>> We're good with a quorum.
>> I been told the of
officially have a quorum.
>> All right. Good evening,
everybody. I'm calling to
order the city of Jacksonville
City Council meeting for
Tuesday, JUNE 9th 2026. It is
05:00pm on the dot and your
PRESIDENT Presiding officer
Kevin Carrico and we are
officially. We officially
starting the meeting. MR. Flow
later. How's that sound? Very
good. MISTER PRESIDENT. First
order of business is the
invocation and Pledge of
Allegiance. Please recognize
our Council Chaplin
Councilmember Kevin Maher.
>> Thank you, MR. Floor
leader. Tonight. Our
invocation is being delivered
by Eddie Hatcher, a
Jacksonville native.
>> a graduate of Ribault
senior high school or as the
principal would say, revolt.
He earned a master of divinity
from Gordon-conwell
Theological Seminary. And he's
a retired U.S. Army veteran
with more than 20 years of
honorable service. Eddie
currently serves as the
community. Pastor a chance.
Great churches, Hodges,
campus, where he's passionate
about helping people grow in
their faith and connect with
their community. He's been
married to his high school
sweetheart, Jacqueline Renee
Hatcher for 42 years together.
They're the proud parents of 2
children. And and Alicia. He's
received. Pastor Eddie
Hatcher. Thank you, COUNCILMAN
Got word says to us we would
acknowledge him in all these
ways.
>> And his response to would
be your debt right now. Pat.
So that's what we want to do
this evening. As we. Move
forward with our meeting. So
let us pray. Heavenly father,
we do. Thank you. But this
amazing privilege of gathering
is the evening. For this
opportunity. To serve the
people of Jacksonville. We
asked for your wisdom
guidance. It a point. Every
council member sitting leader
and public servant represented
here. Grant clarity of
decision-making, integrity and
leadership. And sincere
commitment to the where fear
of this fine city. Help them
to work together with respect
unity and the sheer desire to
promote justice peace and
prosperity throughout our
city. We pray for the families
here in Jacksonville, the
businesses, the school's first
responders policeman. Our
neighborhoods and our
communities of Jacksonville.
You had a protection rest our
community and MAY your grace
got to war solutions that
Stanton's. And if all who call
city home. Bless the meeting
and the work that would be
accomplished here tonight. MAY
it be conducted wisdom? And a
spirit of service of others in
your holy name. We pray a and
a man on man. Pledge
allegiance.
>> you have any one I'm
noticing a meeting tomorrow.
It's going to be at 4 o'clock
2 weeks from today prior to
our last council meeting of
the year to do our award
ceremony. A lot of times that
takes up a lot of time. The
evening sums going to bump the
meeting. Header. Bump it back
in our so we get started. Give
out the awards and celebrate
some accomplishments of
community leaders and
committee members some of the
members of this body. So we'll
have that meeting at 4 o'clock
right before the council
meeting in 2 weeks. Thank you,
MR. PRESIDENT next step is
approval. The minutes from the
regular council meeting of
MAY. 26, I move the approve.
>> macabre roll call for
someone that doesn't prove.
All right. Roll call.
>> 16 present.
>> All right. MISTER Floor
right now in back of the right
spot. I move the approval of
the minutes from the regular
council meeting of MAY. 26.
We've got a motion and second
by councilmember areas all in
favor of the meeting minutes
signify by saying Aye, aye,
any opposed, say nay. The
minutes are approved, MR.
PRESIDENT we have 6
communications from the
mayor's office and others
would be like them. Redder
filed with legislative
services. We will get them
filed away very well, sir. We
have 2 presentations tonight.
The first is by Councilmember
Ken tomorrow, a resolution
honoring in commending Tim
cost for his services.
PRESIDENT University in
congratulating him on his new
role as chancellor of
Jacksonville University. MR.
Teal, please read the
resolution. Resolution 2026.
409. Acosta served as
PRESIDENT Of Jacksonville
University since 2013 becoming
the first alumnus to lead the
university, guiding him
through an air of
transformation and growth.
During his tenure. PRESIDENT
Cost ledgeview through
significant expansion growing
the institution from 3
colleges, 5 schools and to
institutes to 5 colleges, 9
schools and 3 institutes along
with the introduction of new
in-demand, major fields of
study, including speech
language pathology, clinical
mental health counseling,
occupational therapy,
accelerated nursing business
analytics. Engineering law
data science ai cybersecurity
and robotics. In 2022.
PRESIDENT Cost oversaw the
establishment and launch of
the Jacksonville University
College of Law which expanded
access to legal education and
the development of a legal
work force in northeast
Florida and whose first
graduating class achieve the
second highest bar passage
rate in the state. PRESIDENT
Cost advance the partnership
with Lake Erie, College of
Osteopathic Medicine to create
the region's first four-year
medical school scheduled to
open in the fall of 2026.
Under PRESIDENT Cost
Leadership. Jacksonville
University strengthened its
financial standing and
philanthropic support by
increasing the endowment by
more than 50%. Leading
investment of 100 million
dollars into the university's
campus. Completing the aspire
campaign that raised more than
120 million dollars launching
the Florida epic program to
support Steam education.
Regional economic investment
and job creation and
spearheading the university's
historic 175 million future
made comprehensive campaign.
Since Tim Cars became
PRESIDENT Of Jacksonville
University. The university has
consistently rate ranked as a
premier institution for
students return on investments
and outcomes with the
university being selected as
one of America's best colleges
by U.S. News and World Report
and named one of the top 500
universities in the country by
Forbes magazine. After 14
years of distinguished service
as PRESIDENT Of Jacksonville
University, Tim costs will
transition to serve as
chancellor of Geo where he
will focus on partnerships,
fundraising alumni, community
and government relations to
advance the is the
university's mission. Now,
therefore. Be it resolved by
the Council of the City of
Jacksonville. The city council
hereby honors and commends Tim
cost for his exemplary and
invaluable leadership as
PRESIDENT Of Jacksonville
University and his lasting
contributions to the city. The
city Council congratulate Mr,
Cost and his appointment as
chancellor to Jacksonville
University and offers its best
wishes for his success in this
new role.
Colleagues and
community. It's an honor for
me to present this to him.
>> For his work. As I stand
here and reflect a couple of
thoughts. Come to mind that
while some and use words to
inform Tim uses his words to
transform. While some and
state affirmation before
achievement team is always saw
achievement before
affirmation. He's just that
kind of individual. He
collaborate he looks for where
he can be part of how we can
make a difference when he came
to Jay you as PRESIDENT. One
thing you said, Jay, you will
be integrated and not
isolated. And today is one of
the most catalytic
transformative force and
they're all eaten community.
And it's all because of the
work of 10 cost. So I'm glad
to present this to him. Ron
Salem, you have represented
the area as well. If you want
to say some. Thank you,
COUNCILMAN.
>> I met him probably 12, 15
years ago when I got on the
Arlington cra my 7 years here
on the council, we've worked
very closely together. He's
become a great friend. And as
said publicly, many shutter to
think where the Arlington area
would be without Tim cost. He
has been the the catalysts for
all the development that is
occurring out there. And we're
very grateful that he
continues to service a j you
so thank you, Tim.
>> Thank you, too. COUNCILMAN
Salomon. But these kind words
today. Thank you. Council
PRESIDENT Carrico Council,
vice PRESIDENT Lot of friends
sitting around this room
today. I have a lot of thanks
to give on behalf of our
university for the belief
you've placed in Jacksonville
University. We've been here 92
years. We've come before this
group a number of times for
help. And you have never let
us down most recently. My only
item today was when we decided
we would try to build a
college of law. And COUNCILMAN
And mayor, you will remember,
we asked for a few million
dollars and 14 students came
in 4 years ago. This AUGUST,
the university's College of
Law will double. It will be
215 students in just 4 years.
It'll be the second ranked
again University College of
Law in the state of Florida.
Number 14 in the country. We
could not have done it without
this body. So we will continue
over there to try to be a
positive, relevant force for
the economy and for the
students and their families.
And we'll be back hopefully
soon to talk about youth
sports. Plex is another things
they can help Arlington. But
I've great thanks to this
body. The entire city of
Jacksonville. Thank you. And
good evening. And turned
team's half of to come up. She
has been very important part
of this journey as well.
>> All right. Well, they pose
for pictures. Do have a
council member in the queue
that wishes to speak. So you
have just listened with back
turned Councilmember Freeman
past PRESIDENT Likes a few
words.
>> To PRESIDENT Cost. Thank
MR. PRESIDENT to the president
to PRESIDENT Costs one good to
see and thank you so much for
your service to the community,
to the university, into our
city. What was laid on my
heart to share with you. Is
that the impact that you MAY
will create ripples that will
last for generations. I for
one have been one that has
come and visit is set on that
couch and talk to life. Talk
politics at times. Talk
business at times, talked life
and I want to thank you for
that. And I want to thank you
for sticking around. You could
be doing so many other things
right now. You've lived a very
successful life to this point.
And you're still choosing to
serve here in this community.
And I want to thank you. And
when it would have been fact
that many of you all here, I'm
sure, you know that he is a
baseball aficionados. Well,
and I believe was at a lefty,
pitcher and had some type of
an accomplishment Ajay you
many, many staying on at the
3rd many. But if so, a few
years ago, and that was one of
the draws that I had with them
initially when I was kids
there. So thank you for that
and your vision with lacrosse
and what's happening with ask
board across our city and our
state. You just such a
visionary. So thank you so for
your leadership. COUNCILWOMAN.
As To the chair and costs. I
just wanted to personally.
Thank you because I have a
personal relationship with
you. My son just graduated at
think which most of you all
know with a double major from
Jay you. But the first day i
met you riding on the golf
course. All right. And in the
school, you knew. The students
names, you know, find too many
presidents that knows each of
the students names and I was
impressed with that impressed
with how you take the
suggestions and
recommendations from the
students and you pour into
them and you make the
initiatives that they want on
that campus and to make it
their own. So I just want to
say thank you for giving my
son Winston an opportunity and
to even take some of your
holiday pictures as well. And
I really appreciate that. How
you point not only to him to
the many students have
graduated from Jay. You think?
All right. No other speakers
or just add my congratulations
for a great career being on
the Mount. Rushmore leaders
here in the Jacksonville area.
Sir, you've certainly made a
>> impact on my life as a as a
mentor and Thank you again for
coming down and enjoy your
retirement. All right.
>> Our second presentation,
this evening's by council
member Ju'coby Pittman Pittman
honoring the honorable Henry
Lee Adams junior for his
Distinguished Legal career,
historic accomplishments and
lifelong contributions to the
city of Jacksonville, MR.
Teal, Please read the
resolution. Resolution 2026
404. The honorable Judge,
Henry Lee Adams Junior was
born in Jacksonville, Florida,
and raised in the historic
Eastside community where his
early life experiences help
shape his commitment to
justice service and community.
Judge Adams, a proud graduate
of Matthew Gilbert, High
School earned his Bachelor of
Science Degree from in
Political Science from
Florida. A m University.
Received his juris doctorate
from Howard University School
of Law in 1969. And married
his high school sweetheart.
Elaine, while on their lunch
break at the Duval County
Courthouse. Judge Adams began
his legal career serving the
people of Jacksonville through
the Duval County Legal Aid
Association as a public
defender. And then in private
practice demonstrating a
dedication to equal just equal
access to justice. In OCTOBER
1979, under the leadership of
Governor Bob Graham. Judge
Adams made history as the
first African-American judge
appointed to the 4th Judicial
Circuit marking a
transformative moment in
judicial landscape of
northeast Florida. Judge Adams
continued to break barriers
throughout his career becoming
the first African-American
attorney invited to integrate
an all White Jacksonville law
firm. The first
African-American judge in
Florida to preside over a
white on black homicide case
and ultimately the first
African-American appointed as
a U.S. District judge in
Florida nominated by PRESIDENT
Bill Clinton in 1993. As the
United States District judge
for the Middle District of
Florida. And later, as chief
Judge, Judge Adams has
exemplified fairness,
integrity and dedication to
the rule of law. Earning a
widespread Rick respect across
the legal profession and in
the broader community. Be on
the bench. Judge Adams has
served as PRESIDENT Of the dw
Perkins Bar Association and
has contributed his leadership
to organizations such as
communities in schools and the
Jacksonville Public Education
Fund demonstrating his
enduring commitment to
education, mentorship and
community advancement. Judge
Adams is life and legacy
represent perseverance,
excellence and the courage to
break down barriers, opening
doors for future generations
of legal professionals and
public servants in
Jacksonville and across the
nation. Now, therefore. Be it
resolved by the council. The
city of Jacksonville. The city
council hereby honors the
honorable Judge, Henry Lee
Adams junior for his
trailblazing legal career. The
city council extends
appreciation to Judge Adams
for his decades of outstanding
service on the bench and for
serving as an inspiration to
future generations.
>> Holly Hughes, and guess I
just want to say.
>> Ted Adams, you are a
trailblazer. Come on up here.
Come on up here. Way before
your time. And you whenever a
free to do what you did. You
are deserving this resolution
and I'm glad your family is
here with you. I know you lost
or wife recently, but I know
she would pay she was he
issued be standing right
beside you. And we want to let
you know that we are proud
everything that you have done
in this community. And you
know what they said. Good
folks come from where?
>> Jacksonville used Jackson
there. They call it at ease.
So tonight, we want to let you
know that we appreciate. Would
you have done in the past and
you continue to poor and give
to this community and we all
just wanted to let you know,
when stand with you to let you
know and give euros well.
You're here. I just I just
want to thank you Thank you
for this opportunity to which
basically from the city of
Jacksonville but a few years
ago. I thank you for that.
Given opportunity do what I
do. Go. MR. PRESIDENT, whether
taking some pictures, I want
to recognize tonight's pages.
We have links Bartley in
Victoria Grissom. They're both
home-schooled students here in
our community.
>> Thank you for serving with
us tonight.
>> All right. And before we
move on, whether taking the
picture, let me acknowledge we
do have dcps Superintendent
Christopher Burn near the
doctors in the House as well
as speaker pro tem for the
Florida House Wyman. Duggan is
back there. I think so.
Welcome both. Glad to have
you.
Well, take up cause
additional items. The first
which is pound found on Page
5. These eyes right now taking
up, do not include public
hearings as they were
thoroughly reviewed at the
committee level where public
hearings were part of the
decision-making process.
>> Council members are
reminded to clear any ex parte
communications. We'll start
with item number one, 2026, 0,
3, 4, 5, MR. PRESIDENT. I'll
go ahead and declare my ex
parte. I received 3 e-mails
all in support of this appeal.
>> All Calling the vice
PRESIDENT PRESIDENT elect
Allen, you're recognized.
Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT, I
also rise to declare ex parte
communications. I met with
this Nancy Powell to speak
about this Bill Memorial Day
Memorial Park. And then we
also got received an e-mail
from her. We also spoke with
Cindy Trimmer yesterday, JUNE
8th at 03:00pm about the bill
will make sure their final.
Thank you. All right. That
seems to be it.
>> I move the amendment to
deny appeal. Motion second on
the amendment to deny the
appeal on favor the amendment
signify by saying Aye opposed,
say nay to Medicare's. I moved
the bill as amended to deny
appeal. We have motion second
on the bill as amended to the
90 appeal. So if you want to
vote with use the committee
and you would vote yes,
correct. All right. Up in
about a quarter about it.
>> 16 yeas, 0 nays.
>> My action. You voted to
amend to the 1926, 0, 3, 4, 5,
>> I'm t 2026. To 7 for him to
the amendment.
>> Have motion second on the
amendment. Unfair. The
amendment signify by saying
Aye aye any opposed say Nay.
The amendment airs the bill as
amended motion. Second on the
bill as amended known in the
Queue. Please up in about a
quarter vote.
>> 16 yeas, 0 nays. Sire
action. You've approved 2026
Dash, 0, 2, 7, 4, and 3, 2026,
0, 3, 100 that move the
amendment have a motion second
on the amendment. I have known
in the queue all in favor of
the amendment signify by
saying Aye, aye. Any opposed
say nay. The amendment. Theres
the bill as amended a motion
saying on the bill as amended
ones in the queue, please over
the boundary court votes.
>> 16 yeas, 0 nays. Buyer
actually approved 2026 Dash 0,
3, 100.
>> For 2026? 301. And move the
amendment. We've got a motion
second on the amendments. No
one in the queue. All their
the amendment signify by
saying Aye, aye, any opposed
say nay them in the cares the
bill as amended a motion
second on the bill as amended
when the Cubans up in about a
quarter vote.
>> 16 yeas, 0 nays. Direction
of approved 2026 Dash, 0, 3,
0, 5, 2026. 302. I moved the
bill.
>> Second on the bill.
COUNCILWOMAN Clerk Mary,
you're recognized. Thank you.
I rise to declare ex parte. I
spoke with Chavez Moss the
applicant on MAY. 26.
>> Here doing the city Yes.
During the city council
meeting and we discussed how
he proposed use existing
building. And I did express my
concerns about a smoke shop
said that he grew up was that
community and was considering
some type of coffee shop and
as party has been filed with
legislative services.
>> All right. Thank you for
that. No. Other speakers. We
have a motion second on the
bill. So open about a quarter
votes. 16 yeas, 0 nays. Buyer
actually approved 2026 Dash,
0, 3, 0, 2, And before we move
on, school board member Cindy
Pearson is in the House. I see
you out there starts like sea
of people out there. I missed
you when I was giving a shout
any other school board
members, former city council
members elected officials in
the building. I think we're
good as floor leader item 6,
2026. 303, and moved the bill.
Second on the bill, there's no
in the queue. Please open
about a quarter vote. 16 yeas,
0 nays. Directive approved
2026 Dash, 0, 3, 0, 3, I'm 7,
2026 threes or 5 the bill
tenemos they on the bill.
There's no speakers in the
queue. Let's open the ballot
record. Vote. 16 yeas, 0 nays.
I actually approved 2026 Dash,
0, 3, 0, 5, I MAY 2026. Of the
bill. Motion second on the
bill is now in the queue.
Please up about a quarter
vote. 16 yeas, 0 nays.
Directive approved 2026 Dash,
0, 3, 0, 6, item 9, 2026. 3,
1, 0, moved the bill. Got a
motion. Second on the bill is
known in Cuba up about 40
votes.
