roadway access to

[1:46:33] every single day. It is truly

[1:46:34] disheartening the way they

[1:46:36] want to put the Rodeway Inn.

[1:46:37] And again, we believe as a

[1:46:39] neighborhood, it's unsafe. I

[1:46:43] have over 24 petitions signed

[1:46:44] from our neighborhood again.

[1:46:49] 24 out of 57 in the past 2

[1:46:50] weeks. And I'm I'm just here

[1:46:55] to firmly state opposition and

[1:46:55] hope that you as a council can

[1:46:58] review this specific plans for

[1:46:59] historical neighborhood and

[1:47:02] see why the proposed access

[1:47:03] that the builder would like to

[1:47:05] use for the 3 homes to 9.

[1:47:10] Thank you and costs. Don't

[1:47:21] believe the photos. Well, good

[1:47:22] evening. I'm trying to do a

[1:47:23] mic check. Can you hear me?

[1:47:25] Yes, ma'am. We can hear. All

[1:47:25] right. Good.

[1:47:27] >> My name is and cook and it

[1:47:31] is pronounced cook. I am a

[1:47:33] recent resident of the

[1:47:36] Jacksonville area. I am at 45

[1:47:38] 48 Monday drive. I am too

[1:47:39] driveways. Way from this

[1:47:42] proposed development. I've

[1:47:45] been listening in somewhat

[1:47:46] disheartening and by this

[1:47:47] problem that Jacksonville is

[1:47:51] facing with developers. Along

[1:47:52] with with what Tori has

[1:47:56] already said. We have. A small

[1:48:04] community. 57, 59 homes and we

[1:48:05] have a developer who wants to

[1:48:07] change. He was asked for a

[1:48:13] waiver to change our our our

[1:48:17] frontage requirement from 144

[1:48:18] feet. Well, arc. They're

[1:48:19] changing it from 100. And 44

[1:48:21] to 0. But we are already zoned

[1:48:23] in and Rld 90. Zoning

[1:48:29] district. As we've talked with

[1:48:29] people about what we can do

[1:48:34] about this issue. We've been

[1:48:34] told you have to have facts.

[1:48:35] You have to have fact. You

[1:48:38] have to have facts. Well, I

[1:48:39] want to add something to the

[1:48:41] idea of having facts. Let's

[1:48:43] apply a little bit of common

[1:48:52] sense to what's going on here.

[1:48:53] Changing frontage requirement

[1:48:56] in this instance. Opens up a

[1:49:00] precedent. For multiple

[1:49:03] applications. Waivers in our

[1:49:07] community. And as I've counted

[1:49:10] it, at least 8 additional

[1:49:11] homes could going besides the

[1:49:14] 3 that they're talking about

[1:49:15] and my property is one of the

[1:49:17] ones where this could happen.

[1:49:19] I think that this is a

[1:49:21] dangerous precedent. I think

[1:49:23] that zoning and a

[1:49:23] comprehensive plan we're made

[1:49:25] for this neighborhood. For a

[1:49:29] reason. And that issuing

[1:49:35] waivers will erode. The trust

[1:49:37] that that our neighbors have

[1:49:40] in the local government. If

[1:49:45] zoning appears to be optional.

[1:49:46] A variance should only be for

[1:49:48] a physical condition of the

[1:49:51] land and not for the subject

[1:49:52] and desire of an individual

[1:49:56] potential purchaser. Now, one

[1:49:57] other issue on my mind that

[1:49:59] has not come up yet about our

[1:50:00] neighborhood is that we have

[1:50:04] very narrow streets. We do not

[1:50:04] park the way other

[1:50:05] neighborhoods have in

[1:50:07] Jacksonville and we do not

[1:50:10] have sidewalks. So that means

[1:50:10] that everyone is walking on

[1:50:12] the street. We have elderly

[1:50:15] people, my husband, Walker, we

[1:50:17] have children. We have pets.

[1:50:19] Our street is very, very

[1:50:20] active. And with thank you,

[1:50:24] ma'am.

[1:50:24] >> Councilmember early would

[1:50:26] like to talk to you and the

[1:50:28] other speaker in the Bob Jones

[1:50:28] and It is move off to your

[1:50:29] left there. And mean, I'm in

[1:50:32] that room, please. I've been

[1:50:34] where speaker cards of parents

[1:50:35] 33 1, 2026, 1, 7, 8, when

[1:50:37] sunny, not have speaker cards.

[1:50:40] Parents close 30 to 2026. To

[1:50:41] have 2 speaker cards. The

[1:50:43] first Travis Leonard supports.

[1:50:45] But not that does not wish to

[1:50:45] speak the second John any and

[1:50:51] he does wish to speak.

[1:50:57] >> Hello. I am John Jay New

[1:51:00] Jacksonville City Council

[1:51:02] resolution 2023, 0, 8, 1, 9,

[1:51:02] in City Council district 4

[1:51:04] cpac planning District 3

[1:51:11] school board district 3. And

[1:51:15] okay, 2026, 0, 1, 8, 0, Now

[1:51:17] it's in orange appropriating

[1:51:21] 4.5 million. From the tree

[1:51:21] protection related expense

[1:51:26] Trust fund. And you know,

[1:51:27] here's what want to go with

[1:51:31] it. You know? I've been to the

[1:51:32] Tree Commission. I was there

[1:51:35] one. For a number of years.

[1:51:36] You know, when Doctor was

[1:51:38] there. Vice PRESIDENT Miller

[1:51:44] now. COUNCILMAN Areas. I want

[1:51:47] to tighten with this fwc.

[1:51:48] Playoff. The Fish and Wildlife

[1:51:49] Commission. Fishing with

[1:51:55] crazy.

[1:51:55] >> When you read this 4 point,

[1:52:00] you know, You know, you know,

[1:52:00] this is going to be in

[1:52:01] neighborhoods and finance, but

[1:52:03] not it in rules. I want to say

[1:52:04] there's over 20 million in

[1:52:10] this. 20 million dollars. And

[1:52:17] so fishing with crazy. You

[1:52:18] these are for tree planting

[1:52:19] and minister rather Department

[1:52:20] of Public Works and public

[1:52:25] property. What an unbelievable

[1:52:28] tourism bonanza. You know,

[1:52:32] remember? That $35,000 it's

[1:52:35] supposed to be the Duval

[1:52:36] contribution for the

[1:52:37] maintenance of that bridge. 35

[1:52:42] grand. The Nassau side is

[1:52:47] open. They have any trees.

[1:52:50] We're going you can have the

[1:52:51] greatest tourism attraction or

[1:52:55] 9 on this. And so anyway. I

[1:52:57] would just, you know, fishing

[1:53:01] with Grady. You know, and you

[1:53:02] know, fishing with citrus. But

[1:53:03] a couple citrus trees out

[1:53:06] there. But anyway. You know,

[1:53:07] as this goes through

[1:53:10] committee. And just think of

[1:53:16] that. All of a sudden. We you

[1:53:16] heard I heard some of those

[1:53:23] speakers say. Now on the

[1:53:24] national side now, the Duval

[1:53:26] County side. And the Fish and

[1:53:30] Wildlife. Commission, the

[1:53:34] state of Florida tourism. Wow.

[1:53:35] Now there's we down 15

[1:53:36] seconds. Here's some other

[1:53:40] pieces of legislation. And

[1:53:40] I'll tell you, COUNCILMAN

[1:53:41] Areas, you get the jetski

[1:53:45] ready. And let's live or some.

[1:53:51] And celebrate. These trees.

[1:53:53] Have nowhere. Speaker cards,

[1:53:54] public hearings, 33 34 2026 21

[1:53:57] to no speaker cards.

[1:53:59] >> Health care is closed. I-35

[1:53:59] 2026. 23. One Speaker card. He

[1:54:00] does not wish to speak but

[1:54:01] supports the bill. No more

[1:54:06] speakers. A close. I'm 36

[1:54:07] 2026. One. 84 1 speaker card.

[1:54:08] John. Any he does wish to

[1:54:14] speak.

[1:54:15] >> Below I and John Jay new

[1:54:21] knee. Jacksonville. City

[1:54:22] Council district 4 cpac, 3

[1:54:26] school board district 3.

[1:54:27] >> You know, here we go. You

[1:54:28] know, this an ordinance

[1:54:31] appropriating 120 $1000 in

[1:54:34] grant funding from the Florida

[1:54:35] Fish and Wildlife Conservation

[1:54:40] Commission. Ray here, fwc.

[1:54:41] Wildlife coming fishing with

[1:54:46] Grady. So here have 120 grand,

[1:54:47] you know, for an artificial

[1:54:52] reef. You know, 2009, 4.42 Is

[1:54:53] the artificial Reef trust

[1:54:54] fund, you know, created by

[1:54:59] ordinance. And, you know, we

[1:55:00] just also created 2026 triple

[1:55:03] low for. You know, which is no

[1:55:06] other parks trust fund. And,

[1:55:09] you again. You know, fishing

[1:55:11] with crady on this one. You

[1:55:13] know, again, when you look at

[1:55:16] the $35,000 and here we have

[1:55:18] 120 grand, money's flowing

[1:55:19] everywhere. There's going to

[1:55:20] be another piece of

[1:55:21] legislation. There's a whole

[1:55:23] bunch of pieces of legislation

[1:55:25] that will be just talking to

[1:55:27] rate here. But this

[1:55:27] appropriation, you know, don't

[1:55:29] get me wrong. You know, it's

[1:55:33] tourism. I support it. But at

[1:55:35] the same time, let's really

[1:55:37] just start. You know,

[1:55:43] realizing. That issue. With

[1:55:44] fishing with the George Crady

[1:55:47] Beverage, Nassau and Duval.

[1:55:51] You right now it's going to

[1:55:54] come it should be this hard.

[1:55:58] So anyway, just down to a

[1:55:59] minute sports, the

[1:56:00] legislation, imagine a little

[1:56:00] reef underneath with the

[1:56:03] bridge. Okay. Thank you for

[1:56:04] listening. Thank you. Have

[1:56:07] number speaker cards.

[1:56:07] >> Public areas closed. I'm 37

[1:56:08] 2026. 1.85 Have no speaker

[1:56:12] cards. Appearing close and 3,

[1:56:15] 2026. 26 have 3 speaker cards.

[1:56:16] Blake Harper, Kathleen Prayer

[1:56:18] and Jamie Travis Leonard,

[1:56:19] please coming down. Jaime

[1:56:20] Travers winner does not wish

[1:56:22] to supports this so MR. Harper

[1:56:34] and this prayer come on down.

[1:56:35] >> name is Kathleen per and my

[1:56:37] information on file the least

[1:56:40] the citizens can do is extend

[1:56:42] mercy to the desperate

[1:56:46] mothers. Find themselves that

[1:56:48] they cannot prove provide for

[1:56:50] their newborns, the suffering

[1:56:51] mothers should know that they

[1:56:52] will be able to bring there's

[1:56:54] babies to the emergency

[1:56:56] shelters known as the baby

[1:56:58] boxes without judgment or

[1:57:00] punishment. This is the only

[1:57:02] option rather than expecting

[1:57:03] these mothers to abandon their

[1:57:06] newborns to ments or worse,

[1:57:07] throw them in the trash.

[1:57:09] Please pass this bill. Thank

[1:57:19] you, MR. Harper.

[1:57:20] >> Like Harper Information on

[1:57:24] File. First of all, I want to

[1:57:25] apologize for not being

[1:57:27] prepared to have extensive

[1:57:27] comments on this today have

[1:57:28] just been too busy with this

[1:57:29] other nonsense deal with. I

[1:57:33] want to thank. COUNCILMAN

[1:57:34] Diamond for this bill. He's

[1:57:36] put out. He's got another one

[1:57:40] is putting up. If there's it

[1:57:43] documents he demonstrates.

[1:57:44] That he has a great value for

[1:57:48] human life. We see unborn

[1:57:49] children and newly born

[1:57:52] children. I just there's no

[1:57:54] respect for them anymore.

[1:57:57] That's where culture is gone.

[1:58:03] Hi, there was a a tv news

[1:58:03] reported last week where the

[1:58:07] 17 year-old girl. I had a

[1:58:09] child, bath in the bathroom

[1:58:10] and left a child to drown in

[1:58:14] the toilet. I just hope and

[1:58:20] pray. That you all passes

[1:58:22] unanimously. I hope and pray

[1:58:23] each one of you will get on

[1:58:23] board and co-sponsor this

[1:58:26] unanimously. With COUNCILMAN

[1:58:28] Diamond. And I hope points

[1:58:31] once you get this done, that

[1:58:33] you undertake a significant a

[1:58:36] serious effort to share this

[1:58:37] with the city of Jacksonville

[1:58:41] with the places. The women who

[1:58:46] are hopeless. Also hope that

[1:58:47] places around abortion

[1:58:50] clinics. As many times women

[1:58:51] have abortions because they

[1:58:54] see nothing. No way to to to

[1:58:58] to do with the situation. We

[1:58:59] have to save lives. We have to

[1:59:01] put more value on the unborn.

[1:59:02] Children have put more value.

[1:59:05] Children. Our children are the

[1:59:07] future of the city. Our

[1:59:08] children are the future of the

[1:59:12] state. Future of this nation.

[1:59:16] We have to take this step.

[1:59:17] Please do the right thing. And

[1:59:18] and co-sponsor this. Every

[1:59:18] single one of you. Thank you,

[1:59:21] sir. Have numbers speak hurts.

[1:59:26] Public hearing closed 39 2026.

