[0:08] Falls.
[0:10] >> Good evening and welcome my
[0:11] call. To order the Tuesday
[0:12] SEPTEMBER 8th Twenty-twenty 6
[0:14] meeting of the full city
[0:15] council, MR. Floor leader
[0:17] turned over to you.
[0:18] >> Thank you, sir. Are first
[0:21] order of business as usual.
[0:22] The invocation and pledge of
[0:23] Allegiance. I would ask that
[0:24] you please recognize
[0:25] councilmember marrow. Our
[0:27] council chap introduce the
[0:28] kind gentleman will be sharing
[0:29] their to those duties tonight,
[0:36] MR. Maher, you're recognized.
[0:36] >> Thank you. MISS The floor
[0:37] leader. Would you please
[0:46] stand? This week? Will mark 25
[0:50] years since stent? Terrorist
[0:51] attack on the World Trade
[0:52] Center building as we know it
[0:56] in. And we pause to remember
[0:58] the lives lost on that day
[0:59] where there was lower
[1:00] Manhattan in Shanksville,
[1:01] Pennsylvania, with the
[1:04] Pentagon. Just in Manhattan
[1:08] alone over 3,000. Today, there
[1:13] are still 1100. The remains.
[1:17] Remain on identify. So lest we
[1:22] forget. What happened then.
[1:24] The generation has come and
[1:24] they MAY not know. But we
[1:28] know. Because we can remember
[1:29] exactly where we were when it
[1:32] happened. So tonight our
[1:33] invocation will be delivered
[1:37] by. 2 members of the public
[1:41] safety sector that. Lost a
[1:41] number of individual during
[1:47] that day. Jso Chaplin Corey
[1:48] McDonald, who is the husband
[1:50] of 15 years. A dad to his 12
[1:51] year-old daughter, U.S. Army
[1:51] veteran, pastor of a local
[1:53] church. From the Road Baptist
[1:57] Church. He's a 9 year veteran
[1:58] officer of the Jacksonville
[2:00] Sheriff's Office. And the
[2:05] current chaplain. We'll also
[2:08] have jfrd champlin down pursue
[2:10] Golden Sr senior pastor and
[2:11] Bishop of the Holy Church of
[2:14] Living Gone Revival Center in
[2:15] Atlantic Beach. Retired from
[2:20] jfrd after 26 years. And then
[2:21] asked to come back as Jfrd is
[2:24] chaplain 2 and a half years
[2:25] later, having served as
[2:25] chaplain previously in a
[2:28] number of roads within the
[2:29] department and also take on
[2:32] the role of critical incident
[2:34] officer. He also serves as the
[2:36] administrator over the peer
[2:39] support team for firefighters.
[2:40] And when they're finished with
[2:41] their prairie will have a
[2:44] moment of silent. For 60
[2:45] seconds and then we'll do the
[2:46] Pledge of Allegiance
[2:53] gentlemen. Got a piece and
[2:57] mercy. On this day. We
[3:04] remember that day. Honor and
[3:06] we honor the 343 firefighters
[3:08] and all the brave first
[3:09] responders who ran towards
[3:10] danger so that others might
[3:13] live. We give thanks for their
[3:16] selfless courage. They're deep
[3:19] devotion and duty. And there
[3:24] untimely sacrifice. We lift up
[3:26] their families. Their friends
[3:27] and fellow firefighters who
[3:28] still carry the weight and the
[3:31] pain of that loss. Surround
[3:32] them with your comfort. Grant
[3:36] them tease and strength. And
[3:39] their family through this are.
[3:41] Blessed to active firefighters
[3:43] and emergency workers and
[3:44] personnel who put their lives
[3:47] on the line every day. Grant
[3:50] them wisdom. Safety encourage
[3:51] may. We never forget their
[3:53] sacrifice. And MAY we honor
[3:57] their legacy. With living in
[3:59] kindness and in strength. And
[4:04] then you bet a met. Our father
[4:08] wants further. We want to
[4:09] pause to remember the 72 lives
[4:10] of law enforcement officers
[4:12] that perished on that day.
[4:14] >> We thank you for their
[4:18] bravery, their sacrifice. And
[4:18] while this time of reflection
[4:22] comes out of great loss. And
[4:26] devastation. It's also reflect
[4:27] sure, a reflection of the
[4:29] bravery and courage. And the
[4:32] pride that we received from
[4:33] being fellow Americans. I pray
[4:34] that should be with the lives
[4:35] of the families of those law
[4:36] enforcement officers that are
[4:38] no doubt still grieving today.
[4:42] Over their loss. But we also
[4:43] pray that you watch over the
[4:44] nearly 2000 law enforcement
[4:46] officers of the Jacksonville
[4:47] Sheriff's Office, those of our
[4:51] partners. And those in the
[4:52] surrounding agencies protect
[4:54] them as they go out every day
[4:55] to continue to protect and to
[4:55] serve our community and our
[4:58] country. GOD MAY we continue
[5:01] to walk in your paths. We pray
[5:02] a hedge of protection around
[5:05] them and around us today we
[5:20] ask Jesus name, Amen. And
[5:28] >> Pledge of Allegiance. I
[5:34] pledge allegiance flag. And to
[5:36] the Republic for which it
[5:40] stands. One nation under GOD.
[5:50] They were justice for all.
[5:50] >> MR. PRESIDENT. Now it's
[5:51] time for the approval. The
[5:52] minutes from the regular
[5:52] council meeting of AUGUST,
[5:56] 25th. And enroll call first.
[5:57] >> All right. We'll call call
[5:57] that all announcements. Polk
[6:12] counties.
[6:36] >> 17 present.
[6:37] >> All right. With that, we
[6:38] have a quorum and I do have 3
[6:38] announcements, MR. Floor
[6:42] later, if I can first
[6:44] announcement, I would like to
[6:45] welcome COUNCILWOMAN Monet
[6:46] Holder to the dais for her
[6:46] for.
[6:53] >> For City Council meeting.
[6:54] >> Get ready to make some law.
[6:54] That's what we're doing
[6:58] tonight. Second, I'd like to
[7:01] highlight the floor amendment
[7:02] process. For everybody's sake.
[7:03] We have our budget meeting
[7:05] coming up to Eastern tonight.
[7:06] SEPTEMBER 22nd which that
[7:07] meeting will start at 04:00pm
[7:08] and you'll see an announcement
[7:10] about that. But the floor
[7:12] amendment process should be
[7:13] out by memo by the end of this
[7:17] week from this Plus, and it
[7:17] will require a deadline for
[7:18] any floor amendments by
[7:22] Friday, SEPTEMBER 18th. So
[7:24] look for that memo in your
[7:25] inbox. And then finally, the
[7:26] last thing I want to know,
[7:27] this is mostly for the public.
[7:29] We are going to be pulling
[7:31] forward a bill that has public
[7:33] participation item number 1,
[7:36] 3, 4, That's 2026, 0, 7, 2, 3,
[7:39] on page. 54, I believe. And
[7:40] it's the polling place change
[7:41] of location. We're pulling it
[7:42] forward. So the supervisor and
[7:46] his team can can move on. But
[7:48] we want to make sure that
[7:49] public participation is a part
[7:51] of that Bill. If you want to
[7:52] fill out a public comment card
[7:53] and comment on item number
[7:55] one, 34 2026 era 73. Now is
[7:57] the time to do so. Back to
[8:00] you, MR. Floyd.
[8:01] >> Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT
[8:02] now time for the approval. The
[8:03] minutes from the Reds are
[8:03] regular council meeting of
[8:04] AUGUST. The 25th I move the
[8:07] approval.
[8:08] >> We have a motion and second
[8:09] on the minutes from the last
[8:12] meeting. Seeing no one in the
[8:12] queue will take the vote early
[8:15] all in favor indicate by
[8:17] saying Aye, again saying no.
[8:17] The minutes past its present.
[8:19] We have a handful of
[8:19] communications for the mayor
[8:20] and other entities. Would you
[8:21] like those red are filed with
[8:22] legislative services?
[8:24] >> Let's follow them. Please.
[8:26] Tonight, MR. PRESIDENT, we
[8:26] have 2 presentations. The
[8:28] first was introduced by
[8:29] COUNCILMAN Areas. I'm going to
[8:31] invite him to head on down to
[8:33] the podium honoring the 60th
[8:33] anniversary of Florida State
[8:35] College at Jacksonville. MR.
[8:36] To would you please read the
[8:39] resolution? Resolution 2026?
[8:44] 6.81 On AUGUST 20nd, 1966,
[8:46] Florida Junior college now
[8:49] known as Florida State College
[8:50] at Jacksonville opened its
[8:52] doors for the first day of
[8:54] classes, welcoming 2,300. And
[8:56] 21 students, the largest
[8:56] opening enrollment of any
[8:58] junior college in Florida. And
[9:00] at the time, the largest in
[9:02] the nation expanding access to
[9:03] higher education for the
[9:03] residents of northeast
[9:07] Florida. Florida State College
[9:07] at Jacksonville provides
[9:10] access at locations throughout
[9:11] Jacksonville to best serve the
[9:11] community, including the
[9:15] downtown. Can't north and
[9:16] south campuses as well as the
[9:19] Deerwood and Cecil Centers.
[9:20] Fscj also has 2 academies
[9:22] focused on public safety,
[9:23] including the fire Academy of
[9:24] the South and the Criminal
[9:27] Justice Center. Florida State
[9:28] College at Jacksonville was
[9:31] founded in 1965. As Florida
[9:32] junior college and has grown
[9:33] over the past 6 decades into
[9:35] one of northeast Florida's
[9:37] leading institutions of higher
[9:38] education, serving generations
[9:40] of students and families
[9:41] throughout north throughout
[9:44] Duval and Nassau counties.
[9:45] Since its inception, Florida
[9:46] State College at Jacksonville
[9:47] has fulfilled its mission of
[9:49] Banning access to affordable
[9:51] high quality education,
[9:52] empowering learners of all
[9:54] ages through academic
[9:55] workforce and continuing
[9:58] education opportunities.
[9:59] Throughout its history.
[10:00] Florida State College at
[10:00] Jacksonville has demonstrated
[10:03] innovation and leadership by
[10:04] pioneering work force and
[10:06] technical education programs,
[10:07] supporting military service
[10:08] members and veterans advancing
[10:11] dual enrollment opportunities
[10:12] and developing pathways that
[10:13] connects students to
[10:13] meaningful careers and
[10:17] lifelong success. The
[10:18] college's enrich the cultural
[10:19] life of Jacksonville through
[10:21] initiatives such as it's
[10:22] renowned artist series and
[10:24] voiced has fostered civic
[10:26] engagement, leadership
[10:28] development and community
[10:29] service among its students,
[10:32] faculty staff and alumni.
[10:33] Known affectionately
[10:33] affectionately as the
[10:36] community's college. Florida
[10:37] State College at Jacksonville
[10:38] has helped transform lives
[10:40] through education while
[10:41] strengthening the region's
[10:41] workforce, economy and quality
[10:45] of life. And celebrating its
[10:46] 60th anniversary from 2025.
[10:49] Through 2026. Florida State
[10:50] College at Jacksonville honors
[10:51] the vision of its founders,
[10:52] the dedication of its
[10:53] educators and employees. The
[10:55] achievements of its alumni and
[10:58] its enduring commitment to
[10:58] serving the people of
[10:59] northeast Florida for
[11:00] generations to come. Now,
[11:03] therefore. The resolve by the
[11:04] council, the city of
[11:06] Jacksonville, the city council
[11:08] hereby honors Florida State
[11:08] College at Jacksonville
[11:11] opponent, 60th anniversary.
[11:12] The City Council expresses
[11:14] appreciation and gratitude to
[11:15] Florida State College at
[11:16] Jacksonville for the 6 decades
[11:18] of service to our community
[11:19] and for providing access
[11:20] opportunity and support for
[11:22] students and families
[11:23] throughout Duval and Nassau
[11:37] counties.
[11:39] Thank you. Council
[11:40] PRESIDENT Hardin Council, Vice
[11:42] PRESIDENT Joe Carlucci
[11:45] colleagues today. I'm proud
[11:46] introduce resolution
[11:46] recognizing truly a
[11:47] significant milestone in
[11:49] Jacksonville.
[11:49] >> The 60th anniversary of
[11:51] Florida State College at
[11:53] Jacksonville at the cj was
[11:55] founded in 1965. And welcome.
[11:57] Its first class in AUGUST of
[11:58] 1966. Back then it was known
[12:00] Florida Junior College and it
[12:01] opened the store to 2300
[12:05] students. 60 years later, that
[12:07] institution has grown into
[12:09] something remarkable. Serves
[12:10] more than 46,000 students
[12:13] across 4 campuses. 3 training
[12:15] centers and 2 academies, one
[12:16] Jaycee that jso Police
[12:17] academy. And, you know, as
[12:21] Jfrd training facility,
[12:22] officer 13 bachelor's degrees
[12:24] more than 50 associate degrees
[12:25] over 100 technical
[12:27] certificates and workforce
[12:28] certifications. But fscj, it's
[12:30] much bigger than those
[12:33] numbers. C for 6 decades. Fscj
[12:34] has paced where people from
[12:35] every walk of life can find an
[12:39] opportunity to earn a degree
[12:40] journey. Trade, start a new
[12:40] career, support their families
[12:41] or simply build a better
[12:45] future. Since its founding
[12:46] fscj has awarded nearly
[12:48] 200,000 degrees and
[12:49] certificates and Deputy j
[12:50] continues to evolve with the
[12:53] needs of our community from
[12:54] expanding skilled trades,
[12:55] training, welding, hvac and
[12:57] electrical to aviation
[12:58] logistics. Advanced
[12:59] manufacturing added health,
[13:02] public safety and maritime
[13:03] industries. Fscj preparing our
[13:06] workforce for the job Jack. So
[13:06] nice today and the industries
[13:10] we're building for tomorrow.
[13:10] And we're continuing that
[13:11] investment through the
[13:11] expansion of Cecil training
[13:13] hub. You MAY have noticed not
[13:15] week the governor came into
[13:16] town and awarded 7 million
[13:18] dollars to 50 jame. You as
[13:19] well. My colleagues awarded
[13:21] 5 million dollars not year.
[13:23] For me. This resolution is
[13:24] also personal. I'm proud to be
[13:27] an fscj lameness. I know
[13:27] firsthand that Fscj isn't
[13:29] simply a college. It is an
[13:32] institution of opportunity. It
[13:33] has opened doors for
[13:33] generations of Jax. All
[13:36] residents, including me and
[13:37] continues to open those doors
[13:39] for thousands more every year.
[13:40] So on behalf of the city of
[13:42] Jacksonville, our City
[13:44] council, I want to
[13:45] congratulate the faculty, the
[13:46] staff, the leadership alumni,
[13:47] and most importantly, the
[13:48] students of Florida State
[13:49] College, docile, incredible 60
[13:59] years. I have work from the
[14:00] PRESIDENT Right now. Things
[14:05] are. Thank you, COUNCILMAN. I
[14:06] really could not have said it
[14:07] better myself. Thank you all
[14:09] of you for.
[14:11] >> accolades today on behalf
[14:12] of my Board of Trustees, we
[14:13] have 4 trustees here with us
[14:14] today. Our faculty and staff
[14:15] were with us today as well. I
[14:18] want to say thank you. Thank
[14:20] you to the city for this
[14:21] recognition. It's truly an
[14:22] honorable thing for us to be
[14:24] able to say that we are part
[14:25] of Jacksonville, part of Duval
[14:27] County and the work that we do
[14:30] are proud over 185,000 alongs
[14:32] and we touch every single
[14:34] sector across this entire
[14:35] northeast, Florida. So behalf
[14:38] of the entire episode, family,
[14:38] thank you for this honor.
[14:39] Thank you for this
[14:41] recognition, please. No, there
[14:43] we are here as you're college
[14:46] as your local community
[14:47] college. We're here to help in
[14:48] any way that we can. I know
[14:49] most, if not all of you here
[14:52] on the council, I developed
[14:53] good relationships with all of
[14:55] you. Please know that you can
[14:57] always call on me and the
[14:57] institution to help support
[14:59] the city advance all of its
[15:00] purpose is an obvious mission.
[15:02] So with that, I say thank you
[15:03] and thank you. COUNCILMAN R is
[15:05] for or have a great day,
[15:13] everybody. Thank you.
[15:14] >> It's a photo opportunity
[15:15] for the board members and
[15:19] others.
[15:20] >> And colleagues, he also
[15:22] have nice pen on your desk as
[15:23] well, too. You should rocket
[15:38] tonight.
[16:08] >> MISTER Vice PRESIDENT Are
[16:09] second resolution is being
[16:14] presented by. By actually, by
[16:15] council member council
[16:15] PRESIDENT Holland to a group
[16:18] that is close to my heart.
[16:18] Duval County supervisor of
[16:20] elections office, especially
[16:23] their poll workers, MR. Deal.
[16:23] Would you kindly read the
[16:26] resolution?
[16:30] >> Resolution 2026. 1.59 Free
[16:31] and fair elections are the
[16:34] cornerstone of democracy and
[16:35] the Duval County supervisor of
[16:37] elections ensures integrity.
[16:39] By managing election records,
[16:41] safeguarding voter
[16:42] registration, administering
[16:42] the office and complying with
[16:45] all election laws. The mission
[16:46] of the supervisor of elections
[16:47] is to convey the voice of the
[16:49] people by providing fair,
[16:51] accurate and accessible
[16:51] elections with transparency
[16:54] and integrity. And poll
[16:55] workers are indispensable
[16:56] guardians of the voting
[16:59] process, ensuring that every
[16:59] eligible citizen can cast a
[17:00] secure and confidential
[17:04] ballot. In twenty-twenty
[17:05] National poll worker
[17:06] recruitment day was
[17:06] established by the U.S.
[17:08] Election Assistance Commission
[17:10] to inspire Civic engagement.
[17:11] Ensure the integrity and
[17:13] security of the elections and
[17:14] encourage people to sign up to
[17:18] become a poll worker. Workers
[17:21] set up polling places, greet
[17:22] voters, verify registration
[17:23] issue, ballots and assist
[17:25] voters and understanding the
[17:26] voting process. Ensuring a
[17:28] smooth and secure voting
[17:29] experience during early voting
[17:32] and on Election Day. National
[17:34] poll worker recruitment day
[17:36] exemplify civic engagement in
[17:37] elections, aiming to encourage
[17:38] potential poll workers to help
[17:42] America vote. Workers uphold
[17:43] our democratic system by
[17:44] enabling citizens to cast a
[17:45] free and confidential ballot
[17:46] to choose their
[17:50] representation. During the
[17:51] 2026 elections. The Duval
[17:52] County supervisor of elections
[17:55] announced that AUGUST 11th
[17:57] 2026 was to be designated the
[17:58] 6th celebration of the
[17:59] National poll worker
[17:59] recruitment day in Duval
[18:03] County. Now, therefore, be it
[18:03] resolved by the council. The
[18:07] city of Jacksonville. The city
[18:07] council hereby honors and
[18:08] commends the Duval County
[18:10] supervisor of elections and
[18:12] the nearly 2000 dedicated poll
[18:15] workers service ensures fair
[18:15] and accessible elections for
[18:18] all citizens. The Jacksonville
[18:19] City Council recognizes that
[18:22] on AUGUST, 11th 2026, the 6th
[18:23] celebration of national poll
[18:25] worker recruitment day and
[18:27] urges all eligible residents
[18:29] to consider serving as poll
[18:30] workers to support fair
[18:31] election and civic
[18:35] participation all right. Thank
[18:37] you, MR. Council director,
[18:37] thanks, MR. Vice PRESIDENT And
[18:41] MISTER Floor leader. Every
[18:43] election in communities across
[18:44] this country. And particularly
[18:46] here in Jacksonville, American
[18:48] step forward to make democracy
[18:49] work, to run their own free
[18:53] and fair elections. This past
[18:53] AUGUST, our poll workers were
[18:54] among the hardest working
[18:56] people in our community. They
[18:59] arrive before sunrise. State
[19:00] long after polls close in gave
[19:02] of their time freely.
[19:04] >> To make sure every vote
[19:08] could be heard. They set up
[19:09] equipment check to neighbors.
[19:11] They MAY have known for years
[19:12] answered questions, solve
[19:14] problems on the spot and stood
[19:16] watch over one of the most
[19:17] important responsibilities a
[19:18] community can share a fair and
[19:20] honest election. And they did
[19:23] this not for the big bucks,
[19:24] not for recognition, but
[19:24] because they believe in the
[19:29] process. They did this over
[19:30] and over again, 2 weeks of
[19:31] early voting in one very long
[19:32] Election Day. And they'll do
[19:34] it again in just under 2
[19:34] bounce. So today we want to
[19:38] say thank you. Thank you for
[19:38] your patience. Thank you for
[19:39] your dedication. Thank you for
[19:42] showing up election after
[19:43] election. So the rest of us
[19:45] could exercise our right to
[19:48] vote. Please join me in
[19:49] recognizing our poll workers
[19:50] for their outstanding service
[20:03] to our community. Thank you.
[20:05] At this point, I would like to
[20:11] recognize. All the poll
[20:12] workers if they would please
[20:12] stand. I should have done that
[20:13] before you provides or Holland
[20:21] point it out.
[20:22] >> cannot bank you very much
[20:23] this time. All recognize
[20:26] supervisor elections, holler.
[20:27] >> Thank you, council
[20:28] PRESIDENT. It is believe me.
[20:30] It's a humble honor to be able
[20:31] to represent these people here
[20:34] as their leader. You know, we
[20:36] have a full-time staff of just
[20:37] 34 employees. It takes 2000
[20:39] paid election workers to
[20:42] conduct one county election
[20:43] without these people behind
[20:46] me, we could not do it and
[20:47] believe me, it is although
[20:48] they're paid a small stipend.
[20:52] I call it really their
[20:53] devotion to this process is
[20:54] what makes it work. You hear
[20:55] him laugh. They would love to
[20:56] have more. They would not turn
[20:58] it down. I will tell you that.
[21:02] But but thank you again. And I
[21:03] want to thank these people
[21:04] here that really make our
[21:06] elections run smoothly. And I
[21:07] think we do not just Florida
[21:09] sets a platinum standard, but
[21:11] Duval County does. And we're
[21:13] very proud. We are of our
[21:15] staff and also of our election
[21:16] workers. Thank you all very
[21:24] much.
[21:25] >> All right. Thank you. And
[21:27] this time I'll recognize
[21:28] councilmember violent. Thank
[21:29] you, MISTER Vice PRESIDENT. I
[21:32] just a quick message job to my
[21:32] fellow colleagues at the
[21:35] supervisor elections office.
[21:36] I've had the great pleasure of
[21:37] his past 7, 8 elections, 7, 8,
[21:38] years to serve as a member of
[21:40] the canvassing board. I can
[21:41] see I have witnessed every
[21:43] each and every time how hard
[21:44] you all work. So thank you for
[21:59] your service.
[22:00] Okay. Now locked
[22:04] the doors. Have to sit through
[22:08] to you. Let's get few minutes.
[22:23] Exit.
[23:19] In too.
[23:30] If we could have
[23:31] the cooperation of those in
[23:31] the chambers, we're going to
[23:35] go continue with our meeting.
[23:36] We are now ready for a
[23:39] quasi-judicial actions. I
[23:40] would like to remind all
[23:42] concerned that these times we
[23:42] are now taking up do not
[23:44] include public hearings as
[23:45] these matters are thoroughly
[23:48] reviewed at the committee
[23:49] level. Public hearing for part
[23:51] of the addition
[23:52] decision-making process,
[23:54] Council members are reminded
[23:56] to declaring any ex parte
[23:57] communications. The first item
[24:00] is on Page 5, 2026, 0, 5, 5,
[24:03] 5, I moved the bill.
[24:04] >> We have a motion and second
[24:07] on the bill. That's 2026. 0,
[24:07] 5, 5, 5 for council members
[24:08] and those in the audience
[24:10] following along its on Page 5.
[24:11] There are no speakers on the
[24:12] bill was open about
[24:26] enforcement.
[24:30] >> 17 yeas, 0 nays. And by
[24:34] your vote 2026, 0, 5, 5, 5,
[24:34] passes.
[24:35] >> Item number 2, 2026, 5, 6,
[24:37] the right move. The amendment.
[24:38] >> We have a motion and second
[24:40] on the amendment. We have MR.
[24:41] In the queue. You're
[24:42] recognized, sir, on the
[24:42] amendment.
[24:45] >> Now my thoughts on the
[24:45] amendment.
[24:46] >> Okay. We'll take this.
[24:46] There are no other speakers
[24:47] will take the vote on the
[24:48] amendment verbally all in
[24:50] favor indicate by saying aye,
[24:51] against the amendment passes
[24:52] the bill as amended. We have a
[24:53] motion second on the bill as
[24:58] amended MR. Bush said. Thank
[24:59] you, MR. PRESIDENT Ex Parte
[24:59] and support. I received a
[25:01] phone call from the applicant.
[25:03] Amanda AUGUST, 21st discuss
[25:06] improvements to the building
[25:08] the addition of a full-service
[25:09] kitchen. Spoke with 2 members,
[25:13] an against 2 local property
[25:14] owners are very concerned
[25:16] about the late night customers
[25:18] and intoxication on on in the
[25:20] alleyway. This has been sent
[25:21] over to. Let's look at
[25:24] services. All right. Thank you
[25:24] know, other speakers and q we
[25:27] have a motion and the second
[25:28] on the bill as amended. Let's
[25:40] open about a quarter it.
[25:40] >> 17 yeas, 0 nays by your
[25:44] vote. 2026, 0, 5, 6, 0,
[25:44] passes.
[25:45] >> It's number 6 item, 3,
[25:47] 2026, 5, 6, 1, move the bill.
[25:47] >> We have a motion a second
[25:49] on the bill. No speakers
[25:50] that's open about a quarter of
[26:00] it.
[26:03] >> 17 yeas, 0 nays.
[26:05] >> By your vote. 2026, 0, 5,
[26:06] 6, 1, passes item for 2026 by
[26:08] 6 to move it. We have a motion
[26:09] a second on the bill got their
[26:10] speakers in the queue. It's
[26:21] open about courts, but
[26:24] >> 17 yeas, 0 nays.
[26:26] >> By your vote, 2026, 0, 5,
[26:30] 6, 2, is approved item 526 by
[26:31] 6th. Remove it. We have a
[26:31] motion and second on the bill
[26:32] we have missed high Rohnert
[26:33] Park man. Did you wish speak?
[26:33] >> All right. You're
[26:38] recognized.
[26:39] >> Thank you. PRESIDENT Helena
[26:40] rushed to declare ex Parte
[26:43] spoke with MISTER Andrew Messy
[26:44] on Tuesday. AUGUST. The 18th
[26:47] be a phone. He explained to me
[26:49] what it is that he wanted to
[26:50] do and why he needed the
[26:51] exception for the liquor
[26:52] waiver and the appropriate
[26:55] paperwork has been filed with
[26:56] legislative services.
[26:56] >> Thank you, ma'am. No one
[26:57] else in the q. What's Open
[27:06] about a quarter
[27:08] >> 17 yeas, 0 nays.
[27:09] >> By your vote, 2026, 0, 5,
[27:11] 6, 3 is approved.
[27:12] >> Page 7 item, 6, 2026, 5, 6,
[27:14] 4, with the bill.
[27:15] >> We have a motion and a
[27:18] second on the bill. There are
[27:19] no speakers. It's open about a
[27:27] quarter of it.
[27:30] >> 17 yeas, 0 nays.
[27:32] >> By your vote, 2026, 0, 5,
[27:33] 6, forecast item, 7, 2026, 5,
[27:36] 6, 5, move it.
[27:36] >> We have a motion a second
[27:37] on the bill. No speakers in
[27:39] the queue. So about Part of
[27:51] it.
[27:54] >> 17 yeas, 0
[27:57] >> By your vote, 2026, 0, 5,
[27:57] 6, 5, passes.
[27:58] >> Item 8, 2026, 5, 6, 7, to
[27:59] move the bill.
[28:00] >> We have a motion and second
[28:02] on the bill, there are no
[28:03] speakers talking about a
[28:15] quarter
[28:18] >> 17 yeas, 0 nays.
[28:22] >> By your vote, 2026 or 5, 6,
[28:22] 7 passes, Sage 8 out of 9,
[28:25] 2026, 6 to 3 with the bill.
[28:26] >> No speakers in the queue.
[28:27] We have a motion a second on
[28:28] the bill. So about a quarter
[28:37] vote?
[28:40] >> 17 yeas, 0 nays.
[28:43] >> And by your vote, 2026, 0
[28:44] 63 passes.
[28:44] >> PRESIDENT Are now ready for
[28:45] the consent agenda. I want to
[28:46] remind my colleagues that if
[28:49] you want to be a co-sponsor to
[28:50] any of these items, please let
[28:53] chief of legislative services
[28:54] know by email as council rules
[28:56] prohibit pulling items for
[28:57] this reason Mrt. Would you
[29:01] please read the Bills?
[29:08] >> 2025. 7.75 2026? 5.45? 6?
[29:15] 25 6.26 6.29 6.30, 6.33 6.37
[29:22] 6.38 6, 83 6.84 6.85 6.86 It's
[29:27] like number 20.
[29:28] >> Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT
[29:29] alive. So I move I've
[29:30] contended that last item.
[29:31] Number 20.
[29:32] >> We have a motion and the
[29:36] second on the consent agenda,
[29:36] less item number 20, which is
[29:41] 2026, 0, 6, 8, 4, I see no
[29:42] speakers. Let's open about and
[29:42] record your vote on the
[29:51] consent agenda.
[29:55] >> 17 yeas, 0 nays.
[29:55] >> By your vote, the consent
[30:00] agenda. Minus item 20 passes.
[30:01] >> Moving that on item number
[30:04] 2020, 26, 6, 8, 4, move the
[30:05] resolutions that.