16 yeas, 0 nays. Iraqi
approved 2026 Dash 0, 3, item,
10, 2026, 3, 7, 5, of bill got
a motion second on the bill.
There's no one in the queue,
please of the ballot regard
both. 16 yeas, 0 nays. Buyer
actually approved 2026 Dash 0,
3, 7, 5, We're now Page 9 se.
Cupp, the consent agenda,
colleagues, if you wish to be
added as a co-sponsor in any
item, please reach out to
Leslie of Services. Council
rules prohibit items from
being pulled for this reason.
MR. Teal, would you please
read the Bills?
>> 2026. 3. 79 3, 83, 88 3. 89
3. 91, 3.94
>> 3.98, 3.99, 404, 0, 1, 4,
0, 2, 4.15, for 74. 71.
>> I move approval of the
consent agenda and a motion
and second only approval of
the consent agenda. No one's
in the queue. Please on about
a quarter both.
>> 16 yeas, 0 nays, but are
actually reporting the consent
agenda.
>> MR. PRESIDENT. We're now
going to go all the way to
page 34 and take up item. 76
Twenty-twenty 6, 4, 1, 4. I
move the amendment.
>> Got a motion second on the
amendment. All in favor
amendment signify by saying
aye. I oppose say nay them in
the cares if the bill as
amended and a motion a second
on the bill as amended north
in the queue. Please up about
a quarter vote.
>> 16 yeas, 0 nays.
>> I actually have approved
2026 Dash, 0, 4, 1, 4, MR.
PRESIDENT, please reckon
recognize Councilmember
Freeman. All right. The vice
chair of the Rules Committee
past PRESIDENT Freeman, you
are recognized. Thank you,
MISTER PRESIDENT. And if the
following individuals to hear
if you please rise so we can
acknowledge MISS Carmen
Martinez Robinson is Scott
Thomas. Jeff Youngblood.
Heather Rios in see Douglas
Lane want to thank you all for
putting yourselves forward and
volunteered to city getting
round applause. Thank you.
Colleagues are not going to go
to page 36 and take up item
78. That's item number 2026,
3, 3, 5, I move the amendment.
>> We got motion second on the
amendment, ones in the queue
all favor the amendment
signify by saying Aye aye, any
opposed, say nay. The men
carriers moved the bill as
amended. We've got a motion a
second on the bill as amended.
No one's in the queue. Please
up in about a quarter vote.
>> 16 yeas, 0 nays.
>> By your action, you've
approved 2026 Dash, 0, 3, 3,
5, COUNCILMAN
>> All right. Thank you, MR.
PRESIDENT so colleagues last
week I had I had a she 2
community meetings, one
regarding the school board
measures that we took a vote
on last week and the other for
a cps. I'll talk about the one
on Friday that it had here at
City Hall last Tuesday on
finance. We decided to defer a
measure that would actually
send militants into about a
NOVEMBER. I was one of the
ones that decide to deferred
as well to voted in favor of
that because I wanted more
time for Some this is voted on
was years before me and so
consulting dc. They said, yes,
we have enough time to extend
it. Should we need to for
another 2 weeks or a month?
Whatever the is, regardless of
the fact, I mean, my calls I
met with individuals and then
on Friday held a public notice
meeting a meeting where so
many school board members, I
just call them right now,
Ricardo appear symbol. Duke
residents from our community
school superintendent
educators professionals and
staff. Do want you to is to
Meek. So many people were
there in that room. I took
pictures of it was a packed
house. Couple things came out
of it. Number one, my heart
really was moved. It was an
emotional meeting for me.
Really be. The biggest thing
was that I want to know
exactly what would this mean?
Should we take it to NOVEMBER?
The answers here. It was
abide. One of the things that
really stood out to me the
most was the fight that
identity we are representing
our community, the community
devoted us, but at the end of
they also have a right to have
a right to vote. Let's not
take that away from them.
That's one thing that other
countries don't have the right
to But we do have a measure
here. So tonight I'm going to
ask MISTER PRESIDENT, if you
don't mind, like to make a
motion to this ordinance
number 2026, 0, 3, 8, 7, from
neighborhoods, rules and
Finance Committee. Pursuant to
council ruled 2.2, 0, 5, and
I'm looking for a second back
and I thank you for that. I
heard a lot about that. But
also want clarify one thing.
MISTER McCartney was also in
attendance. Thank you so much,
calmer for joining me is
that's not Friday. And this
what we do simply exist.
Letting this go on the ballot.
Let's let's take a vote on
eventually after we discharge
it and that the community
decide what they want to.
Simple as that. So now that we
have a second on recall
actually, this is up to, you
know, MISTER PRESIDENT, but
this idea that we're going
cover will call. That's the
case. There's no one else in
the queue. Actually,
Councilmember Helen. So
PRESIDENT-elect town. Thank
you, MR. PRESIDENT, I would
like to ask through the
PRESIDENT If I can MISS Plus,
I was not in finance less. We
can you please read the
Florida statute that addresses
our responsibility with
respect to.
>> School board, millage rate
actions.
>> Sure, through that. Through
the PRESIDENT To council
PRESIDENT Designate Holland.
So yes, the type of mileage
that they're pursuing to be
placed on ballot for
referendum for continuances up
for your mileage for
operational purposes.
>> And that's the process for
that is under is described
Florida statute. 1, 0, 1, 1.7,
3 and it does state and I'll
quote from the statute, the
district's school board
pursuant to resolution adopted
at a regular meeting shall
direct the county
commissioners to call an
election at which the electors
within the school district may
approve an ad valorem millage
as authorized under section 1,
0, 1, 1.7, 1, 9, And so they
did supply that resolution
which is attached to the
legislation pending before
council or discussed being
discussed at this moment. And
so it does direct at the
council acting as the board of
County commissioners in the
syndicate. In this instance
would place it on the ballot
or direct a supervisor to
place it on the ballot for
NOVEMBER. 3rd, thank you. I
appreciate that with with that
knowledge, I will support the
motion to district.
>> Alright COUNCILWOMAN
Kleckner.
>> Thank you. PRESIDENT
Carrico It goes without saying
that I support this.
Discharging the bill from the
finance committee so that we
can take action on it today if
I'm not mistaken, that is what
we're doing at this time. I
have some people looking at me
like they're not sure. I duty
as a council. Is to simply
pass this bill on so that
voters in Duval County can
vote on it is not our job to
decide whether or not they
should have that right. They
have that right by Florida
statute. And so we need to
fulfill our duty, which is
simply to pass this bill on 2,
2, the supervisor of elections
so that it can go on
NOVEMBER's ballot so that the
people can decide whether or
not they want to continue this
amendment to supplement for
teachers. 4. And for But
ultimately, if you say no to
this, you saying no to
children. And not just one or
2 children, but over 100,000
children. So consider that.
Thank you.
>> All right. And we are still
on the discharge. No one's in
the queue. Unfair. The
discharge signify by saying
Aye.
>> I
>> any oppose. Say nay to
discharge passes. Can I get a
motion? Second?
>> All right. Motion second on
the bill on the floor. Any
discussion on the bill?
>> All Doctor saying first
presents unrecognized.
>> Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT I
was one of those and finance
that initially the for this
bill. I was not comfortable at
that time with the bill. I had
an hour meeting with Dr Byrne
Air. Who was very persuasive
and the statistics that he
presented on the improvements
in our school system that I
think are secondary to this
bill to to to the to the mail
such as decreased turnover.
Decrease vacancies. And I
believe. This system will be a
a school system. Again,
secondary to this one bill.
He's at stated before. I don't
have a a ministerial, and I
feel strongly about that. I
have agree. But in a red
button. But I have been
convinced that that I am going
vote yes and put this on the
ballot because I think the the
evidence is there that this
that this male has made
significant improvements and
and our system and I want to
give the residents the ability
to vote on it themselves.
Thank you.
>> Council members. Thank you,
MR. PRESIDENT we discharge it.
Thank you, colleagues for
that. I want to talk about the
actual bill itself and what it
means to our community. So
card marrying MR. You guys hit
it right on the Realistically,
we're looking out of 100%.
This is just a milks tension
we're putting on the ballot
were not voting on whether
we're going to extend or not.
Let the voters decide on that.
But here's what this measure
will do for the voters and for
the teacher sitting out there
and for the staff members in
the para professionals and
everybody out there, there are
people that are getting there
starting at $15 an hour. Their
last raise was $0.05 that
touched my heart. There's
survivors of b#
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cancer
that are using these these
bonuses. They're not even
adding incoming their
salaries. This is just bonus
of $70,000 a year for them.
Using it to pay their medical
bills. These teachers, these
educators, the staff members,
they don't they don't need to
be wasting the time right now
here at City Hall. They need
to go out in their summer,
spent time with families, our
focus on the curriculum for
next year. They need to focus
on their costumes. The longer
we prolong this long weeks,
10, this that's what they have
time to have their family
there. We have a short enough.
does. It is. So obviously I
think we're going to across
the board today. But the
significance of this larger
than just a vote. Yes or no.
It's about the likelihood of
these people here. I got to to
the people that take care of
our students and our family
members. So I really encourage
all of the ice to get a
unanimous vote. Yes, across
the board because ultimately
we owe this to This community
that the community decide what
they want to do and come
NOVEMBER. Hopefully they'll
they'll get the answers that
the request snow. That's what
happens for PRESIDENT. Thank
you. All right. Thank you.
O'clock marrying. PRESIDENT
Elect Allen keep getting tied
up, saying that PRESIDENT
Elect you're recognized. Thank
you, MR. PRESIDENT 4 years ago
in 2022, I voted no to put the
one on the ballot for the
school board.
>> And I did that for one
specific reason. There was
another funding source
available immediately for
teacher compensation. Nearly
300 million dollar funding
source that could pay teacher
bonuses. Then to address the
critical teacher shortage.
Then as well as increased
compensation for the next 4
years. That funding sources,
the American rescue plan, the
Esser 2 funds. I was told at
the time by the district that
it cannot be used for teacher
compensation. But I read aloud
on the day of universe, United
States secretary of education
letter that said it could the
Florida Department of
Education told me it could
indeed other counties were
doing so in planning to use
that source. And Lou, having
to increase the millage rate
until 20 26 of the 1 million
crease then was unnecessary. I
felt voters were being misled
and teachers could have
immediately received a bonus
or compensation. But now our
funds have been depleted and
I'll leave it to the school
board to research how those
funds were used. Perhaps serve
a critical use, but they've
been depleted that I've had
several conversations with now
Superintendent Bernier of the
last few months on this issue
on the cuts they've made the
consolidations the cost
savings, everything the school
district has done. And I'm
confident this time we're not
being misled. There is no
other funding source. So
tonight I will support putting
this measure on the ballot.
That's what we're voting on
here. We're not voting on
extending the one mill but
putting it on the ballot. The
1 million 1 1 million sorry.
The one millet stanchion.
That's for voters to decide in
NOVEMBER of estimate. Thanks.
Councilmember Day.
>> Thank you, MR. In rules
when it came before Sarah
supported it. Then and I'll be
supporting it tonight as well.
Because I believe in the
fundamental of giving the
people a choice too a vote for
a tax or both not both for
attacks. And this is putting
it on the plate of the people
that. When they come up to
make that decision, they they
will vote their circumstance.
And so the decision of the
American way. This is what we
should be doing. We should be
getting it out to the people
to vote on a tax like this and
as I said in. Sedin rules,
this U.S. Pushing the green
button doesn't mean that
there's a one mill tax coming.
That means it's going to the
people and I support anything
that puts it on the people's
choice. Thank you, sir. Docs
Johnson. Ok, he's in the
queue, but he's not in chair
COUNCILWOMAN Pittman. Chair
and 2.
>> Doctor near and all of the
school board members and
guests and voters who are out
there has supported it and
finance. I seconded tonight
and I just want to say what
matters to you all. It matters
to me and I want to make sure
that we continue to do the
best that we can for our
teachers and for our students
and to make sure that we don't
hurt them an opportunity to
give you all a chance to vote.
What matters to you all. Thank
you. MR. Morrow the COUNCILMAN
From Arlington. You're
recognized, sir.
>> Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT, I
hesitate to get up because a
lot has been said. I supported
this measure in committee and
I'm going to support it Having
educators within my family. My
wife is a retired college
professor of got 2 daughters
that are teachers. I know
firsthand how educators on the
estimated on the compensated
under appreciated. And I think
this measure needs to be put
to the voters so that they can
express their values of
educators. And that's what
we're doing. We've always been
a pass through and we're going
to let the community decide if
teaches a worthy of this. And
I am convinced that when they
go into the ballot box, it
will remember their teacher.
All of us. If you ask us who
was your favorite teacher, we
can all put. We can all name
someone in our journey because
we would not be professionals
without educators. I'm going
to support this.
>> All right. No one else in
the queue. Please open about
court about
15 yeas, 0 nays by
actually approved.
>> Where are we at? 2026 dash
3.87
>> Colleagues with that. We're
now going to go all the way to
page 59 and take up unfinished
business, which is item one.
47 2025, 0, 8, 7, 2. I move
the amendment.
>> Got a motion and second on
the amendment is that both
Florimon that or do we need
some that? So we take the
floor amendment first. All
right, motion second on the
technical amendment, assuming
ms Clark, Mary, you're in the
queue for your floor
amendments. So we're going to
vote on the technical
amendment all in favor signify
by saying aye, any opposed,
say nay. The Technical
Amendment from committee
passes. COUNCILWOMAN Clark
Murray, you're recognized.
>> Thank you. Visit care this
has been a long time coming, I
know that the introduce your
of this particular bill has
gone through several aspects
to in a sense check and
balance it. I have examined
this bill in several ways as
well. Financially. And when it
comes to the actual charter
and when it comes to the
ordinance would says in
regards to appoint
appointments with kj and for
the library trust. Committee
library trustees. So one of
the things that I see and also
had a question which I'm not
asking him to answer it today,
but I did have this question
because this is not the first
time this bill's been
presented before us. This is
like maybe the second possibly
the 3rd time if I'm not
mistaken councilmember areas
and also spotted this bill at
one time. So with that being
said, and just the fact that
Katie was established by the
previous mayor and the set up
as far as the board was
established by him. He has a
right arm. Mayor Curry at the
time and he had the right
according to Chapter 50 and I
wouldn't go to do that. So
what the council member used
proposing to do is to change
the board. And so he's well
within his right to do so. And
we know that based on result
of his basically the result of
doing use the term steady. But
I know it's not a study. But
what I want to do with the
Floor amendment because so
many people have a tendency to
need recreate with queues
themselves when it comes to
bills that regard kj.
>> And some of the other. Some
of the other departments
>> organizations that are
established under the
executive branch. You have the
floor amendment before you and
what it does is that say, for
example, if the council
PRESIDENT Has connections to
any entity that receives
funding from k j.
>> Then it seems to be. I want
to use term misleading, but it
seems that he or she should
not be allowed to appoint any
board members. So then the
power to do so with the
authority would defer to the
vice PRESIDENT. In the case
that if the vice PRESIDENT Was
unable to do so, then that
board member, we'll stay on.
Cage. A board until there was
an opportunity win the vice
PRESIDENT With the PRESIDENT
With no longer have any
connections to kj. So that
essentially is the floor
amendment that I'm proposing
today. And I'll take any
questions and Are you on the
amendment? Bill? MISTER
PRESIDENT, I was hoping we
could an explanation of the
bill.
>> In general before we got in
the amendments. But I guess
lost that opportunity. All
right.
>> As to the amendment, no one
else in the queue. But I'd
like to speak to. So I guess I
will relinquish the chair to
the PRESIDENT-elect. MR.
PRESIDENT, you're recognized.
Think it was PRESIDENT. Oh,
yes. Sorry about Thank you,
MISTER. PRESIDENT-elect. I
rise. Just ask the questions
on 2, o t c when just called
the Carrico Amendment. I am
the PRESIDENT And I do have a
connection to kj. Obviously
through my employer, the boys
and girls clubs of Northeast
Florida. So do I have as just
a sitting council member now
is the PRESIDENT Have a
conflict in voting for board
members of kj.
>> Through
>> PRESIDENT Designate to
council PRESIDENT Carrico. I
believe any time we looked at
that for you, the
determination has been that
no, you're not precluded from
voting on appointments to the
Kids. Hope Alliance board.
>> So as a can vote on members
of the has already cleared
through through ethics. Voted
on several kj board
appointments and their ceo
over the years. And it's
always been clear through I
don't currently have a
conflict voting kj board
member. So I don't think I
should have a conflict in
nominating one because I'm
just one person nominating the
board member of the body
decides as 19 who goes on
that. So if you don't agree
with the someone, if I were
able to nominate them to kj,
then you can vote it down. And
that's your freedom. And I
think amendment for that
reason is irrelevant. So I
would vote no for it. And I
would ask you to do same.
Don't you? All right, Roland,
through the q, dr, Stanley are
still up there. I think you're
just on issue is big on the
bill. First, I will call on
you first council member past
PRESIDENT Met coalition. Thank
you, MR. PRESIDENT, I support
the amendment. I think it
makes sense. I don't support
the bill. Don't think
anything's broken. We're
trying to fix it. We already
have. Park moment. But I am. I
support. I support the
amendment. That's what I've
seen this year. Think it's
needed. I think. A
self-policing measure. Some
way. I look at it. And I'm
tired of the. Mud puddles keep
stepping into when it comes to
not for profits. And so I
supported and I would urge my
colleagues to support the
bill. Thank you. COUNCILWOMAN
Clerk Mary. Thank you. So
PRESIDENT To the body. It's a
way that is floor amendment is
a way to avoid the appearance
of impropriety.
>> It's a it's a way to avoid
the things that this council
MAY not necessarily do, but
there's a perception that we
do. So this is a in a sense of
protection and we want the
people to trust us. We need to
do things that. Allow the
people to have trust in us.
And so I'm asking you to vote.
But this floor amendment once
again, if the person who sits
in the chair PRESIDENT.
Doesn't have any connections
with k j. For at least by
views. And you can look at the
Floor Amendment. That person
can vote freely and we can in
a sense. Make the assumption
that there will be any says of
impropriety. But does the fact
that there are connections?