[1:59:27] 27 1 Speaker card. Jamie.

[1:59:28] Travis Leonard does not wish

[1:59:29] to speak, supports this

[1:59:29] ordinance.

[1:59:34] >> a close. I was 40 41. 42

[1:59:35] 2026. 28. When a 9, 1, 90 I

[1:59:36] have no speaker cards. These

[1:59:39] public hearings are closed.

[1:59:42] I'm 43 2026. 207. Have 3

[1:59:43] speaker cards. Sally Barnes,

[1:59:45] John Nini and Jamie Travis

[1:59:47] Leonard. Letter does not wish

[1:59:47] to speak. The supports this

[1:59:50] ordinance. MISS Barnes and

[2:00:01] John Unique among them. Marni,

[2:00:08] how you go first.

[2:00:13] >> The low. I am John

[2:00:14] philanthropic. Julie ruled

[2:00:18] good boy resiliency. New knee.

[2:00:20] >> 83. 56 Peskin r-tex Wolf.

[2:00:22] Florida City Council district

[2:00:25] 4 cpac, 3 school board

[2:00:28] district 3, 2024, 0, 1, 0, 7.

[2:00:29] It's such a huge twenty-twenty

[2:00:31] 403, to 5. This year's of

[2:00:35] Florida. This ordinance 2026.

[2:00:36] 0, 2, 0, 7, hope after this

[2:00:41] one. Somebody will pardon me.

[2:00:43] Right now we're going to

[2:00:47] appropriate 355,000 dollars

[2:00:48] from the Jax Recreation,

[2:00:49] Environmental Land Acquisition

[2:00:54] Fund. And we're going to be

[2:00:55] using that 6 properties and

[2:00:56] where I'm going with it again.

[2:01:00] Fwc. Fish Wildlife Commission.

[2:01:03] Fishing with Crady. The George

[2:01:06] Crady Bridge. And the reason

[2:01:08] I'm speaking on this, you were

[2:01:12] creating another park. This

[2:01:13] one is going to be a passive

[2:01:21] park. The George Crady.

[2:01:28] Fishing Bridge is. Recreation.

[2:01:31] And that is really what is

[2:01:32] needed throughout Duval

[2:01:38] County. We have last city

[2:01:38] council meeting spoken

[2:01:40] Twenty-twenty 6, 0, 0, 2, 4,

[2:01:45] Which was Moncrief. Over 3

[2:01:46] acres and defense and that one

[2:01:51] in. And again, dozens of

[2:01:55] examples that I can just.

[2:01:56] Because when people say to

[2:01:57] noon, we're getting all this

[2:01:58] public access. We're getting

[2:02:02] crushed. Yeah. So anyway. As

[2:02:04] far as this just down to a

[2:02:14] minute. And again. We knew

[2:02:17] just think of these numbers in

[2:02:22] the countless examples. Where

[2:02:24] you know, fishing with Crady

[2:02:29] 35 k. On the Duval side for

[2:02:32] not meeting our funding

[2:02:32] requirements for the

[2:02:35] maintenance. That's it. And so

[2:02:36] now you've got a padlock up

[2:02:40] there. So we got millions with

[2:02:43] tree stuff. Now we've got. You

[2:02:45] continued rusting from the

[2:02:47] bill. Okay. Well, the

[2:02:48] recreation Environmental Land

[2:02:49] acquisition fund. You know

[2:02:50] what? How about some money for

[2:02:51] that? You know, to fishing

[2:02:55] with Grady? But again, I don't

[2:02:57] know how much is left in that

[2:03:00] fund. But instead of passive,

[2:03:04] you know, lets you fwc make it

[2:03:05] active. And so it's

[2:03:07] neighborhoods and finance.

[2:03:08] Thank u next MISS Celie

[2:03:15] Barnes.

[2:03:17] >> I know again, my name is

[2:03:18] Sally Barnes. I'm here in

[2:03:22] support of that. Instead of

[2:03:23] just heard about this part.

[2:03:27] That's coming up development

[2:03:30] now and cars and trucks on the

[2:03:31] road. Any place that can get a

[2:03:34] kid out of the street into a

[2:03:35] safe environment where they

[2:03:38] can play and be kids. I I

[2:03:41] think it's it's it's a given.

[2:03:42] I fished on that breach

[2:03:46] before. But you got the

[2:03:46] structure on the street. Now

[2:03:48] they don't respect to traffic

[2:03:49] laws. They come to residential

[2:03:50] areas. De speeding, all county

[2:03:53] staff out there. Little kids

[2:03:54] at whatever park they need a

[2:03:56] place to play. Then you

[2:03:57] someplace off the street

[2:03:59] instead of in the street. That

[2:04:02] could get hit. 70's Ps. Don't

[2:04:04] have some of these kids. Don't

[2:04:06] have parents that govern their

[2:04:07] that these little kids wander

[2:04:08] off anywhere. But if there's a

[2:04:12] safe place to play a park,

[2:04:12] what these kids go and play

[2:04:13] and have Anyone that wants to

[2:04:15] go to a park and have fun. I'm

[2:04:17] asking you to pass this

[2:04:19] because we need more of that.

[2:04:20] We got too much traffic as it

[2:04:21] is. We got too many people

[2:04:22] drive in looking at their

[2:04:25] phones and these kids waiting

[2:04:28] at a bus stop to go to school.

[2:04:28] A win at an afternoon was

[2:04:30] right around no place to play

[2:04:31] a park I say is welcome any

[2:04:33] time. I don't drink. I don't

[2:04:37] do drugs. I don't do it. My

[2:04:38] apple. How is the caffeine

[2:04:41] free coal? But these people on

[2:04:42] trucks with their state falls

[2:04:46] like Putin truck trailer down

[2:04:50] a residential area. They come

[2:04:51] down to please get in on they

[2:04:53] going to not the area and come

[2:04:53] down another residential

[2:04:54] street to get where they're

[2:04:57] going? We got on the street.

[2:04:58] Little kids stand by my house

[2:05:01] at a bus stop. They plan out

[2:05:01] there. These cars comes being

[2:05:03] back. That's not stop that.

[2:05:06] Well, breaking a play if they

[2:05:07] don't have a part to go to.

[2:05:10] I'm asking you, if you would

[2:05:12] past this, not just for but

[2:05:14] for the young people that

[2:05:18] knife so it's a place to play

[2:05:22] just to go look and be with

[2:05:22] their friends out there off

[2:05:23] the street where all these

[2:05:27] crazy people are. Thank you.

[2:05:28] >> Thank you, Speaker cards,

[2:05:29] public hearings close that

[2:05:30] time for public hearings on

[2:05:31] land use amendment and certain

[2:05:33] companion rezoning start with

[2:05:36] item. 44 2026, 0, 0, 0, 6,

[2:05:37] I've said the speaker cards

[2:05:37] for this. If you're here to

[2:05:38] speak on this bill, go ahead

[2:05:41] and come on down, drive in

[2:05:42] Beloit. James matches Samantha

[2:05:46] Series Wells Todd Bobbie

[2:05:46] o'Connor, that I have to do

[2:05:49] not wish to speak. Leo Dawson

[2:05:53] and Jamie Travis Leonard, they

[2:05:54] both oppose this legislation.

[2:05:55] So I see MISS Series about

[2:06:00] you. Come a serious.

[2:06:01] >> Samantha Series address on

[2:06:02] file. I'm just here to say

[2:06:06] that I do oppose this proposed

[2:06:06] small-scale amendment to the

[2:06:08] fun series of the 2045 Comp

[2:06:09] plan. This area is more of a

[2:06:14] role. Designated area. I think

[2:06:15] it should stay in the ldr

[2:06:17] believe the developer. That is

[2:06:18] attempting to purchase this

[2:06:19] land can make enough money

[2:06:24] with an l DR. So, you know.

[2:06:25] Many of the people are against

[2:06:28] this in this neighborhood and

[2:06:30] I know this is going to

[2:06:31] continue to APRIL 14th, but I

[2:06:33] will not be here. So that's

[2:06:34] why I want to come and talk to

[2:06:38] you that, you know, they do

[2:06:38] oppose it. I oppose it. I

[2:06:39] think we need to keep some of

[2:06:42] the rural and rural, you know,

[2:06:44] it's supposed to be divers.

[2:06:46] And if we only have

[2:06:48] high-density areas, that's not

[2:06:49] diversity. You are just making

[2:06:52] high density. So I think it's

[2:06:54] important that we do keep some

[2:06:54] areas available for people who

[2:06:57] want to purchase more land

[2:06:59] rather than a small lot. Thank

[2:07:00] you.

[2:07:00] >> Thank you. As James

[2:07:02] mentioned out there still.

[2:07:07] Okay. He opposes this. Well,

[2:07:09] Also opposes Bobby o'Connor.

[2:07:11] Also opposes. And drag in

[2:07:15] Beloit. Also opposes have no

[2:07:17] more speaker cards.

[2:07:18] >> Public hearing is continue

[2:07:24] till 4, 14.6 now on Page 99.

[2:07:25] 45 2026? 0, 0, 0, 7. I have

[2:07:27] the same. I believe the same 7

[2:07:30] speaker cards. So go ahead and

[2:07:30] read them.

[2:07:31] >> Well, Todd Samantha Series,

[2:07:32] James matchup, Bobby o'Connor,

[2:07:33] Dragon Beloit. Do you wish to

[2:07:38] speak?

[2:07:39] >> And then Leo Dawson and

[2:07:40] Jamie Travis Leonard oppose,

[2:07:41] but do not wish to speak.

[2:07:42] Series to do was speak again

[2:07:44] on this one.

[2:07:45] >> Go ahead. Real quick,

[2:07:45] Samantha Series address on

[2:07:48] file. I know this is for the

[2:07:49] rezoning part. So I just want

[2:07:52] to speak to that for the pd.

[2:07:53] They are attempting to do 30

[2:07:56] foot and 40 foot lots. We

[2:07:58] don't updated site plan. But

[2:08:00] the original site plan was 30

[2:08:01] foot. Lots 89 units in 9

[2:08:06] acres. That's tight. So they

[2:08:08] did agree to possibly do some

[2:08:09] 40 foot lots, maybe add like a

[2:08:12] little lot of green space. But

[2:08:14] at this point, it's still not

[2:08:15] compatible. If you look on the

[2:08:17] Jacksonville property

[2:08:19] appraiser, the closest in the

[2:08:24] most REITs like the city of

[2:08:28] this area, this 9 acres, the

[2:08:30] smallest lot, according to the

[2:08:31] Jacksonville property.

[2:08:34] Appraiser is 0.1 acres that 66

[2:08:35] feet, the residents of that

[2:08:37] area said that they would

[2:08:37] agree to 60 foot lots because

[2:08:41] obviously that would cut this

[2:08:43] in half. The amount of units

[2:08:45] allowed. So if you look at

[2:08:46] does not match the area to

[2:08:47] have a pg for 30 foot, 40 foot

[2:08:51] lots. It's just not compatible

[2:08:53] and even the planning

[2:08:54] department recommended to deny

[2:08:56] this and they rarely recommend

[2:08:57] things to be denied. So I

[2:08:58] think it's important that we

[2:09:00] kind of look at that and the

[2:09:01] fact that these 30 foot, 40

[2:09:05] foot, lots do not. Comply with

[2:09:06] the area. And it is important

[2:09:08] that we take in interest in

[2:09:09] making sure that we keep these

[2:09:13] areas. The way that they're

[2:09:14] supposed to be zoned in the

[2:09:17] way that there should be

[2:09:18] developed in a responsible

[2:09:19] manner rather than just trying

[2:09:20] to stuff people in there. And

[2:09:23] then. Charge people 300 to

[2:09:27] $350,000 for these properties

[2:09:29] and we all know what's going

[2:09:29] to happen is they're not going

[2:09:31] to sell and corporations going

[2:09:32] to start managing Them Inc,

[2:09:35] put them for rent. So the

[2:09:36] residents do not agree with

[2:09:40] this and if the developer 64

[2:09:42] loss, they would have agreed

[2:09:43] to that. So, you know, it's

[2:09:44] important that we look at the

[2:09:46] exact area and the property

[2:09:48] appraiser. You can look on

[2:09:50] their self. The smallest lot

[2:09:51] of rounds 0.1 acres and that

[2:09:52] 66 feet. So I think we should

[2:09:53] do something that's compatible

[2:09:57] with that. Thank you. Thank I

[2:09:59] do not see the The read time.

[2:10:03] James Match. It opposes by

[2:10:04] o'Connor opposes Dragon.

[2:10:05] Beloit opposes Wells Todd and

[2:10:06] put opposes.

[2:10:06] >> Are any of those names I

[2:10:11] read here? Okay. Have nowhere.

[2:10:12] Speaker card public hearing

[2:10:13] will be continued until 4 14.

[2:10:19] 26. Moving on items. 46 47.

[2:10:21] That's 2026. 22 23. I have

[2:10:22] speaker cards. These public

[2:10:24] hearings will be continue till

[2:10:27] 4, 14. 26 40 2026. 83 Avenue,

[2:10:27] speaker cards, a case closed

[2:10:29] and with the bill motion

[2:10:30] second on the bill up known in

[2:10:31] the Queue, please open about a

[2:10:44] quarter vote.

[2:10:47] >> 16 yeas, 0 nays.