[30:06] >> We have a motion and the
[30:08] second on item 2020 26 0, 6,
[30:08] 8, 4, Dr Johnson, you're
[30:14] recognized. Thank you so much.
[30:15] MISTER PRESIDENT.
[30:17] >> I rise move a floor
[30:17] amendment is a bit of an issue
[30:21] that I did not catch and I'm
[30:22] sure COUNCILMAN Gaffney and
[30:24] counsel the court Murray be
[30:26] proud of Virden Lee in the
[30:27] legislation says that the
[30:28] gentleman went to Stanton High
[30:29] School. He actually attended
[30:30] William Mary and Rain senior
[30:33] high school. All the time. I
[30:35] speak it on this day is like
[30:36] but if we could, if I could
[30:38] get a second for this motion.
[30:39] Thank you. Thank you, MR.
[30:41] PRESIDENT, we have a motion
[30:42] and a second on the floor
[30:44] amendments mystified plus.
[30:44] >> Are we able to handle this
[30:45] floor amendment right now in
[30:48] real time?
[30:49] >> To the chin and threw the
[30:51] chair into the council? Yes,
[30:52] because the amendment has been
[30:53] prepared and distributed to
[30:56] the council. Roger, that,
[30:57] Doctor Johnson, that you're no
[30:58] longer in the queue. Okay. Any
[30:58] speakers on the floor
[31:01] imminent? Seeing none. We'll
[31:02] take a vote on the Floor
[31:02] amendment verbally all in
[31:03] favor of the floor amendment
[31:05] from DR. Johnson indicate by
[31:06] saying Aye, I only can say no
[31:10] form in the past. What
[31:10] emotional blow up the bill at
[31:13] the resolution as amended.
[31:14] >> All right. We have a motion
[31:14] and second on the bill as
[31:16] amended. There are no
[31:16] speakers. It's open about an
[31:31] apartment.
[31:37] >> 17 yeas, 0 nays.
[31:38] >> By your vote, 2026, 0, 6,
[31:42] 8, 4, passes as amended.
[31:42] >> want to recognize the
[31:44] council rules chair.
[31:45] >> Yes, sir. MISTER Gay. You
[31:49] are recognized.
[31:50] >> Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT,
[31:51] we have approved the following
[31:53] appointment as part of the
[31:54] consent agenda, MR. Corey
[31:58] Forward, please stand. He's
[31:59] been to be recognized. You've
[32:00] been appointed to the
[32:02] construction trade qualify on
[32:05] board as a seasoned journalist
[32:07] tradition. So please join me
[32:08] in welcoming into to the
[32:09] service of our city. Thank
[32:15] you. It's right up your alley,
[32:17] MR. PRESIDENT, before moving
[32:18] on to public comment, there is
[32:19] an item the body, which is to
[32:21] take up its a resolution
[32:21] honoring.
[32:25] >> Our friend and colleague
[32:26] and my fellow techie Steve
[32:27] Casada was retiring for after
[32:28] more than 30 years.
[32:30] Distinguished service to the
[32:33] city. The resolution can be
[32:36] found Page. 43 2026, 0, 7, 3,
[32:39] 9, and before moving emergency
[32:39] would like legislative
[32:40] services to at me as a
[32:43] co-sponsor. With that move,
[32:44] the emergency.
[32:44] >> We have a motion and a
[32:46] second on the emergency. Ms
[32:47] Clarke where want to become
[32:49] the emergency order. The bill.
[32:51] Okay. We'll take a vote on the
[32:52] emergency verbally all in
[32:53] favor of the emergency
[32:55] indicate by saying Aye. I
[32:56] again saying though, the mercy
[32:58] of GOD move the bill as
[32:59] emergency have a motion a
[33:00] second on the bill as an
[33:00] emergency. Ms Clarke where
[33:01] you're recognized, followed
[33:03] them are leaving.
[33:03] >> Thank you. Because I just
[33:06] want to move a council
[33:07] >> we have a motion and second
[33:10] on the Council amendment.
[33:11] Seeing no speakers will take a
[33:12] vote on the council amendment
[33:14] fairly all in favor indicate
[33:15] by saying Aye, aye, all again.
[33:16] Same know councilmember
[33:17] passes.
[33:19] >> The bill as emergency as
[33:20] amended.
[33:20] >> We have a motion and second
[33:21] on the bill as an emergency as
[33:24] amended. There are no
[33:24] speakers. Let's open the
[33:34] ballot in record your vote.
[33:37] >> 17 yeas, 0 nays.
[33:39] >> And by your unanimous vote,
[33:41] 2026, 0, 7, 3, 9 passes.
[33:43] Steve, let me be the first to
[33:44] congratulate you. On 30 years
[33:46] of service to the city.
[34:02] >> We
[34:02] >> are going to take a moment
[34:03] right now that a deal. Would
[34:04] you please read the
[34:07] resolution? Resolution 2026?
[34:11] 7.39 For more than 30 years.
[34:14] Steve Casada has given his
[34:15] talent time and extraordinary
[34:17] dedication to the city of
[34:19] Jacksonville serving across
[34:19] generations of elected
[34:21] leadership and through
[34:21] enormous changes while
[34:25] becoming a trusted colleague.
[34:25] Problem solver and invaluable
[34:26] part of the institutional
[34:27] memory of the Jacksonville
[34:31] City Hall. A native of toe of
[34:32] Tennessee, a graduate of muck
[34:36] men's Central High School.
[34:36] Steve can cite a study music
[34:37] in Tennessee and pursued
[34:39] graduate study in church music
[34:43] at the Southern Baptist
[34:43] Theological Seminary carrying
[34:44] into his professional life.
[34:45] The musicians understanding
[34:47] that timing matters. Listening
[34:49] matters. Every voice matters
[34:53] and the whole works best. The
[34:54] whole works best. When someone
[34:55] understands how all of the
[34:59] pieces fit together. Steve
[35:00] Coz, became an indispensable
[35:01] member member of the
[35:02] Jacksonville City Council
[35:04] staff bringing remarkable
[35:06] patience, technical expertise,
[35:06] dependability and quiet
[35:09] leadership to the information.
[35:10] Technology and audio visual
[35:11] systems upon which council
[35:13] members staff citizens and the
[35:16] legislative process depend.
[35:19] During his remarkable career
[35:20] government moved from paper
[35:22] files and binders into a
[35:23] digital world of searchable
[35:26] legislation. Interconnected
[35:28] systems and live streamed
[35:29] public meetings. And Steve
[35:30] Casada help to navigate the
[35:32] council through that
[35:34] transformation, including work
[35:35] that was made legislative
[35:36] records more electronically
[35:38] accessible to the public
[35:38] because technology in
[35:41] government when done well is
[35:42] ultimately without is
[35:44] ultimately about access.
[35:45] Transparency and connecting
[35:48] people to their democracy.
[35:50] Some people serve government
[35:50] from the Dyess while others
[35:52] serve it behind the walls
[35:54] inside the systems, in the
[35:55] control rooms and just be on
[35:58] the camera frame and through
[35:59] thousands of meetings calls
[36:01] questions, technical
[36:03] emergencies, quiet acts of
[36:04] service. Steve Casada spent
[36:06] more than 3 decades making
[36:07] certain democracy had a
[36:10] microphone. There are people
[36:12] who simply pass through
[36:13] institutions and then there
[36:15] are people who become a part
[36:16] of them. And Steve Casada
[36:18] became a part of this one,
[36:19] giving Jacksonville more than
[36:21] 3 decades of his life and
[36:22] leaving behind systems. He
[36:24] strengthened colleagues. He
[36:28] helped knowledge he shared and
[36:28] a legislative branch that
[36:29] worked better because Steve
[36:32] Kass out of work here. Now,
[36:33] therefore, it was all by the
[36:34] council, the city of
[36:37] Jacksonville. The city council
[36:39] hereby honors and celebrates
[36:40] Steve because sot upon his
[36:41] retirement following more than
[36:43] 30 years of distinguished
[36:45] service to the city of
[36:46] Jacksonville and expresses its
[36:48] profound gratitude for his
[36:49] expertise, professionalism,
[36:53] patients, kindness,
[36:53] steadfastness, an
[36:54] extraordinary commitment to
[36:54] the council and the people of
[36:58] Jacksonville. The City Council
[36:59] recognizes that Steve decided
[37:00] to not simply support the work
[37:01] of the City council. He helped
[37:06] make the work possible. Steve
[37:06] out stood behind the people
[37:09] who stood before the people
[37:10] and his efforts provided a
[37:10] voice by which democracy
[37:13] spoke. Steve Fix what was
[37:15] broken answered when called
[37:16] Todd what he knew and
[37:18] consistently showed up when he
[37:23] was needed. For more than 3
[37:24] decades. Steve Casada was
[37:25] there and the city is better
[37:33] because of his service. 30
[37:37] years of service by my math
[37:38] COUNCILMAN Landon, you might
[37:39] have to check me on this. That
[37:41] means that Steve case out of
[37:43] started with City Council in
[37:43] 1996.
[37:44] >> And what that also means is
[37:47] that. And we talk about going
[37:50] from paper to digital. You
[37:51] went through a lot more of the
[37:53] it transformation that even
[37:54] navigated the city council
[37:58] through y 2 k. Think about
[37:59] that. So with that, I just
[38:01] want to say, Steve, thank you
[38:02] so much for your 30 years of
[38:04] service. This is the smallest
[38:05] bit of recognition recognition
[38:06] we could. Do you deserve so
[38:08] much more and the city is so
[38:09] far better off for your 30
[38:13] years. Thank you, sir.
[38:13] >> Thanks, Up like to say a
[38:16] few words.
[38:17] >> Well, I just like to say
[38:19] thank you very much for this
[38:20] honor. Indeed is an otter and
[38:21] I accept this on all those
[38:23] people that I work with. This
[38:25] wasn't done by myself. This
[38:26] was done with it by So thank
[38:28] you so much for appreciate
[38:28] that.
[38:33] >> All right. Maybe you can
[38:39] get with the council,
[38:40] >> not only that motors I have
[38:40] 2 year done with that. They
[38:41] should. We have a COUNCILWOMAN
[38:55] Pittman in the queue.
[38:57] >> All right, Steve, 1, one
[38:57] seconds. We can get
[38:58] acknowledgement here comes
[39:03] that and you're recognized.
[39:05] >> I just want to we go way
[39:05] back before I came on the
[39:10] council. And you're the same
[39:13] person. I'm I'm gonna MISS You
[39:15] a whole lot. Especially those
[39:15] peanuts that you bring me. I
[39:17] appreciate that. So you still
[39:19] can bring those back for me as
[39:23] well. But I I think we all can
[39:26] attest that Steve has been a
[39:28] great help to a lot of us,
[39:31] especially our our technology
[39:33] issues and you don't take the
[39:35] credit by yourself. You always
[39:37] have a team effort. And so I
[39:39] want to thank you for your
[39:41] commitment to the city of
[39:42] Jacksonville and to the city
[39:52] council as well. Thank you.
[39:53] All right. We've got to move
[39:54] on now. And in order to allow
[39:56] Justin of the
[39:57] >> supervisor elections
[39:59] office, too, get out of here
[40:01] early. I think yes, that we
[40:02] take up item number one. 34
[40:09] found page. 54. And that is
[40:15] 2026, 7, 2, 3 movie emergency.
[40:16] >> We have a motion and second
[40:18] on the emergency, there are no
[40:19] speakers in the queue. Let's
[40:20] take the vote on the emergency
[40:21] verbally all in favor indicate
[40:24] by saying aye, against saying
[40:26] no emergency passes and I
[40:28] don't believe we have any
[40:28] public participation cards on
[40:31] this. I don't see anything
[40:31] forthcoming.
[40:34] >> So I will move the bill as
[40:35] an emergency.
[40:36] >> We have a motion a second
[40:38] on the bill as an emergency.
[40:39] There are no speakers in the
[40:39] queue it up in about a quarter
[40:51] vote.
[40:54] >> 17 yeas, 0 nays.
[40:56] >> And by your vote, 2026, 0,
[40:57] 7, 2, 3, is approved. Just for
[40:58] the record. I just want to
[41:00] advise the general public, the
[41:03] change of location from San
[41:04] Jose Country Club. But that
[41:08] the choice of the club to move
[41:08] in Weaver relocated for the
[41:09] NOVEMBER election. So thank
[41:18] you. MR. PRESIDENT pro in his
[41:18] 2022, 4, 7, 5, We are now
[41:20] ready for public comments.
[41:21] Councilmembers are reminded
[41:22] that this is our time to hear
[41:24] from the public. There's not
[41:26] time for questions or answers
[41:28] or debate. However, remember,
[41:29] the public MAY be invited to
[41:30] the Bob Johnson room for
[41:31] further discussions pending
[41:34] the approval of the PRESIDENT.
[41:35] Ladies and gentlemen, if you
[41:36] wish to speak, you should have
[41:37] filled out a green public
[41:39] comment card. No cards will be
[41:44] exact accepted after 06:00pm.
[41:45] And councils a lot for 90
[41:47] minutes for public comment.
[41:50] And I'll time of 3 minutes MAY
[41:50] be shortened so that all
[41:51] wishing to speak will have an
[41:53] opportunity do so. Given that
[41:55] we presently have over 40
[41:57] cards, the usual lot of time
[41:58] for each speaker will not will
[42:01] be shortened to 2 minutes. 2
[42:03] minutes during the public
[42:04] comment. Time on the be
[42:05] allowed at the podium. The
[42:06] less physical assistance is
[42:08] required. We provide this
[42:09] opportunity for public comment
[42:11] beyond the state law requires
[42:13] as such. You much state your
[42:16] name address before beginning
[42:17] your comments. I just said my
[42:18] addresses on file, meaning
[42:18] it's written on the Green
[42:21] Speaker Card. I will announce
[42:23] 5 speakers in order. They are
[42:25] to appear. I call your name
[42:26] but it has kitchen. We moved
[42:27] out here to the reserve seats
[42:29] in the front row, waiting your
[42:30] turn to speak and that
[42:32] directed to the podium. Your
[42:33] time will start when you
[42:34] arrive at the podium. By the
[42:36] way, if you have any baggage,
[42:37] is there anything leave them
[42:37] on a bag, leave them on the
[42:39] table on the left. You're
[42:43] right. My left. First, 5
[42:46] speakers are. By the way. We
[42:48] thank you for being here this
[42:50] evening. Kathleen Pereira
[42:54] Carnell Oliver Joy. Be the
[42:58] Reverend 80 Carney. And Adam
[42:59] Gray. Would you please come
[43:01] down to the front? In the
[43:02] meantime, going MR. Till to
[43:05] read Council ruled for 505.
[43:07] >> Council ruled 4.5, 0, 5,
[43:11] disruption of meeting. Any
[43:12] person who disrupts the
[43:14] regular meeting of the City
[43:15] Council standing committee's
[43:16] special or select committees,
[43:17] subcommittees or any other
[43:18] public meeting presided over
[43:20] by a city council member maybe
[43:23] forth with barred, removed or
[43:24] otherwise ejected in the
[43:25] discretion of the presiding
[43:26] officer from further
[43:29] attendance at that meeting. If
[43:30] necessary, due to the nature
[43:32] of the disruption, the
[43:33] audience MAY be cleared from
[43:35] the council chambers or
[43:35] meeting location in the
[43:36] discretion of the presiding
[43:39] officer. Any person who
[43:40] refuses to leave the City
[43:40] Council chamber MAY be subject
[43:45] to arrest. MR. Hill, please
[43:47] not the start. Time 5.43
[43:48] >> Once again, our first
[43:50] speaker is Kathy Pereira.
[43:52] Please be sure all of you
[43:53] provide your name and address
[43:54] as you begin otherwise provide
[43:56] that name a note. The address
[43:58] is on the green public comment
[44:00] cards per you have 2 minutes.
[44:01] >> My name is Kathleen Para.
[44:03] My information is on file.
[44:04] Thank you for voting against
[44:05] the slaughterhouse. School
[44:08] depot store next door to store
[44:09] next door to a school and some
[44:10] of the projects that would
[44:12] have been detrimental to
[44:13] neighborhoods. However, what
[44:15] is still prevent perplexing is
[44:16] that these another bad ideas
[44:18] had to be considered by 4
[44:19] other bodies. Respect to cpac,
[44:20] the Planning Department, the
[44:22] planning Commission and the
[44:22] Values e before Council can
[44:25] vote them down. Why can't any
[44:27] of these other body stop any
[44:29] project after they review
[44:30] their case after? I'm certain
[44:31] that my cpac and even the
[44:35] planning certainly up next, my
[44:36] writes, my rights to build a
[44:37] 10 story apartment building in
[44:39] the middle. My single family
[44:40] neighborhood before anyone
[44:41] else had up the chain could
[44:44] hear right? Unfortunately,
[44:46] reality is what George Moos
[44:50] said best. All property owners
[44:51] are equal. Some property
[44:52] owners are more equal than
[44:53] others. That is some
[44:56] developers who have influenced
[44:57] and no regard for the quality
[44:58] of life of their neighbors
[44:59] have rights was to patch the
[45:01] neighborhoods. They also have
[45:03] the power to create and then
[45:04] watch the angst of unread
[45:06] neighborhood reach a crescendo
[45:08] didn't nails headaches and
[45:09] lost sleep over having to
[45:10] attend a minimum of 4 separate
[45:13] meetings before the council
[45:14] after twisting itself and the
[45:15] citizens in knots denies the
[45:16] project. Really, none of us
[45:19] need this kind of drama. And
[45:20] this is not the kind of drama
[45:21] that the fox Chase woman
[45:21] station and Windy Hill
[45:24] neighborhoods want to see when
[45:26] they know that a 15,000 seat
[45:26] soccer state in the doubles
[45:29] like has a concert venue about
[45:30] one half mile from them or on
[45:33] their quality of life. Give
[45:34] the cpac in planning
[45:34] department the power to deny
[45:37] this project at that level.
[45:37] And for all these reasons is
[45:40] imperative that city codify
[45:42] the 1995 neighborhood Bill of
[45:45] Rights and bring back 2026
[45:46] 5.72 full Council and pass
[45:48] Thank you.
[45:49] >> Thank u next. You have Cano
[45:55] all over. Yes, my name is
[45:55] gone. What would America be
[45:58] without American free? The
[46:01] very foundation of 13 14th and
[46:03] 15th amendments. Well, what
[46:07] state of Florida Duval can be
[46:09] without black America. America
[46:14] 3. We have been subjugated in
[46:18] this country press not from
[46:18] just late, but from Emma
[46:24] Grace. They're on the 18, 66
[46:30] Civil Rights They said I was a
[46:31] 15 minute conversation with
[46:34] Jim Cobb Burns off. Do with
[46:40] it. The 2027, but appropriate.
[46:41] We're trying focus compliance.
[46:44] All know left of the 18, 66
[46:49] Civil Rights Donald Trump
[46:50] talks about enforcement of the
[46:54] laws of Dumas. Paul, because
[46:54] American Friedman's our
[46:59] America first. Without jobs
[46:59] without you immigrants
[47:02] wouldn't be in this country.
[47:05] Let me make that clear. It
[47:07] especially the black If you're
[47:13] not me. And you send in a you
[47:14] better know, played that role.
[47:17] But you'd be in this country.
[47:20] The has obligation to us. The
[47:24] city has obligation to us. And
[47:27] they meet 18, 66 silver. I
[47:30] set, especially way the Fscj
[47:32] says all was free elm. This is
[47:35] day that too. So you would
[47:36] have robbed addition to pay
[47:41] that reparations. It's that
[47:44] Yeah. But you fall. You pay
[47:45] homage to the people that pay
[47:49] the way Because without us.
[47:51] You wouldn't be here. This
[47:54] nation came off
[47:55] >> MR. Oliver, could you
[47:56] please not deter addresses on
[48:00] file for me, sir.
[48:03] >> Already know. Brady. Next
[48:11] we have Joy Vo.
[48:12] >> My name is joy. And my
[48:13] address on file. I'm here to
[48:17] speak again today and support
[48:18] of ongoing efforts to
[48:18] reinstate funding for the
[48:20] Affordable Housing Trust Fund,
[48:24] which I believe. Like the
[48:26] sometimes controversial kids
[48:27] Hope Alliance will be a
[48:28] commitment to our values as
[48:30] community. The current plan to
[48:31] cut 10% of those services to
[48:34] our vulnerable youth. And the
[48:35] continued resistance to create
[48:36] a resilient and flexible,
[48:38] affordable housing resource
[48:39] are both short-sighted. In my
[48:42] opinion. If city leaders
[48:43] sponsors support and oversee
[48:44] both these key resources, we
[48:48] will see results in the next
[48:50] generation of Jacksonville
[48:52] citizens, mentoring young
[48:53] people and creating more
[48:54] sustainable homes for their
[48:56] families will result in less
[48:58] stress for seniors, parents
[49:01] and children better school
[49:01] performance to resources,
[49:03] directed it, keeping them in
[49:05] their homes and in the long
[49:05] run, less need for law
[49:07] enforcement intervention.
[49:09] There are so many what ifs, if
[49:13] we can explore as a community.
[49:14] And let creative minds and
[49:15] stakeholders collaborate to
[49:18] support family homes. One big
[49:20] advantage of the Hope Kids
[49:21] Alliance is that there are
[49:22] opportunities for funding
[49:25] outside government. My hope.
[49:26] And so we can have a
[49:27] sustainable resource for
[49:28] housing initiatives that
[49:30] offers the same opportunities
[49:32] for donors who want to invest
[49:36] in the future of our city. We
[49:37] have great nonprofits in
[49:38] Jacksonville working on
[49:39] homelessness relief and
[49:40] housing. If they work
[49:44] together, great things happen.
[49:46] I came here as a Navy wife in
[49:48] 1993. 1 Jax was less than a
[49:49] million people. I raised my
[49:50] children here, grew business
[49:51] here and retired here. This is
[49:54] no longer town. And we have to
[49:55] pull together for future
[49:58] success right now, we're way
[50:00] behind. Thank you.
[50:01] >> Thank And next we have the
[50:11] rover Navy caring.
[50:14] >> Hi, my name's 80 Carney and
[50:15] my addresses on file. And I'm
[50:15] here is a pastor campus Pastor
[50:16] Riverside Church apart and
[50:20] King. I'm here and had to
[50:21] speak in favor of adding,
[50:22] though I I'm back for
[50:23] affordable Housing Trust fund
[50:26] and to our city's budget. In
[50:28] the past 5 years, average rent
[50:28] in Jacksonville has gone up.
[50:32] 34%. And half of our zip
[50:36] codes. Epa's much as 50% and
[50:36] wages have not come close to
[50:38] keeping up with that pace.
[50:40] Families who are making it 5
[50:41] years ago are now one missed
[50:44] paycheck away from losing
[50:45] their homes. Some council
[50:46] members have indicated that we
[50:48] MAY strip funding for
[50:49] affordable housing and the
[50:51] budget to prioritize public
[50:53] safety. But young
[50:54] professionals leaving our city
[50:55] because they can't afford to
[50:56] live here doesn't make any our
[51:00] city any safer. Single moms
[51:01] like myself struggling to
[51:02] provide for their children
[51:03] because the rent is too high.
[51:04] Does it make our city any
[51:07] safer? And our senior adults
[51:08] working low-wage jobs well
[51:12] into their 70's. Like many of
[51:13] congregants because they can't
[51:14] afford to retire, doesn't make
[51:18] our community safer either. If
[51:19] people can't afford a
[51:20] dignified place to live than
[51:21] our whole community becomes
[51:21] more desperate and more
[51:24] unstable and more cruel. And
[51:26] so to those who might say that
[51:27] we can't afford this
[51:28] investment. I believe that we
[51:33] cannot afford not to. Thank
[51:33] you, ma'am.
[51:34] >> Thanks. We have Adam Gray.
[51:35] In the meantime, I'm gonna
[51:35] fight down to the front,
[51:38] please. James Wilson. Jerry,
[51:41] Reverend Kenneth Manuel senior
[51:44] Madison Hilt and Denise Gott.
[51:48] MR. Gray.
[51:50] >> Good evening. My name is
[51:51] Adam Graham, the pastor of
[51:52] Riverside Church at Park and
[51:55] came 26 50 part Street. Want
[51:58] to tell you 3 stories tonight.
[52:01] There's a woman in our church
[52:02] recent college graduate who
[52:04] told me just 2 weeks ago she
[52:05] never expects to be able to
[52:08] afford a home because the
[52:09] wages are too low. And the
[52:12] rents are too high. There's a
[52:15] woman in our church in her
[52:16] 50's holds a master's degree
[52:19] in education. Has served as
[52:20] the principal of a private
[52:25] school. And even she is
[52:27] spending 50% of her income on
[52:28] rent to provide a place for
[52:29] her and her children and the
[52:35] Riverside neighborhood. There
[52:39] are people in my church in
[52:40] their 70's who continue to
[52:42] work low rate wage, retail
[52:45] jobs. Not because they enjoy
[52:46] being greeters at Walmart are
[52:48] serving concessions at the
[52:49] Jaguars games, but because the
[52:50] rent is too high for them to
[52:57] retire. It's not a question of
[52:59] old or young. It's not a
[53:00] question of educated or
[53:01] uneducated. It's not even a
[53:03] question of black or right.
[53:05] It's a question of right or
[53:07] wrong. Are we going to make
[53:08] our city affordable for people
[53:14] to live? I want to be in a
[53:17] city. Where we can afford to
[53:19] live and thrive together.
[53:23] Thank you. Thank you, sir.
[53:36] >> Next we had James Wilson.
[53:39] My name is James Wilson. My
[53:44] address is on record. I moved
[53:47] to Jacksonville in 1955. Been
[53:48] a very lucky person. I've been
[53:51] here for 70 years. I went to f
[53:57] c c j in 1969. To unf. And
[53:58] I've been a photographer in
[54:01] this city for 47 years. I've
[54:04] been a very lucky man. We
[54:06] moved in with my grandmother
[54:08] and then from there, I. Bought
[54:13] a House cash to mortgage. My
[54:14] second house was took over a
[54:15] va loan from a Navy guy who
[54:16] was moving to Washington
[54:20] today. My wife and I bought a
[54:23] house and built a house. And
[54:26] we've been there for 23 years.
[54:27] I am in favor of the
[54:29] Affordable Housing Act so that
[54:33] my grandchildren. My great
[54:35] grandchildren who I have We'll
[54:37] be able to afford housing.
[54:38] Jacksonville's, an awesome
[54:42] place. Let's keep the people
[54:43] here and let them afford to
[54:45] live here. Thank you for your
[54:49] time. Thank you, sir. Next
[54:58] Jerry, Jerry, address on file.
[55:00] >> I want to thank you for
[55:05] passing the money f c, c j for
[55:06] the opportunity for their
[55:10] shipbuilding. And learning
[55:11] about space industry. Thank
[55:12] you, council PRESIDENT, thank
[55:16] you council for seeing Ford
[55:17] that our youth will work with
[55:18] the new opportunities that are
[55:21] going to be coming that not
[55:22] everybody has to go to
[55:23] college. So thank you for
[55:26] seeing that. Thank you for
[55:30] cutting the budget. 25 million
[55:33] dollars. We're all hurting
[55:34] right now. Housing insurance
[55:37] property taxes. You go to the
[55:40] grocery store. Every time you
[55:41] go, it's the prices are going
[55:42] up and up and up. The packages
[55:43] are getting smaller and
[55:48] smaller. We need to try to see
[55:48] if we can trim or that because
[55:52] that is our taxpayer dollars.
[55:54] And thank you for stopping the
[55:55] slaughter house. We know that
[55:56] you worked h#
[55:56] #
[55:56] #
[55:56] o#
[55:56] that and
[55:59] you listen to the community. I
[56:01] do want to ask you also to
[56:03] codified the original
[56:04] neighborhood Bill of Rights in
[56:05] 1995. That was passed by this
[56:09] body. And it was never
[56:10] codified. I think it would
[56:14] have helped and all the
[56:16] difficulties with the more and
[56:19] the liquor store and even a
[56:20] soccer stadium coming into
[56:24] neighborhood areas. And please
[56:28] let people do their gardens.
[56:30] Why? Why cannot people have a
[56:31] community garden and a
[56:32] community? It brings people
[56:34] together. It gives them food.
[56:38] It's a fellowship. People
[56:39] coming together doing
[56:42] something fun. This world is
[56:45] so full of mistakes and
[56:46] disasters that we hear of
[56:48] every day. Let them have the
[56:50] pleasure of a garden. And
[56:52] while we're talking about
[56:54] closures, help the people get
[56:55] their Grady Bridge back so
[56:59] they can fish. Thank you.
[56:59] >> Thank you, ma'am. Next we
[57:00] had the Reverend Kenneth
[57:10] Kenneth Mandl Sr. Good Evening
[57:10] Council and thank you
[57:14] individually and collectively
[57:14] or allowing us to have the
[57:18] opportunity to speak. I'm here
[57:19] to support. I'm sorry, Name
[57:22] and address. Please. My name
[57:26] is Reverend Kenneth, the
[57:27] manual my address is 107, 3,
[57:31] 1, Towne View Drive
[57:35] Jacksonville. Thank you, sir.
[57:39] But I must say that. Most of
[57:39] the information I've gathered
[57:44] over the years. Came from my
[57:46] service as a deacon as second
[57:49] Missionary Baptist Church and
[57:52] now assistant minister there.
[57:53] And Second Missionary Baptist
[57:55] Church addresses 9, 5, 4,
[57:56] King's road here in
[58:00] Jacksonville. And support of
[58:07] the. Continuation of a
[58:10] affordable housing trust fund.