There's that and once again,
the authority goes to the vice
PRESIDENT. And once again, if
the vice PRESIDENT That same
kind of situation, then that
board member will continue to
remain on kj until we have a
person in the vice PRESIDENT
Position or present position
who has no connections to
gauge it. I ask that you both
this up.
>> Councilmember Vice
PRESIDENT Elect Joe Carlucci
recognized. All right. Thank
you, MR. PRESIDENT. I'm not
gonna support the amendment. I
think
>> More.
>> Ethics laws in place right
now that prevent there's
there's there's nobody voting
conflict that we just heard
not to mention the floor
minutes as it prohibited. It
prohibits the council
PRESIDENT From appointing and
member of the there. You're
not a point. Does not a
unilateral move. So I don't
who drafted the amendment, but
it's actually word incorrectly
was because the council
PRESIDENT Doesn't point
anybody they nominated person
and then the full body
appoints the full-body votes
for that. So that in of
itself, this whole of Florida
should be voided just for that
one reason or community, but
not to support either way. I
think the ethics are covering
us. In the full clear of this.
So I'm not going support Thank
you.
>> Alright, ducks a loan on
the amendment.
>> Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT
has a past PRESIDENT.
>> It really bothers me that
we're infringing on the
appointment process of of a
PRESIDENT. And my question
would be, where does it go
from here? If it's Kha
today's, it's something else
in the future. I will not be
supporting the amendment.
Thank you.
>> Once again, one quick Mart.
Thank you. PRESIDENT Carrico
to respond to MR.
Councilmember Salem's
question. It's not going to
various places. This
particular floor amendment is
about this particular bill in
the same way that it was
established by the previous
mayor that all of the members
of kj would be appointed by
the mayor because cages under
the executive branch of our
government. In the same way
that you just make a decision
you want to change it. So
there's no. Anything
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. This is this bill
and this bill alone. So it's
not going to any other bills.
Just like you made a decision
to want to change the board
for kj. I am asking proposing
a floor amendment for simply
too. Look at the aspects there
or the has been that MAY arise
as a result of all 19 of MAY
have some connections to kj.
And so that MAY solve that
problem that MAY arise. All
right. PRESIDENT-elect Powell
and you're recognized. Thank
you, MR. PRESIDENT COUNCILMAN
Woman Clark Mary, admire the
intent behind this. But I also
think it's unnecessary. I have
no connection to cage. Next
PRESIDENT And the next vice
PRESIDENT Has no connection.
Kj said there will be no need
for this for the next 2 years.
>> And I really don't think
it's necessary could be part
of a larger bill separate than
this. But I'm gonna vote.
Thanks. COUNCILMAN Carlucci
for the second time. All
right. Thank you. As chair,
I'll be brief
>> the other is and I don't I
appreciate the intent of this.
I do. And I get the safe
measure. But but the reason we
have a local ethics
department, we have a state
ethics partners because it's
widespread and it covers all
of our. It covers all of our
board appointees, appointments
so it's just kj or if it's Jr
d or whatever covers all of
those boards all together. So
that's why I think we have
safe measures in place right
now that are being followed.
And that's why we're not be
supporting the Florida. Thank
you. COUNCILWOMAN Collect
money for the 4th time. Thank
you because you can't go. I
appreciate your comments. The
one thing I would do want to
respond to bag that you put a
particular name and there are
particular person. This bill
is not about.
>> It is not about doesn't
care happens to be sitting in
that seat. Now it is not about
Vice PRESIDENT PRESIDENT-elect
Holland. It is not about visit
beauty. It is not. It is about
home ever sit in those seats
in the same way that this bill
should be about. This mayor is
should be about mayors, not
this mayor, but mayors and
thank you. All right. Past
present Carlucci for second
time.
>> I can certainly understand
why some people wouldn't
support it. Been was
important. Just because I'm
tired. Some of the things that
are going on, just tired of
it. I think we need to
sometimes put a shot across
the bow. No more of this
nonsense. That's what we've
had this year. And then I'm
tired of it. I believe in the
institution of body. And I
think the integrity of it.
These be held up an amendment
like this and not pass. But it
does send a message. And
that's what vote on this
amendment is doing. I didn't
suspect it would pass
supporting it because the
messages, sons. And we need to
serious about our jobs up
here. What we do. Past present
Carla to no one else in the
queue. So all in favor of the
amendment to raise your hand.
>> Those who oppose raise your
hand. The amendment fails. I
moved the bill as amended.
Motion second on the bill as
amended past Presidents,
Salem.
>> Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT as
we discussed at missed a
factor, could you come forward
and just give a brief? 2 or 3
minute. Discussion on how you
got to where you are today and
then I'll take it from there.
That's ok, MISTER PRESIDENT.
>> Yeah, let's just have tough
act come down. We'll give him
his own time House 3 minutes.
But the 3 minutes is great for
me. I I don't know if it'll
take 3 minutes.
>> So through the chair to the
body, this Rose when council
areas COUNCILMAN Areas filed
his bill on this point, we
looked at it. We had some
concerns whether it complied
with the charter and the
separation of powers. We give
a preliminary opinion
regarding that in preparation
for a vote that was to occur.
We then did had a little more
time and deeper dive. I
appreciate the input of some
outside attorneys and former
general counsel's giving some
input and asking us to make
another look at the issue. And
so we did that and we took a
deeper dive. We engage other
attorneys and our office. The
result of that. And I don't
think study is the wrong term
councilmen. Mark Murray, we
did to our research and are
studying of that and it's a
little more nuance than we
originally. Preliminarily
indicated. And so there's a
nuanced approach. It's not
categorically that appointment
powers purely an executive
function. It's much more
nuance with an analysis of
what power is being used and
the interplay between the
legislative and the executive
body. We issued a memo, one of
my brightest attorneys issued
a memo. Believe it was stated
last month and have big fact
it my head that provided an
analysis of that and that
summarized the thinking of the
ogc attorneys working on that
matter. And in short order for
the issues for kj and the
library board. Using the 4
factors from a case in
Bennett. We also used in a
previous binding opinion. We
determined that it was a very
close call, meaning that it
was close to a violation of
the separation of powers and
try and in our charter. But
based on the fact that the
mayor retained a majority of
the appointment powers and the
interplay on how the
appointments get confirmed.
The nature of power was
brought to hear. We thought it
was a close call, but we
thought past the charter to
shuttle test. I'm still trying
to get that word adopted. I'm
going to use it again. We
thought it past the charter to
test and that it is something
that if passed would not
violate the charter. Now have
to take any questions from the
board. The
>> All right. Thank you. Now
we'll just go through the q.
So doctors say on your first.
Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT.
>> First of all, I want to
thank MISTER Factor for going
through the process. He did.
We have worked on this for
about 6 months and several
past General counsel's have
interacted with him and he
came to the conclusion he did.
And I appreciate that. Why
these 2? Y kha and why the
library board kj. If you if
you watch kha their issues
that kha. And we have bill
appointments to that, it's
almost a 65 million dollar
budget. And I believe the city
council should be engaged in
that beyond passing their
budget and be able to during
the year have some input
through the PRESIDENT And
those appointments. Number 2,
the library again, 40 plus
million dollars as we face the
budget. We're about ready to
get into. We have a lot
parades all over this
community. I believe the city
council through our PRESIDENT
Should have appointments to
address issues within the
library system. I've raised
him in the budget process for
several years. We've got the
Internet. We've got chatgpt
and we're still using the same
library system essentially
that we've used for the last
50 years. We've got small
libraries. We've got big
decisions to make library
system. I want the city
council to have the ability to
make appointments. Both these
bills respect the strong
Merrill, former of our
government. That was very
important to me. As MR. Factor
said in his analysis. That's
council PRESIDENT Gets 3 of
the 7 for the school board and
5 of the 12 on the Library
Board of trustees. Number 2,
it we don't get those
appointments until somebody
rolls off. I'm not trying and
too distraught kha or the
school board. Or the library.
Gradually council PRESIDENT,
we get those appointments
people rolled off. And I think
that's important to recognize
is part of this bill. We are
not taking power away from
anybody. I keep hearing that
this bill is for his forever.
I have one year left on this
council. I'm not going to make
any appointments. And it's for
future mayors as well. So this
is not a one-year bill taking
power away from this mayor.
This is legislation that will
go on pass this. All future
cow. All future mayors will
buy buy this, whether they're
Republicans or Democrats in
the same with the City
Council. I think it's a good
bill. It's a fair deal. It's a
fair deal to the mayor. And
it's a fair bill to the city
council. We should have these
appointments. Thank you very
much, MISTER PRESIDENT.
>> Thank you. Pat presents a
loan that's you're recognized.
>> Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT,
thank you to adopt the same
for bringing the bill. Thank
you, too. MR. Factor for his
diligence in the finding
responsibility in the fact
that concluding the
legislation does not violate
the city charter. If you can't
speak to the one my dad was
93. He was having some vision
or issues, but he would get in
his car and drive. And I asked
him, why are you doing that?
How you able to do it? He said
son, I between the white
lines. I'm one of those who
believe in staying in your
lane.
>> And
>> for some reason in my
spirit, this bill seems like
it's one of those that because
we can. I'm just the opposite
because we can doesn't mean we
should. So I'm going to vote.
It's probably going to pass.
But that's the reason for my
no vote. Thank you. PRESIDENT
Carlucci. I don't think I
could have said it any better
than. COUNCILMAN America. One
of the next boards we don't
build into. And by the way, we
do have checks and balances.
We there was plumber. The came
up to the library board we
needed a partner. So mayor had
to go back and find somebody
else. I air reaches out to us.
For help and putting police in
to these. Committees and so
forth commissions. Something
about kids Hope Alliance. Last
year, too. Also those that
make this bill feel right. And
like, I don't want to go into
detail on as I don't want to.
But but I just just didn't
feel like right thing to do.
And it will pass. But mistake,
don't think it's fixing
anything. It's a little bit. I
think we're going to start
looking at, you know what,
we're going to. But we're
going to have a point us to.
We should look at all of them.
This is a little w#
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nilly
to me. Go into these 2. Well,
what's going to be next? This
is not our line. We always
trying to reach over and
getting executives line. So we
try to do certain people try
to do appear. We just need to
stick to our knitting and do
our job. We we do that. We do
a good job for the city, but
we always trying to trying to
investigate are always trying
to get somebody else business
mayor's business. That's what
we're doing here. I'm just
just going over all that
Thanks. COUNCILWOMAN Clark
murdered.
>> Thank you. Carrico. I'm
very glad to hear that the
introduce have this bill has
changed rhetoric because when
he first talked about it some
months ago and it does seem
like 6 months out things been
that long. But it does seem
like a long time ago he
exclaimed that the man was
taking away power. Without
considering the fact that once
again kj kj Board was
established by Mayor Lenny
Curry. It goes without saying,
but I would say anyway. I'm
not going to support the bill.
I'm not going to support the
bill that many of the reasons
that MISTER Carlucci get.
She's me councilmember met to
mention. It seems unnecessary
and it concerns me in looking
at the 5, you term data data
that that we use an edge in
the education. Well, the
amount of money. Supplied to
kj has gone from 35 Million.
2, 60 million less. COUNCILMAN
Landon. And with that comes
actually concerns and my
opinion. And I think the fact
that the might the mayor gets
to a point and we get to come
from is a perfect setup.
Doesn't. It gives us that
check and balance. So we as a
council, we do have a say. So
as to who goes on the board
and I think that's fair, it's
very as it is. So with this
particular scenario, it's
going to be the mayor point
and we can from and then we
appoint the PRESIDENT A point
and then we come from. That
seems to be out of balance in
my opinion. The other things
that were said is that that
would not engage. We are there
are several problems up. It
was nice to the library that
the council Tuesday, the
introduce of this bill mention
those problems can be solved
without changing kj. In fact,
those bombs going to all been
the interim since you've been
on council. So once again, I
will not be supporting this
bill. Thank you. All right. No
one else is in the queue.
Please open about record
about.
>> 9 yeas, 6 nays.
>> By your action, you
approved. 2025 0, 8, 7, 2, MR.
PRESIDENT is time for public
comments. Ladies and
gentlemen, if you wish to
speak, you should fill out a
green public comment card. No
cards will be accepted after
6, which we already passed.
>> Council's call for a lot of
90 minutes for public comment.
We did get a a good number
more than normal carts tonight
that each speaker will be
given one minute 30nd so that
all those wishing to speak
will have an opportunity to do
so on Oz. 5 speakers at a time
when call your name, please
come down to reserve seats in
the front row while waiting
her turn to speak. Your time
will not start to arrive at
the podium. And remember to
state your name and address
Peeps before beginning or you
MAY say my addresses on file
speaker MAY be invited
agreement for further
discussion of the council
members discretion. Read the
first 5 names now so can begin
to make their way down and
they don't have MISTER Till
read Council 4.5, 0, 5
regarding disruption of
meetings. First, 5 speakers,
John Meeks. Dion, a new rule.
Katie Hathaway Kathleen
Pereira. Goethe the first for
the John Meeks, Tiana Newell,
Katie Hathaway and Kathleen
Prem are till MAY please read
the rule. Council ruled 5.0 5
disruption of meeting. Any
person who disrupts the
regular meeting of the City
Council standing committee's
special or select committees.
>> Subcommittees or any other
public meeting presided over
by a city council member maybe
forthwith barred, removed or
otherwise ejected in the
discretion of the presiding
officer from further
attendance at that meeting. If
necessary, due to the nature
of the disruption. The
audience MAY be cleared from
the council chambers or
meeting location and the
discretion of the presiding
officer. Any person who
refuses to leave the City
Council chamber MAY be subject
to arrest. Thank you, MR. T
Legislative Services. Please
note the start. Time is 6.10,
MR. John Meeks, Europe.
>> Good evening. I'm John
Lewis makes junior addresses
on file. I am teacher first
vice-PRESIDENT Duval Teachers.
United aft local. 33. 26. And
as a 23 year social studies
teacher, I would like to say
this is what Representative
democracy looks like. I think
the education, education,
staff professionals, Duval
County for speaking out in
favor of the resolution
regarding the windmill. And
I'm very grateful to our City
Council for listening. This is
how I want us to move forward
and keep the momentum for our
a grade school system and keep
the momentum moving forward
for teach teachers and for
students. Our community. Thank
you. City Council, thank u
next up the on a
>> Hi there. I'm gm's Newell I
is on fire. I am resident of
Jacksonville Duval County
school psychologist. I'm one
of the hundreds of students
support professionals to
recruitment and retention
depend in part on the millage
funding. The school,
psychologists and other
special fix social workers
between but physical
therapists, occupational
therapists provide critical
services to students and
families private schools,
charter schools and home
education. We serve students
in hospitals, residential
treatment and juvenile justice
settings. We provide early
interventions, preschoolers
throughout the community and
we serve military families,
many of whom come to
Jacksonville specifically for
the supports for students with
special needs. The work. We do
impacts the broader
Jacksonville community and not
just our public schools. So
tonight, I want to thank you
for giving voters the
opportunity to consider this
measure and giving us the
chance to make your case
directly to the community we
serve. Thank you.
>> Thank you. MISS Katie
Hathaway.
>> Good evening, Kitty.
Happily addresses on file. I'm
here as a frustrated resident
watching politicians from
Tallahassee come to our city
and recycle talking points
about wasteful spending. Well,
offering no specifics or
solutions. And let's remember
how our local government
works. Jackson was a 19 member
City Council. This council
controls the budget process.
They review it and then they
ultimately approve how
taxpayer dollars are being
spent in the city. So if we're
going to have an honest
conversation about spending,
let's have one that's based on
facts, not political theater.
And let's also remember that
the people, Jacksonville elect
local people, leaders to make
local decisions and local
control matters. The people
who live work, raise families
and run businesses here.
Understand our community's
needs better than politicians
dropping in from Tallahassee
for a press conference is
investing in youth programs,
parks, libraries, neighborhood
improvements, housing, senior
and veteran programs and
services that help families
thrive is considered wasteful.
That I think most Jacksonville
residents would disagree.
Jacksonville's growing and
thriving because of the work
being done across the city.
And I appreciate the
investments being made to
contribute to our quality of
life and helping Jackson
become one of the best cities
in the Southeast. Yes, we
still face challenges and we
should absolutely have
conversations about how to
spend taxpayer dollars wisely.
But those those conversations
require facts, transparency
and solutions, not political
stunts designed to score
points while providing no
actual plan to move
Jacksonville port. Please go
out and advocate for our
public schools, our teachers
and our kids. Please help get
the Duval schools referendum
across the finish line. Thank
you.
>> Thank u next up, Kathleen
Prayer and then the 5 after
that. Please come on down.
Brian Jefferson, Robert
Stafford, Duchy Stevens,
Brenda Lepenski and to my to
head to spare.
>> My name is Kathleen. Per my
information is on file. All
citizens want prudent and
honest city planning is
neither prudent nor on his
honest to keep changing zoning
codes and land uses. Whenever
demands it, especially when it
will suit only them just as
the city would not allow me to
build a 5,000 Watt radio
station or Pig Irl Dietz owned
property. The city should not
also not allow any developer
to build a 15,000 seat soccer
stadium multiplex on property
currently zoned for rowdy,
especially when this project
will detrimentally impact to
residential neighborhoods. The
stadium developers obviously
don't care that the purpose of
crm owning is to develop
smaller commute, commercial
venues as a gradual transition
from residential to major
commercial. Projects. So it's
up to the city to first look
at the how a project like
this, aka Stadium impact the
surrounding areas and deny the
application at its start since
it drastically harm the
character amenities that make
neighborhoods like fox Chase
Woman Station and wondered
when the helm attractive. If
however, the city authorities
have no problems ruining
comment. Communities like
this. How can we trust him for
anything else? Move the same
soccer stadium to another
location that will not affect
presidential residence. Also
2026 3, 6, 4, and yes 2026.
'02, to 7. Thank you.
>> next up for and Jefferson.
Followed by Robert Stafford.
>> My name is Brian Jefferson
and my addresses on file.
Gonna keep it quick and 2025
there were over 5 jso involved
shootings related a mental
health crisis. The community
deserves a guarantee
precautions, ensuring that
they actions of jso officers
will not result in their
death. What they're
experiencing a mental health
crisis. A mental health crisis
should not be a death
sentence. Point blank period.