[2:10:48] >> But actually approved 2026

[2:10:51] Dash 0 their a 3. 49 2026. 84

[2:10:54] have speaker cards. Okay. It's

[2:10:54] the bill motion. Second on the

[2:10:59] bill. Council, vice PRESIDENT

[2:11:03] Helen. Thank you, MR.

[2:11:04] PRESIDENT, I rise in the clear

[2:11:05] ex Parte communications. I

[2:11:06] spoke with MISTER Zack Miller

[2:11:08] yesterday by phone.

[2:11:10] >> And we'll make sure it's

[2:11:11] filed with legislators.

[2:11:12] Service is great to see Eagle

[2:11:13] Elegy moving forward. Thanks.

[2:11:14] All right. Thank you.

[2:11:19] Councilmember gay.

[2:11:20] >> Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT

[2:11:23] head need to clear a

[2:11:24] Communication discussion with

[2:11:26] Zach Miller on 3.17 in regards

[2:11:26] to this bill and has been

[2:11:29] followed a legislative

[2:11:30] services.

[2:11:30] >> Thank council member no one

[2:11:31] else in the queue. The bill's

[2:11:32] been properly moved and

[2:11:32] seconded.

[2:11:33] >> He's up and about a quarter

[2:11:48] vote.

[2:11:58] 17 yeas, 0 nays. I

[2:12:01] actually approved 2026 Dash 0,

[2:12:02] 0, 8, 50 2026. 85 have a

[2:12:05] speaker cards. Okay. Close.

[2:12:07] The amendment have a motion.

[2:12:08] Second on the amendment is

[2:12:09] known in the queue all in

[2:12:09] favor of the amendment signify

[2:12:12] by saying Aye aye, any opposed

[2:12:13] say nay to Medicare's the bill

[2:12:14] as amended. Got a motion

[2:12:16] second on the bill as amended

[2:12:16] still non to please open the

[2:12:31] Ballon record. Your vote.

[2:12:34] >> 17 yeas, 0 nays.

[2:12:34] >> I actually approved 2026

[2:12:36] dash. They're they're a 5.

[2:12:38] >> I'm 51 2026. 86 have a

[2:12:39] speaker cards. Parents close

[2:12:42] the amendment.

[2:12:43] >> Motion second on the

[2:12:43] amendment unfair. The

[2:12:47] amendment signify by saying

[2:12:47] aye.

[2:12:48] >> I oppose say Simes Clark.

[2:12:53] Mary, you're recognized.

[2:12:54] >> I'm going announce that the

[2:12:54] amendment passed. You are

[2:12:59] recognized.

[2:13:00] >> rushed to declare inspired.

[2:13:05] Take on. MARCH. Spoke with

[2:13:06] MISTER Hertzberg regarding

[2:13:10] this particular Bill, 2026, 0,

[2:13:13] 0, 8, 6, We met here at City

[2:13:15] Hall during El Newsy. We

[2:13:16] discuss what applicant was

[2:13:18] rezoning from pdf Dash 2 to

[2:13:21] the 60 and MR. Hertzberg.

[2:13:22] Explain that. The owner wanted

[2:13:23] to sell the single single

[2:13:24] family homes separately from

[2:13:26] the church in school and the

[2:13:26] appropriate paperwork has been

[2:13:28] filed with legislative

[2:13:29] services. All right. Thank you

[2:13:29] for that.

[2:13:33] >> The bill has been got a

[2:13:34] motion second on the bill as

[2:13:34] amended a nicu please up in

[2:13:44] about a quarter vote.

[2:13:45] >> 17 yeas, 0 nays by action

[2:13:48] of approved 2026 Dash, 0, 0,

[2:13:50] 8, 6. 52 2026. One. 22. I have

[2:13:53] no speaker cards. Republicans

[2:13:55] close public hearing will be

[2:13:56] for 14. 26 53 2026. One. 23

[2:13:59] have 2 speaker cards. The

[2:14:00] first is Jamie Travis Leonard.

[2:14:01] I do Yes, she is still here.

[2:14:09] Go ahead. MISS Letter.

[2:14:09] >> Good evening. City

[2:14:10] Councilmembers. My name is

[2:14:15] Jamie Travis Leonard. I oppose

[2:14:16] 26 1, 2, 3, as it currently

[2:14:20] is. I agree. North Sea packs.

[2:14:25] Objection to the lot sizes.

[2:14:26] >> Quote, the small lots do

[2:14:27] not lend themselves well to a

[2:14:29] family dwelling in terms of

[2:14:31] space for activities, mobile

[2:14:31] homes or trailers. For those

[2:14:34] of us who have lived in them.

[2:14:35] >> Can be an affordable

[2:14:36] option.

[2:14:39] >> 4. Consideration as long as

[2:14:42] they're handled with care.

[2:14:46] Within the community. I

[2:14:50] support building. And mobile

[2:14:51] home park in this area. I

[2:14:53] don't support the current

[2:14:54] proposal size because I think

[2:14:57] it is not adequately

[2:15:01] providing. The necessary space

[2:15:05] for a well planned while home

[2:15:07] and the area. And I've come up

[2:15:07] here several times talking

[2:15:08] about affordable housing. So

[2:15:10] this would be a project that

[2:15:10] generally I would support

[2:15:13] because. Mobile homes do tend

[2:15:14] to be more affordable. They

[2:15:18] tend to be more accessible for

[2:15:19] lower-income families, but you

[2:15:20] need to build them right. And

[2:15:21] you need to build them to be

[2:15:26] Holmes. Not a quick cash grab.

[2:15:27] For the trailer park

[2:15:30] management. And I say the

[2:15:31] lived in one and that is not

[2:15:33] an insult. We like to have a

[2:15:34] negative connotation sometimes

[2:15:36] of mobile home parks and I

[2:15:38] will stand for that. All

[2:15:40] right. We have a lot of people

[2:15:42] who live similar style homes.

[2:15:43] Okay. Single line. Double life

[2:15:46] modular. I've lived in all of

[2:15:51] them. I would like which I

[2:15:52] know this has now been

[2:15:56] continued. Because you've

[2:15:56] added another public hearing.

[2:15:57] But I would like to see this

[2:16:01] Justin. So that we are

[2:16:02] adequately serving the

[2:16:04] community and the hopeful

[2:16:04] future residents in this area

[2:16:06] by giving them adequate lot

[2:16:11] sizes. And appropriate homes

[2:16:14] for their families. So they

[2:16:14] can enjoy what the rest of us

[2:16:17] have. Especially on this day

[2:16:19] us, which is a comfortable

[2:16:22] home to live in. And come home

[2:16:27] from come home to thank you.

[2:16:28] >> Have no more can disclose

[2:16:30] additional public and will

[2:16:31] midst of this Psyche say your

[2:16:32] address. He didn't say at this

[2:16:33] time he just say your address

[2:16:34] or it's on file.

[2:16:38] >> Oh, my. Is on

[2:16:38] >> Thank you. I and worst All

[2:16:39] right. Our additional public

[2:16:41] and will be for 14. 26. And

[2:16:44] that one was closed. I fit for

[2:16:45] 2026 one. 24 have 2 speaker

[2:16:47] cards. Samantha Series does

[2:16:48] not wish to speak opposes. And

[2:16:50] Jamie Travis Leonard does not

[2:16:52] wish to speak of poses, poking

[2:16:53] its close an additional public

[2:16:56] will be for 14. 26, I'm 55.

[2:16:58] 56. And 57 2026. 1. 25 one. 26

[2:17:01] 1.27 I have no speaker cards.

[2:17:02] These public hearings are

[2:17:03] closed with additional public

[2:17:07] hearings on for 14. 26, I'm 58

[2:17:09] 2026. 1.20 I have 2 speaker

[2:17:10] cards. Samantha Series does

[2:17:12] not wish to speak but opposes.

[2:17:13] And Jamie Travis letter does

[2:17:16] not wish to speak, but opposes

[2:17:17] know the speaker cards. Public

[2:17:18] hearings close in just a

[2:17:19] public hearing will be for 14.

[2:17:21] 26 59 2026. One. 29.

[2:17:21] Recurrence. Parents close on

[2:17:24] Republican will be for 14. 26

[2:17:27] Wright took up 3rd 3rd reading

[2:17:27] resolutions at the beginning

[2:17:28] of the meeting. So we're going

[2:17:32] to start on page. 25 with 3rd

[2:17:33] reading ordinances are first

[2:17:34] is sick. I'm 63 2026. 1.36 I

[2:17:37] move the amendment.

[2:17:38] >> I've got a motion to second

[2:17:40] on the amendment all in favor.

[2:17:41] The amendment signify by

[2:17:42] saying Aye, aye, any opposed,

[2:17:43] say nay to Medicare. The bill

[2:17:45] as amended a motion second on

[2:17:46] the bill as amended. There's

[2:17:47] no one in the queue. Please

[2:17:57] court about

[2:18:00] >> 18 yeas, 0 nays.

[2:18:01] >> My reaction. You've

[2:18:04] approved 2026 Dash 0, 1, 3, 6,

[2:18:04] >> 64 2026. 1.37 Move the

[2:18:06] amendment.

[2:18:08] >> Motion. Second on the

[2:18:10] amendment. All of amendment

[2:18:11] signify by saying Aye, aye,

[2:18:12] any opposed, say nay to mimic

[2:18:14] heres the bill as amended

[2:18:15] motion. Second on the bill as

[2:18:17] amended is now in the queue.

[2:18:18] Please open about a quarter

[2:18:33] vote.

[2:18:39] You're recognized.

[2:18:41] Councilmember Johnson, you're

[2:18:41] recognized.

[2:18:46] >> 18 yeas, 0 nays.

[2:18:46] >> I thank you, MR. PRESIDENT,

[2:18:47] I do one and I wanted to speak

[2:18:49] to this bill simply because

[2:18:52] while I did vote for the bill,

[2:18:53] I wanted to be understood. I I

[2:18:56] appreciate the sentiment, but

[2:18:57] I just this is something I

[2:18:57] said in committee as well as

[2:19:01] make sure that we are ensuring

[2:19:02] I have a belief in our

[2:19:04] committee chairs and also this

[2:19:05] process. And so I just wanted

[2:19:05] to make sure that that I put

[2:19:09] it on record that well, I

[2:19:10] understand the stringent

[2:19:11] nature of what this is. I do

[2:19:11] think there should be some

[2:19:15] flexibility. All of us of the

[2:19:16] life circumstances that

[2:19:16] happens. And I just didn't

[2:19:20] want to be in such a a. A

[2:19:21] tough place where there's no

[2:19:22] flexibility for these

[2:19:23] committee chair. So I do thank

[2:19:24] the sponsor for putting this

[2:19:26] bill forward. I did vote for

[2:19:27] it, but I also want to make

[2:19:29] sure that we're doing our part

[2:19:30] to understand that life does

[2:19:30] happen. Thank you, MR.

[2:19:31] PRESIDENT. All right. Thank

[2:19:35] you.

[2:19:36] >> And then he calling out

[2:19:37] where that I believe you need

[2:19:39] to announce all right by your

[2:19:40] action. You've approved 2026

[2:19:45] Dash, 0, 1, 3, 7, I'm 65 2026.

[2:19:45] 1.38 MR. PRESIDENT please

[2:19:47] recognize COUNCILWOMAN

[2:19:48] Pittman.

[2:19:48] >> COUNCILWOMAN Pittman,

[2:19:54] you're recognized.

[2:19:55] >> The PRESIDENT, I just like

[2:19:55] to say, I would like abstain

[2:19:58] from this bill because Clara

[2:20:00] White mission MAY apply for

[2:20:02] this special category for the

[2:20:04] homeless population. So the

[2:20:06] bill has been Thank you. All

[2:20:07] right. That is noted

[2:20:08] Councilmember Boylan's like

[2:20:08] speak on the amendment or

[2:20:12] after the on the bill. On the

[2:20:14] amendment. Councilmember

[2:20:14] Boylan, you're recognized. I

[2:20:15] move the amendment. We got a

[2:20:16] motion saying on the Amendment

[2:20:16] Councilmember Moylan, you're

[2:20:19] recognized. Thank you, MR.

[2:20:19] PRESIDENT, I stand to in

[2:20:21] opposition to the amendment.

[2:20:23] Did we'll take you back a

[2:20:24] little bit of history for all

[2:20:28] of us and why I'm doing so as

[2:20:29] you recall last year, the

[2:20:30] mayor's office proposed 7.2

[2:20:32] million dollars for psu

[2:20:37] grants. We as a council shaped

[2:20:37] 200,000 off of that to put

[2:20:39] into a micro grant program. A

[2:20:40] program that didn't exist a

[2:20:45] time. And during the course of

[2:20:46] 6 months thereafter that psg's

[2:20:47] been working diligently that

[2:20:48] gave you all a copy of it to

[2:20:51] take a look at developing the

[2:20:55] Micro Grant program. And they

[2:20:57] were ready bring it to bear

[2:20:58] and opened it up and get the

[2:21:01] ball rolling on it. They were

[2:21:01] asked deposit by the council

[2:21:04] by the administration. Do the

[2:21:07] fact that we just picked up on

[2:21:07] the cba and the workload was

[2:21:08] get a little more than they

[2:21:12] could handle. What council

[2:21:16] would like to see happen then

[2:21:17] pull into space. You can see

[2:21:20] the timeline there. They fully

[2:21:21] anticipate their opportunity

[2:21:23] sometimes in JULY or AUGUST to

[2:21:26] take up the Micro Grant

[2:21:28] program again and by doing so

[2:21:29] then I've got a bill that's

[2:21:30] pending that's going to used

[2:21:31] as a carry over to take that

[2:21:34] or $1000 and move the Michael

[2:21:37] Grant program into next year.

