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The City Council Special Ad Hoc Committee on Neighborhood Improvement and Community Enhancement is charged to examine the status of neighborhoods in Jacksonville as it relates to blight and the City's response and responsibility for improvement.

Committee Members

Garrett Dennis - Chair

Bill Gulliford - Vice Chair
John R. Crescimbeni
Al Ferraro
Tommy Hazouri
Joyce Morgan

Committee Staff

Jacksonville City Council
Legislative Service Division
117 W. Duval St., Suite 430
Jacksonville, FL  32202


 

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Meeting Information

City Hall - St. James Bldg.
117 W. Duval Street
Jacksonville, FL  32202
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Documents / Links of Interest

Council President's Charge Letter 
Committee Extension Memorandum 
Council President's Continuation Memorandum  
Council President's 2nd Continuation Memorandum 
Council President's 3rd Continuation Memorandum 
Council President's Memorandum to Rename the Committee 

Committee Legislation

Chapter 179 Foreclosed Property Registry Funding Recommendations
2016 Tire & Sign Buyback Press Release
2015 Tire & Sign Buyback Event Photos 
2015 Tire & Sign Buyback Flyer 
2015 Tire & Sign Buyback Press Release
March 4, 2015 Fight Blight Initiative Photos 
Report Blight with the MyJax App 
February 2015 Operation Urban Blight Update
2014 Tire & Sign Buyback Event Photos


 