It's those officers are not
trained to de-escalate and
respond to a mental health
crisis leading to these
incidents again and again. And
we see that jso is, but it is
continuing to grow and grow
being the lion's share of the
city's budget every year. But
we do not see any additional
care put into mental health
responses. And one of the
victims of this lack of care
was Rashad Martin. He was 32
years old and he was diagnosed
with schizophrenia. His family
called 9-1-1 and OCTOBER 2025.
And his mother didn't want him
arrested. You want to come
help? Martin ran in tripped
and was detained. He showed
signs of medical distress and
he was Baker acted in, died in
the psychiatric facility. His
mother, Vanessa, is still
waiting for answers from jso.
She is asking for a trained
mental health professionals on
the scene of mental health
crises in not police. So Jane
Stolz obviously the jcc is the
man to simple. We want to see
the creation of a permanent
mental health emergency
response. Team professionals
instead of police officers to
spawned these situations. We
want to see the enforcement.
Thank you, sir. Next up,
Robert Stafford. And then
Duchy students. Good evening.
Name is Robert Stafford. My
addresses on file.
>> Duval County Public School
system. I it's going around
and advertise that
construction cost per square
construction rate of 3 $335
Square foot. Down from 5.16,
for Down from 4 73 bogus
Pringle. It. That rate of 3.35
Came out of sale surtax
Oversight Committee. Yes,
that's oc. And dcps. That in
2022, the Florida Department
of Education stated that
construction costs risen by
21% resulting in a rate of
$264 per square foot for
elementary schools. We 25
middle schools and 3.64, high
schools. The seal acknowledge
existence. I haven't seen that
website and the rest is
history. He went back in.
Apply construction escalation
race from 2022 to present. And
that's how we got 3.35, we
could have been here 3 and a
half years ago. We could have
been there. The data
referendum was passed and we
tie. The cost it. Students
nation. The number students in
school use that mixture. That
metric been used ever since
2000.
>> things are great. Thank u
next up that you Stevens and
then Brenda Lepenski after
Stevens. Yes, that you Stevens
and addresses on file.
>> I'm getting sick and tired
of that morning. Couldn't
doing this illegal dumping.
They came out yesterday. These
2 occasion booties and the
lack of cheat random only
probably get from the thrift
shop shop. Don't have to take
the blaze up and getting
shopping. And they keep
hitting that 1000 with the
Federal 5 in Washington, D.C.,
as they battle plate, you can
touch the but I can show you
the books. And even though
that could always on the side
walls, people get trip and
fall of the unified on this.
That what with the blow then
come out there with the blow
percent needed. It was month
in MARCH. They never go there
at all. You humid last month
in MAY. And then they came
this month, JUNE in doing it.
So I don't know what to get
needs. Been this from the
moment it could end up on the
8 the city doing is who they
have Where the show this
federal government-funded tune
a bit. You don't could relate
to demand or But when issued a
wheeze and even on the
driveway, that's a good way to
get some. Some big debate to
stop it. As we fund the soq it
because enough is enough but
that Putin and we do not
private property called dry
ways. You a cut now property.
You couldn't to see this
government and they have.
Could that mean that like to
see the I never seen this ad.
Got me right away. Looking
like that when John passed,
was the second directed a
Department of Public works,
but they do. It won't work.
Thank you. Thank you. Brenda
Lepenski.
>> My name is Brian. The
Penske and I'm here to speak
in support of the freedom to
garden at my address is 9, 3,
6, 3 old Plank Road 3, 2, 2,
2, 0, I'm the owner operator
down to Earth organic farm on
Old Plank Road on the West
Side. And I have my life and I
started our farm nearly 20
years ago and were amazed at
the demand that people had for
a source of local clean
organic Lee grown food. There
are not many local growers 20
years ago in fast forward to
today. And they're still are
not very many growers for city
of Marion. Nearly a million
people. They're like likely
lots of reasons for this. But
there are examples of
small-scale growers having to
deal with various bureaucratic
and code problems that are too
arduous are complex to
navigate or an evenly applied.
My farm is blessed to be zoned
ag, but we need to create a
better environment for micro
farms and community gardens to
thrive. A group of us are here
to ask meaningful reform.
They'll help small growers and
community gardeners alike have
a clear path to helping us
feed ourselves as a city.
Please push forward and
support the Freedom to Garden
Act.
>> Thank u next step. Theresa
Myers in the 5 after that will
be Susan Grandin Barry Cotter,
Monique Sampson. Tammy Brock
Sevens and on the Western
church. Theresa Myers, are you
here? Save her cards season
granted. Susan Grant and here.
There. And then after season
will be Barry Cotter.
>> Good evening
Councilmembers. Susan Grand
and my addresses on file. I'm
representing on scenic
Jacksonville this evening and
opposition to ordinance 2026,
3.63 as it's currently
drafted. We think that there's
some room for improvement on
this one. We really hope that
you guys will different
tonight or postpone it.
Whatever nomenclature might be
because we see Jacksonville
really does want to fish
accountable development plans,
review and inspections. And
the 3.63 what it does if you
don't know what that number
means, it's it allows private
providers to review plans that
are submitted to development
services and to do building
inspections. Well, that's good
in some disciplines. I believe
that the bill goes too far.
The state statute that its
pattern after limits, the
private providers to
architects, engineers and
building codes,
administrators. It doesn't go
as far as landscape,
architects or arborists that
type of thing. It does go too
far. And I really think it
needs more clarification more
work, which I think the public
works. Department working with
the Councilmember Diamond.
He's not here tonight to work
on that. So we really hope
that it could be postponed and
even go back to committee and
in looking at the substitutes
from Eli's Ian rules, which
were the bill is hard to get a
hold of to begin with because
things weren't going thank u.
Next up their economy.
>> And that'll be Monique
Simpson after MR. Carter.
>> Ok, my name Harry Potter
addresses on file? Well, I was
going to talk about asking you
to take steps to a teacher But
I guess now just say thank
you. I know one thing to say.
Now to say thank you I want to
make a comment about the other
big tax cut l Tallahassee hate
to be any people working on
that
>> thank u next step Money.
Sampson. And after missing. So
be Tammy Wynette. Brock
Sevens.
>> Okay. That was little
strange but had to start about
the place. My back there.
>> Hi, my name is Monique
Sasson. I am a civics teacher.
Mom, home owner, community
member and a proud member of
Duval Teachers United as well
as a union steward. And I came
prepared to to put the ballot
and thankfully all did so. I
wanted to kind of talk about
how it has impacted by family.
>> So my daughter, Atala
Sampson, she has autism and
she goes to Garden City
Elementary in the preschool
disabilities program has one
of the school psychologist
talking about earlier and she
had a teacher and a speech
Colleges and a pair of the
entire year for some people.
That's not a big deal. But it
was a super duper, big deal
because and dcps before the
mail by DECEMBER 5 to 6
teachers will be gone by
MARCH. Another 2 to 3 in the
reason because they couldn't
take the low pay the long
hours and the lack of respect
that after the mill, our
schools are really well
staffed. Okay. I can go on
vacation. I could do all the
stuff and not have to worry
about staffing and for
household because a lot of
people think it means getting
rich. I mean, I'm expanding
our family, welcoming our son
a few months ago been
establishing a college fund
for our daughter through
Florida, prepaid and catching
up on bills being able to buy
pencils can be a most
importantly, be over and for
my students without worrying
about breaking the bank, that
bill has changed so much for
our family. And it's we're
keeping it as a homeowner. I
can confidently say that. I
don't mind paying a little bit
more on the front in to save
money on the back in and we
will save money by having
fully staffed schools. And we
do that by making sure school
staff is appreciated.
>> Also on another note, as a
community member, I say like
Connor, speak in support of
mental health emergency
response team being fought for
by the Jacks will community
Action Committee. Thank you so
much of an agreement or so.
>> Thank you, Tammy Wynette,
Brock Sevens and then don't
Stretch is Tammy here. Okay.
Donna. West Church.
>> My name is Donna. Less
strict. My address is on file.
I am Marine science teacher at
Fletcher High School. I'm just
like everybody else here
wearing red. I came here. Ask
you to put the one no
referendum ballot. You did
that. Thank you so much. So I
just want to remind everybody
what the one no means. It's
not only a teacher's salary
supplement. It also provides a
supplement for our jso
officers and our school
guardians. It also pays for
band uniforms. Track updates,
football fields. So thank you.
Thank you. From all the
teachers. Thank you. From the
jso officers. Thank you from
the students. Appreciate your
efforts. And let's tell all of
our friends to vote for the
referendum. Thank you so much
for your time.
>> Thank you. Last call here
for Tammy Wynette. Rocks,
Evans or Theresa Myers. Are
you out there? Ms Rocks. Evans
was here to speak about the
referendum and this Myers to
not fill out anything next.
Speakers please come on down
this Cindy Pearson, Frank.
While Meyer, Tiffany Clark.
Carry bags. And Nathan
Valentina, Pearson.
>> I think the Pierce address
on file. I stayed to say thank
you. First of all, I want to
say thank you to COUNCILMAN
Areas and COUNCILMAN Matt
Carlucci and COUNCILWOMAN Tara
Clark. Murray for the meetings
on Friday. I think that was an
example of good governance and
of us being able to work
together. You had questions we
came. We answered questions.
We put the call out to the
community to come and they
showed up. And so I really
appreciate voicing your
questions. And then listening
to the answers and letting it
your heart and your minds on
the topic. Secondly, I want to
say thank you for the
unanimous vote. That's really,
really important. And I. I
appreciate that. Thank you for
the unanimous vote. The 3rd
thing I want to do is try to
persuade you to join me in
NOVEMBER of voting for the one
male when it comes the renewal
and it comes on the ballot.
I'll give you a few fast facts
on that per statute. We share
the with our charter partners
based on a student allocations
that 80% of what's collected
goes to dcps. 20% goes to our
charter partners of the
portion that dcps gets. 75% go
for salary enhancement. You've
heard it's for teachers, but
also for Sro's for Peres for
other workers in the schools.
And in the school system,
12.5% goes for arts and Hance
months. 12.5% goes for
athletics enhancements. The
board votes on the
expenditures. Well, that went
off. Thank you. MISS Pearson.
And that was about a MR.
Frank. Well, there.
>> All right. Good evening. My
name is Frank Walmart. My
addresses on file. My current
job title is Stuart at
Standard Feed and seed an 80
year-old Jacksonville business
located the nearby Railyard
District. I say Stewart and
not owner because the story is
a caretaker who has
responsibility to do what is
right and what is good.
Similarly as a steam public
servants, y'all are stewards
of our great city. I know you
take very seriously your
responsibility to do what is
right and what is good. I'm
here tonight to support,
encourage the free to Garden
Act, which will make community
and market gardens permissible
by right and our great city of
Jacksonville. Gardening is
good. Fresh fruits and
vegetables are good. Growing
food and food deserts is good
food, resilience is good.
Eliminating unnecessary
bureaucratic red tape is good,
supporting beneficial uses of
personal property is good. The
free to Garden Act is good.
That's why last night at its
monthly meeting, the Duval
County Farm Bureau, one of the
leading advocates for
agriculture in Duval County
voted unanimously in support
of the free to guard Matt. I
sincerely thank you all. For
the time and consideration and
whoa when the Fredy Guarin Act
put forward, it will have 19
sponsors. Thank you to think
Clark.
>> Good evening. My name is
Tiffany Clark in my address is
on file as a parent of 2
graduates of Duval County
Public Schools, a solo
printer, a wife of 30 years to
someone who is also
matriculated the Duval County
Public Schools. As someone who
volunteers on a weekly and a
monthly basis in our schools.
Absolutely support this
referendum. And I just wanted
to say thank you. Thank you so
much for your unanimous vote
when the sure let the voters
decide. Thank you for allowing
that have a goodie.
>> Thank you. Kerry backs. And
then Nathan Valentina after
missed specs.
>> Good evening. Thank you for
having me. My name is Karen
Bass. My information is on by.
Monday, JUNE 12.0 26 and then
30 pm. I'm sorry, 09:30am. Had
the gun would be at the Joyce.
>> Brady, Brees, Russian pair
state And extend an invitation
to everyone to join us. There.
We need everyone to come out
and support Reconstruction and
historical Bridge. Thank you.
Thank u next step. Nathan Bone
team.
>> Good evening. My name is
Nathan Valentine. Our farm
grows at one. 25 East, 7th
Street. JANUARY. 22nd 2026.
Nearly 2 years after first
applying overalls farm 3
security certificate of use
from Jacksonville to operate
legally as a neighborhood
farm. Winning the clu granting
us permission to grow to 2
years. 3 citations for
meetings with city officials,
the backing of 5 operational
nonprofit Partners, 11 letters
of support from neighborhood
business leaders, 125
neighborhood u-pick farm
members. 500 plus families on
our farm member waitlist over
1350 signatures on the
petition for permission to
grow and over $50,000 in lost
revenue. Not to mention having
are usda farm serial number
and state level green.
Exemption through 3 state
level, legal presumptions
against local limits, a bona
fide farms. You as the
outstanding agriculture listed
Farm City luncheon. And
ultimately a legal request for
dismissal of the citation. We
want our say Clu, but the
fight for permission to grow
food within for our neighbors
goes way beyond farm 3. For
example, our journey took half
as long as that of Clara White
mission to secure a clu for
his farm and market back in
2014, they began throwing food
for the community in 2010,
stepping back even further.
The Ifas ag Extension
Community Garden has been
providing garden plots for
members of the community since
1977, it does not and never
has had legal permission to
operate under zoning code. It
should not be this hard to
grow food with and for our
neighbors. That's why thank
you, sir. Thank you. Our next
5 are Alex Weist. Denise
Scott.
>> Joseph George Ruth Thompson
and Jennifer Leggett. Sir Alex
Weist. He MAY go when you get
to the podium. It's a let
weeds but that's okay.
>> Good evening. My name is
left. We stand up representing
myself just food network. Had
just file. I'm here tonight to
support, encourage the free to
Garden Act, which will make
community market gardens
permissible by Wright in
Jacksonville. Community
Gardens provide fresh, healthy
food to neighbors who need it.
Right now. Nathan Valentine
has hundreds of families. He's
waiting list who want to
patronize this community
gardens, including myself.
Even though I'm not currently
patronizing community garden.
I do a landmark of gardens and
our farmers Markets, Timor,
market garden vendors. Arline
market garden vendors from my
organic produce because usda
organic is no longer reliable.
>> As organic food becomes
unreliable, grocery store
prices go up. We need to let
market gardens and community
gardens the cut down costs and
have healthy and sustainable
practices. We have global
supply lines disrupted food
prices on the rise, organic
produce. The grocery store is
becoming increasingly
unreliable. Local community
market gardeners would be well
positioned to help insulate us
from these problems when they
arise. Please help us pass the
free to Garnet. Thank you.
Thank you. Denise Gott. I not
know that she's
>> good evening. My name is
Denise Qaeda. My address is on
fau. Thank you, Larry, is
because meeting. Friday said
he was going to bring to be
for the PRESIDENT. So I
appreciate and I thank you all
for moving forward. But to be
honest with you. Us with a lot
of time because you only job
was to put the referendum on
the ballot. That's it. And let
the people decide to hand I
You just get too much the end.
The people see why you all
won't support that 4 men that
by from Com hit dog surely
will holler. You don't want
checks and balances. Integrity
is doing the right thing when
no one is watching to say no
different than on Carrico said
that Missus to j a board
member.
>> You all love drama. You're
corrupt. Let's see what else I
realize that this council and
j it seems like it. So
COUNCILMAN On Salem, since you
are the liaison, you need to
remind it that board that this
is the public on facility. The
people want them to collect
those overdue fees. Now, when
the working class people can't
pay their bills, we have 2
options. We even make a
payment arrangement. And when
that payment arrangement than
than that. Disconnect
services, so get to make a
payment arrangement with the
for those millions of dollars
so we don't have to be have a
rate increase OCTOBER.
>> Joe, Saint George? Good
evening. My name a co a joint.
I'm the PRESIDENT Of North
Florida, Central Labor
Council. My address fau. And
Jacksonville voicing concern
that City Council meeting MAY
calls consequences. Individual
exercising First Amendment
rights held on occasion face
also responses and a risk by
jso for merely expressing the
true. In recent years. Jso has
the rest it for community
advocates. Then for a call, a
calling Leo greeting and Tegan
below at council meetings.
Such incidents have reinforced
concerns regarding the
treatment of individual
exercising First Amendment
rights. City Council. You'll
action regarding First
Amendment right to have caused
concern among the community.
The public feels about council
decision and will participate
actively at the ballot box and
to win it. 27. Turning to
another important matter. I
wish to address the ongoing
negotiation will plan will now
local 6.30 Florida Central
Labor Council. Expressed the
hope that negotiation will you
following outcomes? That
they'll wages will be
established to keep pace with
current economic conditions.
>> That work is doing same
work will be paid the same
wages. Furthermore. When the
recommendation before you
think you see the improvement.
Thank thank you. Thompson.
>> And that will be Jennifer
after MR. If Thompson.
>> Good Good evening. My name
is Ruth Thompson. I'm with be
great for a series where are
been bee keepers that manage
about 100 hives throughout
Jacksonville in the urban
area. My address is 16 0, 5,
0, Co Street. Jacksonville,
Florida. I'm here tonight to
support the free to got free
to Garden Act, which will make
community and marketing market
cart Gardens permissible. I
write in Jacksonville. I had a
longer speech. But for one
minute, I'm going can make a
concise. This is a win-win
situation for Jacksonville and
for urban farmers. Farms,
Urban Farms provide community
outreach, community building.
Provides food for expects food
deserts met. Many of the farms
are on. Abandoned properties.
And this month is pollinator
month with the week of JUNE
22nd through the 27th being
pollinator week. During
pollinator week, 4 million
social media post are given
700 and official registered
events. 36 state governors and
more than 140 mayors. What
issue formal proclamations and
120 million dollars are spent
on pollinators teams. The
greatest thing for pollinators
are gardens to Mote. Eco
friendly propped. Thank you,
ma'am. And we have a new
article out act.
>> Ma'am, you? Anybody else?
That's here to talk about the
free to guard act.