[2:21:38] I say all that because we want

[2:21:39] to make certain that we have

[2:21:40] as much money available for

[2:21:44] the psg grant program this

[2:21:45] past year in the prevention

[2:21:49] category of the. 33 requests.

[2:21:51] 18 of them are only fulfilled

[2:21:52] and 9 of those individuals

[2:21:55] hats that we're not filled in

[2:21:58] terms any kind of funding that

[2:22:01] scores of 90 or higher. There

[2:22:05] were 101 applications in total

[2:22:06] representing 11.3 million

[2:22:07] dollars against the 7 million

[2:22:11] dollars. And so my concern and

[2:22:12] my my quest that you vote down

[2:22:16] on the amendment so that we

[2:22:17] recognized back. We're going

[2:22:18] to continue to pump Michael

[2:22:18] Grant program with funding

[2:22:21] from this year into next year.

[2:22:22] So we can take that $200,000

[2:22:23] and applied towards the psg

[2:22:26] programs as we and had to do

[2:22:28] all along and that in the year

[2:22:29] after that, the kitten on the

[2:22:31] part of the psg council is to

[2:22:33] continue with a micro grant

[2:22:35] program thereafter. So

[2:22:36] encourage you vote down. This

[2:22:37] is the amendment offered by

[2:22:39] the Rules Committee to Cuba at

[2:22:46] 35 35 30 so that we can move

[2:22:47] forward with his year with the

[2:22:47] Michael Grant program that

[2:22:48] just use funding from this

[2:22:49] year to do that and then come

[2:22:53] back a year thereafter and

[2:22:54] then put put the percentages

[2:22:56] as you we recommended in the

[2:22:57] rules committee on past

[2:22:59] weekend. Hope I make sure I I

[2:23:02] hope I made that clear and

[2:23:02] appreciate your support in

[2:23:05] voting down this amendment and

[2:23:06] what the recommendation, the

[2:23:08] pga Council. Stan, thank you,

[2:23:09] MR. PRESIDENT. All right.

[2:23:09] Thank PRESIDENT Freeman,

[2:23:18] you're recognized. Thank you,

[2:23:19] MR. PRESIDENT and I was hoping

[2:23:21] I would not have to speak at

[2:23:26] all on this issue. I think is

[2:23:26] the labor did enough in

[2:23:28] committee and I want to thank

[2:23:28] the committee Finance

[2:23:30] Committee for the Good Work

[2:23:30] Day.

[2:23:31] >> They did on this bill and I

[2:23:31] want to thank the Rules

[2:23:35] Committee as well. Let me just

[2:23:36] be sure that everybody

[2:23:39] understands what the amendment

[2:23:41] is was that was imminent

[2:23:41] amendment explain because I

[2:23:42] know there's some center on

[2:23:44] this diet that MAY not have

[2:23:46] heard it. So I want to make

[2:23:47] sure that we understand the

[2:23:51] amendment. That is before us

[2:23:51] right now. MR. The PRESIDENT

[2:23:52] To the PRESIDENT To MISS The

[2:23:53] populace. Can you please share

[2:23:56] with the amendment? Is?

[2:23:56] >> Yes, through the PRESIDENT

[2:23:58] To the council. So the

[2:24:00] amendment would revise the

[2:24:02] bill to now include the Micro

[2:24:05] Grant category as a 4th

[2:24:05] category to be funded in the

[2:24:08] next fiscal year's budget. It

[2:24:11] provides that the percentages

[2:24:12] of funding for each of the

[2:24:14] categories would be as follows

[2:24:16] acute would go from 30% to

[2:24:18] 29%. As with 30% was

[2:24:21] originally proposed prevention

[2:24:22] and diversion would go from

[2:24:25] 35% to 34% and

[2:24:26] self-sufficiency instability

[2:24:28] would go from 35% to 34% so

[2:24:31] that 3% to go to the Micro

[2:24:31] Grant program.

[2:24:33] >> All right. Thank you. And

[2:24:35] and everyone hasn't heard

[2:24:35] amendment. It would be

[2:24:37] announced went through my

[2:24:37] time. So all I want to simply

[2:24:39] say is this and I just want to

[2:24:44] speak truths. Category d has

[2:24:46] always existed since this body

[2:24:47] to that action based on

[2:24:48] legislation that I passed,

[2:24:50] that I championed many years

[2:24:52] ago. So when you hear that it

[2:24:54] did not exist, that's simply

[2:24:58] not true. Here's another fact.

[2:25:01] Here's another fact. Category

[2:25:02] d is a part of public service

[2:25:04] grants. So when you hear that

[2:25:06] we're taking from public

[2:25:07] service grants, how can take

[2:25:08] from something that is still a

[2:25:11] part of? So it's semantics.

[2:25:13] It's a play on words. And as I

[2:25:16] share with many folks, the

[2:25:17] ultimate goal in the end as we

[2:25:19] want to help people. Simple as

[2:25:23] that. Now to me is a bit

[2:25:25] challenging that in one of the

[2:25:26] efforts that we put forth as a

[2:25:28] body, something and I lead to

[2:25:30] help people when the trust was

[2:25:30] given to the administration.

[2:25:31] Remember, we do policy. They

[2:25:35] execute. We can't force them

[2:25:37] execute. We send money to psg.

[2:25:39] We can't force psg to execute.

[2:25:43] But we sure can. On our side.

[2:25:43] And I will simply say when it

[2:25:47] was sent over to first time

[2:25:48] they didn't execute. What was

[2:25:49] sent over was 200,000 turned

[2:25:52] into a $700,000 Project. What

[2:25:55] was in over the second time?

[2:25:56] That we fought for and believe

[2:25:59] that money is left over. We

[2:25:59] fall for it as a council, not

[2:26:01] not the psg counsel. We did

[2:26:04] led by my actions. It was say

[2:26:05] that it was not going to be

[2:26:05] done in this visit in this

[2:26:07] year. That's fun. We've got

[2:26:10] the money back. And now what

[2:26:11] the Finance Committee did was

[2:26:13] a sure that they have

[2:26:15] backfield. I just maneuvering

[2:26:15] numbers citing numbers by one

[2:26:18] percent. To get to that 3%

[2:26:21] that we got to last year. I

[2:26:24] think it's good legislation.

[2:26:27] And I think you and ask you to

[2:26:27] support them MR. Past

[2:26:28] PRESIDENT, we MISTER

[2:26:30] Councilmember lenient.

[2:26:31] >> Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT

[2:26:32] through the PRESIDENT's plus.

[2:26:32] I was not a committee last

[2:26:34] week. I thought I followed the

[2:26:35] amendment. Correct me if I'm

[2:26:38] wrong, we simply were not

[2:26:40] impacting the total budget

[2:26:41] dollar amount for the psg. We

[2:26:41] simply took one percent off

[2:26:46] the 3 categories and 3% now is

[2:26:48] category If it's Category d

[2:26:49] for whatever is this, the

[2:26:50] Micro Grant program will now

[2:26:51] be 3% of the total bucket of

[2:26:54] money. Is that correct?

[2:26:55] >> Through the council,

[2:26:56] PRESIDENT Council member land

[2:26:57] and yes, that is correct.

[2:26:59] Whatever the total

[2:26:59] appropriation is to the public

[2:27:00] service grant program in

[2:27:01] total, 3% of that would be for

[2:27:04] the micro Grant Thank you.

[2:27:08] >> Alright Councilmember l.

[2:27:09] Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT to

[2:27:10] the PRESIDENT. Is there anyone

[2:27:11] from grand second maybe speak

[2:27:11] to whether or not this is

[2:27:14] going to be? Onerous the

[2:27:14] grants office. And that's

[2:27:16] going to be something that

[2:27:17] he's going to be a problem

[2:27:20] with this new program. Not to

[2:27:21] mention psu didn't ask for it.

[2:27:22] I do kind of feel like I know

[2:27:23] that we have the right kind of

[2:27:24] jump in. But I still want to

[2:27:25] give them their there. We go

[2:27:28] ahead, please. If you don't

[2:27:29] mind is present. You know,

[2:27:29] we're still on the amendment

[2:27:33] to speak to the minute.

[2:27:34] >> Now grants and contract

[2:27:38] compliance division as a chief

[2:27:41] of grants. I am opposed to

[2:27:43] this amendment. The psu

[2:27:45] council members have clearly

[2:27:47] voice that they are opposed to

[2:27:48] this amendment. The reason

[2:27:50] that they did not include a

[2:27:52] Category d this year. We're

[2:27:55] for 2 reasons. One was because

[2:27:57] it was and continues to be

[2:27:59] their intention to implement

[2:28:01] the Michael Grant program

[2:28:02] because of the timeline

[2:28:05] involved for that and the

[2:28:08] delay of a few months, it will

[2:28:08] go into next year. So it is

[2:28:09] not something they intend to

[2:28:10] ask intended to ask for more

[2:28:13] money for next year. The

[2:28:15] second reason was because they

[2:28:20] did not want funds taken from

[2:28:21] psg COUNCILMAN Freemen. I had

[2:28:23] made a commitment to them that

[2:28:26] this would be 0 based as a

[2:28:27] Category d the 2 or 3 years

[2:28:28] that it was listed or created

[2:28:32] as a Category d and that

[2:28:33] funding would not be taken

[2:28:35] from the ps. The public

[2:28:35] service grant, unfortunately,

[2:28:36] that occurred in the fiscal

[2:28:39] year. We're in now the psc

[2:28:41] Council did not want that to

[2:28:42] occur again, which is why they

[2:28:46] made a conscious decision to

[2:28:46] eliminate that, that their

[2:28:47] intent was not to discontinue

[2:28:49] the Michael Grant program. I

[2:28:51] appreciate to the PRESIDENT.

[2:28:52] So my next question is, how

[2:28:53] much with some of these grants

[2:28:55] go for? What's what's the

[2:28:56] garden variety grand for Mike

[2:29:00] ramp up? Up through the chair

[2:29:01] Council incluso you referred

[2:29:03] to the Michael Grants are

[2:29:04] micrograms. Mike, the $20,000.

[2:29:06] So the 200,000 that we

[2:29:07] currently have will be 10

[2:29:09] grants. Maximum U.S. $20,000.

[2:29:11] Each they would be with small

[2:29:11] nonprofits, which take a

[2:29:14] considerable amount of time,

[2:29:15] probably double of the amount

[2:29:18] of time to manage. And that's

[2:29:18] a time as one, Minnesota, the

[2:29:19] body. It's my understanding

[2:29:20] that in week make sure

[2:29:23] recently that we had up.

[2:29:25] Amendment one of our prior

[2:29:26] grant saying that we wouldn't

[2:29:27] go beyond where we would only

[2:29:28] allow for grants up.

[2:29:32] >> At a minimum of $25,000 it

[2:29:33] was my this is my

[2:29:33] understanding that we want to

[2:29:34] make sure that we were going

[2:29:35] to overburden grants with a

[2:29:36] ton of smaller grants that are

[2:29:38] really hard to kind of a

[2:29:39] minister. And so I I believe

[2:29:40] that with a policy decision we

[2:29:42] made the past. It's my

[2:29:43] understanding that if this man

[2:29:45] is going to go through what's

[2:29:46] going to and over right, that

[2:29:47] policy decision that we made

[2:29:49] couple months ago it sounds to

[2:29:50] me like we should vote down

[2:29:52] this amendment. That's what's

[2:29:54] required or ask for them. I

[2:29:57] think the Bills finances.

[2:29:58] Thank you. Thank But recognize

[2:29:59] MISTER Populous to make sure

[2:29:59] that we are factual with our

[2:30:02] discussion.

[2:30:03] >> Through the PRESIDENT To

[2:30:05] council member, please. So I

[2:30:06] believe under the code

[2:30:07] provision that you're

[2:30:08] referring to with respect to

[2:30:10] the minimum of $25,000 was for

[2:30:11] direct appropriations. So that

[2:30:13] doesn't apply to the

[2:30:15] competitively grant Processees

[2:30:16] that are undertaken by psg in

[2:30:17] the other competitive grant

[2:30:20] programs.

[2:30:21] >> Thank you, MR. Papas for

[2:30:22] the clarity. Next. We have

[2:30:22] passed PRESIDENT Matt

[2:30:33] Carlucci. So be a lot a mutual

[2:30:38] understanding about this I

[2:30:39] have to tell you, when I first

[2:30:41] came back on the council 2019,

[2:30:42] us been lot of time with psg

[2:30:46] and I learned one thing. To

[2:30:47] follow the lead of the psg

[2:30:50] council. And if they don't,

[2:30:56] want this amendment. And they

[2:30:56] and they have built a

[2:30:58] consensus on that. Then I'm

[2:31:00] not going to support the

[2:31:02] amendment. I will support the

[2:31:04] direction that they want to

[2:31:05] go. And I think that's the way

[2:31:07] that we should go because they

[2:31:08] are the ones to deal with it.

[2:31:10] They're the ones that have to

[2:31:13] do. The money up and make the

[2:31:15] tough decisions. So I would

[2:31:19] urge you to follow direction.

[2:31:19] Psu grant and the council

[2:31:21] there in the committee. And I

[2:31:24] thank you for taking her

[2:31:25] advice. Thank you for coming

[2:31:28] up. Ensuring that with us.

[2:31:29] Reineck Smith councilmember

[2:31:35] areas. I think you MR.

