Council rejects Beer and wine at 3695 Hartsfield Road batting cage (2026-0657) — vote fails, 2–3

Ordinance 2026-0779 — Industrial parking maximums

5 yes, 0 no

Ordinance 2026-0799 — Arbors CDD expansion

6 yes, 0 no

Ordinance 2026-0801 — Williamson Lane closure deferred over unpaid taxes

0 yes, 0 no

Resolution Q (2026-0777) — Sidewalk deferral appeal continued

0 yes, 0 no

Bill 2026-0803 — JEA meeting broadcasts (deferred)

0 yes, 0 no

PUD Rezoning Ordinance 2026-0744 — Normandy Boulevard commercial PUD

4 yes, 0 no

PUD Rezoning Ordinance 2026-0746 — Atlantic Boulevard dealership overflow lot

4 yes, 0 no

Beer and wine at 3695 Hartsfield Road batting cage (2026-0657) — vote fails

2 yes, 3 no

Small-Scale Land Use Amendment 2026-6809 — Yellow Bluff Road and North Main Street

4 yes, 0 no

Rezoning Ordinance 2026-6904 — Galloway Drive RLD-40

0 yes, 0 no

Small-Scale Land Use Amendment 2026-0741 — Burris Drive business park

5 yes, 0 no

PUD Rezoning Ordinance 2026-0742 — Burris Drive flex warehouse

5 yes, 0 no

PUD Rezoning Ordinance 2026-0743 — Gateway Shopping Mall adaptive reuse

0 yes, 0 no

Alcohol Exception 2026-6790 — Casa de Monica, 8101 Old Kings Road South

4 yes, 0 no

Alcohol Exception 2026-7901 — Capriche restaurant, 5230 Bay Meadows Road

4 yes, 0 no

Alcohol Exception 2026-7902 — Parkwood Coffee, 3570 St. Augustine Road

4 yes, 0 no

Alcohol Exception 2026-7906 — The Bookseller, Hendricks Avenue

4 yes, 0 no

Waiver 2026-7907 and Administrative Deviation 2026-7908 — 12930 Grover Road

4 yes, 0 no

Zoning Code Amendment 2026-779 — industrial parking ratios

5 yes, 0 no

Withdrawal of Ordinances 2026-7803 and 2026-7804

5 yes, 0 no

Alcohol Exception 2026-7903 — Hana Sushi Cafe, 9825 San Jose Boulevard

0 yes, 0 no

Alcohol Exception 2026-7904 — Biscotti's private dining room, Shops of Avondale

5 yes, 0 no

Administrative Deviation 2026-7905 — Biscotti's parking and landscaping

5 yes, 0 no

Deferrals and continuances to November 17, 2026

0 yes, 0 no

Ordinance 2026-0802 — Post-election voting audit grant appropriation

6 yes, 0 no

Ordinance 2026-0800 — Inmate Welfare Trust Fund budget

6 yes, 0 no

Ordinance 2026-0811 — Gator Bowl stadium use agreement

6 yes, 0 no

Ordinance 2026-0814 — Downtown Vision enhanced municipal services assessment (initial)

4 yes, 2 no

Ordinance 2026-0541 — 119 Beaver St W / downtown Publix redevelopment

3 yes, 3 no

Ordinance 2026-0756 — City grants motor vehicle expenditure prohibition

6 yes, 0 no

Ordinance 2026-0805 — Murray Hill Preservation Association funding

5 yes, 1 no

Ordinance 2026-0806 — Historic structures preservation amendments

6 yes, 0 no

Ordinance 2026-0813 — Youth Crisis Center House of Hope funding

5 yes, 1 no

Ordinance 2026-0855 — Shore Manufacturing economic development agreement

5 yes, 1 no

Ordinance 2026-0865 — Goodwill Summer Youth Works reappropriation

6 yes, 0 no

Ordinance 2026-0869 — Council suite furniture appropriation

3 yes, 3 no

ORD Apv an Agrmt for Settlement of Fines Imposed by the Municipal Code Enforcement Brd/Special Magistrate btwn the City & Live Oak Ancient City Living, LLC, a Delaware LLC, & Directing the Mayor, or Her Desig, & the Corp Sec to Execute &…