Councilmember areas would like
to meet with you and the
Robert Johnson room. So if
there's anyone here for the
free to guard neck and you'd
like to talk to a counselor
areas, he'll be in the Robert
Johnson room to talk to you
right now. Next up, Jennifer
Leggett.
>> Good Evening. Council
members. My name is Jennifer
Leggett live in 81 28 Concord
Boulevard West, which is in
Lake Forest. I'm here tonight
to ask for your support for
the Free Garden Act. I am the
chair of the Duval County
Agricultural Council and I am
a member of the Duval County
Farm Bureau board as someone
who has spent decades running
a small business in
Jacksonville. I understand the
importance of having clear
rules that protect
neighborhoods while still
allowing people to freedom to
create building, contribute to
their community. They're free
to creates clear standards and
clear expectations. It
addresses concerns about noise
parking lighting composting
hours of operation. It
supports small-scale locally
owned efforts while ensuring
they remain compatible with
surrounding neighborhoods.
What I appreciate most about
this proposal is that it
strikes a balance. It respects
private property rights
respecting neighbors. It
encourages local
entrepreneurship while
preventing large scale
commercial operations from
moving into residential areas.
They're free to garden act as
practical balance and good for
our community. I respectfully
ask for your support and thank
you for your time and your
service to our city. Thank u
next up, John Scott. And then
after MR. Scott Dana mole.
>> Lisa Dawkins, Samantha
Series and Addison Patrick,
MR. Scott, the floor is yours.
>> Thank you, MR. Floor leader
MISTER PRESIDENT members of
Council. Name is John Scott
Matters on fall. Jacksonville
making incredibly difficult
financial decisions. Every
single day families are
dealing with rising property
insurance costs, housing
expenses, utility bills, and
the increasing cost of
everyday necessities. They
expect their local government
to exercise the same level
discipline and accountability
and the property tax amendment
that will be on NOVEMBER's
ballot is a catalyst to
ensuring this body has the
very tough conversations and
be ready to reduce
significantly reduce funding.
And practice and prioritize
court services. Public safety
Roads, Infrastructure Park's
library. Strange, another core
services should remain the
primary City government. This
body has taken steps forward
to make sure under your
leadership, MISTER PRESIDENT,
that we had in that direction.
I'm confident that under MR.
Vice PRESIDENT's leadership,
we will do the exact same
thing. Taxpayer deserve
confidence that their money is
being invested in the basic
responsibilities of government
beef. 4. It's been elsewhere.
We repeat that for mayor
digging before it has spent
elsewhere. Mark, my words,
Florida will pass relieve as
they historically have. Well,
this body ready. Thank u next
update. A mole.
>> Good evening. My name is
Dana Michelle Mall and on your
Northside neighbor. My address
is all about and I work in
District 10 and the band of
Northside Product,
Jacksonville. And tonight I
can to show some gratitude to
a few council members. First,
I want to thank COUNCILMAN
Matt Carlucci early this year.
Northside upright, like a
torso program with 9 students
standing next to me is Shiloh
Davis. And he's a gradual
rebound, high school. And
expected to Clark Atlanta
University for the fall. Got a
chance meet COUNCILMAN Matt
Carlucci at near to town hall
meeting and he invited to his
office for a fireside chat
about a student's perspective
on local government and the
conditions that their
neighborhood, all of them live
on the North side, we took
photos with him and I just
wanted to tell him thank you
for making his of available to
them and for sharing
information about the page
program. Please public that
that program more. Thank you.
COUNCILMAN Carlucci into your
aging. Also want acknowledge
the council members who voted
yes for resolution.
Twenty-twenty think there are
3, 5, 6, a bill introduced by
COUNCILMAN Jimmy a district
said in protecting
historically redlined
neighborhoods from the jail of
the future. Thank you again in
the COUNCILMAN, Matt Carlucci
Council want to apart. Mary
COUNCILMAN Reggie Gaffney
junior COUNCILMAN Ruckman
Jonathan and Kathy Najimy.
Introduced a bill. I think
that's because they have all
my neighbors. When I say thank
you. You show to that. What
matters the matters to you.
Thank you.
>> Next up leads Lisa
documents and then the series
you're after.
>> Good evening. I'm Litsa
Dawkins, my addresses on file
scenic Jacksonville supports
sufficient development but we
don't want it to come the
expense of our natural
environment and their 4. We
have serious concerns with
ordinance 2026, 3, 63. The
ordinance appears to expand
beyond with the Florida
statute allows by extending
private review authority into
zoning insight review
functions, not just limited to
the building, code review.
We're especially concerned
about the Tree Mitigation
Review has drafted certified
arborist could approve
mitigation plans while also
financially benefiting from
tree removal work on that same
property, creating a clear
conflict of interest that
threatens the integrity of
Jacksonville Street
protections and mitigation
fund. We respectfully urge the
council to defer this
legislation to require
appropriately licensed
professionals and exempt the
tree mitigation and landscape
review from the ordinance. We
plan on sending more detailed
follow-up with the statutes to
your e-mail. Thank you.
>> Thank you. MRS.
>> We series addresses on
file. I just want to make sure
we have the correct facts
about the jail and courthouse.
I know the last city council
meeting. It was mentioned
that, you know, a majority of
court has held via zoom. That
is absolutely incorrect. There
are some opportunities that
are through zoom, which is
first appearance and then
mental health court. That is
zoom and attorneys can. Do a
motion to appear by zoom. But
usually their clients are out
of jail and they are private
attorneys. If you are a public
defender who works as someone
that goes for many of the
people that are inmates at our
jail, they do not get the
opportunity to do via zoom and
during covid their case
numbers skyrocketed. You might
wonder how I would know this.
I actually use or for the
public defender's office and I
still know people there, MR.
Coburn, I did speak about this
issue and he agrees that that
is not smart to put the jail
out at p farm anywhere. That
isn't a far distance. I am
glad to hear that the you
know, consultants did speak
him a few weeks ago. So at
least they are doing some
movement there. I just think
it's really important. You
guys do you know the facts
that the jail should not be
far from the courthouse. The
courthouse was over billion
dollars. Let's make sure we're
using it and not making our
inmates and citizens have a
more difficult time meeting
with their public defenders
and attorneys.
>> Thank u next up, Addison
Patrick in the 5 after that,
please go ahead and come on
down. Ronnie Burris, Daniel
Kerr z Monica Gold, Lydia Bell
and Shane Tremblay. Is that a
Patrick, here? This Patrick?
>> Good evening, everyone. So
we were out there talking
about the the freedom to
garden David Lazarus. Please
ms Pat. I'm sorry. Addison
Patrick addresses on file.
>> I want to mention zoning
laws are too complicated. Here
we talk about a lot of things
and zoning seems to get in the
way I am not in support of
2026 Dash, 0, 4, 8, 9
regarding the homelessness
committee and they're sort
asking for extensions, Alex,
Plain White a later time. I
want to support a voluntary
association here. There's a
good model out of Washington,
D.C., h I p s dot Org is an
organization that does a whole
lot with homelessness and they
do that voluntary with private
donations. And that's
something that I'm seriously
looking into. But other people
in the community on how to
make that happen. And in terms
of the housing shortage, which
and housing issues across the
board. Very important issue
right now. Just want to bring
attention to the the ship and
noticing all of the housing
bills and things on this
agenda were rushing to spend
all of this money before the
state pulls it back. We need
to be more effective with how
we spend our money so we can
spend was actually being
allocated to us. Thank you.
>> Thank you, MR. A neighbors.
And then Daniel Kerr z will be
after MR. Merz.
>> My name is Ronnie Burleson
my addresses on file the
business manager local 6.30,
And all of you have heard from
me talk about. The situation
that we currently are
experiencing with negotiations
for a year. We've been in
negotiations. I want to talk
to you also about is tonight.
Is that I'm not just a
business manager. I came to
work for the city of
Jacksonville, Slash j a
AUGUST. 26 1983. I retired MAY
first 2010. So I live the life
of and employee of j. I was
offered the job as business
manager in 2015, I came back
to work. I came to work as a
business manager. And I know
and I you've heard me tell you
that how important these
people are. The people that I
represent are to this. It. But
when we sit down to negotiate
a contract, we take you into
consideration as the governing
body. We take the public into
consideration and we also take
in the public. Because they
everybody pays that bill. And
so it's important to us.
Thanks. Things to burst,
Daniel Kerr z?
>> You're next. And then
Monica Gold.
>> Good evening. My name
Daniel Kerr is the address on
file. I appreciate the
opportunity speak with you on
your touching this evening. A
field coordinator with
lighting is regional
organizing department. We
cover 9 states. I worked
closely with local 6.30, in
the hardworking women and men
that are highly skilled
professionals dressed in
orange here in the back of
room. As you heard and let you
know where at an impasse in
negotiations largely regarding
wages. I've worked with union
members around the region
around the country and I can
tell you the situation with
like, you know, is not that
complicated. Our members in
the workforce and to close an
ongoing pay despaired. The
situation is our members
perform nearly identical tasks
and duties as some other
employees with utility except
our between 5 and $19 an hour
less per hour. The special
magistrate process begins here
in a couple of weeks to
address this impasse. After
that, this council decides
what happens next. What we're
asking is simple. Please look
at the facts. Jay, a zone.
Vatican show you that the wage
disparity exists. The proposal
on the table is reasonable.
And what we're asking is that
you recognize that
Jacksonville deserves utility
whose workforce feels
respected. And before long,
this council is gonna be able
to make that happen. Thank you
for your time. Thank u next
up, Monica Gold. And then
Lydia. Do.
>> Hello. Hello. My name is
Monica Gold. My addresses on
file. I've just include
concluded my 7th year teaching
in Duval County Public
Schools.
>> I've been an esl teacher
and English language arts
teacher Esau teacher. And this
year I was honored to be a
district finalists for Teacher
of the year. When I began
working at my school, it
deemed a turnaround school,
meaning it had a failing
grade. My school is now just
points away from being a b
school. Tribute this growth to
the teacher attention at my
school and I would attribute
the teacher attention to the
mill rate referendum. The
teachers in my building or
some of the smartest, most
resource. One multi talented
people. I know they could
successfully pursue any career
path yet they have elected to
teach year after year despite
Florida being last in the
country for teacher pay. I
urge City Council to do more
than just allow this to be
voted Urge City Council to
help this referendum passed in
NOVEMBER. Please show up in a
meaningful way for public
school. Teachers and students.
Also as a proud union member
and building Stuart, I extend
my solidarity to my union
siblings here tonight,
demanding better wages and
conditions. Thank you. Thank
you. MISS Levy ago.
>> That evening that bill
addresses on file my way down.
I asked myself what would make
a better Jacksonville. And I
think a better Jacksonville
will be elected officials.
Betty elected officials.
>> Kiahnna column.
>> It's sitting in jail due in
60 days in jail. 3 years
probation for coming to a city
council meeting where he
almost got his snake broken.
It is a shame that you have
allowed this to happen. And
then last week you all voted
on the resolution cannot place
a jail in Riyadh, landing
area. You say let the process
pad process already passed.
You already pay some the
Bamiyan dollars People are
dying over there in London or
are rated brought a morgue
over there. You are rated,
bro, all of the local stores
over there. So the process has
already passed. What you could
have done is stop the real
landing process. Lot of people
being having a jail over
there. There's no place on an
off that if you really wanted
to say this is what's going to
happen, you pay 750,002 a
outside. So it's way you get
some better protect appeal.
Then you're going to say,
well, they selected than
offset. Then you're going to
say, well, if they selected
not said it has to be over on
and Sad thing aside then would
be over there on and off set.
Like I last stand. We need a
parliament because if you're
going to bring that not to
that. We're going to turn this
mother out.
>> Next up, same Tremblay and
then the 5 after Shane Neal
Hendrix, Wells Todd Dragon
Beloit Ryan Delaney and Ashley
McKenzie. Go ahead. MISTER
Tremblay. Change, Travel
address on file. Here today to
speak about my concerns about
safety and free speech and
also waste of city resources.
>> For anyone who is not a
where you can go to Jax psn
Dot Org slash free Connor.
That's Connor one and to see a
video of him getting
brutalized in these chambers.
That same person, Connor Cali
is in jail right now. Connors
not only an innocent man. He's
a union member. He serves the
community. He feeds the
homeless upon his trial. We
were able to get 50 character
letters speaking to the
goodness of Connor Cali Connor
was made an example of that
night and in his trial made an
example of what happens when
you speak against this
council, not for doing
anything actually wrong. And
that example shows us that you
can get 60 days in jail and 3
years of probation instead of
recognizing the real issue,
which is a violent officers
serving as sergeant of arms in
these chambers officer Aliaga
in particular, who has a
previous domestic violence
injunction against him instead
of the real the city Council
added insult to injury by
requesting a band from Connor
from City Council chambers.
Jason Tilted the specifically
interesting that he's an
attorney and this is a
flagrant constitutional
violation of condors rights.
This year. Long trial also a
huge waste of money. Thank
you, Neal Hendrix. You know,
Hendricks.
>> My address on file. I'm
here today show my support for
Connor Cali as he is currently
wrongfully serving his
sentence of 60 days with time
served 3 years of probation
and abundance of court fees
and fines on top 150 community
service hours. All being
ordered to stay 1000 feet
away. The cop who grabbed put
him over set of chairs. 60
days of being completely up or
didn't removed from society
due to focus trumped-up
charges for speaking out
against something people are
to Kabul to knowledge. That's
something being the genocidal
ethnic cleansing and ongoing.
Erase your of the Palestinian
people, their land and all
living things that are called
for decades. 2 weeks ago was
my first time attending a city
council meeting. What I saw
was not surprising. But
largely disappointing playing
on your phones, leaving your
seeds eating deep. Sighs.
Rolling your eyes. Well,
having sidebar conversations
as your constituents bring to
their thoughts concerns for
what we believe is best for
our city. If you want keep
your seat. I highly suggest.
You start looking at us.
Highly suggest that. Has just
you start looking as we speak
to you and pay attention that
we deserve. Because we put you
in the seat and we will have
no problems yet. From
underneath you. The
hardworking people are deserve
better.
>> Thank u. Next up wells
time. My name is well as Part
of our take em down Jax. The
question here is what taught
address. Please on file. The
question here is who is a city
council work for? You as a
city council members, you need
to have town hall meetings to
support the one Just the fact
that teaches a struggling to
make ends meet shows the rot.
That is the economic system
that we live and the needs of
the teachers children more
important. Then a developer
class. Because it seems like
that's who you favor in this
town. When teachers have to
work to a more jobs to make
ends meet. When they have to
go into that pockets. To buy
supplies for the kids. That
really shows. Next economic
situation that we live in in
this country. It's happening
all over the country. When I
look around at different
countries. That have free
education. That have universal
health care. Those countries
put the needs of the people
first. Not the needs of the
rich. You talk about taxes
tax, the rich. Greg in Beloit.
>> And then Ryan Delaney and
Ashley McKenzie.
>> Hi, Everyone. Dragon the
Loyal address on file. I've
got a couple of topics on a
hit on today. So I'm just
going to listen real quick
one. I have 7 flock cameras
within a half-mile of my
house. I cannot leave my house
without being tracked by
private corporation that. We
know not only uses the Ravens
systems to track.
>> These voices and speech.
>> But also to use ai assisted
facial recognition data to
keep a
>> model of you and your
habits and activities. And I'm
freaked out by that spill
free. Connor, Callie, that was
crazy. I've never seen a guy
get flipped over a chair and
then arrested for battery
before. But I guess that's
what battery is. I'm shocked
that and charged with battery
to the chair and finally a
love. The garden thing out of
cockpits are areas personally,
but I had just too much to say
to everybody. Frederik are not
very good corruption here.
Very bad. I think that it's
really sad that we have a bill
that should. Should be that we
know that that Bill got passed
because Democrat mayor now,
right, guys, like let's just
be real. But secondarily, it
really disappoints me that we
have an anticorruption measure
that could have been put in
place and we didn't put it
there. I maybe you guys think
of ethics board is doing well
enough right now. But
>> I mean,
>> the fact that the current
PRESIDENT Has a couple of
investigations open, but just
measure that right? Eyes. And
after MR. Blaney will be
actually MacKenzie. Brian
Delaney address on file in
here representing the
Jacksonville, Palestine,
Solidarity Network.
>> I am here to inform the
city council that it is their
obligation to remove Aliaga as
a sergeant of arms at City
Council. This is because
Aliaga has continued presence
in these chambers will be a
clear violation of Connor
collies First Amendment right
after Judge Borello on the
recommendation MR. Teal had
sentenced Tuesday, 1000 feet
away from officer all yada
that has effectively
represented itself as a way to
park Hunter Callie from these
meetings, which he has a First
Amendment right to attend. You
can be upset that this
situation as PRESIDENT, you
can say that you don't want to
remove all y'all got as a
sergeant of arms of City
Council. The only people to
blame in this situation. Judge
Brelo and MR. Teal for making
that decision and trying to
use a backdoor attempt to
flagrantly violate the First
Amendment rights of Connor.
Callie. I would also like to
say that I want to support the
demands put forth by the
Jacksonville Community Action
Committee. We need mental
health training and we need
mental health professionals to
handle mental health crises.
And I think need to stop
playing games with their jta
employees. They break their
backs to make the city work
and they deserve fair pay.
Next up, Ashley McKenzie. And
then the next group come on
down. Jamie Travis Leonard
Felix been venture.
>> Avery Holbrook, Sarah had
died. Dina Zachary, a and
Sarah, believe that Sarah.
We've seen. Ashley good.
Actually. Because the address
on file.
>> It's evident now more than
ever that city council members
uphold an almost unanimous
commitment to attacking the
cause constitutional rights of
their constituents. Okay. So
my friend, Connor Callie, a
judge Hughes, Jason tells
testimony to ban Connor from
being within 1000 feet of
Officer Ali Agha ruling that
effectively restricts Connor
from exercising his right to
public discourse at City Hall.
Whenever Ali AUGUST PRESIDENT,
since he serves as your
sergeant of arms, this woman
is a of an officer's presence,
destructive measures to
Connors right to free speech.