[58:13] Fun here in Jacksonville. Want
[58:15] to make 2 points in leave. You
[58:20] with a spiritual know. And
[58:21] Alex Pearce at Second
[58:22] Missionary Baptist Church, a
[58:25] congregation. I would have to
[58:26] say is probably mostly on the
[58:28] North side. But we have those
[58:29] in the West side, even Orange
[58:34] Park as I formally the
[58:36] Southside throughout
[58:37] Jacksonville. We have what is
[58:39] called elephant fine. And
[58:43] we're went out Congress. Have
[58:45] difficult times because the
[58:49] housing costs. Is so much
[58:50] higher. Then what it should be
[58:52] for their income. So we
[58:57] noticed people spending. 35
[58:58] 40% 50 and even 60% of their
[59:02] income. And so if anything
[59:06] happens, they're in trouble.
[59:08] So I'll say to you that what
[59:10] that does is make people very
[59:12] uncomfortable and unable to
[59:14] live in a peace knowing that
[59:17] they'll be able to meet their
[59:19] housing thank you. Thank you,
[59:22] sir. We unfortunately a 2
[59:23] minute. That deadline for
[59:25] everybody. 2 and a timer.
[59:28] Next. We had Madison hilt.
[59:33] Madison helped. All right.
[59:37] Move on Denise Scott. In the
[59:38] invite the following to come
[59:39] down to the front, please.
[59:39] George.
[59:42] >> I'm sorry. Joseph George
[59:45] Samantha Series, Karen
[59:46] Rosenberry Allen Masten and
[59:47] Addison Liberty. Patrick,
[59:51] please come down to the front.
[59:51] >> Hi, good evening. My name
[59:54] is Denise. Got my address on
[59:55] file. I welcome this. Hold it
[59:58] to the debt good to see you.
[1:00:00] Yesterday we celebrated Labor
[1:00:01] Day to honor the achievements
[1:00:02] of American workers and their
[1:00:04] contributions to this country.
[1:00:05] History tells us that in the
[1:00:06] height of the industrial
[1:00:07] revolution in the late 18,
[1:00:09] 100's, harsh working
[1:00:11] conditions. They had a 12 hour
[1:00:13] days, 7 days a week, unsafe
[1:00:18] conditions and little pain.
[1:00:20] Thankfully, labor unions know
[1:00:20] thankfully labor unions have
[1:00:21] been around for a long time in
[1:00:25] the 1800's labor unions were
[1:00:26] organized and strikes and
[1:00:27] rallies rallies to address the
[1:00:29] poor and unsafe working
[1:00:30] conditions today. I'm so
[1:00:31] thankful for the 2 day work
[1:00:33] week, the 40 day and today we
[1:00:37] for the day work week ending
[1:00:37] child labor make sure kids
[1:00:40] stay in school, minimum wage
[1:00:43] and of the basic benefits. So
[1:00:44] glad that unions gave a force
[1:00:48] to the everyday worker. And
[1:00:50] help build a strong middle
[1:00:52] class. Maybe that's why our
[1:00:53] state legislature are trying
[1:00:54] so hard to dismantle the lady
[1:00:58] COUNCILMAN 1000. The people
[1:00:58] depend on you to have your
[1:01:01] best. The best interest when
[1:01:01] it comes to making decisions
[1:01:05] for this city. It's become
[1:01:06] increasingly clear and that
[1:01:08] you and most of the folks on
[1:01:10] this council, can't focus on
[1:01:10] the people when you're too
[1:01:11] busy looking out for your own
[1:01:12] selves. India billion out
[1:01:17] France. I'm told that what you
[1:01:19] did this to was legal,
[1:01:20] according to the law because
[1:01:22] you claim use a political
[1:01:24] committee to raise funds. But
[1:01:25] the question is, how does it
[1:01:26] make? How does it look to the
[1:01:30] people? Not too many of your
[1:01:30] constituents can get in
[1:01:32] someone's private jet to see a
[1:01:35] baseball game with Donna.
[1:01:36] Instead of looking out for the
[1:01:39] great people of this city, you
[1:01:40] into the developers, know what
[1:01:41] you can understand. What about
[1:01:42] the working class and what
[1:01:42] they're going to win this
[1:01:45] great. The economy. It's no
[1:01:46] wonder why so this council
[1:01:47] don't understand why the
[1:01:48] people would benefit from that
[1:01:51] affordable housing Too many
[1:01:53] million at the new public
[1:01:54] servant.
[1:01:54] >> Thank Next we have just of
[1:02:02] the sale, George. All right.
[1:02:04] Good evening. My name Joe
[1:02:05] them. It's on the PRESIDENT An
[1:02:06] off Florida Central Labor
[1:02:06] Council.
[1:02:10] >> My address is on file. All
[1:02:12] SEPTEMBER. The 3rd Mayor Donna
[1:02:13] Deegan officially proclaim
[1:02:14] SEPTEMBER 7th through 11th
[1:02:16] 2026. At label Week in
[1:02:19] recognition of the vital role
[1:02:20] that working men and women
[1:02:23] play in strengthening our
[1:02:23] city, our state and our
[1:02:26] nation. Yes, today we proudly
[1:02:30] celebrated Labor Day. The
[1:02:31] North Florida Central Labor
[1:02:33] Council extend our sincere
[1:02:36] appreciation to our label mail
[1:02:37] Donna Deegan COUNCILWOMAN
[1:02:43] Monet Holder. And members of
[1:02:43] the community who joined in
[1:02:44] commemorating this important
[1:02:48] occasion. Your present help
[1:02:49] does honor the dignity of work
[1:02:51] and record. And I have the
[1:02:52] county's contribution of
[1:02:56] working men and women
[1:02:57] dedication, sacrifices and
[1:02:59] commitment have helped build
[1:03:01] this trip, prosperity and
[1:03:04] progress about a nation. Labor
[1:03:08] Day is more than a holiday.
[1:03:09] Three-day weekend. It is an
[1:03:11] opportunity to recognize men
[1:03:13] and women. It was hard worry,
[1:03:15] keep our community moving
[1:03:16] forward and to reaffirm our
[1:03:19] commitment to good job,
[1:03:22] they'll wages, safe work in
[1:03:23] place and kiahnna me
[1:03:23] opportunity for working
[1:03:27] families. You know, Florida
[1:03:28] Central Labor Council is also
[1:03:30] pleased to express its support
[1:03:33] for Mayor de guns. Proposed
[1:03:35] city budget and respectfully
[1:03:36] urge the Jacksonville City
[1:03:37] Council to approve the budget
[1:03:39] in its entirety. We believed
[1:03:44] it. Proposed budget represent
[1:03:44] an important investment in the
[1:03:48] future about community and in
[1:03:49] the service and opportunity
[1:03:49] that working families depend
[1:03:52] upon. Once again, we extend
[1:03:56] our heartfelt appreciation to
[1:03:57] COUNCILWOMAN Modi but standing
[1:03:59] with labor in being there all
[1:04:01] Labor Day. Thank you. Thank u
[1:04:06] next have Samantha Series.
[1:04:07] >> Samantha Series address on
[1:04:10] file. I just want to point out
[1:04:10] 7 of our council members are
[1:04:11] missing from the diocese at
[1:04:14] this point and you've heard of
[1:04:14] the saying actions speak
[1:04:18] louder than words. I would say
[1:04:20] people missing during public
[1:04:20] comment, especially one that
[1:04:21] leaves right before public
[1:04:22] comment. Start says and action
[1:04:26] that is noticed and his word.
[1:04:29] So one point that out there I
[1:04:30] would like to say that
[1:04:31] affordable housing is
[1:04:35] something that's great to be
[1:04:36] investing in. But I think that
[1:04:38] we need to actually invest
[1:04:39] affordable communities instead
[1:04:40] of just having these random
[1:04:43] apartments that are for rent
[1:04:44] or, you know, just put off
[1:04:46] into a random like
[1:04:49] neighborhood. They actually
[1:04:49] need to have a
[1:04:50] community-based. So having
[1:04:51] like a mixed use building in
[1:04:53] the middle worse, there's a
[1:04:54] storefront people have to
[1:04:57] drive into work. And sometimes
[1:04:58] people who can't afford homes
[1:04:59] have to take public transit.
[1:05:00] It takes a long time to use
[1:05:01] public transit in
[1:05:03] Jacksonville. It's not the
[1:05:04] easiest city to get around. If
[1:05:07] you don't have a vehicle and
[1:05:09] then pivoting, I would like
[1:05:11] talk about data centers. I
[1:05:12] know that it's a little bit of
[1:05:13] a controversial subject, but
[1:05:17] it doesn't have to be. We
[1:05:19] allow these tech all guards
[1:05:21] too decide on how these data
[1:05:23] centers are set up and how
[1:05:25] they're cool. They let them
[1:05:27] use water while we pricing the
[1:05:29] water. So much that they can't
[1:05:30] make it a cheaper option to
[1:05:32] cool U.S. Centers. That data
[1:05:33] centers actually don't need
[1:05:36] water to cool. They have the
[1:05:38] technology where they could
[1:05:40] use actual renewable energy
[1:05:42] like I know we're in a race
[1:05:44] with China. Just so, you know,
[1:05:47] America has 4,767 data
[1:05:50] centers. China only has 376
[1:05:51] and China uses renewable
[1:05:54] energy for them. They don't
[1:05:56] use water. I think it's
[1:05:58] important that we make sure we
[1:05:58] elect a governor that would
[1:06:01] protect our state instead of
[1:06:02] selling it off and using
[1:06:03] pristine lands for data
[1:06:04] centers that are going to ruin
[1:06:06] our make
[1:06:07] >> Thank u next. We have
[1:06:13] Caroline Rosenberry. My name
[1:06:16] is Carolyn Rosenberry and my
[1:06:19] address on file. Many of us
[1:06:23] here feel the need is great
[1:06:23] for affordable housing in
[1:06:27] Jacksonville. And I commend
[1:06:28] City Council for already
[1:06:30] supporting some programs such
[1:06:32] as incentives for builders and
[1:06:36] assistance for home repairs
[1:06:37] that make it easier for
[1:06:37] residents to afford the rising
[1:06:41] costs of living. Instead of
[1:06:43] saying that we're doing
[1:06:44] enough, though, I believe we
[1:06:46] need an all of the above
[1:06:48] approach looking for as many
[1:06:48] sources of funding as
[1:06:51] possible. And affordable
[1:06:54] housing trust Fund would have
[1:06:56] the advantage being a private
[1:06:59] public collaboration. Once
[1:07:00] established and affordable
[1:07:03] housing trust fund could seek
[1:07:05] funding. Not only from the
[1:07:06] city, but also from the
[1:07:09] private sector from
[1:07:11] corporations. Banks,
[1:07:13] foundations Monday, which
[1:07:13] would then be available for
[1:07:19] city directed programs. I
[1:07:19] believe City Council wants to
[1:07:20] do what their constituents
[1:07:24] want. I'm here just stand up
[1:07:27] for the values that encourage
[1:07:28] me to treat others. As I want
[1:07:30] to be treated and provide for
[1:07:35] those in need. Every resident
[1:07:35] deserves housing they can
[1:07:40] afford. I want my taxes to
[1:07:40] assist others who need a leg
[1:07:43] up. And I believe and
[1:07:44] affordable housing trust fund
[1:07:48] is a smart way to leverage our
[1:07:49] tax dollars to provide more
[1:07:52] services. I urge you to
[1:07:55] support the establishment.
[1:07:56] Have an affordable housing
[1:07:58] trust fund. Thank you.
[1:07:59] >> Thank u next. We have Allan
[1:08:06] Masson. I'm al I'm asked by
[1:08:10] addresses on file. So I'm here
[1:08:11] talk about the Affordable
[1:08:14] Housing Trust Fund. I'm just
[1:08:15] going give you a couple
[1:08:15] examples about why it's
[1:08:18] important. My grandson is a
[1:08:23] sophomore at Unf. And over the
[1:08:24] summer, he had a couple of his
[1:08:24] buddies decided they wanted to
[1:08:27] get an apartment together. And
[1:08:29] so after an extensive search,
[1:08:31] they realized, but even with 3
[1:08:33] guys contributing to the rent,
[1:08:35] apartment they couldn't
[1:08:36] afford. One. So he's living at
[1:08:39] home. Prior to coming to this
[1:08:41] meeting. We decide go buy
[1:08:42] Sweet. Pete's. You'll know
[1:08:45] where that is. And so we're
[1:08:48] talking to the server there
[1:08:52] guys probably about 25 or so.
[1:08:53] And we discussed the, you
[1:08:53] know, the affordability of
[1:08:57] housing. And he's another
[1:08:58] person who, you know, is a
[1:09:01] server in Jacksonville. And he
[1:09:02] can't afford his own housing.
[1:09:07] So he's living at home. So
[1:09:07] affordable Housing Trust fund
[1:09:13] is very important. Thank you.
[1:09:15] Thank you, sir. Next has.
[1:09:15] Liberty Patrick, the meantime,
[1:09:17] I want to buy up to the front
[1:09:20] area. Please. Ryan Widmer.
[1:09:27] Bevin, Tucker. Harold Feld are
[1:09:27] Lonny Mills and the River. And
[1:09:28] Cynthia Joseph, would you
[1:09:29] please come down to the front?
[1:09:35] Read Patrick?
[1:09:36] >> Good evening. City Ms
[1:09:37] Addison Liberty, Patrick and
[1:09:40] my addresses on file. First, I
[1:09:41] want to publicly welcome this
[1:09:43] holder to the dais. And I also
[1:09:45] want to thank COUNCILMAN Jimmy
[1:09:48] Palou. So for holding a public
[1:09:49] meeting recently to
[1:09:51] investigate how our city
[1:09:51] handles flock cameras and
[1:09:55] surveillance. I also want to
[1:09:55] thank the community activist
[1:09:56] who pushed this initiative
[1:10:00] forward. I've provided each of
[1:10:01] you with an executive briefed
[1:10:02] detailing exactly how our data
[1:10:04] is being sold and tracked. We
[1:10:07] need to finish what was
[1:10:09] started. Mass surveillance
[1:10:10] cameras and acoustic listening
[1:10:12] devices should be turned off,
[1:10:13] taken down and removed from
[1:10:16] our city completely. They must
[1:10:17] not be quietly replaced by
[1:10:20] another vendors. Technology.
[1:10:21] If any city department wants
[1:10:23] deploy spotlight, cautious by
[1:10:24] tech in our neighborhoods and
[1:10:27] must be voted on by the people
[1:10:28] and a public referendum.
[1:10:32] First, let's be more cautious
[1:10:33] about tech contracts and
[1:10:34] software subscriptions that
[1:10:36] trap us in endless recurring
[1:10:37] fees across various
[1:10:39] departments. We have fleets of
[1:10:41] take-home vehicles as city
[1:10:43] vehicle is a work tool, not a
[1:10:45] taxpayer funded commuter perk
[1:10:48] if we extend depreciation
[1:10:49] schedules and audit take-home
[1:10:51] policy citywide, we could save
[1:10:54] millions. Every dollar wasted
[1:10:56] unnecessary vendor spy camera
[1:11:00] or underutilized take-home car
[1:11:00] is a dollar that we aren't
[1:11:02] spending on real crisis like
[1:11:04] housing. We cannot build
[1:11:05] affordable housing when
[1:11:06] developers or strangled by
[1:11:08] months of bureaucratic red
[1:11:09] tape, impact fees and
[1:11:10] specialized hearings just to
[1:11:14] get a shovel in the ground.
[1:11:15] Slash the red tape that makes
[1:11:16] it so expensive to live and do
[1:11:19] business in the city. Protect
[1:11:21] our privacy audit, the fluff.
[1:11:21] And let's make Jacksonville
[1:11:24] affordable. Thank you.
[1:11:25] >> Thank u next. We have Ryan
[1:11:30] Ryan Widmer. I'm sorry.
[1:11:31] >> Ryan Widmer my addresses on
[1:11:36] file. So hello. Good
[1:11:37] afternoon. Council members.
[1:11:38] i'm a longtime citizen and
[1:11:40] resident of Jacksonville and
[1:11:41] entrepreneur who employees
[1:11:42] many amazing citizens in this
[1:11:44] great city. But today I'm here
[1:11:47] talking about bonds. So as I'm
[1:11:49] sure you're all aware, the
[1:11:50] purpose of a city bond is to
[1:11:50] serve as one of the 3
[1:11:52] functions of money,
[1:11:53] essentially a preservation of
[1:11:56] value. But it's no secret that
[1:11:57] our great city is doing
[1:11:57] something not so great with
[1:12:00] our money. Our leaders have
[1:12:01] decided to invest our
[1:12:03] hard-earned money into a
[1:12:04] country that is at the center
[1:12:06] of the world conflict and a
[1:12:07] country that is unknown,
[1:12:09] provoked it or country
[1:12:12] currently being bombed a
[1:12:13] country that has experienced
[1:12:14] for the past 4 years, negative
[1:12:15] immigration and stagnant
[1:12:18] population growth. So not only
[1:12:19] the skilled and affluent are
[1:12:21] leaving the country according
[1:12:23] to their own investment.
[1:12:25] Authorities. 49% of planned
[1:12:28] investments indefinitely
[1:12:29] postponed nbc funding the
[1:12:30] future of an economy has
[1:12:35] declined by 60%. Corporate
[1:12:36] acquisitions into the country
[1:12:40] have dropped from 44 to 4
[1:12:40] investment from the uk is down
[1:12:43] more than 80%. The largest
[1:12:44] sovereign wealth fund in the
[1:12:50] world. Has divested entirely.
[1:12:51] So all of this, along with
[1:12:52] other variables are leading
[1:12:54] the major credit rating
[1:12:55] companies to downgrade the
[1:12:56] rating and posted negative
[1:13:03] future outlooks. So if there's
[1:13:07] an 80% decline in Jacksonville
[1:13:09] or of Jacksonville was being
[1:13:10] downgraded, would we expect
[1:13:11] investments in Jacksonville?
[1:13:15] Certainly not. So include in
[1:13:16] conclusion. I want to say
[1:13:22] this. Why risk the income of
[1:13:23] your citizens to fund a
[1:13:24] country that doesn't have a
[1:13:27] solid rating. Is not projected
[1:13:28] to have one and is quite
[1:13:29] publicly and blatantly
[1:13:32] violating human rights,
[1:13:32] killing innocent women and
[1:13:33] children and whose leaders
[1:13:34] have an arrest warrant. Thank
[1:13:36] you, sir.
[1:13:37] >> Next we have Bob Evans
[1:13:46] Kerr. Good evening. Thank you.
[1:13:46] My name's Bob Evans Kerr my
[1:13:50] addresses on file. For the
[1:13:52] past 18 years I've owned
[1:13:55] operated a small business. And
[1:14:00] run where I have 5 employees.
[1:14:01] And I manage non scientific
[1:14:03] nonprofit, scientific
[1:14:05] societies that focus on food
[1:14:07] safety and environmental
[1:14:09] safety. And I'm here tonight
[1:14:12] to ask you to an established
[1:14:13] and affordable housing trust
[1:14:17] Fund for Jacksonville. This
[1:14:17] year. I lost a very good
[1:14:21] employee. She wanted to buy a
[1:14:23] first home and start a family
[1:14:25] and she found something and
[1:14:26] for double. But it wasn't. And
[1:14:30] run. Not anywhere near our
[1:14:31] business. She had to buy on
[1:14:34] the North side. That meant she
[1:14:35] could no longer keep working,
[1:14:38] forming. The home she could
[1:14:39] afford whatever that hour
[1:14:44] commute. I didn't lose them
[1:14:44] point to another company I
[1:14:47] lost or to geography. And
[1:14:49] she's not alone. My other
[1:14:54] employees who earn 50 to
[1:14:55] 60,000 a year. Several of them
[1:14:57] are living with their parents.
[1:14:58] And some are splitting rent 3
[1:15:04] ways. That's an honest wage
[1:15:06] and it still doesn't buy a
[1:15:07] foot hold anywhere near where
[1:15:12] jobs actually are. I asked
[1:15:13] that an affordable housing
[1:15:15] trust fund. It gives you
[1:15:18] dedicated tool. There that
[1:15:20] other cities have done. We
[1:15:21] don't have to invent We need
[1:15:25] the will to find it and a and
[1:15:28] just support local businesses.
[1:15:29] There are paying salaries were
[1:15:31] folks cannot afford a home.
[1:15:32] Thank you for your
[1:15:33] consideration. Thank u next.
[1:15:39] We have Harold Felder. Carol
[1:15:41] field in 1926. North Davis
[1:15:41] Street. And I hope that the
[1:15:42] city of Jacksonville Place,
[1:15:44] these affordable housing.
[1:15:46] >> All throughout the city of
[1:15:46] Jacksonville and not just in
[1:15:47] the inner city where it is
[1:15:50] already gotten started. I need
[1:15:51] floor on this council that
[1:15:52] grass couldn't contractors of
[1:15:55] the city of Jacksonville, not
[1:15:56] picking up paper cutting the
[1:15:58] paper into the grass. Neither
[1:15:59] are they removing could grant
[1:16:02] some sidewalk in a knot
[1:16:03] cutting the easements. I'm
[1:16:05] speaking in particular of the
[1:16:08] along Davis Street. That
[1:16:09] starts with a street and down
[1:16:12] to the U.S. U.S. One
[1:16:14] interstate. Also, I would like
[1:16:17] to see severely overgrown bush
[1:16:18] growing up along the sides of
[1:16:21] the I-95 highway from Edgewood
[1:16:22] Avenue traveling south up to
[1:16:24] the bifurcation of it and
[1:16:27] Wesson. 95 south the
[1:16:30] interstate shopped and removed
[1:16:31] and mow San shot because the
[1:16:32] oh, wow, trees that are
[1:16:33] growing up. There 15 feet
[1:16:36] high. As well. The government
[1:16:37] are not thoroughly removing
[1:16:41] the trash debris. Automobile
[1:16:43] accident. Parts from the
[1:16:45] interstate in these areas. It
[1:16:46] is not the residents living in
[1:16:47] the area that are trashing
[1:16:49] general area in Jacksonville.
[1:16:51] But those traveling through.
[1:16:54] Airs in relation to vacant.
[1:16:55] Lots. Can you please write an
[1:16:56] ordinance that would require
[1:16:59] owners of vacant lot to e#
[1:16:59] #
[1:16:59] #
[1:16:59] #
[1:17:00] a barrier that would prevent
[1:17:04] vehicles from entering to dump
[1:17:06] trashed cars, furniture and
[1:17:07] other materials on these make
[1:17:11] has vacant. Lots. My major
[1:17:12] concerns on the residential
[1:17:13] areas in between Merrill
[1:17:17] Avenue in Davis Reap. All
[1:17:18] right. And new Kings road and
[1:17:20] us one here in the state.
[1:17:21] Lastly, I would like to
[1:17:26] commend the city for planning
[1:17:27] trio. Arrangements of
[1:17:28] Magnolias Palms and crape
[1:17:30] myrtle Zahn of a complimentary
[1:17:34] shrubbery at street interstate
[1:17:35] exit and offer and I-95
[1:17:38] countries. Ram. Thank you.
[1:17:38] >> Thank you, sir. Next we
[1:17:43] have lining Mills. MR. Zone. I
[1:17:44] would like to with you and the
[1:17:45] Bob Dunne terms or if you want
[1:17:52] to come down.
[1:17:53] >> Good evening. Council
[1:17:55] PRESIDENT And council members.
[1:17:57] My name is Lonny Mills. My
[1:18:02] address is on I'm asking the
[1:18:04] council to take an important
[1:18:04] next step in addressing
[1:18:05] Jacksonville's, affordable
[1:18:08] housing needs established the
[1:18:09] fund a local affordable
[1:18:12] housing Trust fund. I
[1:18:15] recognize that Jacksonville
[1:18:15] already invest in housing
[1:18:16] through a number of programs
[1:18:19] and initiatives. Those efforts
[1:18:22] are important. And this
[1:18:24] requests is not intended. To
[1:18:31] replace. Or diminish them. The
[1:18:37] question is. We are doing
[1:18:38] today is enough to meet
[1:18:42] tomorrow's need. Housing trust
[1:18:45] fund would give Jacksonville
[1:18:47] something different, a
[1:18:47] dedicated, accountable,
[1:18:48] long-term funding mechanism,
[1:18:48] focus specifically on
[1:18:51] creating. Preserving and
[1:18:56] protecting affordable housing.
[1:18:57] It could support new
[1:18:58] construction rehabilitation of
[1:18:59] aging homes, emergency
[1:19:00] repairs, rental assistance and
[1:19:02] other locally determine
[1:19:03] priorities. Most importantly,
[1:19:06] it would allow Jacksonville to
[1:19:07] plan strategically instead of
[1:19:09] addressing affordable housing,
[1:19:12] primarily one program, one
[1:19:17] budget. You're at a time.
[1:19:18] Affordable housing to be
[1:19:20] viewed as essential community
[1:19:22] infrastructure. When working
[1:19:24] families, seniors, veterans,
[1:19:25] young adults and people with
[1:19:25] disabilities afford to live in
[1:19:30] the community. They call home.
[1:19:30] Jacksonville benefits. I'm not
[1:19:32] asking the council to choose
[1:19:34] between our existing housing
[1:19:37] programs and the Housing Trust
[1:19:38] I'm asking you to strengthen
[1:19:40] with Jacksonville is already
[1:19:41] doing by adding another proven
[1:19:45] tool to tool box. Please begin
[1:19:46] the process of the steps of
[1:19:47] Jacksonville, Affordable
[1:19:48] Housing Trust fund. With a
[1:19:51] dedicated funding source. Site
[1:19:51] annual public reporting
[1:19:55] results.
[1:19:56] >> Thank you, sir. Next we had
[1:19:59] the Reverend Cynthia just in
[1:20:00] the invite down to the front,
[1:20:02] please. Don Auger James match
[1:20:05] it. Carol Hawkins. Michael
[1:20:10] Smith. And Kim fun to But
[1:20:11] thank you. I believe that's
[1:20:17] that. Good evening.
[1:20:19] >> I am Reverend Cynthia
[1:20:22] Joseph and associate minister
[1:20:24] Saint Paul and the Church and
[1:20:28] my address is on. Recently. I
[1:20:29] just moved from San Francisco
[1:20:36] to come back And be interest.
[1:20:37] It and the affordable housing
[1:20:39] in my community attended the
[1:20:42] finance budget meeting. And
[1:20:45] was very disappointed with
[1:20:48] that decision pertaining to
[1:20:49] the Affordable Housing Trust
[1:20:52] Fund. The city of Jacksonville
[1:20:57] is a beautiful growing city.
[1:20:59] Please don't let our homeless
[1:21:00] population and those who
[1:21:05] cannot afford. The have rent.
[1:21:09] Please don't leave them out.
[1:21:10] Of the growth and development
[1:21:13] of this city. And please do
[1:21:18] not Sean away. From your
[1:21:19] responsibilities and
[1:21:20] commitment to the people of
[1:21:25] this great city. It would be
[1:21:26] greatly appreciated if the
[1:21:28] affordable housing. Trust
[1:21:32] Fund. Be put back into the
[1:21:37] budget because people. And
[1:21:41] every community. In this state
[1:21:43] in the city of is that of
[1:21:44] Florida. Their lives do
[1:21:48] matter. Thank you for your
[1:21:48] time.
[1:21:49] >> Thank Next, we have done
[1:22:00] auger.
[1:22:01] >> Thank Thank you for having
[1:22:02] us. Speak about the Affordable
[1:22:07] Housing Trust Fund. I am with
[1:22:09] the Saint Vincent de Paul
[1:22:14] Society conference Arlington.
[1:22:18] We assist people in the 3, 2,
[1:22:19] 2, 1, 1, 3, 2, 2, 7, 7, zip
[1:22:23] codes. Only. However. This
[1:22:24] AUGUST, I was the screener for
[1:22:26] all the calls that come in.
[1:22:28] And I took approximately 70
[1:22:31] calls. This month for people
[1:22:33] who needed help with rent Food
[1:22:37] and j a. We were able to
[1:22:44] assist. 32. Most of those 32
[1:22:45] were within the 3, 2, 2, 1, 1,
[1:22:49] in 3, 2, 2, 7, 7 zip codes. So
[1:22:50] there we were doing what we
[1:22:52] needed to be doing. But we get
[1:22:53] calls from all over the city.
[1:22:58] And can't help them. We don't
[1:23:00] have the the funds or the
[1:23:01] ability to travel as far as 30
[1:23:06] miles from where we are. So
[1:23:07] hopefully I knew I was able to
[1:23:09] get some help for them by
[1:23:11] giving them resources. But a
[1:23:14] lot of the city resources have
[1:23:18] been diminished lately. And
[1:23:19] people call to 1, 1, and
[1:23:25] nobody answers. Any of the
[1:23:26] people they're assigned to
[1:23:26] call the they they can't deal
[1:23:29] with. There's no time or
[1:23:30] funding to do what needs to be
[1:23:38] done. So. I just hope you can
[1:23:40] really re-evaluate the trust
[1:23:41] fund. It's very important to
[1:23:44] the people of Jacksonville who
[1:23:45] can afford their own homes.
[1:23:47] But there's also many people
[1:23:50] who, as we've heard, can't
[1:23:53] work because they whatever
[1:23:54] they're there are they can't
[1:23:54] pay for their own homes
[1:23:58] because they need to live with
[1:23:58] 3 or 4 other people to help
[1:24:02] pay the rent. Thank you for
[1:24:02] listening.
[1:24:03] >> Thank you, ma'am. Next
[1:24:06] James match it. Thank you,
[1:24:11] sir. Next we have Carol
[1:24:19] Hawkins.
[1:24:20] >> Hello, my name is Carol
[1:24:22] Hawkins and my addresses on
[1:24:24] file. I'm here also in support
[1:24:26] of the 90,000 people in our
[1:24:27] community who struggle to
[1:24:30] afford a home. I urge you to
[1:24:31] designate and finance and
[1:24:33] affordable housing trust fund.
