Good morning, everyone. We're going to go ahead and get started with the Tuesday, May 19th meeting of the Transportation, Energy, and Utilities Committee. Let's start off with introductions. That is not Bill Delaney, I'm pretty sure, but maybe my sight is going. No, it's not Bill Delaney. My hair isn't that long. Good morning. Garrett Dennis, Administration. Stephen Libby, Council Research. Carla Schell, Office of General Counsel. Edward Linsky, Council Auditor's Office. Ken Amaro, City Council, District 1. Reggie Gaffney, Junior, District 8. Will Lane in District 3. Bill Delaney, Mayor's Office. No, Matt Carlucci, City Council at large, Group 4. All right, good morning, everyone. Just a reminder, we are at our quorum limit. There's only four of us, so please do not get up and go. Pretty light agenda. First off, I'll start. Do I have any public comment cards? All right, we have one. I think I need to hear you referring to. Mr. Oliver, are you here? Okay, come on down. And then it looks like Mr. Nooney is filling one out and turning it in as well. So we'll go Mr. Oliver, Mr. Nooney. Mr. Nooney, don't go back there too far. And it's two minutes. Yes, my name is Cardinal Oliver. Address is on file. Critical investment in this community is very important. But how communities are represented, it's about the power of the people. For a lot of foundational black Americans, we've been walked over. And a lot of those problems go back to the 1960s. Consolidation failed the old city limits. And the heavy lift to undo that is to get every white-collar worker, every corrupt politician to understand, I know where all the bones or dead bodies are buried at. And I know that it's hot in here because I know it's just not me. Mr. Oliver, I'm being pretty lenient here, but do you have an item on the agenda to speak to? Well, the items on this agenda is that you've got a bunch of public hearings. A lot of it is catered to infrastructure, economic opportunities that have been denied to black American communities. And the issue for me is that we need more impact fees. Don't make people who are foundational black Americans, they were born and raised in this community, pay for new development. People who are not Florida first, Duval first, they came here on their own. My family was brought here on a slave ship, delivered. Anybody that comes into this community on their own should pay an impact fee. The money stays in those communities, in those districts, so that it can serve the interests of the people. Thank you. Next up, Mr. Nooney, you can restart his clock. Hello. I am John, philanthropic, jelly roll, good boy, resiliency, Nooney, 8356 Baskin Road, Jacksonville, Florida, 32216, City Council District 4, Carrico, CPAC 3, Wazalowski School Board, District 3, Pearson, 2024-0107, 2024-0325, Governor DeSantis, Ken Amara, Jose Gonzalez, Wendy Kahn, James Utmire, Pardon Nooney. Okay, I'll be talking about agenda items. Two, number three, 2026-0327, waive settlement limitations without further council approval. Wow. Hey, who wants to sue the city for massive, massive, massive corruption on our waterways, especially in CPAC 3 and the true commission? Raymond Day, Wendy Kahn, OED, CIP, Classrooms in Pottsburg, cover up, pull the tape. Okay, agenda item. Number four, it's a public hearing. Six, public hearing. Seven, 2026-0358. Okay, FWC, fishing with Carla, Carla Miller, Airbnb, towing and storage vehicle or vessel park on Pottsburg Creek, it's TDC stuff. Allow for additional service charges and fees for unique vehicles, vessels in situations such as electric vehicles, heavy equipment, notice fees, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. Okay, number nine, 2026-0389. DIA, downtown includes appetizers, downtown includes alcohol, downtown includes anglers. This is in rules, TEU, but not in waterways. A dockless mobility unit, create a program administration position. It's massive. I mean, is this dockless? When you hear dockless, I mean, that's just defying dockless. All right, thank you. Thank you for listening. Looking at the agenda, 2026-317. We'll have a public hearing open and closed. Move an amendment and take action on that. Item two, 2026-325. Another public hearing open and closed. Take action. 