Now I want to compare Connors
characters that
heavy-handedness of his
sentencing. 50 people letters
calling Connor a compassionate
and caring human who spends
his time advocating for better
living conditions. Everyone
sitting in these chambers and
fighting against the genocide
of the Palestinian people,
which is at odds with the
pro-Israel stance. This
council has cemented itself
city council. The judges and
jso is response. False
testimonies by city council
members during the trial, 60
days in jail, 3 years
probation in the year-ago
being thrown over a row of
chairs by Aliaga the City
Council followed tk Waters
narrative to make an example
out of Connor and greedy 2
going members of the
community. Meanwhile, the
officer they protect has a
history of domestic violence
in citizens, complaints for
harassment. Many members who
are here on 5/27/2025 know the
truth. The whole chamber was
clapping, jso targeted to
organize for their political
views. And the city Council
did nothing but field. The
flames. You are complicit
because you one officially
refused to speak out against
chances brutality, whether
it's against MacNeill or the
murder of Charles Bagger. You
also help jso attack free
speech in this very chamber
and 3 people this letter.
>> Good evening, City
Councilmembers. My name is
Jamie Travis I addresses on
file. This feels taller than
usual. So I want to start by
with some things. I'd like to
thank everybody that visited
the Trout River Food Park a
few weeks ago by my house.
Love going there shout out to
mixon's if you want some good
fried chicken. Also want to
thank council members Arias
Matt carlucci Clark Mary for
hosting some a community.
Public comment. Opportunities
last Friday I attended both
and also Councilmember Salem
for speaking at the end of one
of them. We appreciate you
showing up, even if it's just
for a little bit.
>> Now on what I think are
some priority items. So I love
the you said there's.
>> No crashes But what a Hey,
i owed a big favor to a friend
and opted to put him on the
jta board. Has your term was
expiring? Not sure if you want
to stay do this for my guy
tabs on me when we link up
next. Yes. How could we at a
for suspect, corruption or
favoritism or anything from
this council. Goodness, what?
And I think for the public to
question. So with that as
well, please support their
compensation for our water and
waterways. Division members
like, you know, local 6.30,
they are currently negotiating
with ge. 8 up a leading about
2 road stops, which I think
you all could help him with.
Thank you. Thank you. Feel
part of the answer.
>> And then Avery Holbrook.
After MISTER Felix.
>> My name is Felix been entry
addresses on file. First the
jta is about to get rid of
free bus rides for university
students. What's up with that?
Students were not the ones who
cost the city a bunch of
money. Most of us don't have
cars that but we still deserve
to be able to get around. It's
not fair. Next up, Connor.
Callie Connor, Callie and the
a Grade ii did nothing wrong.
They're facing charges and
jail time anyways. And Conor
has been effectively prevented
from coming back to public
comments City Council meetings
by the restraining order from
officer I'm sure that everyone
up there, all of all of you
all, you're looking forward to
Connors release. So you do
have to hear about any more
any more. Let me put that fear
to rest. We're going to be out
here, council meeting and the
meeting after that. And after
that, we're not going to shut
up about it until something
changes because right now and
innocent man who did nothing
wrong is serving time in jail
and about is about to get
stuck with 3 years of
probation. Exactly. Speaking
up for Palestine. This clearly
a politically motivated and
frankly, it is evil to sit
here and not not only support
the genocide that continues to
occur and the say nothing
against that and actively
arrest and a brutalized and
police. The people who do say
something against That's all
free Palestine and free
Connor. Avery Holbrook.
>> And then Dog will be after.
>> If you have a look at just
some file.
>> a few weeks ago, was
sentenced to 60 days in jail
150 hours of community service
and a one-thousand pushing
order from the man who saw him
officer and domestic abuser.
The I think 9% of you agree
me. That is a complete and
Justin scene and that this
officer should not be. On jso
at all anymore.
>> t?
>> Nearly killed Connor who
had done absolutely nothing
other than stand up and clap.
And I know you guys. Do not
agree with him all for some of
surgeries. And you think that
opposing a just as bad. But
that doesn't mean that is okay
for you, too. Try to step over
his First Amendment rights.
Second of all. We need to.
Change how cops work in this
city. It is not. Viable to
spend 600 million dollars a
year. Our state sponsored kkk.
While we let people be
homeless, we let them not have
they cannot afford gas.
They're not able to get jobs.
But you think that? Making
sure didn't.
>> My name is Dad and the
matters on file. I'm here
representing the Jacksonville
Pasta and Solidarity network.
And I'm also here speak out
about Connor Callie, who was
arrested in chambers year ago.
I'm sure you're familiar with
the case by now. Your city
Council, Sergeant of Arms
Aliaga Ruiz, but allies,
Connor. And yet Connor is the
one sitting in jail. Connor
Kelly received 50 individual
letters speaking to his good
character and he was still
sentence heart in the state.
Even asked for 60 days in jail
150 hours. Community service
and 3 years of probation for
what this is, what happens
when upstanding citizens want
to speak up for their
community. It's just plain
wrong now. Compare that to the
tape, a citizen that Al Jaeger
Ruiz is a he has a history of
domestic violence. Multiple
community complaints against
him and he gets to continue
this trend of violence in his
work. In these chambers on
Connor and then play the
victim as well. Along with a
sentencing. The judge rules
rule that Connor cannot be
within 1000 feet of the
officer that paralyzed him,
which effectively bans Connor
from coming back to city
Council. This is blatant
silencing of one of the
strongest community fighters
this council has ever seen. So
I ask you today to no longer
play officers with a history
of violence there, too many
cases of violent officers
using excessive force. Let's
weed out the bad apples and
start out with Al Jaeger
wheeze. We demand a city
council remove Aliaga as
officer of arms and let Connor
speak. Next up, the Nasdaq.
Are you?
>> And then Sarah, I believe
the last things he's seen.
>> You know, Correa address on
file. I'm here to exercise my
First Amendment right. The
same right that was violated
on MAY 27th of last year when
jso under the purview of City
Council attacked free speech
in these chambers. This whole
room was rowdy, but 2
outspoken rockacy targeted.
The only things that encounter
Collin Leah Grady, apart with
that, they were regular
attendees speaking up for the
community and this comes to no
surprise when the city Council
continuously plus the budget
Andwe city money on Connor in
the U.S. Trials and were left
over policed with things like
public infrastructure, mental
health resources and union
contracts, underfunded in the
same vein, the same city
council before us condone jso
grabbing Connor by the neck,
throwing him to the ground
just for being a concerned
citizen for which is now
sitting in the county jail for
60 days. He is an upstanding
citizen, a union member, a
good neighbor and their people
in front of me who have done
their best to make an example
out of him. I sat through both
trials and it was clear this
case was never about Lia or
Connor, quote, unquote,
following the rules. It was
about silence people silencing
people who speak out like any
one of us here at public
comment and you're allowing
officers a history, a record
of citizens, complaints and
domestic violence. Injunctions
like Officer Aliaga to
consistently work at these
meetings. We demand that you
let Connor speak and officer
of the aga be removed as a
sergeant of arms, all youngest
presence prevents the right to
free speech and the and
utterly poses a risk to public
safety. Thank you. Thank u.
Next up U.S. Air he's seen and
then our final speaker cards.
Please come on down. Deborah
Patrick.
>> Constance to Vaughn at
juror Lindsay Bauer, Denise
Cook and John Nanny. Sara,
Good.
>> Starr has seen address on
file. I'm here today as a
concerned community member and
friend of Connor, Collin Leah
Grady, both were falsely
convicted of bogus charges for
exercising their First
Amendment rights. Connor
sitting in the Duval County
jail as we speak without
sufficient access to drinking
water because Jason Steele and
tk Waters along with members
of this council wanted to make
an example out of him as
evidence by the 50 glowing
character letters Connor
received during his trial. He
is an upstanding community
member, neighbor and friend
who dedicates his time to
feeding the un House and
speaking out against
Injustice. Connors been
condemned to 60 days and
important conditions in jail
on top of 3 years probation
while the city throws a
billion dollars towards a new
jail continues to expand jso
is budget instead of improving
conditions in the existing one
or creating a mental health
response. This empowers jso to
continue to brutalize people
like Carter, Callie and kill
people in mental health crises
like Richard Martin. Make no
mistake, the attacks on Connor
and we are a tax on all of our
constitutional rights and
attempt to silence
pro-palestine voices in the
community from speaking up
against ongoing genocide in
Gaza. Connor sentencing
mandates. He 1000 feet away
from Ali Agha, the officer who
dragged him by his neck over
are is in these very chambers
effectively banning him from
City Council upon his release.
All presence in chambers is
being weaponized to attack on
right to free speech on top of
being brutalized. The officer
aliaga, he is being silenced
and effectively barred from
chambers if anyone should be
barred from these chambers, it
should be officer all younger
Ruiz. One top of this violent
conduct towards Conner also
has a documented history of
domestic violence. He should
be removed from this position.
Sergeant, next, those that
threat to our state.
>> Deborah Patrick. As Deborah
here. Okay. Constance Devon.
Constance Devon. At at Linger.
Okay. Lindsey boy or and then
I see Ms Cook and I see MISTER
Nino be our last 3 speakers.
So colleagues, if you're in
the green room, please make
your way to your seats.
>> Good evening. Lindsey Boyer
address on file. I want to
begin by voicing my support
for the demands of union
members and the jc a scene. My
remaining remarks regarding my
dear comrade, Connor, Cali.
I'm also a member, the
Jacksonville, Palestine
Solidarity Network following
the egregious miscarriage of
justice sentencing Connor to
60 days in jail probation and
community service.
>> There is an additional
order for him to stay 1000
feet away from the officer who
brutalized him, sergeant at
arms all the
>> Connor is in admirable
individual with an uncommon
dedication to his community.
This is behavior more than a
few members of this council
really, of our whole city. I
try emulate ing this ban him
staying at 1000 feet away from
all the is a blatant attempt
to silence his voice here in
what should be house of the
people violating his First
Amendment rights. Furthermore,
retaining Ali Agha, who has a
domestic violence injunction
against him in another county,
a sergeant at arms in this
chamber is deeply offensive to
victims of domestic violence.
It's insulting to the citizens
of Jacksonville and frankly,
also the women serving in this
chamber that we are expected
to interest our safety to
unknown abuser openly
brutalize U.S. Citizens
exercising their
constitutional rights. Let
Connor speak, stop political
repression, free, Connor, and
free Palestine.
>> Thank you. Denise Cook,
Europe. Coached address on
file. Just real quick. There's
a lot going on. We had a lot
of activity this evening it's
great to see isn't. It's great
to see that we have this
opportunity in this ability.
We want to make sure we say
thank you for the mill Millett
million referendum. We want to
make sure that the firm Free
Garden Act is looked at
entirely. But I also want to
talk about zoning. I want to
talk about agricultural
zoning. I want to talk about
the fact that we are putting
in new development next to
argue agricultural zoning. And
are we ensuring that we are
keeping our 200 feet?
>> Guidelines that implemented
in our Duval County
regulations and zoning
guidelines for livestock and
penned animals. You know, how
does that change with You
know, we've got a fairly new
subdivision. That's next to a
gun range and outdoor gun
range. Is that really our best
use of zoning guidelines? So I
think that's something that we
really need to talk about. And
before we push through things
like 2026, 0, 3, 6, 5, 2026.
0.
>> 3, 6, 6, 2020, 2090, 2091,
2089. You know, let's take a
look and make sure that the
adjoining areas are are going
to not be impacted negatively
by with the growth that we're
trying to put in place.
Appreciate your time. Thank
cut John. The inning.
>> Hello, I am John Jay new
name and addresses on file.
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and just going forward, you
know? Right now, you know,
we've got not only this
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>> MR. PRESIDENT, we have a
number of cards of those that
did not wish to speak read
into the record. John Dooley
Free to Garden Act. Xavier
Green Tax Bill needs a mental
health. Critical response
team. Constance. So I believe
this is. Pitino. So if you're
the city council, this renewed
remove Ali Agha, Sarah Posey
So nasa Alvarez like Carter
colleagues speak at linger.
Kill the tax. I believe this
are common. There. Con sus to
van was here on the military
Endeavor Patrick vote for
2026, 3, 8, 7, That includes
public comment.
>> All right. Looks like we
have someone who believes they
have a card MAY be in the dec
certain to fill out a green
public speaker card.
>> I feel that a card. My name
is John Grant Dooley. We're
particular building to fill
out a blue car did fill out a
green public comic art council
PRESIDENT. I have a card hear
from MR. John, do if you did
just we don't actually. All
right. I think it changes my
So you're recognized. I'm here
to support the Garden Act,
name and address. Yes, sir. I
live on my street right near
5.7 of their 50 years. I've
had a garden for 45 years and
gardens. What they do is say
bring communities together.
When we're working in the
garden, people stop all the
time and we tell them you're
welcome to come and pick. I
know you all have common
sense. I'm glad don't have
your job. Gardens really do
help community thank you.
Thank you, Sir. MR. PRESIDENT.
Now time for public hearings
going back to Page 15 council
members to declare any ex
parte communications. Anyone
wishing to speak on the
following Bill should complete
a blue speaker card and you
will be allowed 3 minutes to
speak.
>> You MAY state your name and
addresses on record, but you
are encouraged to be more
specific with your locations
that MAY impact the wake your
comments like public comment.
Speaker MAY be invited the
Green Room for further
discussion at a council
members discretion, MR. Teal,
Please read the Bills. 2026.
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>> All these public hearings
are open. I'm 25 2026 0, 3, 7,
2, I have 2 speaker cards.
Jamie terms letter does not
wish to speak but opposes
Smith. The series does wish to
speak.
>> Samantha Series address on
file. I just want to ask a
couple questions about this
one because I did look online
and it doesn't have much
information. So I was just
wondering, what are they
planning to do with the
section? I know it would be
nice to have a little bit of
discussion. I know you guys
talk about a lot of different
things up here, but usually
it's not about rezoning. So if
you guys could, I don't
discuss or have the person
that's requesting this give
some information because I saw
all the North Sea packed
recommend denial. But I see a
letter or anything about it.
So it would just love some
extra information that's
really odds. And I'm not the
home 3 minutes. I just want to
know like what's going on with
this. Thank you.
>> Abbott were speaker cards,
public hearing closed? I'm 26
2026, 3, 7, 3 have 4 speaker
cards. Michael o'Neill, senior
Jerry Ma handing Helen o'Neill
in Debra So please come on
down. If I called your name
and you'll get up to 3 minutes
each.
He was speaking first. I
think the first called was
Michael o'Neill.
>> My name is Michael o'Neill
and I live it 1, 2, 9, 9
Norwich Road. Which is in the
backyard of the local
restaurant. Political as moved
to change.
>> Pierre Ph the 2 increase
there from 70 to 120 seeds.
And also to serve. Just a
State liquor license. My wife
and I live 41 years in the
House behind. Where the local
is located and they are in
violation of their current pd.
Created in 2017. Apd provided
can serve outside, which is in
the backyard of restaurant.
Right outside house. They can
serve outside so long as the
tree vegetation, buffer and 10
foot concrete wall remain
removed. They will be replaced
above hers equal to or greater
than the existing law.
>> And plant material. And the
pictures that are in your
packet, you'll see a 10 foot
wall lying on the ground. It
collapsed. Christmas eve of
2020. They've made
arrangements whatsoever to
increase the bathroom. That
was last one that fill the
only thing there. Now is a
privacy fence which we put up
on our property. Also, they
contend. They have 37 right of
way parking spaces. That
property. The if you look at
their map, the parking spaces
basically Miramar shopping
center. It's just us laymen
enterprises, property. If you
look at, for example, parking
space, number 30, it's a black
car and then right on the
other side of it is a white
car there. Something in the
middle. I want to the middle.
For the signs. That are in
your packet Parking for
shopping centre patrons only
patrons of the local are not
permitted to park here towing
enforced. Sleiman enterprises,
parking for patrons of Miramar
Center. Only homeowners will
be turned away. Owner's
expense. So they're using
basically areas Patriots cars
will be to justify adding 50
seats. Thank you, sir. Next
steps to remove offices. A
handy.
>> I'm sure hear what it
isn't. Just a second. 3
minutes. Yes.
>> My name is Jerry Miami. I
live it. 45 62? San Jose
Boulevard right next to next
or 2. The local restaurant.
The 75 year-old Vietnam
veteran. Pickle cancer
survivor. I sleep in recliner
due to my surgeries in my
living room. Right next door,
2 local. And I hear everything
going on. They have an
employee that's Craig says
motorcycle around 9.40, runs
it for about 5 minutes. They
run there. Her son was sure.
The floors. It midnight. 2
o'clock. 3 o'clock. 4 o'clock.
6 o'clock in the morning.
Their customers part all over
my yard. Maybe parked in my
driveway. Across the street at
the care spot. Winn-dixie
parking lot where there's
signs everywhere saying.
Parking is for or center. Only
the walk across the street.
Well, through my yard and
there's a path 2, there.
Restaurant. The. Restaurant,
its employees and its
customers have not been good.
Neighbors. 2, the homeowners
an 2. The businesses across
the street. I oppose any kind
of. Expanding. This
restaurant. I would appreciate
If they would just move to
another neighborhood. Thank
you very much. Thank u next
Helen o'Neill.
>> Good evening. My name is
Helen o'Neill and I live at
one to 9. I know which road
been there forever. 40 years.
We are actually neighborhood
was built in the late 1940's
and early 1950's and it's a
low density residential
neighborhood. It's a friendly,
quiet neighborhood with many
young families and children
and grandchildren. I would
like to address the issue of
point of noise coming from the
local restaurant. 2017
rezoning to pb eudy issues and
restrictions and are permitted
uses for 5 c it states and I
quote restaurant. Sean, not
employee outside amplified
music or other forms of
outside amplified
entertainment any time on any
given day or evening during
the week, unquote. One way
local gets around this by
providing indoor music. And
leaving the back door open. So
that the patrons outside can
be entertained and we can hear
it through the close windows
and in our house. I called the
I called The Multiple times
and complained called the
restaurant and not the police
non-emergency phone number
because the attorney, the
applicant in the 2017. The dea
told us that. After after the
meeting to contact him, not
our city council
representative. If there are
any problems with noise
because the local wants to be
a good neighbor. That's what
we were told. And it's not
been the case. Also in section
a paragraph e of the permitted
uses in stick it states and I
quote again, the restaurant
hours of operation shall be no
later than 10:00pm on any
given day of the week. No
later than 07:00pm for service
in an outdoor dining. And no
later than 08:30pm, for
seeding and quit see end
quote. They're supposed to
close the outside by 8.30 This
is a big problem to the fact
the 8 for 8.30, curfew is
seldom observed and often
patrons are loud up until 9 or
thereafter. Sometimes. It
needs to be a full enforced.