0 yes, 0 no

ORD-MC re the Jax Police & Fire Pension Brd of Trustees; Amend Sec 22.02 (Membership) & 22.12 (Retirement for Board Employees) of Article 22 (Jacksonville Police & Fire Pension Board of Trustees) of the Charter of the City; Repealing Pt 5…

0 yes, 0 no

ORD Requiring a Comprehensive Report by the Council Secretary/Director Pertaining to the Downtown Entertainment Dist; Estab Required Data Elements, Comparative Analysis, Analytical Findings, Operational Impact Assessments, Stakeholder…

0 yes, 0 no

ORD Making Certain Findings, & Auth the Mayor, or Her Desig, to Execute: (1) an Amend & Restated Redev Agrmt btwn the City & Springfield Lofts, LLC; & (2) Loan Docs & Related Docs as Described in the Agrmt, to Support the Redev by…

0 yes, 0 no

ORD Pertaining to Dev of Affordable & Workforce Housing; Incorp of Recitals; Expressing the City Council's Support for Dev of a Multi-Phase, Mixed-Income Housing Initiative on City Propty Located at 8793 Sibbald Rd in Council Dist 10,…

0 yes, 0 no

RESO, Upon an Acknowledgement of Due Auth & the Making of Findings, Apv the Issuance by the JHFA of Its Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds (Leon Landing), in 1 or More Series, in an Aggregate Principal Amt Not to Exceed $15,000,000 for the…

0 yes, 0 no

RESO, Upon an Acknowledgement of Due Auth & the Making of Findings, Apv the Issuance by the JHFA of Its Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds (Tori Meadows), in 1 or More Series, in an Aggregate Principal Amt Not to Exceed $31,200,000 for the…

0 yes, 0 no

Ordinance 2026-814 — Downtown special assessment (BID expansion) initial assessment ordinance

0 yes, 1 no, 1 abstain

Kevin Carrico (abstain), Nick Howland (no)

Emergency utility assistance ordinance (2026-0867)

3 yes, 4 no

Confirmation of Julio Alayo to Construction Trades Qualifying Board (2026-0517)

4 yes, 3 no

Historic preservation overhaul (2026-0806)

7 yes, 0 no

JAA/JAXPORT livestreaming J-bill support (2026-0816)

6 yes, 0 no

Pearl Square open container district (2026-0817)

6 yes, 1 no

Industrial parking requirements (2026-0779)

6 yes, 0 no

Treetop Apartments

6355 Morse Ave, Jacksonville, FL 32244

Up to $35.5 million in JHFA revenue bonds to acquire and rehabilitate Treetop Apartments as affordable housing.

Discussed — no decision yet

Leon Landing Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds

Restlawn Dr, Jacksonville, FL 32208

Up to $15 million in JHFA revenue bonds to build affordable multifamily housing — no city credit pledged.

Discussed — no decision yet

Springfield Lofts Redevelopment

1335 N Pearl St & 205 W 3rd St, Jacksonville, FL

Deferred at Matt Carlucci's request; would authorize a $3 million completion grant and $3 million development loan for redeveloping a 2.12-acre site.

tabled · still tabled

Tori Meadows Multifamily Housing

Corner of San Diego Rd. and Spring Park Rd., Jacksonville, FL

Up to $31.2 million in JHFA revenue bonds for an affordable multifamily development.

Discussed — no decision yet

Sibbald Road Mixed-Income Housing Initiative

8793 Sibbald Rd, Jacksonville, FL (District 10)

A resolution supporting a multi-phase mixed-income housing development on the Charles 'Boobie' Clark Park and Pool site in partnership with HUD.

Discussed — no decision yet

Galloway Drive RLD-40 Rezone

Galloway Drive

60.69 acres moved from a 2005 PUD to RLD-40, shrinking lots to preserve unit count after access constraints.

approved · still approved

Casa de Monica Alcohol Exception

8101 Old Kings Road South

Beer and wine for on-premises consumption at a restaurant in an existing plaza.

approved (4-0) · still approved

Biscotti's Parking and Landscaping Administrative Deviation

Shops of Avondale, St. Johns Avenue

Waives parking and landscaping standards for the historic 1950s building with no on-site parking.

approved (5-0) · still approved

Jax Heights unnamed right-of-way closing

Council District 12

Closure of an unimproved right-of-way in District 12; on second reading with the TEU public hearing set for November 17.

