[0:04] >> We're good with a quorum.

[0:06] >> I been told the of

[0:10] officially have a quorum.

[0:10] >> All right. Good evening,

[0:13] everybody. I'm calling to

[0:14] order the city of Jacksonville

[0:15] City Council meeting for

[0:19] Tuesday, JUNE 9th 2026. It is

[0:20] 05:00pm on the dot and your

[0:23] PRESIDENT Presiding officer

[0:23] Kevin Carrico and we are

[0:27] officially. We officially

[0:28] starting the meeting. MR. Flow

[0:31] later. How's that sound? Very

[0:31] good. MISTER PRESIDENT. First

[0:33] order of business is the

[0:33] invocation and Pledge of

[0:34] Allegiance. Please recognize

[0:35] our Council Chaplin

[0:40] Councilmember Kevin Maher.

[0:41] >> Thank you, MR. Floor

[0:45] leader. Tonight. Our

[0:46] invocation is being delivered

[0:47] by Eddie Hatcher, a

[0:50] Jacksonville native.

[0:51] >> a graduate of Ribault

[0:52] senior high school or as the

[0:57] principal would say, revolt.

[0:58] He earned a master of divinity

[0:59] from Gordon-conwell

[1:01] Theological Seminary. And he's

[1:04] a retired U.S. Army veteran

[1:05] with more than 20 years of

[1:08] honorable service. Eddie

[1:09] currently serves as the

[1:11] community. Pastor a chance.

[1:13] Great churches, Hodges,

[1:14] campus, where he's passionate

[1:16] about helping people grow in

[1:19] their faith and connect with

[1:20] their community. He's been

[1:21] married to his high school

[1:22] sweetheart, Jacqueline Renee

[1:25] Hatcher for 42 years together.

[1:27] They're the proud parents of 2

[1:29] children. And and Alicia. He's

[1:31] received. Pastor Eddie

[1:36] Hatcher. Thank you, COUNCILMAN

[1:37] Got word says to us we would

[1:39] acknowledge him in all these

[1:41] ways.

[1:41] >> And his response to would

[1:43] be your debt right now. Pat.

[1:45] So that's what we want to do

[1:49] this evening. As we. Move

[1:50] forward with our meeting. So

[1:53] let us pray. Heavenly father,

[1:56] we do. Thank you. But this

[1:57] amazing privilege of gathering

[2:00] is the evening. For this

[2:02] opportunity. To serve the

[2:04] people of Jacksonville. We

[2:08] asked for your wisdom

[2:11] guidance. It a point. Every

[2:12] council member sitting leader

[2:13] and public servant represented

[2:18] here. Grant clarity of

[2:18] decision-making, integrity and

[2:23] leadership. And sincere

[2:23] commitment to the where fear

[2:26] of this fine city. Help them

[2:29] to work together with respect

[2:31] unity and the sheer desire to

[2:34] promote justice peace and

[2:35] prosperity throughout our

[2:39] city. We pray for the families

[2:42] here in Jacksonville, the

[2:43] businesses, the school's first

[2:45] responders policeman. Our

[2:47] neighborhoods and our

[2:51] communities of Jacksonville.

[2:52] You had a protection rest our

[2:55] community and MAY your grace

[2:56] got to war solutions that

[2:59] Stanton's. And if all who call

[3:03] city home. Bless the meeting

[3:03] and the work that would be

[3:06] accomplished here tonight. MAY

[3:11] it be conducted wisdom? And a

[3:12] spirit of service of others in

[3:15] your holy name. We pray a and

[3:17] a man on man. Pledge

[3:33] allegiance.

[3:42] >> you have any one I'm

[3:43] noticing a meeting tomorrow.

[3:44] It's going to be at 4 o'clock

[3:45] 2 weeks from today prior to

[3:46] our last council meeting of

[3:48] the year to do our award

[3:50] ceremony. A lot of times that

[3:51] takes up a lot of time. The

[3:52] evening sums going to bump the

[3:56] meeting. Header. Bump it back

[3:57] in our so we get started. Give

[3:57] out the awards and celebrate

[3:58] some accomplishments of

[3:59] community leaders and

[4:01] committee members some of the

[4:02] members of this body. So we'll

[4:03] have that meeting at 4 o'clock

[4:04] right before the council

[4:07] meeting in 2 weeks. Thank you,

[4:08] MR. PRESIDENT next step is

[4:10] approval. The minutes from the

[4:10] regular council meeting of

[4:13] MAY. 26, I move the approve.

[4:14] >> macabre roll call for

[4:15] someone that doesn't prove.

[4:27] All right. Roll call.

[4:32] >> 16 present.

[4:33] >> All right. MISTER Floor

[4:34] right now in back of the right

[4:35] spot. I move the approval of

[4:36] the minutes from the regular

[4:39] council meeting of MAY. 26.

[4:40] We've got a motion and second

[4:41] by councilmember areas all in

[4:43] favor of the meeting minutes

[4:44] signify by saying Aye, aye,

[4:44] any opposed, say nay. The

[4:47] minutes are approved, MR.

[4:48] PRESIDENT we have 6

[4:48] communications from the

[4:51] mayor's office and others

[4:52] would be like them. Redder

[4:52] filed with legislative

[4:53] services. We will get them

[4:56] filed away very well, sir. We

[4:57] have 2 presentations tonight.

[4:59] The first is by Councilmember

[5:00] Ken tomorrow, a resolution

[5:00] honoring in commending Tim

[5:01] cost for his services.

[5:05] PRESIDENT University in

[5:05] congratulating him on his new

[5:06] role as chancellor of

[5:07] Jacksonville University. MR.

[5:08] Teal, please read the

[5:11] resolution. Resolution 2026.

[5:16] 409. Acosta served as

[5:17] PRESIDENT Of Jacksonville

[5:19] University since 2013 becoming

[5:21] the first alumnus to lead the

[5:22] university, guiding him

[5:23] through an air of

[5:26] transformation and growth.

[5:28] During his tenure. PRESIDENT

[5:29] Cost ledgeview through

[5:30] significant expansion growing

[5:31] the institution from 3

[5:34] colleges, 5 schools and to

[5:36] institutes to 5 colleges, 9

[5:39] schools and 3 institutes along

[5:42] with the introduction of new

[5:42] in-demand, major fields of

[5:43] study, including speech

[5:45] language pathology, clinical

[5:49] mental health counseling,

[5:50] occupational therapy,

[5:50] accelerated nursing business

[5:54] analytics. Engineering law

[5:55] data science ai cybersecurity

[5:59] and robotics. In 2022.

[6:01] PRESIDENT Cost oversaw the

[6:02] establishment and launch of

[6:03] the Jacksonville University

[6:05] College of Law which expanded

[6:06] access to legal education and

[6:07] the development of a legal

[6:10] work force in northeast

[6:11] Florida and whose first

[6:12] graduating class achieve the

[6:13] second highest bar passage

[6:17] rate in the state. PRESIDENT

[6:18] Cost advance the partnership

[6:20] with Lake Erie, College of

[6:21] Osteopathic Medicine to create

[6:23] the region's first four-year

[6:24] medical school scheduled to

[6:28] open in the fall of 2026.

[6:28] Under PRESIDENT Cost

[6:29] Leadership. Jacksonville

[6:31] University strengthened its

[6:33] financial standing and

[6:34] philanthropic support by

[6:34] increasing the endowment by

[6:38] more than 50%. Leading

[6:39] investment of 100 million

[6:40] dollars into the university's

[6:42] campus. Completing the aspire

[6:44] campaign that raised more than

[6:45] 120 million dollars launching

[6:46] the Florida epic program to

[6:50] support Steam education.

[6:52] Regional economic investment

[6:53] and job creation and

[6:54] spearheading the university's

[6:56] historic 175 million future

[6:59] made comprehensive campaign.

[7:00] Since Tim Cars became

[7:02] PRESIDENT Of Jacksonville

[7:04] University. The university has

[7:06] consistently rate ranked as a

[7:07] premier institution for

[7:09] students return on investments

[7:11] and outcomes with the

[7:12] university being selected as

[7:13] one of America's best colleges

[7:16] by U.S. News and World Report

[7:18] and named one of the top 500

[7:18] universities in the country by

[7:22] Forbes magazine. After 14

[7:23] years of distinguished service

[7:25] as PRESIDENT Of Jacksonville

[7:26] University, Tim costs will

[7:27] transition to serve as

[7:29] chancellor of Geo where he

[7:32] will focus on partnerships,

[7:32] fundraising alumni, community

[7:36] and government relations to

[7:36] advance the is the

[7:38] university's mission. Now,

[7:41] therefore. Be it resolved by

[7:41] the Council of the City of

[7:44] Jacksonville. The city council

[7:46] hereby honors and commends Tim

[7:48] cost for his exemplary and

[7:49] invaluable leadership as

[7:51] PRESIDENT Of Jacksonville

[7:52] University and his lasting

[7:55] contributions to the city. The

[7:56] city Council congratulate Mr,

[7:57] Cost and his appointment as

[7:58] chancellor to Jacksonville

[8:00] University and offers its best

[8:01] wishes for his success in this

[8:16] new role.

[8:18] Colleagues and

[8:19] community. It's an honor for

[8:21] me to present this to him.

[8:26] >> For his work. As I stand

[8:27] here and reflect a couple of

[8:29] thoughts. Come to mind that

[8:32] while some and use words to

[8:33] inform Tim uses his words to

[8:36] transform. While some and

[8:39] state affirmation before

[8:41] achievement team is always saw

[8:42] achievement before

[8:43] affirmation. He's just that

[8:47] kind of individual. He

[8:47] collaborate he looks for where

[8:49] he can be part of how we can

[8:53] make a difference when he came

[8:54] to Jay you as PRESIDENT. One

[8:55] thing you said, Jay, you will

[8:59] be integrated and not

[9:00] isolated. And today is one of

[9:04] the most catalytic

[9:05] transformative force and

[9:05] they're all eaten community.

[9:07] And it's all because of the

[9:09] work of 10 cost. So I'm glad

[9:12] to present this to him. Ron

[9:13] Salem, you have represented

[9:14] the area as well. If you want

[9:20] to say some. Thank you,

[9:21] COUNCILMAN.

[9:23] >> I met him probably 12, 15

[9:26] years ago when I got on the

[9:29] Arlington cra my 7 years here

[9:29] on the council, we've worked

[9:30] very closely together. He's

[9:34] become a great friend. And as

[9:36] said publicly, many shutter to

[9:37] think where the Arlington area

[9:39] would be without Tim cost. He

[9:43] has been the the catalysts for

[9:43] all the development that is

[9:47] occurring out there. And we're

[9:48] very grateful that he

[9:49] continues to service a j you

[9:54] so thank you, Tim.

[9:56] >> Thank you, too. COUNCILMAN

[10:00] Salomon. But these kind words

[10:07] today. Thank you. Council

[10:08] PRESIDENT Carrico Council,

[10:09] vice PRESIDENT Lot of friends

[10:09] sitting around this room

[10:13] today. I have a lot of thanks

[10:14] to give on behalf of our

[10:16] university for the belief

[10:17] you've placed in Jacksonville

[10:19] University. We've been here 92

[10:20] years. We've come before this

[10:22] group a number of times for

[10:24] help. And you have never let

[10:26] us down most recently. My only

[10:27] item today was when we decided

[10:28] we would try to build a

[10:30] college of law. And COUNCILMAN

[10:32] And mayor, you will remember,

[10:34] we asked for a few million

[10:35] dollars and 14 students came

[10:40] in 4 years ago. This AUGUST,

[10:41] the university's College of

[10:43] Law will double. It will be

[10:46] 215 students in just 4 years.

[10:47] It'll be the second ranked

[10:48] again University College of

[10:49] Law in the state of Florida.

[10:51] Number 14 in the country. We

[10:53] could not have done it without

[10:55] this body. So we will continue

[10:56] over there to try to be a

[10:58] positive, relevant force for

[10:59] the economy and for the

[11:01] students and their families.

[11:02] And we'll be back hopefully

[11:02] soon to talk about youth

[11:04] sports. Plex is another things

[11:07] they can help Arlington. But

[11:07] I've great thanks to this

[11:08] body. The entire city of

[11:09] Jacksonville. Thank you. And

[11:16] good evening. And turned

[11:21] team's half of to come up. She

[11:22] has been very important part

[11:25] of this journey as well.

[11:26] >> All right. Well, they pose

[11:27] for pictures. Do have a

[11:28] council member in the queue

[11:29] that wishes to speak. So you

[11:32] have just listened with back

[11:32] turned Councilmember Freeman

[11:33] past PRESIDENT Likes a few

[11:33] words.

[11:39] >> To PRESIDENT Cost. Thank

[11:40] MR. PRESIDENT to the president

[11:43] to PRESIDENT Costs one good to

[11:48] see and thank you so much for

[11:49] your service to the community,

[11:52] to the university, into our

[11:53] city. What was laid on my

[11:54] heart to share with you. Is

[11:55] that the impact that you MAY

[11:56] will create ripples that will

[11:59] last for generations. I for

[12:00] one have been one that has

[12:01] come and visit is set on that

[12:05] couch and talk to life. Talk

[12:06] politics at times. Talk

[12:07] business at times, talked life

[12:08] and I want to thank you for

[12:09] that. And I want to thank you

[12:12] for sticking around. You could

[12:13] be doing so many other things

[12:15] right now. You've lived a very

[12:17] successful life to this point.

[12:19] And you're still choosing to

[12:20] serve here in this community.

[12:23] And I want to thank you. And

[12:23] when it would have been fact

[12:24] that many of you all here, I'm

[12:27] sure, you know that he is a

[12:27] baseball aficionados. Well,

[12:31] and I believe was at a lefty,

[12:31] pitcher and had some type of

[12:36] an accomplishment Ajay you

[12:37] many, many staying on at the

[12:38] 3rd many. But if so, a few

[12:40] years ago, and that was one of

[12:41] the draws that I had with them

[12:42] initially when I was kids

[12:44] there. So thank you for that

[12:46] and your vision with lacrosse

[12:47] and what's happening with ask

[12:48] board across our city and our

[12:49] state. You just such a

[12:50] visionary. So thank you so for

[12:53] your leadership. COUNCILWOMAN.

[13:02] As To the chair and costs. I

[13:02] just wanted to personally.

[13:05] Thank you because I have a

[13:07] personal relationship with

[13:07] you. My son just graduated at

[13:08] think which most of you all

[13:10] know with a double major from

[13:13] Jay you. But the first day i

[13:14] met you riding on the golf

[13:17] course. All right. And in the

[13:21] school, you knew. The students

[13:24] names, you know, find too many

[13:25] presidents that knows each of

[13:28] the students names and I was

[13:29] impressed with that impressed

[13:32] with how you take the

[13:33] suggestions and

[13:34] recommendations from the

[13:35] students and you pour into

[13:39] them and you make the

[13:40] initiatives that they want on

[13:42] that campus and to make it

[13:44] their own. So I just want to

[13:45] say thank you for giving my

[13:47] son Winston an opportunity and

[13:49] to even take some of your

[13:52] holiday pictures as well. And

[13:54] I really appreciate that. How

[13:56] you point not only to him to

[13:58] the many students have

[14:02] graduated from Jay. You think?

[14:03] All right. No other speakers

[14:04] or just add my congratulations

[14:06] for a great career being on

[14:08] the Mount. Rushmore leaders

[14:08] here in the Jacksonville area.

[14:10] Sir, you've certainly made a

[14:12] >> impact on my life as a as a

[14:15] mentor and Thank you again for

[14:15] coming down and enjoy your

[14:24] retirement. All right.

[14:26] >> Our second presentation,

[14:27] this evening's by council

[14:28] member Ju'coby Pittman Pittman

[14:29] honoring the honorable Henry

[14:31] Lee Adams junior for his

[14:32] Distinguished Legal career,

[14:34] historic accomplishments and

[14:35] lifelong contributions to the

[14:35] city of Jacksonville, MR.

[14:36] Teal, Please read the

[14:39] resolution. Resolution 2026

[14:43] 404. The honorable Judge,

[14:46] Henry Lee Adams Junior was

[14:47] born in Jacksonville, Florida,

[14:48] and raised in the historic

[14:50] Eastside community where his

[14:52] early life experiences help

[14:52] shape his commitment to

[14:56] justice service and community.

[14:57] Judge Adams, a proud graduate

[14:59] of Matthew Gilbert, High

[15:01] School earned his Bachelor of

[15:02] Science Degree from in

[15:03] Political Science from

[15:05] Florida. A m University.

[15:07] Received his juris doctorate

[15:07] from Howard University School

[15:11] of Law in 1969. And married

[15:12] his high school sweetheart.

[15:12] Elaine, while on their lunch

[15:13] break at the Duval County

[15:18] Courthouse. Judge Adams began

[15:18] his legal career serving the

[15:20] people of Jacksonville through

[15:21] the Duval County Legal Aid

[15:23] Association as a public

[15:25] defender. And then in private

[15:25] practice demonstrating a

[15:26] dedication to equal just equal

[15:31] access to justice. In OCTOBER

[15:32] 1979, under the leadership of

[15:35] Governor Bob Graham. Judge

[15:37] Adams made history as the

[15:38] first African-American judge

[15:39] appointed to the 4th Judicial

[15:41] Circuit marking a

[15:42] transformative moment in

[15:42] judicial landscape of

[15:46] northeast Florida. Judge Adams

[15:47] continued to break barriers

[15:50] throughout his career becoming

[15:51] the first African-American

[15:52] attorney invited to integrate

[15:55] an all White Jacksonville law

[15:55] firm. The first

[15:57] African-American judge in

[15:58] Florida to preside over a

[16:02] white on black homicide case

[16:03] and ultimately the first

[16:04] African-American appointed as

[16:06] a U.S. District judge in

[16:08] Florida nominated by PRESIDENT

[16:11] Bill Clinton in 1993. As the

[16:12] United States District judge

[16:14] for the Middle District of

[16:16] Florida. And later, as chief

[16:18] Judge, Judge Adams has

[16:19] exemplified fairness,

[16:19] integrity and dedication to

[16:23] the rule of law. Earning a

[16:24] widespread Rick respect across

[16:25] the legal profession and in

[16:28] the broader community. Be on

[16:30] the bench. Judge Adams has

[16:32] served as PRESIDENT Of the dw

[16:32] Perkins Bar Association and

[16:34] has contributed his leadership

[16:35] to organizations such as

[16:37] communities in schools and the

[16:40] Jacksonville Public Education

[16:42] Fund demonstrating his

[16:43] enduring commitment to

[16:44] education, mentorship and

[16:47] community advancement. Judge

[16:49] Adams is life and legacy

[16:50] represent perseverance,

[16:51] excellence and the courage to

[16:54] break down barriers, opening

[16:54] doors for future generations

[16:57] of legal professionals and

[16:58] public servants in

[16:58] Jacksonville and across the

[17:03] nation. Now, therefore. Be it

[17:03] resolved by the council. The

[17:07] city of Jacksonville. The city

[17:08] council hereby honors the

[17:09] honorable Judge, Henry Lee

[17:10] Adams junior for his

[17:14] trailblazing legal career. The

[17:15] city council extends

[17:15] appreciation to Judge Adams

[17:16] for his decades of outstanding

[17:19] service on the bench and for

[17:20] serving as an inspiration to

[17:35] future generations.

[17:40] >> Holly Hughes, and guess I

[17:43] just want to say.

[17:45] >> Ted Adams, you are a

[17:46] trailblazer. Come on up here.

[17:51] Come on up here. Way before

[17:52] your time. And you whenever a

[17:56] free to do what you did. You

[17:58] are deserving this resolution

[18:00] and I'm glad your family is

[18:04] here with you. I know you lost

[18:07] or wife recently, but I know

[18:08] she would pay she was he

[18:09] issued be standing right

[18:11] beside you. And we want to let

[18:14] you know that we are proud

[18:15] everything that you have done

[18:17] in this community. And you

[18:18] know what they said. Good

[18:23] folks come from where?

[18:23] >> Jacksonville used Jackson

[18:26] there. They call it at ease.

[18:28] So tonight, we want to let you

[18:31] know that we appreciate. Would

[18:34] you have done in the past and

[18:35] you continue to poor and give

[18:37] to this community and we all

[18:38] just wanted to let you know,

[18:41] when stand with you to let you

[18:44] know and give euros well.

[18:44] You're here. I just I just

[18:47] want to thank you Thank you

[18:50] for this opportunity to which

[18:51] basically from the city of

[18:55] Jacksonville but a few years

[18:58] ago. I thank you for that.

[18:59] Given opportunity do what I

[19:14] do. Go. MR. PRESIDENT, whether

[19:15] taking some pictures, I want

[19:17] to recognize tonight's pages.

[19:19] We have links Bartley in

[19:19] Victoria Grissom. They're both

[19:20] home-schooled students here in

[19:21] our community.

[19:22] >> Thank you for serving with

[19:32] us tonight.

[19:32] >> All right. And before we

[19:34] move on, whether taking the

[19:35] picture, let me acknowledge we

[19:38] do have dcps Superintendent

[19:39] Christopher Burn near the

[19:39] doctors in the House as well

[19:41] as speaker pro tem for the

[19:43] Florida House Wyman. Duggan is

[19:44] back there. I think so.

[19:44] Welcome both. Glad to have

[19:59] you.

[20:00] Well, take up cause

[20:01] additional items. The first

[20:03] which is pound found on Page

[20:04] 5. These eyes right now taking

[20:05] up, do not include public

[20:07] hearings as they were

[20:07] thoroughly reviewed at the

[20:08] committee level where public

[20:10] hearings were part of the

[20:10] decision-making process.

[20:11] >> Council members are

[20:14] reminded to clear any ex parte

[20:15] communications. We'll start

[20:18] with item number one, 2026, 0,

[20:19] 3, 4, 5, MR. PRESIDENT. I'll

[20:21] go ahead and declare my ex

[20:22] parte. I received 3 e-mails

[20:24] all in support of this appeal.

[20:26] >> All Calling the vice

[20:27] PRESIDENT PRESIDENT elect

[20:29] Allen, you're recognized.

[20:30] Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT, I

[20:32] also rise to declare ex parte

[20:33] communications. I met with

[20:34] this Nancy Powell to speak

[20:37] about this Bill Memorial Day

[20:38] Memorial Park. And then we

[20:40] also got received an e-mail

[20:41] from her. We also spoke with

[20:44] Cindy Trimmer yesterday, JUNE

[20:45] 8th at 03:00pm about the bill

[20:45] will make sure their final.

[20:47] Thank you. All right. That

[20:50] seems to be it.

[20:50] >> I move the amendment to

[20:55] deny appeal. Motion second on

[20:57] the amendment to deny the

[20:58] appeal on favor the amendment

[20:59] signify by saying Aye opposed,

[21:00] say nay to Medicare's. I moved

[21:02] the bill as amended to deny

[21:03] appeal. We have motion second

[21:06] on the bill as amended to the

[21:07] 90 appeal. So if you want to

[21:08] vote with use the committee

[21:09] and you would vote yes,

[21:12] correct. All right. Up in

[21:27] about a quarter about it.

[21:31] >> 16 yeas, 0 nays.

[21:32] >> My action. You voted to

[21:35] amend to the 1926, 0, 3, 4, 5,

[21:38] >> I'm t 2026. To 7 for him to

[21:38] the amendment.

[21:39] >> Have motion second on the

[21:40] amendment. Unfair. The

[21:42] amendment signify by saying

[21:43] Aye aye any opposed say Nay.

[21:45] The amendment airs the bill as

[21:46] amended motion. Second on the

[21:46] bill as amended known in the

[21:47] Queue. Please up in about a

[22:02] quarter vote.

[22:05] >> 16 yeas, 0 nays. Sire

[22:07] action. You've approved 2026

[22:09] Dash, 0, 2, 7, 4, and 3, 2026,

[22:12] 0, 3, 100 that move the

[22:13] amendment have a motion second

[22:13] on the amendment. I have known

[22:14] in the queue all in favor of

[22:16] the amendment signify by

[22:19] saying Aye, aye. Any opposed

[22:20] say nay. The amendment. Theres

[22:21] the bill as amended a motion

[22:22] saying on the bill as amended

[22:22] ones in the queue, please over

[22:34] the boundary court votes.

[22:35] >> 16 yeas, 0 nays. Buyer

[22:38] actually approved 2026 Dash 0,

[22:39] 3, 100.

[22:39] >> For 2026? 301. And move the

[22:43] amendment. We've got a motion

[22:44] second on the amendments. No

[22:46] one in the queue. All their

[22:47] the amendment signify by

[22:48] saying Aye, aye, any opposed

[22:50] say nay them in the cares the

[22:50] bill as amended a motion

[22:52] second on the bill as amended

[22:53] when the Cubans up in about a

[23:04] quarter vote.

[23:05] >> 16 yeas, 0 nays. Direction

[23:09] of approved 2026 Dash, 0, 3,

[23:10] 0, 5, 2026. 302. I moved the

[23:11] bill.

[23:15] >> Second on the bill.

[23:15] COUNCILWOMAN Clerk Mary,

[23:22] you're recognized. Thank you.

[23:26] I rise to declare ex parte. I

[23:27] spoke with Chavez Moss the

[23:29] applicant on MAY. 26.

[23:32] >> Here doing the city Yes.

[23:34] During the city council

[23:35] meeting and we discussed how

[23:37] he proposed use existing

[23:38] building. And I did express my

[23:41] concerns about a smoke shop

[23:43] said that he grew up was that

[23:44] community and was considering

[23:47] some type of coffee shop and

[23:48] as party has been filed with

[23:50] legislative services.

[23:51] >> All right. Thank you for

[23:53] that. No. Other speakers. We

[23:54] have a motion second on the

[23:55] bill. So open about a quarter

[24:05] votes. 16 yeas, 0 nays. Buyer

[24:06] actually approved 2026 Dash,

[24:08] 0, 3, 0, 2, And before we move

[24:11] on, school board member Cindy

[24:12] Pearson is in the House. I see

[24:13] you out there starts like sea

[24:14] of people out there. I missed

[24:15] you when I was giving a shout

[24:17] any other school board

[24:18] members, former city council

[24:18] members elected officials in

[24:20] the building. I think we're

[24:23] good as floor leader item 6,

[24:27] 2026. 303, and moved the bill.

[24:28] Second on the bill, there's no

[24:29] in the queue. Please open

[24:37] about a quarter vote. 16 yeas,

[24:38] 0 nays. Directive approved

[24:41] 2026 Dash, 0, 3, 0, 3, I'm 7,

[24:44] 2026 threes or 5 the bill

[24:45] tenemos they on the bill.

[24:46] There's no speakers in the

[24:46] queue. Let's open the ballot

[24:56] record. Vote. 16 yeas, 0 nays.

[25:00] I actually approved 2026 Dash,

[25:02] 0, 3, 0, 5, I MAY 2026. Of the

[25:04] bill. Motion second on the

[25:04] bill is now in the queue.

[25:05] Please up about a quarter

[25:18] vote. 16 yeas, 0 nays.

[25:21] Directive approved 2026 Dash,

[25:22] 0, 3, 0, 6, item 9, 2026. 3,

[25:25] 1, 0, moved the bill. Got a

[25:26] motion. Second on the bill is

[25:26] known in Cuba up about 40

[25:41] votes.

[25:50] 16 yeas, 0 nays. Iraqi

[25:54] approved 2026 Dash 0, 3, item,

[25:57] 10, 2026, 3, 7, 5, of bill got

[25:58] a motion second on the bill.

[25:59] There's no one in the queue,

[26:00] please of the ballot regard

[26:12] both. 16 yeas, 0 nays. Buyer

[26:14] actually approved 2026 Dash 0,

[26:16] 3, 7, 5, We're now Page 9 se.

[26:17] Cupp, the consent agenda,

[26:19] colleagues, if you wish to be

[26:19] added as a co-sponsor in any

[26:20] item, please reach out to

[26:22] Leslie of Services. Council

[26:23] rules prohibit items from

[26:24] being pulled for this reason.

[26:24] MR. Teal, would you please

[26:28] read the Bills?

[26:32] >> 2026. 3. 79 3, 83, 88 3. 89

[26:33] 3. 91, 3.94

[26:39] >> 3.98, 3.99, 404, 0, 1, 4,

[26:42] 0, 2, 4.15, for 74. 71.

[26:46] >> I move approval of the

[26:46] consent agenda and a motion

[26:47] and second only approval of

[26:48] the consent agenda. No one's

[26:49] in the queue. Please on about

[26:56] a quarter both.

[26:58] >> 16 yeas, 0 nays, but are

[27:01] actually reporting the consent

[27:01] agenda.

[27:02] >> MR. PRESIDENT. We're now

[27:03] going to go all the way to

[27:06] page 34 and take up item. 76

[27:07] Twenty-twenty 6, 4, 1, 4. I

[27:09] move the amendment.

[27:09] >> Got a motion second on the

[27:11] amendment. All in favor

[27:14] amendment signify by saying

[27:16] aye. I oppose say nay them in

[27:18] the cares if the bill as

[27:19] amended and a motion a second

[27:20] on the bill as amended north

[27:21] in the queue. Please up about

[27:28] a quarter vote.

[27:31] >> 16 yeas, 0 nays.

[27:32] >> I actually have approved

[27:35] 2026 Dash, 0, 4, 1, 4, MR.

[27:36] PRESIDENT, please reckon

[27:38] recognize Councilmember

[27:40] Freeman. All right. The vice

[27:41] chair of the Rules Committee

[27:42] past PRESIDENT Freeman, you

[27:43] are recognized. Thank you,

[27:44] MISTER PRESIDENT. And if the

[27:44] following individuals to hear

[27:48] if you please rise so we can

[27:51] acknowledge MISS Carmen

[27:54] Martinez Robinson is Scott

[27:58] Thomas. Jeff Youngblood.

[27:59] Heather Rios in see Douglas

[28:01] Lane want to thank you all for

[28:02] putting yourselves forward and

[28:02] volunteered to city getting

[28:11] round applause. Thank you.