[2:31:35] PRESIDENT. So this

[2:31:36] conversation came up during

[2:31:38] finance committee last week.

[2:31:39] Obviously.

[2:31:40] >> And here's my takeaway on

[2:31:42] this. When we had this

[2:31:42] conversation during actual

[2:31:46] budget process. We went into

[2:31:47] this fully funding psg,

[2:31:48] keeping at the same as last

[2:31:51] year. The difference was we

[2:31:53] pulled off 200,000 during

[2:31:54] budget hearings, specifically

[2:31:57] for Category b. We had this

[2:31:59] intention from the start. Now,

[2:32:03] I heard from figure on that.

[2:32:03] The intention was to get it

[2:32:05] done. But they couldn't get it

[2:32:07] done. We did our part. We're

[2:32:08] waiting on them to do their

[2:32:11] part. Simple as that. So

[2:32:12] there's nothing crazy

[2:32:13] happening here except for us.

[2:32:15] Just wanting what we committed

[2:32:17] to about 6, 7 months ago. The

[2:32:19] reason was amendment came

[2:32:20] about was because I said this

[2:32:21] is something that we promised

[2:32:22] our community, our city that

[2:32:25] will take care of Michael

[2:32:30] Grants $200,000. How and how

[2:32:31] does it take to fund $200,000

[2:32:32] and psg from 7.2 million

[2:32:34] dollars. Now I get it. It

[2:32:36] might be a little bit

[2:32:37] overbearing from that for the

[2:32:41] staffing point. Part of you.

[2:32:41] But you know, these $20,000 we

[2:32:44] did our part in the budget

[2:32:45] process. We pulled off

[2:32:45] $200,000 specifically for

[2:32:46] this. And now we're saying

[2:32:48] let's take it back. I want to

[2:32:49] say keep the amendment as it

[2:32:50] is. Let's both us up and move

[2:32:53] for next year. Thank you.

[2:32:54] Alright, Councilmember

[2:32:59] Diamond. I think press I was

[2:33:01] in the gap on this one. But

[2:33:02] this is ridiculous. I

[2:33:03] absolutely 100% ridiculous.

[2:33:04] It's job of the city council

[2:33:06] to write policy and decide

[2:33:07] what money we're going to

[2:33:07] spend, right? That's what city

[2:33:09] Council has punt.

[2:33:09] >> Right. Ministration say

[2:33:12] this is hard. Yeah. Like is

[2:33:13] hard. But the reason we have

[2:33:15] micro grants is because big

[2:33:17] nonprofits with big staff come

[2:33:18] in and the goblet Paul, the

[2:33:20] money and it's really hard for

[2:33:20] smaller groups to get it.

[2:33:21] That's the entire purpose

[2:33:23] behind the Michael Grants. I

[2:33:24] personally oppose the entire

[2:33:26] thing in voting against it

[2:33:28] because I think it's not the

[2:33:28] right use of city resources,

[2:33:31] but if you're going to do it

[2:33:32] and you all said you wanted to

[2:33:33] do it and passed a budget

[2:33:35] saying you're going to do it.

[2:33:35] They don't get this. Get up

[2:33:37] here in wine and say I don't

[2:33:38] want it. Sorry. That's the job

[2:33:43] you just do. It. All right.

[2:33:44] When you go back through

[2:33:45] speakers that are in the queue

[2:33:46] for the second time,

[2:33:47] Councilmember Freeman for the

[2:33:50] second time within 2 minutes.

[2:33:51] >> Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT

[2:33:53] one I want to say, I love dogs

[2:33:53] and so I will continue to

[2:33:56] support that, too. I would

[2:33:57] like to say to the body to one

[2:33:59] of my colleagues when they had

[2:33:59] a

[2:34:02] >> passion project with

[2:34:02] affordable housing and moneys

[2:34:05] and had somehow disappeared.

[2:34:05] How grateful they were that

[2:34:07] someone on this body help them

[2:34:13] find the money. I situation. I

[2:34:15] created this 200,000. It was

[2:34:16] supposed to be in. It was

[2:34:20] going to be an incubator. It

[2:34:21] turned into what was going to

[2:34:22] be 10 organizations at 20,000

[2:34:25] or 20 at 10, it turned into 8

[2:34:27] organizations over a four-year

[2:34:29] window and almost a half

[2:34:29] million dollars. That was not

[2:34:31] what we agreed to. This second

[2:34:33] tranche of money. Was going to

[2:34:36] do coating. They were going to

[2:34:38] a dashboard for the city and

[2:34:39] particularly the kids it and

[2:34:41] took a picture with the mayor

[2:34:42] standing right out there in

[2:34:44] Atrium. They say they were

[2:34:47] going to do it now. Does it

[2:34:48] have something to do with the

[2:34:49] 2% flat reduction from doge

[2:34:54] maybe? Does that 200,000

[2:34:55] somewhat recklessly add up to

[2:34:55] that gap that they would have

[2:34:59] to feel maybe. But does that

[2:34:59] mean that we should make the

[2:35:00] people suffer? No. So let me

[2:35:01] tell you the solution. I

[2:35:04] called Jason. I said, do you

[2:35:07] all have the capacity? But

[2:35:09] $200,000 out for small

[2:35:11] businesses and small business

[2:35:13] owners to do the work in the

[2:35:15] city. We know that small

[2:35:16] businesses are the backbone of

[2:35:17] every thriving state. 85%

[2:35:19] businesses over. And they said

[2:35:21] yes, without a doubt. So this

[2:35:24] money they're talking about.

[2:35:26] Instead of it waiting 5 or 6

[2:35:26] months with, they're going to

[2:35:27] get another 200,000 because of

[2:35:30] the great work of finance. But

[2:35:30] instead of waiting 5 or 6

[2:35:35] months. Jay cep said they'll

[2:35:35] have it done and work on the

[2:35:36] bill that forward is going to

[2:35:39] be done in this year. And this

[2:35:40] budget cycle. So I'll close. I

[2:35:42] ask to support it. It's very

[2:35:47] simple math here. All right.

[2:35:48] I'm not sure if my cue was

[2:35:48] cleared or of some of the

[2:35:49] members did not wish to speak

[2:35:50] for the second time.

[2:35:54] >> MR. Boyle in the began.

[2:35:55] Yes. Cue and where you are

[2:35:56] recognized for 2 minutes.

[2:35:59] Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT I let

[2:36:02] me be clear. Psu councils have

[2:36:04] re has every intention of

[2:36:04] supporting the Michael Grant

[2:36:08] program. This particular

[2:36:12] situation is that $200,000 had

[2:36:13] to programmed once they had to

[2:36:14] develop the program had to put

[2:36:17] it on pause. And so all

[2:36:18] they're asking as it in the

[2:36:19] coming year that we keep the

[2:36:24] entire 7.2 million. In the psg

[2:36:26] traditional programs, a b and

[2:36:29] c and then the subsequent year

[2:36:30] we'll gladly. Put it back in.

[2:36:33] Why? Because this money for

[2:36:33] this year, I'm going be

[2:36:34] introduced bill to carry it

[2:36:36] over into next year. So they

[2:36:40] are looking forward. 2 to

[2:36:40] managing and executing the

[2:36:43] Michael Grant program in the

[2:36:44] coming year. But just using

[2:36:45] this year's dollars to do it

[2:36:46] pure and simple, pure and

[2:36:48] simple. That's all it is by

[2:36:49] forcing another 3% on top of

[2:36:52] them to do that. Doubles. That

[2:36:54] number doubles that

[2:36:56] opportunity. So although

[2:36:56] saying, hey, we want to do

[2:36:57] this, give us one year to take

[2:37:01] care of this year's

[2:37:03] obligations. And then in the

[2:37:04] subsequent year, 27 28 to put

[2:37:06] the 3% back in at that point

[2:37:07] in time. That's all we're

[2:37:09] asking to do. If they don't,

[2:37:10] they want to do the program to

[2:37:12] work very hard for what, 30

[2:37:13] hours developing the criteria

[2:37:16] for this program. So there

[2:37:17] it's just investment in doing

[2:37:19] it is is there and they love

[2:37:20] the program. They just want to

[2:37:20] make sure they don't lose that

[2:37:24] $200,000 next year when find

[2:37:25] themselves in a similar

[2:37:25] situation there got look

[2:37:26] forward to carry over to the

[2:37:27] following year. Thank you, MR.

[2:37:32] PRESIDENT. All right. Thank

[2:37:33] you. Cues doing gymnastics

[2:37:35] over here. So okay, there back

[2:37:37] on. I'm going to hold on blues

[2:37:38] over the second time, I

[2:37:38] believe have 2 members. And

[2:37:40] for the first time.

[2:37:41] >> Councilmember Clark, Mary,

[2:37:42] followed by Dr Johnson. And

[2:37:43] then we'll go to MISTER Police

[2:37:46] over the second time. So 4

[2:37:48] minutes thank you. I I don't

[2:37:51] need like 3 minutes to us.

[2:37:53] Just trying to get some

[2:37:55] clarity. So I've understood of

[2:37:57] councilmember areas position.

[2:37:59] I understood what he explained

[2:38:00] which made a a lot of sense to

[2:38:01] me. And then Councilmember

[2:38:01] Freeman.

[2:38:04] >> Then I managed what

[2:38:05] councilmember Boylan said.

[2:38:07] Just confuse me a little bit

[2:38:09] there. So need a little bit

[2:38:12] more clarity. So you have 7.2

[2:38:14] million in the fun for psg.

[2:38:18] And you want to the amendment

[2:38:24] is to remove 200,000 from. To

[2:38:26] use 200,000 of psg dollars.

[2:38:27] Okay. Go ahead and help me

[2:38:29] then help me. Because I.

[2:38:30] Through the chair. She's going

[2:38:32] explain a little more. Thank

[2:38:33] you.

[2:38:33] >> Through the chair,

[2:38:36] COUNCILMAN Clark, Mary. The

[2:38:37] there's 2 things that are

[2:38:39] being confused. There's 2.

[2:38:42] Pots of $200,000. Okay.

[2:38:46] Current fiscal year 2026.

[2:38:48] They're already their request

[2:38:49] was 7.2 million that the

[2:38:50] administration put in the

[2:38:52] budget for public service

[2:38:54] grants during the finance

[2:38:55] hearings during the budget

[2:38:59] hearings. The council decided

[2:39:02] to take $200,000 from that and

[2:39:04] move it to Category d there

[2:39:05] was a Category d it was 0

[2:39:08] basic as it had always been 0

[2:39:08] based firm. The 3 years that

[2:39:11] he's been in existence. The

[2:39:15] amendment that is before you

[2:39:18] is for fiscal year 2027 with

[2:39:19] that. The proposal on the

[2:39:22] amendment is to do the same

[2:39:23] thing and basically carte one

[2:39:23] percent of each of the 3

[2:39:25] categories for public service

[2:39:26] grants. Whatever the

[2:39:27] administration brings forth

[2:39:28] and is approved for public

[2:39:32] service grants. 3% of that

[2:39:33] would be another pot of

[2:39:37] $200,000. So until if if the

[2:39:38] administration put some point

[2:39:40] to right now, we don't know

[2:39:41] what the administration would

[2:39:42] in case. So now we're talking

[2:39:44] about PRESIDENT Too. We're

[2:39:45] talking about this fiscal

[2:39:47] year, the next fiscal year.

[2:39:51] And then we're talking about

[2:39:52] and additional pot of money

[2:39:53] being moved from the previous

[2:39:57] from the next fiscal year.

[2:39:58] >> Being removed Chad to

[2:40:01] COUNCILMAN Clark Mary. So the

[2:40:03] there is no proposal in this

[2:40:04] amendment to move any money.

[2:40:05] The only thing that I'm aware

[2:40:09] of. Where money is being

[2:40:10] proposed to be moved. I

[2:40:12] believe I just saw that and I

[2:40:13] mentored item is introduced in

[2:40:18] your agenda towards the end.

[2:40:18] COUNCILMAN Freeman, it put in

[2:40:19] legislation filed legislation

[2:40:20] to take the 200,000 from

[2:40:24] fiscal year, 26 and give it to

[2:40:25] Jay said that's the only

[2:40:26] movement. But that has nothing

[2:40:27] to do with this amendment.

[2:40:27] This amendment is for fiscal

[2:40:30] year 2027. We're asking

[2:40:34] obviously that. There is no

[2:40:34] movement in the $200,000 we

[2:40:35] currently have because that is

[2:40:38] going to be utilized. Thank

[2:40:41] you. Thank you. All right.

[2:40:44] Thank you. I have heard a lot

[2:40:45] of such attar between everyone

[2:40:46] up here. So I'd like to take a

[2:40:47] point of personal privilege to

[2:40:48] recognize the auditor. Maybe

[2:40:49] you could straighten us out

[2:40:49] and

[2:40:51] >> are you following? Seems to

[2:40:57] be a lot of confusion.

[2:40:58] >> Through the PRESIDENT To

[2:40:59] the council. So this bill

[2:41:01] deals only with the requested

[2:41:05] funding for 26 27 budget. Its

[2:41:06] the allocation of percentage

[2:41:07] of whatever gets approved by

[2:41:09] council submitted by the

[2:41:11] mayor. That would allocate

[2:41:12] that funding on a percentage

[2:41:15] basis to the fore categories.

[2:41:16] That's all that this bill

[2:41:19] does. The 200,000 that's in

[2:41:19] this year's bill as it is

[2:41:20] actually totally different

[2:41:24] discussion on another issue

[2:41:26] related to the 25 26 funding.