2026-0327. We'll move a substitute. I imagine there may be some questions on this one. I see our public works friends in the audience. Items four and five, public hearing open and closed, and then we'll take action. And item six, public hearing open and closed, action as well. Item seven, 2026-358. That is getting deferred. And then on second read, 2026-379-389-390. Item 11, 2026-391 and 2026-392 we'll take up as an emergency. And I'm sorry, on item 11, 2026-391, it's on second. And it's item 12, 2026-392 we'll take up as an emergency. Item 13 is on second, as is 14. Those are 2026-393 and 394. So we're going to go to the top, and we are on item number one, 2026-317. I'm going to open the public hearing. I see no speaker card, so I'm going to close the public hearing and ask for a motion on the amendment. I got a motion second on the amendment. Mr. Linsky, could you explain the amendment, please? Yes, sir. Through the chair of the committee, the first part of the amendment identifies that the honorary designee did, in fact, live within the five-mile radius for 10 years, just north of the church parcel. And also places the February secondary notices that were sent out on file as part of the legislation. Also, clarifying in the bill that the honorary designation will only be directly in front of the church parcel. It was originally listed as a little bit wider area, but the map is consistent with this description. And then also corrects Scrivener's items within the legislation. Thank you. I see no one in the queue on the amendment. All those who have heard the amendment, please say aye. Aye. Any opposed to say nay? The amendment passes. Got a motion second on the bill as amended. No one in the queue. Oh, Mr. Councilmember Amaro. Thank you, Mr. Chair. It's not that I'm looking to grab the mic. I just wanted to say something about Pastor Ernie Murray, who is the shepherd of St. Thomas Missionary Baptist Church for a number of years, a really good guy, well-respected within the community. And I think this is a very honorable and humbling tribute to the service he provided for that entire Montcruve corridor for more than 30 years. So just want to say that. Thank you. And can you add me as a co-sponsor on this one, please? And Mr. Gaffney, Jr.? Okay. Open the ballot. Record your vote. Four yays, zero nays. Fire actions. Item number one, 2026-317 has passed. Item two, 2026-325. I'm going to open the public hearing. Rebecca, the speaker card you just gave me. Oh, okay. So it is on 325. I have one speaker card, Mr. John Nooney. Mr. Nooney, I'm expecting very specific comments on this bill, which is far away from your CPAC, Soil and Water Board, Council District. Hello. So I am John Philanthropic, Jelly Roll. Good board. Please start the clock. Resiliency. Thank you. Nooney. 8356, Bascom Road. Jacksonville City Council, District 4, Carrick, CPAC, 3, Wiselowski, School Board, District 3. Mr. Nooney. Cindy. To the bill, please. Yeah, I'm getting to it. And, okay, it's a public hearing. You've got three minutes. You know, by Florida statute, closing and abandoning or disclaiming an easement in the established in the ordinance BB-197, as recorded in the current public records. Located in District 7 at the request of eco-living realty. You're simply reading, Mr. Nooney. You're not commenting on the substance of this bill. Well, I'm trying to set it up. The closure is requested in preparation for a potential residential development over the closure area. And when I think of, I mean, is there any waterways, you know, associated with it? I mean, how, is this going to be, you know, affordable housing? I mean, how big is the development? You know, where's the CPAC on this? You know, it's, again, I'm the only one here, you know, just to speak to it. And, you know, and I do hope that you're going to be asking some of those questions. And, anyway, I just wanted to get that on the record. Thank you, Mr. Nooney. This public hearing is closed. I got a motion second on the bill. I have no one in the queue. Open the ballot. Record your vote. Four yeas, zero nays. Fire actions 2026-325 passes. I'd like to recognize Council Member Dr. Johnson from District 14. One thing I meant to mention at the top of the agenda, we do have a number of closures on the agenda today. We usually do not talk about these much. And, as a reminder, we are the last step in a very process-type sequence to get these approved. So I just want to point that out. Item 3, 2026-327. Can I get a motion on the substitute? Got a motion and a second on the substitute. Mr. Alinsky, could you go ahead and walk us through the substitute? And Public Works is here. I may have a question or two once you're done explaining it. Absolutely. Through the chair of the