[28:12] Colleagues are not going to go

[28:15] to page 36 and take up item

[28:16] 78. That's item number 2026,

[28:21] 3, 3, 5, I move the amendment.

[28:23] >> We got motion second on the

[28:24] amendment, ones in the queue

[28:25] all favor the amendment

[28:26] signify by saying Aye aye, any

[28:27] opposed, say nay. The men

[28:28] carriers moved the bill as

[28:30] amended. We've got a motion a

[28:32] second on the bill as amended.

[28:33] No one's in the queue. Please

[28:46] up in about a quarter vote.

[28:49] >> 16 yeas, 0 nays.

[28:49] >> By your action, you've

[28:50] approved 2026 Dash, 0, 3, 3,

[28:55] 5, COUNCILMAN

[28:58] >> All right. Thank you, MR.

[28:59] PRESIDENT so colleagues last

[29:00] week I had I had a she 2

[29:01] community meetings, one

[29:03] regarding the school board

[29:04] measures that we took a vote

[29:06] on last week and the other for

[29:07] a cps. I'll talk about the one

[29:08] on Friday that it had here at

[29:11] City Hall last Tuesday on

[29:16] finance. We decided to defer a

[29:16] measure that would actually

[29:18] send militants into about a

[29:20] NOVEMBER. I was one of the

[29:22] ones that decide to deferred

[29:23] as well to voted in favor of

[29:25] that because I wanted more

[29:28] time for Some this is voted on

[29:28] was years before me and so

[29:29] consulting dc. They said, yes,

[29:32] we have enough time to extend

[29:33] it. Should we need to for

[29:33] another 2 weeks or a month?

[29:37] Whatever the is, regardless of

[29:38] the fact, I mean, my calls I

[29:39] met with individuals and then

[29:41] on Friday held a public notice

[29:43] meeting a meeting where so

[29:43] many school board members, I

[29:45] just call them right now,

[29:47] Ricardo appear symbol. Duke

[29:50] residents from our community

[29:51] school superintendent

[29:53] educators professionals and

[29:55] staff. Do want you to is to

[29:55] Meek. So many people were

[29:57] there in that room. I took

[29:58] pictures of it was a packed

[30:01] house. Couple things came out

[30:02] of it. Number one, my heart

[30:06] really was moved. It was an

[30:07] emotional meeting for me.

[30:08] Really be. The biggest thing

[30:10] was that I want to know

[30:11] exactly what would this mean?

[30:13] Should we take it to NOVEMBER?

[30:15] The answers here. It was

[30:16] abide. One of the things that

[30:17] really stood out to me the

[30:19] most was the fight that

[30:21] identity we are representing

[30:21] our community, the community

[30:22] devoted us, but at the end of

[30:23] they also have a right to have

[30:25] a right to vote. Let's not

[30:27] take that away from them.

[30:28] That's one thing that other

[30:29] countries don't have the right

[30:31] to But we do have a measure

[30:33] here. So tonight I'm going to

[30:33] ask MISTER PRESIDENT, if you

[30:35] don't mind, like to make a

[30:38] motion to this ordinance

[30:39] number 2026, 0, 3, 8, 7, from

[30:41] neighborhoods, rules and

[30:42] Finance Committee. Pursuant to

[30:44] council ruled 2.2, 0, 5, and

[30:47] I'm looking for a second back

[30:49] and I thank you for that. I

[30:51] heard a lot about that. But

[30:54] also want clarify one thing.

[30:55] MISTER McCartney was also in

[30:56] attendance. Thank you so much,

[30:56] calmer for joining me is

[30:58] that's not Friday. And this

[31:01] what we do simply exist.

[31:02] Letting this go on the ballot.

[31:03] Let's let's take a vote on

[31:04] eventually after we discharge

[31:05] it and that the community

[31:08] decide what they want to.

[31:10] Simple as that. So now that we

[31:11] have a second on recall

[31:12] actually, this is up to, you

[31:14] know, MISTER PRESIDENT, but

[31:15] this idea that we're going

[31:16] cover will call. That's the

[31:18] case. There's no one else in

[31:19] the queue. Actually,

[31:21] Councilmember Helen. So

[31:24] PRESIDENT-elect town. Thank

[31:25] you, MR. PRESIDENT, I would

[31:26] like to ask through the

[31:28] PRESIDENT If I can MISS Plus,

[31:29] I was not in finance less. We

[31:30] can you please read the

[31:31] Florida statute that addresses

[31:32] our responsibility with

[31:33] respect to.

[31:33] >> School board, millage rate

[31:34] actions.

[31:38] >> Sure, through that. Through

[31:38] the PRESIDENT To council

[31:42] PRESIDENT Designate Holland.

[31:44] So yes, the type of mileage

[31:45] that they're pursuing to be

[31:48] placed on ballot for

[31:49] referendum for continuances up

[31:51] for your mileage for

[31:52] operational purposes.

[31:53] >> And that's the process for

[31:55] that is under is described

[31:58] Florida statute. 1, 0, 1, 1.7,

[31:59] 3 and it does state and I'll

[32:03] quote from the statute, the

[32:03] district's school board

[32:04] pursuant to resolution adopted

[32:07] at a regular meeting shall

[32:08] direct the county

[32:09] commissioners to call an

[32:11] election at which the electors

[32:14] within the school district may

[32:15] approve an ad valorem millage

[32:16] as authorized under section 1,

[32:19] 0, 1, 1.7, 1, 9, And so they

[32:20] did supply that resolution

[32:21] which is attached to the

[32:22] legislation pending before

[32:23] council or discussed being

[32:25] discussed at this moment. And

[32:27] so it does direct at the

[32:29] council acting as the board of

[32:30] County commissioners in the

[32:32] syndicate. In this instance

[32:33] would place it on the ballot

[32:34] or direct a supervisor to

[32:35] place it on the ballot for

[32:36] NOVEMBER. 3rd, thank you. I

[32:38] appreciate that with with that

[32:39] knowledge, I will support the

[32:42] motion to district.

[32:43] >> Alright COUNCILWOMAN

[32:47] Kleckner.

[32:47] >> Thank you. PRESIDENT

[32:51] Carrico It goes without saying

[32:53] that I support this.

[32:56] Discharging the bill from the

[32:58] finance committee so that we

[33:00] can take action on it today if

[33:01] I'm not mistaken, that is what

[33:02] we're doing at this time. I

[33:03] have some people looking at me

[33:11] like they're not sure. I duty

[33:14] as a council. Is to simply

[33:18] pass this bill on so that

[33:19] voters in Duval County can

[33:22] vote on it is not our job to

[33:23] decide whether or not they

[33:25] should have that right. They

[33:27] have that right by Florida

[33:29] statute. And so we need to

[33:30] fulfill our duty, which is

[33:35] simply to pass this bill on 2,

[33:36] 2, the supervisor of elections

[33:38] so that it can go on

[33:40] NOVEMBER's ballot so that the

[33:40] people can decide whether or

[33:43] not they want to continue this

[33:44] amendment to supplement for

[33:52] teachers. 4. And for But

[33:53] ultimately, if you say no to

[33:54] this, you saying no to

[33:57] children. And not just one or

[33:59] 2 children, but over 100,000

[34:03] children. So consider that.

[34:04] Thank you.

[34:04] >> All right. And we are still

[34:06] on the discharge. No one's in

[34:06] the queue. Unfair. The

[34:07] discharge signify by saying

[34:10] Aye.

[34:10] >> I

[34:12] >> any oppose. Say nay to

[34:12] discharge passes. Can I get a

[34:16] motion? Second?

[34:17] >> All right. Motion second on

[34:18] the bill on the floor. Any

[34:24] discussion on the bill?

[34:24] >> All Doctor saying first

[34:30] presents unrecognized.

[34:31] >> Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT I

[34:32] was one of those and finance

[34:33] that initially the for this

[34:37] bill. I was not comfortable at

[34:40] that time with the bill. I had

[34:41] an hour meeting with Dr Byrne

[34:45] Air. Who was very persuasive

[34:47] and the statistics that he

[34:48] presented on the improvements

[34:50] in our school system that I

[34:52] think are secondary to this

[34:56] bill to to to the to the mail

[34:58] such as decreased turnover.

[34:59] Decrease vacancies. And I

[35:04] believe. This system will be a

[35:06] a school system. Again,

[35:09] secondary to this one bill.

[35:11] He's at stated before. I don't

[35:14] have a a ministerial, and I

[35:17] feel strongly about that. I

[35:17] have agree. But in a red

[35:20] button. But I have been

[35:23] convinced that that I am going

[35:25] vote yes and put this on the

[35:27] ballot because I think the the

[35:29] evidence is there that this

[35:30] that this male has made

[35:31] significant improvements and

[35:33] and our system and I want to

[35:34] give the residents the ability

[35:35] to vote on it themselves.

[35:39] Thank you.

[35:45] >> Council members. Thank you,

[35:46] MR. PRESIDENT we discharge it.

[35:47] Thank you, colleagues for

[35:48] that. I want to talk about the

[35:49] actual bill itself and what it

[35:52] means to our community. So

[35:53] card marrying MR. You guys hit

[35:55] it right on the Realistically,

[35:57] we're looking out of 100%.

[35:58] This is just a milks tension

[35:59] we're putting on the ballot

[36:00] were not voting on whether

[36:01] we're going to extend or not.

[36:03] Let the voters decide on that.

[36:04] But here's what this measure

[36:06] will do for the voters and for

[36:07] the teacher sitting out there

[36:07] and for the staff members in

[36:08] the para professionals and

[36:09] everybody out there, there are

[36:10] people that are getting there

[36:12] starting at $15 an hour. Their

[36:13] last raise was $0.05 that

[36:16] touched my heart. There's

[36:18] survivors of b#

[36:18] #

[36:18] cancer

[36:22] that are using these these

[36:24] bonuses. They're not even

[36:25] adding incoming their

[36:26] salaries. This is just bonus

[36:27] of $70,000 a year for them.

[36:29] Using it to pay their medical

[36:30] bills. These teachers, these

[36:32] educators, the staff members,

[36:33] they don't they don't need to

[36:34] be wasting the time right now

[36:36] here at City Hall. They need

[36:36] to go out in their summer,

[36:38] spent time with families, our

[36:40] focus on the curriculum for

[36:41] next year. They need to focus

[36:42] on their costumes. The longer

[36:45] we prolong this long weeks,

[36:46] 10, this that's what they have

[36:46] time to have their family

[36:47] there. We have a short enough.

[36:50] does. It is. So obviously I

[36:51] think we're going to across

[36:54] the board today. But the

[36:54] significance of this larger

[36:58] than just a vote. Yes or no.

[36:58] It's about the likelihood of

[36:59] these people here. I got to to

[37:00] the people that take care of

[37:02] our students and our family

[37:03] members. So I really encourage

[37:05] all of the ice to get a

[37:06] unanimous vote. Yes, across

[37:08] the board because ultimately

[37:09] we owe this to This community

[37:09] that the community decide what

[37:12] they want to do and come

[37:13] NOVEMBER. Hopefully they'll

[37:14] they'll get the answers that

[37:16] the request snow. That's what

[37:17] happens for PRESIDENT. Thank

[37:18] you. All right. Thank you.

[37:23] O'clock marrying. PRESIDENT

[37:24] Elect Allen keep getting tied

[37:25] up, saying that PRESIDENT

[37:32] Elect you're recognized. Thank

[37:33] you, MR. PRESIDENT 4 years ago

[37:34] in 2022, I voted no to put the

[37:35] one on the ballot for the

[37:36] school board.

[37:38] >> And I did that for one

[37:40] specific reason. There was

[37:41] another funding source

[37:42] available immediately for

[37:43] teacher compensation. Nearly

[37:44] 300 million dollar funding

[37:46] source that could pay teacher

[37:47] bonuses. Then to address the

[37:49] critical teacher shortage.

[37:50] Then as well as increased

[37:52] compensation for the next 4

[37:53] years. That funding sources,

[37:55] the American rescue plan, the

[37:57] Esser 2 funds. I was told at

[37:58] the time by the district that

[38:00] it cannot be used for teacher

[38:02] compensation. But I read aloud

[38:03] on the day of universe, United

[38:04] States secretary of education

[38:06] letter that said it could the

[38:07] Florida Department of

[38:09] Education told me it could

[38:09] indeed other counties were

[38:13] doing so in planning to use

[38:13] that source. And Lou, having

[38:15] to increase the millage rate

[38:16] until 20 26 of the 1 million

[38:20] crease then was unnecessary. I

[38:20] felt voters were being misled

[38:22] and teachers could have

[38:23] immediately received a bonus

[38:25] or compensation. But now our

[38:28] funds have been depleted and

[38:29] I'll leave it to the school

[38:30] board to research how those

[38:32] funds were used. Perhaps serve

[38:33] a critical use, but they've

[38:34] been depleted that I've had

[38:36] several conversations with now

[38:37] Superintendent Bernier of the

[38:39] last few months on this issue

[38:40] on the cuts they've made the

[38:41] consolidations the cost

[38:42] savings, everything the school

[38:44] district has done. And I'm

[38:46] confident this time we're not

[38:47] being misled. There is no

[38:48] other funding source. So

[38:49] tonight I will support putting

[38:51] this measure on the ballot.

[38:52] That's what we're voting on

[38:53] here. We're not voting on

[38:54] extending the one mill but

[38:58] putting it on the ballot. The

[38:58] 1 million 1 1 million sorry.

[39:00] The one millet stanchion.

[39:01] That's for voters to decide in

[39:02] NOVEMBER of estimate. Thanks.

[39:08] Councilmember Day.

[39:11] >> Thank you, MR. In rules

[39:11] when it came before Sarah

[39:14] supported it. Then and I'll be

[39:19] supporting it tonight as well.

[39:20] Because I believe in the

[39:21] fundamental of giving the

[39:23] people a choice too a vote for

[39:27] a tax or both not both for

[39:28] attacks. And this is putting

[39:29] it on the plate of the people

[39:32] that. When they come up to

[39:35] make that decision, they they

[39:37] will vote their circumstance.

[39:41] And so the decision of the

[39:43] American way. This is what we

[39:44] should be doing. We should be

[39:45] getting it out to the people

[39:48] to vote on a tax like this and

[39:52] as I said in. Sedin rules,

[39:54] this U.S. Pushing the green

[39:56] button doesn't mean that

[39:58] there's a one mill tax coming.

[39:59] That means it's going to the

[40:01] people and I support anything

[40:03] that puts it on the people's

[40:05] choice. Thank you, sir. Docs

[40:10] Johnson. Ok, he's in the

[40:10] queue, but he's not in chair

[40:18] COUNCILWOMAN Pittman. Chair

[40:19] and 2.

[40:22] >> Doctor near and all of the

[40:23] school board members and

[40:24] guests and voters who are out

[40:28] there has supported it and

[40:31] finance. I seconded tonight

[40:31] and I just want to say what

[40:34] matters to you all. It matters

[40:35] to me and I want to make sure

[40:39] that we continue to do the

[40:40] best that we can for our

[40:41] teachers and for our students

[40:45] and to make sure that we don't

[40:45] hurt them an opportunity to

[40:48] give you all a chance to vote.

[40:49] What matters to you all. Thank

[40:56] you. MR. Morrow the COUNCILMAN

[40:56] From Arlington. You're

[40:59] recognized, sir.

[41:00] >> Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT, I

[41:02] hesitate to get up because a

[41:07] lot has been said. I supported

[41:08] this measure in committee and

[41:12] I'm going to support it Having

[41:14] educators within my family. My

[41:15] wife is a retired college

[41:16] professor of got 2 daughters

[41:20] that are teachers. I know

[41:23] firsthand how educators on the

[41:26] estimated on the compensated

[41:30] under appreciated. And I think

[41:30] this measure needs to be put

[41:33] to the voters so that they can

[41:35] express their values of

[41:37] educators. And that's what

[41:38] we're doing. We've always been

[41:40] a pass through and we're going

[41:44] to let the community decide if

[41:45] teaches a worthy of this. And

[41:46] I am convinced that when they

[41:48] go into the ballot box, it

[41:49] will remember their teacher.

[41:52] All of us. If you ask us who

[41:53] was your favorite teacher, we

[41:55] can all put. We can all name

[41:59] someone in our journey because

[42:01] we would not be professionals

[42:02] without educators. I'm going

[42:05] to support this.

[42:06] >> All right. No one else in

[42:06] the queue. Please open about

[42:21] court about

[42:21] 15 yeas, 0 nays by

[42:23] actually approved.

[42:27] >> Where are we at? 2026 dash

[42:30] 3.87

[42:31] >> Colleagues with that. We're

[42:33] now going to go all the way to

[42:35] page 59 and take up unfinished

[42:39] business, which is item one.

[42:39] 47 2025, 0, 8, 7, 2. I move

[42:43] the amendment.

[42:44] >> Got a motion and second on

[42:47] the amendment is that both

[42:47] Florimon that or do we need

[42:50] some that? So we take the

[42:55] floor amendment first. All

[42:57] right, motion second on the

[42:58] technical amendment, assuming

[42:59] ms Clark, Mary, you're in the

[43:00] queue for your floor

[43:01] amendments. So we're going to

[43:01] vote on the technical

[43:02] amendment all in favor signify

[43:05] by saying aye, any opposed,

[43:05] say nay. The Technical

[43:06] Amendment from committee

[43:08] passes. COUNCILWOMAN Clark

[43:15] Murray, you're recognized.

[43:16] >> Thank you. Visit care this

[43:19] has been a long time coming, I

[43:22] know that the introduce your

[43:25] of this particular bill has

[43:26] gone through several aspects

[43:28] to in a sense check and

[43:34] balance it. I have examined

[43:35] this bill in several ways as

[43:39] well. Financially. And when it

[43:41] comes to the actual charter

[43:42] and when it comes to the

[43:46] ordinance would says in

[43:47] regards to appoint

[43:48] appointments with kj and for

[43:53] the library trust. Committee

[43:55] library trustees. So one of

[43:56] the things that I see and also

[43:58] had a question which I'm not

[43:59] asking him to answer it today,

[44:01] but I did have this question

[44:02] because this is not the first

[44:02] time this bill's been

[44:03] presented before us. This is

[44:04] like maybe the second possibly

[44:07] the 3rd time if I'm not

[44:07] mistaken councilmember areas

[44:10] and also spotted this bill at

[44:13] one time. So with that being

[44:13] said, and just the fact that

[44:14] Katie was established by the

[44:20] previous mayor and the set up

[44:21] as far as the board was

[44:24] established by him. He has a

[44:26] right arm. Mayor Curry at the

[44:27] time and he had the right

[44:27] according to Chapter 50 and I

[44:30] wouldn't go to do that. So

[44:32] what the council member used

[44:33] proposing to do is to change

[44:36] the board. And so he's well

[44:37] within his right to do so. And

[44:41] we know that based on result

[44:44] of his basically the result of

[44:45] doing use the term steady. But

[44:47] I know it's not a study. But

[44:50] what I want to do with the

[44:51] Floor amendment because so

[44:54] many people have a tendency to

[44:56] need recreate with queues

[44:56] themselves when it comes to

[44:58] bills that regard kj.

[45:03] >> And some of the other. Some

[45:07] of the other departments

[45:07] >> organizations that are

[45:09] established under the

[45:10] executive branch. You have the

[45:11] floor amendment before you and

[45:15] what it does is that say, for

[45:16] example, if the council

[45:18] PRESIDENT Has connections to

[45:19] any entity that receives

[45:21] funding from k j.

[45:25] >> Then it seems to be. I want

[45:27] to use term misleading, but it

[45:28] seems that he or she should

[45:29] not be allowed to appoint any

[45:33] board members. So then the

[45:34] power to do so with the

[45:35] authority would defer to the

[45:40] vice PRESIDENT. In the case

[45:41] that if the vice PRESIDENT Was

[45:42] unable to do so, then that

[45:45] board member, we'll stay on.

[45:48] Cage. A board until there was

[45:49] an opportunity win the vice

[45:52] PRESIDENT With the PRESIDENT

[45:53] With no longer have any

[45:57] connections to kj. So that

[45:57] essentially is the floor

[45:58] amendment that I'm proposing

[46:02] today. And I'll take any

[46:03] questions and Are you on the

[46:09] amendment? Bill? MISTER

[46:10] PRESIDENT, I was hoping we

[46:12] could an explanation of the

[46:12] bill.

[46:14] >> In general before we got in

[46:15] the amendments. But I guess

[46:16] lost that opportunity. All

[46:19] right.

[46:20] >> As to the amendment, no one

[46:20] else in the queue. But I'd

[46:23] like to speak to. So I guess I

[46:24] will relinquish the chair to

[46:30] the PRESIDENT-elect. MR.

[46:31] PRESIDENT, you're recognized.

[46:35] Think it was PRESIDENT. Oh,

[46:39] yes. Sorry about Thank you,

[46:40] MISTER. PRESIDENT-elect. I

[46:40] rise. Just ask the questions

[46:43] on 2, o t c when just called

[46:45] the Carrico Amendment. I am

[46:48] the PRESIDENT And I do have a

[46:48] connection to kj. Obviously

[46:49] through my employer, the boys

[46:51] and girls clubs of Northeast

[46:53] Florida. So do I have as just

[46:54] a sitting council member now

[46:55] is the PRESIDENT Have a

[46:56] conflict in voting for board

[47:01] members of kj.

[47:02] >> Through

[47:02] >> PRESIDENT Designate to

[47:06] council PRESIDENT Carrico. I

[47:06] believe any time we looked at

[47:07] that for you, the

[47:07] determination has been that

[47:08] no, you're not precluded from

[47:09] voting on appointments to the

[47:12] Kids. Hope Alliance board.

[47:15] >> So as a can vote on members

[47:17] of the has already cleared

[47:19] through through ethics. Voted

[47:20] on several kj board

[47:21] appointments and their ceo

[47:21] over the years. And it's

[47:23] always been clear through I

[47:26] don't currently have a

[47:27] conflict voting kj board

[47:28] member. So I don't think I

[47:31] should have a conflict in

[47:32] nominating one because I'm

[47:34] just one person nominating the

[47:35] board member of the body

[47:37] decides as 19 who goes on

[47:39] that. So if you don't agree

[47:41] with the someone, if I were

[47:42] able to nominate them to kj,

[47:43] then you can vote it down. And

[47:45] that's your freedom. And I

[47:47] think amendment for that

[47:48] reason is irrelevant. So I

[47:48] would vote no for it. And I

[47:53] would ask you to do same.

[48:00] Don't you? All right, Roland,

[48:01] through the q, dr, Stanley are

[48:02] still up there. I think you're

[48:03] just on issue is big on the

[48:05] bill. First, I will call on

[48:06] you first council member past

[48:09] PRESIDENT Met coalition. Thank

[48:10] you, MR. PRESIDENT, I support

[48:12] the amendment. I think it

[48:16] makes sense. I don't support

[48:19] the bill. Don't think

[48:19] anything's broken. We're

[48:20] trying to fix it. We already

[48:26] have. Park moment. But I am. I

[48:28] support. I support the

[48:31] amendment. That's what I've

[48:35] seen this year. Think it's

[48:41] needed. I think. A

[48:44] self-policing measure. Some

[48:46] way. I look at it. And I'm

[48:52] tired of the. Mud puddles keep

[48:53] stepping into when it comes to

[48:57] not for profits. And so I

[48:58] supported and I would urge my

[48:59] colleagues to support the

[49:00] bill. Thank you. COUNCILWOMAN

[49:06] Clerk Mary. Thank you. So

[49:11] PRESIDENT To the body. It's a

[49:13] way that is floor amendment is

[49:15] a way to avoid the appearance

[49:15] of impropriety.

[49:17] >> It's a it's a way to avoid

[49:21] the things that this council

[49:22] MAY not necessarily do, but

[49:22] there's a perception that we

[49:27] do. So this is a in a sense of

[49:28] protection and we want the

[49:29] people to trust us. We need to

[49:33] do things that. Allow the

[49:35] people to have trust in us.

[49:37] And so I'm asking you to vote.

[49:39] But this floor amendment once

[49:39] again, if the person who sits

[49:42] in the chair PRESIDENT.

[49:43] Doesn't have any connections

[49:47] with k j. For at least by

[49:47] views. And you can look at the

[49:49] Floor Amendment. That person

[49:51] can vote freely and we can in

[49:54] a sense. Make the assumption

[49:56] that there will be any says of

[49:58] impropriety. But does the fact

[50:01] that there are connections?

[50:04] There's that and once again,

[50:07] the authority goes to the vice

[50:10] PRESIDENT. And once again, if

[50:11] the vice PRESIDENT That same

[50:15] kind of situation, then that

[50:16] board member will continue to

[50:20] remain on kj until we have a

[50:20] person in the vice PRESIDENT

[50:22] Position or present position

[50:23] who has no connections to

[50:26] gauge it. I ask that you both

[50:30] this up.

[50:31] >> Councilmember Vice

[50:32] PRESIDENT Elect Joe Carlucci

[50:33] recognized. All right. Thank

[50:35] you, MR. PRESIDENT. I'm not

[50:36] gonna support the amendment. I

[50:39] think

[50:40] >> More.

[50:41] >> Ethics laws in place right

[50:42] now that prevent there's

[50:43] there's there's nobody voting

[50:45] conflict that we just heard

[50:46] not to mention the floor

[50:47] minutes as it prohibited. It

[50:48] prohibits the council

[50:51] PRESIDENT From appointing and

[50:52] member of the there. You're

[50:54] not a point. Does not a

[50:56] unilateral move. So I don't

[50:57] who drafted the amendment, but

[50:58] it's actually word incorrectly

[50:58] was because the council

[51:01] PRESIDENT Doesn't point

[51:03] anybody they nominated person

[51:04] and then the full body

[51:05] appoints the full-body votes

[51:08] for that. So that in of

[51:09] itself, this whole of Florida

[51:10] should be voided just for that

[51:11] one reason or community, but

[51:12] not to support either way. I

[51:13] think the ethics are covering

[51:17] us. In the full clear of this.

[51:19] So I'm not going support Thank

[51:20] you.

[51:20] >> Alright, ducks a loan on

[51:26] the amendment.

[51:26] >> Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT

[51:29] has a past PRESIDENT.

[51:31] >> It really bothers me that

[51:32] we're infringing on the

[51:33] appointment process of of a

[51:37] PRESIDENT. And my question

[51:37] would be, where does it go

[51:42] from here? If it's Kha

[51:42] today's, it's something else

[51:45] in the future. I will not be

[51:46] supporting the amendment.

[51:51] Thank you.

[51:57] >> Once again, one quick Mart.

[51:57] Thank you. PRESIDENT Carrico

[52:00] to respond to MR.

[52:00] Councilmember Salem's

[52:05] question. It's not going to

[52:06] various places. This

[52:07] particular floor amendment is

[52:09] about this particular bill in

[52:10] the same way that it was

[52:13] established by the previous

[52:15] mayor that all of the members

[52:16] of kj would be appointed by

[52:19] the mayor because cages under

[52:19] the executive branch of our

[52:23] government. In the same way

[52:23] that you just make a decision

[52:25] you want to change it. So

[52:31] there's no. Anything

[52:31] s#

[52:31] #

[52:32] #

[52:32] . This is this bill

[52:33] and this bill alone. So it's

[52:36] not going to any other bills.

[52:38] Just like you made a decision

[52:38] to want to change the board

[52:42] for kj. I am asking proposing

[52:44] a floor amendment for simply

[52:45] too. Look at the aspects there

[52:48] or the has been that MAY arise

[52:53] as a result of all 19 of MAY

[52:54] have some connections to kj.

[52:55] And so that MAY solve that

[52:58] problem that MAY arise. All

[52:58] right. PRESIDENT-elect Powell

[53:02] and you're recognized. Thank

[53:03] you, MR. PRESIDENT COUNCILMAN

[53:04] Woman Clark Mary, admire the

[53:06] intent behind this. But I also

[53:08] think it's unnecessary. I have

[53:09] no connection to cage. Next

[53:11] PRESIDENT And the next vice

[53:12] PRESIDENT Has no connection.

[53:12] Kj said there will be no need

[53:14] for this for the next 2 years.

[53:16] >> And I really don't think

[53:18] it's necessary could be part

[53:19] of a larger bill separate than

[53:20] this. But I'm gonna vote.

[53:22] Thanks. COUNCILMAN Carlucci

[53:24] for the second time. All

[53:24] right. Thank you. As chair,

[53:28] I'll be brief

[53:29] >> the other is and I don't I

[53:30] appreciate the intent of this.

[53:32] I do. And I get the safe

[53:34] measure. But but the reason we

[53:35] have a local ethics

[53:37] department, we have a state

[53:37] ethics partners because it's

[53:39] widespread and it covers all

[53:41] of our. It covers all of our

[53:43] board appointees, appointments

[53:48] so it's just kj or if it's Jr

[53:51] d or whatever covers all of

[53:52] those boards all together. So

[53:53] that's why I think we have

[53:54] safe measures in place right

[53:55] now that are being followed.

[53:56] And that's why we're not be

[53:56] supporting the Florida. Thank

[53:58] you. COUNCILWOMAN Collect

[54:00] money for the 4th time. Thank

[54:02] you because you can't go. I

[54:05] appreciate your comments. The

[54:06] one thing I would do want to

[54:08] respond to bag that you put a

[54:08] particular name and there are

[54:09] particular person. This bill

[54:12] is not about.

[54:12] >> It is not about doesn't

[54:13] care happens to be sitting in

[54:15] that seat. Now it is not about

[54:19] Vice PRESIDENT PRESIDENT-elect

[54:19] Holland. It is not about visit

[54:22] beauty. It is not. It is about

[54:23] home ever sit in those seats

[54:26] in the same way that this bill

[54:27] should be about. This mayor is

[54:29] should be about mayors, not

[54:31] this mayor, but mayors and

[54:34] thank you. All right. Past

[54:35] present Carlucci for second

[54:41] time.