[1:24:35] Just like 850 other
[1:24:36] communities in America have
[1:24:40] done. I want to thank by
[1:24:40] Councilmember and District 7,
[1:24:43] Jimmy Palou. So and also our
[1:24:45] at-large council member Matt
[1:24:46] Carlucci. Both of these people
[1:24:48] have shown courageous
[1:24:49] leadership on what has been up
[1:24:52] until this point. A minority
[1:24:53] opinion on this council. And I
[1:24:55] hope it doesn't stay that way.
[1:24:56] Many of us know someone who
[1:24:58] should be able to, but who
[1:24:59] can't afford a home in
[1:25:02] Jacksonville. My story is my
[1:25:04] friend Alexa, a single
[1:25:04] middle-aged full-time office
[1:25:07] worker. She spent 2 years
[1:25:09] looking for and couldn't find
[1:25:12] safe, affordable housing here.
[1:25:13] So she left the state to live
[1:25:14] with her parents. Now that
[1:25:17] hurts me personally. And I
[1:25:17] think all of us who help us
[1:25:20] personal story feel that way.
[1:25:21] But I think what's more
[1:25:23] upsetting to me is that we
[1:25:26] have a unf poll from last year
[1:25:27] that show that the top problem
[1:25:28] people face in Jacksonville is
[1:25:31] affordable housing. People
[1:25:31] mentioned housing twice as
[1:25:35] much as anything else, not
[1:25:36] government spending, not
[1:25:38] immigration housing. So I
[1:25:40] wonder how can it be that this
[1:25:42] is not the top issue that our
[1:25:46] council is working on. One of
[1:25:48] the people most fest, the
[1:25:49] people who are most affected
[1:25:52] by this are essential workers,
[1:25:53] bus drivers, health care
[1:25:55] support, staff, entry level
[1:25:58] school teachers, firefighters.
[1:25:59] These are people who went back
[1:26:00] to work during covid while the
[1:26:01] rest of us stayed home. We
[1:26:06] need them. Jesus said whatever
[1:26:08] you did for the least among
[1:26:10] us, you did for me. So as you
[1:26:12] deliberate. I hope each one of
[1:26:16] you will ask. What my legacy
[1:26:19] be here. Who am I helping?
[1:26:19] Thank you.
[1:26:20] >> Thank you, Next we have
[1:26:30] Michael Smith. Good evening.
[1:26:31] My name is DR. Michael Smith
[1:26:35] in my head dresses and file.
[1:26:36] Florida State graduate. I
[1:26:37] returned to Jacksonville 3
[1:26:39] years ago from Chicago after a
[1:26:42] long social work career. The
[1:26:43] last 20 with the Salvation
[1:26:46] Army. You probably know that
[1:26:49] the Salvation Army operates
[1:26:50] shelters throughout the world,
[1:26:50] actually. And one here in
[1:26:53] Jacksonville. In my long
[1:26:56] career working with people
[1:26:57] experiencing homelessness. I
[1:26:58] learned there are many reasons
[1:27:00] they end up on the street.
[1:27:04] Very few want to live unhoused
[1:27:05] some manifest persistent and
[1:27:07] untreated mental illness.
[1:27:08] Other steps to the substance
[1:27:12] abuse challenges. Others have.
[1:27:14] He's the co and intellectual
[1:27:16] limitations. Still, others
[1:27:17] were fleeing domestic violence
[1:27:19] where they lost their housing
[1:27:20] through divorce. Other family
[1:27:22] just connection. Homelessness
[1:27:27] is complicated. I see the
[1:27:28] growing number people living
[1:27:30] on the streets in Jacksonville
[1:27:32] and often wonder what their
[1:27:34] stories are that resulted in
[1:27:39] their homelessness. Don't you?
[1:27:40] Increasingly increasingly
[1:27:41] those in the streets are there
[1:27:42] because there's simply no
[1:27:44] affordable housing. They can't
[1:27:47] afford to pay a security
[1:27:48] deposit first and last month's
[1:27:49] rent to get into an apartment
[1:27:54] even if they could find one.
[1:27:54] And once on the streets, it's
[1:27:57] very difficult to get off the
[1:28:00] street rents continue to
[1:28:01] increase men and women trying
[1:28:03] to survive in the streets here
[1:28:04] deserve a decent and safe
[1:28:05] place to live. As we all
[1:28:08] deserve. There's a desperate
[1:28:09] need for more affordable
[1:28:11] housing in this beautiful
[1:28:14] city. I love the city and I'm
[1:28:15] deeply concerned that many
[1:28:17] can't enjoy basic and fair
[1:28:19] quality of life because of the
[1:28:22] lack of affordable housing.
[1:28:23] Other cities have successfully
[1:28:26] set up the funds, thereby
[1:28:26] providing a first and vital
[1:28:29] step to assisting persons.
[1:28:30] Thank you. Thank u next. We
[1:28:34] have can protect you.
[1:28:34] >> By Roxy McLeod. Please
[1:28:35] going down to the front,
[1:28:38] Brian, the Penske well, its
[1:28:40] tied. Latasha, Hobbs and Blake
[1:28:41] Harper. Please come on down to
[1:28:48] the front.
[1:28:49] >> Good evening. My name is
[1:28:49] Kim fun, Walton and my
[1:28:51] addresses on file. I'm here
[1:28:52] because I followed every rule
[1:28:56] the city gave me. I applied
[1:28:57] for and received the
[1:28:59] certificate of use for my
[1:29:00] permitted garden Spacey. Ou
[1:29:03] number 2, 6, 1, 0, 3, 905. I
[1:29:05] complied fully. I met every
[1:29:07] requirement. I did exactly
[1:29:09] what the city instructed me to
[1:29:11] do. And yet, despite that, I
[1:29:11] have been subjected to
[1:29:14] repeated citations contradict
[1:29:15] reinforcement and treatment
[1:29:17] that no resident should have
[1:29:18] to experience. I attempted to
[1:29:20] resolve this privately and
[1:29:21] professionally. I reached out
[1:29:24] to many of you. And I have not
[1:29:27] received a single response.
[1:29:28] Because of the silence. I'm
[1:29:31] standing here publicly tonight
[1:29:32] to report a very something
[1:29:34] very serious. During a meeting
[1:29:36] on JUNE. Second, inside the
[1:29:37] city's code compliance office
[1:29:40] on Hogan Street, the code
[1:29:40] Enforcement supervisor told me
[1:29:42] in front of another staff
[1:29:44] member that the complaints
[1:29:46] against my permanent garden
[1:29:47] were happening because I am
[1:29:48] allowing black people to come
[1:29:53] into my white neighborhoods.
[1:29:54] He then told me that because
[1:29:55] my neighbor had what can my
[1:29:57] neighbors would continue to
[1:29:59] complain. The citations would
[1:30:00] continue and then I would be
[1:30:01] forced to repeatedly defend my
[1:30:06] permanent garden space. This
[1:30:07] exact pattern has already
[1:30:09] repeated 3 times since JUNE. I
[1:30:11] have received 3 separate
[1:30:12] citations for my permit garden
[1:30:13] space from the city of
[1:30:16] Jacksonville. This is not a
[1:30:18] zoning issue. This is not a
[1:30:18] compliance issue. This is
[1:30:20] racial discrimination. And it
[1:30:23] is completely unacceptable.
[1:30:25] Tonight I'm asking for 3
[1:30:27] things. Number one, identify
[1:30:29] the ordinance that I'm
[1:30:30] allegedly violating and how my
[1:30:30] garden is violating that
[1:30:33] ordinance. Number 2, confirm
[1:30:35] whether the city can impose
[1:30:35] new conditions on my home
[1:30:36] based business under Florida
[1:30:40] law. And number 3, address the
[1:30:41] discriminatory statement made
[1:30:43] by a city official. Any
[1:30:43] enforcement actions that
[1:30:44] appear to be driven by bias
[1:30:47] rather than law. I urge the
[1:30:50] City Council to pass the home
[1:30:51] occupation bill and support
[1:30:51] the right to Garden Act to
[1:30:52] prevent this from happening
[1:30:55] over Jacksonville. Thank you.
[1:30:55] Thank u. Next. We have
[1:31:02] Roxanne, the clout.
[1:31:05] >> Good evening. My name's
[1:31:07] Roxy McLeod. My address is on
[1:31:10] file and I'm so honored to be
[1:31:11] able to be here in front of
[1:31:11] each of you. Thank you for
[1:31:16] your. Insurance throughout the
[1:31:16] each time. You guys have to
[1:31:18] sit here and listen to all of
[1:31:19] us. I appreciate your
[1:31:23] patience. Thank you. I want to
[1:31:25] congratulate 3 of you have
[1:31:26] come out to the community
[1:31:28] garden named Common ground on
[1:31:31] the North side. Thank you.
[1:31:32] Thank you. And I just want to
[1:31:36] see more of you there. So
[1:31:37] you're more than welcome to
[1:31:37] come. Even this Saturday
[1:31:39] morning. If you don't want a
[1:31:40] proper tour and line it up
[1:31:41] with me just come Saturday
[1:31:43] morning, we have a work day
[1:31:44] and guess what? We picked this
[1:31:47] morning. Watermelon. We're
[1:31:49] going to have a party. So
[1:31:51] please come 2 common ground on
[1:31:52] the north side in the
[1:31:54] neighborhood named Panama Park
[1:31:56] just south of You can't MISS
[1:31:59] It. Obviously, I'm also here
[1:32:02] to ask you to definitely. A
[1:32:04] vote for the Hom home
[1:32:05] occupation. Bill and also to
[1:32:08] support the freedom to guard
[1:32:11] act. Appreciate you all. Thank
[1:32:12] you. Have a good evening. It
[1:32:16] to Matt loved purple, Chris.
[1:32:16] Thank you.
[1:32:17] >> Next we have Brian, the
[1:32:26] Penske. Thank you so much. My
[1:32:28] name is Brian Lepenski at my
[1:32:33] address is on file. I'm a
[1:32:33] lifelong resident of
[1:32:35] Jacksonville and I'm here
[1:32:38] tonight or is the full council
[1:32:39] to prioritize our city's most
[1:32:40] pressing crisis. Housing
[1:32:45] affordability. Last month, the
[1:32:46] Finance Committee completely
[1:32:48] stripped the proposed 4.9
[1:32:48] million dollars from the
[1:32:52] Affordable Housing Trust Fund.
[1:32:53] Leaving us entirely dependent
[1:32:54] on federal and state dollars
[1:32:57] that are simply not enough. I
[1:32:58] strongly support COUNCILMAN
[1:33:00] Matt Carlucci, Ys efforts to
[1:33:01] bring forward an amendment
[1:33:02] restoring the 4.9 million
[1:33:05] dollars. I've heard some
[1:33:06] critics tell you this fund is
[1:33:08] too small to single-handedly
[1:33:09] solve the crisis of this
[1:33:11] scale. And that, of course, is
[1:33:13] true. But dismissing this
[1:33:14] funding because it won't fix
[1:33:16] everything overnight is
[1:33:18] dangerous. We do not apply
[1:33:20] that logic to any other city
[1:33:21] service. We don't stop paving
[1:33:22] roads just because we can't
[1:33:25] fix every pothole at once.
[1:33:27] Even the 4.9 million is
[1:33:28] relatively small. The grand
[1:33:30] scheme of our city budget.
[1:33:31] Every dollar is absolutely
[1:33:35] worth it. It means real down
[1:33:38] payment assistance for working
[1:33:39] families. It leverages private
[1:33:39] investment to spur the
[1:33:40] creation of stable below
[1:33:43] market rate housing. Doing
[1:33:46] something meaningful right now
[1:33:46] is infinitely better than
[1:33:50] doing nothing at all. This is
[1:33:52] a crisis when hardworking
[1:33:52] Jacksonville families are
[1:33:53] priced out of their
[1:33:55] neighborhoods. Our entire
[1:33:57] local economy suffers. We
[1:34:00] cannot build a prosperous city
[1:34:00] if the people who keep it
[1:34:01] running can no longer live
[1:34:07] here. Please, please restore
[1:34:08] the funding and we will see
[1:34:09] you on SEPTEMBER 22nd for this
[1:34:12] big vote. Thank you.
[1:34:13] >> Thank u next few have was
[1:34:21] Todd. Name as well as
[1:34:22] tightened with taking down
[1:34:24] addresses on file. Often when
[1:34:26] I hear the word budget, one
[1:34:27] thing comes to mind the word
[1:34:31] austerity. I first heard the
[1:34:32] word and PRESIDENT Jimmy
[1:34:34] Carter's 1979 speech,
[1:34:36] basically austerity means
[1:34:37] taking from the working class
[1:34:39] and giving more wealth to
[1:34:42] those that already wealthy. In
[1:34:43] fact, austerity means cutting
[1:34:45] the funding for public
[1:34:47] services, lowering government
[1:34:48] spending and adding more
[1:34:53] stress to low income families.
[1:34:54] The Department of Government
[1:34:54] Efficiency Doge is not helping
[1:34:57] the people of Jacksonville
[1:34:58] infect if there was waste, it
[1:35:01] was created by. The Republican
[1:35:06] Party. Know. Part-time city
[1:35:07] Council, which is really a
[1:35:10] conflict of interests. Is
[1:35:16] being with. Place to protect
[1:35:16] the interests of the rich land
[1:35:17] owners, developers and
[1:35:20] investors. Just like many
[1:35:22] other city councils across the
[1:35:24] country. The rich come first
[1:35:25] and the rest of us have to
[1:35:27] fight over what's left. When
[1:35:28] you don't provide for the
[1:35:31] needs of society when jobs pay
[1:35:32] low wages, needs of the
[1:35:34] neighborhoods and not met when
[1:35:37] affordable housing is out of
[1:35:38] reach, when there are no when
[1:35:39] there are more liquor stores
[1:35:41] in grocery stores when the
[1:35:43] community's infrastructure is
[1:35:47] crumbling or even nonexistent.
[1:35:48] Then what you have left is
[1:35:51] degradation. When you don't
[1:35:53] provide for the people, then
[1:35:54] you must provide for the
[1:35:58] police. Because we all know
[1:35:59] when you don't provide for the
[1:36:00] people and there are no jobs
[1:36:02] and no housing crime goes up.
[1:36:05] So you must provide for the
[1:36:07] apparatus of control, which is
[1:36:11] the police. Which gets about
[1:36:15] half the city's budget. The
[1:36:16] people well take it much
[1:36:17] longer. They won't take the
[1:36:21] corruption and the greed.
[1:36:28] Thank u next. We have a Hobbs.
[1:36:33] Hi, good evening. My name is
[1:36:34] Latasha Hobbs addresses on
[1:36:37] file.
[1:36:38] >> And I stand before you as
[1:36:40] the mother of my forever, only
[1:36:41] son Maurice Hobbs who was
[1:36:44] murdered JANUARY. 26 2017. His
[1:36:47] murder remains unsolved. Today
[1:36:49] is day 3,512 of me fighting
[1:36:51] for his justice and fighting
[1:36:55] to protect it. I know it's me
[1:36:57] against the world. When I
[1:36:58] stand here supporting use of
[1:36:59] flock cameras and I'm okay
[1:37:02] with that. One. Army mom, this
[1:37:05] fight is not for the weak. As
[1:37:07] I have shared previously,
[1:37:08] according to jso since 2024
[1:37:10] license plate readers have a
[1:37:13] system with 15 murders. Murder
[1:37:16] case is 17 kidnappings, 6
[1:37:19] forcible sex offenses,
[1:37:21] including children nearly 100
[1:37:24] shootings and 172 missing
[1:37:26] person cases. I don't stand
[1:37:27] here with simply an emotional
[1:37:30] plea. And no substance. I
[1:37:32] stand before you with facts.
[1:37:35] Facts that demonstrate
[1:37:37] results. In fact, certainly
[1:37:39] matter. Those numbers aren't
[1:37:41] just statistics. Those our
[1:37:43] lives. I acknowledge Sheriff
[1:37:45] tk Waters decision to Diskin
[1:37:46] discontinue jso issues. A
[1:37:49] flock cameras. And the
[1:37:51] difficult position he was
[1:37:53] placed in my message tonight
[1:37:55] isn't about blame. It's about
[1:37:57] solutions. Every day this
[1:37:59] technology remains
[1:38:00] unavailables another day.
[1:38:00] Investigators are without a
[1:38:01] tool that has helped solve
[1:38:03] murders and bringing missing
[1:38:05] people home. Privacy matters.
[1:38:06] Constitutional rights matter.
[1:38:08] Public safety matters. We
[1:38:09] should have. We should not
[1:38:11] have to replace one to protect
[1:38:13] the other. I urge our local
[1:38:14] officials to work with state
[1:38:16] legislators to establish
[1:38:19] strong safeguards for privacy,
[1:38:21] data access and retention
[1:38:23] auditing transparency and
[1:38:25] consequences for misuse while
[1:38:27] preserving responsible law
[1:38:29] enforcement access and include
[1:38:29] violent crime survivors,
[1:38:30] victims of violent crimes in
[1:38:31] that conversation. Thank you.
[1:38:33] Thank you.
[1:38:36] >> Next we have Blake Harper.
[1:38:38] I'd like to invite the
[1:38:38] following to come down to the
[1:38:39] front, please. The debt load
[1:38:44] that noise that. Lydia Bell.
[1:38:45] Nichols Petros munition Reef.
[1:38:47] >> And there is a kaaria.
[1:38:48] Please come on down to the
[1:38:57] front, MR. Harper.
[1:38:59] >> Like Harper Information on
[1:39:00] file for some of you. You'll
[1:39:01] be jumping up and down in your
[1:39:02] seats because I've actually
[1:39:06] admitted a mistake. Important
[1:39:07] that we recognize our mistakes
[1:39:09] so that we recognize we were
[1:39:10] speaking truthfully and
[1:39:11] accurately versus
[1:39:13] inaccurately. Last time I was
[1:39:17] here, we talked Gary Wiggins
[1:39:19] and then change the street.
[1:39:20] Name. It was not Gary Wiggins.
[1:39:23] It was his father, Cecil
[1:39:25] Wiggins. And you have in front
[1:39:26] of you, the obituary for Cecil
[1:39:28] Wiggins, you see his his
[1:39:30] likeness and you see the
[1:39:31] church that he built that you
[1:39:32] drive by every time you come
[1:39:35] eastbound on. I-10, this is an
[1:39:38] institution. This is a church
[1:39:39] that that reach it reached out
[1:39:42] to get through seesaw that
[1:39:43] through Gary to solve solve
[1:39:44] problems and help people and
[1:39:46] bring the community together
[1:39:49] yet 3 months after Cecil's
[1:39:50] passing, it was requested that
[1:39:52] they change in name. I was
[1:39:55] street to see. So, but that
[1:39:56] was turned down because he was
[1:39:59] not dead for 5 years. You're
[1:40:01] being asked to make a change
[1:40:02] on the street for a person who
[1:40:06] still lives. The reality is
[1:40:06] that you have a two-thirds
[1:40:07] vote that's required. This is
[1:40:09] a serious issue, not a simple
[1:40:14] majority to two-thirds vote.
[1:40:15] Consistency, folks. Let's we
[1:40:17] also have to think about the
[1:40:19] fact that we have a
[1:40:21] Constitution and we have a
[1:40:22] serious series of laws that's
[1:40:22] been with us since 17. 76 8,
[1:40:28] 17 83. You don't have to have
[1:40:29] been there to make a decision
[1:40:30] that is consistent with a
[1:40:33] long-held precedent.
[1:40:34] Two-thirds of a vote is
[1:40:35] necessary to change the name
[1:40:38] of the street. I'm not making
[1:40:39] any disparaging remarks about
[1:40:43] Preston, Haskell. Not about
[1:40:44] his politics or business
[1:40:46] practices. What I'm speaking
[1:40:49] about is the fact that week
[1:40:49] have a precedent. We have a
[1:40:52] standard in place today
[1:40:53] requires two-thirds of vote
[1:40:54] changing the name of the
[1:40:58] street is serious. You didn't
[1:41:01] do it because for was 60 so
[1:41:02] Wiggins. If there's I don't
[1:41:05] know why. But we need to keep
[1:41:07] things going consistently.
[1:41:08] Thank you.
[1:41:08] >> Thank u. Next. We have what
[1:41:13] it knows that.
[1:41:16] >> What it that address is all
[1:41:21] fine. Thank you. My name is
[1:41:22] what it knows it. And I live
[1:41:22] in the Des Moines
[1:41:26] neighborhood. I asking you to
[1:41:29] support the Affordable Housing
[1:41:31] Trust Fund. The issue is
[1:41:33] important to me because as a
[1:41:34] current homeowner, I know the
[1:41:35] joy of owning a home as well
[1:41:38] as the holiday. Not been able
[1:41:40] to afford a down payment for
[1:41:43] my first home. This is because
[1:41:46] as a working adult that worked
[1:41:49] 2 jobs to support my son. I
[1:41:50] wanted experience the joy of
[1:41:52] been able to put the key into
[1:41:55] a keyhole of my own home.
[1:41:58] Where I will be able to raise
[1:41:59] my son in a house and not an
[1:42:04] apartment. I was raised in a
[1:42:05] home with a yard in a room and
[1:42:07] willing to play it. I want
[1:42:09] this for my son as well. And
[1:42:13] at the time I saw him was in
[1:42:14] elementary when I went to go
[1:42:15] up and tried to buy my first
[1:42:18] home, I spent today because
[1:42:18] that could afford a down
[1:42:21] payment. Even working 2 jobs
[1:42:23] and saving money. At the home
[1:42:25] that I fau the yard for my
[1:42:31] centre. It's one that I want
[1:42:32] to walk through the front
[1:42:32] door. I was not able to afford
[1:42:35] a down payment on my
[1:42:39] assignment, became heartbreak
[1:42:39] and it will take more time and
[1:42:40] more money to find to be able
[1:42:43] to afford a home. By the time
[1:42:44] I did. My son was in his last
[1:42:47] of high school, affordable
[1:42:48] Housing Trust fund can give
[1:42:50] working dots fallen to Lauren
[1:42:52] Composite a chance to purchase
[1:42:55] their own home when we work
[1:42:59] together. Great things happen.
[1:43:00] I'll see SEPTEMBER. The 22nd
[1:43:03] at the next council. Thank
[1:43:04] you.
[1:43:04] >> Thank And next we have
[1:43:18] Lydia Bell.
[1:43:19] Good evening.
[1:43:21] >> From 19 team to the 1960's
[1:43:23] 50 years incinerated task. It
[1:43:27] talk to Ashley. Let's spread
[1:43:28] it over to know, said Mina
[1:43:31] residents died from cancer,
[1:43:32] kidney failure. Use young
[1:43:34] women couldn't bear children
[1:43:36] because you don't see do you
[1:43:40] feel death at the class action
[1:43:41] lawsuit. 78 to million
[1:43:43] dollars. You came down this
[1:43:47] street and placed a 51,000
[1:43:48] square feet into a secure
[1:43:49] facility at 300 body. More for
[1:43:53] him to lay out release in bow
[1:43:56] medical feelings. 32 feet from
[1:43:56] our children's school, 3 feet
[1:43:58] from our home. And now a
[1:44:02] concrete pet back and some
[1:44:03] won't see. It only going to be
[1:44:04] a little does when you
[1:44:09] shouldn't be in a dose going
[1:44:09] into people and how and
[1:44:14] bodies. We genocide because
[1:44:17] the continue to patterns of
[1:44:21] death, a monoxide deliver it
[1:44:22] and criminal un to elected
[1:44:25] officials took an old and when
[1:44:26] you consistently and
[1:44:28] repeatedly valley, your old,
[1:44:30] the usoc rent and cramped a
[1:44:32] punishable. But who going to
[1:44:34] Biden got about a guy. The
[1:44:35] people have to bow to GOD
[1:44:37] about a guy. You see the need
[1:44:40] to be voted out of
[1:44:42] individually or collectively
[1:44:45] sued after church Sunday. Had
[1:44:49] it worse. Oda in my house and
[1:44:51] on my tone that had grown to
[1:44:52] get some food and I realized
[1:44:55] it was about medical They
[1:44:56] expect to see of that mole
[1:44:58] least 30 years. You already
[1:45:02] have taken 50 years of death.
[1:45:07] That we will not be giving you
[1:45:08] 30 more years. We will not
[1:45:10] give you 30 more years of our
[1:45:12] children and us dying on the
[1:45:12] north side. Power to the
[1:45:15] people.
[1:45:16] >> Thank u next. We have
[1:45:24] Nicholas Petros. Nicholas
[1:45:28] Petrus addresses on file. I
[1:45:31] want to talk to council today
[1:45:32] about a serious issue with the
[1:45:33] budget. We are here talking
[1:45:34] about affordable housing, a
[1:45:38] lot of issues safety the
[1:45:40] pension for the firing. Police
[1:45:41] has been a serious problem for
[1:45:42] the city for a long time has
[1:45:46] been a failing fund and part
[1:45:48] of the reason is because it's
[1:45:48] investing right now, 2 million
[1:45:51] dollars into the and millions
[1:45:52] and millions of dollars in 2
[1:45:54] other Israeli companies.
[1:45:55] Steve, in particular, it says
[1:45:57] Israeli pharmaceutical
[1:46:00] company. It's involved in like
[1:46:01] all the genocidal actions in
[1:46:01] Israel, but its also involved
[1:46:05] in shipping opioids and
[1:46:05] inventing al in the United
[1:46:07] States has been sued in many
[1:46:10] different cities. And so.
[1:46:11] Really this is a win-win-win
[1:46:14] for the city, right? We can
[1:46:14] get rid of our association
[1:46:18] with the company that's
[1:46:19] importing products. And this
[1:46:20] could city this country that
[1:46:21] have caused so many deaths
[1:46:23] cousin died from an overdose
[1:46:24] on fentanyl. And so some that
[1:46:27] really care about. We also can
[1:46:29] cut ties with the Israeli
[1:46:30] company of doing so much
[1:46:30] damage in the Middle East and
[1:46:34] also get better investments
[1:46:36] for our police and fire. I
[1:46:38] mean, take a firefighter. They
[1:46:40] run into buildings to save
[1:46:41] people and their money right
[1:46:41] now is being invested in
[1:46:44] companies that are killing
[1:46:45] people and financing death and
[1:46:47] destruction. Both here and in
[1:46:49] Palestine and Lebanon. So I
[1:46:50] think we really need to take a
[1:46:51] look at this and get this
[1:46:52] resolved. Thank you.
[1:46:53] >> Thank Next, we have a
[1:47:07] meaning, Sharif. Good evening.
[1:47:12] Amina Sharif address profile.
[1:47:13] >> I love that. Town hall
[1:47:13] mayor.
[1:47:18] >> The gun.
[1:47:19] >> And I was very surprised
[1:47:22] when we tried to that heard
[1:47:25] know about the forensic lab.
[1:47:28] That we still say we don't
[1:47:31] need in our neighborhood.
[1:47:34] >> She said she wouldn't mind.
[1:47:35] >> The forensic lab being in
[1:47:38] her neighborhood. Now,
[1:47:40] realistically.
[1:47:43] >> Mayor de going live in and
[1:47:46] then it for a compensation MAY
[1:47:50] even come up. Gusting a
[1:47:53] forensic ally out in Atlantic
[1:47:55] Beach. It hurt neighborhood.
[1:47:59] Would never happen. Talking
[1:48:03] about putting something toxic.
[1:48:07] Forensic Miami in a white
[1:48:08] neighborhood would will come
[1:48:11] up for the city Council. So I
[1:48:12] was very surprised for her to
[1:48:15] even say that she wouldn't
[1:48:17] mind the forensic lab being in
[1:48:22] her neighborhood. All right.
[1:48:23] Police accountability. Too
[1:48:27] many times where the police.
[1:48:30] Abusing their authority. They
[1:48:33] also pose to our rift. People.
[1:48:36] Not beat up people. Not 0.2
[1:48:41] people. In the face, not to
[1:48:43] them by the hidden. What
[1:48:44] happened? We have to make the
[1:48:48] police be accountable for
[1:48:51] actions, not excuse them,
[1:48:52] overlook actions we need
[1:48:54] better training called the
[1:49:02] police. All right. Now. Trump
[1:49:04] has this thing about.
[1:49:06] Something about being people
[1:49:08] with the protection now.
[1:49:10] >> Your time is up. I'm sorry.
[1:49:13] All right. Thank you. Thank
[1:49:18] you. Next we have is a kaaria.
[1:49:19] And please come out of the
[1:49:19] front I call your name. Ashley
[1:49:23] Marie, MacKenzie. Sarah scene.
[1:49:27] Pastor John Turner. Shane
[1:49:31] Tremblay. And Jamie Travis
[1:49:31] Leonard is coming down to the
[1:49:33] front. It's a car. You go
[1:49:35] ahead.
[1:49:36] >> that Correa address on
[1:49:40] file? I'm here to direct
[1:49:41] attention to an urgent city
[1:49:42] budget issue in the midst of
[1:49:44] an affordability crisis. We
[1:49:45] need to support affordable
[1:49:47] housing initiatives as well as
[1:49:48] address the root of the
[1:49:49] problem of where we are
[1:49:50] putting our money in the first
[1:49:52] place. The Jacksonville Police
[1:49:53] and fire pension fund is the
[1:49:54] largest budget crisis in the
[1:49:57] city with 3.3 billion dollars
[1:49:59] in debt. The bad investments
[1:50:01] are part of the issue,
[1:50:02] including bond investments and
[1:50:04] Israeli pharmaceutical company
[1:50:05] Teva tva is the largest
[1:50:06] generic drug manufacturer in
[1:50:08] the U.S. And has a track
[1:50:09] record of price-fixing and
[1:50:12] making medicine affordable.
[1:50:13] People in the city can't
[1:50:14] afford rent. They can't afford
[1:50:16] to buy a home. And on top
[1:50:18] that, all can't even afford
[1:50:20] basic medicine. All while the
[1:50:21] pension fund is invested in a
[1:50:21] company that makes it an
[1:50:25] affordable in the first place.