Discussed — no decision yet

DFH Prominence drainage easement abandonment (Bk 6569, Pg 1263)

Council District 11

A companion request to abandon a second recorded drainage easement in Council District 11.

still under-review

119 Beaver St W Mixed-Use Redevelopment (Publix-anchored)

119 Beaver St W, Jacksonville, FL

A redevelopment agreement for 259 apartments and 37,000 square feet of ground-floor retail anchored by a Publix, with up to $21.4 million in REV grants and a $28.25 million completion grant.

Discussed — no decision yet

Sidewalk deferral appeal — Rocket, Jet, Drone and Polk lots

Rocket, Jet, Drone and Polk Streets (near Castlebury and Main Street), Council District 8, Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Homes appealed the Public Works Director's denial of a sidewalk deferral for 19 infill lots of record from 1953 on private streets, arguing the sidewalks would dead-end at ditches and utility poles with nothing to connect to.

still continued

119 Beaver St W Mixed-Use Development

119 W. Beaver St.

A redevelopment deal for 259 apartments and about 37,000 square feet of retail anchored by a Publix, backed by up to $21.4 million in REV grants and a $28.25 million completion grant.

tabled (3-3) · still tabled

Yellow Bluff Road / North Main Street Land Use Amendment

Southeast corner of Yellow Bluff Road and North Main Street

Small-scale fix changing three acres from rural residential to commercial to match the 2004 PUD.

approved (4-0) · still approved

Shore Manufacturing expansion

5245 Commonwealth Ave, Jacksonville, FL

Passed 5-1 with amendments; a $65,000 Northwest Jacksonville small business grant to expand an existing manufacturing facility in an economically distressed area, with job clawbacks added.

approved (5-1) · still approved

Gateway Shopping Mall Adaptive Reuse PUD

Gateway Shopping Mall, between I-95 and Norwood Avenue

Self-storage expansion with indoor boat/RV units, a JTA training facility, and future commercial parcels, approved with traffic study, fence, and setback amendments.

approved · still approved

The Bookseller Alcohol Exception

Hendricks Avenue shopping center

Wine tastings, book clubs, and events as accessory uses at a bookstore.

approved (4-0) · still approved

DFH Prominence drainage easement closures (2026-0860 / 2026-0864)

Council District 11, Jacksonville, FL

Two drainage easement closures in District 11 for DFH Prominence, LP; both on second reading with hearings set for November 17.

Discussed — no decision yet

Burris Drive Flex Warehouse (land use and PUD)

Zero Burris Drive, between Jefferson Road and St. Johns Bluff Road

Changes 1.35 acres to business park and a companion PUD for a flex-warehouse, with access moved to St. Johns Bluff and a 35-foot height limit.

approved (5-0) · still approved

Atlantic Boulevard Dealership Overflow Storage PUD

North side of Atlantic Boulevard, west of Kernan Boulevard

Adds one use — new-vehicle overflow storage — to a 2.5-acre commercial PUD.

approved (4-0) · still approved

Arbors Community Development District boundary expansion

Adds 181 acres to the Arbors CDD, bringing 409 homes and $18.4 million in CDD-financed infrastructure into District 8.

approved (6-0) · still approved

Parkwood Coffee Alcohol Exception

3570 St. Augustine Road

Limited evening beer and wine service at an expanded coffee roaster and café.

approved (4-0) · still approved

Capriche Restaurant and Lounge Alcohol Exception

5230 Bay Meadows Road

Full liquor service including outdoor sales for a restaurant in a center with similar uses.

approved (4-0) · still approved

Hartsfield Road Batting Cage PUD Amendment (beer and wine)

3695 Hartsfield Road

Sole change adds beer and wine for on-premises consumption at a 30-year-old recreation facility, requiring a liquor-distance waiver near a school.

tabled (2-3) · still tabled

Hana Sushi Cafe Alcohol Exception

9825 San Jose Boulevard

Full liquor service for a sushi restaurant in a center with other alcohol-serving establishments.

approved · still approved

12930 Grover Road Waiver and Administrative Deviation

12930 Grover Road

Reduces frontage and lot width standards to allow a second dwelling — a home for the applicant's mother — on a 3.96-acre RR-Acre parcel.