[54:42] >> I can certainly understand

[54:42] why some people wouldn't

[54:43] support it. Been was

[54:46] important. Just because I'm

[54:51] tired. Some of the things that

[54:52] are going on, just tired of

[54:56] it. I think we need to

[54:56] sometimes put a shot across

[55:01] the bow. No more of this

[55:02] nonsense. That's what we've

[55:03] had this year. And then I'm

[55:06] tired of it. I believe in the

[55:09] institution of body. And I

[55:10] think the integrity of it.

[55:15] These be held up an amendment

[55:16] like this and not pass. But it

[55:20] does send a message. And

[55:20] that's what vote on this

[55:22] amendment is doing. I didn't

[55:25] suspect it would pass

[55:25] supporting it because the

[55:29] messages, sons. And we need to

[55:30] serious about our jobs up

[55:39] here. What we do. Past present

[55:40] Carla to no one else in the

[55:41] queue. So all in favor of the

[55:45] amendment to raise your hand.

[55:46] >> Those who oppose raise your

[55:51] hand. The amendment fails. I

[55:54] moved the bill as amended.

[55:56] Motion second on the bill as

[55:57] amended past Presidents,

[56:02] Salem.

[56:03] >> Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT as

[56:05] we discussed at missed a

[56:06] factor, could you come forward

[56:09] and just give a brief? 2 or 3

[56:13] minute. Discussion on how you

[56:15] got to where you are today and

[56:18] then I'll take it from there.

[56:21] That's ok, MISTER PRESIDENT.

[56:22] >> Yeah, let's just have tough

[56:23] act come down. We'll give him

[56:25] his own time House 3 minutes.

[56:30] But the 3 minutes is great for

[56:31] me. I I don't know if it'll

[56:36] take 3 minutes.

[56:38] >> So through the chair to the

[56:40] body, this Rose when council

[56:41] areas COUNCILMAN Areas filed

[56:43] his bill on this point, we

[56:45] looked at it. We had some

[56:46] concerns whether it complied

[56:47] with the charter and the

[56:50] separation of powers. We give

[56:53] a preliminary opinion

[56:54] regarding that in preparation

[56:56] for a vote that was to occur.

[57:01] We then did had a little more

[57:01] time and deeper dive. I

[57:04] appreciate the input of some

[57:05] outside attorneys and former

[57:07] general counsel's giving some

[57:09] input and asking us to make

[57:12] another look at the issue. And

[57:13] so we did that and we took a

[57:14] deeper dive. We engage other

[57:18] attorneys and our office. The

[57:19] result of that. And I don't

[57:20] think study is the wrong term

[57:23] councilmen. Mark Murray, we

[57:25] did to our research and are

[57:26] studying of that and it's a

[57:28] little more nuance than we

[57:30] originally. Preliminarily

[57:34] indicated. And so there's a

[57:35] nuanced approach. It's not

[57:36] categorically that appointment

[57:37] powers purely an executive

[57:40] function. It's much more

[57:41] nuance with an analysis of

[57:45] what power is being used and

[57:46] the interplay between the

[57:48] legislative and the executive

[57:51] body. We issued a memo, one of

[57:54] my brightest attorneys issued

[57:55] a memo. Believe it was stated

[57:56] last month and have big fact

[58:00] it my head that provided an

[58:01] analysis of that and that

[58:03] summarized the thinking of the

[58:04] ogc attorneys working on that

[58:07] matter. And in short order for

[58:11] the issues for kj and the

[58:15] library board. Using the 4

[58:17] factors from a case in

[58:18] Bennett. We also used in a

[58:20] previous binding opinion. We

[58:23] determined that it was a very

[58:24] close call, meaning that it

[58:26] was close to a violation of

[58:27] the separation of powers and

[58:31] try and in our charter. But

[58:33] based on the fact that the

[58:34] mayor retained a majority of

[58:37] the appointment powers and the

[58:38] interplay on how the

[58:40] appointments get confirmed.

[58:41] The nature of power was

[58:45] brought to hear. We thought it

[58:46] was a close call, but we

[58:48] thought past the charter to

[58:49] shuttle test. I'm still trying

[58:50] to get that word adopted. I'm

[58:53] going to use it again. We

[58:54] thought it past the charter to

[58:56] test and that it is something

[58:57] that if passed would not

[59:01] violate the charter. Now have

[59:02] to take any questions from the

[59:05] board. The

[59:05] >> All right. Thank you. Now

[59:06] we'll just go through the q.

[59:07] So doctors say on your first.

[59:10] Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT.

[59:11] >> First of all, I want to

[59:12] thank MISTER Factor for going

[59:15] through the process. He did.

[59:15] We have worked on this for

[59:18] about 6 months and several

[59:19] past General counsel's have

[59:21] interacted with him and he

[59:23] came to the conclusion he did.

[59:25] And I appreciate that. Why

[59:30] these 2? Y kha and why the

[59:34] library board kj. If you if

[59:35] you watch kha their issues

[59:36] that kha. And we have bill

[59:39] appointments to that, it's

[59:42] almost a 65 million dollar

[59:45] budget. And I believe the city

[59:45] council should be engaged in

[59:46] that beyond passing their

[59:50] budget and be able to during

[59:51] the year have some input

[59:52] through the PRESIDENT And

[59:55] those appointments. Number 2,

[59:58] the library again, 40 plus

[59:58] million dollars as we face the

[1:00:00] budget. We're about ready to

[1:00:01] get into. We have a lot

[1:00:02] parades all over this

[1:00:07] community. I believe the city

[1:00:07] council through our PRESIDENT

[1:00:10] Should have appointments to

[1:00:12] address issues within the

[1:00:14] library system. I've raised

[1:00:14] him in the budget process for

[1:00:19] several years. We've got the

[1:00:20] Internet. We've got chatgpt

[1:00:23] and we're still using the same

[1:00:23] library system essentially

[1:00:25] that we've used for the last

[1:00:28] 50 years. We've got small

[1:00:29] libraries. We've got big

[1:00:30] libraries. We've got big

[1:00:30] decisions to make library

[1:00:35] system. I want the city

[1:00:36] council to have the ability to

[1:00:41] make appointments. Both these

[1:00:42] bills respect the strong

[1:00:42] Merrill, former of our

[1:00:44] government. That was very

[1:00:48] important to me. As MR. Factor

[1:00:52] said in his analysis. That's

[1:00:52] council PRESIDENT Gets 3 of

[1:00:56] the 7 for the school board and

[1:00:57] 5 of the 12 on the Library

[1:00:59] Board of trustees. Number 2,

[1:01:01] it we don't get those

[1:01:02] appointments until somebody

[1:01:05] rolls off. I'm not trying and

[1:01:05] too distraught kha or the

[1:01:13] school board. Or the library.

[1:01:14] Gradually council PRESIDENT,

[1:01:15] we get those appointments

[1:01:18] people rolled off. And I think

[1:01:18] that's important to recognize

[1:01:23] is part of this bill. We are

[1:01:23] not taking power away from

[1:01:27] anybody. I keep hearing that

[1:01:31] this bill is for his forever.

[1:01:31] I have one year left on this

[1:01:32] council. I'm not going to make

[1:01:38] any appointments. And it's for

[1:01:40] future mayors as well. So this

[1:01:42] is not a one-year bill taking

[1:01:43] power away from this mayor.

[1:01:44] This is legislation that will

[1:01:51] go on pass this. All future

[1:01:53] cow. All future mayors will

[1:01:54] buy buy this, whether they're

[1:01:55] Republicans or Democrats in

[1:01:56] the same with the City

[1:01:57] Council. I think it's a good

[1:02:01] bill. It's a fair deal. It's a

[1:02:02] fair deal to the mayor. And

[1:02:04] it's a fair bill to the city

[1:02:05] council. We should have these

[1:02:06] appointments. Thank you very

[1:02:08] much, MISTER PRESIDENT.

[1:02:10] >> Thank you. Pat presents a

[1:02:20] loan that's you're recognized.

[1:02:21] >> Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT,

[1:02:21] thank you to adopt the same

[1:02:22] for bringing the bill. Thank

[1:02:28] you, too. MR. Factor for his

[1:02:29] diligence in the finding

[1:02:31] responsibility in the fact

[1:02:33] that concluding the

[1:02:34] legislation does not violate

[1:02:38] the city charter. If you can't

[1:02:41] speak to the one my dad was

[1:02:41] 93. He was having some vision

[1:02:43] or issues, but he would get in

[1:02:48] his car and drive. And I asked

[1:02:49] him, why are you doing that?

[1:02:50] How you able to do it? He said

[1:02:51] son, I between the white

[1:02:55] lines. I'm one of those who

[1:02:55] believe in staying in your

[1:02:56] lane.

[1:02:58] >> And

[1:03:01] >> for some reason in my

[1:03:04] spirit, this bill seems like

[1:03:05] it's one of those that because

[1:03:12] we can. I'm just the opposite

[1:03:13] because we can doesn't mean we

[1:03:17] should. So I'm going to vote.

[1:03:19] It's probably going to pass.

[1:03:20] But that's the reason for my

[1:03:22] no vote. Thank you. PRESIDENT

[1:03:28] Carlucci. I don't think I

[1:03:29] could have said it any better

[1:03:35] than. COUNCILMAN America. One

[1:03:36] of the next boards we don't

[1:03:39] build into. And by the way, we

[1:03:41] do have checks and balances.

[1:03:42] We there was plumber. The came

[1:03:45] up to the library board we

[1:03:48] needed a partner. So mayor had

[1:03:49] to go back and find somebody

[1:03:57] else. I air reaches out to us.

[1:03:58] For help and putting police in

[1:04:04] to these. Committees and so

[1:04:08] forth commissions. Something

[1:04:10] about kids Hope Alliance. Last

[1:04:13] year, too. Also those that

[1:04:20] make this bill feel right. And

[1:04:21] like, I don't want to go into

[1:04:22] detail on as I don't want to.

[1:04:27] But but I just just didn't

[1:04:28] feel like right thing to do.

[1:04:33] And it will pass. But mistake,

[1:04:34] don't think it's fixing

[1:04:37] anything. It's a little bit. I

[1:04:38] think we're going to start

[1:04:39] looking at, you know what,

[1:04:41] we're going to. But we're

[1:04:43] going to have a point us to.

[1:04:48] We should look at all of them.

[1:04:48] This is a little w#

[1:04:48] #

[1:04:49] nilly

[1:04:51] to me. Go into these 2. Well,

[1:04:55] what's going to be next? This

[1:04:58] is not our line. We always

[1:04:59] trying to reach over and

[1:05:01] getting executives line. So we

[1:05:03] try to do certain people try

[1:05:06] to do appear. We just need to

[1:05:07] stick to our knitting and do

[1:05:13] our job. We we do that. We do

[1:05:14] a good job for the city, but

[1:05:18] we always trying to trying to

[1:05:19] investigate are always trying

[1:05:21] to get somebody else business

[1:05:21] mayor's business. That's what

[1:05:23] we're doing here. I'm just

[1:05:25] just going over all that

[1:05:28] Thanks. COUNCILWOMAN Clark

[1:05:34] murdered.

[1:05:35] >> Thank you. Carrico. I'm

[1:05:38] very glad to hear that the

[1:05:39] introduce have this bill has

[1:05:40] changed rhetoric because when

[1:05:43] he first talked about it some

[1:05:44] months ago and it does seem

[1:05:44] like 6 months out things been

[1:05:46] that long. But it does seem

[1:05:48] like a long time ago he

[1:05:49] exclaimed that the man was

[1:05:53] taking away power. Without

[1:05:55] considering the fact that once

[1:05:56] again kj kj Board was

[1:05:57] established by Mayor Lenny

[1:05:59] Curry. It goes without saying,

[1:06:00] but I would say anyway. I'm

[1:06:03] not going to support the bill.

[1:06:05] I'm not going to support the

[1:06:06] bill that many of the reasons

[1:06:07] that MISTER Carlucci get.

[1:06:07] She's me councilmember met to

[1:06:11] mention. It seems unnecessary

[1:06:11] and it concerns me in looking

[1:06:17] at the 5, you term data data

[1:06:18] that that we use an edge in

[1:06:20] the education. Well, the

[1:06:25] amount of money. Supplied to

[1:06:27] kj has gone from 35 Million.

[1:06:35] 2, 60 million less. COUNCILMAN

[1:06:37] Landon. And with that comes

[1:06:37] actually concerns and my

[1:06:41] opinion. And I think the fact

[1:06:42] that the might the mayor gets

[1:06:43] to a point and we get to come

[1:06:46] from is a perfect setup.

[1:06:48] Doesn't. It gives us that

[1:06:49] check and balance. So we as a

[1:06:50] council, we do have a say. So

[1:06:52] as to who goes on the board

[1:06:53] and I think that's fair, it's

[1:06:57] very as it is. So with this

[1:06:58] particular scenario, it's

[1:07:01] going to be the mayor point

[1:07:03] and we can from and then we

[1:07:03] appoint the PRESIDENT A point

[1:07:05] and then we come from. That

[1:07:06] seems to be out of balance in

[1:07:08] my opinion. The other things

[1:07:10] that were said is that that

[1:07:12] would not engage. We are there

[1:07:14] are several problems up. It

[1:07:16] was nice to the library that

[1:07:16] the council Tuesday, the

[1:07:19] introduce of this bill mention

[1:07:19] those problems can be solved

[1:07:22] without changing kj. In fact,

[1:07:23] those bombs going to all been

[1:07:24] the interim since you've been

[1:07:26] on council. So once again, I

[1:07:27] will not be supporting this

[1:07:30] bill. Thank you. All right. No

[1:07:31] one else is in the queue.

[1:07:32] Please open about record

[1:07:45] about.

[1:07:48] >> 9 yeas, 6 nays.

[1:07:48] >> By your action, you

[1:07:55] approved. 2025 0, 8, 7, 2, MR.

[1:07:57] PRESIDENT is time for public

[1:07:57] comments. Ladies and

[1:07:58] gentlemen, if you wish to

[1:07:59] speak, you should fill out a

[1:08:00] green public comment card. No

[1:08:01] cards will be accepted after

[1:08:03] 6, which we already passed.

[1:08:04] >> Council's call for a lot of

[1:08:07] 90 minutes for public comment.

[1:08:08] We did get a a good number

[1:08:10] more than normal carts tonight

[1:08:11] that each speaker will be

[1:08:13] given one minute 30nd so that

[1:08:14] all those wishing to speak

[1:08:15] will have an opportunity to do

[1:08:18] so on Oz. 5 speakers at a time

[1:08:18] when call your name, please

[1:08:20] come down to reserve seats in

[1:08:21] the front row while waiting

[1:08:22] her turn to speak. Your time

[1:08:23] will not start to arrive at

[1:08:24] the podium. And remember to

[1:08:26] state your name and address

[1:08:27] Peeps before beginning or you

[1:08:30] MAY say my addresses on file

[1:08:31] speaker MAY be invited

[1:08:32] agreement for further

[1:08:33] discussion of the council

[1:08:35] members discretion. Read the

[1:08:37] first 5 names now so can begin

[1:08:38] to make their way down and

[1:08:40] they don't have MISTER Till

[1:08:40] read Council 4.5, 0, 5

[1:08:42] regarding disruption of

[1:08:43] meetings. First, 5 speakers,

[1:08:47] John Meeks. Dion, a new rule.

[1:08:48] Katie Hathaway Kathleen

[1:08:52] Pereira. Goethe the first for

[1:08:54] the John Meeks, Tiana Newell,

[1:08:54] Katie Hathaway and Kathleen

[1:08:55] Prem are till MAY please read

[1:08:58] the rule. Council ruled 5.0 5

[1:09:02] disruption of meeting. Any

[1:09:03] person who disrupts the

[1:09:05] regular meeting of the City

[1:09:06] Council standing committee's

[1:09:09] special or select committees.

[1:09:09] >> Subcommittees or any other

[1:09:10] public meeting presided over

[1:09:13] by a city council member maybe

[1:09:15] forthwith barred, removed or

[1:09:16] otherwise ejected in the

[1:09:17] discretion of the presiding

[1:09:17] officer from further

[1:09:20] attendance at that meeting. If

[1:09:21] necessary, due to the nature

[1:09:22] of the disruption. The

[1:09:23] audience MAY be cleared from

[1:09:26] the council chambers or

[1:09:26] meeting location and the

[1:09:28] discretion of the presiding

[1:09:29] officer. Any person who

[1:09:30] refuses to leave the City

[1:09:31] Council chamber MAY be subject

[1:09:34] to arrest. Thank you, MR. T

[1:09:36] Legislative Services. Please

[1:09:37] note the start. Time is 6.10,

[1:09:44] MR. John Meeks, Europe.

[1:09:46] >> Good evening. I'm John

[1:09:48] Lewis makes junior addresses

[1:09:49] on file. I am teacher first

[1:09:51] vice-PRESIDENT Duval Teachers.

[1:09:54] United aft local. 33. 26. And

[1:09:55] as a 23 year social studies

[1:09:58] teacher, I would like to say

[1:09:59] this is what Representative

[1:10:02] democracy looks like. I think

[1:10:04] the education, education,

[1:10:05] staff professionals, Duval

[1:10:05] County for speaking out in

[1:10:06] favor of the resolution

[1:10:08] regarding the windmill. And

[1:10:09] I'm very grateful to our City

[1:10:12] Council for listening. This is

[1:10:13] how I want us to move forward

[1:10:15] and keep the momentum for our

[1:10:18] a grade school system and keep

[1:10:19] the momentum moving forward

[1:10:20] for teach teachers and for

[1:10:21] students. Our community. Thank

[1:10:22] you. City Council, thank u

[1:10:30] next up the on a

[1:10:30] >> Hi there. I'm gm's Newell I

[1:10:36] is on fire. I am resident of

[1:10:38] Jacksonville Duval County

[1:10:38] school psychologist. I'm one

[1:10:41] of the hundreds of students

[1:10:41] support professionals to

[1:10:42] recruitment and retention

[1:10:43] depend in part on the millage

[1:10:45] funding. The school,

[1:10:47] psychologists and other

[1:10:49] special fix social workers

[1:10:49] between but physical

[1:10:50] therapists, occupational

[1:10:52] therapists provide critical

[1:10:54] services to students and

[1:10:57] families private schools,

[1:10:57] charter schools and home

[1:11:01] education. We serve students

[1:11:02] in hospitals, residential

[1:11:03] treatment and juvenile justice

[1:11:06] settings. We provide early

[1:11:07] interventions, preschoolers

[1:11:10] throughout the community and

[1:11:11] we serve military families,

[1:11:12] many of whom come to

[1:11:13] Jacksonville specifically for

[1:11:14] the supports for students with

[1:11:18] special needs. The work. We do

[1:11:19] impacts the broader

[1:11:19] Jacksonville community and not

[1:11:22] just our public schools. So

[1:11:22] tonight, I want to thank you

[1:11:24] for giving voters the

[1:11:26] opportunity to consider this

[1:11:27] measure and giving us the

[1:11:28] chance to make your case

[1:11:29] directly to the community we

[1:11:29] serve. Thank you.

[1:11:30] >> Thank you. MISS Katie

[1:11:36] Hathaway.

[1:11:37] >> Good evening, Kitty.

[1:11:39] Happily addresses on file. I'm

[1:11:40] here as a frustrated resident

[1:11:42] watching politicians from

[1:11:43] Tallahassee come to our city

[1:11:44] and recycle talking points

[1:11:46] about wasteful spending. Well,

[1:11:48] offering no specifics or

[1:11:50] solutions. And let's remember

[1:11:51] how our local government

[1:11:52] works. Jackson was a 19 member

[1:11:54] City Council. This council

[1:11:54] controls the budget process.

[1:11:57] They review it and then they

[1:11:58] ultimately approve how

[1:11:59] taxpayer dollars are being

[1:12:01] spent in the city. So if we're

[1:12:02] going to have an honest

[1:12:03] conversation about spending,

[1:12:04] let's have one that's based on

[1:12:07] facts, not political theater.

[1:12:08] And let's also remember that

[1:12:10] the people, Jacksonville elect

[1:12:11] local people, leaders to make

[1:12:13] local decisions and local

[1:12:15] control matters. The people

[1:12:16] who live work, raise families

[1:12:17] and run businesses here.

[1:12:18] Understand our community's

[1:12:20] needs better than politicians

[1:12:21] dropping in from Tallahassee

[1:12:25] for a press conference is

[1:12:26] investing in youth programs,

[1:12:27] parks, libraries, neighborhood

[1:12:27] improvements, housing, senior

[1:12:29] and veteran programs and

[1:12:30] services that help families

[1:12:33] thrive is considered wasteful.

[1:12:35] That I think most Jacksonville

[1:12:36] residents would disagree.

[1:12:37] Jacksonville's growing and

[1:12:37] thriving because of the work

[1:12:38] being done across the city.

[1:12:39] And I appreciate the

[1:12:41] investments being made to

[1:12:42] contribute to our quality of

[1:12:43] life and helping Jackson

[1:12:44] become one of the best cities

[1:12:47] in the Southeast. Yes, we

[1:12:48] still face challenges and we

[1:12:48] should absolutely have

[1:12:49] conversations about how to

[1:12:52] spend taxpayer dollars wisely.

[1:12:53] But those those conversations

[1:12:55] require facts, transparency

[1:12:56] and solutions, not political

[1:12:58] stunts designed to score

[1:12:59] points while providing no

[1:13:00] actual plan to move

[1:13:01] Jacksonville port. Please go

[1:13:02] out and advocate for our

[1:13:03] public schools, our teachers

[1:13:04] and our kids. Please help get

[1:13:05] the Duval schools referendum

[1:13:08] across the finish line. Thank

[1:13:08] you.

[1:13:10] >> Thank u next up, Kathleen

[1:13:11] Prayer and then the 5 after

[1:13:12] that. Please come on down.

[1:13:13] Brian Jefferson, Robert

[1:13:16] Stafford, Duchy Stevens,

[1:13:16] Brenda Lepenski and to my to

[1:13:18] head to spare.

[1:13:19] >> My name is Kathleen. Per my

[1:13:22] information is on file. All

[1:13:22] citizens want prudent and

[1:13:25] honest city planning is

[1:13:27] neither prudent nor on his

[1:13:29] honest to keep changing zoning

[1:13:31] codes and land uses. Whenever

[1:13:32] demands it, especially when it

[1:13:35] will suit only them just as

[1:13:36] the city would not allow me to

[1:13:38] build a 5,000 Watt radio

[1:13:40] station or Pig Irl Dietz owned

[1:13:42] property. The city should not

[1:13:45] also not allow any developer

[1:13:48] to build a 15,000 seat soccer

[1:13:49] stadium multiplex on property

[1:13:53] currently zoned for rowdy,

[1:13:53] especially when this project

[1:13:56] will detrimentally impact to

[1:13:58] residential neighborhoods. The

[1:13:58] stadium developers obviously

[1:13:59] don't care that the purpose of

[1:14:03] crm owning is to develop

[1:14:04] smaller commute, commercial

[1:14:05] venues as a gradual transition

[1:14:05] from residential to major

[1:14:10] commercial. Projects. So it's

[1:14:11] up to the city to first look

[1:14:13] at the how a project like

[1:14:14] this, aka Stadium impact the

[1:14:16] surrounding areas and deny the

[1:14:18] application at its start since

[1:14:20] it drastically harm the

[1:14:21] character amenities that make

[1:14:23] neighborhoods like fox Chase

[1:14:24] Woman Station and wondered

[1:14:28] when the helm attractive. If

[1:14:30] however, the city authorities

[1:14:32] have no problems ruining

[1:14:32] comment. Communities like

[1:14:34] this. How can we trust him for

[1:14:36] anything else? Move the same

[1:14:36] soccer stadium to another

[1:14:38] location that will not affect

[1:14:41] presidential residence. Also

[1:14:44] 2026 3, 6, 4, and yes 2026.

[1:14:46] '02, to 7. Thank you.

[1:14:48] >> next up for and Jefferson.

[1:14:53] Followed by Robert Stafford.

[1:14:54] >> My name is Brian Jefferson

[1:14:57] and my addresses on file.

[1:15:00] Gonna keep it quick and 2025

[1:15:01] there were over 5 jso involved

[1:15:03] shootings related a mental

[1:15:05] health crisis. The community

[1:15:06] deserves a guarantee

[1:15:08] precautions, ensuring that

[1:15:09] they actions of jso officers

[1:15:11] will not result in their

[1:15:12] death. What they're

[1:15:14] experiencing a mental health

[1:15:15] crisis. A mental health crisis

[1:15:16] should not be a death

[1:15:20] sentence. Point blank period.

[1:15:23] It's those officers are not

[1:15:23] trained to de-escalate and

[1:15:24] respond to a mental health

[1:15:25] crisis leading to these

[1:15:28] incidents again and again. And

[1:15:30] we see that jso is, but it is

[1:15:31] continuing to grow and grow

[1:15:32] being the lion's share of the

[1:15:35] city's budget every year. But

[1:15:38] we do not see any additional

[1:15:39] care put into mental health

[1:15:41] responses. And one of the

[1:15:41] victims of this lack of care

[1:15:44] was Rashad Martin. He was 32

[1:15:46] years old and he was diagnosed

[1:15:47] with schizophrenia. His family

[1:15:50] called 9-1-1 and OCTOBER 2025.

[1:15:51] And his mother didn't want him

[1:15:53] arrested. You want to come

[1:15:53] help? Martin ran in tripped

[1:15:57] and was detained. He showed

[1:15:58] signs of medical distress and

[1:15:59] he was Baker acted in, died in

[1:16:02] the psychiatric facility. His

[1:16:03] mother, Vanessa, is still

[1:16:06] waiting for answers from jso.

[1:16:07] She is asking for a trained

[1:16:07] mental health professionals on

[1:16:08] the scene of mental health

[1:16:13] crises in not police. So Jane

[1:16:14] Stolz obviously the jcc is the

[1:16:15] man to simple. We want to see

[1:16:17] the creation of a permanent

[1:16:19] mental health emergency

[1:16:20] response. Team professionals

[1:16:20] instead of police officers to

[1:16:21] spawned these situations. We

[1:16:23] want to see the enforcement.

[1:16:24] Thank you, sir. Next up,

[1:16:26] Robert Stafford. And then

[1:16:34] Duchy students. Good evening.

[1:16:35] Name is Robert Stafford. My

[1:16:40] addresses on file.

[1:16:41] >> Duval County Public School

[1:16:42] system. I it's going around

[1:16:47] and advertise that

[1:16:50] construction cost per square

[1:16:51] construction rate of 3 $335

[1:16:54] Square foot. Down from 5.16,

[1:16:59] for Down from 4 73 bogus

[1:17:03] Pringle. It. That rate of 3.35

[1:17:04] Came out of sale surtax

[1:17:09] Oversight Committee. Yes,

[1:17:13] that's oc. And dcps. That in

[1:17:15] 2022, the Florida Department

[1:17:17] of Education stated that

[1:17:18] construction costs risen by

[1:17:22] 21% resulting in a rate of

[1:17:24] $264 per square foot for

[1:17:26] elementary schools. We 25

[1:17:26] middle schools and 3.64, high

[1:17:31] schools. The seal acknowledge

[1:17:33] existence. I haven't seen that

[1:17:33] website and the rest is

[1:17:37] history. He went back in.

[1:17:37] Apply construction escalation

[1:17:40] race from 2022 to present. And

[1:17:43] that's how we got 3.35, we

[1:17:43] could have been here 3 and a

[1:17:46] half years ago. We could have

[1:17:47] been there. The data

[1:17:48] referendum was passed and we

[1:17:52] tie. The cost it. Students

[1:17:57] nation. The number students in

[1:18:02] school use that mixture. That

[1:18:02] metric been used ever since

[1:18:04] 2000.

[1:18:07] >> things are great. Thank u

[1:18:10] next up that you Stevens and

[1:18:10] then Brenda Lepenski after

[1:18:18] Stevens. Yes, that you Stevens

[1:18:21] and addresses on file.

[1:18:22] >> I'm getting sick and tired

[1:18:23] of that morning. Couldn't

[1:18:24] doing this illegal dumping.

[1:18:29] They came out yesterday. These

[1:18:30] 2 occasion booties and the

[1:18:32] lack of cheat random only

[1:18:33] probably get from the thrift

[1:18:34] shop shop. Don't have to take

[1:18:34] the blaze up and getting

[1:18:38] shopping. And they keep

[1:18:40] hitting that 1000 with the

[1:18:43] Federal 5 in Washington, D.C.,

[1:18:44] as they battle plate, you can

[1:18:45] touch the but I can show you

[1:18:48] the books. And even though

[1:18:50] that could always on the side

[1:18:52] walls, people get trip and

[1:18:52] fall of the unified on this.

[1:18:54] That what with the blow then

[1:18:56] come out there with the blow

[1:18:58] percent needed. It was month

[1:18:58] in MARCH. They never go there

[1:19:03] at all. You humid last month

[1:19:05] in MAY. And then they came

[1:19:09] this month, JUNE in doing it.

[1:19:13] So I don't know what to get

[1:19:13] needs. Been this from the

[1:19:14] moment it could end up on the

[1:19:15] 8 the city doing is who they

[1:19:18] have Where the show this

[1:19:18] federal government-funded tune

[1:19:19] a bit. You don't could relate

[1:19:22] to demand or But when issued a

[1:19:22] wheeze and even on the

[1:19:23] driveway, that's a good way to

[1:19:25] get some. Some big debate to

[1:19:30] stop it. As we fund the soq it

[1:19:31] because enough is enough but

[1:19:32] that Putin and we do not

[1:19:33] private property called dry

[1:19:35] ways. You a cut now property.

[1:19:37] You couldn't to see this

[1:19:39] government and they have.

[1:19:40] Could that mean that like to

[1:19:42] see the I never seen this ad.

[1:19:43] Got me right away. Looking

[1:19:46] like that when John passed,

[1:19:48] was the second directed a

[1:19:49] Department of Public works,

[1:19:50] but they do. It won't work.

[1:19:50] Thank you. Thank you. Brenda

[1:19:56] Lepenski.