committee, the amendments are presented to you in the form of a substitute for filing purposes. And they include attaching a revised Exhibit 1BT to correct account codes. Includes additional details on the steps taken by the city as part of the declaration of necessities. It also includes surveys and reports and studies. This is all pretty standard stuff for this particular type of legislation. And then also attaches a simplistic list of the specific properties, the parcels, and the RE numbers, just for clear identification purposes. The parcels are identified in the ON file with pictures and maps. But we felt that it was necessary to include a simple list for clarity. Thank you, Mr. Alinsky. I don't have anyone in the queue. I do have a question. Ms. Sickler, feel free to give me a thumbs up from back there if you want. My understanding is this is simply moving from one construction account to the land acquisition account. This is part of a $30 million project for this section of the Emerald Trail. It's one of the sections the city is doing, but there is no change to the total cost of this project. Is that correct? Okay, I'm getting a thumbs up. So, again, this is, I don't want to call it administrative, but this is simply getting the money from one of the subaccounts to the land acquisition account so this project can progress. There is no incremental cost to what we've already approved and prior CIPs. With that, I have no one in the queue. Rebecca, are we doing a ballot vote on the substitute, or is it a voice vote? Okay. So, all those in favor of the substitute, please say aye. Aye. Any opposed, say nay. The substitute passes. I got a motion and second on the bill as substitute. No one in the queue. Open the ballot. Record your vote. Five yays, zero nays. By our actions, we have passed 2026-327. Item 4, 2026-328. I'm going to open the public hearing. I'm here. All right, Mr. Noonie, you have three minutes. District 9. Okay. And just a point of order, I was informed that the date I put on there, it should be reflected to show 5-19-2026. Same for the next card as well. And, you know, I am John, Philanthropic, Jelly Roll, Good Boy, Resiliency Noonie, 8356 Bascom Road, Jacksonville City Council, District 4, Carrico, CPAC 3, Wesolowski, School Board District 3 with Cindy Pearson, and Governor DeSantis, part of Noonie. All right, this one, closing. Okay, you know, here we have the closure is requested to construct a family-style restaurant. I was at last night's CPAC 3 meeting. And at the next city council meeting, in other words, we're going to close this for, I mean, how many square feet is this restaurant going to be? And, you know, what type of a restaurant? So 2026-0419, expressing the council support for the CIA. I got my CIA hat on. Mr. Noonie, you're getting way off base, Mr. Noonie. It's a restaurant. Mr. Noonie, we're about to ask you to sit down. Mr. Chair, point of order. You're getting ready. That's where Carlucci, you're recognized. Mr. Noonie, our speaker, is not on the subject matter. And I don't like to be a spoiled sport and call people out. Well, how many square feet is this? Excuse me, Mr. Noonie, I have the microphone, sir. I've been friends with Mr. Noonie for a long time. But I got to tell you, there are people in the audience that are here. They got to get back to work. We're not here full time. We have to get back to work. And he's not in order. He has been in order. And I say that his time is up, sir. Mr. Chair. Thank you. Please turn off the clock, and we're going to close this public hearing. Or, I'm sorry, I got two other cards to read. Mr. I apologize if I pronounce these wrong. I believe that y'all are in the audience. Michael Safar and Callie Safar, they do not wish to speak, but they support this ordinance. I will close the public hearing. Got a motion, a second on the bill, known the queue, open the ballot, record your vote. Five yays, zero nays. By our actions, we have passed 2026-328. Item 5, 2026-329, opening the public hearing. I have, thank you for confirming, I have no cards. I will close the public hearing. Can I get a motion? Got a motion, a second on the bill. I have known the queue, open the ballot, record your vote. Five yays, zero nays. By our actions, we have passed 2026-329. Item 6, 2026-330. I will open the public hearing. Mr. Nooney. All right. I am John J. Nooney, Jacksonville City Council Resolution, 2023-0819. You know, look, I'm at 8356, Baskin Road. You know, it's off Mills, Belfort, Southside. You