Especially if there's we'll be
potentially 50 more patrons
and a full bar. Open till
midnight. Lastly, I'm asking
for a deferral for the JUNE
16th Use the meeting to give
us an opportunity to to obtain
additional information. Thank
you very much. Everybody Maney
sir. Thank My name Deborah
Rainey a little bit. 45 62,
San Jose Boulevard right next
door to the local. We lived in
our house for 40 years and
we've had several changes of
the Tyson businesses around.
This been its been good up to
point? I want to say that I'm
not opposed to the
restaurant's existence and I
appreciate that. The local
businesses.
>> Do contribute to the
community. However, my concern
is with the scale changes, the
request of the impact, those
changes will have the
surrounding residential
neighborhood. This property at
the local is very make. It is
not surrounded by commercial
property at all. In fact, it's
bordered on 3 sides by
single-family houses. So we
have had to adjust our lives
too. Deal with this whole
situation we experience side
effects of the restaurant
every day in a way that most
customers and visitors do not
a good example might be one
day. I was looking at my front
window and I noticed somebody
walking my yard. She was draw
at Wednesday afternoon. 4
o'clock. She pulled her pants
down, went to the bathroom in
my driveway that she bought a
dress up across the street and
one of the local employees
bought her meal to her and she
left. I called the cops, but
they didn't get there on time.
Another diet. I saw somebody
in the afternoon changing
clothes in my yard in the
middle of the day, cars are
flying by kids in the cars
that matter. I I want it to
Excuse me, what are you doing
Oh, it's ok, I worked at the
local. It's ok, it's ok, I
don't think it's ok, I don't
like it at all. So this this
this application that that
you're looking at is more than
just a request for liquor
license. It is a request
increase the intensity of use
by expanding seating capacity
allowing full liquor service
and extending operation hours
until midnight, midnight. Each
of those changes has that
impact. But together, they
represent a substantial change
in the scale of the
restaurant. Then where was
originally proposed as
neighbors were concerned about
the country, increased
traffic, increased parking
demand and the effect of the
late night activities on the
nearby homes. A midnight
closing means that customers
leaving the property property
later at night. They'll be
door slamming people talking
engine starting just all kinds
of craziness. And these are
not theoretical concerns.
They're real. These are the
kind of impacts that we've had
to all deal with up to this
point. I would ask for you to
consider that your green to
put in 120 seat restaurant in
a restaurant that has 26
parking spots. 26 anybody
else? That was park has to
cross a very busy road. This
is incompatible with what was
we looking at years ago and I
think compatibility with
existing neighborhoods is an
important planning principle.
i do believe proposal pushes
beside me on was appropriate
for that location. MAY like At
no more speaker cards. Public
hearing is close and your
Councilmember, MISTER Vice
PRESIDENT Elect Carly's, you
would like to meet everyone
who just spoke on this issue
in
>> Bob Johnson, Green room.
I'm 27 2026, 3, 7, 4 have one
Speaker card. Cheney, Travis
Leonard does not wish to speak
but opposes this ordinance.
>> There were public hearing
is closed. Just a reminder to
the colleagues. We have a
quorum right now.
>> Barely at 14 with MR.
Carlucci in the Green Room
once MR. Lane and exits for a
personal matter. We will be
locked in with 14. So anyone
that's get up, we'll have to
shut down pause until we have
a car. Just a heads up for
everybody.
>> Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT.
I'm 28 2026, 3, 7, 6, I have 2
speaker cards. MR. Does not
wish to speak but opposes MR.
Cheney, Travis Leonard does
wish to speak. Among them a
slider.
>> I'm sure I'm sorry. Just
trying to get my kid. My
evening. City councilmembers
made to try to slander my
addresses on file. So I do
tentatively support this
>> Site. Was concerned about
language in the original Bill.
I'm assuming it's going to be
updated. But for instance, on
Page 3 line, 15 through 17
there, something or moved but
isn't a reserved. Whereas if
you look on Page 3 lines.
>> 28 through 30 has reserved
in that language is removed.
This is relation to
>> permissible uses by
exception. I'm assuming the
reserved means that additional
language is going to be added
to the bill too. Get more
details on what exactly would
be. Permissible uses by
exception. But in case that
language isn't going to be
out. And I would like to know
some examples of what that
classification would and or
what the plan for the City
Council is to address that.
>> My thought on this is I had
assumed saw this come through
that this was about adding in
some additional
classifications. I know the
last.
>> Fuel use the meetings and
city council meetings. There's
been some contention around
low density residential and
medium resident presidential
apology, medium density
residential on that was very
hard for some reason. And I
believe there was a
recommendation to add in like
a low medium to address where
there might be some gaps in
the classification. I was just
curious if that is being
discussed with No, thank you
for some of the
>> waving I've seen as the
recommended, be bringing that
into the discussions we are
making updates if possible.
Like I said, I know it's been
some contention, especially
you see about how some things
are classified. So just as a
constituent that cares about
development, the city, that's
the recommendation. So thank
you for your time. Will take
if you want.
>> Thank you. Have them. Are
speaker cards this public
hearing is closed and is a
public hearing will be 6. 23.
26. I'm 29. 2026, 3, 9, 5. I
have no speaker cards. Public
hearings closed. I read the
amendment. Have a motion
second on the amendment all in
favor. The amendment signify
by saying Aye, aye. Aye.
>> We've got to pose. Someone
stood up. All right. Saying we
need you to sit before we can
vote. Thank you, Doctor.
Salem, all in favor of vote.
No hope the men's saying Aye
aye. Any opposed. Say nay to
Medicare's the bill as amended
motion second on the bill as
amended owns in the Please up
in about a quarter vote.
14
yeas, 0 nays, direction of
approved 2026 0, 3, 9, 3,
2026, 0, 4, 4, 0 have 3
speaker cards.
>> Cori Gauff Brian Goff and
Gary come on up to all here
are gets there first can kick
it off.
>> Good evening,
councilmembers. My name is
Corey Gauff. I currently
reside at 4, 5, 5, 8 Blair
Street located in 3 to 205. I
am one of the owners of
perfect billiards alongside my
father, Gary and my brother.
I'm for nearly 18 years.
Perfect. The years is probably
serve. Murray Hill community
during that time we've grown
into a local gathering place
currently employ more than 35
people. We're grateful for the
support we received from our
customers. Neighbors in the
community over the years we
are requesting your support
for zoning exception as it
will allow us to continue
investing in our business and
improve our ability to serve
people of our community who
have supported us for nearly 2
decades. This exception was to
create additional point
opportunities allowing us to
add jobs and continue
contributing to the local
economy. We believe this
project represents a positive
impact in both our business
and the Mario community that
we serve. Thank you for your
time consideration and
support. We appreciate the
opportunity to continue
growing and certain Mario for
many years to come.
>> Thank you, sir. In writing
off, Gary Goff are here. They
supported, but they do not
wish to speak. I've no parts
public hearing is closed. I
one, 2026, 4, 4, speaker card
public hearings item 32 2026
for 4 to one speaker card.
Samantha Series.
>> We have this year's address
on file again. I just wanted
to ask him questions. Know
we're not going discuss this
right now, but I think maybe
when you guys it does come in
front of you that you want to
vote and want to speak about
it. I think it's just
important to understand what's
going on here. Again, I looked
online, can't find them much
information about what they're
actually doing. So I think.
>> Maybe if we you know, it.
>> Just couple questions when
they come up here when the
representative does maybe no
use the I s just to keep in
mind like what is going on
here. Like one required,
treated your trees. The you
know, the landscaping down to
0. It's just kind of weird. So
I just want to know what's
going on. Thank you.
>> Thank you. Have speaker
cards. Some parents closed.
I'm 33 34 35 36 37 Times 2026,
4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4,
4, 6, 4, 4, 7, I have speaker
cards. All these public
hearings are closed. I'm very
2026, 4, 4, 8, 1, Speaker
card. Jamie Travis London.
>> Good Evening. City
COUNCILMAN Up Travis addresses
on file. So I do support this
ordinance the increase is
valid and in line with the
statement that this amendment
is necessary to accommodate
the rising cost of new
construction projects and to
expand availability,
affordable residential units.
I would also request that this
council look at affordability
in our city. We are continue
to see the housing costs rise
and it is affecting not just
low-income but incomes across
the spectrum. So that's really
my only request with this.
Like I said, I didn't support
it and I hope it goes Thank
you.
>> Thank you know, more
speaker cards appears close.
I'm 39 2026, 4, 4, 9, 1,
Speaker Card missed Cheney
charts, Leonard supports, but
does not wish to speak
publicly disclosed. And a 40
2026 or 4, 5, 0, Jamie.
Trump's Leonard supports but
does not wish to speak. Public
hearing closed. And for 51.
One Speaker Card MR. Journey
does not wish to speak. He did
not check whether he supports
or opposes this ordinance
appears have no more I do have
one more Speaker, MISTER
PRESIDENT. I believe you need
to reopen the public hearing.
Open public hearing. Jamie
Travis Leonard does wish to
speak on this one.
>> I will be quick. I know we
have a lot to go through
tonight. I don't get to come
up and say I support a lot. So
in this case I'm trying to be
more proactive even at
Christmas Island. So sorry.
Thank you, Jamie Thomas
addresses on file. So I do
support this. I looked at it.
I want to thank my
councilmember for introducing
it, I think is going to be a
great opportunity for our
community and I hope
everything goes Thank you.
I've speaker cards close the
emergency. Get me a second.
>> Got a motion second on the
emergency. All them are to
signify by saying Aye, aye,
any opposed. Say nay to merge
scares the bill as a mercy and
a motion second on the bill as
an emergency nose in the
queue. Please up about 40
votes.
>> 14 yeas, 0 nays. Buyer
actually approved 2026. To 0,
4, 5, one as emergency.
>> 14, 2026, 4, 5, 2, I have 2
speaker cards must change.
Travis Leonard. And while
she's coming up, MR. John, any
supports but does not wish to
speak.
>> my last time up here, Jamie
Travis addresses on file. I
wanted to go up and speak in
support of this as well. Thank
you again to my COUNCILMAN
Representing this. I also
think this is a great
opportunity for community. So.
I hope to it goes through and
appreciate you.
>> Thank thank you. Have
speaker cards appears close
emergency motion second on the
emergency. Unfair the signify
by saying aye aye. Any opposed
say nay. The birds moved to
substitute. Kind of motion. A
second on the substitute voice
vote. Unfair. The substitute
say Aye, aye. Any person
subsequent years. I mean, the
bill as an emergency as
substitute second on the bill
as an emergency as substituted
owns in the queue up in about
quarter vote.
>> 14 yeas, 0 nays by actually
approved 2026. Deaths there
for 5 to as substituted as an
emergency.
>> I-43 2026, 0, 4, 5, 3, 1,
Speaker Card. John. Any
supports but does not wish to
speak up. There closed.
>> And sorry item. 44 2026, 0,
4, 5, 4, as well as items. 45
46? And 47. Hold on. Let me
back up. Blessed us to item 44
2026, 0, 4, 5, 4, I have no
speaker card came close. I-45
2026, 4, 5, 5, I do have one
speaker card MR. Joni does not
wish to speak. Did not check
whether he supports or opposes
Republicans close. Item. 46 47
Twenty-twenty 645-6457, have
no spin. Currents of these
public hearings are closed for
2026, 4, 5, 8, one speaker
card does not wish to speak
John, any opposes this public
hearings close. And 49 2026
year 4, 5, 9, no speaker
cards. But parents live. 50
2026. For 601. Speaker cards
on any supports does not wish
to speak publicly disclosed.
51 2026, 4, 6, 3 hurts
appearance close 50 to 2026,
4, 6, 6, I have one Speaker
card, MR. Supports does not
wish to speak. Public hearing
is closed. I mean, emerging.
Motion and second on the
emergency unfair the mercy
signify by saying Aye, aye,
any opposed say nay to scares
me. The amendment.
>> Motion second on the
amendment. That was the cue
unfair. The amendment signify
by saying Aye aye emergent or
the amendment. Kerry's move
the bill as an emergency as
amended motion second on the
bill as emergency as amended
known in the Queue. Please
open the Ballon record to
vote.
>> 14 yeas, 0 nays.
>> By your action you have
passed 2026 to 0, 4, 6, 6, as
an emergency as amended.
>> Is now time for public
hearings on land use amendment
and certain companion rezoning
53 2026. 1 to 2. I have no
speaker cards.
>> Public hearing is continued
until 6. 23. 26.
>> I 53 2026. 1, 2, 3, I have
one speaker card does not wish
to speak. It's Cheney, Travis
Leonard, and she opposes this
ordinance. Will be continued
to 6. 23. 26 I-55 2026. 1, 2,
6, 1, Speaker Card. Jimmy
Travis Leonard does not wish
to speak. Opposes this public
hearing will be continued
until 6. 23. 26. 56. 2026 1,
2, 7, have one Speaker card
interest. Leonard opposes does
not wish to speak. Public
hearing will be continue to 6.
23. 26. I-57 2026. To 8, 9, 1,
speaker card does wish to
speak. MISS Denise Cook.
>> cook address on file. Just
real quick. I wish we had a
maybe.
>> Instead of a pose or or not
opposed. The concern is what I
brought up in general comments
that we're doing a lot of
development and agricultural
areas and areas that are zoned
one way. And then the
development will. But up
against these properties. And
how does that work? This is a
future land use map of 112
acres. We spent about 45
minutes in cpac last night to
talk about 19 acres that are
being developed and our area.
So we want I want. I feel like
education and I talk about
this often education of the
zoning education of how
there's a push back on some of
the zoning. I know the land
use and zoning meetings, the
planning meetings. I know
those are all available to our
constituents into the.
>> To the people of
Jacksonville, but it's a very
>> convoluted process for most
people to understand what this
all means. And I think. You
know, if there was some more
talk about how we try to push
back on the density, how we
try to poach pushback on how
many houses per acre, how we
try to push back and tying
into, you know, public works
that we would have a better
opportunity and a better
understanding of things. So I
just you know, it's not that I
oppose the growth and I'm glad
to see this is a future use
but I just want to make sure
that we're doing development
of Jacksonville. All of
Jacksonville with purpose and
tension and thoughtfulness,
not just to develop something,
especially when we don't have
the infrastructure in place.
To support that. I appreciate
your time. Thank you.
>> Thank you. MISS Cook. I had
no more. Speaker cards appears
close the bill. Got a motion
and second on the bill I've
known in the Queue. Please up
about a quarter. Both.
>> 15 yays, 15 yeas, 0 nays.
By actually approved 2026. To
0, 2, 8, 9, a 58 2026. To 9,
0, have one speaker card.
MISTER. Nice Cook. She opposes
but does not wish to speak.
>> Public I'm with the
amendment motion. Second on
the amendment on the
Amendment. Councilmember Clerk
Mary. All right. On the minute
signify by saying Aye, aye,
any opposed say nay.
>> I didn't really hear that
said again all in favor. The
amendment signify by saying
Aye, aye, any opposed say nay
Macaris move the bill as
amended motion and second on
the bill as amended
COUNCILWOMAN Clerk Mary on the
bill.
>> Thank you, PRESIDENT Erica.
I rise to express the wishes
of the Southwest. Pick, the
cpac in which this particular
zoning is also under and the
desire that they oppose this
application based on the fact
that they have not seen any
environmental impact study on
the location and they are can
they continue to be concerned
about traffic in the area that
it is known to be a high
traffic area and adding more
would cause more accidents and
possibly more fatalities. And
they continue to detection to
the concerned concerning the
total number and size of the
requested lot. The estimated
500 plus residences would
potentially an estimated 600
to 700 vehicles and at least
twice a day, at least what,
twice a day 10 already heavily
traffic. Normandy Boulevard.
And so with this being said, I
just want to express the
wishes of the southwest the
pact. Thank
>> Thank you. We have
PRESIDENT Elect talent. Thank
you, MR. PRESIDENT has missed
the opportunity to rise to
declare ex parte
communications on 2026, 0, 2,
9, 0 before we vote on the
bill.
>> I discussed the issue with
us in the trimmer yesterday,
JUNE 8th at 03:00pm by phone
and we'll make sure it's filed
with legislative services.
Thank you.
>> All right. Thank you. No
one else in the queue. We have
moved the bill as amended. So
please up in about a quarter
vote.
13 yeas, one nay by
actually approved 2026 Dash,
0, 2, 9, 0. I-59 to 26 to 9,
One. I have no speaker cards.
Public hearings low amid the
bill motion second on the
building on q, please up in
about a quarter vote.
14 yeas,
0 nays by actually approved
2026, Dash, 2, 9, I'm 60 2026.
To speaker cards can with the
bill motion. Second on the
bill when Cuba's up in about 4
vote.
14 yeas, 0 nays directly
improve Twenty-twenty 6 Dash
0, 2, 9, 2, I'm 61. 62 63
2026. To 9, 3, 2, 9, 4, 2, 9,
5, I have speaker cards. All 3
of these items will be
continued until
>> 6. 23, 26 and colleagues. I
plan to leave in the next 5
minutes or so. If anybody of
needs a break, I can stay here
for that. So we don't have to
a break but this is my 5
minute warning. Where are we
now? So we are on item. 64
Twenty-twenty 6, 2, 9, 6, I
have speaker cards. Public
hearings closed. I mean, the
bill. Motion second on the
bill COUNCILWOMAN Clerk Mary.
You are recognized.
>> Thank you. PRESIDENT
Carrico for recognizing me. I
rested clinics. But spoke with
the applicant Travis MAY 26.
>> around 64, which is not the
cause. I so know ex parte is
needed. Lemon a little early.
Okay. Just hold. All right.
Thank So we know has been
moved. Tanks are open about a
quarter votes.
>> 15 yeas, 0 nays. Fire
actually approved 2026. To 0,
2, 9, 6,
>> I'm 65 no. Speaker cards.