[1:19:58] >> My name is Brian. The

[1:19:58] Penske and I'm here to speak

[1:20:01] in support of the freedom to

[1:20:01] garden at my address is 9, 3,

[1:20:08] 6, 3 old Plank Road 3, 2, 2,

[1:20:09] 2, 0, I'm the owner operator

[1:20:10] down to Earth organic farm on

[1:20:12] Old Plank Road on the West

[1:20:14] Side. And I have my life and I

[1:20:15] started our farm nearly 20

[1:20:16] years ago and were amazed at

[1:20:21] the demand that people had for

[1:20:22] a source of local clean

[1:20:26] organic Lee grown food. There

[1:20:27] are not many local growers 20

[1:20:29] years ago in fast forward to

[1:20:30] today. And they're still are

[1:20:31] not very many growers for city

[1:20:32] of Marion. Nearly a million

[1:20:35] people. They're like likely

[1:20:36] lots of reasons for this. But

[1:20:39] there are examples of

[1:20:40] small-scale growers having to

[1:20:41] deal with various bureaucratic

[1:20:42] and code problems that are too

[1:20:44] arduous are complex to

[1:20:47] navigate or an evenly applied.

[1:20:49] My farm is blessed to be zoned

[1:20:51] ag, but we need to create a

[1:20:52] better environment for micro

[1:20:54] farms and community gardens to

[1:20:55] thrive. A group of us are here

[1:20:58] to ask meaningful reform.

[1:21:00] They'll help small growers and

[1:21:01] community gardeners alike have

[1:21:02] a clear path to helping us

[1:21:04] feed ourselves as a city.

[1:21:05] Please push forward and

[1:21:06] support the Freedom to Garden

[1:21:09] Act.

[1:21:10] >> Thank u next step. Theresa

[1:21:11] Myers in the 5 after that will

[1:21:14] be Susan Grandin Barry Cotter,

[1:21:17] Monique Sampson. Tammy Brock

[1:21:19] Sevens and on the Western

[1:21:20] church. Theresa Myers, are you

[1:21:23] here? Save her cards season

[1:21:27] granted. Susan Grant and here.

[1:21:32] There. And then after season

[1:21:41] will be Barry Cotter.

[1:21:42] >> Good evening

[1:21:43] Councilmembers. Susan Grand

[1:21:45] and my addresses on file. I'm

[1:21:46] representing on scenic

[1:21:50] Jacksonville this evening and

[1:21:52] opposition to ordinance 2026,

[1:21:54] 3.63 as it's currently

[1:21:56] drafted. We think that there's

[1:21:57] some room for improvement on

[1:22:00] this one. We really hope that

[1:22:01] you guys will different

[1:22:02] tonight or postpone it.

[1:22:05] Whatever nomenclature might be

[1:22:06] because we see Jacksonville

[1:22:08] really does want to fish

[1:22:10] accountable development plans,

[1:22:12] review and inspections. And

[1:22:16] the 3.63 what it does if you

[1:22:17] don't know what that number

[1:22:19] means, it's it allows private

[1:22:20] providers to review plans that

[1:22:23] are submitted to development

[1:22:25] services and to do building

[1:22:26] inspections. Well, that's good

[1:22:27] in some disciplines. I believe

[1:22:30] that the bill goes too far.

[1:22:32] The state statute that its

[1:22:32] pattern after limits, the

[1:22:36] private providers to

[1:22:37] architects, engineers and

[1:22:38] building codes,

[1:22:40] administrators. It doesn't go

[1:22:41] as far as landscape,

[1:22:42] architects or arborists that

[1:22:47] type of thing. It does go too

[1:22:49] far. And I really think it

[1:22:51] needs more clarification more

[1:22:52] work, which I think the public

[1:22:55] works. Department working with

[1:22:56] the Councilmember Diamond.

[1:22:57] He's not here tonight to work

[1:23:01] on that. So we really hope

[1:23:01] that it could be postponed and

[1:23:04] even go back to committee and

[1:23:05] in looking at the substitutes

[1:23:07] from Eli's Ian rules, which

[1:23:09] were the bill is hard to get a

[1:23:11] hold of to begin with because

[1:23:15] things weren't going thank u.

[1:23:18] Next up their economy.

[1:23:18] >> And that'll be Monique

[1:23:21] Simpson after MR. Carter.

[1:23:24] >> Ok, my name Harry Potter

[1:23:26] addresses on file? Well, I was

[1:23:28] going to talk about asking you

[1:23:31] to take steps to a teacher But

[1:23:32] I guess now just say thank

[1:23:36] you. I know one thing to say.

[1:23:39] Now to say thank you I want to

[1:23:41] make a comment about the other

[1:23:47] big tax cut l Tallahassee hate

[1:23:48] to be any people working on

[1:23:52] that

[1:23:53] >> thank u next step Money.

[1:23:57] Sampson. And after missing. So

[1:23:57] be Tammy Wynette. Brock

[1:24:10] Sevens.

[1:24:11] >> Okay. That was little

[1:24:12] strange but had to start about

[1:24:15] the place. My back there.

[1:24:15] >> Hi, my name is Monique

[1:24:16] Sasson. I am a civics teacher.

[1:24:18] Mom, home owner, community

[1:24:19] member and a proud member of

[1:24:20] Duval Teachers United as well

[1:24:22] as a union steward. And I came

[1:24:23] prepared to to put the ballot

[1:24:24] and thankfully all did so. I

[1:24:25] wanted to kind of talk about

[1:24:28] how it has impacted by family.

[1:24:29] >> So my daughter, Atala

[1:24:30] Sampson, she has autism and

[1:24:32] she goes to Garden City

[1:24:32] Elementary in the preschool

[1:24:34] disabilities program has one

[1:24:36] of the school psychologist

[1:24:37] talking about earlier and she

[1:24:40] had a teacher and a speech

[1:24:41] Colleges and a pair of the

[1:24:41] entire year for some people.

[1:24:42] That's not a big deal. But it

[1:24:44] was a super duper, big deal

[1:24:46] because and dcps before the

[1:24:47] mail by DECEMBER 5 to 6

[1:24:47] teachers will be gone by

[1:24:48] MARCH. Another 2 to 3 in the

[1:24:49] reason because they couldn't

[1:24:52] take the low pay the long

[1:24:52] hours and the lack of respect

[1:24:54] that after the mill, our

[1:24:56] schools are really well

[1:24:57] staffed. Okay. I can go on

[1:24:57] vacation. I could do all the

[1:24:59] stuff and not have to worry

[1:25:01] about staffing and for

[1:25:03] household because a lot of

[1:25:04] people think it means getting

[1:25:05] rich. I mean, I'm expanding

[1:25:06] our family, welcoming our son

[1:25:07] a few months ago been

[1:25:08] establishing a college fund

[1:25:09] for our daughter through

[1:25:10] Florida, prepaid and catching

[1:25:12] up on bills being able to buy

[1:25:13] pencils can be a most

[1:25:13] importantly, be over and for

[1:25:15] my students without worrying

[1:25:16] about breaking the bank, that

[1:25:17] bill has changed so much for

[1:25:18] our family. And it's we're

[1:25:19] keeping it as a homeowner. I

[1:25:20] can confidently say that. I

[1:25:21] don't mind paying a little bit

[1:25:22] more on the front in to save

[1:25:23] money on the back in and we

[1:25:24] will save money by having

[1:25:25] fully staffed schools. And we

[1:25:25] do that by making sure school

[1:25:28] staff is appreciated.

[1:25:29] >> Also on another note, as a

[1:25:30] community member, I say like

[1:25:31] Connor, speak in support of

[1:25:32] mental health emergency

[1:25:33] response team being fought for

[1:25:34] by the Jacks will community

[1:25:35] Action Committee. Thank you so

[1:25:37] much of an agreement or so.

[1:25:38] >> Thank you, Tammy Wynette,

[1:25:39] Brock Sevens and then don't

[1:25:41] Stretch is Tammy here. Okay.

[1:25:49] Donna. West Church.

[1:25:53] >> My name is Donna. Less

[1:25:54] strict. My address is on file.

[1:25:55] I am Marine science teacher at

[1:25:56] Fletcher High School. I'm just

[1:25:57] like everybody else here

[1:26:00] wearing red. I came here. Ask

[1:26:01] you to put the one no

[1:26:01] referendum ballot. You did

[1:26:03] that. Thank you so much. So I

[1:26:06] just want to remind everybody

[1:26:09] what the one no means. It's

[1:26:10] not only a teacher's salary

[1:26:15] supplement. It also provides a

[1:26:16] supplement for our jso

[1:26:16] officers and our school

[1:26:19] guardians. It also pays for

[1:26:21] band uniforms. Track updates,

[1:26:28] football fields. So thank you.

[1:26:30] Thank you. From all the

[1:26:31] teachers. Thank you. From the

[1:26:34] jso officers. Thank you from

[1:26:36] the students. Appreciate your

[1:26:36] efforts. And let's tell all of

[1:26:37] our friends to vote for the

[1:26:38] referendum. Thank you so much

[1:26:40] for your time.

[1:26:41] >> Thank you. Last call here

[1:26:43] for Tammy Wynette. Rocks,

[1:26:43] Evans or Theresa Myers. Are

[1:26:48] you out there? Ms Rocks. Evans

[1:26:49] was here to speak about the

[1:26:49] referendum and this Myers to

[1:26:52] not fill out anything next.

[1:26:53] Speakers please come on down

[1:26:54] this Cindy Pearson, Frank.

[1:26:56] While Meyer, Tiffany Clark.

[1:27:00] Carry bags. And Nathan

[1:27:08] Valentina, Pearson.

[1:27:11] >> I think the Pierce address

[1:27:14] on file. I stayed to say thank

[1:27:16] you. First of all, I want to

[1:27:18] say thank you to COUNCILMAN

[1:27:19] Areas and COUNCILMAN Matt

[1:27:21] Carlucci and COUNCILWOMAN Tara

[1:27:23] Clark. Murray for the meetings

[1:27:24] on Friday. I think that was an

[1:27:27] example of good governance and

[1:27:29] of us being able to work

[1:27:30] together. You had questions we

[1:27:30] came. We answered questions.

[1:27:33] We put the call out to the

[1:27:35] community to come and they

[1:27:37] showed up. And so I really

[1:27:40] appreciate voicing your

[1:27:41] questions. And then listening

[1:27:42] to the answers and letting it

[1:27:43] your heart and your minds on

[1:27:46] the topic. Secondly, I want to

[1:27:48] say thank you for the

[1:27:49] unanimous vote. That's really,

[1:27:53] really important. And I. I

[1:27:53] appreciate that. Thank you for

[1:27:56] the unanimous vote. The 3rd

[1:27:57] thing I want to do is try to

[1:27:57] persuade you to join me in

[1:28:01] NOVEMBER of voting for the one

[1:28:01] male when it comes the renewal

[1:28:02] and it comes on the ballot.

[1:28:06] I'll give you a few fast facts

[1:28:08] on that per statute. We share

[1:28:11] the with our charter partners

[1:28:12] based on a student allocations

[1:28:13] that 80% of what's collected

[1:28:17] goes to dcps. 20% goes to our

[1:28:17] charter partners of the

[1:28:21] portion that dcps gets. 75% go

[1:28:22] for salary enhancement. You've

[1:28:24] heard it's for teachers, but

[1:28:26] also for Sro's for Peres for

[1:28:28] other workers in the schools.

[1:28:32] And in the school system,

[1:28:33] 12.5% goes for arts and Hance

[1:28:36] months. 12.5% goes for

[1:28:37] athletics enhancements. The

[1:28:37] board votes on the

[1:28:39] expenditures. Well, that went

[1:28:43] off. Thank you. MISS Pearson.

[1:28:45] And that was about a MR.

[1:28:53] Frank. Well, there.

[1:28:54] >> All right. Good evening. My

[1:28:55] name is Frank Walmart. My

[1:28:59] addresses on file. My current

[1:29:00] job title is Stuart at

[1:29:03] Standard Feed and seed an 80

[1:29:04] year-old Jacksonville business

[1:29:05] located the nearby Railyard

[1:29:08] District. I say Stewart and

[1:29:10] not owner because the story is

[1:29:11] a caretaker who has

[1:29:12] responsibility to do what is

[1:29:15] right and what is good.

[1:29:17] Similarly as a steam public

[1:29:18] servants, y'all are stewards

[1:29:23] of our great city. I know you

[1:29:24] take very seriously your

[1:29:25] responsibility to do what is

[1:29:28] right and what is good. I'm

[1:29:29] here tonight to support,

[1:29:32] encourage the free to Garden

[1:29:33] Act, which will make community

[1:29:36] and market gardens permissible

[1:29:36] by right and our great city of

[1:29:40] Jacksonville. Gardening is

[1:29:41] good. Fresh fruits and

[1:29:44] vegetables are good. Growing

[1:29:46] food and food deserts is good

[1:29:49] food, resilience is good.

[1:29:50] Eliminating unnecessary

[1:29:54] bureaucratic red tape is good,

[1:29:55] supporting beneficial uses of

[1:29:56] personal property is good. The

[1:30:02] free to Garden Act is good.

[1:30:02] That's why last night at its

[1:30:03] monthly meeting, the Duval

[1:30:06] County Farm Bureau, one of the

[1:30:06] leading advocates for

[1:30:10] agriculture in Duval County

[1:30:10] voted unanimously in support

[1:30:13] of the free to guard Matt. I

[1:30:15] sincerely thank you all. For

[1:30:18] the time and consideration and

[1:30:20] whoa when the Fredy Guarin Act

[1:30:21] put forward, it will have 19

[1:30:23] sponsors. Thank you to think

[1:30:32] Clark.

[1:30:33] >> Good evening. My name is

[1:30:35] Tiffany Clark in my address is

[1:30:37] on file as a parent of 2

[1:30:38] graduates of Duval County

[1:30:41] Public Schools, a solo

[1:30:42] printer, a wife of 30 years to

[1:30:44] someone who is also

[1:30:45] matriculated the Duval County

[1:30:47] Public Schools. As someone who

[1:30:49] volunteers on a weekly and a

[1:30:51] monthly basis in our schools.

[1:30:53] Absolutely support this

[1:30:54] referendum. And I just wanted

[1:30:57] to say thank you. Thank you so

[1:31:00] much for your unanimous vote

[1:31:02] when the sure let the voters

[1:31:03] decide. Thank you for allowing

[1:31:05] that have a goodie.

[1:31:09] >> Thank you. Kerry backs. And

[1:31:10] then Nathan Valentina after

[1:31:13] missed specs.

[1:31:15] >> Good evening. Thank you for

[1:31:17] having me. My name is Karen

[1:31:22] Bass. My information is on by.

[1:31:25] Monday, JUNE 12.0 26 and then

[1:31:28] 30 pm. I'm sorry, 09:30am. Had

[1:31:32] the gun would be at the Joyce.

[1:31:32] >> Brady, Brees, Russian pair

[1:31:36] state And extend an invitation

[1:31:40] to everyone to join us. There.

[1:31:41] We need everyone to come out

[1:31:46] and support Reconstruction and

[1:31:49] historical Bridge. Thank you.

[1:31:49] Thank u next step. Nathan Bone

[1:31:56] team.

[1:31:57] >> Good evening. My name is

[1:31:59] Nathan Valentine. Our farm

[1:31:59] grows at one. 25 East, 7th

[1:32:05] Street. JANUARY. 22nd 2026.

[1:32:06] Nearly 2 years after first

[1:32:08] applying overalls farm 3

[1:32:09] security certificate of use

[1:32:10] from Jacksonville to operate

[1:32:10] legally as a neighborhood

[1:32:14] farm. Winning the clu granting

[1:32:16] us permission to grow to 2

[1:32:18] years. 3 citations for

[1:32:19] meetings with city officials,

[1:32:21] the backing of 5 operational

[1:32:22] nonprofit Partners, 11 letters

[1:32:23] of support from neighborhood

[1:32:25] business leaders, 125

[1:32:26] neighborhood u-pick farm

[1:32:29] members. 500 plus families on

[1:32:31] our farm member waitlist over

[1:32:32] 1350 signatures on the

[1:32:33] petition for permission to

[1:32:36] grow and over $50,000 in lost

[1:32:38] revenue. Not to mention having

[1:32:39] are usda farm serial number

[1:32:41] and state level green.

[1:32:43] Exemption through 3 state

[1:32:44] level, legal presumptions

[1:32:47] against local limits, a bona

[1:32:48] fide farms. You as the

[1:32:48] outstanding agriculture listed

[1:32:51] Farm City luncheon. And

[1:32:52] ultimately a legal request for

[1:32:55] dismissal of the citation. We

[1:32:56] want our say Clu, but the

[1:32:57] fight for permission to grow

[1:32:58] food within for our neighbors

[1:33:01] goes way beyond farm 3. For

[1:33:02] example, our journey took half

[1:33:03] as long as that of Clara White

[1:33:04] mission to secure a clu for

[1:33:06] his farm and market back in

[1:33:07] 2014, they began throwing food

[1:33:10] for the community in 2010,

[1:33:11] stepping back even further.

[1:33:12] The Ifas ag Extension

[1:33:14] Community Garden has been

[1:33:15] providing garden plots for

[1:33:16] members of the community since

[1:33:19] 1977, it does not and never

[1:33:19] has had legal permission to

[1:33:22] operate under zoning code. It

[1:33:23] should not be this hard to

[1:33:24] grow food with and for our

[1:33:27] neighbors. That's why thank

[1:33:29] you, sir. Thank you. Our next

[1:33:32] 5 are Alex Weist. Denise

[1:33:33] Scott.

[1:33:35] >> Joseph George Ruth Thompson

[1:33:39] and Jennifer Leggett. Sir Alex

[1:33:39] Weist. He MAY go when you get

[1:33:43] to the podium. It's a let

[1:33:46] weeds but that's okay.

[1:33:48] >> Good evening. My name is

[1:33:49] left. We stand up representing

[1:33:53] myself just food network. Had

[1:33:54] just file. I'm here tonight to

[1:33:56] support, encourage the free to

[1:33:58] Garden Act, which will make

[1:33:58] community market gardens

[1:34:00] permissible by Wright in

[1:34:02] Jacksonville. Community

[1:34:02] Gardens provide fresh, healthy

[1:34:05] food to neighbors who need it.

[1:34:06] Right now. Nathan Valentine

[1:34:08] has hundreds of families. He's

[1:34:09] waiting list who want to

[1:34:10] patronize this community

[1:34:12] gardens, including myself.

[1:34:13] Even though I'm not currently

[1:34:16] patronizing community garden.

[1:34:17] I do a landmark of gardens and

[1:34:18] our farmers Markets, Timor,

[1:34:21] market garden vendors. Arline

[1:34:22] market garden vendors from my

[1:34:25] organic produce because usda

[1:34:27] organic is no longer reliable.

[1:34:31] >> As organic food becomes

[1:34:32] unreliable, grocery store

[1:34:32] prices go up. We need to let

[1:34:33] market gardens and community

[1:34:35] gardens the cut down costs and

[1:34:36] have healthy and sustainable

[1:34:40] practices. We have global

[1:34:42] supply lines disrupted food

[1:34:44] prices on the rise, organic

[1:34:45] produce. The grocery store is

[1:34:45] becoming increasingly

[1:34:47] unreliable. Local community

[1:34:49] market gardeners would be well

[1:34:49] positioned to help insulate us

[1:34:51] from these problems when they

[1:34:52] arise. Please help us pass the

[1:34:54] free to Garnet. Thank you.

[1:34:58] Thank you. Denise Gott. I not

[1:35:08] know that she's

[1:35:08] >> good evening. My name is

[1:35:09] Denise Qaeda. My address is on

[1:35:14] fau. Thank you, Larry, is

[1:35:15] because meeting. Friday said

[1:35:16] he was going to bring to be

[1:35:18] for the PRESIDENT. So I

[1:35:18] appreciate and I thank you all

[1:35:20] for moving forward. But to be

[1:35:24] honest with you. Us with a lot

[1:35:26] of time because you only job

[1:35:27] was to put the referendum on

[1:35:30] the ballot. That's it. And let

[1:35:32] the people decide to hand I

[1:35:36] You just get too much the end.

[1:35:37] The people see why you all

[1:35:40] won't support that 4 men that

[1:35:42] by from Com hit dog surely

[1:35:44] will holler. You don't want

[1:35:45] checks and balances. Integrity

[1:35:46] is doing the right thing when

[1:35:49] no one is watching to say no

[1:35:50] different than on Carrico said

[1:35:53] that Missus to j a board

[1:35:53] member.

[1:35:54] >> You all love drama. You're

[1:36:00] corrupt. Let's see what else I

[1:36:02] realize that this council and

[1:36:05] j it seems like it. So

[1:36:05] COUNCILMAN On Salem, since you

[1:36:09] are the liaison, you need to

[1:36:10] remind it that board that this

[1:36:12] is the public on facility. The

[1:36:13] people want them to collect

[1:36:16] those overdue fees. Now, when

[1:36:17] the working class people can't

[1:36:20] pay their bills, we have 2

[1:36:22] options. We even make a

[1:36:22] payment arrangement. And when

[1:36:23] that payment arrangement than

[1:36:28] than that. Disconnect

[1:36:30] services, so get to make a

[1:36:31] payment arrangement with the

[1:36:32] for those millions of dollars

[1:36:34] so we don't have to be have a

[1:36:35] rate increase OCTOBER.

[1:36:47] >> Joe, Saint George? Good

[1:36:49] evening. My name a co a joint.

[1:36:50] I'm the PRESIDENT Of North

[1:36:51] Florida, Central Labor

[1:36:55] Council. My address fau. And

[1:36:57] Jacksonville voicing concern

[1:37:00] that City Council meeting MAY

[1:37:03] calls consequences. Individual

[1:37:04] exercising First Amendment

[1:37:07] rights held on occasion face

[1:37:08] also responses and a risk by

[1:37:09] jso for merely expressing the

[1:37:13] true. In recent years. Jso has

[1:37:14] the rest it for community

[1:37:17] advocates. Then for a call, a

[1:37:21] calling Leo greeting and Tegan

[1:37:25] below at council meetings.

[1:37:27] Such incidents have reinforced

[1:37:28] concerns regarding the

[1:37:29] treatment of individual

[1:37:30] exercising First Amendment

[1:37:33] rights. City Council. You'll

[1:37:35] action regarding First

[1:37:36] Amendment right to have caused

[1:37:37] concern among the community.

[1:37:41] The public feels about council

[1:37:43] decision and will participate

[1:37:44] actively at the ballot box and

[1:37:47] to win it. 27. Turning to

[1:37:50] another important matter. I

[1:37:51] wish to address the ongoing

[1:37:52] negotiation will plan will now

[1:37:55] local 6.30 Florida Central

[1:38:00] Labor Council. Expressed the

[1:38:01] hope that negotiation will you

[1:38:05] following outcomes? That

[1:38:05] they'll wages will be

[1:38:06] established to keep pace with

[1:38:09] current economic conditions.

[1:38:10] >> That work is doing same

[1:38:10] work will be paid the same

[1:38:15] wages. Furthermore. When the

[1:38:17] recommendation before you

[1:38:18] think you see the improvement.

[1:38:22] Thank thank you. Thompson.

[1:38:23] >> And that will be Jennifer

[1:38:29] after MR. If Thompson.

[1:38:30] >> Good Good evening. My name

[1:38:31] is Ruth Thompson. I'm with be

[1:38:35] great for a series where are

[1:38:36] been bee keepers that manage

[1:38:38] about 100 hives throughout

[1:38:38] Jacksonville in the urban

[1:38:42] area. My address is 16 0, 5,

[1:38:43] 0, Co Street. Jacksonville,

[1:38:47] Florida. I'm here tonight to

[1:38:47] support the free to got free

[1:38:51] to Garden Act, which will make

[1:38:52] community and marketing market

[1:38:54] cart Gardens permissible. I

[1:38:57] write in Jacksonville. I had a

[1:38:58] longer speech. But for one

[1:39:01] minute, I'm going can make a

[1:39:03] concise. This is a win-win

[1:39:05] situation for Jacksonville and

[1:39:09] for urban farmers. Farms,

[1:39:11] Urban Farms provide community

[1:39:16] outreach, community building.

[1:39:17] Provides food for expects food

[1:39:20] deserts met. Many of the farms

[1:39:24] are on. Abandoned properties.

[1:39:25] And this month is pollinator

[1:39:29] month with the week of JUNE

[1:39:30] 22nd through the 27th being

[1:39:34] pollinator week. During

[1:39:35] pollinator week, 4 million

[1:39:38] social media post are given

[1:39:42] 700 and official registered

[1:39:43] events. 36 state governors and

[1:39:45] more than 140 mayors. What

[1:39:48] issue formal proclamations and

[1:39:51] 120 million dollars are spent

[1:39:55] on pollinators teams. The

[1:39:57] greatest thing for pollinators

[1:39:58] are gardens to Mote. Eco

[1:39:59] friendly propped. Thank you,

[1:40:00] ma'am. And we have a new

[1:40:02] article out act.

[1:40:03] >> Ma'am, you? Anybody else?

[1:40:04] That's here to talk about the

[1:40:06] free to guard act.

[1:40:07] Councilmember areas would like

[1:40:09] to meet with you and the

[1:40:10] Robert Johnson room. So if

[1:40:12] there's anyone here for the

[1:40:13] free to guard neck and you'd

[1:40:14] like to talk to a counselor

[1:40:15] areas, he'll be in the Robert

[1:40:16] Johnson room to talk to you

[1:40:17] right now. Next up, Jennifer

[1:40:20] Leggett.

[1:40:21] >> Good Evening. Council

[1:40:23] members. My name is Jennifer

[1:40:24] Leggett live in 81 28 Concord

[1:40:26] Boulevard West, which is in

[1:40:28] Lake Forest. I'm here tonight

[1:40:28] to ask for your support for

[1:40:32] the Free Garden Act. I am the

[1:40:34] chair of the Duval County

[1:40:35] Agricultural Council and I am

[1:40:36] a member of the Duval County

[1:40:40] Farm Bureau board as someone

[1:40:40] who has spent decades running

[1:40:42] a small business in

[1:40:44] Jacksonville. I understand the

[1:40:46] importance of having clear

[1:40:46] rules that protect

[1:40:47] neighborhoods while still

[1:40:50] allowing people to freedom to

[1:40:50] create building, contribute to

[1:40:54] their community. They're free

[1:40:56] to creates clear standards and

[1:40:58] clear expectations. It

[1:40:59] addresses concerns about noise

[1:41:00] parking lighting composting

[1:41:04] hours of operation. It

[1:41:05] supports small-scale locally

[1:41:06] owned efforts while ensuring

[1:41:08] they remain compatible with

[1:41:09] surrounding neighborhoods.

[1:41:11] What I appreciate most about

[1:41:12] this proposal is that it

[1:41:15] strikes a balance. It respects

[1:41:17] private property rights

[1:41:19] respecting neighbors. It

[1:41:20] encourages local

[1:41:21] entrepreneurship while

[1:41:22] preventing large scale

[1:41:23] commercial operations from

[1:41:24] moving into residential areas.

[1:41:26] They're free to garden act as

[1:41:28] practical balance and good for

[1:41:31] our community. I respectfully

[1:41:31] ask for your support and thank

[1:41:32] you for your time and your

[1:41:36] service to our city. Thank u

[1:41:37] next up, John Scott. And then

[1:41:42] after MR. Scott Dana mole.

[1:41:44] >> Lisa Dawkins, Samantha

[1:41:44] Series and Addison Patrick,

[1:41:51] MR. Scott, the floor is yours.

[1:41:52] >> Thank you, MR. Floor leader

[1:41:54] MISTER PRESIDENT members of

[1:41:55] Council. Name is John Scott

[1:41:58] Matters on fall. Jacksonville

[1:41:59] making incredibly difficult

[1:42:01] financial decisions. Every

[1:42:02] single day families are

[1:42:04] dealing with rising property

[1:42:06] insurance costs, housing

[1:42:07] expenses, utility bills, and

[1:42:07] the increasing cost of

[1:42:10] everyday necessities. They

[1:42:11] expect their local government

[1:42:14] to exercise the same level

[1:42:14] discipline and accountability

[1:42:17] and the property tax amendment

[1:42:18] that will be on NOVEMBER's

[1:42:18] ballot is a catalyst to

[1:42:21] ensuring this body has the

[1:42:24] very tough conversations and

[1:42:25] be ready to reduce

[1:42:28] significantly reduce funding.

[1:42:30] And practice and prioritize

[1:42:33] court services. Public safety

[1:42:34] Roads, Infrastructure Park's

[1:42:35] library. Strange, another core

[1:42:36] services should remain the

[1:42:39] primary City government. This

[1:42:42] body has taken steps forward

[1:42:43] to make sure under your

[1:42:43] leadership, MISTER PRESIDENT,

[1:42:45] that we had in that direction.

[1:42:46] I'm confident that under MR.

[1:42:47] Vice PRESIDENT's leadership,

[1:42:48] we will do the exact same

[1:42:52] thing. Taxpayer deserve

[1:42:53] confidence that their money is

[1:42:54] being invested in the basic

[1:42:54] responsibilities of government

[1:42:59] beef. 4. It's been elsewhere.

[1:43:01] We repeat that for mayor

[1:43:01] digging before it has spent

[1:43:07] elsewhere. Mark, my words,

[1:43:07] Florida will pass relieve as

[1:43:09] they historically have. Well,

[1:43:12] this body ready. Thank u next

[1:43:28] update. A mole.

[1:43:29] >> Good evening. My name is

[1:43:30] Dana Michelle Mall and on your

[1:43:31] Northside neighbor. My address

[1:43:33] is all about and I work in

[1:43:35] District 10 and the band of

[1:43:35] Northside Product,

[1:43:36] Jacksonville. And tonight I

[1:43:37] can to show some gratitude to

[1:43:39] a few council members. First,

[1:43:42] I want to thank COUNCILMAN

[1:43:45] Matt Carlucci early this year.