know, it's on Pottsburg Creek, you know, next to FEMA House. So this is a closure in District 4, requested to construct a garage in the rear yard of their homestead property. But, you know, I'll tell you, you can have a park, you can have a garage, you can have anything. You can have a benefit. Point of order, Mr. Chair. Councilman Carlich, you're recognized. We can learn all the information he's given us on our legislative summary. And again, Mr. Nooney's been my friend for a long time, but I just, I've run out of juice on this stuff. And there's people out here that need to get to work. There's people up here that need to get to work. People up here need to get home to the family. And I'm just, I'm calling the question, or I'm not calling the question, I'll never do that, but calling the question, or I'm calling point of order because he's not on the subject. He's not going to get on the subject. I'm going to continue doing this in the next council meeting, if I have to, until he brings pertinent information that has something to do with the bill, and to the good of the whole of this council, and to the public at large, because otherwise we're wasting taxpayer money, and we waste our time listening, that's fine. But to the folks who are in the audience, it's not fair. It's just not fair. And I've lost, I've lost, I'm at the wit's end, so. Thank you, Council Member Carlucci. Mr. Nooney, only because this is your district, if you have 50 seconds worth of relevant information to share on this bill, I will let you continue. If you do not, please sit down. Yeah, I'm down to 40 seconds. Yeah, it is my district. And, you know, and I put on there that I support it. And, you know, you just have to just embrace what is the legislative process in that you have a council rep and then five at large. And 67 counties in the state of Florida. Point of order. Okay, thank you. Thank you, Mr. Nooney, please. Point of order is a part of the legislative process, and I'm calling the point of order. It is not on the bill. Thank you, Council Member Carlucci. This public hearing is closed. Can I get a motion? Got a motion, second, on the bill. No one in the queue. Open the ballot. Record your vote. Five yays, zero nays. Fire actions, 2026-330 passes. Item seven has been deferred. My understanding is this got deferred in neighborhoods, and there will be more discussion. I already read the second read, so that takes us to item 12, 2026-392. Can I get a motion on the emergency? Got a motion, second, on the emergency. Mr. Linsky, please explain the emergency. Through the chair of the committee, the nature of the emergency is that the contractor is currently on-site working on the railroad, and it requires an extensive length in front of the railroad in order for them to work. In order to continue on down the path, they need authorization to enter into this agreement to access CSX's right-of-way. If they do not do this and it does not get passed as an emergency, it's a possibility that the contractor will have to vacate the site and then remobilize, which could potentially result in additional costs to the city. Thank you, Mr. Linsky. And my understanding is this is tied to the Constantino Economic Development Agreement, so we already agreed to do this work. This is just so we can essentially prioritize it so they don't have to demobe and mobe and cost more. Okay. I have no one in the queue. All those in favor of the emergency, please say aye. Aye. Any opposed, say nay. Emergency passes. Can I get a motion to move the bill as an emergency? Got a motion on the bill. Excuse me. I got a motion on the bill as an emergency. I have no one in the queue. Open the ballot. Record your vote. Five yays, zero nays. Fire actions. We have passed 2026-392. That concludes the agenda. I did want to mention I think we only have three committee meetings left in this council year. No presentations planned at any of those three remaining. If you have an idea, I know Dr. Johnson, you always got something worth bringing up that you could have someone to come in and present on or if anybody else does too. Again, all the independent authorities, it is up to us. If we have a topic we want to learn more about to ask them to come and educate to us. I do believe we may have a JEA presentation scheduled. We'll get with Mr. Johnson. With that, anything else from any committee members before we adjourn? All right. We are adjourned. All right. We'll be right back. All right. All right.