[2:41:27] But this bill forward looking

[2:41:29] to next budget. Thanks for the

[2:41:30] clarification. Dr Johnson for

[2:41:35] the first time. Thank you, MR.

[2:41:37] PRESIDENT Councilmember Clark

[2:41:38] Murray. I too, am a little bit

[2:41:39] confusing concern because it's

[2:41:40] like all this hyperbole all

[2:41:41] over the place. Let me through

[2:41:42] the PRESIDENT Too.

[2:41:45] >> Council Boylan, why are you

[2:41:46] doing? You said you just said

[2:41:46] i've got it down that you are

[2:41:50] going to introduce a bill to

[2:41:51] carry over funds to the next

[2:41:55] fiscal year. But why weren't

[2:41:57] they spent or why will not be

[2:41:58] spent while you need to do

[2:41:58] that. That's what's a little

[2:41:59] confusing for me with this

[2:42:01] process because I'd certainly

[2:42:02] understand what comes from.

[2:42:04] The Freeman was saying about

[2:42:05] why this was instituted night.

[2:42:06] We started this conversation

[2:42:07] when I was on the rules

[2:42:13] Committee. Yes, you can spot.

[2:42:14] Thank you to the CHAIRMAN's

[2:42:17] Council member Johnson.

[2:42:18] >> The rationale was that it

[2:42:20] took about 6, 5, 6, months for

[2:42:20] the psg council to come up

[2:42:23] with the criteria for the

[2:42:24] Micro Grant program. It was a

[2:42:26] brand new program. They took a

[2:42:27] lot of time to vet it to make

[2:42:29] a determination as to what to

[2:42:31] do at the point in time they

[2:42:32] were ready to kick off the

[2:42:32] program administration, ask

[2:42:36] them to pause it because of

[2:42:36] the cbn, other

[2:42:40] responsibilities that the hat.

[2:42:41] My goal is ultimately is to

[2:42:45] take the $200,000. Keep it

[2:42:46] where it is and carry over the

[2:42:48] use of it until next fiscal

[2:42:50] year. That's why I don't see

[2:42:51] the need for the 3% next. It

[2:42:53] next fiscal year's budget

[2:42:54] because they're going to be

[2:42:58] using this year's money and in

[2:43:00] the implementation of that

[2:43:01] program and next year, I think

[2:43:02] that helps councilmember it

[2:43:03] does. And that again, brings

[2:43:04] up more questions because

[2:43:09] >> the intent was to help

[2:43:10] smaller nonprofits. Then there

[2:43:11] should be if this money is

[2:43:12] gonna be carried over, there

[2:43:13] should still be additional

[2:43:14] funds for next year. You don't

[2:43:17] just put the money that for

[2:43:18] this year. All well, we're not

[2:43:19] going to give to it. We're

[2:43:19] going to give that money for

[2:43:20] next year. That's not what

[2:43:21] we're doing. We're not doing

[2:43:21] that. The question I have

[2:43:26] through the PRESIDENT To the

[2:43:27] West Department, could you

[2:43:28] give them help me understand

[2:43:29] why it took 6 months to

[2:43:30] develop this criteria. That's

[2:43:35] a major problem for me. Do the

[2:43:38] chair, MR. PRESIDENT to

[2:43:39] COUNCILMAN Johnson.

[2:43:40] >> The mvp committee of the

[2:43:44] Public Service Grants Council.

[2:43:44] Spent considerable amount of

[2:43:46] time to make sure that they do

[2:43:48] this right. This was actually

[2:43:51] modeled initially obviously

[2:43:52] COUNCILMAN Freemen. Had the

[2:43:53] idea and the 10 grand to

[2:43:54] 20,000. So there were

[2:43:57] definitely elements there that

[2:43:58] were kept. However, this

[2:44:00] particular program that the

[2:44:01] public Service Grant Council

[2:44:04] adopted and created was

[2:44:06] modeled after the safety and

[2:44:08] crime reduction safety in

[2:44:11] crime reduction. As you are

[2:44:13] aware, had some areas where

[2:44:15] they're needed to be

[2:44:15] considerable improvement to be

[2:44:17] able to help the small

[2:44:18] nonprofits. So they took their

[2:44:21] time to make sure they

[2:44:22] understood where there were

[2:44:23] some areas that needed to be

[2:44:24] approved to make sure that

[2:44:29] this cover that they the week

[2:44:30] that the cba issue was

[2:44:34] transferred to us was actually

[2:44:34] the week that COUNCILMAN

[2:44:37] Boylan was actively working dc

[2:44:40] to drop the legislation

[2:44:41] because the approved 200,000

[2:44:45] did not. Have the criteria

[2:44:46] that would align with what the

[2:44:49] psu Council did in same

[2:44:50] resource. That is what's going

[2:44:52] to manage the Michael Grant

[2:44:53] program is the same resource

[2:44:56] that I had to basically pull

[2:44:57] to do. Cba work right now.

[2:44:59] MADAM Chief, with all due

[2:44:59] respect to the PRESIDENT, I

[2:45:00] also have to walk and chew gum

[2:45:01] at the same time. I get it. We

[2:45:03] need to be able to do multiple

[2:45:03] things. I know I have to

[2:45:05] juggle many balls.

[2:45:06] >> With what we do here on

[2:45:07] this council, I don't think

[2:45:10] that's a valid point. And it

[2:45:12] should not have taken 6

[2:45:14] months. If I had done that.

[2:45:15] That's why when I walked to

[2:45:15] the safety and crime

[2:45:16] reduction, I had to make some

[2:45:17] changes, which is why we ended

[2:45:19] up sun setting it. So that

[2:45:21] could be proper. But we

[2:45:21] learned from that lesson and

[2:45:22] that should have been pared

[2:45:25] down to move things forward. I

[2:45:26] have one final question

[2:45:26] running up on time, MR.

[2:45:27] PRESIDENT, please, if you'll

[2:45:31] indulge me, I need to know if

[2:45:32] this and this I'm assuming

[2:45:32] maybe to the auditor, if this

[2:45:34] amendment is voted up, does

[2:45:37] that mean that the psg will

[2:45:39] get the funds from this year

[2:45:41] and next year. And then if

[2:45:44] it's voted down, does that

[2:45:46] mean they will only get the

[2:45:48] funds this you can you help me

[2:45:49] understand that. And I let him

[2:45:50] answer the question. But yes,

[2:45:51] thank you. Time. Go ahead. The

[2:45:54] question for him, if you would

[2:45:55] through the PRESIDENT To

[2:45:55] Councilmember Johnson, if this

[2:45:58] amendment is voted up.

[2:46:01] >> All that it does is lay out

[2:46:02] the percentages for funding.

[2:46:04] That is part of the 26 27

[2:46:06] budget. If this amendment is

[2:46:08] voted down, it just lays out

[2:46:09] the percentages for the 26 27

[2:46:13] budget. The funding already is

[2:46:19] at psg for 25. 26. All right.

[2:46:20] Thank you. I think I have one

[2:46:21] here. That is a first timer,

[2:46:22] Dr Salem past PRESIDENT. And

[2:46:26] you're recognized.

[2:46:27] >> Was that very quietly on my

[2:46:33] birthday? I can't do it

[2:46:36] anymore. Because I've heard

[2:46:38] some things that bothered me.

[2:46:42] We are the policy by. We are

[2:46:47] the policy body. We in in the

[2:46:48] budget process put $200,000

[2:46:55] into this program. It bothers

[2:46:58] me that the administration has

[2:46:59] decided because of the cba as

[2:46:59] we're going to pull these

[2:47:03] people over.

[2:47:04] >> And they've slow walked his

[2:47:07] $200,000 program. If we let

[2:47:12] this happen, what's next? What

[2:47:17] is next? Where they decide?

[2:47:18] The finance Committee the

[2:47:20] Council voted on this, but we

[2:47:24] don't particularly like it. So

[2:47:25] we're not gonna put staff to

[2:47:30] make that happen so be it.

[2:47:33] That's a bad precedent. It's a

[2:47:37] terrible precedent. For those

[2:47:40] reasons. And I agree with my

[2:47:41] colleague Dr Johnson. He is

[2:47:44] right on this one. I don't

[2:47:45] always say that, but he is

[2:47:46] right on this one. We need to

[2:47:50] vote up this amendment and

[2:47:51] move forward with this and I

[2:47:54] hope we can do it soon. Thank

[2:47:55] you.

[2:47:56] >> All right. We're back to

[2:47:57] second time. Councilmember for

[2:47:58] the second time. 2 minutes.

[2:47:59] Thank you. As PRESIDENT. I

[2:48:03] mean, I think I'm a little

[2:48:03] flabbergasted by some of this.

[2:48:06] We have a chief department

[2:48:07] coming up telling us the

[2:48:09] difficulties of this program.

[2:48:11] If we had the sheriff here. If

[2:48:14] we had the fire chief here. If

[2:48:15] we had anyone like that come

[2:48:17] in here and say, guys, don't

[2:48:20] the means to this. The means

[2:48:24] to do this. We would we would

[2:48:24] recognize that and say, all

[2:48:25] right. Well, we as a policy

[2:48:26] body need to make sure that we

[2:48:28] are aligning correctly with

[2:48:28] what senior leadership is

[2:48:33] asking It's not a crazy thing.

[2:48:34] I'll tell you, I would love to

[2:48:36] see this program move forward.

[2:48:37] It sounds it's going to any

[2:48:40] way in the future, regardless.

[2:48:41] But yes, the cba is going to

[2:48:43] add a massive burden on the

[2:48:44] grants department. And I want

[2:48:45] to make sure that the cba is

[2:48:48] very, very successful because

[2:48:49] I'm very concerned that with

[2:48:50] the being now in better within

[2:48:51] the city, it's going to be

[2:48:53] very onerous on our staff.

[2:48:55] Let's make sure we are doing

[2:48:57] this correctly. And yes, I

[2:48:58] understand that the $25,000

[2:48:58] limit was from direct

[2:48:59] appropriations for the

[2:49:01] process. But I think that the

[2:49:02] intention based on

[2:49:04] conversations during that time

[2:49:05] was that the grants Department

[2:49:07] cannot handle smaller grants.

[2:49:10] Now we're asking to do that.

[2:49:12] Just seems odd to me. It seems

[2:49:13] like we're backpedaling on

[2:49:13] policy decisions that in the

[2:49:16] past. I'm just like the end of

[2:49:19] the day. You know, I want to

[2:49:20] make sure that these things

[2:49:23] and get executed executed.

[2:49:24] Correctly and fairly. We've

[2:49:26] seen the oig go after some of

[2:49:26] these small dollar grants in

[2:49:28] the past. Right? We've seen

[2:49:30] accountability issues. A

[2:49:31] distrust. Our staff trust your

[2:49:38] staff. But this down. All

[2:49:39] right. For the first time

[2:49:40] Councilmember Morrow joining

[2:49:45] the party. I'd like to call

[2:49:49] the question, Right? Questions

[2:49:52] been called worse on the

[2:49:53] Amendment. Chemical questions,

[2:49:53] amendments began all in favor.

[2:49:54] Common question signify by are

[2:50:05] ok, 30 ends up.

[2:50:07] >> All right. The questions

[2:50:08] been called now by a hand vote

[2:50:09] on favor of the amendment.

[2:50:19] Raise your hand. The amendment

[2:50:22] passes the bill as amended,

[2:50:23] got a motion second on the

[2:50:25] bill as amended can clear out

[2:50:26] the queue. See if anyone still

[2:50:30] wishes to chime Now was q a

[2:50:45] about a quarter vote.

[2:50:51] >> 16 yeas, one nay. One

[2:50:51] abstention.

[2:50:54] >> actually approved 2026 Dash

[2:50:55] 0, 1, Desmond.

[2:50:58] >> 6, 6, 2026, 1, 3, move the

[2:50:59] amendment.

[2:50:59] >> Got a motion second on the

[2:51:01] amendment. That snow in the

[2:51:02] queue. Well the amendment

[2:51:04] signify by saying Aye, aye,

[2:51:05] any opposed say nay. The

[2:51:06] amendment cares. I moved the

[2:51:09] bill as amended and a motion

[2:51:10] and second on the bill as

[2:51:11] amended councilmember thank

[2:51:15] you, MR. PRESIDENT, I stand in

[2:51:16] opposition to this bill. Not

[2:51:17] because I think that it's a

[2:51:19] bad bill overall, but I just.

[2:51:20] >> We want to make sure that

[2:51:20] we're walking hand-in-hand

[2:51:22] with the hrc, right? We want

[2:51:25] to make sure that. Like I

[2:51:26] understand the intention of

[2:51:26] this to make sure that dollars

[2:51:28] are being counted for

[2:51:29] correctly. I think we should

[2:51:31] make sure we have an

[2:51:32] appropriate process for how

[2:51:33] the hrc spends dollars and how

[2:51:33] it comes to us. So I prefer

[2:51:36] that we just so down and

[2:51:38] create a new process entirely

[2:51:39] but saying anything over

[2:51:40] $100,000 things come to us. I

[2:51:41] think it's just going to open

[2:51:42] up the door for some some

[2:51:46] crazy number. Number, pushing.

[2:51:50] I prefer we. We look at the

[2:51:51] process or how they got

[2:51:53] dollars spent dollars and come

[2:51:54] to us. That makes more sense

[2:51:55] to me than just sort of adding

[2:51:56] this $100,000 hoop to jump

[2:51:59] over. I think the process

[2:52:00] needs fixing more than just

[2:52:02] this extra criteria. So I am

[2:52:05] voting it now. But down.