[1:43:46] Northside upright, like a

[1:43:47] torso program with 9 students

[1:43:51] standing next to me is Shiloh

[1:43:52] Davis. And he's a gradual

[1:43:54] rebound, high school. And

[1:43:54] expected to Clark Atlanta

[1:43:57] University for the fall. Got a

[1:43:58] chance meet COUNCILMAN Matt

[1:44:00] Carlucci at near to town hall

[1:44:01] meeting and he invited to his

[1:44:04] office for a fireside chat

[1:44:05] about a student's perspective

[1:44:06] on local government and the

[1:44:06] conditions that their

[1:44:07] neighborhood, all of them live

[1:44:09] on the North side, we took

[1:44:10] photos with him and I just

[1:44:11] wanted to tell him thank you

[1:44:12] for making his of available to

[1:44:14] them and for sharing

[1:44:15] information about the page

[1:44:16] program. Please public that

[1:44:18] that program more. Thank you.

[1:44:20] COUNCILMAN Carlucci into your

[1:44:21] aging. Also want acknowledge

[1:44:23] the council members who voted

[1:44:24] yes for resolution.

[1:44:26] Twenty-twenty think there are

[1:44:28] 3, 5, 6, a bill introduced by

[1:44:30] COUNCILMAN Jimmy a district

[1:44:31] said in protecting

[1:44:32] historically redlined

[1:44:32] neighborhoods from the jail of

[1:44:33] the future. Thank you again in

[1:44:36] the COUNCILMAN, Matt Carlucci

[1:44:37] Council want to apart. Mary

[1:44:39] COUNCILMAN Reggie Gaffney

[1:44:41] junior COUNCILMAN Ruckman

[1:44:41] Jonathan and Kathy Najimy.

[1:44:43] Introduced a bill. I think

[1:44:44] that's because they have all

[1:44:45] my neighbors. When I say thank

[1:44:47] you. You show to that. What

[1:44:51] matters the matters to you.

[1:44:51] Thank you.

[1:44:53] >> Next up leads Lisa

[1:44:54] documents and then the series

[1:44:57] you're after.

[1:44:58] >> Good evening. I'm Litsa

[1:45:02] Dawkins, my addresses on file

[1:45:03] scenic Jacksonville supports

[1:45:04] sufficient development but we

[1:45:05] don't want it to come the

[1:45:07] expense of our natural

[1:45:08] environment and their 4. We

[1:45:09] have serious concerns with

[1:45:14] ordinance 2026, 3, 63. The

[1:45:15] ordinance appears to expand

[1:45:17] beyond with the Florida

[1:45:18] statute allows by extending

[1:45:19] private review authority into

[1:45:21] zoning insight review

[1:45:22] functions, not just limited to

[1:45:25] the building, code review.

[1:45:26] We're especially concerned

[1:45:28] about the Tree Mitigation

[1:45:29] Review has drafted certified

[1:45:31] arborist could approve

[1:45:33] mitigation plans while also

[1:45:33] financially benefiting from

[1:45:36] tree removal work on that same

[1:45:37] property, creating a clear

[1:45:40] conflict of interest that

[1:45:40] threatens the integrity of

[1:45:41] Jacksonville Street

[1:45:41] protections and mitigation

[1:45:45] fund. We respectfully urge the

[1:45:47] council to defer this

[1:45:48] legislation to require

[1:45:49] appropriately licensed

[1:45:50] professionals and exempt the

[1:45:50] tree mitigation and landscape

[1:45:54] review from the ordinance. We

[1:45:55] plan on sending more detailed

[1:45:56] follow-up with the statutes to

[1:45:56] your e-mail. Thank you.

[1:46:03] >> Thank you. MRS.

[1:46:03] >> We series addresses on

[1:46:04] file. I just want to make sure

[1:46:07] we have the correct facts

[1:46:09] about the jail and courthouse.

[1:46:10] I know the last city council

[1:46:11] meeting. It was mentioned

[1:46:14] that, you know, a majority of

[1:46:15] court has held via zoom. That

[1:46:17] is absolutely incorrect. There

[1:46:18] are some opportunities that

[1:46:22] are through zoom, which is

[1:46:23] first appearance and then

[1:46:23] mental health court. That is

[1:46:27] zoom and attorneys can. Do a

[1:46:29] motion to appear by zoom. But

[1:46:30] usually their clients are out

[1:46:33] of jail and they are private

[1:46:35] attorneys. If you are a public

[1:46:39] defender who works as someone

[1:46:40] that goes for many of the

[1:46:42] people that are inmates at our

[1:46:44] jail, they do not get the

[1:46:46] opportunity to do via zoom and

[1:46:49] during covid their case

[1:46:51] numbers skyrocketed. You might

[1:46:51] wonder how I would know this.

[1:46:52] I actually use or for the

[1:46:53] public defender's office and I

[1:46:57] still know people there, MR.

[1:46:58] Coburn, I did speak about this

[1:47:01] issue and he agrees that that

[1:47:04] is not smart to put the jail

[1:47:05] out at p farm anywhere. That

[1:47:07] isn't a far distance. I am

[1:47:11] glad to hear that the you

[1:47:12] know, consultants did speak

[1:47:13] him a few weeks ago. So at

[1:47:14] least they are doing some

[1:47:15] movement there. I just think

[1:47:17] it's really important. You

[1:47:18] guys do you know the facts

[1:47:19] that the jail should not be

[1:47:22] far from the courthouse. The

[1:47:23] courthouse was over billion

[1:47:23] dollars. Let's make sure we're

[1:47:25] using it and not making our

[1:47:28] inmates and citizens have a

[1:47:28] more difficult time meeting

[1:47:29] with their public defenders

[1:47:33] and attorneys.

[1:47:34] >> Thank u next up, Addison

[1:47:35] Patrick in the 5 after that,

[1:47:36] please go ahead and come on

[1:47:39] down. Ronnie Burris, Daniel

[1:47:40] Kerr z Monica Gold, Lydia Bell

[1:47:42] and Shane Tremblay. Is that a

[1:47:57] Patrick, here? This Patrick?

[1:47:58] >> Good evening, everyone. So

[1:48:00] we were out there talking

[1:48:01] about the the freedom to

[1:48:02] garden David Lazarus. Please

[1:48:04] ms Pat. I'm sorry. Addison

[1:48:09] Patrick addresses on file.

[1:48:10] >> I want to mention zoning

[1:48:10] laws are too complicated. Here

[1:48:12] we talk about a lot of things

[1:48:13] and zoning seems to get in the

[1:48:18] way I am not in support of

[1:48:20] 2026 Dash, 0, 4, 8, 9

[1:48:22] regarding the homelessness

[1:48:23] committee and they're sort

[1:48:25] asking for extensions, Alex,

[1:48:29] Plain White a later time. I

[1:48:32] want to support a voluntary

[1:48:33] association here. There's a

[1:48:35] good model out of Washington,

[1:48:38] D.C., h I p s dot Org is an

[1:48:40] organization that does a whole

[1:48:41] lot with homelessness and they

[1:48:42] do that voluntary with private

[1:48:43] donations. And that's

[1:48:45] something that I'm seriously

[1:48:46] looking into. But other people

[1:48:46] in the community on how to

[1:48:50] make that happen. And in terms

[1:48:52] of the housing shortage, which

[1:48:53] and housing issues across the

[1:48:55] board. Very important issue

[1:48:56] right now. Just want to bring

[1:48:59] attention to the the ship and

[1:49:03] noticing all of the housing

[1:49:05] bills and things on this

[1:49:06] agenda were rushing to spend

[1:49:08] all of this money before the

[1:49:09] state pulls it back. We need

[1:49:09] to be more effective with how

[1:49:12] we spend our money so we can

[1:49:13] spend was actually being

[1:49:15] allocated to us. Thank you.

[1:49:19] >> Thank you, MR. A neighbors.

[1:49:20] And then Daniel Kerr z will be

[1:49:27] after MR. Merz.

[1:49:30] >> My name is Ronnie Burleson

[1:49:30] my addresses on file the

[1:49:34] business manager local 6.30,

[1:49:36] And all of you have heard from

[1:49:40] me talk about. The situation

[1:49:42] that we currently are

[1:49:44] experiencing with negotiations

[1:49:46] for a year. We've been in

[1:49:50] negotiations. I want to talk

[1:49:52] to you also about is tonight.

[1:49:54] Is that I'm not just a

[1:49:55] business manager. I came to

[1:49:56] work for the city of

[1:50:00] Jacksonville, Slash j a

[1:50:03] AUGUST. 26 1983. I retired MAY

[1:50:09] first 2010. So I live the life

[1:50:14] of and employee of j. I was

[1:50:16] offered the job as business

[1:50:17] manager in 2015, I came back

[1:50:21] to work. I came to work as a

[1:50:27] business manager. And I know

[1:50:28] and I you've heard me tell you

[1:50:29] that how important these

[1:50:32] people are. The people that I

[1:50:35] represent are to this. It. But

[1:50:37] when we sit down to negotiate

[1:50:38] a contract, we take you into

[1:50:40] consideration as the governing

[1:50:44] body. We take the public into

[1:50:46] consideration and we also take

[1:50:50] in the public. Because they

[1:50:53] everybody pays that bill. And

[1:50:57] so it's important to us.

[1:50:57] Thanks. Things to burst,

[1:50:58] Daniel Kerr z?

[1:51:00] >> You're next. And then

[1:51:06] Monica Gold.

[1:51:06] >> Good evening. My name

[1:51:08] Daniel Kerr is the address on

[1:51:09] file. I appreciate the

[1:51:10] opportunity speak with you on

[1:51:13] your touching this evening. A

[1:51:14] field coordinator with

[1:51:15] lighting is regional

[1:51:15] organizing department. We

[1:51:18] cover 9 states. I worked

[1:51:21] closely with local 6.30, in

[1:51:22] the hardworking women and men

[1:51:23] that are highly skilled

[1:51:23] professionals dressed in

[1:51:24] orange here in the back of

[1:51:29] room. As you heard and let you

[1:51:30] know where at an impasse in

[1:51:31] negotiations largely regarding

[1:51:34] wages. I've worked with union

[1:51:35] members around the region

[1:51:37] around the country and I can

[1:51:40] tell you the situation with

[1:51:42] like, you know, is not that

[1:51:44] complicated. Our members in

[1:51:45] the workforce and to close an

[1:51:48] ongoing pay despaired. The

[1:51:50] situation is our members

[1:51:51] perform nearly identical tasks

[1:51:52] and duties as some other

[1:51:55] employees with utility except

[1:51:57] our between 5 and $19 an hour

[1:52:02] less per hour. The special

[1:52:03] magistrate process begins here

[1:52:03] in a couple of weeks to

[1:52:06] address this impasse. After

[1:52:07] that, this council decides

[1:52:10] what happens next. What we're

[1:52:11] asking is simple. Please look

[1:52:14] at the facts. Jay, a zone.

[1:52:15] Vatican show you that the wage

[1:52:18] disparity exists. The proposal

[1:52:21] on the table is reasonable.

[1:52:23] And what we're asking is that

[1:52:26] you recognize that

[1:52:27] Jacksonville deserves utility

[1:52:27] whose workforce feels

[1:52:30] respected. And before long,

[1:52:31] this council is gonna be able

[1:52:32] to make that happen. Thank you

[1:52:35] for your time. Thank u next

[1:52:35] up, Monica Gold. And then

[1:52:42] Lydia. Do.

[1:52:43] >> Hello. Hello. My name is

[1:52:44] Monica Gold. My addresses on

[1:52:46] file. I've just include

[1:52:47] concluded my 7th year teaching

[1:52:49] in Duval County Public

[1:52:51] Schools.

[1:52:51] >> I've been an esl teacher

[1:52:52] and English language arts

[1:52:54] teacher Esau teacher. And this

[1:52:55] year I was honored to be a

[1:52:56] district finalists for Teacher

[1:52:59] of the year. When I began

[1:53:00] working at my school, it

[1:53:01] deemed a turnaround school,

[1:53:03] meaning it had a failing

[1:53:04] grade. My school is now just

[1:53:06] points away from being a b

[1:53:08] school. Tribute this growth to

[1:53:09] the teacher attention at my

[1:53:11] school and I would attribute

[1:53:11] the teacher attention to the

[1:53:14] mill rate referendum. The

[1:53:16] teachers in my building or

[1:53:17] some of the smartest, most

[1:53:17] resource. One multi talented

[1:53:20] people. I know they could

[1:53:21] successfully pursue any career

[1:53:23] path yet they have elected to

[1:53:24] teach year after year despite

[1:53:25] Florida being last in the

[1:53:28] country for teacher pay. I

[1:53:29] urge City Council to do more

[1:53:30] than just allow this to be

[1:53:32] voted Urge City Council to

[1:53:34] help this referendum passed in

[1:53:36] NOVEMBER. Please show up in a

[1:53:36] meaningful way for public

[1:53:39] school. Teachers and students.

[1:53:41] Also as a proud union member

[1:53:42] and building Stuart, I extend

[1:53:44] my solidarity to my union

[1:53:44] siblings here tonight,

[1:53:45] demanding better wages and

[1:53:46] conditions. Thank you. Thank

[1:53:53] you. MISS Levy ago.

[1:53:53] >> That evening that bill

[1:53:57] addresses on file my way down.

[1:53:58] I asked myself what would make

[1:54:00] a better Jacksonville. And I

[1:54:02] think a better Jacksonville

[1:54:02] will be elected officials.

[1:54:06] Betty elected officials.

[1:54:07] >> Kiahnna column.

[1:54:08] >> It's sitting in jail due in

[1:54:13] 60 days in jail. 3 years

[1:54:14] probation for coming to a city

[1:54:14] council meeting where he

[1:54:18] almost got his snake broken.

[1:54:19] It is a shame that you have

[1:54:21] allowed this to happen. And

[1:54:21] then last week you all voted

[1:54:26] on the resolution cannot place

[1:54:29] a jail in Riyadh, landing

[1:54:31] area. You say let the process

[1:54:32] pad process already passed.

[1:54:33] You already pay some the

[1:54:36] Bamiyan dollars People are

[1:54:37] dying over there in London or

[1:54:38] are rated brought a morgue

[1:54:40] over there. You are rated,

[1:54:43] bro, all of the local stores

[1:54:44] over there. So the process has

[1:54:45] already passed. What you could

[1:54:48] have done is stop the real

[1:54:49] landing process. Lot of people

[1:54:52] being having a jail over

[1:54:55] there. There's no place on an

[1:54:56] off that if you really wanted

[1:54:57] to say this is what's going to

[1:55:00] happen, you pay 750,002 a

[1:55:01] outside. So it's way you get

[1:55:02] some better protect appeal.

[1:55:04] Then you're going to say,

[1:55:06] well, they selected than

[1:55:08] offset. Then you're going to

[1:55:09] say, well, if they selected

[1:55:11] not said it has to be over on

[1:55:12] and Sad thing aside then would

[1:55:14] be over there on and off set.

[1:55:17] Like I last stand. We need a

[1:55:18] parliament because if you're

[1:55:19] going to bring that not to

[1:55:21] that. We're going to turn this

[1:55:24] mother out.

[1:55:26] >> Next up, same Tremblay and

[1:55:28] then the 5 after Shane Neal

[1:55:29] Hendrix, Wells Todd Dragon

[1:55:31] Beloit Ryan Delaney and Ashley

[1:55:33] McKenzie. Go ahead. MISTER

[1:55:37] Tremblay. Change, Travel

[1:55:40] address on file. Here today to

[1:55:43] speak about my concerns about

[1:55:43] safety and free speech and

[1:55:46] also waste of city resources.

[1:55:47] >> For anyone who is not a

[1:55:50] where you can go to Jax psn

[1:55:53] Dot Org slash free Connor.

[1:55:53] That's Connor one and to see a

[1:55:54] video of him getting

[1:55:57] brutalized in these chambers.

[1:55:58] That same person, Connor Cali

[1:56:01] is in jail right now. Connors

[1:56:03] not only an innocent man. He's

[1:56:04] a union member. He serves the

[1:56:07] community. He feeds the

[1:56:09] homeless upon his trial. We

[1:56:11] were able to get 50 character

[1:56:11] letters speaking to the

[1:56:14] goodness of Connor Cali Connor

[1:56:19] was made an example of that

[1:56:21] night and in his trial made an

[1:56:21] example of what happens when

[1:56:22] you speak against this

[1:56:23] council, not for doing

[1:56:26] anything actually wrong. And

[1:56:27] that example shows us that you

[1:56:28] can get 60 days in jail and 3

[1:56:32] years of probation instead of

[1:56:34] recognizing the real issue,

[1:56:37] which is a violent officers

[1:56:37] serving as sergeant of arms in

[1:56:39] these chambers officer Aliaga

[1:56:40] in particular, who has a

[1:56:41] previous domestic violence

[1:56:45] injunction against him instead

[1:56:47] of the real the city Council

[1:56:51] added insult to injury by

[1:56:52] requesting a band from Connor

[1:56:53] from City Council chambers.

[1:56:56] Jason Tilted the specifically

[1:56:57] interesting that he's an

[1:57:00] attorney and this is a

[1:57:01] flagrant constitutional

[1:57:04] violation of condors rights.

[1:57:05] This year. Long trial also a

[1:57:06] huge waste of money. Thank

[1:57:15] you, Neal Hendrix. You know,

[1:57:15] Hendricks.

[1:57:20] >> My address on file. I'm

[1:57:22] here today show my support for

[1:57:23] Connor Cali as he is currently

[1:57:24] wrongfully serving his

[1:57:25] sentence of 60 days with time

[1:57:28] served 3 years of probation

[1:57:30] and abundance of court fees

[1:57:33] and fines on top 150 community

[1:57:33] service hours. All being

[1:57:36] ordered to stay 1000 feet

[1:57:37] away. The cop who grabbed put

[1:57:41] him over set of chairs. 60

[1:57:42] days of being completely up or

[1:57:43] didn't removed from society

[1:57:44] due to focus trumped-up

[1:57:46] charges for speaking out

[1:57:47] against something people are

[1:57:50] to Kabul to knowledge. That's

[1:57:52] something being the genocidal

[1:57:54] ethnic cleansing and ongoing.

[1:57:55] Erase your of the Palestinian

[1:57:56] people, their land and all

[1:57:57] living things that are called

[1:58:02] for decades. 2 weeks ago was

[1:58:04] my first time attending a city

[1:58:05] council meeting. What I saw

[1:58:08] was not surprising. But

[1:58:09] largely disappointing playing

[1:58:12] on your phones, leaving your

[1:58:13] seeds eating deep. Sighs.

[1:58:16] Rolling your eyes. Well,

[1:58:18] having sidebar conversations

[1:58:19] as your constituents bring to

[1:58:20] their thoughts concerns for

[1:58:20] what we believe is best for

[1:58:22] our city. If you want keep

[1:58:25] your seat. I highly suggest.

[1:58:27] You start looking at us.

[1:58:31] Highly suggest that. Has just

[1:58:32] you start looking as we speak

[1:58:33] to you and pay attention that

[1:58:38] we deserve. Because we put you

[1:58:39] in the seat and we will have

[1:58:39] no problems yet. From

[1:58:42] underneath you. The

[1:58:43] hardworking people are deserve

[1:58:44] better.

[1:58:44] >> Thank u. Next up wells

[1:58:55] time. My name is well as Part

[1:58:59] of our take em down Jax. The

[1:59:00] question here is what taught

[1:59:04] address. Please on file. The

[1:59:05] question here is who is a city

[1:59:07] council work for? You as a

[1:59:11] city council members, you need

[1:59:12] to have town hall meetings to

[1:59:16] support the one Just the fact

[1:59:17] that teaches a struggling to

[1:59:20] make ends meet shows the rot.

[1:59:21] That is the economic system

[1:59:26] that we live and the needs of

[1:59:28] the teachers children more

[1:59:28] important. Then a developer

[1:59:32] class. Because it seems like

[1:59:33] that's who you favor in this

[1:59:37] town. When teachers have to

[1:59:37] work to a more jobs to make

[1:59:40] ends meet. When they have to

[1:59:43] go into that pockets. To buy

[1:59:45] supplies for the kids. That

[1:59:50] really shows. Next economic

[1:59:51] situation that we live in in

[1:59:52] this country. It's happening

[1:59:58] all over the country. When I

[1:59:58] look around at different

[2:00:03] countries. That have free

[2:00:06] education. That have universal

[2:00:10] health care. Those countries

[2:00:11] put the needs of the people

[2:00:13] first. Not the needs of the

[2:00:16] rich. You talk about taxes

[2:00:24] tax, the rich. Greg in Beloit.

[2:00:25] >> And then Ryan Delaney and

[2:00:29] Ashley McKenzie.

[2:00:30] >> Hi, Everyone. Dragon the

[2:00:31] Loyal address on file. I've

[2:00:33] got a couple of topics on a

[2:00:33] hit on today. So I'm just

[2:00:35] going to listen real quick

[2:00:37] one. I have 7 flock cameras

[2:00:38] within a half-mile of my

[2:00:40] house. I cannot leave my house

[2:00:40] without being tracked by

[2:00:44] private corporation that. We

[2:00:44] know not only uses the Ravens

[2:00:46] systems to track.

[2:00:49] >> These voices and speech.

[2:00:51] >> But also to use ai assisted

[2:00:54] facial recognition data to

[2:00:55] keep a

[2:00:56] >> model of you and your

[2:00:57] habits and activities. And I'm

[2:00:59] freaked out by that spill

[2:01:02] free. Connor, Callie, that was

[2:01:04] crazy. I've never seen a guy

[2:01:05] get flipped over a chair and

[2:01:07] then arrested for battery

[2:01:09] before. But I guess that's

[2:01:10] what battery is. I'm shocked

[2:01:11] that and charged with battery

[2:01:16] to the chair and finally a

[2:01:17] love. The garden thing out of

[2:01:18] cockpits are areas personally,

[2:01:20] but I had just too much to say

[2:01:21] to everybody. Frederik are not

[2:01:24] very good corruption here.

[2:01:26] Very bad. I think that it's

[2:01:27] really sad that we have a bill

[2:01:31] that should. Should be that we

[2:01:32] know that that Bill got passed

[2:01:33] because Democrat mayor now,

[2:01:34] right, guys, like let's just

[2:01:39] be real. But secondarily, it

[2:01:39] really disappoints me that we

[2:01:40] have an anticorruption measure

[2:01:42] that could have been put in

[2:01:43] place and we didn't put it

[2:01:47] there. I maybe you guys think

[2:01:48] of ethics board is doing well

[2:01:49] enough right now. But

[2:01:53] >> I mean,

[2:01:54] >> the fact that the current

[2:01:57] PRESIDENT Has a couple of

[2:01:58] investigations open, but just

[2:02:01] measure that right? Eyes. And

[2:02:02] after MR. Blaney will be

[2:02:08] actually MacKenzie. Brian

[2:02:09] Delaney address on file in

[2:02:09] here representing the

[2:02:12] Jacksonville, Palestine,

[2:02:13] Solidarity Network.

[2:02:16] >> I am here to inform the

[2:02:18] city council that it is their

[2:02:19] obligation to remove Aliaga as

[2:02:22] a sergeant of arms at City

[2:02:23] Council. This is because

[2:02:24] Aliaga has continued presence

[2:02:28] in these chambers will be a

[2:02:29] clear violation of Connor

[2:02:32] collies First Amendment right

[2:02:36] after Judge Borello on the

[2:02:38] recommendation MR. Teal had

[2:02:43] sentenced Tuesday, 1000 feet

[2:02:44] away from officer all yada

[2:02:48] that has effectively

[2:02:50] represented itself as a way to

[2:02:51] park Hunter Callie from these

[2:02:52] meetings, which he has a First

[2:02:56] Amendment right to attend. You

[2:02:56] can be upset that this

[2:02:59] situation as PRESIDENT, you

[2:03:00] can say that you don't want to

[2:03:01] remove all y'all got as a

[2:03:02] sergeant of arms of City

[2:03:03] Council. The only people to

[2:03:06] blame in this situation. Judge

[2:03:08] Brelo and MR. Teal for making

[2:03:09] that decision and trying to

[2:03:13] use a backdoor attempt to

[2:03:13] flagrantly violate the First

[2:03:14] Amendment rights of Connor.

[2:03:17] Callie. I would also like to

[2:03:20] say that I want to support the

[2:03:21] demands put forth by the

[2:03:23] Jacksonville Community Action

[2:03:24] Committee. We need mental

[2:03:25] health training and we need

[2:03:25] mental health professionals to

[2:03:27] handle mental health crises.

[2:03:30] And I think need to stop

[2:03:31] playing games with their jta

[2:03:31] employees. They break their

[2:03:32] backs to make the city work

[2:03:37] and they deserve fair pay.

[2:03:38] Next up, Ashley McKenzie. And

[2:03:39] then the next group come on

[2:03:40] down. Jamie Travis Leonard

[2:03:43] Felix been venture.

[2:03:44] >> Avery Holbrook, Sarah had

[2:03:48] died. Dina Zachary, a and

[2:03:50] Sarah, believe that Sarah.

[2:03:54] We've seen. Ashley good.

[2:03:57] Actually. Because the address

[2:03:57] on file.

[2:03:58] >> It's evident now more than

[2:03:59] ever that city council members

[2:04:00] uphold an almost unanimous

[2:04:00] commitment to attacking the

[2:04:03] cause constitutional rights of

[2:04:05] their constituents. Okay. So

[2:04:06] my friend, Connor Callie, a

[2:04:07] judge Hughes, Jason tells

[2:04:08] testimony to ban Connor from

[2:04:09] being within 1000 feet of

[2:04:11] Officer Ali Agha ruling that

[2:04:12] effectively restricts Connor

[2:04:13] from exercising his right to

[2:04:16] public discourse at City Hall.

[2:04:17] Whenever Ali AUGUST PRESIDENT,

[2:04:17] since he serves as your

[2:04:20] sergeant of arms, this woman

[2:04:21] is a of an officer's presence,

[2:04:21] destructive measures to

[2:04:24] Connors right to free speech.

[2:04:25] Now I want to compare Connors

[2:04:25] characters that

[2:04:27] heavy-handedness of his

[2:04:30] sentencing. 50 people letters

[2:04:30] calling Connor a compassionate

[2:04:31] and caring human who spends

[2:04:32] his time advocating for better

[2:04:34] living conditions. Everyone

[2:04:35] sitting in these chambers and

[2:04:36] fighting against the genocide

[2:04:37] of the Palestinian people,

[2:04:38] which is at odds with the

[2:04:38] pro-Israel stance. This

[2:04:40] council has cemented itself

[2:04:41] city council. The judges and

[2:04:44] jso is response. False

[2:04:45] testimonies by city council

[2:04:47] members during the trial, 60

[2:04:49] days in jail, 3 years

[2:04:49] probation in the year-ago

[2:04:50] being thrown over a row of

[2:04:52] chairs by Aliaga the City

[2:04:53] Council followed tk Waters

[2:04:53] narrative to make an example

[2:04:56] out of Connor and greedy 2

[2:04:57] going members of the

[2:04:58] community. Meanwhile, the

[2:04:59] officer they protect has a

[2:05:00] history of domestic violence

[2:05:03] in citizens, complaints for

[2:05:03] harassment. Many members who

[2:05:05] are here on 5/27/2025 know the

[2:05:07] truth. The whole chamber was

[2:05:09] clapping, jso targeted to

[2:05:10] organize for their political

[2:05:11] views. And the city Council

[2:05:12] did nothing but field. The

[2:05:15] flames. You are complicit

[2:05:15] because you one officially

[2:05:18] refused to speak out against

[2:05:18] chances brutality, whether

[2:05:19] it's against MacNeill or the

[2:05:22] murder of Charles Bagger. You

[2:05:23] also help jso attack free

[2:05:24] speech in this very chamber

[2:05:33] and 3 people this letter.

[2:05:34] >> Good evening, City

[2:05:36] Councilmembers. My name is

[2:05:36] Jamie Travis I addresses on

[2:05:37] file. This feels taller than

[2:05:41] usual. So I want to start by

[2:05:42] with some things. I'd like to

[2:05:43] thank everybody that visited

[2:05:44] the Trout River Food Park a

[2:05:47] few weeks ago by my house.

[2:05:48] Love going there shout out to

[2:05:49] mixon's if you want some good

[2:05:52] fried chicken. Also want to

[2:05:53] thank council members Arias

[2:05:55] Matt carlucci Clark Mary for

[2:05:59] hosting some a community.

[2:06:01] Public comment. Opportunities

[2:06:05] last Friday I attended both

[2:06:06] and also Councilmember Salem

[2:06:07] for speaking at the end of one

[2:06:07] of them. We appreciate you

[2:06:08] showing up, even if it's just

[2:06:10] for a little bit.

[2:06:12] >> Now on what I think are

[2:06:13] some priority items. So I love

[2:06:16] the you said there's.

[2:06:20] >> No crashes But what a Hey,

[2:06:21] i owed a big favor to a friend

[2:06:21] and opted to put him on the

[2:06:23] jta board. Has your term was

[2:06:25] expiring? Not sure if you want

[2:06:27] to stay do this for my guy

[2:06:28] tabs on me when we link up

[2:06:31] next. Yes. How could we at a

[2:06:35] for suspect, corruption or

[2:06:35] favoritism or anything from

[2:06:38] this council. Goodness, what?

[2:06:39] And I think for the public to

[2:06:43] question. So with that as

[2:06:45] well, please support their

[2:06:45] compensation for our water and

[2:06:48] waterways. Division members

[2:06:51] like, you know, local 6.30,

[2:06:52] they are currently negotiating

[2:06:52] with ge. 8 up a leading about

[2:06:53] 2 road stops, which I think

[2:06:55] you all could help him with.

[2:06:56] Thank you. Thank you. Feel

[2:06:58] part of the answer.

[2:07:00] >> And then Avery Holbrook.

[2:07:04] After MISTER Felix.

[2:07:05] >> My name is Felix been entry

[2:07:09] addresses on file. First the

[2:07:09] jta is about to get rid of

[2:07:10] free bus rides for university

[2:07:13] students. What's up with that?