Committee Legislation

2013-0683-E 
Enacted
12/10/2013
ORD-MC Amend Chapt 32 (Public Works Dept), to Remove Landscape Maint & Mowing from the Right of Way Div & Create a new Part 8 (Mowing & Maint Div) to Consolidate Responsibility for said Activities within 1 Division; Provide for Transition. (Laquidara) (Introduced by CM Lee & Co-sponsored by CP Gulliford, C/M's Lumb, Daniels, Schellenberg, Gaffney, Jones, Bishop, Redman, Love, Joost, Holt, Brown, Clark, Carter, Boyer, Anderson, Yarborough & Crescimbeni) Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 10/22/13, 11/12/13
2014-0427-E 
Enacted
1/13/2015
ORD-MC Amend Sec 518.111 (Definitions), to amend Definition for "Blight, Blighting Influence or Blighting Factor" to add Criminal Factors; Add New Definition for "Historic Structures"; Add new Subsec (M) to add as an Unsafe Structure those Non-Historic Bldgs that have been Boarded Up, have Unpaid Code Enforcemt, Nuisance or Demo Liens & have no Active Water or Elec Svc for over 24 months; Amend Chapt 122 (Public Propty), Sec 122.461 (Donation for Residential Housing), Subsec (a) to add Suplemental Language that any City-Owned Bldg vacant &/or Boarded up for 24 months may be Donated to a Private Entity/Corp or the Adjacent Propty Owner.. (Shaw) (Introduced by CM Crescimbeni, Lee, Jones & Co-sponsored by CM's Redman, Boyer, Anderson & Gulliford) (CPAC #6 Apv) Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 7/22/14
2014-0553-E 
Enacted
9/21/2015
ORD-MC Amend Sec 741.107 (Violation of Zero-Tolerance for Litter Law), Chapt 741 (Zero Tolerance on Litter), Ord Code, to Increase the Fines for Snipe Sign Violations. (Sidman) (Introduced by CM Lee, Crescimbeni, Gulliford, Love, Jones & Co-sponsored by CP Yarborough) (CPAC #6 Apv) Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 8/27/14
2014-0724-E 
Enacted 
12/9/2014
ORD-MC Amend Chapt 656 (Zoning Code), Ord Code, Secs 656.109 (Admin & Enforcemt; Interpretation of Zoning Code), 656.110 (Enforcemt), 656.151 (Certificates of Use), 656.153 (Certificate of Use Review & 656.156 (Appellate Procedure) & Create New Secs 656.157 thru 656.163 concerning Application Process, Revocation & Suspension of Existing Certificates of Use, & Enforcemt; Amend Sec 656.1601 (Definitions); Amend Title of Chapt 770 (County Occupational License Tax) & Create new Sec 770.126 (Application of Other Laws), & Amend Title of Chapt 772 (Municipal Occupational License Tax) & Create new Sec 772.127 (Application of Other Laws), to Clarify that Issuance of an Occupational License Tax Receipt does not Waive Compliance with other applicable City, County or State Regs. (Johnston) (Introduced by CM Lee, Jones, Love, Gulliford, Crescimbeni, Bishop, Anderson & Boyer) LUZ PH Pursuant to Sec 656.123 - 12/2/14 Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 11/25/14
2015-0100-E 
Enacted
4/14/2015
ORD-MC Regulating Car Wash Facilities; Amend Chapt 656 (Zoning Code), Sec 656.110 (Enforcemt) add New Subsec H re Grandfathering; Sec 656.313 (CGC Category) to add Automated Car Wash Facilities (ACWF) & Mobile Car Detailing Svcs (MCDS) as a Permitted Use & Manual Car Wash Facilities (MCWF) as a Permissible Use by Exception in CCG-1 Dist; Delete Car Wash by Exception from List of Uses in CCG-1; Add ACWF & MCDS as Permitted Uses & MCWF as Permissible Use by Exception to List of Uses in CCG-2; Delete Car Wash from List of Uses in CCG-2; Sec 656.322 (LI Category) to add ACWF, Auto Laundry Facilities (ALF) & Mobile Car Detailing (MCD) as Permitted Uses & MCWF as a Permissible Use by Exception to List of Uses in IL Dist; Delete Car Wash from List of Uses in IL Dist; Sec 656.323 (HI Category) to add ACWF, ALF & MCD as Permitted Uses & MCWF as a Permissible Use by Exception to List of Uses in IH Dist; Amend Sec 656.1601 (Definitions) to add New Definitions for Auto Laundry, Automated Car Wash, Manual Car Wash & Mobile Car Detailing. (Shaw) (Introduced by CM Anderson, Crescimbeni, Gulliford, Jones, Lee & Love) (PD & PC Apv) LUZ PH - 3/17/15, 4/7/15 Public Hearing Pursuant to Sec 166.041(3)(C)(2), F.S. & CR 3.601 - 3/10/15 & 3/25/15, 4/14/15
2015-0340-E 
Enacted
6/9/2015
ORD-MC Amend Chapt 179 (Mortgage Foreclosure Reg), Ord Code, Amend Secs 179.102 (Definitions), 179.104 (Inspection & Registration of Vacant Real Propty by Mortgage Holding Mortgages in Default) & 179.106 (Security Requiremts); Increasing Registration Fee from $150 to $250; Requiring an Annual Renewal Fee; Provide a Fine of $500 for those Mortgagees who do not Register per Chapt 179; Create New Secs 179.110 re Adoption of Policy by the Housing & Community Dev Div for Authorized Use of Funds in Registry & Declaring a Public Purpose for Expenditure of Funds; 179.111 for Expenditure of Funds & Provide for Internal Tracking & Compliance; 179.112 for Auditing Rights, Inspection of Books & Records & Monthly & Annual Reports; Provide for Adoption by Council of Policy for Expenditure of Funds; Review of Registration Fee & Other Fees Annually following 1st 2 Yrs of Enactmt. (Johnston) (Introduced by CM Lee, Jones, Gulliford, Crescimbeni, Anderson, Love & Bishop) Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 5/26/15
2015-0361-W
Withdrawn
ORD-MC Amend 804 (Jax Traffic Code), Sec 804.709 (Unlawful to alter License Plates, Citations, Mobile Home Stickers, or Validation Stickers; Penalty), Ord Code; Amend Subsec (b) to auth Public Parking Officer to issue a Warning or Citation to the Propty Owner where the Covered Vehicle is Located. (Shaw) (Introduced by CM Brown) Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 6/9/15
2015-0519-E 
Enacted 
4/26/2016
ORD-MC Amend Chapt 122 (Public Propty), Sec 122.461 (Donation for Residential Housing), Ord Code, to Increase Value of Propty City may Donate from $25,000 to $50,000 & Provide Addnl Criteria for Entities Accepting said Donation; Adopt Policy created by Housing & Community Dev Div to Evaluate & Apv Entities Eligible for said Donation. (Johnston) (Introduced by CM Lee, Jones, Bishop, Crescimbeni, Gulliford, Love & Anderson) Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 8/11/15
2015-0565-W 
Withdrawn
ORD-MC Amend Chapt 326 (Signs & Outside Display Structures), Ord Code, Creating new Sec 326.109 (Posting of Sign Regs Summary at Certain Businesses; Attach Text of Sign Regs Summary to be Posted for Reference. (Johnston) (Introduced by CM Dennis, Gulliford, Crescimbeni, Ferraro, Hazouri & Morgan) Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 8/25/15
2015-0867-E 
Enacted
1/26/2016
ORD-MC Repealing & Creating a new Sec 656.421 (Donation Collection Bins Prohibited), Chapt 656 (Zoning Code), Part 4 (Supplementary Regs), Subpart B (Misc Regs), Ord Code, to provide Regs re Placemt & Use of Donation Collection Bins. (Teal) (Req of Gen Counsel) LUZ PH - 1/20/16 Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 1/12/16
2016-0200-E 
Enacted
4/26/2016
ORD Waiving Secs 260.201 (License), 260.206 (Temp Storage of Waste Tires) & 260.208 (Hrs of Operation) of Chapt 260 (Disposal of Waste Tires), Ord Code, from 4/24/16 thru 5/7/16 in Support of the 3rd Annual Waste Tire & Snipe Sign Buyback Event to allow Duval County Residents to (1) Transport more than 8 waste tires; (2) Allow Temp Storage of Tires & (3) Suspend Requiremt for License to haul more than 8 Waste Tires; Designate Oversight by Public Works Dept. (McCain) (Req of Mayor) Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 4/12/16


"Jax Can" the Blight Mascot Visits with Students

May 13, 2015 - Students from Christ the King Catholic School got to meet with
Blight Committee members, Greg Anderson, Bill Gulliford, Warren Jones, Doyle
Carter and Denise Lee and the Blight Mascot "Jax Can" during a visit to City Hall.

May 13, 2015 photo of Blight Committee members and the Jax Can blight mascot with school students in the atrium at City Hall.
 

 

2015 Tire and Sign Buyback event

March 28, 2015
March 28, 2015 photo of Council Members John Crescimbeni, Greg Anderson, Bill Gulliford and Jim Love and the 2015 Tire and Sign Buyback Event.  Click to view more photos from this event.

 

City Council Neighborhood Blight Committee Announces Fight Blight Initiative

March 04, 2015  

 

Blight Committee at Work

August 27, 2014

August 27, 2014 photo of Blight Committee members meeting in the Lynwood Roberts Room at City Hall.