[2:52:06] However, I understand the

[2:52:07] intention and I and I respect

[2:52:09] it. Think there's more to

[2:52:10] Thank you. All right. Thank

[2:52:10] you. Councilmember areas

[2:52:15] recognized. MR. PRESIDENT, I'm

[2:52:16] sorry, MISTER Produce about. I

[2:52:16] actually got to go against you

[2:52:18] on this one because I think

[2:52:20] this is critical for us as a

[2:52:21] as a body to understand why

[2:52:22] checks he's doing. A lot of us

[2:52:25] still have the pleasure.

[2:52:25] >> To be the a's on like you

[2:52:27] are. I've attended a few of

[2:52:28] the meetings, but, you know,

[2:52:29] they they're doing great work.

[2:52:30] And this bill by it, I think,

[2:52:32] is a great deal because not

[2:52:33] only does it protect taxpayer

[2:52:36] dollars, but also 8. Brings a

[2:52:36] lot of awareness to all of us

[2:52:39] as to what they're doing. I

[2:52:40] met with the administration

[2:52:41] today as to how plan on using

[2:52:43] those daughters in the near

[2:52:45] future deputy and on board for

[2:52:46] that. So I think once again,

[2:52:47] this is just a great bonus.

[2:52:47] Many just educate Nothing

[2:52:49] really wrong with this bill

[2:52:50] and are you guys supported?

[2:52:52] Thank you. Alright

[2:52:53] Councilmember Joe Carlucci.

[2:52:55] All right. Thank you, MR.

[2:52:56] PRESIDENT. Yeah, it was a

[2:52:58] support. The bill. I mean, I I

[2:52:59] don't think we really know

[2:53:00] what the process looks like at

[2:53:01] this point because we haven't

[2:53:05] got anything from the ajc. So

[2:53:06] I think $100,000 a reasonable

[2:53:07] number. And look, if it needs

[2:53:09] to move up or down, I think

[2:53:10] will will cross that bridge

[2:53:13] when we get to it. But for

[2:53:14] now, I think 100,000 is sort

[2:53:15] of a reasonable number.

[2:53:16] Anything above that. I think

[2:53:17] this council would kind of

[2:53:20] want oversight on that type of

[2:53:21] figure. So for now, I'm

[2:53:22] supportive of it, but I'm also

[2:53:23] open in the future. There's a

[2:53:24] process change needs to

[2:53:26] happen. So thank you, MR.

[2:53:27] PRESIDENT. All right. Thank

[2:53:28] you. No one else is in the

[2:53:29] queue. Let's open about a

[2:53:44] recorded vote.

[2:53:50] >> 16 yeas, 2 nays.

[2:53:51] >> By your action. You approve

[2:53:52] Twenty-twenty 6 Dash 0, 1, 3,

[2:53:53] Go ahead and pass the chair

[2:53:54] over to the vice PRESIDENT For

[2:53:57] the next bill.

[2:53:58] >> I was 6, 7, 2026 1.42

[2:54:00] Council vice PRESIDENT. Please

[2:54:00] recognize the council

[2:54:01] PRESIDENT, MISTER PRESIDENT.

[2:54:06] You're recognized.

[2:54:06] >> Thank you, MISTER. Vice

[2:54:08] PRESIDENT. I rise simply out

[2:54:08] of an abundance of caution to

[2:54:10] abstain on this piece of

[2:54:12] legislation. It doesn't

[2:54:14] directly affect my

[2:54:15] organization. I work for, but

[2:54:15] I do work for the boys. Girls

[2:54:16] clubs of Northeast Florida. We

[2:54:19] have in the past been awarded

[2:54:20] dollars to Opioid Grant

[2:54:23] Prevention program. So just

[2:54:24] one staying out of caution,

[2:54:26] just so my vote doesn't in any

[2:54:27] way, shape or form affect any

[2:54:28] of these dollars that MAY end

[2:54:29] up with my organization. Thank

[2:54:31] you. I move the amendment.

[2:54:32] >> We have a motion a second

[2:54:35] on the amendment. See, nobody

[2:54:36] in the queue will take this

[2:54:37] vote verbally on favor

[2:54:40] indicate by saying Aye, aye,

[2:54:40] all again saying No. The

[2:54:42] amendment passes the bill as

[2:54:43] amended. We have a motion and

[2:54:46] second on the bill as amended,

[2:54:46] no one's in the queue open

[2:54:59] about a quarter vote.

[2:55:03] >> 17 yeas, one abstention.

[2:55:04] Are actually approved 2026

[2:55:05] Dash, 0, 1, 4, to thank you,

[2:55:06] MR. Vice PRESIDENT For the

[2:55:07] pinch. It.

[2:55:10] >> I'm 68 2026. 01:43am. Of

[2:55:11] the amendment.

[2:55:12] >> Motion. Second on the

[2:55:13] amendment all in favor. The

[2:55:14] amendment signify by saying

[2:55:15] Aye, aye, any opposed saying

[2:55:18] the Medicare's month motion

[2:55:19] second on the bill as amended

[2:55:19] unknowns in the queue. Please

[2:55:29] open about record. Your vote.

[2:55:31] >> 18 yeas, 0 nays.

[2:55:34] >> By your action, you've

[2:55:37] approved 2026 Dash, 0, 1, 4,

[2:55:40] 3, 6, 9, 2026. Of the bill.

[2:55:42] Got a motion and second on the

[2:55:43] bill, no one is an acute was

[2:55:53] open about a quarter vote.

[2:55:56] >> 16 yeas, 2 nays.

[2:55:57] >> I actually approved 2026

[2:56:01] Dash 0, 1, 4, 4, Item, 70, a

[2:56:02] big birthday milestone. 2026.

[2:56:07] One. 45 a move. The amendment.

[2:56:08] We've got a motion and second

[2:56:10] on the amendment all in favor

[2:56:11] the minute signify by saying

[2:56:12] Aye, aye, any opposed, say

[2:56:13] nay. Medicare's with the bill

[2:56:15] as amended motion. Second on

[2:56:16] the bill as amended is known,

[2:56:17] q, please Open about records

[2:56:26] about.

[2:56:28] >> 18 yeas, 0 nays.

[2:56:29] >> I actually approved 2026

[2:56:32] Dash 0, 1, 4, 5, 71 26 win. 49

[2:56:34] move the amendment. Got a

[2:56:36] motion second on the amendment

[2:56:37] on favor the amendment signify

[2:56:41] by saying Aye aye, any opposed

[2:56:41] say nay them in the cares the

[2:56:42] last minute got motion second

[2:56:44] on the bill as amended now

[2:56:45] wasn't pleased about a quarter

[2:56:57] vote. 18 yeas, 0 nays. Fire

[2:57:00] actually approved 2026 Dash 0,

[2:57:01] 1, 4, 9,

[2:57:02] >> 72 2026. 1.50 I move the

[2:57:06] Rules Amendment.

[2:57:06] >> Motion and second on the

[2:57:08] amendment. No one's in the

[2:57:10] coup on favor the amendment

[2:57:11] signify by saying Aye aye any

[2:57:12] opposed, say nay them cares.

[2:57:16] >> The book moved the bill as

[2:57:17] amended. Got a motion second

[2:57:18] on the bill as amended that

[2:57:19] was in the queue. Please up in

[2:57:20] about a quarter vote.

[2:57:21] Councilmember. Plus, you're

[2:57:23] recognized.

[2:57:24] >> Thank you, MISTER

[2:57:26] PRESIDENT. Very excited for

[2:57:27] this bill. Very happy to see

[2:57:28] it for housing incredibly

[2:57:31] important to me. And 2, vast

[2:57:31] majority of voters in our

[2:57:35] city. I was ranked number one

[2:57:36] by Unf poll housing's. The

[2:57:36] number one issue. We know

[2:57:38] that. Is a 5 million dollar

[2:57:43] loan. Very excited. Believe

[2:57:44] this is the right thing to do.

[2:57:46] A 5 million dollars. However,

[2:57:48] lest we forget. There was an

[2:57:53] option for this body. To look

[2:57:54] at doing a 10 million dollar

[2:57:55] loan again, not a grandpa. The

[2:57:58] lone and having it matched by

[2:57:59] 30 million dollars in private

[2:58:01] funds. 40 million dollar

[2:58:03] affordable housing trust. For

[2:58:06] an extra 5 million dollars. We

[2:58:08] could have gotten access to an

[2:58:10] additional 30 million in

[2:58:11] private funds to help make

[2:58:12] sure that we are addressing

[2:58:12] the number one issue in our

[2:58:14] city. Very happy for this

[2:58:17] bill. Very grateful for this

[2:58:21] bill. 240 units, great. Still

[2:58:22] at the end of the day, a drop

[2:58:22] in the bucket and what we

[2:58:23] could have done with

[2:58:25] 40 Million. Coogan thousands

[2:58:28] upon thousands. So just making

[2:58:29] sure that that's put out there

[2:58:31] that had we just done another

[2:58:32] 5, we could have found

[2:58:33] ourselves in a great position.

[2:58:35] But instead we allowed.

[2:58:40] Something got in the way. And

[2:58:40] so just making that known of

[2:58:41] housing is really as

[2:58:41] important. We think it is.

[2:58:42] Let's make sure we're doing

[2:58:43] more and more investments in

[2:58:45] that. Thank you. Council. Vice

[2:58:49] PRESIDENT Recognized thank

[2:58:50] you, MR. PRESIDENT, I just

[2:58:50] want to thank everybody for

[2:58:52] their support of this bill

[2:58:52] during the committee process

[2:58:54] and in advance for your yes

[2:58:56] vote tonight. This is a

[2:58:57] fiscally responsible, low

[2:58:58] interest rate low, meaning

[2:58:59] we're going to get the money

[2:59:02] back here on this. This will

[2:59:02] provide and deliver 240

[2:59:05] affordable housing units.

[2:59:06] >> On Beach Boulevard near the

[2:59:08] town center, a place that it's

[2:59:09] sorely needed. Most

[2:59:09] importantly, this is

[2:59:11] opportunity for those who

[2:59:14] serve us police teachers,

[2:59:16] firefighters to live in the

[2:59:16] communities that they serve.

[2:59:17] And what's special about this

[2:59:19] one is it's very much like

[2:59:20] Madison Palms. Anyone you've

[2:59:21] seen that development knows

[2:59:22] how impressive that

[2:59:23] development is. Also a low

[2:59:24] interest rate loan. This is a

[2:59:26] proven process. It's a proven

[2:59:27] developer. Proud to support

[2:59:31] it. Thanks.

[2:59:31] >> Already there's no one else

[2:59:32] in the queue. So what's up

[2:59:45] with about records about?

[2:59:48] >> 18 yeas, 0 nays.

[2:59:49] >> By Rick, you approved 2026

[2:59:54] Dash, 0, 1, 5, 0, I'm sending

[2:59:54] 3 2026. 1.51, MR. PRESIDENT,

[2:59:55] please recognize COUNCILWOMAN

[2:59:56] Pittman.

[2:59:56] >> COUNCILWOMAN Pittman,

[3:00:00] you're recognized. The chair.

[3:00:04] I'd like to stand and and

[3:00:05] oppose mean opposed abstain

[3:00:07] from this bill because the

[3:00:11] Clara White Mission will. For

[3:00:14] funding for this. Thank you.

[3:00:15] All right. Thank you very

[3:00:15] much. Got a motion second on

[3:00:19] the amendment. Amendment. So

[3:00:20] all of your the amendment

[3:00:25] signify by saying Aye, aye,

[3:00:25] opposed, say nay. The

[3:00:25] amendment carries bill as

[3:00:25] amended motion and second on

[3:00:25] the bill as amended

[3:00:27] Councilmember Boylan, you're

[3:00:28] recognized. Thank you, MR.

[3:00:29] PRESIDENT most heart attack

[3:00:34] when that man. Opposed appears

[3:00:37] gi Bill, I thank you for those

[3:00:38] Councilmembers who sat in a

[3:00:40] couple noticed We had.

[3:00:40] >> This really is a

[3:00:44] continuation and bringing

[3:00:48] greater credibility to the psu

[3:00:49] process. Well, working with

[3:00:51] the public Service Grant

[3:00:52] Council and the staff over

[3:00:56] there and just she tightening

[3:00:57] up of requirements to get this

[3:00:58] done. So I do appreciate your

[3:00:59] support of that today. Thank

[3:01:03] you. All right. Thank you.

[3:01:04] There's no one else in the

[3:01:04] queue. So let's open the

[3:01:19] Ballon record votes.

[3:01:31] >> 17 yeas, one abstention.

[3:01:31] >> actually approved 2026

[3:01:35] dash, 1, 5, 1, PRESIDENT Now

[3:01:36] time for second reading, MR.

[3:01:37] Till me, please read the

[3:01:40] Bills.

[3:01:45] >> 2026 1.91 one, 90 to one,

[3:01:49] 97 to 0 to 203, to 0 for 205,

[3:01:52] to 0, 6, 2026. 1. 64 1 65 one.

[3:01:56] 66 1.67 one. 68 one. 69 1.70

[3:01:57] U.S. Press. And we have one

[3:01:59] public participation carte

[3:02:00] items. 75 2026? 1.92 John.

[3:02:01] Supports does not wish to

[3:02:05] speak. All right. Thank you.

[3:02:05] We also have one action item,

[3:02:07] 2026, 1, 9, 7, I move the

[3:02:11] amendment.