[2:07:14] Students were not the ones who

[2:07:15] cost the city a bunch of

[2:07:17] money. Most of us don't have

[2:07:18] cars that but we still deserve

[2:07:19] to be able to get around. It's

[2:07:23] not fair. Next up, Connor.

[2:07:24] Callie Connor, Callie and the

[2:07:25] a Grade ii did nothing wrong.

[2:07:26] They're facing charges and

[2:07:29] jail time anyways. And Conor

[2:07:30] has been effectively prevented

[2:07:31] from coming back to public

[2:07:32] comments City Council meetings

[2:07:33] by the restraining order from

[2:07:39] officer I'm sure that everyone

[2:07:40] up there, all of all of you

[2:07:41] all, you're looking forward to

[2:07:42] Connors release. So you do

[2:07:42] have to hear about any more

[2:07:45] any more. Let me put that fear

[2:07:47] to rest. We're going to be out

[2:07:47] here, council meeting and the

[2:07:48] meeting after that. And after

[2:07:49] that, we're not going to shut

[2:07:53] up about it until something

[2:07:54] changes because right now and

[2:07:55] innocent man who did nothing

[2:07:58] wrong is serving time in jail

[2:07:58] and about is about to get

[2:07:59] stuck with 3 years of

[2:08:03] probation. Exactly. Speaking

[2:08:05] up for Palestine. This clearly

[2:08:08] a politically motivated and

[2:08:12] frankly, it is evil to sit

[2:08:13] here and not not only support

[2:08:14] the genocide that continues to

[2:08:18] occur and the say nothing

[2:08:20] against that and actively

[2:08:20] arrest and a brutalized and

[2:08:21] police. The people who do say

[2:08:23] something against That's all

[2:08:24] free Palestine and free

[2:08:28] Connor. Avery Holbrook.

[2:08:31] >> And then Dog will be after.

[2:08:32] >> If you have a look at just

[2:08:34] some file.

[2:08:39] >> a few weeks ago, was

[2:08:41] sentenced to 60 days in jail

[2:08:45] 150 hours of community service

[2:08:46] and a one-thousand pushing

[2:08:48] order from the man who saw him

[2:08:50] officer and domestic abuser.

[2:08:55] The I think 9% of you agree

[2:08:59] me. That is a complete and

[2:09:02] Justin scene and that this

[2:09:04] officer should not be. On jso

[2:09:06] at all anymore.

[2:09:08] >> t?

[2:09:11] >> Nearly killed Connor who

[2:09:12] had done absolutely nothing

[2:09:14] other than stand up and clap.

[2:09:17] And I know you guys. Do not

[2:09:21] agree with him all for some of

[2:09:22] surgeries. And you think that

[2:09:24] opposing a just as bad. But

[2:09:25] that doesn't mean that is okay

[2:09:28] for you, too. Try to step over

[2:09:30] his First Amendment rights.

[2:09:35] Second of all. We need to.

[2:09:36] Change how cops work in this

[2:09:43] city. It is not. Viable to

[2:09:45] spend 600 million dollars a

[2:09:49] year. Our state sponsored kkk.

[2:09:50] While we let people be

[2:09:53] homeless, we let them not have

[2:09:56] they cannot afford gas.

[2:09:58] They're not able to get jobs.

[2:10:00] But you think that? Making

[2:10:10] sure didn't.

[2:10:13] >> My name is Dad and the

[2:10:13] matters on file. I'm here

[2:10:14] representing the Jacksonville

[2:10:16] Pasta and Solidarity network.

[2:10:18] And I'm also here speak out

[2:10:19] about Connor Callie, who was

[2:10:21] arrested in chambers year ago.

[2:10:22] I'm sure you're familiar with

[2:10:24] the case by now. Your city

[2:10:25] Council, Sergeant of Arms

[2:10:27] Aliaga Ruiz, but allies,

[2:10:28] Connor. And yet Connor is the

[2:10:32] one sitting in jail. Connor

[2:10:32] Kelly received 50 individual

[2:10:34] letters speaking to his good

[2:10:35] character and he was still

[2:10:35] sentence heart in the state.

[2:10:38] Even asked for 60 days in jail

[2:10:41] 150 hours. Community service

[2:10:43] and 3 years of probation for

[2:10:45] what this is, what happens

[2:10:46] when upstanding citizens want

[2:10:46] to speak up for their

[2:10:48] community. It's just plain

[2:10:49] wrong now. Compare that to the

[2:10:51] tape, a citizen that Al Jaeger

[2:10:53] Ruiz is a he has a history of

[2:10:55] domestic violence. Multiple

[2:10:56] community complaints against

[2:10:57] him and he gets to continue

[2:10:57] this trend of violence in his

[2:11:00] work. In these chambers on

[2:11:01] Connor and then play the

[2:11:05] victim as well. Along with a

[2:11:05] sentencing. The judge rules

[2:11:06] rule that Connor cannot be

[2:11:07] within 1000 feet of the

[2:11:09] officer that paralyzed him,

[2:11:10] which effectively bans Connor

[2:11:12] from coming back to city

[2:11:14] Council. This is blatant

[2:11:14] silencing of one of the

[2:11:15] strongest community fighters

[2:11:18] this council has ever seen. So

[2:11:20] I ask you today to no longer

[2:11:21] play officers with a history

[2:11:22] of violence there, too many

[2:11:22] cases of violent officers

[2:11:25] using excessive force. Let's

[2:11:26] weed out the bad apples and

[2:11:28] start out with Al Jaeger

[2:11:30] wheeze. We demand a city

[2:11:31] council remove Aliaga as

[2:11:32] officer of arms and let Connor

[2:11:34] speak. Next up, the Nasdaq.

[2:11:36] Are you?

[2:11:38] >> And then Sarah, I believe

[2:11:41] the last things he's seen.

[2:11:45] >> You know, Correa address on

[2:11:46] file. I'm here to exercise my

[2:11:47] First Amendment right. The

[2:11:49] same right that was violated

[2:11:50] on MAY 27th of last year when

[2:11:52] jso under the purview of City

[2:11:52] Council attacked free speech

[2:11:55] in these chambers. This whole

[2:11:55] room was rowdy, but 2

[2:11:58] outspoken rockacy targeted.

[2:12:00] The only things that encounter

[2:12:00] Collin Leah Grady, apart with

[2:12:01] that, they were regular

[2:12:03] attendees speaking up for the

[2:12:05] community and this comes to no

[2:12:05] surprise when the city Council

[2:12:08] continuously plus the budget

[2:12:09] Andwe city money on Connor in

[2:12:11] the U.S. Trials and were left

[2:12:12] over policed with things like

[2:12:13] public infrastructure, mental

[2:12:15] health resources and union

[2:12:17] contracts, underfunded in the

[2:12:18] same vein, the same city

[2:12:19] council before us condone jso

[2:12:20] grabbing Connor by the neck,

[2:12:22] throwing him to the ground

[2:12:23] just for being a concerned

[2:12:23] citizen for which is now

[2:12:25] sitting in the county jail for

[2:12:27] 60 days. He is an upstanding

[2:12:29] citizen, a union member, a

[2:12:30] good neighbor and their people

[2:12:31] in front of me who have done

[2:12:31] their best to make an example

[2:12:35] out of him. I sat through both

[2:12:35] trials and it was clear this

[2:12:37] case was never about Lia or

[2:12:37] Connor, quote, unquote,

[2:12:40] following the rules. It was

[2:12:41] about silence people silencing

[2:12:42] people who speak out like any

[2:12:43] one of us here at public

[2:12:45] comment and you're allowing

[2:12:47] officers a history, a record

[2:12:47] of citizens, complaints and

[2:12:48] domestic violence. Injunctions

[2:12:50] like Officer Aliaga to

[2:12:51] consistently work at these

[2:12:55] meetings. We demand that you

[2:12:57] let Connor speak and officer

[2:12:57] of the aga be removed as a

[2:12:59] sergeant of arms, all youngest

[2:13:01] presence prevents the right to

[2:13:01] free speech and the and

[2:13:02] utterly poses a risk to public

[2:13:07] safety. Thank you. Thank u.

[2:13:07] Next up U.S. Air he's seen and

[2:13:08] then our final speaker cards.

[2:13:09] Please come on down. Deborah

[2:13:10] Patrick.

[2:13:15] >> Constance to Vaughn at

[2:13:16] juror Lindsay Bauer, Denise

[2:13:19] Cook and John Nanny. Sara,

[2:13:19] Good.

[2:13:22] >> Starr has seen address on

[2:13:23] file. I'm here today as a

[2:13:24] concerned community member and

[2:13:25] friend of Connor, Collin Leah

[2:13:27] Grady, both were falsely

[2:13:28] convicted of bogus charges for

[2:13:30] exercising their First

[2:13:32] Amendment rights. Connor

[2:13:32] sitting in the Duval County

[2:13:34] jail as we speak without

[2:13:35] sufficient access to drinking

[2:13:37] water because Jason Steele and

[2:13:39] tk Waters along with members

[2:13:39] of this council wanted to make

[2:13:43] an example out of him as

[2:13:44] evidence by the 50 glowing

[2:13:46] character letters Connor

[2:13:46] received during his trial. He

[2:13:48] is an upstanding community

[2:13:48] member, neighbor and friend

[2:13:49] who dedicates his time to

[2:13:50] feeding the un House and

[2:13:51] speaking out against

[2:13:52] Injustice. Connors been

[2:13:53] condemned to 60 days and

[2:13:55] important conditions in jail

[2:13:57] on top of 3 years probation

[2:13:58] while the city throws a

[2:13:59] billion dollars towards a new

[2:14:01] jail continues to expand jso

[2:14:03] is budget instead of improving

[2:14:03] conditions in the existing one

[2:14:05] or creating a mental health

[2:14:07] response. This empowers jso to

[2:14:08] continue to brutalize people

[2:14:09] like Carter, Callie and kill

[2:14:10] people in mental health crises

[2:14:13] like Richard Martin. Make no

[2:14:13] mistake, the attacks on Connor

[2:14:16] and we are a tax on all of our

[2:14:16] constitutional rights and

[2:14:17] attempt to silence

[2:14:18] pro-palestine voices in the

[2:14:19] community from speaking up

[2:14:20] against ongoing genocide in

[2:14:22] Gaza. Connor sentencing

[2:14:24] mandates. He 1000 feet away

[2:14:25] from Ali Agha, the officer who

[2:14:26] dragged him by his neck over

[2:14:28] are is in these very chambers

[2:14:29] effectively banning him from

[2:14:32] City Council upon his release.

[2:14:33] All presence in chambers is

[2:14:34] being weaponized to attack on

[2:14:35] right to free speech on top of

[2:14:37] being brutalized. The officer

[2:14:38] aliaga, he is being silenced

[2:14:39] and effectively barred from

[2:14:40] chambers if anyone should be

[2:14:41] barred from these chambers, it

[2:14:42] should be officer all younger

[2:14:43] Ruiz. One top of this violent

[2:14:45] conduct towards Conner also

[2:14:47] has a documented history of

[2:14:49] domestic violence. He should

[2:14:50] be removed from this position.

[2:14:51] Sergeant, next, those that

[2:14:51] threat to our state.

[2:14:54] >> Deborah Patrick. As Deborah

[2:15:00] here. Okay. Constance Devon.

[2:15:07] Constance Devon. At at Linger.

[2:15:12] Okay. Lindsey boy or and then

[2:15:14] I see Ms Cook and I see MISTER

[2:15:15] Nino be our last 3 speakers.

[2:15:16] So colleagues, if you're in

[2:15:16] the green room, please make

[2:15:20] your way to your seats.

[2:15:20] >> Good evening. Lindsey Boyer

[2:15:23] address on file. I want to

[2:15:24] begin by voicing my support

[2:15:25] for the demands of union

[2:15:28] members and the jc a scene. My

[2:15:29] remaining remarks regarding my

[2:15:31] dear comrade, Connor, Cali.

[2:15:34] I'm also a member, the

[2:15:36] Jacksonville, Palestine

[2:15:38] Solidarity Network following

[2:15:40] the egregious miscarriage of

[2:15:41] justice sentencing Connor to

[2:15:41] 60 days in jail probation and

[2:15:46] community service.

[2:15:47] >> There is an additional

[2:15:48] order for him to stay 1000

[2:15:50] feet away from the officer who

[2:15:50] brutalized him, sergeant at

[2:15:51] arms all the

[2:15:55] >> Connor is in admirable

[2:15:57] individual with an uncommon

[2:15:59] dedication to his community.

[2:16:00] This is behavior more than a

[2:16:01] few members of this council

[2:16:02] really, of our whole city. I

[2:16:07] try emulate ing this ban him

[2:16:08] staying at 1000 feet away from

[2:16:10] all the is a blatant attempt

[2:16:10] to silence his voice here in

[2:16:13] what should be house of the

[2:16:15] people violating his First

[2:16:17] Amendment rights. Furthermore,

[2:16:20] retaining Ali Agha, who has a

[2:16:21] domestic violence injunction

[2:16:22] against him in another county,

[2:16:22] a sergeant at arms in this

[2:16:23] chamber is deeply offensive to

[2:16:27] victims of domestic violence.

[2:16:27] It's insulting to the citizens

[2:16:29] of Jacksonville and frankly,

[2:16:30] also the women serving in this

[2:16:32] chamber that we are expected

[2:16:35] to interest our safety to

[2:16:35] unknown abuser openly

[2:16:36] brutalize U.S. Citizens

[2:16:36] exercising their

[2:16:39] constitutional rights. Let

[2:16:41] Connor speak, stop political

[2:16:42] repression, free, Connor, and

[2:16:43] free Palestine.

[2:16:44] >> Thank you. Denise Cook,

[2:16:53] Europe. Coached address on

[2:16:55] file. Just real quick. There's

[2:16:55] a lot going on. We had a lot

[2:17:01] of activity this evening it's

[2:17:01] great to see isn't. It's great

[2:17:03] to see that we have this

[2:17:06] opportunity in this ability.

[2:17:08] We want to make sure we say

[2:17:11] thank you for the mill Millett

[2:17:13] million referendum. We want to

[2:17:16] make sure that the firm Free

[2:17:19] Garden Act is looked at

[2:17:19] entirely. But I also want to

[2:17:21] talk about zoning. I want to

[2:17:23] talk about agricultural

[2:17:24] zoning. I want to talk about

[2:17:26] the fact that we are putting

[2:17:29] in new development next to

[2:17:29] argue agricultural zoning. And

[2:17:30] are we ensuring that we are

[2:17:34] keeping our 200 feet?

[2:17:36] >> Guidelines that implemented

[2:17:36] in our Duval County

[2:17:39] regulations and zoning

[2:17:41] guidelines for livestock and

[2:17:42] penned animals. You know, how

[2:17:45] does that change with You

[2:17:45] know, we've got a fairly new

[2:17:47] subdivision. That's next to a

[2:17:50] gun range and outdoor gun

[2:17:51] range. Is that really our best

[2:17:55] use of zoning guidelines? So I

[2:17:56] think that's something that we

[2:17:58] really need to talk about. And

[2:18:00] before we push through things

[2:18:04] like 2026, 0, 3, 6, 5, 2026.

[2:18:09] 0.

[2:18:14] >> 3, 6, 6, 2020, 2090, 2091,

[2:18:14] 2089. You know, let's take a

[2:18:15] look and make sure that the

[2:18:18] adjoining areas are are going

[2:18:21] to not be impacted negatively

[2:18:21] by with the growth that we're

[2:18:24] trying to put in place.

[2:18:24] Appreciate your time. Thank

[2:18:32] cut John. The inning.

[2:18:34] >> Hello, I am John Jay new

[2:18:36] name and addresses on file.

[2:18:39] Alright, shout out already.

[2:18:43] The real doge Ron Davis, 600

[2:18:46] wbo be 69 weekdays. PRESIDENT

[2:18:48] Trump, Governor DeSantis James

[2:18:50] Uthmeier Kevin Carrico Nick

[2:18:51] Allen. Joe Carlucci Charles

[2:18:53] Bar Blake Bass Lake Harper

[2:18:55] Wells Time. Doctor Johnson

[2:19:00] pardon new 2024. 0, 1, 0, 7,

[2:19:02] 2024. 0, 3, to 5. That septic

[2:19:04] tanks. Alright, support the

[2:19:05] Free Garden Act. It's great

[2:19:11] cip. Citrus and pottsburg.

[2:19:18] Wendy Cano e All Agenda item,

[2:19:19] 88 page. 41 2026, 0, 3, 9, 6,

[2:19:21] You know, making a movie, you

[2:19:22] know, you're going to be

[2:19:23] voting on it. Hey, just down

[2:19:26] to 40 seconds. All right. If

[2:19:29] you have a sure in the movie

[2:19:30] and just going forward, you

[2:19:37] know? Right now, you know,

[2:19:38] we've got not only this

[2:19:39] legislation from the movies,

[2:19:40] but we also have 3 other trust

[2:19:44] accounts. Okay. 2026. 0, 0, 4.

[2:19:44] That's parks going to be

[2:19:47] making a donation to that one.

[2:19:51] We've got 2026, 0, 4, 6, 3,

[2:19:52] That's veterans donating to

[2:19:54] that 1, 2009, 4.42 That your

[2:19:55] Official Reef Trust fund

[2:19:56] donating to that one tomorrow

[2:20:03] morning. Fwc. For fwc Fish

[2:20:04] Wildlife Commission, State of

[2:20:07] Florida tourism, Stern

[2:20:08] >> MR. PRESIDENT, we have a

[2:20:09] number of cards of those that

[2:20:11] did not wish to speak read

[2:20:13] into the record. John Dooley

[2:20:17] Free to Garden Act. Xavier

[2:20:17] Green Tax Bill needs a mental

[2:20:18] health. Critical response

[2:20:21] team. Constance. So I believe

[2:20:27] this is. Pitino. So if you're

[2:20:28] the city council, this renewed

[2:20:33] remove Ali Agha, Sarah Posey

[2:20:34] So nasa Alvarez like Carter

[2:20:38] colleagues speak at linger.

[2:20:39] Kill the tax. I believe this

[2:20:41] are common. There. Con sus to

[2:20:45] van was here on the military

[2:20:46] Endeavor Patrick vote for

[2:20:49] 2026, 3, 8, 7, That includes

[2:20:50] public comment.

[2:20:50] >> All right. Looks like we

[2:20:51] have someone who believes they

[2:20:53] have a card MAY be in the dec

[2:20:54] certain to fill out a green

[2:20:56] public speaker card.

[2:20:57] >> I feel that a card. My name

[2:21:01] is John Grant Dooley. We're

[2:21:02] particular building to fill

[2:21:04] out a blue car did fill out a

[2:21:05] green public comic art council

[2:21:07] PRESIDENT. I have a card hear

[2:21:07] from MR. John, do if you did

[2:21:09] just we don't actually. All

[2:21:09] right. I think it changes my

[2:21:12] So you're recognized. I'm here

[2:21:13] to support the Garden Act,

[2:21:16] name and address. Yes, sir. I

[2:21:17] live on my street right near

[2:21:20] 5.7 of their 50 years. I've

[2:21:23] had a garden for 45 years and

[2:21:25] gardens. What they do is say

[2:21:27] bring communities together.

[2:21:29] When we're working in the

[2:21:31] garden, people stop all the

[2:21:32] time and we tell them you're

[2:21:36] welcome to come and pick. I

[2:21:37] know you all have common

[2:21:38] sense. I'm glad don't have

[2:21:43] your job. Gardens really do

[2:21:45] help community thank you.

[2:21:49] Thank you, Sir. MR. PRESIDENT.

[2:21:51] Now time for public hearings

[2:21:53] going back to Page 15 council

[2:21:54] members to declare any ex

[2:21:56] parte communications. Anyone

[2:21:57] wishing to speak on the

[2:21:57] following Bill should complete

[2:21:58] a blue speaker card and you

[2:21:59] will be allowed 3 minutes to

[2:21:59] speak.

[2:22:00] >> You MAY state your name and

[2:22:04] addresses on record, but you

[2:22:05] are encouraged to be more

[2:22:06] specific with your locations

[2:22:07] that MAY impact the wake your

[2:22:09] comments like public comment.

[2:22:10] Speaker MAY be invited the

[2:22:11] Green Room for further

[2:22:12] discussion at a council

[2:22:12] members discretion, MR. Teal,

[2:22:18] Please read the Bills. 2026.

[2:22:23] 3. 72 3.73 74. 3. 76 3.95 For

[2:22:25] 44 41 for 42 for 43. For 44

[2:22:29] 4.45 Or 46? For 47.

[2:22:33] >> 4.48 For 49 for 54. 51 for

[2:22:35] 52 for 53 4.54 Or 55 for 56

[2:22:41] for 57 for 58 4.59 For 16.

[2:22:45] 4.63 For 66 2026. 1. 22 1. 23

[2:22:49] 1. 26 1.27 To 89 to 92 91 to

[2:22:52] 92 to 93, to 94, to 95, to 96

[2:22:56] 2.97 To 98 to 99. 3, 11, 3 65

[2:22:59] 3. 66 3, 67. 3.68 69 3, 73.

[2:23:03] 71.

[2:23:04] >> All these public hearings

[2:23:06] are open. I'm 25 2026 0, 3, 7,

[2:23:10] 2, I have 2 speaker cards.

[2:23:10] Jamie terms letter does not

[2:23:11] wish to speak but opposes

[2:23:12] Smith. The series does wish to

[2:23:16] speak.

[2:23:17] >> Samantha Series address on

[2:23:18] file. I just want to ask a

[2:23:19] couple questions about this

[2:23:21] one because I did look online

[2:23:23] and it doesn't have much

[2:23:24] information. So I was just

[2:23:25] wondering, what are they

[2:23:26] planning to do with the

[2:23:29] section? I know it would be

[2:23:29] nice to have a little bit of

[2:23:31] discussion. I know you guys

[2:23:32] talk about a lot of different

[2:23:32] things up here, but usually

[2:23:33] it's not about rezoning. So if

[2:23:37] you guys could, I don't

[2:23:37] discuss or have the person

[2:23:39] that's requesting this give

[2:23:41] some information because I saw

[2:23:44] all the North Sea packed

[2:23:45] recommend denial. But I see a

[2:23:48] letter or anything about it.

[2:23:49] So it would just love some

[2:23:49] extra information that's

[2:23:50] really odds. And I'm not the

[2:23:51] home 3 minutes. I just want to

[2:23:52] know like what's going on with

[2:23:54] this. Thank you.

[2:23:54] >> Abbott were speaker cards,

[2:23:58] public hearing closed? I'm 26

[2:24:00] 2026, 3, 7, 3 have 4 speaker

[2:24:02] cards. Michael o'Neill, senior

[2:24:05] Jerry Ma handing Helen o'Neill

[2:24:09] in Debra So please come on

[2:24:10] down. If I called your name

[2:24:11] and you'll get up to 3 minutes

[2:24:25] each.

[2:25:09] He was speaking first. I

[2:25:09] think the first called was

[2:25:23] Michael o'Neill.

[2:25:25] >> My name is Michael o'Neill

[2:25:26] and I live it 1, 2, 9, 9

[2:25:30] Norwich Road. Which is in the

[2:25:30] backyard of the local

[2:25:35] restaurant. Political as moved

[2:25:38] to change.

[2:25:42] >> Pierre Ph the 2 increase

[2:25:47] there from 70 to 120 seeds.

[2:25:52] And also to serve. Just a

[2:25:59] State liquor license. My wife

[2:26:00] and I live 41 years in the

[2:26:04] House behind. Where the local

[2:26:06] is located and they are in

[2:26:12] violation of their current pd.

[2:26:18] Created in 2017. Apd provided

[2:26:20] can serve outside, which is in

[2:26:22] the backyard of restaurant.

[2:26:27] Right outside house. They can

[2:26:29] serve outside so long as the

[2:26:32] tree vegetation, buffer and 10

[2:26:36] foot concrete wall remain

[2:26:37] removed. They will be replaced

[2:26:38] above hers equal to or greater

[2:26:39] than the existing law.

[2:26:44] >> And plant material. And the

[2:26:46] pictures that are in your

[2:26:46] packet, you'll see a 10 foot

[2:26:48] wall lying on the ground. It

[2:26:51] collapsed. Christmas eve of

[2:26:57] 2020. They've made

[2:26:58] arrangements whatsoever to

[2:27:01] increase the bathroom. That

[2:27:02] was last one that fill the

[2:27:05] only thing there. Now is a

[2:27:06] privacy fence which we put up

[2:27:10] on our property. Also, they

[2:27:15] contend. They have 37 right of

[2:27:18] way parking spaces. That

[2:27:23] property. The if you look at

[2:27:26] their map, the parking spaces

[2:27:29] basically Miramar shopping

[2:27:30] center. It's just us laymen

[2:27:33] enterprises, property. If you

[2:27:38] look at, for example, parking

[2:27:39] space, number 30, it's a black

[2:27:41] car and then right on the

[2:27:42] other side of it is a white

[2:27:44] car there. Something in the

[2:27:46] middle. I want to the middle.

[2:27:51] For the signs. That are in

[2:27:52] your packet Parking for

[2:27:55] shopping centre patrons only

[2:27:56] patrons of the local are not

[2:27:58] permitted to park here towing

[2:28:03] enforced. Sleiman enterprises,

[2:28:05] parking for patrons of Miramar

[2:28:06] Center. Only homeowners will

[2:28:07] be turned away. Owner's

[2:28:11] expense. So they're using

[2:28:14] basically areas Patriots cars

[2:28:18] will be to justify adding 50

[2:28:23] seats. Thank you, sir. Next

[2:28:23] steps to remove offices. A

[2:28:27] handy.

[2:28:28] >> I'm sure hear what it

[2:28:30] isn't. Just a second. 3

[2:28:35] minutes. Yes.

[2:28:38] >> My name is Jerry Miami. I

[2:28:39] live it. 45 62? San Jose

[2:28:43] Boulevard right next to next

[2:28:46] or 2. The local restaurant.

[2:28:47] The 75 year-old Vietnam

[2:28:53] veteran. Pickle cancer

[2:28:54] survivor. I sleep in recliner

[2:28:57] due to my surgeries in my

[2:28:59] living room. Right next door,

[2:29:02] 2 local. And I hear everything

[2:29:06] going on. They have an

[2:29:08] employee that's Craig says

[2:29:11] motorcycle around 9.40, runs

[2:29:13] it for about 5 minutes. They

[2:29:17] run there. Her son was sure.

[2:29:20] The floors. It midnight. 2

[2:29:23] o'clock. 3 o'clock. 4 o'clock.

[2:29:27] 6 o'clock in the morning.

[2:29:30] Their customers part all over

[2:29:31] my yard. Maybe parked in my

[2:29:34] driveway. Across the street at

[2:29:41] the care spot. Winn-dixie

[2:29:42] parking lot where there's

[2:29:46] signs everywhere saying.

[2:29:49] Parking is for or center. Only

[2:29:51] the walk across the street.

[2:29:53] Well, through my yard and

[2:29:55] there's a path 2, there.

[2:30:03] Restaurant. The. Restaurant,

[2:30:05] its employees and its

[2:30:06] customers have not been good.

[2:30:10] Neighbors. 2, the homeowners

[2:30:13] an 2. The businesses across

[2:30:16] the street. I oppose any kind

[2:30:29] of. Expanding. This

[2:30:33] restaurant. I would appreciate

[2:30:34] If they would just move to

[2:30:35] another neighborhood. Thank

[2:30:38] you very much. Thank u next

[2:30:47] Helen o'Neill.

[2:30:49] >> Good evening. My name is

[2:30:49] Helen o'Neill and I live at

[2:30:50] one to 9. I know which road

[2:30:53] been there forever. 40 years.

[2:30:55] We are actually neighborhood

[2:30:55] was built in the late 1940's

[2:30:59] and early 1950's and it's a

[2:31:00] low density residential

[2:31:02] neighborhood. It's a friendly,

[2:31:02] quiet neighborhood with many

[2:31:03] young families and children

[2:31:07] and grandchildren. I would

[2:31:08] like to address the issue of

[2:31:09] point of noise coming from the

[2:31:13] local restaurant. 2017

[2:31:15] rezoning to pb eudy issues and

[2:31:17] restrictions and are permitted

[2:31:20] uses for 5 c it states and I

[2:31:22] quote restaurant. Sean, not

[2:31:23] employee outside amplified

[2:31:25] music or other forms of

[2:31:25] outside amplified

[2:31:28] entertainment any time on any

[2:31:28] given day or evening during

[2:31:33] the week, unquote. One way

[2:31:33] local gets around this by

[2:31:35] providing indoor music. And

[2:31:38] leaving the back door open. So

[2:31:40] that the patrons outside can

[2:31:42] be entertained and we can hear

[2:31:42] it through the close windows

[2:31:51] and in our house. I called the

[2:31:53] I called The Multiple times

[2:31:55] and complained called the

[2:31:56] restaurant and not the police

[2:31:57] non-emergency phone number

[2:32:00] because the attorney, the

[2:32:03] applicant in the 2017. The dea

[2:32:08] told us that. After after the

[2:32:10] meeting to contact him, not

[2:32:10] our city council

[2:32:11] representative. If there are

[2:32:13] any problems with noise

[2:32:14] because the local wants to be

[2:32:17] a good neighbor. That's what

[2:32:17] we were told. And it's not

[2:32:20] been the case. Also in section

[2:32:24] a paragraph e of the permitted

[2:32:26] uses in stick it states and I

[2:32:28] quote again, the restaurant

[2:32:29] hours of operation shall be no

[2:32:30] later than 10:00pm on any

[2:32:32] given day of the week. No

[2:32:34] later than 07:00pm for service

[2:32:38] in an outdoor dining. And no

[2:32:40] later than 08:30pm, for

[2:32:40] seeding and quit see end

[2:32:43] quote. They're supposed to

[2:32:47] close the outside by 8.30 This

[2:32:50] is a big problem to the fact

[2:32:52] the 8 for 8.30, curfew is

[2:32:54] seldom observed and often

[2:32:58] patrons are loud up until 9 or

[2:33:02] thereafter. Sometimes. It

[2:33:03] needs to be a full enforced.