[1:50:26] It's in just the past decade.
[1:50:28] Tebow has been found guilty in
[1:50:29] multiple lawsuits settling for
[1:50:29] billions of dollars for
[1:50:32] jacking up drug prices and
[1:50:33] pumping fentanyl into our
[1:50:34] communities. The decision to
[1:50:38] reinvest into is up on AUGUST
[1:50:39] on OCTOBER first and we need
[1:50:41] the community come together to
[1:50:41] stop the pension fund from
[1:50:42] investing in a predatory
[1:50:45] company. If anyone in this
[1:50:46] room thinks are talk to a
[1:50:48] should benefit people in
[1:50:49] Jacksonville and not corporate
[1:50:52] interests, you can sign a
[1:50:53] petition Jack space works last
[1:50:54] Eva and stay up to date on
[1:50:55] upcoming pension fund meetings
[1:50:56] because we need to put our
[1:50:57] people first above
[1:51:01] corporations. Thank you.
[1:51:02] >> Thank u next. Ashleigh
[1:51:06] Murray, MacKenzie.
[1:51:07] >> My name is Ashley McKenzie
[1:51:08] with the Jacksonville,
[1:51:08] possibly Solidarity Network
[1:51:11] address on file. I'm here to
[1:51:12] put forth to ask to the fire
[1:51:14] and police pension fund of
[1:51:16] Jacksonville, but also to
[1:51:17] every citizen and Jack. So
[1:51:17] right now, sitting in this
[1:51:21] room who have made
[1:51:21] >> of city council to reinvest
[1:51:24] in the community. We've heard
[1:51:26] about issues of lack of
[1:51:27] affordable housing. We heard
[1:51:28] about how the cost of
[1:51:29] groceries are too high house
[1:51:30] just like way too high to live
[1:51:32] right now. We have a direct
[1:51:33] solution for that and a step
[1:51:35] in the right direction. So the
[1:51:36] first ask is for the police
[1:51:39] and fire pension fund to not
[1:51:40] reinvest into different from a
[1:51:43] cynical bonds that is up for
[1:51:45] maturation on OCTOBER. 1st.
[1:51:49] And the second ask is that we
[1:51:50] would like the fire and police
[1:51:51] pension fund to divest from
[1:51:52] all Israeli companies and
[1:51:55] bonds that we have currently.
[1:51:56] Reason being is because the
[1:51:58] police and fire pension fund
[1:51:59] invest and to form a cynical a
[1:52:02] lose, lose lose situation.
[1:52:03] That benefits no one,
[1:52:04] especially the taxpaying
[1:52:05] citizens of Jacksonville.
[1:52:07] These are commonly issued as
[1:52:09] junk investments in a
[1:52:11] predatory company that has
[1:52:12] helped fuel the opioid crisis.
[1:52:13] And that proudly and
[1:52:14] unapologetically supports the
[1:52:16] genocidal warmongering state
[1:52:17] of Israel where it is
[1:52:19] headquarters and just to give
[1:52:21] a little background
[1:52:22] information on to
[1:52:22] pharmaceuticals, it is the
[1:52:23] largest generic medication
[1:52:26] company in the world. It is a
[1:52:28] predatory corporation that is
[1:52:30] known and found guilty for
[1:52:33] feeling the opioid crisis for
[1:52:33] price-fixing medication and
[1:52:34] for foreign bribery and paying
[1:52:38] kickbacks. It has also agreed
[1:52:39] to pay billions and billions
[1:52:40] of dollars in settlements. It
[1:52:44] has been criminally penalize
[1:52:46] and has been forced to pay
[1:52:46] millions of dollars to
[1:52:47] overall. It's a poor
[1:52:48] investment, especially when
[1:52:49] the pension fund itself is in
[1:52:52] a state of under funded this.
[1:52:53] It is 45% under-funded. It is
[1:52:54] projected to stay that way for
[1:52:58] the next 30 years. It is also
[1:52:59] the largest some of
[1:53:01] Jacksonville's debt sitting at
[1:53:02] 3.3 billion dollars. And I
[1:53:02] think with everything we've
[1:53:05] heard today from the citizens
[1:53:07] we owe it to them to invest
[1:53:07] our money in the community
[1:53:11] opposed to a foreign country.
[1:53:12] >> Thank you.
[1:53:13] >> Thanks. We have Sarah. But
[1:53:17] if it's a saint. A time 2.
[1:53:18] >> Sot I have seen since on.
[1:53:23] Thank you. Hi, I'm here on
[1:53:24] behalf of the Jacksonville,
[1:53:25] Palestine Solidarity Network
[1:53:26] and is concerned citizen of
[1:53:29] the city to call for our
[1:53:31] city's police and fire pension
[1:53:32] fund to divest from Tebow
[1:53:32] Pharmaceuticals as one of
[1:53:34] their bonds meters on OCTOBER.
[1:53:36] 1st, the police and fire
[1:53:37] pension fund is the city of
[1:53:38] Jacksonville's largest budget
[1:53:40] crisis. The pinch it pension
[1:53:43] fund is 3.3 billion in debt
[1:53:44] and junk investments. Like
[1:53:45] those in tv only worsen the
[1:53:47] situation and waste our tax
[1:53:49] dollars. He wasn't an Israeli
[1:53:50] pharmaceutical company that
[1:53:52] has paid out billions and
[1:53:53] settlements for pushing
[1:53:55] fentanyl products on on cancer
[1:53:57] patients fueling the opioid
[1:53:59] crisis and price gouging,
[1:54:00] life-saving medications as
[1:54:01] someone who lost their brother
[1:54:02] to the opioid crisis, it pains
[1:54:04] me our city would invest in a
[1:54:05] company directly complicit in
[1:54:09] addiction and death. They're
[1:54:10] also complicit in genocide,
[1:54:11] admitting up to 20% of their
[1:54:12] workforce and geisha military
[1:54:15] escalations in Gaza following
[1:54:16] OCTOBER 2023 and are based in
[1:54:16] the Sinai settler colony
[1:54:20] itself. We deserve for tax
[1:54:21] dollars to go to initiatives
[1:54:21] like the Affordable Housing
[1:54:23] Trust Fund that benefit our
[1:54:24] city. Not predatory. Big
[1:54:25] pharma companies pumping
[1:54:27] fentanyl into our communities
[1:54:28] at home and supporting
[1:54:30] genocide, an occupation abroad
[1:54:31] divest from tva, justice for
[1:54:32] Asia, Bennett and Repurpose
[1:54:35] them work.
[1:54:36] >> Thank u next. We have
[1:54:46] Pastor John Turner. Pastor
[1:54:48] John Turner. I'm a pastor at a
[1:54:51] river for years. Verisign.
[1:54:54] Church of Parking King. I'm
[1:54:55] also a member of Eye Care
[1:54:55] which stands for Interfaith
[1:54:59] Coalition. Action,
[1:55:02] Reconciliation and
[1:55:04] improvement. We Congregational
[1:55:05] base organization representing
[1:55:08] different fates, racial and
[1:55:08] economic backgrounds from all
[1:55:11] over the city. Our mission is
[1:55:15] to powerfully addressed. City
[1:55:18] problems. The affordable
[1:55:22] housing. And Affordable
[1:55:23] Housing Fund is in the best
[1:55:27] interest of of the city
[1:55:31] because it it. Directly
[1:55:33] addresses the housing crisis.
[1:55:36] Strength means local economy
[1:55:37] and fosters inclusive,
[1:55:40] sustainable communities. I my
[1:55:43] ensuring that housing costs.
[1:55:44] Remain within the reasonable
[1:55:48] share of income. The fun
[1:55:49] reduces homelessness and
[1:55:52] housing and in. Instead
[1:55:56] ability allowing residents to
[1:55:58] invest in education, health
[1:56:00] care and local businesses.
[1:56:03] This will only improve the.
[1:56:04] The problem, the only improve
[1:56:05] public health and will be and
[1:56:11] bring. Bring also those
[1:56:14] economic resilience through
[1:56:15] increased consumer spending
[1:56:18] and job creation, affordable
[1:56:22] housing. Also. Promotes social
[1:56:24] equality and ensuring people
[1:56:27] from diverse backgrounds. To
[1:56:30] live side by side. And
[1:56:31] ensuring community life
[1:56:36] affordable housing. Creates
[1:56:40] consumer. Creates. Lowers
[1:56:46] traffic congestion and reduces
[1:56:47] environmental impact. Living
[1:56:48] in the fund supports Jackson.
[1:56:48] Thank long-term vitality.
[1:56:50] Thank you so much. Next
[1:57:00] reaction Tremblay. Shane
[1:57:01] Tremblay address on file. I am
[1:57:02] here with the tax will
[1:57:05] Palestine Solidarity Network.
[1:57:06] >> Everything about to say you
[1:57:10] can actually read in detail at
[1:57:13] Jax p s and dot org slash eva.
[1:57:15] That's jx p s and dot org
[1:57:17] slash t e v a.
[1:57:19] >> You'll also find a petition
[1:57:21] there. That petition is one
[1:57:24] you can sign if you agree with
[1:57:25] us. What we believe is a
[1:57:27] pretty popular win-win-win
[1:57:29] issue to have the police and
[1:57:31] fire pension fund drop their
[1:57:34] investments with Tina
[1:57:36] Pharmaceuticals. Previous
[1:57:38] speakers have spoken on tv
[1:57:42] does involvement in the opioid
[1:57:43] crisis. We're talking billions
[1:57:46] of dollars in settlement
[1:57:47] payouts for their
[1:57:47] contributions to pushing
[1:57:50] opioids on folks in just
[1:57:51] generally profiting from drug
[1:57:55] addiction. We found that the
[1:57:57] police fire pension fund had
[1:57:58] these investments just by
[1:57:59] looking at the individual
[1:58:02] investment report of the fund.
[1:58:03] And one thing you'll notice is
[1:58:05] that the majority of the is of
[1:58:08] these investments are in us
[1:58:10] based companies t been a few
[1:58:10] other Israeli companies really
[1:58:13] stand out for that reason. And
[1:58:16] I believe that this money
[1:58:17] should be staying within the
[1:58:19] U.S. Should be helping with
[1:58:20] our economy. Lord knows it
[1:58:21] needs all the help that it can
[1:58:25] get for the city council
[1:58:26] members here believe this is a
[1:58:30] pretty easy popular issue that
[1:58:30] any of y'all could jump on
[1:58:31] board with again, you can find
[1:58:34] more information on the Web
[1:58:37] site. On the note, just
[1:58:38] investing in our people
[1:58:39] investing in Jacksonville. I
[1:58:41] stand in full solidarity with
[1:58:41] all the folks calling for the
[1:58:44] Affordable Housing Trust Fund
[1:58:46] and with the remaining time I
[1:58:49] and repeat that link. That's
[1:58:53] Jack's psn Dot Org. Slash diva
[1:58:55] jx p s and dot org. Slash t e
[1:58:57] thank you.
[1:59:00] >> Thank u Jamie Travis
[1:59:05] Leonard Leonard. In the
[1:59:06] meantime, an invite up Ryan
[1:59:09] Delaney, Casey Jones, Brook
[1:59:11] Day and Kristen Mcclanathan.
[1:59:12] Clan different.
[1:59:16] >> got evening. Good evening
[1:59:17] City Council. My name is Jimmy
[1:59:19] Travis Leonard, my addresses
[1:59:21] on file. First, I'd like to
[1:59:21] invite anybody who is not
[1:59:24] aware of our historic
[1:59:24] durkeeville tour. They'll be
[1:59:25] happening this Saturday at
[1:59:27] Emmett Reed Park starts at
[1:59:28] 09:00am. We'll go to about
[1:59:29] noon. Hope to see some of you
[1:59:33] out there. Second, you guys
[1:59:34] are really put yourself in
[1:59:34] some pickles up here. I've
[1:59:38] noticed cutting affordable
[1:59:39] housing is an interesting
[1:59:42] choice, especially. Since in
[1:59:45] JUNE. You all past 26 3.11,
[1:59:46] which was your target growth
[1:59:50] area map. Now. I'm a pack rat.
[1:59:51] So all the times I come up
[1:59:52] here speak. I keep all that so
[1:59:53] I can come back your mind. You
[1:59:53] of the things you've done
[1:59:55] since you seem to forget. And
[1:59:59] that map. To have right here.
[1:59:59] >> You know, a lot of those
[2:00:02] areas, low income deserts,
[2:00:04] places where affordable
[2:00:05] housing is.
[2:00:08] >> Very much needed. So I
[2:00:09] think it's interesting
[2:00:10] considering it was a 15 to one
[2:00:14] vote course are no vote. Was
[2:00:14] Diamond Island. But besides
[2:00:20] that, again, I just taking
[2:00:23] that out of the budget. Seems
[2:00:24] like such an interesting
[2:00:25] choice. I came up for several
[2:00:27] city council using meetings to
[2:00:28] talk about affordable housing
[2:00:30] in this city. I stopped
[2:00:31] because you all seem to be
[2:00:34] moving in a direction that was
[2:00:35] addressing some of the
[2:00:36] shortages. We have especially
[2:00:41] considering. Our rent or 2
[2:00:43] home ownership rate being
[2:00:45] less. Then the state rate,
[2:00:48] especially considering that.
[2:00:52] Median income. Is putting
[2:00:53] people and a place where they
[2:00:57] can afford to buy houses
[2:00:57] because they're buying a house
[2:00:59] for them would be 30% income,
[2:01:00] which is the Max amended by
[2:01:02] any financial adviser. And now
[2:01:04] your pulling funds to
[2:01:05] alleviate some of those
[2:01:08] people. That's a choice. I
[2:01:08] don't think it's the right
[2:01:11] one.
[2:01:19] >> Thank u next Brian Delaney.
[2:01:20] Brian Delaney address on file.
[2:01:21] I'm here today with the
[2:01:22] Jacksonville, Palestine
[2:01:24] Solidarity Network.
[2:01:25] >> I want to continue to talk
[2:01:26] to you all about the police
[2:01:28] and fire pension. But I just
[2:01:29] want to comment and say, you
[2:01:33] know, I think your job as
[2:01:34] politicians very difficult.
[2:01:34] One thing that you all want to
[2:01:35] do is make change one of the
[2:01:37] most difficult things about
[2:01:40] that is the question of taxes
[2:01:42] and the question of expenses.
[2:01:43] But what we're hearing here
[2:01:44] today is that a lot of the
[2:01:47] people of Jacksonville, they
[2:01:48] actually approve of
[2:01:49] expenditures being made when
[2:01:49] it's something that makes
[2:01:51] sense for them when it's
[2:01:53] something like public housing
[2:01:54] when it's something like
[2:01:56] science programs for kids,
[2:01:59] what we don't approve of is
[2:02:01] spending that does not make
[2:02:03] any sense. And I I'm here to
[2:02:06] say that the investments that
[2:02:07] the police and fire pension
[2:02:08] fund makes into tv
[2:02:09] pharmaceuticals, they do not
[2:02:10] make sense. They are not good
[2:02:14] bonds. There are rated as junk
[2:02:16] investments and we already
[2:02:17] know what a sorry, state our
[2:02:19] police and fire pensions are
[2:02:21] in. They have massive amounts
[2:02:23] of debt that we need to fix,
[2:02:25] right, because we cannot have
[2:02:26] our first responders going
[2:02:27] homeless when they retire. We
[2:02:27] need to solve the problem with
[2:02:30] our our pensions and these
[2:02:32] these bad investments do not
[2:02:33] help what makes even less
[2:02:36] sense about them is that the
[2:02:37] the first responders that this
[2:02:40] pension fund is for? They are
[2:02:43] the ones who have to be at the
[2:02:45] front of this opioid crisis.
[2:02:45] That Teva Pharmaceuticals is
[2:02:49] directly implicated in our
[2:02:49] firefighters. Some of the most
[2:02:50] stressful moments of their
[2:02:51] careers have to do with the
[2:02:53] opioid crisis, all first
[2:02:53] responders, some of the most
[2:02:55] stressful periods of there
[2:02:57] careers have to do with this
[2:02:59] opioid crisis and all of the
[2:03:00] people in this room have been
[2:03:02] horribly affected by the
[2:03:03] opioid crisis. So many people
[2:03:03] have already spoken about
[2:03:04] personal family members and
[2:03:07] friends that have been killed.
[2:03:07] One of my best friends from
[2:03:08] high school died of an
[2:03:10] overdose on fentanyl. And I
[2:03:11] have no doubt that the people
[2:03:13] in front of me and the people
[2:03:15] behind me can all say the same
[2:03:16] thing that someone in their
[2:03:17] life has been horribly
[2:03:18] impacted by fentanyl. And so
[2:03:21] we ask you to work with us to
[2:03:23] end this crisis. Thank you.
[2:03:32] Thank u next. Casey Jones.
[2:03:33] >> I do in the Casey addresses
[2:03:37] all I think everybody knows
[2:03:43] why here. And the battle is
[2:03:44] not over with we. We actually
[2:03:47] want to a few battles. The
[2:03:51] state and the city. Still
[2:03:53] calling on you all. To make a
[2:03:58] city rule. And Paul's. For the
[2:04:01] whole county. The beaches
[2:04:04] still have. The flock cameras
[2:04:07] wide open. I don't know if I
[2:04:15] can. Talk to city attorney.
[2:04:15] See if you all pass a rule a
[2:04:19] 90 day ban until. The state of
[2:04:21] Florida rules on on this and
[2:04:23] with legislation. But I still
[2:04:27] call you all to do something.
[2:04:28] I want to see here not do
[2:04:30] nothing. I've been coming for
[2:04:34] almost 2 months trying to ask.
[2:04:39] For something some kind of Our
[2:04:40] our great governor finally
[2:04:41] stepped up to the plate, did
[2:04:47] something. But it's only state
[2:04:47] state roads. Everybody knows
[2:04:53] what I'm talking about. To get
[2:04:53] here had passed by for
[2:04:56] campers. So I got digitally
[2:05:00] tracked on the way here. It's
[2:05:00] this totally against the 4th
[2:05:07] Amendment. How how's the
[2:05:11] government? Dancing all over
[2:05:13] the Constitution? Ask. That's
[2:05:14] because they're using a 3rd
[2:05:16] party. The 3rd parties doing
[2:05:20] the dirty work. To violate our
[2:05:22] rights in our Constitution. So
[2:05:24] I'm asking you all. To do
[2:05:28] something. Way for the state
[2:05:33] to rule. Thank Thank you. Are
[2:05:34] doing a great job and thank
[2:05:36] you
[2:05:36] >> COUNCILMAN Jimmy. Thank
[2:05:37] you, Nic, for showing up to
[2:05:40] the meeting. And next we have,
[2:05:48] Brooke today.
[2:05:49] >> Good evening. My name is
[2:05:51] Brooke Dube. My addresses on
[2:05:52] file. I am here again to
[2:05:55] advocate for something that
[2:05:56] MAY seem like a small issue,
[2:05:57] but it is a growing problem
[2:06:01] and that is tnr funding for
[2:06:02] community cat their cats
[2:06:03] within our neighborhoods that
[2:06:06] do not belong to anyone that
[2:06:08] people are going out of their
[2:06:10] way to trap and get them fixed
[2:06:12] and vaccinate against diseases
[2:06:13] to prevent them from
[2:06:15] reproducing and in our
[2:06:17] neighborhoods. I personally
[2:06:17] have been doing this for over
[2:06:20] 2 years now helping who I can.
[2:06:21] And I've gone over 100
[2:06:22] community cats fixed in
[2:06:25] vacinated within that time. I
[2:06:27] believe that the ceo of every
[2:06:28] pet has requested 150,000 has
[2:06:32] a significant increase. I do
[2:06:34] agree that that is a very
[2:06:35] reasonable increase consider.
[2:06:36] And if you look at the
[2:06:36] previous year's fund and it
[2:06:40] has run out very quickly and
[2:06:44] we are looking at potentially
[2:06:45] more increases in the future.
[2:06:45] When you look at the numbers
[2:06:48] of how many in takes are
[2:06:50] increasing over the years more
[2:06:51] people are learning about 10
[2:06:54] or more people are being
[2:06:55] proactive at being part of
[2:06:56] solution. So I think that the
[2:06:57] council really needs to
[2:06:59] consider raising the fund and
[2:07:02] significantly. But right now,
[2:07:04] 150,000 is the reasonable
[2:07:04] request. So that's what I'm
[2:07:07] here to support. Thank you.
[2:07:08] Thank you.
[2:07:10] >> I want to invite Tom
[2:07:14] Maguire, Knee. And that is
[2:07:15] until to come on down to the
[2:07:16] front. The meantime,
[2:07:17] Christian.
[2:07:18] >> Mcclanahan, I hope I was
[2:07:23] close.
[2:07:27] >> Yes, very close. Good
[2:07:28] evening. My name is Christa
[2:07:32] Mcclanathan located my address
[2:07:35] might be on file my first time
[2:07:36] doing that. So I really heard.
[2:07:38] I'm speaking on behalf of the
[2:07:38] community cats that I care for
[2:07:40] and the community cat
[2:07:43] caregivers around Jax this
[2:07:44] year was my first year feeding
[2:07:46] community cats and working
[2:07:47] with the tnr program at every
[2:07:49] putt, as well as facilities
[2:07:50] like Jacksonville, Humane
[2:07:52] Society and a cps. And
[2:07:53] throughout this first year, it
[2:07:55] was one of the most mentally
[2:07:55] disheartening and draining
[2:07:57] years I've had in a long time
[2:07:58] and I have a teenager and a 3
[2:08:04] year-old. At the beginning of
[2:08:05] the kitten season. I took in
[2:08:06] 12 kittens, somewhat scabies,
[2:08:08] some with eye infections and
[2:08:08] some who needed to be bottle
[2:08:13] fed every 2 to 5 hours. I paid
[2:08:15] for the the vet visits and all
[2:08:16] the while continuing to help
[2:08:17] feed and 10 are my 2 colonies.
[2:08:22] My house hole, my household
[2:08:24] also called scabies, smelled
[2:08:25] like a shelter and my own pets
[2:08:25] were suffering having to be
[2:08:27] quarantined away from the
[2:08:28] kittens. And then one can died
[2:08:31] and it broke my heart. I
[2:08:33] thought at him, I took him to
[2:08:34] the vet. I bought bottle fed
[2:08:36] him for weeks. I took him to
[2:08:38] the vet. I did the necessary
[2:08:39] things that need to be done on
[2:08:42] my own. But he still past
[2:08:43] another kitten in the Colony
[2:08:45] was run over. And I know of at
[2:08:46] least 4 other kittens who are
[2:08:46] unaccounted for, probably with
[2:08:48] the same fate. And then the
[2:08:52] $25 fee came. At every pet
[2:08:56] with about a week's notice to
[2:08:56] say I was disappointed is an
[2:08:57] understatement to say I was
[2:08:59] discouraged is an
[2:09:01] understatement. Caregivers
[2:09:01] like me need this program to
[2:09:02] keep down the population of
[2:09:03] these cats and kittens. It
[2:09:07] prevents their deaths disease.
[2:09:07] It helps that community and
[2:09:09] business and the animals. Did
[2:09:12] you know cats pregnancy starts
[2:09:15] and ends within around 65 days
[2:09:16] and they can get pregnant
[2:09:18] while their nursing and taking
[2:09:19] your pregnant at only 4 months
[2:09:23] old. We need to protect these
[2:09:24] pets because once it gets
[2:09:24] overwhelming, who's going to
[2:09:26] be a wants to do it?
[2:09:27] >> Thank u next. We have time
[2:09:35] of war.
[2:09:37] >> Good evening. I am Tom
[2:09:37] addresses 4, 7, 1, 1, heard or
[2:09:42] road Jacksonville, Florida. I
[2:09:43] start with a recap of what I
[2:09:45] said last time I was here
[2:09:47] talking about how a new jail
[2:09:51] is economically unsustainable
[2:09:53] let me just add to what I
[2:09:55] said. Then that increased uses
[2:09:58] civil citation and reduced
[2:09:58] cash bail would lead to
[2:10:01] smaller jail population and
[2:10:02] obviate the need for a new
[2:10:06] jail. So really, you've got to
[2:10:08] consider there are so many
[2:10:10] other options. Then building a
[2:10:12] new jail. All of that adds up
[2:10:15] to it. Not making economic
[2:10:16] sense for the city in its
[2:10:19] financial condition. Currently
[2:10:21] what we really need from you
[2:10:24] all is more blue collar jobs.
[2:10:25] And I'm very happy about the
[2:10:27] Johnson and Johnson Ni
[2:10:29] building their new facility.
[2:10:32] But we need a lot more of that
[2:10:34] because if you are looking
[2:10:37] around, you are seeing adults
[2:10:39] using children's toys is
[2:10:41] transportation now there is a
[2:10:44] real problem with making ends
[2:10:45] meet and having enough money
[2:10:48] to pay the bills in this city
[2:10:49] and the working class people
[2:10:50] in this city are suffering
[2:10:53] because of it. Also, we need
[2:10:55] road improvement for the exact
[2:11:00] same reason. Road quality is a
[2:11:02] big problem. Roads to damage
[2:11:03] people's vehicles endanger
[2:11:07] their livelihood. And let me
[2:11:09] also add that the concrete
[2:11:11] batch plant is something
[2:11:12] that's toxic. Lee dangerous
[2:11:15] leading to fatal conditions.
[2:11:18] 2, such as cancer and lungs.
[2:11:20] And finally, let me wrap up by
[2:11:23] saying I'm going to the jumbo
[2:11:23] shrimp game on Friday. Any of
[2:11:26] y'all like join me.
[2:11:28] >> Thank you, John. Mooney.
[2:11:36] You might want to join Hello.
[2:11:38] I am John Resiliency.
[2:11:38] Philanthropic Julie ruled good
[2:11:42] boy. A new knee.
[2:11:42] >> 83. 56 Peskin rejects will
[2:11:45] Florida 3, 2, 2, 1, 6, city
[2:11:49] Council district for new name.
[2:11:51] Cpac 3, which was a no show at
[2:11:54] finance for Cip when UConn
[2:11:55] True Commission. That's our
[2:11:58] capital improvement projects
[2:11:59] and school board district 3.
[2:12:01] Cindy Pearson, awesome
[2:12:02] Representative 2025, 0, 8, 6,
[2:12:07] 7, That was the legislation
[2:12:10] that was a result of joint
[2:12:11] meetings between Duval County,
[2:12:12] Public Schools in the city of
[2:12:17] Jacksonville. When working on
[2:12:18] a cip classrooms and pottsburg
[2:12:19] now going to cia had on. You
[2:12:22] know, that's an acronym. For
[2:12:25] classrooms in America. You
[2:12:26] know, charter schools, public
[2:12:31] schools, field trip Park. That
[2:12:32] Representative Pearson now
[2:12:33] Affordable Housing Trust Only
[2:12:37] just and one minute. There's
[2:12:39] 27 million dollars and that
[2:12:41] refund. Asked the orders. The
[2:12:44] point is you can use this fund
[2:12:46] immediately. Now I shared an
[2:12:48] option at the 9 through 26
[2:12:49] northeast Florida Regional
[2:12:52] Council board meeting. You
[2:12:53] know, ask both pain Ju'coby
[2:12:58] Pittman arrow. They're here.
[2:13:00] I'll be speaking on other
[2:13:01] examples, which for those in
[2:13:02] council chambers, they are
[2:13:04] agenda items. 40 48 just and
[2:13:06] the 30 some seconds. I also
[2:13:10] need a pardon, you know, from
[2:13:12] speaking out on 2024, 0, 1, 0,
[2:13:13] 7, That was j you in the
[2:13:15] direct contract for 3.5
[2:13:16] million check out
[2:13:17] Twenty-twenty 403, to 5.
[2:13:21] That's University of Florida
[2:13:21] and also check out boat ramp
[2:13:24] Billy in Saint Johns County.
[2:13:25] No, the Parramatta Road boat
[2:13:28] ramp. He is right. Do a site
[2:13:30] inspection. The point is a
[2:13:30] public access on our waterways
[2:13:35] is getting crushed, The
[2:13:35] Jacksonville Riverfront
[2:13:37] Alliance. Thank you, sir. All
[2:13:37] right. Next, we had that
[2:13:44] incident.
[2:13:44] >> Revenue Madison help
[2:13:49] address on file. I am coming
[2:13:51] here today to speak in support
[2:13:51] of Mayor Diggins proposed
[2:13:55] affordable housing trust fund.
[2:13:57] Housing is an essential right
[2:13:58] of people and housing is
[2:13:59] something that so many people
[2:14:00] in the city of Jacksonville
[2:14:05] lack. If you look across the
[2:14:07] country, housing funds just
[2:14:08] like this have been approved
[2:14:11] on a bipartisan basis. So this
[2:14:11] is not about politics on
[2:14:13] party. This is about doing the
[2:14:18] right thing. I want to address
[2:14:19] the comments that was made in
[2:14:20] regards to the funding for
[2:14:22] this affordable housing Trust
[2:14:24] Fund. One of the council
[2:14:25] members said that it was just
[2:14:27] a drop in the bucket and that
[2:14:29] we shouldn't do it because of
[2:14:30] that because we would have a
[2:14:30] hard time choosing who to give
[2:14:32] the money to well, then why do
[2:14:36] we fund jso? Why do we fund
[2:14:37] jfrd? Why do we fund any city
[2:14:38] department?
[2:14:42] >> At all that kind of logic
[2:14:42] is not only disingenuous, it's
[2:14:46] ignorant. Just want to take a
[2:14:54] second. Let that sink in.
[2:14:55] >> We need.