[3:02:13] >> And a motion and second on

[3:02:16] the amendment on favor the

[3:02:16] amendment signify by saying

[3:02:17] Aye, aye oppose, say nay. The

[3:02:19] amendment carries and now call

[3:02:23] on Doctor Johnson.

[3:02:24] >> Just briefly, I wanted to

[3:02:26] make sure that we recognize

[3:02:27] PRESIDENT Wants history month.

[3:02:30] I think this is important. I

[3:02:31] was as a non woman. I wanted

[3:02:35] to make sure that we honor the

[3:02:36] women in our community as

[3:02:37] you'll see in the resolution.

[3:02:38] I was very intentional, but

[3:02:39] I'm so thankful to all of all

[3:02:41] of the women who have

[3:02:43] contributed to making

[3:02:44] Jacksonville better and who

[3:02:45] shoulders upon which we all

[3:02:47] stand. So to all of the ladies

[3:02:48] that are watching in the

[3:02:49] audience, never well. Thank

[3:02:50] you for the work you do to

[3:02:51] make our fabric of our

[3:02:51] community, which are Happy

[3:02:52] Women's History Month. Thank

[3:02:55] you to the bill as amended.

[3:02:56] Got a motion second on the

[3:02:57] bill as amended councilmember

[3:03:05] Colucci.

[3:03:09] >> Council Amendment place.

[3:03:10] Second. All right. Motion

[3:03:11] second on a council amendment

[3:03:13] all in favor. Councilmember

[3:03:15] signify by saying Aye, aye,

[3:03:16] any opposed saying COUNCILMAN

[3:03:17] Passes moved. The bill is

[3:03:19] twice amended motion. Second

[3:03:21] on the bill has twice amended.

[3:03:21] Please open about a quarter

[3:03:36] vote.

[3:03:51] >> 18 yeas, 0 nays.

[3:03:51] >> But actually approved 2026

[3:03:55] Dash 0, 1, 9, 7, colleagues

[3:03:58] are not going to go to page.

[3:03:58] 36 item. 92 2026 era t to know

[3:04:02] and I move the emergency.

[3:04:05] >> Motion. Second on the

[3:04:06] emergency.

[3:04:07] >> All in favor the merge.

[3:04:08] They signify by saying Aye

[3:04:09] aye. Any opposed say nay Versa

[3:04:10] Cares. Council PRESIDENT,

[3:04:12] please recognize Councilmember

[3:04:13] Johnson.

[3:04:13] >> Councilmember Johnson,

[3:04:18] you're recognized. Thank you,

[3:04:19] MR. PRESIDENT, I rise to first

[3:04:21] and foremost, I was beat to

[3:04:21] the bill later, but to propose

[3:04:23] floor amendment, you should

[3:04:24] all.

[3:04:25] >> I received it. So I moved

[3:04:29] this Florida Amendment. And it

[3:04:30] is because unfortunately,

[3:04:31] speak to in just a moment, MR.

[3:04:32] Sweeting passed away after

[3:04:35] this was introduced. All

[3:04:38] right. As to the Floor

[3:04:38] Amendment on favor floor

[3:04:39] amendment signify by saying

[3:04:40] Aye aye, any opposed say nay

[3:04:41] to floor amendment passes.

[3:04:42] Councilmember Matt Carlucci,

[3:04:45] you're recognized.

[3:04:46] >> COUNCILMAN Or speak to the

[3:04:52] Floor amendment. All right. No

[3:04:56] one else is in the queue. I'd

[3:04:57] like move a council member.

[3:05:00] Can someone can do that? Yes.

[3:05:02] Alright, motion and second on

[3:05:03] the Council Amendment all in

[3:05:03] favor of COUNCILMAN Zeke

[3:05:04] saying Aye. Aye. Any opposed

[3:05:07] say nay commitment.

[3:05:08] >> bill has an emergency has

[3:05:11] twice a month. Oh, We got a

[3:05:12] motion. Second on the bill has

[3:05:12] twice amended to bill sponsor,

[3:05:17] Dr Johnson. Thank you, MR.

[3:05:18] PRESIDENT colleagues, I rise

[3:05:18] tonight to speak about a man

[3:05:21] and honor a voice.

[3:05:22] >> a voice that in living

[3:05:24] rooms across our city not was

[3:05:25] spectacle, but with truth,

[3:05:27] robs weeding was amazing man.

[3:05:31] And when I put this in, I ran

[3:05:33] into his sign downtown. We all

[3:05:33] know it's sunny and dear

[3:05:36] friend of ours and I said,

[3:05:37] How's your dad? And I looked

[3:05:37] at him in his eyes, just

[3:05:40] watered up. And he told me is

[3:05:43] that was in hospice. And I

[3:05:45] hadn't seen probably year to

[3:05:45] have you been living in

[3:05:47] Atlanta for those that don't

[3:05:48] know. Rob was also a crack

[3:05:49] actor for lack of a better

[3:05:50] term. And if you look closely

[3:05:53] at the new coming to America

[3:05:55] in the coming to America, 2,

[3:05:56] Rob was an extra in the

[3:05:59] waiting scene in that movie.

[3:06:00] So he didn't get far away from

[3:06:02] tv as he walked away from tv.

[3:06:04] But he's just a great guy. I

[3:06:06] know for me when I started as

[3:06:07] a young guy and I wanted to be

[3:06:11] an anchor and reporter and I

[3:06:12] was meant toward by Rob

[3:06:14] Sweeting and Joyce Morgan and

[3:06:14] and others who has this little

[3:06:15] kid running around what

[3:06:16] following behind them. I

[3:06:19] created a career because of

[3:06:20] who I saw in during my career.

[3:06:22] Any time that I picked up the

[3:06:24] phone to call Ken or Joyce,

[3:06:26] most importantly robbed as

[3:06:29] well. They picked up the phone

[3:06:29] and he listened and said this

[3:06:30] is what you do have been

[3:06:31] there. Here's how you move.

[3:06:34] It. He certainly is someone

[3:06:35] that this community can look

[3:06:38] to as as a truth teller and

[3:06:38] even on his way out as

[3:06:41] transition that sat with him a

[3:06:43] few times. The squeeze my

[3:06:44] hand. When I started to say

[3:06:44] names and talk to people,

[3:06:46] opened his eyes and he felt it

[3:06:48] and he felt the love. So

[3:06:49] tonight I'm so honored that we

[3:06:50] can put this resolution for to

[3:06:52] honor somebody who spent his

[3:06:55] life telling stories to make

[3:06:56] Jacksonville better and we

[3:06:57] will forever remember the

[3:06:57] legacy of this guy who was

[3:07:00] actually the pioneer the first

[3:07:01] morning show that we ever saw

[3:07:02] in Duval County, Rob's

[3:07:06] Sweeting rest. Well, sir.

[3:07:06] Thank you, Johnson, that

[3:07:07] PRESIDENT Carly, Jerry, you

[3:07:11] still on for this.

[3:07:12] >> No, MR. Morrow you are on

[3:07:14] and they are off for you.

[3:07:14] Okay. COUNCILWOMAN Pittman,

[3:07:18] you're recognized. The queen

[3:07:19] of the Council Amendment. So

[3:07:23] we're all on. All right. Thank

[3:07:24] you for that. Dutch Johnson

[3:07:25] and will open up the ballot

[3:07:39] record a vote.

[3:07:45] >> 18 yeas, 0 nays by actually

[3:07:46] approved 2026 Dash 0, 2, 2, 9,

[3:07:49] as emergency us twice amended.

[3:07:50] >> Council PRESIDENT Are not

[3:07:51] going to go to page 46 with

[3:07:54] the Addenda. My done them.

[3:07:56] >> Motion second on the all in

[3:07:57] favor. Signify by saying Aye.

[3:08:00] Aye opposed, say Nay did has

[3:08:00] been moved.

[3:08:01] >> Council PRESIDENT, we are

[3:08:02] done with all official

[3:08:03] business and ready for 5th

[3:08:07] week. All right. Thank you.

[3:08:07] Thank you. Thank you. So guess

[3:08:23] that leads us to.

[3:08:37] >> No 18 present.

[3:08:39] >> a team present. All right.

[3:08:40] Before we adjourn, we got some

[3:08:41] announcements. People in the

[3:08:42] queue Councilmember Freeman,

[3:08:44] the past PRESIDENT. Thank you,

[3:08:46] MR. PRESIDENT just want to

[3:08:46] bring the attention on the

[3:08:48] agenda that we just approved.

[3:08:50] Item number one. 32 2026, 0,

[3:08:51] 2, 4, 9, That is that 200,000

[3:08:52] and I talked about that will

[3:08:54] be going to Jay sep. So want

[3:08:55] to make sure that you all

[3:08:58] where that is on it. And I

[3:08:59] said again and then I will be

[3:09:00] just attending a public

[3:09:03] service Grant Council meeting.

[3:09:04] I fully support the work that

[3:09:07] they're doing. I hope MISTER

[3:09:07] On the stand that we spoke

[3:09:09] multiple times prior to

[3:09:11] tonight. I was still a little

[3:09:12] disappointed that you got to

[3:09:13] the point that it did tonight.

[3:09:14] But I look forward to working

[3:09:15] with them moving forward and

[3:09:16] doing the good work of the

[3:09:19] city. Thank you. All right.

[3:09:20] Thank you, COUNCILMAN Pittman,

[3:09:21] any announcements and

[3:09:22] birthdays. I think I know of

[3:09:30] one. Today is special day. So

[3:09:32] we all want to the stand.

[3:09:33] >> We got all saying happy

[3:09:34] birthday to you. How about

[3:09:36] that?

[3:09:40] >> Already here we go.

[3:09:44] >> And to you.

[3:09:49] >> Appy birthday to you.

[3:09:55] >> Happy back happy birthday.

[3:09:55] Happy

[3:09:59] >> a

[3:10:00] >> Man, you should heard

[3:10:03] accounts overheat at a little

[3:10:04] while some of them over here.

[3:10:04] We've got to get you to say

[3:10:07] more k, but we also have other

[3:10:09] birthdays this COUNCILMAN

[3:10:12] Reggie Gaffney birthdays on

[3:10:13] MARCH. 26.

[3:10:15] >> And also, COUNCILMAN Arrow

[3:10:18] your birthdays and 27th and

[3:10:20] then we have see a rush on the

[3:10:20] Jackson. Her birthday is also

[3:10:24] on the 20 7th in Andrew Cable.

[3:10:27] His birthday on APRIL, the

[3:10:28] 7th. So happy birthday to all

[3:10:32] of you. All. Thank you.

[3:10:33] >> All right. All right,

[3:10:34] Doctor Johnson won last

[3:10:38] announcement. This is our

[3:10:40] family. I got to ask and I

[3:10:41] know you wouldn't do it. So

[3:10:42] through PRESIDENT. I want to

[3:10:43] ask you, first of all, keep

[3:10:46] the family of council tomorrow

[3:10:49] in prayer. Is that passed away

[3:10:49] and I know now it's at and I

[3:10:50] preview been a good friend all

[3:10:54] my life now. So my condolences

[3:10:57] to you also keep in prayer,

[3:10:59] the family of COUNCILMAN

[3:10:59] Pittman, as you shared your

[3:11:02] moms going through something

[3:11:03] going out and she's doing

[3:11:04] really good. Those bears are

[3:11:06] getting through. So we are

[3:11:07] sending our love to you. I

[3:11:08] know this is a very tough time

[3:11:09] for you, but this is truly a

[3:11:10] family. And I know we all care

[3:11:12] about each other. So, you

[3:11:13] know, the word prayer, please

[3:11:15] pray for colleagues. Thank

[3:11:15] PRESIDENT. All right. With

[3:11:16] that, we are adjourned.

[3:11:25] Chaplain. Thank you, MR.

[3:11:30] PRESIDENT I. I was doing fine

[3:11:32] until my colleague mentioned

[3:11:33] that. But it is what it is. My

[3:11:37] dad was 93. And spend 50 years

[3:11:38] on the ocean is a merchant

[3:11:39] Marine and live the good life.

[3:11:48] So as as I reflect on this

[3:11:50] evening, I what came to mind

[3:11:50] was the thought that there's

[3:11:54] no greater challenge. As well

[3:11:54] as no greater honor than

[3:11:58] public service. Because of

[3:11:59] some of the debates that

[3:12:01] occurred here tonight and I

[3:12:02] would encourage us to keep

[3:12:04] putting the public first in

[3:12:07] all that we say and do and

[3:12:07] there'll be a reward at the

[3:12:10] end of it. Let us Pray.

[3:12:11] Almighty GOD, we thank you for

[3:12:13] yet another the evening. Thank

[3:12:14] you for your guidance. Thank

[3:12:15] you for you with them. Thank

[3:12:21] you. For the breath of life.

[3:12:21] Thank you. For those who are

[3:12:22] celebrating birthdays with

[3:12:25] gratitude. GOD, we ask you to

[3:12:26] continue to cover each and

[3:12:29] every one of us cover family

[3:12:31] members near and far give us

[3:12:32] strength. Give a ceiling where

[3:12:34] sickness might be. Thank you

[3:12:39] for your favor. Your on

[3:12:41] Meredith favor continue to

[3:12:41] cover a Norwalk is with the

[3:12:42] park this place. Let us not

[3:12:46] depart from the u give us

[3:12:46] traveling grace. It's in

[3:12:47] Jesus. Holy name. We pray.

[3:12:49] Amen.

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