[2:33:06] Especially if there's we'll be

[2:33:08] potentially 50 more patrons

[2:33:12] and a full bar. Open till

[2:33:17] midnight. Lastly, I'm asking

[2:33:19] for a deferral for the JUNE

[2:33:20] 16th Use the meeting to give

[2:33:22] us an opportunity to to obtain

[2:33:23] additional information. Thank

[2:33:28] you very much. Everybody Maney

[2:33:35] sir. Thank My name Deborah

[2:33:36] Rainey a little bit. 45 62,

[2:33:39] San Jose Boulevard right next

[2:33:42] door to the local. We lived in

[2:33:43] our house for 40 years and

[2:33:45] we've had several changes of

[2:33:47] the Tyson businesses around.

[2:33:49] This been its been good up to

[2:33:52] point? I want to say that I'm

[2:33:53] not opposed to the

[2:33:53] restaurant's existence and I

[2:33:55] appreciate that. The local

[2:33:55] businesses.

[2:33:58] >> Do contribute to the

[2:33:59] community. However, my concern

[2:34:02] is with the scale changes, the

[2:34:03] request of the impact, those

[2:34:05] changes will have the

[2:34:07] surrounding residential

[2:34:09] neighborhood. This property at

[2:34:10] the local is very make. It is

[2:34:11] not surrounded by commercial

[2:34:15] property at all. In fact, it's

[2:34:17] bordered on 3 sides by

[2:34:18] single-family houses. So we

[2:34:19] have had to adjust our lives

[2:34:21] too. Deal with this whole

[2:34:24] situation we experience side

[2:34:26] effects of the restaurant

[2:34:29] every day in a way that most

[2:34:30] customers and visitors do not

[2:34:33] a good example might be one

[2:34:34] day. I was looking at my front

[2:34:35] window and I noticed somebody

[2:34:40] walking my yard. She was draw

[2:34:41] at Wednesday afternoon. 4

[2:34:42] o'clock. She pulled her pants

[2:34:45] down, went to the bathroom in

[2:34:46] my driveway that she bought a

[2:34:47] dress up across the street and

[2:34:48] one of the local employees

[2:34:51] bought her meal to her and she

[2:34:52] left. I called the cops, but

[2:34:56] they didn't get there on time.

[2:34:57] Another diet. I saw somebody

[2:34:57] in the afternoon changing

[2:34:59] clothes in my yard in the

[2:35:00] middle of the day, cars are

[2:35:04] flying by kids in the cars

[2:35:05] that matter. I I want it to

[2:35:07] Excuse me, what are you doing

[2:35:08] Oh, it's ok, I worked at the

[2:35:09] local. It's ok, it's ok, I

[2:35:11] don't think it's ok, I don't

[2:35:16] like it at all. So this this

[2:35:16] this application that that

[2:35:18] you're looking at is more than

[2:35:22] just a request for liquor

[2:35:23] license. It is a request

[2:35:24] increase the intensity of use

[2:35:26] by expanding seating capacity

[2:35:29] allowing full liquor service

[2:35:30] and extending operation hours

[2:35:34] until midnight, midnight. Each

[2:35:34] of those changes has that

[2:35:36] impact. But together, they

[2:35:36] represent a substantial change

[2:35:38] in the scale of the

[2:35:40] restaurant. Then where was

[2:35:41] originally proposed as

[2:35:42] neighbors were concerned about

[2:35:44] the country, increased

[2:35:46] traffic, increased parking

[2:35:47] demand and the effect of the

[2:35:49] late night activities on the

[2:35:50] nearby homes. A midnight

[2:35:51] closing means that customers

[2:35:52] leaving the property property

[2:35:54] later at night. They'll be

[2:35:56] door slamming people talking

[2:35:58] engine starting just all kinds

[2:35:59] of craziness. And these are

[2:36:01] not theoretical concerns.

[2:36:02] They're real. These are the

[2:36:03] kind of impacts that we've had

[2:36:05] to all deal with up to this

[2:36:08] point. I would ask for you to

[2:36:09] consider that your green to

[2:36:13] put in 120 seat restaurant in

[2:36:14] a restaurant that has 26

[2:36:17] parking spots. 26 anybody

[2:36:18] else? That was park has to

[2:36:21] cross a very busy road. This

[2:36:23] is incompatible with what was

[2:36:27] we looking at years ago and I

[2:36:28] think compatibility with

[2:36:29] existing neighborhoods is an

[2:36:31] important planning principle.

[2:36:35] i do believe proposal pushes

[2:36:36] beside me on was appropriate

[2:36:37] for that location. MAY like At

[2:36:41] no more speaker cards. Public

[2:36:44] hearing is close and your

[2:36:44] Councilmember, MISTER Vice

[2:36:45] PRESIDENT Elect Carly's, you

[2:36:46] would like to meet everyone

[2:36:47] who just spoke on this issue

[2:36:47] in

[2:36:51] >> Bob Johnson, Green room.

[2:36:52] I'm 27 2026, 3, 7, 4 have one

[2:36:55] Speaker card. Cheney, Travis

[2:36:56] Leonard does not wish to speak

[2:36:58] but opposes this ordinance.

[2:36:59] >> There were public hearing

[2:37:02] is closed. Just a reminder to

[2:37:02] the colleagues. We have a

[2:37:04] quorum right now.

[2:37:05] >> Barely at 14 with MR.

[2:37:08] Carlucci in the Green Room

[2:37:08] once MR. Lane and exits for a

[2:37:11] personal matter. We will be

[2:37:12] locked in with 14. So anyone

[2:37:14] that's get up, we'll have to

[2:37:15] shut down pause until we have

[2:37:15] a car. Just a heads up for

[2:37:18] everybody.

[2:37:19] >> Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT.

[2:37:22] I'm 28 2026, 3, 7, 6, I have 2

[2:37:23] speaker cards. MR. Does not

[2:37:25] wish to speak but opposes MR.

[2:37:26] Cheney, Travis Leonard does

[2:37:27] wish to speak. Among them a

[2:37:38] slider.

[2:37:39] >> I'm sure I'm sorry. Just

[2:37:44] trying to get my kid. My

[2:37:46] evening. City councilmembers

[2:37:46] made to try to slander my

[2:37:47] addresses on file. So I do

[2:37:48] tentatively support this

[2:37:53] >> Site. Was concerned about

[2:37:54] language in the original Bill.

[2:37:56] I'm assuming it's going to be

[2:37:56] updated. But for instance, on

[2:38:02] Page 3 line, 15 through 17

[2:38:03] there, something or moved but

[2:38:04] isn't a reserved. Whereas if

[2:38:08] you look on Page 3 lines.

[2:38:09] >> 28 through 30 has reserved

[2:38:10] in that language is removed.

[2:38:12] This is relation to

[2:38:16] >> permissible uses by

[2:38:16] exception. I'm assuming the

[2:38:17] reserved means that additional

[2:38:18] language is going to be added

[2:38:20] to the bill too. Get more

[2:38:20] details on what exactly would

[2:38:25] be. Permissible uses by

[2:38:26] exception. But in case that

[2:38:27] language isn't going to be

[2:38:29] out. And I would like to know

[2:38:33] some examples of what that

[2:38:34] classification would and or

[2:38:35] what the plan for the City

[2:38:39] Council is to address that.

[2:38:40] >> My thought on this is I had

[2:38:42] assumed saw this come through

[2:38:44] that this was about adding in

[2:38:45] some additional

[2:38:45] classifications. I know the

[2:38:48] last.

[2:38:49] >> Fuel use the meetings and

[2:38:49] city council meetings. There's

[2:38:51] been some contention around

[2:38:52] low density residential and

[2:38:57] medium resident presidential

[2:38:59] apology, medium density

[2:38:59] residential on that was very

[2:39:03] hard for some reason. And I

[2:39:03] believe there was a

[2:39:04] recommendation to add in like

[2:39:06] a low medium to address where

[2:39:07] there might be some gaps in

[2:39:10] the classification. I was just

[2:39:13] curious if that is being

[2:39:14] discussed with No, thank you

[2:39:17] for some of the

[2:39:20] >> waving I've seen as the

[2:39:21] recommended, be bringing that

[2:39:22] into the discussions we are

[2:39:22] making updates if possible.

[2:39:25] Like I said, I know it's been

[2:39:26] some contention, especially

[2:39:27] you see about how some things

[2:39:28] are classified. So just as a

[2:39:29] constituent that cares about

[2:39:30] development, the city, that's

[2:39:32] the recommendation. So thank

[2:39:32] you for your time. Will take

[2:39:33] if you want.

[2:39:37] >> Thank you. Have them. Are

[2:39:37] speaker cards this public

[2:39:38] hearing is closed and is a

[2:39:40] public hearing will be 6. 23.

[2:39:43] 26. I'm 29. 2026, 3, 9, 5. I

[2:39:44] have no speaker cards. Public

[2:39:46] hearings closed. I read the

[2:39:48] amendment. Have a motion

[2:39:49] second on the amendment all in

[2:39:49] favor. The amendment signify

[2:39:51] by saying Aye, aye. Aye.

[2:39:52] >> We've got to pose. Someone

[2:39:58] stood up. All right. Saying we

[2:39:58] need you to sit before we can

[2:40:08] vote. Thank you, Doctor.

[2:40:09] Salem, all in favor of vote.

[2:40:11] No hope the men's saying Aye

[2:40:12] aye. Any opposed. Say nay to

[2:40:14] Medicare's the bill as amended

[2:40:15] motion second on the bill as

[2:40:16] amended owns in the Please up

[2:40:30] in about a quarter vote.

[2:40:30] 14

[2:40:31] yeas, 0 nays, direction of

[2:40:35] approved 2026 0, 3, 9, 3,

[2:40:38] 2026, 0, 4, 4, 0 have 3

[2:40:38] speaker cards.

[2:40:39] >> Cori Gauff Brian Goff and

[2:40:42] Gary come on up to all here

[2:40:42] are gets there first can kick

[2:40:47] it off.

[2:40:48] >> Good evening,

[2:40:49] councilmembers. My name is

[2:40:50] Corey Gauff. I currently

[2:40:52] reside at 4, 5, 5, 8 Blair

[2:40:55] Street located in 3 to 205. I

[2:40:56] am one of the owners of

[2:40:58] perfect billiards alongside my

[2:41:00] father, Gary and my brother.

[2:41:01] I'm for nearly 18 years.

[2:41:02] Perfect. The years is probably

[2:41:04] serve. Murray Hill community

[2:41:05] during that time we've grown

[2:41:07] into a local gathering place

[2:41:09] currently employ more than 35

[2:41:10] people. We're grateful for the

[2:41:12] support we received from our

[2:41:12] customers. Neighbors in the

[2:41:14] community over the years we

[2:41:15] are requesting your support

[2:41:16] for zoning exception as it

[2:41:20] will allow us to continue

[2:41:20] investing in our business and

[2:41:21] improve our ability to serve

[2:41:23] people of our community who

[2:41:25] have supported us for nearly 2

[2:41:26] decades. This exception was to

[2:41:28] create additional point

[2:41:29] opportunities allowing us to

[2:41:30] add jobs and continue

[2:41:31] contributing to the local

[2:41:33] economy. We believe this

[2:41:35] project represents a positive

[2:41:36] impact in both our business

[2:41:36] and the Mario community that

[2:41:37] we serve. Thank you for your

[2:41:39] time consideration and

[2:41:40] support. We appreciate the

[2:41:41] opportunity to continue

[2:41:42] growing and certain Mario for

[2:41:46] many years to come.

[2:41:46] >> Thank you, sir. In writing

[2:41:47] off, Gary Goff are here. They

[2:41:48] supported, but they do not

[2:41:51] wish to speak. I've no parts

[2:41:52] public hearing is closed. I

[2:41:54] one, 2026, 4, 4, speaker card

[2:41:58] public hearings item 32 2026

[2:41:59] for 4 to one speaker card.

[2:42:03] Samantha Series.

[2:42:04] >> We have this year's address

[2:42:05] on file again. I just wanted

[2:42:06] to ask him questions. Know

[2:42:07] we're not going discuss this

[2:42:10] right now, but I think maybe

[2:42:11] when you guys it does come in

[2:42:12] front of you that you want to

[2:42:12] vote and want to speak about

[2:42:15] it. I think it's just

[2:42:16] important to understand what's

[2:42:17] going on here. Again, I looked

[2:42:18] online, can't find them much

[2:42:20] information about what they're

[2:42:22] actually doing. So I think.

[2:42:25] >> Maybe if we you know, it.

[2:42:26] >> Just couple questions when

[2:42:27] they come up here when the

[2:42:28] representative does maybe no

[2:42:32] use the I s just to keep in

[2:42:33] mind like what is going on

[2:42:34] here. Like one required,

[2:42:38] treated your trees. The you

[2:42:40] know, the landscaping down to

[2:42:41] 0. It's just kind of weird. So

[2:42:41] I just want to know what's

[2:42:44] going on. Thank you.

[2:42:48] >> Thank you. Have speaker

[2:42:48] cards. Some parents closed.

[2:42:53] I'm 33 34 35 36 37 Times 2026,

[2:42:55] 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4,

[2:42:55] 4, 6, 4, 4, 7, I have speaker

[2:42:56] cards. All these public

[2:42:59] hearings are closed. I'm very

[2:43:00] 2026, 4, 4, 8, 1, Speaker

[2:43:05] card. Jamie Travis London.

[2:43:06] >> Good Evening. City

[2:43:07] COUNCILMAN Up Travis addresses

[2:43:10] on file. So I do support this

[2:43:12] ordinance the increase is

[2:43:13] valid and in line with the

[2:43:14] statement that this amendment

[2:43:15] is necessary to accommodate

[2:43:15] the rising cost of new

[2:43:17] construction projects and to

[2:43:18] expand availability,

[2:43:20] affordable residential units.

[2:43:22] I would also request that this

[2:43:26] council look at affordability

[2:43:27] in our city. We are continue

[2:43:28] to see the housing costs rise

[2:43:31] and it is affecting not just

[2:43:32] low-income but incomes across

[2:43:34] the spectrum. So that's really

[2:43:35] my only request with this.

[2:43:36] Like I said, I didn't support

[2:43:37] it and I hope it goes Thank

[2:43:37] you.

[2:43:38] >> Thank you know, more

[2:43:40] speaker cards appears close.

[2:43:43] I'm 39 2026, 4, 4, 9, 1,

[2:43:44] Speaker Card missed Cheney

[2:43:45] charts, Leonard supports, but

[2:43:46] does not wish to speak

[2:43:50] publicly disclosed. And a 40

[2:43:53] 2026 or 4, 5, 0, Jamie.

[2:43:54] Trump's Leonard supports but

[2:43:55] does not wish to speak. Public

[2:44:01] hearing closed. And for 51.

[2:44:02] One Speaker Card MR. Journey

[2:44:05] does not wish to speak. He did

[2:44:07] not check whether he supports

[2:44:09] or opposes this ordinance

[2:44:11] appears have no more I do have

[2:44:12] one more Speaker, MISTER

[2:44:13] PRESIDENT. I believe you need

[2:44:14] to reopen the public hearing.

[2:44:18] Open public hearing. Jamie

[2:44:18] Travis Leonard does wish to

[2:44:23] speak on this one.

[2:44:24] >> I will be quick. I know we

[2:44:26] have a lot to go through

[2:44:27] tonight. I don't get to come

[2:44:29] up and say I support a lot. So

[2:44:30] in this case I'm trying to be

[2:44:30] more proactive even at

[2:44:31] Christmas Island. So sorry.

[2:44:32] Thank you, Jamie Thomas

[2:44:35] addresses on file. So I do

[2:44:37] support this. I looked at it.

[2:44:38] I want to thank my

[2:44:39] councilmember for introducing

[2:44:39] it, I think is going to be a

[2:44:41] great opportunity for our

[2:44:42] community and I hope

[2:44:43] everything goes Thank you.

[2:44:45] I've speaker cards close the

[2:44:52] emergency. Get me a second.

[2:44:54] >> Got a motion second on the

[2:44:54] emergency. All them are to

[2:44:56] signify by saying Aye, aye,

[2:44:56] any opposed. Say nay to merge

[2:44:59] scares the bill as a mercy and

[2:45:01] a motion second on the bill as

[2:45:02] an emergency nose in the

[2:45:02] queue. Please up about 40

[2:45:17] votes.

[2:45:19] >> 14 yeas, 0 nays. Buyer

[2:45:21] actually approved 2026. To 0,

[2:45:25] 4, 5, one as emergency.

[2:45:26] >> 14, 2026, 4, 5, 2, I have 2

[2:45:27] speaker cards must change.

[2:45:30] Travis Leonard. And while

[2:45:31] she's coming up, MR. John, any

[2:45:32] supports but does not wish to

[2:45:32] speak.

[2:45:36] >> my last time up here, Jamie

[2:45:37] Travis addresses on file. I

[2:45:38] wanted to go up and speak in

[2:45:39] support of this as well. Thank

[2:45:42] you again to my COUNCILMAN

[2:45:43] Representing this. I also

[2:45:44] think this is a great

[2:45:46] opportunity for community. So.

[2:45:49] I hope to it goes through and

[2:45:50] appreciate you.

[2:45:51] >> Thank thank you. Have

[2:45:54] speaker cards appears close

[2:45:55] emergency motion second on the

[2:45:56] emergency. Unfair the signify

[2:45:58] by saying aye aye. Any opposed

[2:45:59] say nay. The birds moved to

[2:46:01] substitute. Kind of motion. A

[2:46:02] second on the substitute voice

[2:46:08] vote. Unfair. The substitute

[2:46:10] say Aye, aye. Any person

[2:46:10] subsequent years. I mean, the

[2:46:12] bill as an emergency as

[2:46:14] substitute second on the bill

[2:46:16] as an emergency as substituted

[2:46:16] owns in the queue up in about

[2:46:29] quarter vote.

[2:46:31] >> 14 yeas, 0 nays by actually

[2:46:32] approved 2026. Deaths there

[2:46:34] for 5 to as substituted as an

[2:46:35] emergency.

[2:46:37] >> I-43 2026, 0, 4, 5, 3, 1,

[2:46:38] Speaker Card. John. Any

[2:46:39] supports but does not wish to

[2:46:42] speak up. There closed.

[2:46:45] >> And sorry item. 44 2026, 0,

[2:46:46] 4, 5, 4, as well as items. 45

[2:46:52] 46? And 47. Hold on. Let me

[2:46:55] back up. Blessed us to item 44

[2:46:55] 2026, 0, 4, 5, 4, I have no

[2:46:59] speaker card came close. I-45

[2:47:02] 2026, 4, 5, 5, I do have one

[2:47:04] speaker card MR. Joni does not

[2:47:05] wish to speak. Did not check

[2:47:06] whether he supports or opposes

[2:47:13] Republicans close. Item. 46 47

[2:47:15] Twenty-twenty 645-6457, have

[2:47:16] no spin. Currents of these

[2:47:17] public hearings are closed for

[2:47:20] 2026, 4, 5, 8, one speaker

[2:47:21] card does not wish to speak

[2:47:22] John, any opposes this public

[2:47:27] hearings close. And 49 2026

[2:47:28] year 4, 5, 9, no speaker

[2:47:33] cards. But parents live. 50

[2:47:34] 2026. For 601. Speaker cards

[2:47:34] on any supports does not wish

[2:47:40] to speak publicly disclosed.

[2:47:43] 51 2026, 4, 6, 3 hurts

[2:47:45] appearance close 50 to 2026,

[2:47:48] 4, 6, 6, I have one Speaker

[2:47:48] card, MR. Supports does not

[2:47:50] wish to speak. Public hearing

[2:47:56] is closed. I mean, emerging.

[2:47:58] Motion and second on the

[2:47:59] emergency unfair the mercy

[2:47:59] signify by saying Aye, aye,

[2:48:00] any opposed say nay to scares

[2:48:02] me. The amendment.

[2:48:03] >> Motion second on the

[2:48:03] amendment. That was the cue

[2:48:04] unfair. The amendment signify

[2:48:07] by saying Aye aye emergent or

[2:48:08] the amendment. Kerry's move

[2:48:10] the bill as an emergency as

[2:48:11] amended motion second on the

[2:48:13] bill as emergency as amended

[2:48:14] known in the Queue. Please

[2:48:14] open the Ballon record to

[2:48:25] vote.

[2:48:30] >> 14 yeas, 0 nays.

[2:48:31] >> By your action you have

[2:48:31] passed 2026 to 0, 4, 6, 6, as

[2:48:35] an emergency as amended.

[2:48:35] >> Is now time for public

[2:48:37] hearings on land use amendment

[2:48:39] and certain companion rezoning

[2:48:40] 53 2026. 1 to 2. I have no

[2:48:44] speaker cards.

[2:48:45] >> Public hearing is continued

[2:48:49] until 6. 23. 26.

[2:48:49] >> I 53 2026. 1, 2, 3, I have

[2:48:53] one speaker card does not wish

[2:48:54] to speak. It's Cheney, Travis

[2:48:56] Leonard, and she opposes this

[2:48:57] ordinance. Will be continued

[2:49:02] to 6. 23. 26 I-55 2026. 1, 2,

[2:49:03] 6, 1, Speaker Card. Jimmy

[2:49:04] Travis Leonard does not wish

[2:49:06] to speak. Opposes this public

[2:49:07] hearing will be continued

[2:49:12] until 6. 23. 26. 56. 2026 1,

[2:49:13] 2, 7, have one Speaker card

[2:49:14] interest. Leonard opposes does

[2:49:16] not wish to speak. Public

[2:49:17] hearing will be continue to 6.

[2:49:22] 23. 26. I-57 2026. To 8, 9, 1,

[2:49:22] speaker card does wish to

[2:49:28] speak. MISS Denise Cook.

[2:49:32] >> cook address on file. Just

[2:49:35] real quick. I wish we had a

[2:49:35] maybe.

[2:49:36] >> Instead of a pose or or not

[2:49:43] opposed. The concern is what I

[2:49:44] brought up in general comments

[2:49:45] that we're doing a lot of

[2:49:48] development and agricultural

[2:49:50] areas and areas that are zoned

[2:49:52] one way. And then the

[2:49:53] development will. But up

[2:49:56] against these properties. And

[2:49:58] how does that work? This is a

[2:50:03] future land use map of 112

[2:50:07] acres. We spent about 45

[2:50:08] minutes in cpac last night to

[2:50:11] talk about 19 acres that are

[2:50:12] being developed and our area.

[2:50:17] So we want I want. I feel like

[2:50:19] education and I talk about

[2:50:20] this often education of the

[2:50:23] zoning education of how

[2:50:24] there's a push back on some of

[2:50:28] the zoning. I know the land

[2:50:29] use and zoning meetings, the

[2:50:30] planning meetings. I know

[2:50:32] those are all available to our

[2:50:34] constituents into the.

[2:50:36] >> To the people of

[2:50:41] Jacksonville, but it's a very

[2:50:42] >> convoluted process for most

[2:50:44] people to understand what this

[2:50:47] all means. And I think. You

[2:50:49] know, if there was some more

[2:50:52] talk about how we try to push

[2:50:53] back on the density, how we

[2:50:54] try to poach pushback on how

[2:50:56] many houses per acre, how we

[2:50:57] try to push back and tying

[2:51:02] into, you know, public works

[2:51:04] that we would have a better

[2:51:04] opportunity and a better

[2:51:07] understanding of things. So I

[2:51:09] just you know, it's not that I

[2:51:10] oppose the growth and I'm glad

[2:51:15] to see this is a future use

[2:51:15] but I just want to make sure

[2:51:16] that we're doing development

[2:51:20] of Jacksonville. All of

[2:51:21] Jacksonville with purpose and

[2:51:24] tension and thoughtfulness,

[2:51:26] not just to develop something,

[2:51:27] especially when we don't have

[2:51:29] the infrastructure in place.

[2:51:30] To support that. I appreciate

[2:51:33] your time. Thank you.

[2:51:33] >> Thank you. MISS Cook. I had

[2:51:34] no more. Speaker cards appears

[2:51:38] close the bill. Got a motion

[2:51:39] and second on the bill I've

[2:51:39] known in the Queue. Please up

[2:51:54] about a quarter. Both.

[2:51:57] >> 15 yays, 15 yeas, 0 nays.

[2:52:01] By actually approved 2026. To

[2:52:02] 0, 2, 8, 9, a 58 2026. To 9,

[2:52:03] 0, have one speaker card.

[2:52:04] MISTER. Nice Cook. She opposes

[2:52:05] but does not wish to speak.

[2:52:08] >> Public I'm with the

[2:52:09] amendment motion. Second on

[2:52:10] the amendment on the

[2:52:10] Amendment. Councilmember Clerk

[2:52:14] Mary. All right. On the minute

[2:52:15] signify by saying Aye, aye,

[2:52:18] any opposed say nay.

[2:52:19] >> I didn't really hear that

[2:52:20] said again all in favor. The

[2:52:21] amendment signify by saying

[2:52:23] Aye, aye, any opposed say nay

[2:52:25] Macaris move the bill as

[2:52:26] amended motion and second on

[2:52:27] the bill as amended

[2:52:30] COUNCILWOMAN Clerk Mary on the

[2:52:31] bill.

[2:52:32] >> Thank you, PRESIDENT Erica.

[2:52:33] I rise to express the wishes

[2:52:37] of the Southwest. Pick, the

[2:52:39] cpac in which this particular

[2:52:43] zoning is also under and the

[2:52:46] desire that they oppose this

[2:52:46] application based on the fact

[2:52:47] that they have not seen any

[2:52:50] environmental impact study on

[2:52:52] the location and they are can

[2:52:52] they continue to be concerned

[2:52:55] about traffic in the area that

[2:52:56] it is known to be a high

[2:52:58] traffic area and adding more

[2:52:59] would cause more accidents and

[2:53:02] possibly more fatalities. And

[2:53:04] they continue to detection to

[2:53:05] the concerned concerning the

[2:53:07] total number and size of the

[2:53:08] requested lot. The estimated

[2:53:12] 500 plus residences would

[2:53:13] potentially an estimated 600

[2:53:14] to 700 vehicles and at least

[2:53:16] twice a day, at least what,

[2:53:19] twice a day 10 already heavily

[2:53:22] traffic. Normandy Boulevard.

[2:53:23] And so with this being said, I

[2:53:24] just want to express the

[2:53:24] wishes of the southwest the

[2:53:27] pact. Thank

[2:53:28] >> Thank you. We have

[2:53:33] PRESIDENT Elect talent. Thank

[2:53:33] you, MR. PRESIDENT has missed

[2:53:35] the opportunity to rise to

[2:53:35] declare ex parte

[2:53:36] communications on 2026, 0, 2,

[2:53:39] 9, 0 before we vote on the

[2:53:40] bill.

[2:53:42] >> I discussed the issue with

[2:53:43] us in the trimmer yesterday,

[2:53:44] JUNE 8th at 03:00pm by phone

[2:53:45] and we'll make sure it's filed

[2:53:47] with legislative services.

[2:53:47] Thank you.

[2:53:48] >> All right. Thank you. No

[2:53:51] one else in the queue. We have

[2:53:52] moved the bill as amended. So

[2:53:52] please up in about a quarter

[2:54:07] vote.

[2:54:09] 13 yeas, one nay by

[2:54:10] actually approved 2026 Dash,

[2:54:11] 0, 2, 9, 0. I-59 to 26 to 9,

[2:54:13] One. I have no speaker cards.

[2:54:15] Public hearings low amid the

[2:54:17] bill motion second on the

[2:54:18] building on q, please up in

[2:54:32] about a quarter vote.

[2:54:46] 14 yeas,

[2:54:47] 0 nays by actually approved

[2:54:50] 2026, Dash, 2, 9, I'm 60 2026.

[2:54:53] To speaker cards can with the

[2:54:56] bill motion. Second on the

[2:54:57] bill when Cuba's up in about 4

[2:55:11] vote.

[2:55:12] 14 yeas, 0 nays directly

[2:55:14] improve Twenty-twenty 6 Dash

[2:55:18] 0, 2, 9, 2, I'm 61. 62 63

[2:55:20] 2026. To 9, 3, 2, 9, 4, 2, 9,

[2:55:21] 5, I have speaker cards. All 3

[2:55:24] of these items will be

[2:55:26] continued until

[2:55:27] >> 6. 23, 26 and colleagues. I

[2:55:29] plan to leave in the next 5

[2:55:30] minutes or so. If anybody of

[2:55:32] needs a break, I can stay here

[2:55:32] for that. So we don't have to

[2:55:34] a break but this is my 5

[2:55:36] minute warning. Where are we

[2:55:38] now? So we are on item. 64

[2:55:41] Twenty-twenty 6, 2, 9, 6, I

[2:55:42] have speaker cards. Public

[2:55:42] hearings closed. I mean, the

[2:55:45] bill. Motion second on the

[2:55:47] bill COUNCILWOMAN Clerk Mary.

[2:55:51] You are recognized.

[2:55:51] >> Thank you. PRESIDENT

[2:55:57] Carrico for recognizing me. I

[2:55:58] rested clinics. But spoke with

[2:56:02] the applicant Travis MAY 26.

[2:56:04] >> around 64, which is not the

[2:56:05] cause. I so know ex parte is

[2:56:05] needed. Lemon a little early.

[2:56:07] Okay. Just hold. All right.

[2:56:12] Thank So we know has been

[2:56:12] moved. Tanks are open about a

[2:56:26] quarter votes.

[2:56:27] >> 15 yeas, 0 nays. Fire

[2:56:29] actually approved 2026. To 0,

[2:56:29] 2, 9, 6,

[2:56:33] >> I'm 65 no. Speaker cards.

[2:56:33] No speaker cards. Let's go to

[2:56:36] COUNCILWOMAN Clyburn. All

[2:56:40] right. These I rise to the

[2:56:43] clinics part. Hey, once spoke

[2:56:44] with Travis to 26 doing to the

[2:56:44] council.