approved (4-0) · still approved

Biscotti's Private Dining Room Alcohol Exception

Shops of Avondale, St. Johns Avenue

All-alcohol service for a 60-guest private dining and event space in a vacant Avondale storefront.

approved (5-0) · still approved

Normandy Boulevard Commercial PUD

South side of Normandy Boulevard

21 acres rezoned to a new PUD restoring commercial entitlements, including a grocery store and six outparcels.

approved (4-0) · still approved

Williamson Lane Right-of-Way Abandonment

Council District 14

A request to close and abandon part of Williamson Lane for a single-family subdivision was deferred two weeks because the applicant owes $114,585 in property taxes plus about $24,000 in liens.

tabled · still tabled

Industrial off-street parking requirements amendment

still pending

8793 Sibbald Rd mixed-income housing initiative (Charles 'Boobie' Clark Park site)

8793 Sibbald Rd, Jacksonville, FL (Council District 10)

still tabled

Industrial parking requirement modification (Zoning Code Sec. 656.604)

still approved

Utility assistance funding

$2.3 million would fund utility bill assistance for residents in FY 26-27 and 27-28, with $1.9 million going to United Way's Neighbor to Neighbor program.

What it means: $2.3 million from General Fund operating reserves.

Raised 3 times this week

Police & Fire Pension Board governance overhaul

A charter amendment would rework the police and fire pension board's membership, repeal two oversight bodies, and add new fiduciary and ethical standards.

What it means: Pension plan participants if governance improves; the pension board itself gains updated rules.

Raised 3 times this week

Government transparency: JEA, JAA, and JAXPORT livestreaming

A charter amendment would require JEA to televise or live-stream every meeting of its governing body and post recordings within three business days. It's deferred pending a November 24 charter public hearing.

What it means: Any resident who wants to watch JEA's board debate electricity and water policy without attending in person.

Raised 3 times this week

Industrial parking requirement changes

A zoning change would modify how many off-street parking spaces industrial, warehouse and storage projects must provide. Fewer required spaces could lower development costs but raise questions about trucks and parking spillover near neighbors.

What it means: Industrial and warehouse developers building in Jacksonville.

Raised 3 times this week

School crossing guard trust fund

School-zone speed camera fines would flow into a new trust fund dedicated to recruiting and retaining school crossing guards.

What it means: Schoolchildren and crossing guards across the city.

Raised 2 times this week

San Marco train horn quiet zone

An engineering agreement with Florida East Coast Railway would move the city toward a 24-hour train horn quiet zone in San Marco.

What it means: San Marco residents and businesses near the rail corridor.

Raised 2 times this week

Police and Fire Pension Fund Investments

A charter amendment would rework the police and fire pension board's membership, repeal two oversight bodies, and add new fiduciary and ethical standards.

What it means: Pension plan participants if governance improves; the pension board itself gains updated rules.

Raised 2 times this week

Downtown Development Incentives and Political Climate

The committee will consider up to $21.4 million in REV grants and a $28.25 million completion grant for a 259-unit mixed-use project at 119 Beaver St W anchored by a Publix grocery store. It's one of the largest downtown incentive deals on the agenda.

What it means: Up to $49.7 million in city-backed incentives, with the completion grant requiring future appropriation.

Raised 2 times this week

Historic preservation reforms

A package of code changes would create an annual endangered historic homes list, tighten rules for selling city-owned historic property, and strengthen enforcement.

What it means: Historic neighborhoods and preservation advocates.

Raised 2 times this week

San Marco railroad quiet zone

An engineering agreement with Florida East Coast Railway would move the city toward a 24-hour train horn quiet zone in San Marco.

What it means: San Marco residents and businesses near the rail corridor.

Raised 2 times this week

Downtown Vision special assessment

The committee took the first step toward a downtown special assessment funding enhanced municipal services through Downtown Vision, effective October 2027. Property owners will get notices and a public hearing comes before the final vote.

What it means: Downtown property owners would pay a non-ad valorem special assessment for services from tax years 2028 through 2038.

Raised 2 times this week

Abortion funding prohibition

Council Member Diamond's ordinance would bar any city money from paying for abortions or related services — a recurring flashpoint expected to draw debate.