No speaker cards. Let's go to
COUNCILWOMAN Clyburn. All
right. These I rise to the
clinics part. Hey, once spoke
with Travis to 26 doing to the
council.
>> And we talked about how he
proposed to use existing
building on the property. He
did not have a particular use
at the time and also informed
him of the flooding issues
that are associated with
Sophia Street. And once again,
this legislation, I mean, this
has been filed with
legislative services.
>> All right. Those biggest
public closed. I moved the
bill most second on the bill
known in the Queue. Please
open about 40 votes.
>> 15 yeas, 0 nays actually
approved 2026 to 0, 2, 9, 7,
Thank you to our floor leader
and welcome, MISTER Boyland.
Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT and
moving on now to page. 31. I'm
number 66 to 2026 tonight. I
have no speaker close.
>> Move the bill motion second
on the bill up knowing that
you about records about us. 14
yeas, 0 nays. I actually
approved 2026 Dash 0, 2, 90
right now. I'm 67 2026. To 9,
9, I have no speaker cards.
Public hearings closed with a
bill of motion. Second on the
bill up knowing you please
open about a quarter vote.
14
yeas, 0 nays. Buyer actually
approved 2026 or 0, 2, 9, 9,
3, Now a piece or 2 items. 68
2026? 3, 1, 1, I have no
speaker cards. Public hearing
will be continued to 6. 23. 26
and 69 Twenty-twenty 6, 3, 6,
5, I have one speaker card to
need to cook. She opposes Bill
but does not wish to speak.
Public hearings close an
additional public and will be
6. 23. 26. Sorry. Johnson.
You're recognized. Thank you,
MR. PRESIDENT I was in queue
for 2026. 3.11, just wanted to
rise to say earlier today we
hadn't noticed meeting.
>> I know there were some
questions about that and the
target growth areas. I'm going
to do a one-way communication,
colleagues, everyone. So you
have it. We discuss it until
you see. But so that everybody
has another with myriad
meetings going on today. I'll
send it out. I want to get it
from our team. Our public
information teams that way.
Maybe some of the questions
that you have to get answered
and we can move this on. Thank
you, MR. PRESIDENT. All right.
Thank you, MR. Florala number
70, 2026, 3, 6, 6, I have one
Speaker card. Denise Cook.
>> He opposes a yes. You
oppose this legislation. But
that does not wish to speak.
Appearing close. This one
public hearing will be 6. 23.
26.
>> During page number 30
three-hole a second. I get
there. Again. Item 71 on 71
Twenty-twenty 6, 3, 6, 7, I
have one speaker card. Denise
Cook. She does not wish to
speak, but she also opposes
this one public hearings close
in just a public hearing will
be 6. 23. 26 item. 72
Twenty-twenty 6, 3, 6, 8, I
have one speaker card
questions only Chris Paul
public hearing closed. Just a
public hearing will be 6. 23.
26, I am 73, 3, 6, 9, 1,
speaker, one speaker card
questions only Chris Paul
public hearings. Lows a public
hearing will be 6. 23. 26.
Item number. 74. 2026. 3.70 I
have one speaker card folks.
Oxford. I see my questions.
Only folks. So side here?
Alright, alright, bookings
close and just public will be
6. 23. 26 item number of 6, 3,
7, 1, 1, speaker card. Botox
He supports the bill both of
you. Support, by the way, but
does not wish to speak. Public
hearings close an additional
public and will be 6. 23. 26.
All right, MR. PRESIDENT. Now
we move on to the shoe 3rd
reading resolutions we've
taken care of. Those are going
to move on now to 3rd reading
ordinances.
>> We took up number 77, 78
79. Sorry. I mean, I we need
to postpone 77. We didn't do
77. 76, we got it. I'm sorry.
I apologize. Item number. 77
Twenty-twenty 6, 3, 2, 7, we
need to move the Finance
Amendment. Finance substitute.
All right, second on the
finance substitute Council.
PRESIDENT Elect Howland. Thank
you, MR. PRESIDENT know we
have the blue sheets in front
of us. But for the record, MR.
5 plus, would you explain the
finance sub city, please?
>> Yes, through the council
PRESIDENT To the council, this
substitute encompasses the
neighborhood substitute with a
few additional items. So we'll
go through both the
neighborhood substitute
attached, a revised exhibit
one, which was the bt to
correct an account code. It
included details that would be
taken on the on the steps
taken by the city and making a
determination of necessity and
place. The applicable survey
studies and reports revised on
file and also attached a
listing of the affected
properties as a new exhibit 5,
the finance substitute
included all of those items.
And it also removed language
authorizing the office of
General counsel to initiate
condemnation proceedings and
declarations of taking and
included language requiring
City Council approval prior to
filing a petition for
condemnation and attached a
revised exhibit 3, which was
the parcel map to reflect the
removal of parcel one from the
project. It attached a revised
exhibit 5. The parcel is to
reflect removal of the parcel
one. Want to update the Park
Project, personal information
and it also attached a second
revised on file to include a
front revised First Amendment
that reflected the removal of
parcel one from the list of
properties. Ok, thank you
through the PRESIDENT Because
that finance substitute.
>> Effectively makes the city
come back to us before
starting domain proceedings. 4
city Council will have to
approve them before it starts.
I will support substitute all
support the bill as
substitute. Thank you. All
right. No one else in the
queue all in favor. The
substitute. Actually, we had a
councilmember Morrow on
substitute. Thank you, MR.
PRESIDENT the through the
chair to America's the
populace.
>> I'm pretty sure it's legal.
It would not be within the
substitute. But what is the
legal standing?
>> For that process that?
>> Before the government can
file eminent domain. It has to
come back. The legislative
body.
>> Through the PRESIDENT To
Councilmember Morrow. So as
originally proposed, the
legislation would authorize
steps of the process subject
to certain guardrails. With
respect to how much the city
could purchase an interest in
property forward cetera. So it
doesn't it's not. Legally
affecting it. The overall
condemnation processes
outlined in statute. What he's
saying is the council is not
granting full authority to
take a property through the
entire process. Up to the
filing of the condemnation
action it's requiring before
that last step that it come
back to city council. So there
was some discussion in
committees with respect to how
that might affect the timing
of different things reactions
are responses from the
property owners. But legally,
it's not. It's not that you're
not allowed to do that. It's
just you're putting a
condition on that final step
that it has to come to get
back to council one more time
rather than giving them full
legal capacity to go all the
way through the process
without coming back. And if
you want, if you want more
information or feel like that
doesn't answer your question.
Deputy General Counsel Chris
Garrett is also hearing could
address your question more
specifically if you feel you
need it.
>> All right. I think he's
good. So I'm very the
substitute 6 signify by saying
Aye, aye, any opposed say nay
substitute cares both the bill
as substitute motion. A second
on the bill has substituted. I
was in the queue open about
court
>> 13 yeas, one nay.
>> actually approved 2026. To
0, 3, 2, 7, my first time on
Diamond Island. I think.
Moving on to page. 36, I'm
number 78 Twenty-twenty 6, 3,
3, 5, We've already taken up.
So item number 79 to introduce
or the bills requested that we
postpone this to JUNE. The
23rd move. That is a motion.
All right. Mary, would you
like to put us in the right
posture to get this
postponement? I understand
there's a on their mind as
another one. All right. All
Motion and second to postpone
that for Bill JUNE 23rd. Yes,
postponed to JUNE 23rd. That's
a ballot. Please open about a
quarter vote.
>> 14 yeas, 0 nays. I actually
postponed 2026 to 0, 3, 6, 3,
37 number item. Number 80
2026, through 07:00am with the
amendment. Have a motion to
second on the amendment. Know
what's in the queue all in
favor. The amendment signify
by saying Aye aye, any opposed
say nay to Medicare's moved
the bill as amended motion a
second on the bill as amended.
No incentive to please open
about record vote. 14 yeas, 0
nays, saying actually approved
2026 Dash 0, 3, 7, 8 as
amended item 81 2026. 3.81 a
move. The amendment have a
motion second on the
amendment. No one's in the
queue on favor the amendment
signify by saying Aye aye, any
opposed. Say nay to Medicare's
moved the bill as amended
motion second on the bill as
amended. No one's in the
queue. Please open about a
report about. 14 yeas, 0 nays,
direction of approved 2026
Dash, 0, 3, 8, 1, as amended
during the page. 38 item
number 80 to 2026, 3, 8, 2, I
moved the bill. I have a
motion second on the in the
queue. Please up in about a
quarter vote.
14 yeas, 0 nays.
But you're actually approved
2026 Dash, 0, 3, a 2, maybe 3,
2026, 3, 8, 3, move the bill
motion second on the bill is
known please up in about
quarter vote.
>> 13 yeas, one nay.
>> I actually approved 0, 3,
3, Welcome to the island. Item
page. 39, I'm 84 Twenty-twenty
6, 3, 8, 5, I move the
amendment motion second on the
amendment. Ones in the queue
all in favor. The amendment
signify by saying Aye aye, any
opposed say nay to Medicare's
moved the bill as amended
motion second on the bill as
amended on Sunday to please
open about 4 vote.
>> 14 yeas, 0 nays direction.
You approved 2026 Dash 0, 3,
8, 5 as amended item ne 5,
2026, 3, 8, 6, I moved the
bill. Have a motion. A second
on the bill is going to do
something about a quarter
vote.
13 yeas, one nay. I
actually brew very on 2026,
Dash, 0, 3, 8, 6 and Kuzma are
again looking to the island.
2, does it have anybody have a
soccer ball?
>> number, 86, 2026, 3, 9, to
remove the amendment.
>> Got a motion second, all
and then owns in the Queue on
favor the amendment signify by
saying Aye, aye, any opposed,
say nay. The amendment areas
of the bill as amended a
motion second on the bill as
amended on to the q, please
over the ballot record your
vote. Ready. Joining Island.
On our side.
>> 14 yeas, 0 nays. Buyer
actually approved 2026 Dash,
0, 3, 9, 0, And number 87
Twenty-twenty 6, 3, 9, 3, move
the amendment have a motion.
Second on the amendment in the
queue all in favor amendment
taken saying Aye, aye, any
opposed say nay. The amendment
pairs of the bill as amended
motion second on the bill as
amended on Sunday to please
open about 4 vote. 14 yeas, 0
nays. Directive approved 2026
Dash 0, 3, 9, 3, to page. 41
item number. 88 Twenty-twenty
6, 3, 9, 6, and move the
amendment. I have a motion and
second on the amendment.
There's no in the queue all in
favor of the amendment signify
by saying Aye aye, any opposed
say nay to Medicare's move the
bill as amended a motion. A
second on the bill as amended
ones in the queue. Please up
in about a quarter vote.
14
yeas, 0 nays by actually
approved 2026 Dash, 0, 3, 9,
6, Item number. 89
Twenty-twenty 6, 4, 1, 6, and
move the amendment. Got a
motion second on the
amendment. There's no one in
the queue all in favor of the
amendment signify by saying
Aye, aye. Any opposed say nay.
The amendment cares. Move the
bill as amended motion and
second on the bill as amended.
So in the queue, please up in
about a quarter vote.
14 yeas,
0 nays direction. You've
approved 2026 Dash 0, 4, 1, 6
as amended PRESIDENT. Now we
move on to second reading
resolutions and ordinances,
MR. To would you please read
the Bills?
>> 2026, 4, 6, 7, 4, 6, 8, 4,
7, 2, 4, 7, 3, for 24. 21 for
22 for 23, for 24. For 25 or
26 for 27 for 28. For 29. For
30.
>> For 31, for 32, for 33, for
34 for 35. For 36. For 37, for
38 4.39
>> This PRESIDENT, we one
public participation card for
2026, 4, 6, 7, MISTER Jon New
He supports the bill but does
not wish to speak. All right.
Thank you for that. And I
think we should all think
Councilmember Matt Carlucci
for. His efforts at last
meeting seems to paid off very
well. As PRESIDENT Of already
approved the addendum for this
evening. But we do have one
more item with item number
one, 17, 2026, 5, 1, 8, So I
understand that there is first
we have to move the emergency,
correct? Yeah, I move the
emergency. Thank you, MR.
Floor leader remind me again
of the item. Number Page,
9.18, page, 7, one page. 59 50
on 50 page, 58, 50. 5.18,
number number one, 17 items,
one, 17. I'm there and I move
the emergency. Have a motion.
A second on the emergency. In
favor of the emergency signify
by saying aye, I oppose say
nay. Think we have the
two-thirds clear the murders
Kerry's its present. Next. We
have to waive or slash suspend
council ruled to to allow for
the amendment to the
resolution. To be included in
the first reading. I knew
second second. All right. We
have motion second on.
Whatever the floor leader said
all in favor signify by saying
Aye, aye. Any opposed, say
nay. We have waived council
rule. Now, MR. PRESIDENT, we
have to move the floor
amendments like would move the
format. I think handed out to
everybody. We've got a motion
second on the Floor amendment.
Sure. Would you like to
explain the floor amendment
and thus the populace? That
would be great.
>> For the PRESIDENT To the
council. So this bill was
originally filed for regular
introduction and the introduce
or had intended it for for it
to be taken up isn't in a non
emergency, which is why we're
going through the process that
we're going 3 with several
motions this evening. The
floor amendment is to add the
emergency language to the bill
in the nature of the emergency
is that there's an event
scheduled on JUNE 13th to
celebrate reunification month.
And the intent is to have the
council act upon the
resolution in advance. So it
could be presented at that
event.
>> All right. So we have
motion in a second on ending
emergency language to the bill
on favor of that. Motion
signify by saying aye, it
posts a name that carries as
PRESIDENT. I move the bill as
an emergency as amended. Now
we have the bill moved as
emergency as amended
COUNCILMAN COUNCILMAN Salem
the past History.
>> PRESIDENT Can someone
explain to me what this what
reunification month there's
before it.
>> Absolutely, DR. Johnson has
volunteered to explain
reunification day. Thank you.
And poetic you for that.
PRESIDENT, I rise to support
this legislation. And I I'm so
thankful to kind of mileage
for putting this forward and
for reunification month what
it is Dr saying to the chance
the PRESIDENT. It's when
parents are away from the
children, whether it be to the
foster care system and they've
had their children taken away
from them or what have you.
This is this month that
they're using JUNE is the
month to reunify those
families back together. And so
it's something that nationally
organizations like of Children
and Family Services, Boys and
Girls Club work to help bring
these families together. So I
think it's really important.
Really honored that council
Miller put this forward. Thank
you, sir. All right. How much
mission was Girls Club? I will
say that no dollars will be
given to the Boys Girls Club
by the passage of this
resolution. Thank you.
>> clarify question, Duck
Salem. Right? So there's no
one else in the queue are
ready for a vote. Please open
the ballots, cast a vote.
>> 14 yeas, 0 nays.
>> By actually approved 2026.
0, 5, 1, 8, as an emergency.
This PRESIDENT That concludes
our business for this evening.
Very good. MISTER Floor leader
designate. That's all of our
>> what
>> do we do now? Have a roll
Let's do a roll. Call. Roll
call and 5, 4, 3, 2,
14
present. All right. That
brings us to the end to have
any announcements or birthdays
or fun things to talk about.
No announcements from.
>> The godmother of
announcements. But we do have
Dr Johnson. For an
announcement.
>> I do. Mine are 2
announcements and the 2, 1, I
want to thank this body. First
of all, the Sisters of Saint
Joseph from Saint Augustine,
who were sisters for that came
to the United States from the
France. They came over in 18,
66 and they have been working
in Jacksonville ever sense in
the North Florida area. We
were honored to have Meyer,
who's the bishop of the
Diocese of Saint Augustine,
who came over to Saint Pius on
Sunday. We honored him with a
resolution. The mayor honored
him with a proclamation. The
sisters of Unfortunately not
as many people are going into
the order of being nuns. And
so they're dissolving their
service to Jacksonville. But
looking at the great schools
they had with Holy Rosary and
Saint Pius and all these other
schools. Thank you Council for
honoring them. It was a
beautiful event, a wonderful
mask and a wonderful
reception. So thank you for
that. And last but not least i
want to thank you for honoring
I-four voting for the summer
youth experience that we're
having. It's the kind of one
of a kind thing that we're
doing at Bradley Park on the
West side. There are no kind
of things like that. When I
saw the teen takeovers in how
teens are taking over malls
and other stuff. I was a
member of something called the
mayor's team volunteers back
in the day under former mayor
time, Missouri. The PRESIDENT
Of that group. And I'm like,
what can I do? So I used the
cba funding to create this
summer youth experience
program. The younger youth
will be able to go into
experience that through with
steam Science, technology,
engineering, arts, math, and
then the older kids will be
like the camp counselors. So
thank you for voting for that.
It's powered by the stadium of
the future that the group over
with the team has wrapped
their arms around this
program. So I look forward to
it. You just voted for tonight
and I cannot thank you enough
for empowering young people in
the West side so that they can
be the best versions of
themselves. Thank you.
Council. All right. Thanks,
Jack Johnson, PRESIDENT Elect
Talent.
>> Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT
just wanted to announce to
everyone that yesterday
Governor DeSantis signed House
Bill 4045 in the law which
officially updates the city's
charter to specifically
enumerate Jax alleviation.
Authorities responsibility for
growing Cecil into a regional
state and national aerospace
industry hub. It also requires
to bring us annual economic
plan concurrent with
budgeting. So I want to tell
everyone that started here as
a j bill that we approved
unanimously and then it went
to the state and now it's
become a change to the
charter. I can't thank you all
enough for supporting that. I
think it's going to bring
great things to our city. I
can't thank the state rep
Wyman Duggan enough for
leading it through
Tallahassee. And I look
forward to the jobs,
investment and innovation that
the team a j will help bring
your city. Thank you. All
right. Thank you very much.
Other announcements. We are
adjourned, MR. Chappell, bring
us home.
>> Thank you, PRESIDENT. Let
us pray. Gracious GOD, we
thank you for yet one more
time to be able to serve the
community that we call home.
Thank you for imparting you
was upon us. Continue to give
us 10 prints too. Realize
that. And so many things we
should put principle over
politics. But not decisions be
based on popularity. But
better decisions be based on
what is right. As we depart
from this place. We asked
could be with and ask you to
continue to cover family
members and continue to watch
over this great city of
Jacksonville that we call home
its in Jesus. Holy name. We
pray. Amen.