[2:56:47] >> And we talked about how he

[2:56:48] proposed to use existing

[2:56:51] building on the property. He

[2:56:51] did not have a particular use

[2:56:55] at the time and also informed

[2:56:56] him of the flooding issues

[2:56:57] that are associated with

[2:57:00] Sophia Street. And once again,

[2:57:00] this legislation, I mean, this

[2:57:03] has been filed with

[2:57:04] legislative services.

[2:57:05] >> All right. Those biggest

[2:57:06] public closed. I moved the

[2:57:07] bill most second on the bill

[2:57:07] known in the Queue. Please

[2:57:22] open about 40 votes.

[2:57:32] >> 15 yeas, 0 nays actually

[2:57:34] approved 2026 to 0, 2, 9, 7,

[2:57:36] Thank you to our floor leader

[2:57:38] and welcome, MISTER Boyland.

[2:57:38] Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT and

[2:57:40] moving on now to page. 31. I'm

[2:57:41] number 66 to 2026 tonight. I

[2:57:42] have no speaker close.

[2:57:46] >> Move the bill motion second

[2:57:46] on the bill up knowing that

[2:57:59] you about records about us. 14

[2:58:00] yeas, 0 nays. I actually

[2:58:03] approved 2026 Dash 0, 2, 90

[2:58:05] right now. I'm 67 2026. To 9,

[2:58:07] 9, I have no speaker cards.

[2:58:08] Public hearings closed with a

[2:58:09] bill of motion. Second on the

[2:58:10] bill up knowing you please

[2:58:24] open about a quarter vote.

[2:58:24] 14

[2:58:25] yeas, 0 nays. Buyer actually

[2:58:29] approved 2026 or 0, 2, 9, 9,

[2:58:31] 3, Now a piece or 2 items. 68

[2:58:32] 2026? 3, 1, 1, I have no

[2:58:32] speaker cards. Public hearing

[2:58:36] will be continued to 6. 23. 26

[2:58:36] and 69 Twenty-twenty 6, 3, 6,

[2:58:38] 5, I have one speaker card to

[2:58:39] need to cook. She opposes Bill

[2:58:42] but does not wish to speak.

[2:58:43] Public hearings close an

[2:58:43] additional public and will be

[2:58:45] 6. 23. 26. Sorry. Johnson.

[2:58:50] You're recognized. Thank you,

[2:58:52] MR. PRESIDENT I was in queue

[2:58:54] for 2026. 3.11, just wanted to

[2:58:55] rise to say earlier today we

[2:58:56] hadn't noticed meeting.

[2:58:58] >> I know there were some

[2:58:58] questions about that and the

[2:59:01] target growth areas. I'm going

[2:59:02] to do a one-way communication,

[2:59:03] colleagues, everyone. So you

[2:59:04] have it. We discuss it until

[2:59:06] you see. But so that everybody

[2:59:07] has another with myriad

[2:59:08] meetings going on today. I'll

[2:59:11] send it out. I want to get it

[2:59:12] from our team. Our public

[2:59:13] information teams that way.

[2:59:15] Maybe some of the questions

[2:59:16] that you have to get answered

[2:59:16] and we can move this on. Thank

[2:59:20] you, MR. PRESIDENT. All right.

[2:59:22] Thank you, MR. Florala number

[2:59:23] 70, 2026, 3, 6, 6, I have one

[2:59:26] Speaker card. Denise Cook.

[2:59:27] >> He opposes a yes. You

[2:59:28] oppose this legislation. But

[2:59:31] that does not wish to speak.

[2:59:31] Appearing close. This one

[2:59:32] public hearing will be 6. 23.

[2:59:35] 26.

[2:59:36] >> During page number 30

[2:59:37] three-hole a second. I get

[2:59:42] there. Again. Item 71 on 71

[2:59:42] Twenty-twenty 6, 3, 6, 7, I

[2:59:44] have one speaker card. Denise

[2:59:46] Cook. She does not wish to

[2:59:49] speak, but she also opposes

[2:59:51] this one public hearings close

[2:59:51] in just a public hearing will

[2:59:53] be 6. 23. 26 item. 72

[2:59:54] Twenty-twenty 6, 3, 6, 8, I

[2:59:55] have one speaker card

[2:59:56] questions only Chris Paul

[2:59:59] public hearing closed. Just a

[3:00:02] public hearing will be 6. 23.

[3:00:03] 26, I am 73, 3, 6, 9, 1,

[3:00:04] speaker, one speaker card

[3:00:07] questions only Chris Paul

[3:00:08] public hearings. Lows a public

[3:00:10] hearing will be 6. 23. 26.

[3:00:15] Item number. 74. 2026. 3.70 I

[3:00:17] have one speaker card folks.

[3:00:18] Oxford. I see my questions.

[3:00:23] Only folks. So side here?

[3:00:24] Alright, alright, bookings

[3:00:27] close and just public will be

[3:00:32] 6. 23. 26 item number of 6, 3,

[3:00:33] 7, 1, 1, speaker card. Botox

[3:00:34] He supports the bill both of

[3:00:35] you. Support, by the way, but

[3:00:38] does not wish to speak. Public

[3:00:39] hearings close an additional

[3:00:42] public and will be 6. 23. 26.

[3:00:44] All right, MR. PRESIDENT. Now

[3:00:46] we move on to the shoe 3rd

[3:00:46] reading resolutions we've

[3:00:47] taken care of. Those are going

[3:00:48] to move on now to 3rd reading

[3:00:51] ordinances.

[3:00:56] >> We took up number 77, 78

[3:00:57] 79. Sorry. I mean, I we need

[3:01:00] to postpone 77. We didn't do

[3:01:07] 77. 76, we got it. I'm sorry.

[3:01:10] I apologize. Item number. 77

[3:01:10] Twenty-twenty 6, 3, 2, 7, we

[3:01:11] need to move the Finance

[3:01:16] Amendment. Finance substitute.

[3:01:19] All right, second on the

[3:01:20] finance substitute Council.

[3:01:25] PRESIDENT Elect Howland. Thank

[3:01:26] you, MR. PRESIDENT know we

[3:01:26] have the blue sheets in front

[3:01:28] of us. But for the record, MR.

[3:01:28] 5 plus, would you explain the

[3:01:32] finance sub city, please?

[3:01:33] >> Yes, through the council

[3:01:36] PRESIDENT To the council, this

[3:01:38] substitute encompasses the

[3:01:39] neighborhood substitute with a

[3:01:40] few additional items. So we'll

[3:01:42] go through both the

[3:01:43] neighborhood substitute

[3:01:44] attached, a revised exhibit

[3:01:44] one, which was the bt to

[3:01:47] correct an account code. It

[3:01:48] included details that would be

[3:01:50] taken on the on the steps

[3:01:50] taken by the city and making a

[3:01:53] determination of necessity and

[3:01:54] place. The applicable survey

[3:01:56] studies and reports revised on

[3:01:58] file and also attached a

[3:01:59] listing of the affected

[3:02:02] properties as a new exhibit 5,

[3:02:03] the finance substitute

[3:02:03] included all of those items.

[3:02:08] And it also removed language

[3:02:10] authorizing the office of

[3:02:11] General counsel to initiate

[3:02:11] condemnation proceedings and

[3:02:14] declarations of taking and

[3:02:14] included language requiring

[3:02:15] City Council approval prior to

[3:02:17] filing a petition for

[3:02:18] condemnation and attached a

[3:02:19] revised exhibit 3, which was

[3:02:21] the parcel map to reflect the

[3:02:24] removal of parcel one from the

[3:02:26] project. It attached a revised

[3:02:27] exhibit 5. The parcel is to

[3:02:28] reflect removal of the parcel

[3:02:29] one. Want to update the Park

[3:02:32] Project, personal information

[3:02:33] and it also attached a second

[3:02:36] revised on file to include a

[3:02:37] front revised First Amendment

[3:02:37] that reflected the removal of

[3:02:40] parcel one from the list of

[3:02:41] properties. Ok, thank you

[3:02:42] through the PRESIDENT Because

[3:02:44] that finance substitute.

[3:02:45] >> Effectively makes the city

[3:02:46] come back to us before

[3:02:50] starting domain proceedings. 4

[3:02:51] city Council will have to

[3:02:53] approve them before it starts.

[3:02:54] I will support substitute all

[3:02:54] support the bill as

[3:02:57] substitute. Thank you. All

[3:02:58] right. No one else in the

[3:02:58] queue all in favor. The

[3:03:00] substitute. Actually, we had a

[3:03:01] councilmember Morrow on

[3:03:08] substitute. Thank you, MR.

[3:03:08] PRESIDENT the through the

[3:03:09] chair to America's the

[3:03:15] populace.

[3:03:17] >> I'm pretty sure it's legal.

[3:03:18] It would not be within the

[3:03:19] substitute. But what is the

[3:03:22] legal standing?

[3:03:26] >> For that process that?

[3:03:26] >> Before the government can

[3:03:28] file eminent domain. It has to

[3:03:29] come back. The legislative

[3:03:33] body.

[3:03:36] >> Through the PRESIDENT To

[3:03:37] Councilmember Morrow. So as

[3:03:38] originally proposed, the

[3:03:41] legislation would authorize

[3:03:42] steps of the process subject

[3:03:43] to certain guardrails. With

[3:03:45] respect to how much the city

[3:03:46] could purchase an interest in

[3:03:48] property forward cetera. So it

[3:03:53] doesn't it's not. Legally

[3:03:55] affecting it. The overall

[3:03:56] condemnation processes

[3:03:58] outlined in statute. What he's

[3:03:59] saying is the council is not

[3:04:00] granting full authority to

[3:04:01] take a property through the

[3:04:03] entire process. Up to the

[3:04:05] filing of the condemnation

[3:04:07] action it's requiring before

[3:04:08] that last step that it come

[3:04:09] back to city council. So there

[3:04:10] was some discussion in

[3:04:11] committees with respect to how

[3:04:13] that might affect the timing

[3:04:18] of different things reactions

[3:04:18] are responses from the

[3:04:19] property owners. But legally,

[3:04:23] it's not. It's not that you're

[3:04:24] not allowed to do that. It's

[3:04:24] just you're putting a

[3:04:26] condition on that final step

[3:04:26] that it has to come to get

[3:04:28] back to council one more time

[3:04:31] rather than giving them full

[3:04:32] legal capacity to go all the

[3:04:32] way through the process

[3:04:35] without coming back. And if

[3:04:36] you want, if you want more

[3:04:37] information or feel like that

[3:04:39] doesn't answer your question.

[3:04:40] Deputy General Counsel Chris

[3:04:41] Garrett is also hearing could

[3:04:42] address your question more

[3:04:43] specifically if you feel you

[3:04:46] need it.

[3:04:48] >> All right. I think he's

[3:04:49] good. So I'm very the

[3:04:50] substitute 6 signify by saying

[3:04:53] Aye, aye, any opposed say nay

[3:04:54] substitute cares both the bill

[3:04:55] as substitute motion. A second

[3:04:57] on the bill has substituted. I

[3:04:58] was in the queue open about

[3:05:10] court

[3:05:14] >> 13 yeas, one nay.

[3:05:15] >> actually approved 2026. To

[3:05:16] 0, 3, 2, 7, my first time on

[3:05:19] Diamond Island. I think.

[3:05:21] Moving on to page. 36, I'm

[3:05:22] number 78 Twenty-twenty 6, 3,

[3:05:24] 3, 5, We've already taken up.

[3:05:27] So item number 79 to introduce

[3:05:29] or the bills requested that we

[3:05:30] postpone this to JUNE. The

[3:05:33] 23rd move. That is a motion.

[3:05:38] All right. Mary, would you

[3:05:38] like to put us in the right

[3:05:39] posture to get this

[3:05:39] postponement? I understand

[3:05:43] there's a on their mind as

[3:05:44] another one. All right. All

[3:05:45] Motion and second to postpone

[3:05:48] that for Bill JUNE 23rd. Yes,

[3:05:50] postponed to JUNE 23rd. That's

[3:05:51] a ballot. Please open about a

[3:06:04] quarter vote.

[3:06:05] >> 14 yeas, 0 nays. I actually

[3:06:09] postponed 2026 to 0, 3, 6, 3,

[3:06:10] 37 number item. Number 80

[3:06:12] 2026, through 07:00am with the

[3:06:14] amendment. Have a motion to

[3:06:15] second on the amendment. Know

[3:06:16] what's in the queue all in

[3:06:17] favor. The amendment signify

[3:06:18] by saying Aye aye, any opposed

[3:06:19] say nay to Medicare's moved

[3:06:21] the bill as amended motion a

[3:06:23] second on the bill as amended.

[3:06:23] No incentive to please open

[3:06:36] about record vote. 14 yeas, 0

[3:06:37] nays, saying actually approved

[3:06:40] 2026 Dash 0, 3, 7, 8 as

[3:06:41] amended item 81 2026. 3.81 a

[3:06:43] move. The amendment have a

[3:06:45] motion second on the

[3:06:47] amendment. No one's in the

[3:06:47] queue on favor the amendment

[3:06:49] signify by saying Aye aye, any

[3:06:50] opposed. Say nay to Medicare's

[3:06:52] moved the bill as amended

[3:06:52] motion second on the bill as

[3:06:53] amended. No one's in the

[3:06:54] queue. Please open about a

[3:07:05] report about. 14 yeas, 0 nays,

[3:07:07] direction of approved 2026

[3:07:09] Dash, 0, 3, 8, 1, as amended

[3:07:12] during the page. 38 item

[3:07:12] number 80 to 2026, 3, 8, 2, I

[3:07:15] moved the bill. I have a

[3:07:16] motion second on the in the

[3:07:17] queue. Please up in about a

[3:07:31] quarter vote.

[3:07:31] 14 yeas, 0 nays.

[3:07:34] But you're actually approved

[3:07:35] 2026 Dash, 0, 3, a 2, maybe 3,

[3:07:38] 2026, 3, 8, 3, move the bill

[3:07:38] motion second on the bill is

[3:07:39] known please up in about

[3:07:54] quarter vote.

[3:07:57] >> 13 yeas, one nay.

[3:07:58] >> I actually approved 0, 3,

[3:08:03] 3, Welcome to the island. Item

[3:08:05] page. 39, I'm 84 Twenty-twenty

[3:08:07] 6, 3, 8, 5, I move the

[3:08:09] amendment motion second on the

[3:08:11] amendment. Ones in the queue

[3:08:12] all in favor. The amendment

[3:08:13] signify by saying Aye aye, any

[3:08:13] opposed say nay to Medicare's

[3:08:16] moved the bill as amended

[3:08:17] motion second on the bill as

[3:08:18] amended on Sunday to please

[3:08:31] open about 4 vote.

[3:08:32] >> 14 yeas, 0 nays direction.

[3:08:33] You approved 2026 Dash 0, 3,

[3:08:36] 8, 5 as amended item ne 5,

[3:08:39] 2026, 3, 8, 6, I moved the

[3:08:41] bill. Have a motion. A second

[3:08:42] on the bill is going to do

[3:08:43] something about a quarter

[3:08:57] vote.

[3:09:07] 13 yeas, one nay. I

[3:09:08] actually brew very on 2026,

[3:09:10] Dash, 0, 3, 8, 6 and Kuzma are

[3:09:14] again looking to the island.

[3:09:15] 2, does it have anybody have a

[3:09:19] soccer ball?

[3:09:20] >> number, 86, 2026, 3, 9, to

[3:09:23] remove the amendment.

[3:09:24] >> Got a motion second, all

[3:09:27] and then owns in the Queue on

[3:09:28] favor the amendment signify by

[3:09:28] saying Aye, aye, any opposed,

[3:09:30] say nay. The amendment areas

[3:09:31] of the bill as amended a

[3:09:32] motion second on the bill as

[3:09:33] amended on to the q, please

[3:09:34] over the ballot record your

[3:09:45] vote. Ready. Joining Island.

[3:09:55] On our side.

[3:09:56] >> 14 yeas, 0 nays. Buyer

[3:09:59] actually approved 2026 Dash,

[3:10:00] 0, 3, 9, 0, And number 87

[3:10:02] Twenty-twenty 6, 3, 9, 3, move

[3:10:04] the amendment have a motion.

[3:10:05] Second on the amendment in the

[3:10:06] queue all in favor amendment

[3:10:08] taken saying Aye, aye, any

[3:10:09] opposed say nay. The amendment

[3:10:12] pairs of the bill as amended

[3:10:14] motion second on the bill as

[3:10:14] amended on Sunday to please

[3:10:28] open about 4 vote. 14 yeas, 0

[3:10:28] nays. Directive approved 2026

[3:10:33] Dash 0, 3, 9, 3, to page. 41

[3:10:34] item number. 88 Twenty-twenty

[3:10:35] 6, 3, 9, 6, and move the

[3:10:38] amendment. I have a motion and

[3:10:39] second on the amendment.

[3:10:40] There's no in the queue all in

[3:10:41] favor of the amendment signify

[3:10:44] by saying Aye aye, any opposed

[3:10:45] say nay to Medicare's move the

[3:10:46] bill as amended a motion. A

[3:10:48] second on the bill as amended

[3:10:49] ones in the queue. Please up

[3:11:04] in about a quarter vote.

[3:11:08] 14

[3:11:10] yeas, 0 nays by actually

[3:11:10] approved 2026 Dash, 0, 3, 9,

[3:11:14] 6, Item number. 89

[3:11:15] Twenty-twenty 6, 4, 1, 6, and

[3:11:17] move the amendment. Got a

[3:11:18] motion second on the

[3:11:19] amendment. There's no one in

[3:11:20] the queue all in favor of the

[3:11:22] amendment signify by saying

[3:11:23] Aye, aye. Any opposed say nay.

[3:11:25] The amendment cares. Move the

[3:11:29] bill as amended motion and

[3:11:30] second on the bill as amended.

[3:11:31] So in the queue, please up in

[3:11:46] about a quarter vote.

[3:11:47] 14 yeas,

[3:11:48] 0 nays direction. You've

[3:11:50] approved 2026 Dash 0, 4, 1, 6

[3:11:52] as amended PRESIDENT. Now we

[3:11:54] move on to second reading

[3:11:55] resolutions and ordinances,

[3:11:56] MR. To would you please read

[3:11:57] the Bills?

[3:12:04] >> 2026, 4, 6, 7, 4, 6, 8, 4,

[3:12:07] 7, 2, 4, 7, 3, for 24. 21 for

[3:12:09] 22 for 23, for 24. For 25 or

[3:12:11] 26 for 27 for 28. For 29. For

[3:12:12] 30.

[3:12:16] >> For 31, for 32, for 33, for

[3:12:17] 34 for 35. For 36. For 37, for

[3:12:21] 38 4.39

[3:12:22] >> This PRESIDENT, we one

[3:12:23] public participation card for

[3:12:26] 2026, 4, 6, 7, MISTER Jon New

[3:12:27] He supports the bill but does

[3:12:29] not wish to speak. All right.

[3:12:31] Thank you for that. And I

[3:12:32] think we should all think

[3:12:33] Councilmember Matt Carlucci

[3:12:36] for. His efforts at last

[3:12:37] meeting seems to paid off very

[3:12:40] well. As PRESIDENT Of already

[3:12:41] approved the addendum for this

[3:12:43] evening. But we do have one

[3:12:45] more item with item number

[3:12:49] one, 17, 2026, 5, 1, 8, So I

[3:12:49] understand that there is first

[3:12:50] we have to move the emergency,

[3:12:53] correct? Yeah, I move the

[3:12:57] emergency. Thank you, MR.

[3:12:58] Floor leader remind me again

[3:13:01] of the item. Number Page,

[3:13:04] 9.18, page, 7, one page. 59 50

[3:13:08] on 50 page, 58, 50. 5.18,

[3:13:09] number number one, 17 items,

[3:13:14] one, 17. I'm there and I move

[3:13:15] the emergency. Have a motion.

[3:13:18] A second on the emergency. In

[3:13:20] favor of the emergency signify

[3:13:23] by saying aye, I oppose say

[3:13:24] nay. Think we have the

[3:13:28] two-thirds clear the murders

[3:13:29] Kerry's its present. Next. We

[3:13:31] have to waive or slash suspend

[3:13:32] council ruled to to allow for

[3:13:33] the amendment to the

[3:13:35] resolution. To be included in

[3:13:39] the first reading. I knew

[3:13:40] second second. All right. We

[3:13:44] have motion second on.

[3:13:45] Whatever the floor leader said

[3:13:46] all in favor signify by saying

[3:13:48] Aye, aye. Any opposed, say

[3:13:49] nay. We have waived council

[3:13:52] rule. Now, MR. PRESIDENT, we

[3:13:53] have to move the floor

[3:13:54] amendments like would move the

[3:13:55] format. I think handed out to

[3:13:57] everybody. We've got a motion

[3:14:01] second on the Floor amendment.

[3:14:02] Sure. Would you like to

[3:14:03] explain the floor amendment

[3:14:03] and thus the populace? That

[3:14:06] would be great.

[3:14:07] >> For the PRESIDENT To the

[3:14:09] council. So this bill was

[3:14:12] originally filed for regular

[3:14:13] introduction and the introduce

[3:14:14] or had intended it for for it

[3:14:15] to be taken up isn't in a non

[3:14:16] emergency, which is why we're

[3:14:17] going through the process that

[3:14:18] we're going 3 with several

[3:14:20] motions this evening. The

[3:14:22] floor amendment is to add the

[3:14:23] emergency language to the bill

[3:14:25] in the nature of the emergency

[3:14:26] is that there's an event

[3:14:27] scheduled on JUNE 13th to

[3:14:28] celebrate reunification month.

[3:14:30] And the intent is to have the

[3:14:32] council act upon the

[3:14:32] resolution in advance. So it

[3:14:33] could be presented at that

[3:14:36] event.

[3:14:37] >> All right. So we have

[3:14:39] motion in a second on ending

[3:14:39] emergency language to the bill

[3:14:40] on favor of that. Motion

[3:14:44] signify by saying aye, it

[3:14:46] posts a name that carries as

[3:14:47] PRESIDENT. I move the bill as

[3:14:50] an emergency as amended. Now

[3:14:51] we have the bill moved as

[3:14:52] emergency as amended

[3:14:55] COUNCILMAN COUNCILMAN Salem

[3:14:58] the past History.

[3:14:59] >> PRESIDENT Can someone

[3:15:02] explain to me what this what

[3:15:02] reunification month there's

[3:15:05] before it.

[3:15:06] >> Absolutely, DR. Johnson has

[3:15:07] volunteered to explain

[3:15:12] reunification day. Thank you.

[3:15:12] And poetic you for that.

[3:15:14] PRESIDENT, I rise to support

[3:15:15] this legislation. And I I'm so

[3:15:16] thankful to kind of mileage

[3:15:19] for putting this forward and

[3:15:19] for reunification month what

[3:15:21] it is Dr saying to the chance

[3:15:23] the PRESIDENT. It's when

[3:15:24] parents are away from the

[3:15:25] children, whether it be to the

[3:15:27] foster care system and they've

[3:15:28] had their children taken away

[3:15:28] from them or what have you.

[3:15:30] This is this month that

[3:15:31] they're using JUNE is the

[3:15:32] month to reunify those

[3:15:35] families back together. And so

[3:15:36] it's something that nationally

[3:15:37] organizations like of Children

[3:15:38] and Family Services, Boys and

[3:15:41] Girls Club work to help bring

[3:15:43] these families together. So I

[3:15:43] think it's really important.

[3:15:44] Really honored that council

[3:15:45] Miller put this forward. Thank

[3:15:48] you, sir. All right. How much

[3:15:49] mission was Girls Club? I will

[3:15:49] say that no dollars will be

[3:15:50] given to the Boys Girls Club

[3:15:51] by the passage of this

[3:15:52] resolution. Thank you.

[3:15:53] >> clarify question, Duck

[3:15:56] Salem. Right? So there's no

[3:15:57] one else in the queue are

[3:15:58] ready for a vote. Please open

[3:16:08] the ballots, cast a vote.

[3:16:12] >> 14 yeas, 0 nays.

[3:16:15] >> By actually approved 2026.

[3:16:18] 0, 5, 1, 8, as an emergency.

[3:16:18] This PRESIDENT That concludes

[3:16:21] our business for this evening.

[3:16:22] Very good. MISTER Floor leader

[3:16:30] designate. That's all of our

[3:16:30] >> what

[3:16:32] >> do we do now? Have a roll

[3:16:44] Let's do a roll. Call. Roll

[3:17:02] call and 5, 4, 3, 2,

[3:17:09] 14

[3:17:13] present. All right. That

[3:17:15] brings us to the end to have

[3:17:17] any announcements or birthdays

[3:17:18] or fun things to talk about.

[3:17:21] No announcements from.

[3:17:21] >> The godmother of

[3:17:22] announcements. But we do have

[3:17:24] Dr Johnson. For an

[3:17:30] announcement.

[3:17:32] >> I do. Mine are 2

[3:17:32] announcements and the 2, 1, I

[3:17:34] want to thank this body. First

[3:17:35] of all, the Sisters of Saint

[3:17:38] Joseph from Saint Augustine,

[3:17:40] who were sisters for that came

[3:17:41] to the United States from the

[3:17:44] France. They came over in 18,

[3:17:45] 66 and they have been working

[3:17:46] in Jacksonville ever sense in

[3:17:49] the North Florida area. We

[3:17:51] were honored to have Meyer,

[3:17:52] who's the bishop of the

[3:17:53] Diocese of Saint Augustine,

[3:17:54] who came over to Saint Pius on

[3:17:56] Sunday. We honored him with a

[3:17:57] resolution. The mayor honored

[3:18:00] him with a proclamation. The

[3:18:01] sisters of Unfortunately not

[3:18:03] as many people are going into

[3:18:04] the order of being nuns. And

[3:18:04] so they're dissolving their

[3:18:07] service to Jacksonville. But

[3:18:08] looking at the great schools

[3:18:08] they had with Holy Rosary and

[3:18:10] Saint Pius and all these other

[3:18:12] schools. Thank you Council for

[3:18:14] honoring them. It was a

[3:18:15] beautiful event, a wonderful

[3:18:15] mask and a wonderful

[3:18:17] reception. So thank you for

[3:18:18] that. And last but not least i

[3:18:20] want to thank you for honoring

[3:18:24] I-four voting for the summer

[3:18:25] youth experience that we're

[3:18:25] having. It's the kind of one

[3:18:26] of a kind thing that we're

[3:18:27] doing at Bradley Park on the

[3:18:29] West side. There are no kind

[3:18:31] of things like that. When I

[3:18:34] saw the teen takeovers in how

[3:18:35] teens are taking over malls

[3:18:37] and other stuff. I was a

[3:18:38] member of something called the

[3:18:39] mayor's team volunteers back

[3:18:40] in the day under former mayor

[3:18:41] time, Missouri. The PRESIDENT

[3:18:43] Of that group. And I'm like,

[3:18:45] what can I do? So I used the

[3:18:46] cba funding to create this

[3:18:48] summer youth experience

[3:18:50] program. The younger youth

[3:18:52] will be able to go into

[3:18:53] experience that through with

[3:18:54] steam Science, technology,

[3:18:56] engineering, arts, math, and

[3:18:57] then the older kids will be

[3:18:59] like the camp counselors. So

[3:19:02] thank you for voting for that.

[3:19:03] It's powered by the stadium of

[3:19:05] the future that the group over

[3:19:07] with the team has wrapped

[3:19:07] their arms around this

[3:19:08] program. So I look forward to

[3:19:09] it. You just voted for tonight

[3:19:12] and I cannot thank you enough

[3:19:13] for empowering young people in

[3:19:14] the West side so that they can

[3:19:14] be the best versions of

[3:19:15] themselves. Thank you.

[3:19:18] Council. All right. Thanks,

[3:19:20] Jack Johnson, PRESIDENT Elect

[3:19:20] Talent.

[3:19:22] >> Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT

[3:19:23] just wanted to announce to

[3:19:24] everyone that yesterday

[3:19:26] Governor DeSantis signed House

[3:19:29] Bill 4045 in the law which

[3:19:31] officially updates the city's

[3:19:32] charter to specifically

[3:19:33] enumerate Jax alleviation.

[3:19:34] Authorities responsibility for

[3:19:35] growing Cecil into a regional

[3:19:38] state and national aerospace

[3:19:39] industry hub. It also requires

[3:19:44] to bring us annual economic

[3:19:47] plan concurrent with

[3:19:47] budgeting. So I want to tell

[3:19:48] everyone that started here as

[3:19:50] a j bill that we approved

[3:19:50] unanimously and then it went

[3:19:51] to the state and now it's

[3:19:53] become a change to the

[3:19:55] charter. I can't thank you all

[3:19:55] enough for supporting that. I

[3:19:56] think it's going to bring

[3:19:57] great things to our city. I

[3:20:00] can't thank the state rep

[3:20:02] Wyman Duggan enough for

[3:20:04] leading it through

[3:20:05] Tallahassee. And I look

[3:20:08] forward to the jobs,

[3:20:09] investment and innovation that

[3:20:09] the team a j will help bring

[3:20:12] your city. Thank you. All

[3:20:13] right. Thank you very much.

[3:20:13] Other announcements. We are

[3:20:14] adjourned, MR. Chappell, bring

[3:20:24] us home.

[3:20:26] >> Thank you, PRESIDENT. Let

[3:20:28] us pray. Gracious GOD, we

[3:20:30] thank you for yet one more

[3:20:31] time to be able to serve the

[3:20:34] community that we call home.

[3:20:36] Thank you for imparting you

[3:20:37] was upon us. Continue to give

[3:20:39] us 10 prints too. Realize

[3:20:43] that. And so many things we

[3:20:43] should put principle over

[3:20:48] politics. But not decisions be

[3:20:51] based on popularity. But

[3:20:53] better decisions be based on

[3:20:57] what is right. As we depart

[3:21:00] from this place. We asked

[3:21:00] could be with and ask you to

[3:21:02] continue to cover family

[3:21:04] members and continue to watch

[3:21:04] over this great city of

[3:21:07] Jacksonville that we call home

[3:21:08] its in Jesus. Holy name. We

[3:21:23] pray. Amen.

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