What it means: Residents who oppose public funding of abortion services.

Raised 2 times this week

Urban Agriculture and Community Gardens ("Free to Garden Act")

Raised 2 times this week

Springfield Lofts redevelopment deal

Raised 2 times this week

Government transparency for JAA and JAXPORT

Raised 2 times this week

Navi / Ultimate Urban Circulator cost overruns

The autonomous vehicle program started as a $44 million project and ended at $67.5 million, with roughly $3 million a month in operating costs that were never budgeted in fiscal 2025. The planned offset — shutting down the Skyway — never happened, so JTA ran both systems.

What it means: The project cost about $23.5 million more than originally estimated, plus nearly $12 million a year in unbudgeted operating costs.

Historic preservation property disposition rules

A comprehensive overhaul creating an Endangered Historic Homes List and a process to auction or donate city-owned historic properties with anti-flipping protections — two-year rehab deadlines, claw-back rights, and a $10,000 minimum bid.

What it means: Auction proceeds (minimum $10,000 per property) would feed the Restore Endangered Historic Adaptable Buildings fund.

JTA FY 2024-25 Budget Reconciliation

JTA went from $187 million in the bank in 2023 to roughly a $40 million deficit, 200 layoffs, service cuts and a line of credit. The committee is piecing together when budget projections stopped reaching the board and who should have raised the alarm.

What it means: Taxpayers are on the hook for a roughly $40 million hole, a $25 million line of credit, and potential loss of federal and state grant funding.

Emergency utility bill assistance for struggling households

A one-year, $2.3 million program to help residents behind on electric bills failed 3-4 in committee, with critics citing JEA's $119M surplus and low write-off rates, and supporters citing 25,000 households that lost service and frozen federal heating aid for seniors.

What it means: $2.3 million from general fund operating reserves, with a flagged 25% advance to United Way.

Five Points Commercial Appeal & Traffic Concerns at 1604 Margaret Street

A new 60-guest private dining and event space connected to Biscotti's won approval along with a parking deviation, but a 36-year Riverside Avenue resident warned the neighborhood is saturated with restaurant traffic and cars park illegally at night. She suggested halving the guest count or offsetting seats at the main restaurant.

What it means: Biscotti's gains event capacity in a vacant storefront, and the Avondale district gains an activated retail space.

City Hall mold and council office conditions

Council offices occupied by Johnson, Miller and Arias were infested with mold traced to an HVAC vent that pulled in humid air. Remediation was handled by the city's public buildings division at no cost to the council, humidity sensors were installed, and air quality reports are pending.

What it means: Council staff and members working in the affected offices.

Back taxes and liens blocking street closures

The committee learned Jacksonville Homes owed $114,585 in property taxes and about $24,000 in liens while seeking a road closure. City code bars conveying property to a delinquent owner, and members wrestled with whether to defer, condition, or bend the rules.

What it means: The city is owed roughly $138,000 in taxes and liens tied to the applicant before the closure can take effect.

Sibbald Road housing initiative

The city would back a multi-phase mixed-income housing plan on the Charles 'Boobie' Clark Park and Pool site in District 10, working with HUD and a nonprofit developer.

What it means: Future affordable and workforce housing residents in District 10.

Retiree adjustment payments

A proposal would pay one-time adjustment payments to city retirees and beneficiaries across three pension funds, funded from the pension liability surtax.

What it means: Retired city employees and their beneficiaries.

Downtown Publix-anchored redevelopment incentives

The committee will consider up to $21.4 million in REV grants and a $28.25 million completion grant for a 259-unit mixed-use project at 119 Beaver St W anchored by a Publix grocery store. It's one of the largest downtown incentive deals on the agenda.

What it means: Up to $49.7 million in city-backed incentives, with the completion grant requiring future appropriation.

Sidewalk requirements appeal by Jacksonville Homes, LLC

A developer is appealing the Public Works Director's decision requiring sidewalks and denying a deferral or deviation. The committee's recommended findings could shape whether sidewalks get built or the requirement is waived.

What it means: Pedestrians and nearby neighborhoods if sidewalks are required; the developer if a deferral is granted.