[2:14:58] >> Funding for affordable
[2:14:59] housing more than anything in
[2:15:03] this city. Because when we can
[2:15:05] afford to take people that
[2:15:07] lose their houses and give
[2:15:09] them a bus ticket to send them
[2:15:11] back to another city. But we
[2:15:13] cannot afford to send people
[2:15:15] into a house where they
[2:15:15] contribute to our community
[2:15:17] and they make our society in
[2:15:19] our city better than who are
[2:15:22] we? The Bible says that we
[2:15:22] should take care of the least
[2:15:26] of these. What are we doing if
[2:15:27] we're only taking care of the
[2:15:30] rich? In another spot in the
[2:15:32] Bible, the magnifico, says
[2:15:32] that the rich will be sent
[2:15:36] away empty handed. This is
[2:15:37] something that people need.
[2:15:38] This is something they're
[2:15:40] going to keep advocating for.
[2:15:40] Are you going to be with them?
[2:15:41] Are you going to stand in the
[2:15:44] way? Thank you.
[2:15:45] >> Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT.
[2:15:46] We've got 7 individuals who
[2:15:48] did not wish to speak, but I
[2:15:53] want to note their names and
[2:15:55] their comments. Hayley Spring
[2:15:55] support 3, 7, 6, on home
[2:16:00] occupancy. Crystal Bando band.
[2:16:01] Sorry. Support the Affordable
[2:16:04] housing projects. Residents,
[2:16:08] Avis, Bowling. It's in favor
[2:16:08] of the change that precinct
[2:16:09] polling place. Number 5, 0, 5,
[2:16:16] 508. We've got Jennifer Kiefer
[2:16:20] and also miles pop about lower
[2:16:20] who support to spur a program,
[2:16:26] increasing funding for that.
[2:16:26] And too gentle manner to folks
[2:16:27] to kill Mo Men. And Willie
[2:16:31] Batiste. Who oppose investment
[2:16:32] in TiVo. And with that MISTER
[2:16:33] PRESIDENT, we conclude public
[2:16:38] comment. Now it's time for
[2:16:41] public hearings on Page 15
[2:16:42] council members should declare
[2:16:43] any ex parte communications.
[2:16:46] Anyone wishing to speak on the
[2:16:46] following bills should have
[2:16:48] completed a blue Speaker card
[2:16:49] and you'll be allowed 3
[2:16:52] minutes to speak. If you
[2:16:53] provided your address on the
[2:16:54] prescribed for No, don't wish
[2:16:55] to speak. Stated in the
[2:16:56] microphone. The new been
[2:17:00] permitted to say it's on file,
[2:17:02] but we encourage you to be
[2:17:03] specific as to your location
[2:17:04] will likely impact the way the
[2:17:08] comments that you give. Like
[2:17:09] public comment, assuming at
[2:17:10] approval of the presiding
[2:17:12] officer, the PRESIDENT In this
[2:17:13] case, speaker MAY be invited
[2:17:14] to the Johnson Room for
[2:17:15] further discussion
[2:17:19] Councilmember. Failure to
[2:17:21] complete the perform provided
[2:17:22] including the provision of an
[2:17:23] address on the formal it will
[2:17:25] not be called MR. Till Deal.
[2:17:26] Would you please read the
[2:17:33] Bills? 2026? 3.76 5, 96, 18,
[2:17:38] 6, 19, 6. 26. 21 6.22
[2:17:43] >> 6. 46. 6. 61. 62 63 6.64 65
[2:17:50] 66. 67. 68 69 6.70, 71. 72 6.
[2:17:56] 73 6.74 6. 75 6.76 77. 6 78 6
[2:18:00] 79 67 2026. 1. 26 1. 27 5. 23.
[2:18:04] 5. 24 5. 53 5. 54 6, 31 6.32
[2:18:05] >> This PRESIDENT Ask that you
[2:18:06] please open all these public
[2:18:07] hearings. These public
[2:18:11] hearings are all open item
[2:18:13] number. 23, 2026, 3, 7, 6, We
[2:18:21] have one Speaker card. Knee.
[2:18:24] >> The low.
[2:18:28] >> I and John Jay new
[2:18:29] Jacksonville City Council
[2:18:31] resolution 2023, 0, 8, 1, 9,
[2:18:33] city Council district 4 cpac
[2:18:34] planning District 3 school
[2:18:39] board district 3. And you
[2:18:40] know, I'm you know, I got 3
[2:18:43] minutes, you know. You know,
[2:18:49] Florida statute, but I'm just
[2:18:51] surprised that I'm the only
[2:18:52] speaker on this. I mean, this
[2:18:54] is sweeping legislation. You
[2:19:00] know, it's a county wide, but
[2:19:01] home occupation, affordable
[2:19:02] Housing Park on Pottsburg
[2:19:04] Creek. You know, this has been
[2:19:05] unreal.
[2:19:06] >> easy, but it was never in
[2:19:10] waterways. Are neighborhoods.
[2:19:10] >> And, you know, it fills up
[2:19:13] the whole entire page. But I
[2:19:14] just I just want to be on the
[2:19:17] record. You know, and just to
[2:19:23] speak to it. This is its huge
[2:19:25] sweeping citywide legislation.
[2:19:27] So thank you for listening.
[2:19:29] And no more speaker cards. All
[2:19:30] right. This public case
[2:19:33] closed. I moved to substitute.
[2:19:34] >> We have a motion and second
[2:19:37] on the substitute. Seeing no
[2:19:38] speakers in the queue will
[2:19:39] take the substitute early on
[2:19:40] favor indicate by saying Aye,
[2:19:41] again saying it was set to
[2:19:43] pass, moved the bill a
[2:19:44] substitute. We have a motion
[2:19:45] and second on the bill has
[2:19:48] substituted. There are no
[2:19:49] speakers that's open about a
[2:20:03] quarter it.
[2:20:07] >> 16 yeas, 0 nays.
[2:20:10] >> By your vote 2026, 0, 3, 7,
[2:20:11] 6 is approved.
[2:20:13] >> Turn to page 69 number. 24
[2:20:14] 2026, 5, 9, 0, 1, Speaker Card
[2:20:26] Lake Harbor.
[2:20:30] >> Harper information on file.
[2:20:31] I have a longstanding record
[2:20:32] of standing for the Second
[2:20:35] Amendment. The Constitutional,
[2:20:36] the Constitution, the bill of
[2:20:39] rights. Here is City Council.
[2:20:39] And I am just I'm just
[2:20:44] recalling. Threat there was
[2:20:45] when there's something that
[2:20:46] people are pushing called the
[2:20:48] gun show loophole. It was
[2:20:51] documented that that it was
[2:20:52] actually criminals who are
[2:20:53] engaging in criminal
[2:20:54] transactions in terms of
[2:20:56] purchasing guns. And the fact
[2:20:58] is big. Good, good people.
[2:21:01] Stop bad people with guns. And
[2:21:02] I was reading something
[2:21:03] four-sided bring with me to
[2:21:04] pass it out to you. But in
[2:21:07] this last 2 years, what we
[2:21:08] have seen over and over again
[2:21:12] is we have seen good people
[2:21:14] stopping bad people with guns,
[2:21:14] no words, law abiding
[2:21:19] citizens, stopping people
[2:21:20] gauged and violence. Whether a
[2:21:23] mass shooting or one-on-one.
[2:21:25] But the reality is that good
[2:21:25] people with firearms who
[2:21:27] trained and know how to use
[2:21:30] them. Are exactly what the
[2:21:34] Second Amendment's about. And
[2:21:35] as I'm sitting here, looking
[2:21:38] at this, I'm thankful that
[2:21:39] this has been brought forward
[2:21:41] to you by City Council.
[2:21:42] PRESIDENT. It's it's a great
[2:21:44] thing that he's doing here.
[2:21:45] I'm also thankful for Eric
[2:21:46] Friday for the work that he's
[2:21:51] done. I conversing about this
[2:21:52] legislation. You're being
[2:21:54] required to vote on this
[2:21:56] because if you don't pass
[2:21:57] this, you're going to have
[2:21:58] some lawsuits that are going
[2:22:00] to be very expensive and maybe
[2:22:02] that's the best way to handle
[2:22:02] some of the sayings to to
[2:22:05] bring things to a head that at
[2:22:06] the point of at the point of a
[2:22:09] gavel. But you're out is this
[2:22:10] for those of you who vote
[2:22:12] against this legislation?
[2:22:13] You're voting against the
[2:22:15] Constitution. And the Second
[2:22:19] Amendment and the and the Bill
[2:22:20] of rights, the Second
[2:22:21] Amendment. You're voting
[2:22:21] against the individual rights
[2:22:22] that we have as citizens here
[2:22:25] in the United States as an
[2:22:26] important thing that people
[2:22:28] don't need to remember because
[2:22:30] you have video, you have
[2:22:31] pictures, all manner of
[2:22:32] records to show how you vote
[2:22:36] on this. Thank you.
[2:22:37] >> And no more speaker cards
[2:22:38] and 5.90, this public closed
[2:22:41] and move the amendment. We
[2:22:42] have a motion and second on
[2:22:43] the amendment, no speakers
[2:22:45] will vote for Le all in MR.
[2:22:46] Million. The amendment of the
[2:22:50] bill.
[2:22:50] >> All in favor of the
[2:22:52] amendment indicate by saying
[2:22:55] Aye, I again say no. The
[2:22:56] amendment passes the bill as
[2:22:56] amended. We have a motion and
[2:22:57] second on the bill as amended,
[2:23:01] MR. Miller, you're recognized
[2:23:01] >> thank you, MR. PRESIDENT to
[2:23:02] be at his co-sponsor. Thank
[2:23:06] you. Thank you, MR. Miller,
[2:23:06] MR. Police say you're
[2:23:10] recognized. Thank you, MR.
[2:23:10] PRESIDENT stand in opposition
[2:23:11] to this bill and any bill that
[2:23:13] could be passed. It involves
[2:23:15] anything involving firearms.
[2:23:19] Again, 2 weeks ago we had the
[2:23:20] 3rd anniversary of a shooting
[2:23:25] in my district. Piece of
[2:23:26] legislation. While I believe
[2:23:29] it was good probably intended.
[2:23:29] It's something that we could
[2:23:30] do internally. You need to
[2:23:32] pass a bill. This isn't
[2:23:34] necessary. This could be done
[2:23:35] administratively. We do need
[2:23:37] to go through this process.
[2:23:37] There's a million different
[2:23:38] things that that are done at
[2:23:40] the state level that does not
[2:23:41] require the city change its
[2:23:44] ordinance code. But this bill
[2:23:46] down, it's completely
[2:23:47] unnecessary. Blood has been
[2:23:48] spilt on our streets far too
[2:23:49] often because of gun violence.
[2:23:50] And we should not have our
[2:23:51] names associated with us vote
[2:23:55] now. MR. Gay, you are
[2:23:56] recognized, followed by MR.
[2:24:00] Diamond. Thank you, MR.
[2:24:00] PRESIDENT that means a
[2:24:04] co-sponsor. Thank you, Sir.
[2:24:04] MR. Diamond, you're
[2:24:05] recognized, followed by MISTER
[2:24:06] Matt Carlucci.
[2:24:08] >> Thank you, MR. Council
[2:24:09] PRESIDENT, you're absolutely
[2:24:11] right. But has been spilled
[2:24:11] our streets. You know, you
[2:24:12] stop blood being spilled in
[2:24:12] our streets, arming our
[2:24:14] citizens so they can defend
[2:24:15] themselves. Anyone who wants
[2:24:16] to stand up and stripped the
[2:24:18] right. The Second Amendment, a
[2:24:18] constitutional right for
[2:24:19] someone stand up and defend
[2:24:21] themselves. Shame on you. I
[2:24:22] hope everyone Jackson knows
[2:24:23] what you're standing for
[2:24:25] today. And over to you, MR.
[2:24:32] Mukherjee. MISTER PRESIDENT. I
[2:24:36] would like to the adage this
[2:24:37] bill, this bill was about. My
[2:24:41] father and Tallahassee back
[2:24:43] and I-10 86 he never sought
[2:24:44] past with the past. It was
[2:24:45] named after my father. And it
[2:24:49] is to make all Gov laws
[2:24:52] uniform throughout the state.
[2:24:53] So that one county could have
[2:24:55] their own laws and that would
[2:24:55] make it easy for another
[2:25:00] county to have different laws
[2:25:01] and people would just skip
[2:25:02] Brandon, buy guns and get guns
[2:25:02] where they wanted to. The law
[2:25:06] would be uniform. I believe
[2:25:06] that's the intent and purposes
[2:25:10] of bill. And I don't really
[2:25:12] think the bills needed like
[2:25:14] MR. Said because it is a state
[2:25:21] statute law. Because of the of
[2:25:22] the history that I know with
[2:25:26] it he introduced over 40 years
[2:25:28] ago before we had so many
[2:25:32] shootings like we do today.
[2:25:33] This will have a difference to
[2:25:35] do with that one way or the
[2:25:36] other. It's just keeping laws
[2:25:38] uniform throughout the state.
[2:25:39] So you can't go from one
[2:25:42] county to the next in pick and
[2:25:45] choose who has the best guns
[2:25:45] to buy and with the less
[2:25:49] restrictions. Thank you.
[2:25:50] >> All right. Thank you. There
[2:25:51] are no other speakers in the
[2:25:53] queue. We have a motion and
[2:25:54] second on the bill as amended.
[2:25:55] Let's open the ballot in
[2:26:09] record it.
[2:26:39] >> 14 yays, 3 nays.
[2:26:43] >> And by your vote, 2026, 0,
[2:26:44] 5, 9, 0, is approved. I know.
[2:26:47] 25 2026 62 and I have no
[2:26:50] speaker cards. This public
[2:26:51] areas close to turn the page.
[2:26:51] 17 item number. 26 by 26 6, 1,
[2:26:52] 9, I have one speaker Card
[2:26:55] Qasem Baker. Maker come on
[2:27:07] down. You have 3 minutes name
[2:27:10] and address, please.
[2:27:11] >> Good evening. My name is
[2:27:14] the 7, 8, addresses on file.
[2:27:15] I'm here today on behalf of
[2:27:16] the property on their
[2:27:17] regarding the ordinance, 0, 6,
[2:27:22] 1, 9, Respectfully asking for
[2:27:23] your approval to rezone this
[2:27:24] property from acc. Do want to
[2:27:28] see cg, too. This is not a
[2:27:28] request to introduce a brand
[2:27:30] new commercial use to this
[2:27:31] area. This property has a long
[2:27:33] history operating as a use
[2:27:34] dealership under the city of
[2:27:35] Jackson will approve the
[2:27:39] exception dating back to 2004.
[2:27:40] The properties or the
[2:27:41] commercially zoned Infront
[2:27:43] Cassatt Avenue. It's a major
[2:27:48] commercial corridor. I'm not
[2:27:51] asking to rezone residential
[2:27:51] property to a car lot to him
[2:27:54] asking for an established
[2:27:55] commercial site to continue
[2:27:57] operating as an independent
[2:27:57] mobile dealership under the
[2:27:58] Ccg to zoning classification
[2:28:01] required in this application.
[2:28:03] I understand there are
[2:28:04] concerns about the nearby
[2:28:05] residential neighborhood and I
[2:28:08] respect those concerns. I also
[2:28:09] brought public records from
[2:28:10] the city of Jacksonville show
[2:28:12] and other properties along
[2:28:13] Cassat Avenue that already
[2:28:18] zone to ccg too. These are
[2:28:18] established commercial
[2:28:21] properties in the same
[2:28:21] corridor, including properties
[2:28:26] located near residential. The
[2:28:27] fact that the ccg to already
[2:28:28] exist in the compatible
[2:28:29] locations shows that the
[2:28:32] zoning classifications itself
[2:28:33] does not automatically mean
[2:28:34] that neighboring residential
[2:28:37] area cannot be protected.
[2:28:38] We're also willing to work
[2:28:40] with the city on reasonable
[2:28:41] conditions, Ricard that
[2:28:42] regarding buffering
[2:28:46] landscaping, lightning and
[2:28:48] signage to help protect the
[2:28:49] neighborhood homes while
[2:28:50] allowing this longstanding
[2:28:53] commercial use to continue. I
[2:28:54] respectfully ask that the
[2:28:55] supplication be evaluated
[2:28:56] based on the specific history
[2:29:00] and facts of this property
[2:29:00] includes previous city
[2:29:02] approved dealership use its
[2:29:04] existing commercial zoning and
[2:29:05] its location on a commercial
[2:29:10] corridor. And compatible ccg 2
[2:29:12] already Cassatt Avenue. I
[2:29:13] believe the city's decision
[2:29:15] should be based on that actual
[2:29:16] conditions and history of this
[2:29:20] property. Thank you for your
[2:29:21] time.
[2:29:22] >> Thank you. I have no more
[2:29:22] speaker cards.
[2:29:26] >> This public areas closed.
[2:29:27] MR. So I would like to speak
[2:29:31] MR. Baker. All right. Moving
[2:29:33] on to item number, 27, 2026, 6
[2:29:35] to 0. I have no speaker cards.
[2:29:38] Spokane closed. I'm 28 2026,
[2:29:39] 6, 2, one. I want speaker
[2:29:40] cards, Stephen Wood to
[2:29:44] questions only. Seeing no
[2:29:46] questions. Public hearings
[2:29:47] closed. I'm 29 2026. 6 to 2. I
[2:29:51] have no speaker cards. Case
[2:29:55] closed for any page. 18 item,
[2:29:56] number 2026, 6, 4, 6, I have
[2:29:58] one speaker card. Jamie Travis
[2:30:06] laundered.
[2:30:07] >> Good Evening City Council.
[2:30:08] My name is Jamie Travis
[2:30:13] Leonard, my addresses on file.
[2:30:15] I support 26, 6, 4, 6.
[2:30:17] Actually I honestly had I was
[2:30:19] confused by why the funds are
[2:30:19] moving more so than anything
[2:30:21] else. I do based on my
[2:30:23] understanding support what's
[2:30:24] happening. So I guess I really
[2:30:24] just came up to request that
[2:30:30] if. There is a way for the
[2:30:30] public to gather more
[2:30:31] information on what
[2:30:32] specifically these are being
[2:30:33] broken down to the bill
[2:30:35] summary did not quite get me
[2:30:36] the information that I was
[2:30:37] seeking at the time. That's
[2:30:38] really only come up or I'm
[2:30:42] sorry. All Thank you. Thank
[2:30:43] you.
[2:30:43] >> And no more speaker cards
[2:30:46] and 6 for 6. It's been case
[2:30:48] closed 31.0, 6, 6, 6, 1, no
[2:30:50] speaker cards, but again,
[2:30:53] closed item number 30 to 2026,
[2:30:59] 6, 6, 2, I Speaker card.
[2:31:00] Please be sure it's on the
[2:31:05] bill mission any.
[2:31:05] >> Below.
[2:31:07] >> I am John j. Noon
[2:31:09] Jacksonville City Council
[2:31:11] resolution 2023, 0, 1, 9, City
[2:31:12] Council district, 4 cpac, 3
[2:31:15] school board district 3, no
[2:31:16] one full support. You know,
[2:31:20] 2026, 0, 6, 6, 2, In fact, I
[2:31:21] was just hoping there be more
[2:31:22] people. You know, you're
[2:31:23] speaking about it, you know,
[2:31:26] this was rules, neighborhoods
[2:31:29] tu but not in waterways. You
[2:31:32] know, Orleans Credit, you
[2:31:36] know, this is something that
[2:31:38] no, over the over the years,
[2:31:38] especially with waterways. You
[2:31:42] know, what are we should be? I
[2:31:43] mean, everything should be
[2:31:46] going to waterways. But I just
[2:31:47] wanted to be, you know, on the
[2:31:50] record, fully support it. You
[2:31:53] know, just a good bill. Thank
[2:31:54] you. Thank you. We have no
[2:31:57] more speaker cards and 6, 6,
[2:31:57] 2,
[2:31:58] >> This public hearing is
[2:31:59] closed in additional public
[2:32:02] hearing be held on OCTOBER,
[2:32:02] 13th 2020.
[2:32:04] >> Right now, the page. 99. 33
[2:32:05] 2026, 6, 6, 3, at 2 speaker
[2:32:08] cards. John Mooney will he
[2:32:09] comes back up here, MR. New
[2:32:12] come on up. You want to speak
[2:32:16] on this one was too many. In
[2:32:17] the meantime, Jimmy Travis
[2:32:18] letter does not wish to speak
[2:32:20] in this, but she does support
[2:32:20] 6, 6, 3, This is due 3
[2:32:24] minutes. All right.
[2:32:26] >> I I am John philanthropic
[2:32:30] resiliency. Good boy. New 83.
[2:32:31] 56 Bascom road Jack. So
[2:32:37] Florida, 3 to 2, 1, 6, yeah,
[2:32:39] this this legislation, you
[2:32:40] know, neighborhoods finance
[2:32:41] center to waterways. I support
[2:32:45] the mayors Council on fitness
[2:32:45] and we'll being park on
[2:32:47] Pottsburg Creek in District 4
[2:32:48] cpac, 3 school board district
[2:32:52] 3. And I would just double it.
[2:32:54] You know, go from 31,000. You
[2:32:57] make it 62,000. You know, so
[2:32:58] good stuff. All right. Thank
[2:33:01] you.
[2:33:02] >> Thank you, And no more
[2:33:05] speaker cards. Public closed.
[2:33:08] I'm 34 35 664-6655, know
[2:33:12] Speaker card. These public
[2:33:12] hearings are closing up age 20
[2:33:15] 36, 6, 6, 6, I had no speaker
[2:33:18] cards. Case closed time. 37
[2:33:19] 2026, 6, 6, 7, I one Speaker
[2:33:21] card. Jamie Travis Leonard.
[2:33:22] She does not wish to speak,
[2:33:24] but she opposes this bill.
[2:33:28] This public hearing closed
[2:33:30] items turn the page. 21 times.
[2:33:33] 38 39 6, 6, 8, 6, 6, 9, I have
[2:33:34] no speaker cards. These public
[2:33:35] hearings are closed item 40.
[2:33:37] 26 6. 6, 7, 0, I have 2
[2:33:41] speaker cards. Jamie Travis
[2:33:43] letter does not wish to speak.
[2:33:47] She supports and Jon nudity.
[2:33:52] MR. Many 6, 7, 0, Please stay
[2:33:57] on the bill. I thought I'd
[2:34:00] Doing pretty good on that 6,
[2:34:00] 7, 0,
[2:34:01] >> All right. I am John Jay
[2:34:04] New And name and address is on
[2:34:07] file. All right. Now, this
[2:34:13] one. Okay. What we're going to
[2:34:13] be doing is executing a 3rd
[2:34:17] Amendment agreement with j you
[2:34:17] to renew.
[2:34:19] >> The Manatee Protection
[2:34:20] Studies, you know, again,
[2:34:21] neighborhoods, finance, but
[2:34:26] not in waterways and you know,
[2:34:30] this is $103,000. And, you
[2:34:33] know, when I fill out a card.
[2:34:35] For 2026, 0, 6, 7, 8, And
[2:34:38] that's 50 grand. The Manatee
[2:34:43] tank youth pitch competition.
[2:34:46] You know, the priorities. And
[2:34:47] let me just say to you know
[2:34:47] what the last waterways
[2:34:55] meeting. You know, there are
[2:34:56] you know, the manatee deaths.
[2:35:00] Want to say it Queen's
[2:35:01] Harbour. They've had 2 or 3.
[2:35:02] Mean, it's like month after
[2:35:06] month. Anyway, you know, with
[2:35:13] this. You know why it's not
[2:35:14] being sent. None of this stuff
[2:35:19] is going to waterways. And you
[2:35:21] really need to do that. And
[2:35:22] the Environmental Protection
[2:35:24] Board. Same thing. So these
[2:35:26] things should be really that
[2:35:29] did. All right. That's Just
[2:35:32] say on that. Thank you.
[2:35:33] >> Thank you, MR. And have no
[2:35:36] more speaker cards of 6, 7, 0,
[2:35:37] here is closed during to pay
[2:35:40] item number. 41 2026. 6, 7, 1,
[2:35:43] I have one speaker court.
[2:35:44] Jamie Travis letter g does not
[2:35:45] wish to speak, but she
[2:35:48] supports the bill. Spokane
[2:35:51] closed. I-40 to 6, 7, 8,
[2:35:51] emergency in the home
[2:35:52] emergency. There are emergency
[2:35:56] sorry. I emergency.
[2:35:57] >> We have a motion and second
[2:35:59] on the emergency, we have no
[2:36:01] speakers in the queue will
[2:36:03] vote for Leon favorite
[2:36:03] emergency indicate by saying
[2:36:04] Aye, aye, all again say no
[2:36:07] emergency move the bill as an
[2:36:08] emergency. We have a motion
[2:36:08] and second on the bill as an
[2:36:10] emergency. All recognize MR.
[2:36:12] Diamond, thank you, MISTER
[2:36:14] PRESIDENT. Just so it's clear
[2:36:14] this contract was extended one
[2:36:17] day longer. One day general
[2:36:18] counsel told us this would be
[2:36:19] illegal under Florida State
[2:36:22] law. So go ahead and vote for
[2:36:22] if you want. But clearly this
[2:36:23] flouts the intention of
[2:36:27] Florida State law. And we have
[2:36:27] no more speakers in the queue
[2:36:43] it up in about a quarter it.
[2:36:48] >> 16 yeas, one nay.
[2:36:51] >> And by your vote 2026, 0,
[2:36:52] 6, 7, 1, passes item 40 to
[2:36:53] 2026, 6, 7, 2, I have one
[2:36:54] speaker card. Jamie Travis
[2:37:02] Leonard.
[2:37:03] >> Good Evening City Council.
[2:37:04] My name is Jimmy Travis
[2:37:05] Leonard. I'll try to keep this
[2:37:08] brief. I do support 6, 7, 2,
[2:37:10] as you've heard tonight,
[2:37:11] affordable housing is a hot
[2:37:11] topic in this city, especially
[2:37:12] with some of the stuff coming
[2:37:16] down from the budget. My main
[2:37:17] request is that as we're
[2:37:18] looking at these initiatives
[2:37:21] where we are surplus
[2:37:24] properties donate them for
[2:37:25] affordable housing or
[2:37:25] incorporate them into our
[2:37:26] affordable housing initiatives
[2:37:29] that we don't just look at
[2:37:30] rentals. I fear that something
[2:37:31] that has been happening where
[2:37:33] we're looking at what I would
[2:37:36] call temporary housing. I
[2:37:37] would like to see more
[2:37:41] initiatives that are helping
[2:37:44] lower income or even are.
[2:37:47] Returning. You know, people.
[2:37:48] Who have experience
[2:37:49] homelessness, who are
[2:37:52] transitioning into full-time
[2:37:53] housing to then eventually be
[2:37:55] able to purchase and own their
[2:37:57] own home. That's really what i
[2:37:57] wanted to say on this. Again.
[2:37:59] I do support and I hope you'll
[2:38:01] continue to bring forth
[2:38:01] initiatives to further our
[2:38:04] housing in the city has you've
[2:38:04] seen? It's very important.
[2:38:07] Thank you.
[2:38:08] >> And no more speaker cards
[2:38:13] of 6, 7, 2, case closed.
[2:38:15] During the page page. 23 43
[2:38:16] 2026, 6, 7, 3, have no
[2:38:20] speakers. Case closed item. 44
[2:38:23] 2026, 6, 7, 4, I have one
[2:38:27] speaker Card. Victoria toasty
[2:38:29] the questions on believe.
[2:38:32] Seeing no questions this
[2:38:33] public hearing is closed and
[2:38:35] moved the emergency that we
[2:38:37] have a motion and second on
[2:38:38] the emergency, no speakers in
[2:38:39] the queue will vote for Le all
[2:38:42] in favor. Oh, wait a second.
[2:38:42] MISTER Sit City can be a seat
[2:38:45] in
[2:38:49] >> have a surplus. It. All in
[2:38:51] favor indicate by saying Aye,
[2:38:55] I again say no. All right. The
[2:38:57] emergency passes move the bill
[2:38:58] as emergency. We have a motion
[2:38:59] a second on the bill as an
[2:39:00] emergency. No speakers in the
[2:39:01] queue it up in about a quarter
[2:39:11] it.
[2:39:13] >> 17 yeas, 0 nays by your
[2:39:15] vote. 2026, 0, 6, 7, 4 is
[2:39:16] approved.
[2:39:20] >> Item 45 2026, 6, 7, 5, no
[2:39:21] speaker cards. But case
[2:39:23] closed. Turning the page. 24,
[2:39:25] I'm 20. I am 46. 2026, 6, 7,
[2:39:27] 6, 3 speaker cars. Y'all come.
[2:39:28] I come down to the front,
[2:39:36] please. Julie, do Wainwright.
[2:39:41] And also Jamie Travis Leonard.
[2:39:45] I also have a card from Dks
[2:39:45] community Development. No-name
[2:39:47] James Kelly I'm sorry written
[2:39:48] here. Does not wish to speak.
[2:39:52] Is questions on We have this
[2:39:58] Leonard and this right? Good
[2:40:04] evening. I am and
[2:40:05] >> My name is Joe Leader.
[2:40:06] Wainwright in my address on
[2:40:09] record. Thank you for the last
[2:40:12] several years watch funds
[2:40:12] being assigned to improve last
[2:40:14] shortage of housing for those
[2:40:16] that can afford it in those
[2:40:18] that cannot afford it. And
[2:40:20] those that are homeless and
[2:40:21] only to see funds could to
[2:40:24] make the help useless to those
[2:40:28] needing it the most. The
[2:40:30] cutting from 10 million to
[2:40:31] 3 million for homeless
[2:40:31] shelters and now removing
[2:40:35] 23 million from the mayor's.