JEA meeting transparency charter amendment

A proposed charter amendment would force JEA to televise or live-stream every meeting of its governing body and post recordings online within three business days. It aims to make the city-owned utility's decision-making more visible to the public.

What it means: Residents and utility customers who want to watch JEA board deliberations.

Arbors Community Development District expansion

The committee approved adding 181 acres to the Arbors Community Development District, which lets the district finance roughly $18.4 million in infrastructure for 409 new homes in District 8. Costs are repaid through assessments on district property owners.

What it means: About $18.4 million in infrastructure will be financed through the CDD and repaid via assessments on district residents.

City Venues and Stadium Operations

The Gator Bowl use agreement passed 6-0, but Diamond and Boylan flagged that if the college football playoff expands to 24 teams without Jacksonville getting a seat at the table, continued public funding may not make sense.

What it means: The agreement covers game day expenses with a $28,000 shortfall covered by the sports and entertainment budget.

Beer and wine at Arlington batting cage facility

A proposal to add beer and wine sales to a decades-old family recreation facility at 3695 Hartsfield Road split the community and failed 2-3 in committee. Residents cite parking, traffic near a roundabout, noise, and the original 1996 PUD's explicit alcohol prohibition; the applicant points to $150,000 in renovations and offered earlier alcohol cutoff hours.

What it means: The owner has already spent about $150,000 renovating the facility, and its future revenue partly hinges on whether alcohol service is allowed.

Sidewalk deferral denial appeal — 19 infill lots, District 8

Jacksonville Homes is appealing the city's refusal to defer sidewalk requirements on 19 lots near Main Street and Duval Station Road. The developer says sidewalks there would dead-end at ditches and utility poles on privately maintained roads; Public Works says the fast-growing area, school bus stops and the walkshed demand sidewalks now.

What it means: If the appeal is denied, pedestrians — including kids walking to bus stops and First Coast High School — gain a safer route; if granted, homebuyers avoid sidewalks that connect to nothing.

Amendment 3 budget impact

Voters passed Amendment 3 the day before this meeting, and the committee immediately sparred over what it means for the city budget. Diamond wants across-the-board cuts, hiring freezes and eliminating every CRA; Johnson says cuts are premature since the revenue hit lands in the 2027-28 budget year; the administration says the current budget is solid and a balanced, smaller budget comes next year.

What it means: Amendment 3's revenue loss is expected to force a smaller city budget starting in FY 2027-28, with auditors projecting a roughly $200 million deficit next year.

Gateway Shopping Mall RV and boat storage

The Gateway Mall's adaptive reuse for self-storage, boat/RV storage, and a JTA training facility drew sharp objections from Brentwood residents who want economic development and jobs instead of vehicle storage. The committee added a traffic study, an 8-foot fence, and a 30-foot setback before approving.

What it means: A required traffic study could cost the developer roughly $20,000-$30,000 if triggered at civil plan review.

Downtown Publix grocery redevelopment

The long-pending deal to bring a Publix and 259 apartments to Beaver Street failed on a 3-3 tie, with the city on the hook for up to $21.4 million in REV grants and a $28.25 million completion grant if approved. Downtown supporters say a grocery store is essential to making downtown livable; skeptics question the subsidies.

What it means: The city's potential commitment totals roughly $49.7 million between the REV grant and completion grant.

Department of Interior letter of support

The commission will consider signing onto a letter of support involving the federal Department of Interior, which manages the Timucuan preserve lands along the waterways.

What it means: Federal preservation efforts along Jacksonville's waterways could gain local backing.

Fort George River Sandbar Vessel Speed Regulation

Steven Kidd is asking the commission to support a no-wake zone near Kingsley Plantation, a historic site on the Timucuan preserve. Boat wakes are reportedly causing problems at the shoreline.

What it means: The historic site, its shoreline, and visitors would be protected from boat wakes.

Kids Hope Alliance and Library Board Appointment Structure

Post-election audit modernization

Home Occupation Zoning Code Alignment

JEA Rate Increases and Financial Contributions

Construction Trades Qualifying Board appointments and vetting controversy

Affordable Housing Plan Award Limit Increases

Cultural and Public Service Grants Funding

Affordable Housing and Down Payment Assistance Funding

Charles 'Boobie' Clark Park housing plan