[2:40:36] Budget proposal. Well, as a
[2:40:38] reason for cutting the funds,
[2:40:39] every time you find a solution
[2:40:41] and help our people. City
[2:40:42] Council finds a way to block
[2:40:46] it. Citizens always need
[2:40:46] support to buy a house and
[2:40:49] maintain it. But it's a
[2:40:51] different day now. We all need
[2:40:52] support, mortgage food and
[2:40:55] even gas. We have a successful
[2:40:58] program that helps the
[2:41:01] homeless return home run by
[2:41:02] the police. However,
[2:41:03] Jacksonville has many
[2:41:04] resources for the homeless.
[2:41:07] The other counties send a lot
[2:41:09] of their homeless to us
[2:41:09] instead of helping their own
[2:41:12] people. Don't turn your back
[2:41:16] on our residents that can help
[2:41:17] this city and please replace
[2:41:21] the funds. I am a homeless. I
[2:41:21] am a member of the
[2:41:24] homelessness commission. And
[2:41:26] we have to constantly fight to
[2:41:27] get funds to our agencies to
[2:41:29] do an effective job. Please
[2:41:33] help those in need. Thank you.
[2:41:34] >> Thank u next. We have
[2:41:39] Chavez. Leonard. And MISTER
[2:41:40] Kelly does not. Do you want
[2:41:43] questions on correct? And no
[2:41:48] more speaker cards on 6? So in
[2:41:49] 6. All right.
[2:41:49] >> And seeing no speakers are
[2:41:53] questions. We close public. To
[2:41:56] page. 25 items. 47 2026, 6, 7,
[2:41:59] 7, I have no speaker cards.
[2:42:01] >> voters closed and item
[2:42:02] number. 48, I have one speaker
[2:42:05] card. For 2026, 6, 7, 8, MR.
[2:42:15] John Duty.
[2:42:17] >> Hello, I am John j. Noon. A
[2:42:19] Jacksonville City Council
[2:42:19] resolution 2023, 0, 8, 1, 9
[2:42:23] City Council district 4 cpac
[2:42:24] planning District 3 school
[2:42:25] board district 3. So we're
[2:42:29] going appropriate 50. 1000
[2:42:31] from the contributions from
[2:42:33] private sources line item.
[2:42:37] And, you know, it for and here
[2:42:39] you have funding for the
[2:42:41] Manatee tank youth pitch
[2:42:42] competition for sustainability
[2:42:45] programs. Well, here's the
[2:42:46] reason that, you know, this is
[2:42:50] here's joke thing. You know,
[2:42:51] and I wanted to say, you know,
[2:42:52] I thought when this thing got
[2:42:53] creative, there's like
[2:42:54] 25 million bucks. So we're
[2:42:55] just, you know, just plowing
[2:43:00] through this. And, you know,
[2:43:00] it's a neighborhood's finance
[2:43:02] not and waterways. You know?
[2:43:06] So, you know, I just scratch
[2:43:08] it. You know, it's it's a
[2:43:09] budget transfer Smith, the
[2:43:10] request of the mayor, you
[2:43:13] know, use this money for
[2:43:15] manatee affordable house
[2:43:18] anywhere and and many waterway
[2:43:21] in in Jacksonville split. 25
[2:43:23] of peace, but scratch it. This
[2:43:24] is like I said, we'll joke
[2:43:28] stuff. Thank you for listening
[2:43:29] and no more speaker cards of
[2:43:34] 6, 7, 8, spelling closed.
[2:43:37] >> And up age 26 items
[2:43:38] numbered. 49 56, 7, 9, 6, 8,
[2:43:40] 7, I have no speaker cards.
[2:43:44] bouquets are closed.
[2:43:48] PRESIDENT. We now move on to.
[2:43:50] Public hearings on land use
[2:43:52] amendment and companion
[2:43:53] rezonings and modifications.
[2:43:53] The comp plan beginning on
[2:43:56] Page 27. Item number. 51,
[2:44:04] 2020's. 6, 1, 2, 6, I have 2
[2:44:05] speaker cards, Samantha Series
[2:44:08] and Chavez gave me Travis
[2:44:09] Leonard both oppose it, but
[2:44:10] did not wish to speak on it at
[2:44:13] this time.
[2:44:15] >> This probably is. Public
[2:44:15] hearings continued to
[2:44:17] SEPTEMBER 22nd 2026 and
[2:44:18] turning the page to item
[2:44:24] number 50 to one to 7.
[2:44:29] >> Have I think one or 2?
[2:44:32] Samantha she does not wish to
[2:44:32] speak, but she does supposed
[2:44:35] oppose it.
[2:44:36] >> This public hearings
[2:44:39] continued to SEPTEMBER 22nd
[2:44:39] 2026.
[2:44:41] >> All right. Next, we have
[2:44:43] item number. 53. 26 5 to 3. I
[2:44:47] have one speaker card.
[2:44:49] Samantha Series again. And she
[2:44:49] does oppose us but does not
[2:44:53] wish to speak.
[2:44:53] >> Public hearings continued
[2:44:55] to SEPTEMBER 22nd 2026. Item
[2:45:01] number. 54.
[2:45:02] >> What the up that there was
[2:45:02] the other one 27 card game.
[2:45:04] You have this letter. I think
[2:45:05] we need to open it. I think we
[2:45:11] knew it. Moving on item number
[2:45:11] 50 for 2026. 5 to 4. I have
[2:45:15] one speaker card. Again,
[2:45:16] Samantha Series. She opposes.
[2:45:16] But that does not wish to
[2:45:19] speak.
[2:45:20] >> public areas continue to
[2:45:22] 9.20, to 2026. Item number 55,
[2:45:26] 5, 5, 3,
[2:45:30] >> One speaker car John.
[2:45:33] Questions only.
[2:45:34] >> This public hearing is
[2:45:35] closed.
[2:45:37] >> I move the bell.
[2:45:38] >> We have a motion and a
[2:45:40] second on the bill seeing no
[2:45:41] speakers in the queue it up in
[2:45:54] about a quarter vote.
[2:45:57] >> 17 yeas, 0 nays.
[2:46:00] >> And by your vote, 2026, 0,
[2:46:01] 5, 5, 3, passes, MR. Floor
[2:46:02] earlier before we move on, MR.
[2:46:04] Abbott's letter just to make
[2:46:07] sure did you want to speak on
[2:46:08] 2026? 0, 1, 2, 7 I can reopen.
[2:46:08] Public doesn't know you, but
[2:46:12] you want speak She's fine.
[2:46:14] Item. 56. 26 5, 5, 4, I have
[2:46:15] one speaker card again. John.
[2:46:15] Her
[2:46:21] >> yeah. Questions only.
[2:46:21] Spokane closed. I moved the
[2:46:22] bill. We have a motion and
[2:46:23] second on the bill.
[2:46:25] >> No speakers in the queue.
[2:46:32] It's up about a quarter vote.
[2:46:34] That's good.
[2:46:39] >> 17 yeas, 0 nays.
[2:46:42] >> By your vote, 2026, 0, 5,
[2:46:44] 5, 4 passes age 30 items.
[2:46:46] Number, 57 58 2026. 61 62. I
[2:46:50] have no speaker cards. These
[2:46:51] public hearings or close. An
[2:46:52] additional public hearings for
[2:46:56] both will be held 20 to 2026.
[2:46:57] PRESIDENT Colleagues pursuant
[2:47:00] to Section 200.0 6, 5, the
[2:47:00] Florida statutes, the council
[2:47:03] secretary, MISTER Teal. We'll
[2:47:04] read a statement immediately
[2:47:05] prior to today's public
[2:47:06] hearing concerning adoption.
[2:47:12] The first second and 3rd 2026.
[2:47:14] 27 millage levees, MR. Plea
[2:47:14] Mrt a police raid that
[2:47:15] happened cult statement prior
[2:47:16] to our opening of the public
[2:47:19] hearing on 501. Ordinance
[2:47:23] 2026. 501. The consolidated
[2:47:25] city of Jacksonville proposes
[2:47:27] to Levy the following millage
[2:47:27] rate within the General Fund.
[2:47:30] General Services District
[2:47:30] accepting urban services
[2:47:33] districts 2 through 5.
[2:47:36] >> a total mileage of 11.1, 9,
[2:47:39] 1, 9, mills for operations.
[2:47:41] This reflects a 3.9 3%
[2:47:43] increase in the operating
[2:47:45] millage rate from the rollback
[2:47:55] rate of 10.7, 6, 8, 9, mills.
[2:47:56] I hope PRESIDENT Open the
[2:47:56] public hearing. This public
[2:47:58] hearings open. And we have one
[2:48:04] speaker card, John MR. Does
[2:48:09] not appear to be present. In
[2:48:10] close public hearing. This
[2:48:11] public hearing is closed. I
[2:48:14] recommend will Ashley, an
[2:48:14] additional public hearing will
[2:48:18] be held 9.20 to 2026, thank
[2:48:18] you.
[2:48:19] >> With that, I recommend the
[2:48:20] approval of the tentative
[2:48:21] millage.
[2:48:22] >> I have a motion and a
[2:48:23] second all recognize finance
[2:48:25] chair land.
[2:48:26] >> I think council PRESIDENT
[2:48:27] Colleagues and finance we
[2:48:28] talked about there is a new
[2:48:30] state law already proved not
[2:48:31] dependent on amendment 3. That
[2:48:34] changes the voting threshold
[2:48:35] requirements.
[2:48:35] >> For changing the millage
[2:48:38] rate both up and down. And I
[2:48:39] want MR. Peterson to share the
[2:48:40] same information as well as
[2:48:42] with the new voting thresholds
[2:48:43] are going to be for us, not
[2:48:44] just this year, but going
[2:48:47] forward. Saul turn over to him
[2:48:49] too. Explain that new law to
[2:48:49] MISTER Peterson, you're
[2:48:53] recognized.
[2:48:53] >> Through the present to the
[2:48:54] council. So the new law that
[2:48:57] passed this year requires that
[2:48:58] if the millage rate any
[2:48:59] mileage rate above the
[2:49:03] rollback rate requires a
[2:49:04] two-thirds vote of the
[2:49:05] governing body. Will. There
[2:49:05] are is a higher limit that
[2:49:06] would require 3 fourths. But
[2:49:10] for your purposes, the
[2:49:10] military's that are presented
[2:49:14] to you tonight as from the
[2:49:14] mayor do require a two-thirds
[2:49:18] vote of the governing body.
[2:49:18] Tonight only requires a
[2:49:19] majority vote because you're
[2:49:22] just doing tentative approval.
[2:49:24] But for the vote on the
[2:49:27] SEPTEMBER 22nd, it will
[2:49:27] require a two-thirds vote and
[2:49:28] that is the law going forward.
[2:49:29] Anything above the rollback
[2:49:32] rate.
[2:49:33] >> All right. Thank you, MR.
[2:49:34] Petersen. I will recognize MR.
[2:49:38] Diamond. Thank you. Council
[2:49:39] PRESIDENT, I just want to say
[2:49:40] again, this my last time ever
[2:49:41] doing this. We're raising
[2:49:41] taxes on the people of
[2:49:43] Jacksonville with this vote.
[2:49:45] Let's be clear. The mayor has
[2:49:46] proposed a tax increase on the
[2:49:49] people of Jacksonville making
[2:49:49] it harder for the hardworking
[2:49:51] people of Jacksonville to keep
[2:49:52] their homes. If you're renting
[2:49:53] in Jacksonville right now and
[2:49:55] you're dying to buy a house,
[2:49:56] the mayor just raise your
[2:49:56] taxes again, made it harder
[2:49:58] for you to not be a renter,
[2:50:02] but to buy your first time. So
[2:50:03] this is ridiculous. The fact
[2:50:03] that we're not even looking at
[2:50:04] a rollback rate which counties
[2:50:06] in cities across Florida are
[2:50:08] doing is wild to me. So know
[2:50:08] I'll be known all these and
[2:50:10] also got a budget amendment.
[2:50:11] Thank you, sir. MISS Clark.
[2:50:17] Mary. Thank you. Chair.
[2:50:18] >> Through the chair to MISS
[2:50:19] The populace. Just curious
[2:50:24] about process we're can about.
[2:50:25] The beaches? Do they ever have
[2:50:26] an opportunity to speak in
[2:50:27] regards to the rollback
[2:50:29] decision that we make?
[2:50:35] >> Outside of this body. Know?
[2:50:36] >> MR. Publisher recognize
[2:50:36] through the chair
[2:50:37] councilmember Clerk rare you
[2:50:38] talking with respect to what
[2:50:40] they assess as their mileage
[2:50:41] or just as far as the city of
[2:50:44] Jacksonville's assessment.
[2:50:45] Thank you for that question.
[2:50:48] So on. My concern is that they
[2:50:50] like right now we're holding a
[2:50:51] public hearing. There's no one
[2:50:53] here from them.
[2:50:54] >> From from them to speak in
[2:50:57] regards to it. So we did have
[2:51:00] a public hearing and we in the
[2:51:01] beaches, everybody does
[2:51:01] receive the trim notice just
[2:51:03] like they do in the city of
[2:51:04] Jacksonville and the trim
[2:51:05] notice would reflect the
[2:51:07] assessment of each entity that
[2:51:08] is authorized to assess taxes
[2:51:09] against the household. So that
[2:51:10] would include the school
[2:51:11] board.
[2:51:12] >> It's cetera. So those are
[2:51:15] all listed on the trim notice.
[2:51:16] Again, we do have a public
[2:51:17] hearing tonight and again on
[2:51:18] the final adoption night. And
[2:51:20] they just as anyone would have
[2:51:21] an opportunity to come and
[2:51:23] speak to the items when they
[2:51:24] come up.
[2:51:25] >> Okay. Thank you. So what
[2:51:25] you're saying that they
[2:51:26] receive notices individually
[2:51:29] in the mail and then the other
[2:51:30] opportunity they have is to
[2:51:31] come before this body. But
[2:51:32] they don't come before any
[2:51:34] other body in regards to.
[2:51:35] >> They could also come to
[2:51:39] their respective municipal,
[2:51:40] council to address the
[2:51:41] assessment. So, for instance,
[2:51:42] for Jacksonville Beach, the
[2:51:43] City Council also will hold
[2:51:45] budget hearings and they will
[2:51:46] address the millage there that
[2:51:47] they assess. And they also are
[2:51:49] able to attend because that is
[2:51:50] also reflected on their trim
[2:51:51] notice. And they can also
[2:51:52] attend that public hearing to
[2:51:54] speak as well as they can on
[2:51:55] here as the county assessor.
[2:51:56] We have that mileage that
[2:51:58] we're assessing essentially as
[2:51:58] the county. Thank you for
[2:52:01] that. Thank you.
[2:52:01] >> All right, Doctor Salem,
[2:52:06] you're recognized. Thank you,
[2:52:09] MR. PRESIDENT PRESIDENT Missed
[2:52:10] the populace. Is that
[2:52:11] two-thirds two-thirds of the
[2:52:12] council 13 or is that
[2:52:13] two-thirds of those present?
[2:52:15] It's two-thirds of the
[2:52:18] council. So that's 13 votes
[2:52:21] your respective of who's here.
[2:52:22] >> Through the PRESIDENT,
[2:52:22] correct. And that's going to
[2:52:23] be on each of the mileage
[2:52:24] Bills. 5, 0, 1, 5, 0, 2, in
[2:52:25] 503.
[2:52:29] >> Bar. Thank
[2:52:30] >> All right. With that, we
[2:52:31] have no more McHugh. We do
[2:52:33] have a motion to recommend
[2:52:34] approval of tentative millage.
[2:52:35] And we have a second. Let's
[2:52:35] open the ballot in the
[2:52:50] quarter.
[2:53:01] >> 15 yeas, 2 nays.
[2:53:04] >> And by your vote, 2026, 0,
[2:53:05] 5, 0, 1, passes. All right.
[2:53:06] Moving on to item number 6,
[2:53:07] 2026. To MISTER Clerk. Would
[2:53:11] you please read the statement?
[2:53:14] >> Ordinance 2026. 502, the
[2:53:15] consolidated City of
[2:53:15] Jacksonville proposes to Levy
[2:53:19] the following millage rate
[2:53:20] within the General Fund.
[2:53:21] General Services district,
[2:53:22] including only urban Services
[2:53:25] district 2 through 4, a total
[2:53:27] mileage of 7.9, 0, 1, 2, mills
[2:53:31] for operations. This reflects
[2:53:32] a 6.0, 2, 4%, increase in the
[2:53:35] operating millage rate from
[2:53:38] the rollback rate of 7.4, 3,
[2:53:38] 7, 3, Mills. Thank you, MR.
[2:53:42] PRESIDENT. Thank you with
[2:53:42] that. As PRESIDENT, I ask you,
[2:53:44] please open the public
[2:53:46] hearing. This public hearings
[2:53:46] open one Speaker card, I
[2:53:49] believe done left.
[2:53:52] >> MR. PRESIDENT close it. If
[2:53:53] you like.
[2:53:53] >> scene, not seen Germany
[2:53:56] this public. Closed and
[2:53:58] additional public here in
[2:53:58] additional public hearing be
[2:54:00] held on SEPTEMBER. 22nd 2026
[2:54:00] thing that as PRESIDENT, I
[2:54:01] recommend approval of the time
[2:54:05] mileage. We have a second, All
[2:54:06] right. We have a motion a
[2:54:07] second to recommend approval
[2:54:08] of tentative millage. We have
[2:54:12] MR. Care going accuser. Thank
[2:54:13] you, MR. PRESIDENT, I rise.
[2:54:14] Just explain my vote on the
[2:54:15] last one in the next couple
[2:54:16] when we reduce the millage
[2:54:18] rate last year.
[2:54:19] >> lot of people were critics
[2:54:20] of us that it wasn't enough.
[2:54:22] It was a sandwich. Was this
[2:54:24] map and I stated then that
[2:54:25] there was still going to be
[2:54:26] money that we could say. But
[2:54:26] we can find savings that I
[2:54:30] would. That would push and
[2:54:31] then I would vote for a
[2:54:32] continued military ducks. So I
[2:54:33] know there's not an appetite
[2:54:34] for the men trying to train
[2:54:35] wreck anything. That's my
[2:54:36] principle. That's what I said.
[2:54:37] Last year's on the stick to
[2:54:38] that. And that's why can't
[2:54:39] support the sun. That's the
[2:54:44] reason. Thank you.
[2:54:45] >> Ok, and seen new other
[2:54:46] speakers in the queue. We do
[2:54:47] have a motion a second to
[2:54:48] recommend approval, tentative
[2:54:49] millage soap and about a
[2:55:03] quarter of
[2:55:06] >> 16 one MAY.
[2:55:14] >> Why don't We entertain.
[2:55:14] Let's do this for MISTER
[2:55:19] Diamond. Who can move to
[2:55:21] reconsider only MISTER Kerik,
[2:55:24] a know reconsider anyone.
[2:55:25] Okay. We have a motion to have
[2:55:28] a second to reconsider. All
[2:55:29] right. We have a motion a
[2:55:30] second to reconsider. We'll
[2:55:31] take this vote to reconsider
[2:55:32] verbally. All those in favor
[2:55:34] reconsidering say aye. I all
[2:55:38] again say no. The way, ok,
[2:55:39] we're going we're going to
[2:55:43] take this vote by hand all in
[2:55:43] favor of reconsideration.
[2:55:47] Razor him with. I'll give MR.
[2:55:48] Submitted in legislative its
[2:55:56] account. Okay. The motion to
[2:55:57] reconsider masses. All right.
[2:55:58] So will entertain a motion to
[2:55:59] recommend approval, tentative
[2:56:00] millage unless I have to go
[2:56:01] through the whole thing open
[2:56:06] the public hearing,
[2:56:08] >> I think what we've
[2:56:09] reconsidered last year and I
[2:56:09] recommended then that, yes,
[2:56:11] you would go through the
[2:56:13] process again. So I would
[2:56:14] recommend you have the clerk
[2:56:15] read the statement you open
[2:56:15] and close. Public hearing
[2:56:18] announced the additional and
[2:56:19] then vote.
[2:56:22] >> Thank De La please are to
[2:56:23] give his statement if you'd
[2:56:25] like go ahead, MR. Ordinance
[2:56:30] 2026. 502. Consolidated City
[2:56:31] of Jacksonville proposes to
[2:56:33] Levy the following millage
[2:56:34] rate within the General Fund.
[2:56:35] General Services district,
[2:56:36] including only urban service
[2:56:39] districts, 2 through 4.
[2:56:41] >> a total mileage of 7.9, 0,
[2:56:45] 1, 2, mills for operations.
[2:56:46] This reflects a 6.0, 2, 4%,
[2:56:48] increase in the operating
[2:56:49] millage rate from the rollback
[2:56:51] rate of 7.4, 3, 7, 3, Mills.
[2:56:56] Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT. Here
[2:56:56] is open.
[2:56:57] >> And I have one speaker card
[2:56:59] but I believe he's gone for
[2:56:59] the day.
[2:57:01] >> Not seen MR. Noonan, this
[2:57:02] public hearings close an
[2:57:03] additional public hearing be
[2:57:05] held in 9.20, to 2026 and with
[2:57:07] that are but move
[2:57:07] recommendation of rec
[2:57:09] recommended approval of the
[2:57:10] tentative millage.
[2:57:11] >> We have a motion a second
[2:57:12] to recommend a pool approval
[2:57:13] of tentative millage seen
[2:57:14] those speakers. Let's open the
[2:57:16] ballot.
[2:57:16] >> And very carefully record
[2:57:24] your vote. A
[2:57:27] >> 15 yeas, 2 nays.
[2:57:29] >> By your vote. 2026, 0, 5,
[2:57:30] 0, 2, passes, MR. Dimon can
[2:57:33] sleep at night with 2026.
[2:57:36] Their Pfizer through.
[2:57:39] >> Trying to page 32 out at 61
[2:57:39] 2026. MR. To please read the
[2:57:42] statement.
[2:57:46] >> Ordinance 2026, 503. The
[2:57:48] consolidated City of
[2:57:48] Jacksonville proposes to Levy
[2:57:49] the following millage rate
[2:57:50] within the General Fund.
[2:57:51] General Services district,
[2:57:54] including only urban services
[2:57:57] District 5, a total mileage of
[2:57:59] 9.4, 208, mills for
[2:58:02] operations. This reflects a
[2:58:02] 1.9 8% increase in the
[2:58:05] operating millage rate from
[2:58:07] the rollback rate of 9.2, 3,
[2:58:08] 8, 0, Mills. Thank you, MR.
[2:58:11] PRESIDENT its public hearings
[2:58:12] open.
[2:58:12] >> Thank you. We have one
[2:58:13] speaker card to get John
[2:58:15] anybody. I think he's gone.
[2:58:16] >> And that scene, MR. None of
[2:58:18] this public hearing close an
[2:58:19] additional public hearing to
[2:58:21] be held at 9.20, to 2020 that
[2:58:22] MR. PRESIDENT, recommend
[2:58:24] approval of the tentative We
[2:58:25] have a motion and a recommend
[2:58:28] approval of tentative millage.
[2:58:28] >> Seeing no speakers in the q
[2:58:37] tip about a quarter
[2:58:41] >> 15 yeas, 2 nays.
[2:58:43] >> And by your vote 2026, 0,
[2:58:44] 5, 0, 3, is approved. But got
[2:58:45] out. I number 62 2026. 504.
[2:58:46] Ask you to please a public
[2:58:50] hearing spoke against and 3
[2:58:50] speaker cards Giannone is no
[2:58:53] longer here. Jamie Travis
[2:58:54] Leonard followed by play.
[2:59:01] Carper.
[2:59:02] >> Good Evening City Council.
[2:59:03] My name is Jimmy Travis
[2:59:04] addresses on file. The should
[2:59:04] be the last time you see me
[2:59:07] tonight. So I'm here because I
[2:59:11] do not, sir, toward the
[2:59:12] finance committees changes to
[2:59:13] the mayor's proposed budget.
[2:59:20] They? Did a reduction of 2.
[2:59:21] 23.4 million dollars.
[2:59:23] >> I was really upset it came
[2:59:25] from all all the pieces except
[2:59:26] our largest piece, which is a
[2:59:30] 33%. That's going jso as a
[2:59:33] reminder. They have 673,613
[2:59:37] $389 in their budget. And
[2:59:38] instead were nickel and dime.
[2:59:40] Ing all of these other areas,
[2:59:41] you heard people come out
[2:59:42] tonight. They want their
[2:59:43] affordable housing
[2:59:43] initiatives. They want their
[2:59:47] affordable housing trust. And
[2:59:47] do you know the money if you
[2:59:49] had taken that just from jso,
[2:59:50] if you take in the savings
[2:59:52] that you the finance committee
[2:59:52] apparently very want know how
[2:59:53] much it would have been from
[2:59:59] just jso. 3.5% Not a lot in
[3:00:00] comparison to wiping out an
[3:00:03] entire trust lost. If you take
[3:00:04] just from the public safety
[3:00:07] piece, which is again over 50%
[3:00:08] of our budget, it would have
[3:00:13] been 2.2% overall budget. Some
[3:00:13] here today to remind you that
[3:00:15] stop nickel and dime our
[3:00:16] public services use a public
[3:00:17] safety is important. The mayor
[3:00:19] says public safety is
[3:00:20] important. You're not giving
[3:00:25] us public safety just by
[3:00:25] committing over 50% budget to
[3:00:28] jso and Jfrd. We need actual
[3:00:29] public safety. That includes
[3:00:30] rose that includes affordable
[3:00:31] housing. That includes access
[3:00:34] to nutritious food and instead
[3:00:35] of addressing the shortages,
[3:00:37] your bickering about it and
[3:00:43] finance. Over 50% of our
[3:00:45] budget. But you could look at.
[3:00:47] Also talk about the mayor.
[3:00:49] You'll want to cut from the
[3:00:51] mayor's office. I'm actually
[3:00:52] not necessarily opposed to
[3:00:53] that as long as the cuts are
[3:00:54] cost of the areas are. Sheriff
[3:00:56] makes more than our mayor. Our
[3:00:58] sheriff has a higher salary.
[3:01:01] And you're going to tell me to
[3:01:03] my face that the mayor's
[3:01:03] office is where we need to be
[3:01:06] cutting money. Seems
[3:01:09] ridiculous. Seems seems out of
[3:01:11] touch. With what's happening
[3:01:16] in the city. I come up here to
[3:01:18] oppose the changes for the way
[3:01:18] to finance. I do support the
[3:01:22] mayor's initial budget.
[3:01:23] Obviously have some issues
[3:01:24] with where the majority of my
[3:01:26] tax dollars are going. But the
[3:01:28] very least she allocated some
[3:01:32] funds to actual public safety.
[3:01:44] >> Thank u next like Harper.
[3:01:46] >> Lake Harper information on
[3:01:48] file on Surface. Amy MAY seem
[3:01:49] somewhat comical. What I'm
[3:01:50] going to suggest, but I'm very
[3:01:51] serious about it came to me
[3:01:52] while I'm sitting here listing
[3:01:53] of things going on about the
[3:01:57] Affordable Housing Trust Fund.
[3:01:58] You all know that I brought to
[3:02:00] light the fact that a million
[3:02:04] dollar grant was wasted by
[3:02:05] Donna Deegan with regards to
[3:02:06] James Weldon, Johnson
[3:02:11] renovation project. My My my
[3:02:13] conjecture is that that was so
[3:02:14] mismanaged and it was never
[3:02:15] intended to be managed. The
[3:02:17] way run the way it was
[3:02:19] presented that they were faced
[3:02:19] with question of whether or
[3:02:20] not they would submit funding
[3:02:25] under the grant or and get
[3:02:26] caught Fort or let it go and
[3:02:27] present you all with a million
[3:02:29] dollar Bill. That's where I
[3:02:29] think that's what I think
[3:02:34] happened. So not sure if it's
[3:02:36] 5, 6 or 7 million dollars.
[3:02:38] It's in the cip item for that.
[3:02:39] But the reality is there's
[3:02:40] only one number and that total
[3:02:42] amount that you need to deal
[3:02:42] with. And that's a million
[3:02:45] dollars that was spent. Now,
[3:02:47] if you just all you do is keep
[3:02:47] that million dollars in there
[3:02:51] and leave. That that plaza out
[3:02:55] there the way it is. So nobody
[3:02:57] gets any kind of political or
[3:02:58] so societal benefit from it
[3:03:02] that it's benign. Then reduce
[3:03:02] the damage. But you know what
[3:03:03] you can do and this is a
[3:03:06] serious part. Whatever the
[3:03:07] differences between that
[3:03:09] million dollars in the cip
[3:03:12] item, you can use it to fund
[3:03:12] the for affordable Housing
[3:03:17] Trust fund. You've already got
[3:03:18] that and of millions of $1.05,
[3:03:19] 4, 5, 6 million dollars set
[3:03:22] aside for that through that
[3:03:23] cip transfer that to housing
[3:03:25] affordability trust fund and
[3:03:26] you're going to get you deal
[3:03:29] with a lot of problems. And I
[3:03:30] mean that that's that's a
[3:03:30] serious suggestion. If
[3:03:31] somebody will actually want to
[3:03:34] do something right.
[3:03:35] >> As PRESIDENT Your cars in
[3:03:38] the final 4.
[3:03:39] >> This public hearings close,
[3:03:39] an additional public hearing
[3:03:42] will be held on 9.20, to 26
[3:03:42] with that. And with the
[3:03:44] substitute check
[3:03:45] >> We have a motion and a
[3:03:48] second on the substitute.
[3:03:49] Seeing no speakers will take a
[3:03:50] vote verbally on the
[3:03:50] substitute all in favor
[3:03:53] indicate by saying Aye, I
[3:03:55] again say no substitute
[3:03:56] passes. I recommend approval
[3:03:58] of the tentative budget has
[3:03:59] substituted second. We have a
[3:04:00] motion a second to recommend
[3:04:01] approval, tentative budget as
[3:04:03] substituted. We have one
[3:04:09] speaker on the q dr Johnson.
[3:04:12] Thank you for recognizing
[3:04:13] MISTER PRESIDENT. Let me say I
[3:04:14] am certainly going to I was
[3:04:16] having some eye.
[3:04:17] >> My reason for voting, yes.
[3:04:18] Tonight it will be voting yes
[3:04:20] on the tentative budget, but I
[3:04:20] will be making some amendments
[3:04:22] to the budget. When we bring
[3:04:24] the final budget up for a
[3:04:27] vote. But my reason for voting
[3:04:27] yes tonight is because I
[3:04:29] appreciate the work that
[3:04:30] CHAIRMAN Land and put in on
[3:04:31] the finance committee having
[3:04:32] served on this committee and
[3:04:35] worked with him. He put
[3:04:36] everything into it. And I know
[3:04:37] all of the committee members
[3:04:41] who are here put in an
[3:04:42] extraordinary amount of work.
[3:04:43] And while we MAY not all agree
[3:04:45] on what we need to do how we
[3:04:47] need to do it, we all agree
[3:04:48] that what we need to do is to
[3:04:50] move our city forward in the
[3:04:51] great work that we're doing.
[3:04:52] So I will be voting yes on
[3:04:53] this tonight, but I certainly
[3:04:57] reserve the right to. Put the
[3:04:59] things in that will bring it
[3:05:00] closer aligned to what I
[3:05:00] believe the people sent us
[3:05:02] here to Thank you for letting
[3:05:03] me say that again. I have to
[3:05:04] say what I'm speaking. Good
[3:05:05] work on the chair about
[3:05:07] Finance Committee. Thanks.
[3:05:08] >> Thank you. DR. Johnson over
[3:05:11] to council incluso. Think
[3:05:12] PRESIDENT Just to verify the
[3:05:13] reason for the substitute is
[3:05:16] some of the items that were
[3:05:17] put.
[3:05:17] >> Below the line preparation
[3:05:19] and 3 or what is the
[3:05:19] substitute?
[3:05:25] >> Primarily second. To the
[3:05:28] PRESIDENT Fired recognize
[3:05:29] Councilmember Linda, thank
[3:05:29] you, MR. PRESIDENT to
[3:05:31] COUNCILMAN Police. So it's the
[3:05:32] entire work that was done by
[3:05:33] the Finance Committee through
[3:05:34] 40 hours of televised budget
[3:05:38] hearings, essentially. So I
[3:05:39] take a while to go through
[3:05:39] everything. But yes, if you
[3:05:40] watch the finance hearing, the
[3:05:42] substitute Bill is the
[3:05:44] culmination. Again, the high
[3:05:45] points we're well positioned.
[3:05:46] We did put some things in the
[3:05:47] amendment. 3 referendum about
[3:05:50] 6 million or so. Our budget is
[3:05:51] pretty much flat year over
[3:05:52] year, which is the perfect
[3:05:53] place to be with the revenue
[3:05:54] uncertainty. And that's a
[3:05:57] council member Johnson, 99% of
[3:05:58] the budget. The mayor
[3:06:00] supported was approved without
[3:06:01] much discussion. So we
[3:06:04] modified about 20 million this
[3:06:04] similar to last year. We
[3:06:05] modified the legislative
[3:06:06] branch modified about one
[3:06:09] percent of the budget that was
[3:06:10] proposed to us. Do you have
[3:06:12] any other questions for right
[3:06:12] now account police? As a
[3:06:16] matter of fact, I do
[3:06:17] >> To the PRESIDENT, I do
[3:06:18] appreciate that councilmember
[3:06:19] just to verify and possibly
[3:06:21] the PRESIDENT, but to fill up
[3:06:22] just a verified by voting on
[3:06:25] this right now is 10 a budget.
[3:06:27] We could still make changes on
[3:06:28] on council night, right? We we
[3:06:31] know that's certainly
[3:06:32] plausible and doable. We've
[3:06:32] seen it before. Just to
[3:06:33] piggyback on. COUNCILMAN
[3:06:34] Johnson was saying MR.
[3:06:38] Pearson, you're recognized.
[3:06:39] Through the PRESIDENT To
[3:06:40] counter police said that's
[3:06:42] correct. Up until SEPTEMBER
[3:06:43] 22nd you have opportunity to
[3:06:44] make changes or on SEPTEMBER.
[3:06:46] 22nd brother.
[3:06:47] >> No different threshold
[3:06:48] somewhere. We would vote on
[3:06:50] tonight. Correct. Through the
[3:06:52] PRESIDENT's account surplus.
[3:06:54] That's correct. Next people on
[3:06:54] this as well with the same
[3:06:55] attention as Councilmember
[3:06:59] Johnson words.
[3:07:00] >> All right. Thank you very
[3:07:01] much. See no other speakers in
[3:07:02] the queue. We do have a motion
[3:07:03] and second to recommend
[3:07:05] approval, tentative budget as
[3:07:05] substituted. It's open about,
[3:07:20] of course. But
[3:07:21] >> 16 yeas, one, nay and by
[3:07:25] your vote 2026, 0, 5, 0, 4,
[3:07:26] >> Is approved. And I just
[3:07:27] want to say I appreciate the
[3:07:27] decorum of the collaboration
[3:07:29] that we've seen all through
[3:07:31] tonight, not just on that
[3:07:31] bill, but on the millage bills
[3:07:33] and everything else. Tonight.
[3:07:34] Hope to see it on SEPTEMBER
[3:07:36] 22nd as well. We can disagree
[3:07:39] without being disagreeable.
[3:07:40] Finally that I mentioned it
[3:07:41] earlier today, the process for
[3:07:44] a floor amendments. We'll come
[3:07:44] out by memo from Plus before
[3:07:47] the end of the week and should
[3:07:48] be pretty clear for anyone who
[3:07:49] wants to introduce floor
[3:07:50] amendments on budget night. 2
[3:07:55] weeks from tonight.
[3:07:56] >> MR. PRESIDENT. Now move on
[3:07:58] to 3rd reading resolutions in
[3:07:58] Ortiz's as it happens. There
[3:08:00] are no 3rd reading resolutions
[3:08:02] tonight as we move on to the
[3:08:03] ordinance beginning on Page
[3:08:07] item pager, 33. For members of
[3:08:07] the Iot these bills have
[3:08:08] already been had their public
[3:08:09] hearings with final committee
[3:08:10] reports. They're now ready for
[3:08:14] full Council action. Our first
[3:08:15] item is number 63
[3:08:17] Twenty-twenty 6, 0, 6, 2, 7, I
[3:08:22] move the amendment.
[3:08:24] >> Did you just introduced the
[3:08:25] motion on the amendment? I
[3:08:26] did. Then we have a second.
[3:08:27] All right. We have a motion a
[3:08:29] second on the amendment on
[3:08:31] 2020, sit 6, 0, 6, 2, 7,
[3:08:32] scene. No speakers will take
[3:08:33] them over. All in favor
[3:08:34] indicate by saying Aye, again
[3:08:37] saying passes over the bill as
[3:08:38] amended. We have a motion and
[3:08:40] second on the bill as amended.
[3:08:41] No speakers and cue it up in
[3:08:50] about a quarter point.
[3:08:53] >> 17 yeas, 0 nays.
[3:08:56] >> By your vote. 2026, 0, 6,
[3:08:57] 2, 7 passes and just before
[3:08:59] 2026, 6 move the amendment. We
[3:09:01] have a motion second on the
[3:09:02] amendments, no speakers vote
[3:09:05] All those in favor indicate by
[3:09:05] saying Aye.
[3:09:06] >> again saying no amendment
[3:09:07] passes. Move the bill as
[3:09:08] amended. We have a motion and
[3:09:09] second on the bill as amended.
[3:09:10] The speaker's it's open about,
[3:09:21] of course. But
[3:09:25] >> 17 yeas, 0 nays.
[3:09:28] >> By your vote, 2026, 0, 6,
[3:09:29] to 8 passes pay. 34 item
[3:09:29] number 65 Twenty-twenty 6, 6,
[3:09:32] 3, 5, a move. That amendment.
[3:09:33] >> We have a motion and second
[3:09:36] on the amendment seeing no
[3:09:37] speakers, let's vote verbally.
[3:09:38] All those in favor of the
[3:09:39] amendment indicate by saying
[3:09:40] Aye aye again saying no
[3:09:42] amendment passed the bill as
[3:09:43] amended. We have a motion and
[3:09:46] second on the bill as amended.
[3:09:47] All recognize MR. Diamond.
[3:09:51] Move Council moment. We have a
[3:09:54] motion and second, council
[3:09:56] amendments. We'll take this
[3:09:57] vote early. All those in favor
[3:09:58] of COUNCILMAN Indicate by
[3:09:59] saying Aye, again saying no.
[3:10:01] The council member passes Bill
[3:10:04] has 20 summit. We have a
[3:10:05] motion and second of 2 and a
[3:10:06] second second second on the
[3:10:10] bill has twice amended. Seeing
[3:10:10] no speakers. It's open about,
[3:10:20] of course. Thanks.
[3:10:21] >> 17 yeas, 0 nays by your
[3:10:24] vote. 2026, 0, 6, 3, 5,
[3:10:24] passes.
[3:10:25] >> 66 Twenty-twenty 6, 6, 3,
[3:10:28] with that amendment.
[3:10:29] >> We have a motion and second
[3:10:30] on the amendment. No speakers
[3:10:30] vote verbally. All those in
[3:10:33] favor of amendment indicate by
[3:10:34] saying Aye, again saying the
[3:10:34] amendment passes.
[3:10:37] >> bill as amended.
[3:10:38] >> We have a motion and second
[3:10:40] on the bill as amended. No
[3:10:40] speakers open ballot a court
[3:10:50] of it.
[3:10:53] >> 17 yeas, 0 nays.
[3:10:57] >> By your vote, 2026, 0, 6,
[3:10:57] 3, 6, passes.
[3:10:59] >> And lastly on page, 35, I'm
[3:10:59] 67 Twenty-twenty 6, 6, 4, 5,
[3:11:01] move amendment.
[3:11:02] >> We have a motion and second
[3:11:05] on the amendment. There are no
[3:11:06] speakers. Let's vote Leon.
[3:11:07] Those in favor indicate by
[3:11:10] saying Aye, again saying no.
[3:11:12] >> Amendment passed the bill
[3:11:13] as amended. We have a motion
[3:11:14] and second on the bill as
[3:11:15] amended, no speakers and q
[3:11:16] what's up in about a quarter
[3:11:26] it. Coming
[3:11:29] >> 17 yeas, 0 nays.
[3:11:32] >> By your vote, 2026, 0, 6,
[3:11:36] 4, 5, passes.
[3:11:37] >> MR. PRESIDENT. I was time
[3:11:39] for second reading resolutions
[3:11:39] ordinances ordinances
[3:11:40] beginning on page. 36 to what
[3:11:45] you please read the Bills.
[3:11:50] 2026 6.80, 62 6. 47 6. 48 6.
[3:11:51] 49 6. 56. 51. 6.30, to 6. 53
[3:11:55] 6. 54 6. 55 6.56
[3:11:58] >> 6. 57 6. 58 6. 59 6.60
[3:12:00] >> Given we have no public
[3:12:01] participation cards, 68 69,
[3:12:03] we've already taking up item
[3:12:05] number. 98 on page. 43. We now
[3:12:06] move on to the induction
[3:12:08] introduction of first reading
[3:12:10] resolutions and ordinances
[3:12:12] beginning on that same page
[3:12:14] again, there was one item
[3:12:16] already addressed 2026, 7, 2,
[3:12:18] 3, at this point is present.
[3:12:19] We have one additional I have
[3:12:21] to add to the agenda, but it
[3:12:23] does require no action this
[3:12:23] evening. Therefore, I want to
[3:12:26] move the of second.
[3:12:27] >> We have a motion and second
[3:12:29] on the will take the vote on
[3:12:30] the Burley all in favor of the
[3:12:32] addendum indicate by saying
[3:12:34] Aye, I again say no passes.
[3:12:35] >> That concludes our business
[3:12:38] for the evening.
[3:12:39] >> Thank you, quick
[3:12:39] announcements. And then we'll
[3:12:43] open up to the again. The
[3:12:44] meeting for the full budget
[3:12:46] will be next. 2 weeks from
[3:12:46] today that SEPTEMBER 22nd,
[3:12:48] we're going to started at
[3:12:49] 04:00pm. You'll see a memo
[3:12:50] from the last year we started
[3:12:52] at 03:00pm. I don't think
[3:12:52] we're going to be that much
[3:12:53] time. But we are going to
[3:12:56] start at 04:00pm next council
[3:13:00] meeting again. I've said it
[3:13:01] before meme on the floor.
[3:13:02] Amendments will come out from
[3:13:03] Mary. And if you have any
[3:13:03] questions on whether you've
[3:13:05] submitted amendments anyways,
[3:13:07] you can contact her and she
[3:13:11] will clarify for you. And with
[3:13:12] that, let me open it to the q
[3:13:13] for people who have comments
[3:13:17] or announcements. Roll call
[3:13:18] first before that and then
[3:13:18] over into the q. Thank you.
[3:13:33] Roll Call, please.
[3:13:43] >> 17 present.
[3:13:43] >> All right. Thank you. The q
[3:13:44] is lighting up its doctors.
[3:13:45] Salem, followed by MR. Diamond
[3:13:50] followed by misspent.
[3:13:51] >> Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT, I
[3:13:53] just want to stand up and I'm
[3:13:54] just getting a little
[3:13:54] concerned about some of the
[3:13:56] naming that we're doing.
[3:13:59] >> I mean, the rule.
[3:14:00] >> Is you're supposed to be
[3:14:04] passed for 5 years and how
[3:14:05] voted for all the ones we've
[3:14:06] done. So I'm just as guilty as
[3:14:10] anybody. And then we in recent
[3:14:11] years, if they had passed for
[3:14:13] a year or 2, we waive the rule
[3:14:16] to do that. Now we are
[3:14:17] honoring people that are still
[3:14:21] alive. And my concern is we're
[3:14:22] going to start honoring people
[3:14:28] at this dice before So.
[3:14:30] >> We need to take a look at
[3:14:31] the rule or we should abide by
[3:14:35] it. One way the other. And I
[3:14:36] just think this is getting I
[3:14:39] see a lot of heads nodding.
[3:14:39] >> This is getting a little
[3:14:43] out of control. Both the ones
[3:14:44] we did I voted for I both.
[3:14:47] Well, I I I so I I didn't want
[3:14:49] to bring it up at the time,
[3:14:51] but this is getting a little
[3:14:53] out of control and I think
[3:14:54] would somehow MISTER
[3:14:55] PRESIDENT, we should take a
[3:14:58] look at that rule. It MAY be
[3:14:59] adjusted in some way come up
[3:15:00] with something. Thank you for
[3:15:03] let me say that. Thank you,
[3:15:06] sir. Over to some diamond.
[3:15:10] Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT says
[3:15:10] this is a little awkward now.
[3:15:15] I want rename or street Ron
[3:15:15] Salem or it will of
[3:15:16] >> don't really know what to
[3:15:21] do now. Doctor Ron Salem, now
[3:15:23] on on a more serious, also
[3:15:24] camaraderie note on Friday,
[3:15:26] which is 9.11, out Jax Beach
[3:15:31] at 06:00pm. Land and I will be
[3:15:32] running the Travis Manion
[3:15:37] Foundation, 5 k Councilor Lan
[3:15:37] is speaking and transmitting
[3:15:40] was his classmate. And so, you
[3:15:41] know, it's not gonna be a long
[3:15:44] speech. That's good. It'll be
[3:15:46] quick, but it but want to join
[3:15:49] us. We have a go on the Web
[3:15:51] site and we are the 16, which
[3:15:51] is 13 plus 3, which is our 2
[3:15:52] districts. We didn't want to
[3:15:55] do. But was it? Faster be? I
[3:15:58] think that's what it was. Just
[3:15:59] what I really wanted to do. I
[3:16:02] said, let's do it. But any
[3:16:03] event, if you'd like to join
[3:16:05] us, pay either one of us,
[3:16:05] Texas, not public record.
[3:16:07] That's ok and join us for the
[3:16:09] run. Will be 5 k were both out
[3:16:09] of shape. So it'll be easy
[3:16:10] unless wrong comes with us. In
[3:16:11] which case have to keep up.
[3:16:15] Alright, thank you. Thank you,
[3:16:16] MR. Diamond, we have 2 you
[3:16:17] MISS Pittman, MR. Miller What
[3:16:19] would you like to go last?
[3:16:19] >> Okay. We're gonna MISS
[3:16:26] Terminal. Thank you, MR.
[3:16:29] PRESIDENT. To the PRESIDENT.
[3:16:34] It's a I'm not sure where I'm
[3:16:35] going to go with this, but I
[3:16:38] try to make it I'm going talk
[3:16:39] about this for a long time.
[3:16:40] But it just seemed right. So
[3:16:42] wanted to thank Councilmember
[3:16:45] Mile and also are too
[3:16:47] chaplains from Jfrd and jso
[3:16:50] who aren't here right now. For
[3:16:53] us to remember. And for us to
[3:16:57] pass that on to the next
[3:16:58] couple generations who many of
[3:17:00] them have no idea what
[3:17:04] happened that day hits close
[3:17:06] to home with me in that many
[3:17:07] years, I couldn't talk about
[3:17:07] this, but I I was signing the
[3:17:11] Pentagon. And should have been
[3:17:17] there. With my normal period
[3:17:19] of assignment at the Pentagon.
[3:17:20] However, my sign manager
[3:17:21] called means and sent me to a
[3:17:24] class a nato course over in
[3:17:26] Europe. And so I wasn't there
[3:17:30] when the plane, the nose of
[3:17:31] the plane went in. My senior
[3:17:32] bosses office at the Pentagon.
[3:17:35] And so 30, my colleagues that
[3:17:39] I just laughed course were
[3:17:41] killed that day, including my.
[3:17:43] My office mate, certain major.
[3:17:50] Strickland. And I seen her
[3:17:52] boss, a senior person killed
[3:17:52] that day in the Pentagon. Also
[3:17:53] one of my best friends, his
[3:17:59] aide. Major Kip Taylor and
[3:18:02] many others and some which I
[3:18:03] hired and I brought into the
[3:18:06] Pentagon to work whose family
[3:18:07] members we're very upset with
[3:18:11] me for years and maybe even
[3:18:12] still a couple of them to this
[3:18:14] day. And I get that cause.
[3:18:14] They were hurting and they're
[3:18:22] still hurting. So. That's just
[3:18:24] one of those things that I
[3:18:28] don't want lose that. And
[3:18:29] those who don't know what
[3:18:31] happened that day. I hope our
[3:18:33] schools and others are
[3:18:35] teaching them. What happened
[3:18:37] that day. And we do everything
[3:18:40] we can to keep that from
[3:18:42] happening There are signs
[3:18:43] there and we should picked up
[3:18:45] on them as a country. And we
[3:18:49] did. Things that could have
[3:18:50] short-circuited those things
[3:18:56] from happening that day. So. I
[3:18:57] don't know what the point is.
[3:18:58] And this really MAY be. My
[3:19:00] last statement is my real
[3:19:03] point. But it's it's. Tough.
[3:19:06] One this time rolls around
[3:19:07] when this comes up and
[3:19:08] especially when someone brings
[3:19:10] it up, I just used to just try
[3:19:17] to ignore it. And we past. But
[3:19:19] but now I've been able to
[3:19:20] speak up speak to some groups
[3:19:21] I think it's better that way
[3:19:22] for everybody, including
[3:19:28] myself. So my hope is that we.
[3:19:29] Don't forget that we remember
[3:19:31] not only 9.11 but also other
[3:19:34] things that are important to
[3:19:35] pass on that we learn from for
[3:19:36] the future. So thank you for
[3:19:42] Lent allowing me to. Kind of
[3:19:43] go on a little bit more than I
[3:19:46] should have. But I think in
[3:19:47] some ways is probably good for
[3:19:48] me to get it out as well. So
[3:19:51] thank you, MR. PRESIDENT.
[3:19:52] >> Well said, Colonel Miller,
[3:19:54] a statement to keep you last
[3:19:54] till we have MISS Clark,
[3:19:57] Maria, MR. On the q as first,
[3:19:57] please. Thank Explain the key
[3:20:01] holder. Holder has your but
[3:20:04] not worked on it.
[3:20:09] >> ok, does not just not now.
[3:20:10] Thank you for sharing that
[3:20:10] COUNCILMAN Miller. I just
[3:20:11] wanted to thank all of you.
[3:20:17] Not only for year support last
[3:20:18] isolation, but for the very,
[3:20:18] very warm welcome. I received
[3:20:20] my first committee efforts
[3:20:22] Council night. I will be
[3:20:25] getting some you noticed
[3:20:25] meetings on the calendar so I
[3:20:27] talk with you all hear more
[3:20:27] about your priorities and see
[3:20:28] how we can work together to
[3:20:29] just want publicly. Thank you
[3:20:32] all. Welcome aboard.
[3:20:35] >> Over to MR. Followed by
[3:20:35] Misspent. Thank you, MR. Sam
[3:20:36] just standing up to thank you,
[3:20:38] Councilmember Miller for
[3:20:40] saying that and a lot of
[3:20:41] senior officers, a lot senior
[3:20:41] enlisted that of a really
[3:20:42] tough time talking about their
[3:20:44] time in service, their time in
[3:20:45] situations like that. I'm
[3:20:46] grateful to you and I hope
[3:20:48] that's a lesson to others that
[3:20:48] they're able to speak up as
[3:20:51] well as you Thank you, sir.
[3:20:52] >> And finally over to MISS
[3:20:56] Pittman.
[3:20:57] >> First of all, colleagues, I
[3:21:00] just want to say thank you to
[3:21:01] you all that we're able to
[3:21:02] come to the memorial on AUGUST
[3:21:08] 20 says 6. Keeping the current
[3:21:08] the gear and Al Youm family in
[3:21:12] the 9 survivors and your
[3:21:15] prayers and just being there
[3:21:17] beside me in a whole lot. I
[3:21:17] just I just have to tell you
[3:21:20] all that in.
[3:21:21] >> You know, I know that MAY
[3:21:23] might be my my last time.
[3:21:26] >> But I hope that the city
[3:21:27] will continue it on or the
[3:21:30] city will allow me to have
[3:21:34] that because we cannot forget
[3:21:38] what happened on Kings Road at
[3:21:39] Dollar General. There there is
[3:21:42] a Boulder's that will be put
[3:21:44] and front of Dollar general
[3:21:48] before the end of the year and
[3:21:49] acknowledging them as
[3:21:51] something permanent for the
[3:21:53] family's last year, we put a
[3:21:56] permanent seeding. They're at
[3:22:02] the park Aand. King's row. So
[3:22:06] also, I wanted to just remind
[3:22:07] I know, y'all, we're talking
[3:22:08] about the budget and it's
[3:22:12] below the budget, but we are
[3:22:16] hosting and I like Kevin in
[3:22:20] Raul to talk about? Well, what
[3:22:23] I have to tap just let you
[3:22:27] know that we're hosting 2026.
[3:22:31] >> Innovative policy
[3:22:33] conference here. F a c which
[3:22:37] is Florida. Coming up, Florida
[3:22:38] Association of counties will
[3:22:41] be in Jacksonville and that
[3:22:43] what that means is heads and
[3:22:45] the ban. So what I know there
[3:22:46] was a long conversation about
[3:22:48] that on finance, but we will
[3:22:51] has several commissions from
[3:22:53] around the city of
[3:22:54] Jacksonville that about 3
[3:23:00] years ago. We opted to host
[3:23:03] that innovative and policy
[3:23:04] conference here and
[3:23:08] Jacksonville and because we
[3:23:10] are one of the leading cities
[3:23:13] in Jacksonville. I would say
[3:23:14] Duval County who's doing is
[3:23:18] where we show casing our rich
[3:23:21] history, transportation,
[3:23:21] logistics, environmental
[3:23:24] restoration of what we have
[3:23:25] been doing for several years
[3:23:28] and were now getting
[3:23:30] attention. They will be here
[3:23:33] from SEPTEMBER 15 through the
[3:23:37] 17th. I'd like for you an
[3:23:39] accident doing it at Mayo
[3:23:43] hosting at Mayo Hilton Hotels.
[3:23:45] So I know there's been a lot
[3:23:48] of discussion, but
[3:23:52] dissociation has been very as
[3:23:53] a helpful for me. I don't let
[3:23:58] my colleagues speak about what
[3:23:59] the support has meant and has
[3:24:03] bringing ideas bat 2
[3:24:04] Jacksonville. And I'm really
[3:24:06] hoping that you all will
[3:24:08] consider the membership for
[3:24:11] that again. And also very good
[3:24:14] shout out to visit
[3:24:15] Jacksonville for helping us
[3:24:19] put this together. Kevin,
[3:24:20] r#
[3:24:20] #
[3:24:20] #
[3:24:20] #
[3:24:20] #
[3:24:20] #
[3:24:20] #
[3:24:20] , don't know if you
[3:24:23] all want to say anything about
[3:24:24] being members. And I know
[3:24:29] we've had pass colleagues
[3:24:33] members of the City council
[3:24:35] that have been members of the
[3:24:36] association Rowe. Would you
[3:24:37] like to say anything or Kevin
[3:24:44] regarding?
[3:24:46] >> All right. MISTER Kerik, I
[3:24:47] recognize I thank Yes, roll in
[3:24:48] and Kuz one Pippin are the
[3:24:50] designated members. But did go
[3:24:52] with them to an innovative con
[3:24:53] conference at the head of
[3:24:54] Panama City. When I was vice
[3:24:54] PRESIDENT, that's when we
[3:24:55] started having the dialogue
[3:24:57] about how to bring that
[3:24:57] conference Jackson get some
[3:25:00] heads in beds. So definitely
[3:25:03] want to support them coming to
[3:25:03] town. And I guess we'll have
[3:25:05] further discussions during the
[3:25:06] budget and which I would
[3:25:07] support. I'm a member of the
[3:25:08] League of Cities and I had to
[3:25:13] get. Fruitful time down in
[3:25:15] Orlando. Make making
[3:25:16] connections selling
[3:25:17] Jacksonville to the broad
[3:25:18] broad Florida communities.
[3:25:21] They received a very well. So
[3:25:25] thank you. It's for so it now.
[3:25:26] As thank. You must live in
[3:25:32] Florida. Still yours. The
[3:25:32] other thing I was unable to
[3:25:38] attend the ouc meeting or
[3:25:41] neighborhood's regarding
[3:25:44] several zoning issues in my
[3:25:46] district because my mother
[3:25:48] sick. And I want to put that
[3:25:51] on record. But I am hosting a
[3:25:53] meeting this Thursday,
[3:25:57] SEPTEMBER 10th at the Legends
[3:25:58] Center regarding 3 Pacific
[3:26:00] Lee. Just zoning issues are
[3:26:04] concerns. And in my district
[3:26:06] before we vote on the
[3:26:08] legislation. There is a lot of
[3:26:10] concern and it matters and
[3:26:11] hopefully that you all and
[3:26:14] listening to the residents
[3:26:18] because they have been down
[3:26:18] here. And I just want to make
[3:26:20] sure that we get the experts
[3:26:24] and the planning committed
[3:26:27] Planning Commission's report
[3:26:29] so we can look at all the
[3:26:31] substantial evidence to make
[3:26:35] sure zonings either up or
[3:26:37] down. So I just want it to say
[3:26:40] that is well and now we're
[3:26:41] ready to celebrate our
[3:26:45] birthdays. Councilmen will
[3:26:47] land on his birthday. Is
[3:26:51] SEPTEMBER. The 9th and then
[3:26:52] his pca is well, let's give a
[3:26:56] big round of applause.
[3:26:57] >> Jamie.
[3:26:57] >> His birthday is on. And
[3:27:04] then 9 teen and COUNCILMAN
[3:27:05] Staff Rhonda Hall. Patrick,
[3:27:07] her birthday is also on the
[3:27:11] 19. So we have to vigils
[3:27:13] birthdays on the 19th and
[3:27:15] again, thank you all for
[3:27:17] listening to me. And I'm
[3:27:17] hoping that I can get some of
[3:27:20] you all to and Lee's com, one
[3:27:23] of the days at area. Me I'm
[3:27:29] sorry at the Mayo to support
[3:27:29] the association counties.
[3:27:34] Thank you so much.
[3:27:35] >> And can see, no other
[3:27:36] speakers in the Queue. Great
[3:27:37] meeting tonight. We are
[3:27:38] adjourned and over to era for
[3:27:48] the prayer.
[3:27:49] >> Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT as
[3:27:49] was sitting here trying to
[3:27:52] think of what to say. Was
[3:27:56] moved by. COUNCILMAN Military
[3:28:00] marks. So this it's what's on
[3:28:03] my heart. Lord. Help us to
[3:28:09] remember. Those who die. On
[3:28:14] 9.11 Lord, help us. Remember,
[3:28:16] those are still battling with
[3:28:19] diseases and other illnesses.
[3:28:19] As a result what happened on 9
[3:28:23] to 11. Lord. Help us to
[3:28:24] remember the families who are
[3:28:26] still grieving. 2500 years
[3:28:33] later. Lord, help us. To
[3:28:34] encourage those who are now
[3:28:36] serving overseas. On the front
[3:28:41] line. Help us to remember the
[3:28:42] unity that this nation
[3:28:44] experience in the aftermath.
[3:28:52] Where we were One points.
[3:28:52] Lord, help us to remember
[3:28:53] that. We can agree to
[3:28:58] disagree. Hating each other.
[3:29:02] Give us the strength. Help us
[3:29:03] to remember that were called
[3:29:08] to serve. And that served. Now
[3:29:09] on to him. That is able to
[3:29:12] keep us falling. And to
[3:29:16] present. To present us before
[3:29:20] his PRESIDENT. Which is
[3:29:21] exceeding joy today, only by
[3:29:24] Scott are safe because every
[3:29:26] and Majesty Dominion and power